Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. FTSE Russell evaluates companies in the areas of corporate governance, health and safety, anti-corruption, and climate change, and its constituent companies meet various criteria related to environment, society, and corporate governance.
Nihon Kohden, as a result of assessment according to the FTSE Russell ESG rating criteria, has been a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series and the FTSE Blossom Japan for four consecutive years since 2017 and for four consecutive years since 2022.
The Company has also become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for four consecutive years since 2022, which is designed by FTSE Russell to measure the performance of Japanese companies demonstrating relatively excellent ESG practices in each sector.
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Nihon Kohden Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the Index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices. FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible funds and other products.
The ISS ESG Corporate Rating is a sustainability rating by ISS ESG, the responsible investment arm of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., a world’s leading proxy advisory firm. The rating is based on ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) factors.
Nihon Kohden has been rated as “Prime” in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry in 2021 and 2024.
The CDP is a Non-government Organization established in London, who investigates the environmental efforts of companies and municipalities in the areas of Climate Change, Water Security, and Forests, as well as evaluating them on an eight-point scale from A to D-.
In the 2025 survey, Nihon Kohden has received a B rating in the area of Climate Change, an A- rating in the area of Water Security and an A- rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment.
