Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE JPX 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 areas such as corporate governance, health and safety, anti-corruption, and climate change. Companies included in these indices meet various environmental, social and corporate governance criteria.
Nihon Kohden, as a result of assessment according to the FTSE Russell ESG rating criteria, has been a constituent of the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index for five consecutive years since 2017 and for five consecutive years since 2022.
The Company has also become a constituent of the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for five 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.
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, 2024, and 2026.
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.
