External Evaluation
As a business enterprise that adopts a proactive stance towards sustainability activities, the Nikon Group has received positive evaluations from a variety of external organizations.
ESG Evaluation (As of April 06, 2023)
CDP Climate Change A List and CDP Supplier Engagement Leader
CDP is an NPO whose main activities include requesting that business enterprises and local government authorities disclose information relating to the measures they have taken to address environmental issues, including climate change strategies, waste resource conservation, forest conservation, etc., in line with requests from global institutional investors etc. who are concerned about the environment, and also promoting increased adoption of measures of this type. Organizations that secure an A rating (the highest possible rank) in relation to climate change are included in the CDP Climate Change A List. The CDP awards the title of Supplier Engagement Leader to global leaders that collaborate effectively with suppliers in relation to climate change.

AAA MSCI ESG Rating
The MSCI ESG Ratings adopt a seven-point scale from "AAA" to "CCC," ranking a company's ESG performance according to industry-specific ESG risks and its ability to manage those risks relative to its industry peers. In 2023, we obtained AAA, the highest possible rating.
- *THE USE BY NIKON CORPORATION OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF NIKON CORPORATION BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

Sustainability Yearbook 2023 Top1% S&P Global ESG Score
Each year, S&P Global evaluates the sustainability of the world's leading companies from three perspectives: economy, environment, and society. It then selects and honors those companies that receive particularly exceptional scores. The Top 1% S&P Global ESG Score recognizes companies that score within 1% of the highest scoring company in each industry group with a score of 60 or higher.

Inclusion in ESG Investment Indexes (As of June 30, 2023)
FTSE4Good Index Series
Selected: Since 2004
The ESG Investment Indexes by FTSE Russell, wholly owned by the London Stock Exchange.

ECPI Indices
Selected: Since 2011
ECPI is a company based in Milan and Luxembourg that produces research, ratings and indices on companies’ ESG performance.

SOMPO Sustainability Index
Selected: Since 2013
The SOMPO Sustainability Index is a socially responsible investment product that enables pension funds and other institutional investors to invest broadly in companies with high ESG evaluations.

FTSE Blossom Japan Index
Selected: Since 2017
FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to reflect the performance of Japanese companies with excellent track records in terms of ESG.
- *Selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF.

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index*1 *2
Selected: Since 2017
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index selects companies from various sectors with excellent ESG practices from among the top 500 Japanese stocks in terms of market capitalization.
- *1Selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF.
- *2The inclusion of Nikon Corporation in any MSCI index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, does not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement or promotion of Nikon Corporation by MSCI or any of its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.

Dow Jones Sustainability Indices DJSI World and DJSI Asia Pacific
Selected: Since 2018
Every year, the sustainability of major global companies is quantified from three perspectives: economy, environment, and society. Based on the results of evaluation by industry, approximately the top 10% are selected for DJSI World and approximately the top 20% in the Asia-Pacific region are selected for DJSI Asia Pacific.

S&P/JPX Carbon E cient Index*
Selected: Since 2018
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is an index that uses TOPIX, the representative stock index for the Japanese market, as its securities universe and selects composite stocks with a focus on disclosure of environmental information and level of carbon efficiency.
- *Selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF.

S&P Japan 500 ESG index
Selected: Since 2019
The S&P Japan 500 ESG Index is one of the S&P 500 ESG Index series, which was newly announced by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, with the main indices in Japan as its universe.
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index*1 *2
Selected: Since 2019
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index selects companies in various industries that have demonstrated superior gender diversity performance, from among the 500 listed Japanese companies with the highest market capitalization.
- *1Selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF.
- *2The inclusion of Nikon Corporation in any MSCI index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, does not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement or promotion of Nikon Corporation by MSCI or any of its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index*
Selected: 2022
It is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate relative environmental, social, and governance excellence in their respective sectors.
- *Selected as an ESG index by the Government Pension Investment Fund, or GPIF.

Other Evaluations (Fiscal Year 2023)
Health and Productivity Management Organization 2023
Certification: March, 2023
A system that recognizes corporations that practice particularly excellent health management based on initiatives in line with local health issues and health promotion initiatives promoted by the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

Platinum Kurumin
Certification: June, 2018
Certification given to companies that have formulated action plans based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children and that have achieved the goals and met certain criteria established in said plans.
