External Evaluation |
The IDEC Group actively engages in ESG and other sustainability activities and information disclosure. Through these efforts, we have received various assessments from outside organizations.
Index Inclusion Status
Our efforts to date have been highly evaluated by rating agencies worldwide, and we have been selected as constituents for various indexes.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index ／ FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
In 2022, for the first time, we were selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index developed by FTSE Russell.
We have been selected for the fourth consecutive year.
https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/blossom-japan
JPX NIKKEI Mid Small
The new index applies the concept of the JPX-Nikkei Index 400, which is an index comprised of highly attractive listed companies, to mid and small cap equities by selecting companies that focus on capital efficiency and investor-oriented management, and aim to foster greater awareness of such issues among corporate executives.
IDEC was selected in 2023.
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
This index is based on carbon emissions data from Trucost, S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the largest independent index companies in the world, and it gives increased investment weight to companies in the TOPIX index that are highly carbon-efficient or disclose information about greenhouse gas emissions in their industry based on their market capitalization.
SOMPO Sustainability Index
This index has been used as a proprietary active index in “SOMPO Sustainable Management,” an ESG management product for pension funds and institutional investors that invests broadly in companies with high ESG ratings, and it was launched by SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd. in August 2012.
We were first selected for this index in 2021 and for the fifth consecutive year since then.
External Evaluation on Sustainability
Rated "B" score at CDP 2024 Climate Change Report for the second year in a low
IDEC was rated a "B" score at the "Climate Report 2024" disclosed by CDP in February 2025 for the second year in a row. The rating of the "water security" field in 2024 was "B-".
CDP is a non-profit organization (NGO) that was established in the UK in 2000 and is operated with support from investors in various countries. CDP surveys on climate change, forests, and water resource management for private companies and local governments and discloses the results. In 2024, more than 22,000 companies, equivalent to two-thirds of the world's market capitalization, disclosed environmental information through CDP questionnaires.
IDEC's "B" score for climate change in 2024 is at the management level in CDP's classification, which indicates that the company understands its own environmental risks and impacts and takes actions on climate issues.
IDEC expressed our support for TCFD in 2021 and started to disclose climate-related financial information in 2022. Since 2024, IDEC has started to disclose information based on the IFRS S2. Currently, IDEC addresses initiatives for achieving carbon neutrality in 2050.
Awarded a Bronze Medal in the sustainability assessment of EcoVadis
EcoVadis is the international agency which provides sustainability assessments for 150,000 organizations and companies from 250 industries in 185 countries. Its comprehensive assessments encompass four themes: "Environment", "Labor & Human Rights", "Ethics", and "Sustainable Procurement".
*Medal eligibility criteria
"Platinum Medal (within the top 1%)", "Gold Medal (within the top 5%)", "Silver Medal (within the top 15%)", "Bronze Medal (within the top 35%)"
In 2025, the IDEC Group (IDEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries) was awarded a Bronze Medal in this EcoVadis assessment, ranking in the top 35% of all companies assessed.
