[CDP]
An NPO that was established in the United Kingdom in 2000 and engages in the surveying and global disclosure of corporate initiatives with respect to carbon dioxide emissions and climate change, while simultaneously analyzing and evaluating the surveyed details. In 2016, it started to run a system aimed at selecting A-list companies, or companies recognized by the organization as global leaders in terms of the implementation of action on climate change.
One of the ESG management goals set by Komatsu in the Mid-Term Management Plan “DANTOTSU Value – Together, to 'The Next' for sustainable growth,” which started in fiscal 2022, is to be selected as an A-list company in reference to CDP’s areas of focus—climate change and water security.
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| CDP Climate Change | A | A | A |
| CDP Water Security | A | A | A |
[Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)]
The sustainability indices were provided by U.S.-based S&P Global Inc. They analyze and evaluate corporate sustainability from the three perspectives of the governance & economic, the environment and the society to select high-ranking companies in each industrial sector.
One of the ESG management goals set by Komatsu in the Mid-Term Management Plan “DANTOTSU Value – Together, to 'The Next' for sustainable growth,” which started in fiscal 2022, is to be selected for the DJSI World.
[Trends in the selection of the Company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been selected as a constituent of the “World Index” for consecutive years since 2006.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| DJSI | DJSI World | DJSI World | DJSI World |
[MSCI global sustainability indexes*1]
The Socially Responsible Investment indexes were developed by U.S.-based MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International), Inc.
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[ISS ESG]
The corporate sustainability rating indexes were developed by German-based ISS ESG.
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been consecutively awarded "Prime" status in the machinery sector.
[FTSE Blossom Japan index*2]
The index, which was established by U.K.-based FTSE Russell, selects Japanese companies that implement excellent programs to facilitate ESG.
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[MSCI Nihonkabu ESG select leaders index*1]
The index is part of those established by U.S.-based MSCI Inc., aimed at selecting Japanese companies with relatively high ESG ratings.
[MSCI Japan empowering women index*1]
The index is part of those established by U.S.-based MSCI Inc., aimed at selecting listed Japanese companies that promote a high level of gender diversity.
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been selected for consecutive years.
[Morningstar® Japen ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index℠*3]
This index evaluates and selects Japanese companies where gender diversity policies are embedded in the corporate culture and companies that promise equal opportunities to employees regardless of gender. Our company has been selected in "Group 1," the top-scoring group of this index.
[S&P/JPX carbon efficient index]
The index is offered by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Tokyo Stock Exchange for member companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX). It decides on the investment weights to be applied to such member companies with a focus on the disclosure of environmental information and level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales).
[Trends in the selection of the company over the last three years]
Komatsu has been selected as index constituent for consecutive years.
[iSTOXX MUTB Japan Platinum Career 150 Index]
The index was jointly developed by Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and STOXX, a global index provider of the Deutsche Boerse Group. It consists of 150 Japanese companies that are active in building careers for their employees.
[SBT]
SBT (Science based targets, namely, science-based emission reduction targets) is an initiative advocated by the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Wildlife Fund and the World Resources Institute. It certifies companies that have established reduction targets compatible with scientific knowledge aiming to achieve the target established under the Paris Agreement of keeping the average rise in global temperature due to climate change below two degrees from the pre-Industrial Revolution levels in the worst-case scenario.
Komatsu’s CO2 reduction targets were certified as SBT in April 2017.
Please click here for further details about Komatsu's CO2 reduction and SBT.
[DX Platinum Companies 2023-2025]
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) select certain companies listed on TSE as “Digital Transformation (DX) Stocks Selection” for their accomplishments achieved by creating internal systems for promoting digital transformation (DX)* and excellent use of digital technologies leading to the enhancement of corporate value.
In FY2023, the company was selected as one of the newly established "DX Platinum Companies 2023-2025" as "a company that has continued to make particularly outstanding efforts since the program's inception."
[Nadeshiko Brand]
Nadeshiko Brand is selected and publicized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange jointly. The purpose of the program is to promote investment in companies and accelerate their efforts by selecting companies that are outstanding in terms of encouraging women's success in the workplace and introducing them as attractive stock for investors who place importance on mid- and long-term improvement of corporate value.
[EcoVadis]
EcoVadis, a French company, evaluates the sustainability of global supplier companies from four perspectives: environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and Sustainable Procurement impacts.
Komatsu has achieved the "Silver" rating in the latest survey.
(2) Recognitions of IR activities
[Excellent Disclosure Companies by The Securities Analysts Association of Japan]
Securities analysts developed objective evaluation criteria to decide on the ranking of companies in terms of its quality, quantity, timing and other factors of corporate disclosures, and based on which established the Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure from the Securities Analysts program. The program has been implemented since 1955.
Komatsu received the 2022 Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure (first place in the machinery section).
The award is given every other year and this is the 13th time Komatsu has received the award.
[2024 Best IR Award]
The Japan Investor Relations Association selects the member companies that conduct excellent IR activities for the “Best IR Awards,” and the “IR Grand Prix Award” to companies that have received the “Best IR Awards” for the third time.
In 2024, we were selected for the “Best IR Awards.“
This is the eighth time that we have been selected the “Best IR Awards” following 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2020, in addition the “IR Grand Prix Award” twice in 2010 and 2017.
[2023 Greatest IR Improvement Premium Company]
The Japan Investor Relations Association selects member companies that have consistently received high evaluations from the screening committee members during the screening period (17 years from 2007 to 2023) and have been recognized for their efforts to improve their IR as the Greatest IR Improvement Premium Company.
Komatsu has been selected for this selection.
[2023 Best Continual IR Efforts Premium Company]
The Japan Investor Relations Association selects member companies that have continuously applied for the Best IR Award during the screening period (17 years from 2007 to 2023) and have been recognized as having continued their IR activities over the medium to long term as the Best Continual IR Efforts Premium Company.
Komatsu has been selected for this selection.
[Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) “the corporate value improvement award” grand prix]
TSE created the Award program in FY2012, designed to annually award the companies which have achieved high corporate value by practicing management of improving corporate value through initiatives that consider capital cost and other investor concerns.
Komatsu was selected for the Grand Prix award of the 8th Corporate Value Improvement Award (FY2019) from all listed companies (about 3,650).
[UN Global Compact]
The Global Compact, which is an initiative advocated at the World Economic Forum in 1999, requests that companies comply with and practice 10 principles with respect to human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. Komatsu expressed its support for the United Nations Global Compact in November 2008.
[WBCSD]
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), whose members include more than 200 companies worldwide, is an organization that creates surveys and proposals on the economy, the environment and society with a focus on sustainable development. In addition, it works actively to implement SDGs.
Komatsu decided to support WBCSD in 2010 and has been cooperating in its activities.
[TCFD]
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which is an initiative established by the Financial Stability Board in June 2017, requests that companies disclose climate-related information that may affect financial matters from the four perspectives of governance, strategy, risk management and metrics/targets.
Komatsu expressed its support for TCFD in April 2019 and has disclosed information in compliance with the request.