Recognition from Society

DNP has been recognized by external rating agencies as a corporate group that is proactively working to contribute to the development of a sustainable society.

Inclusion in ESG Indices (as of July 2024)

DNP strives to consider corporate social responsibility in all business activities. As a result, we have been included in domestic and international ESG* indices as an investment option.

  • *ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance.

FTSE4Good Global Index(Open in a new window)

FTSE Russell, a wholly owned subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group, evaluates companies from around the world and selects the shares of those that excel in terms of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance for inclusion in this index.
DNP has been selected for 24 consecutive years, since 2000.

FTSE Blossom Japan Index(Open in a new window)

A comprehensive index that considers every aspect of ESG, this index was designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that are doing an excellent job of responding to ESG-related concerns.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index(Open in a new window)

Based on FTSE Russell's ESG Ratings, the index only incorporates companies with high ratings for their climate governance and climate change efforts, especially when including those with high greenhouse gas emissions.

MSCI ESG Leaders indexes(Open in a new window)

US-based MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Inc. offers indices that are constructed by selecting companies with excellent ESG profiles from among the top corporations in terms of market capitalization.

THE INCLUSION OF Dai Nippon Printing IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF Dai Nippon Printing 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.

MSCI Japan
ESG Select Leaders Index

The index is constructed by selecting companies targeting 50% of market capitalization in each industry sector with outstanding ESG performance from among the constituent stocks of the MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index.

THE INCLUSION OF Dai Nippon Printing IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF Dai Nippon Printing 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.

MSCI NIHONKABU
ESG Select Leaders Index

The index is constructed by selecting companies targeting 50% of stocks in each industry sector with outstanding ESG performance from among the constituent stocks of the MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index.

THE INCLUSION OF Dai Nippon Printing IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF Dai Nippon Printing 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.

MSCI Japan
Empowering Women Index

MSCI constructed this index by calculating various types of gender diversity scores based on female employment data disclosed in line with the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. The scores are calculated for MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index constituents, and the companies with the best scores in each industry group are selected for inclusion in the index.

THE INCLUSION OF Dai Nippon Printing IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF Dai Nippon Printing 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.

Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index(Open in a new window)

A stock index built to focus on companies whose gender diversity policies are embedded in their corporate culture and are committed to equal opportunities for their employees regardless of gender.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index(Open in a new window)

The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index has been developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and Tokyo Stock Exchange. The weighting of a company in the Index as an investment option is determined based on the company’s status of environmental information disclosure and its level of carbon efficiency (carbon footprint per unit of revenue).

Evaluation of Sustainability (as of July 2024)

Some of the evaluation for DNP’s sustainability improvement initiatives by external organizations and bodies are shown below.

CDP(Open in a new window)

The CDP, an international non-profit organization headquartered in London, UK that takes on environment-related issues including climate change, surveys and evaluates corporate efforts to implement measures for climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction in overall supply chains.
In March 2024, DNP has been selected for the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard, the highest category of the CDP Supplier Engagement Rating program, for the fifth consecutive year. Also in February 2024, DNP has been selected as an A List company, the highest rating, in the CDP Climate Change Survey.

EcoVadis(Open in a new window)

EcoVadis (headquartered in France) assesses companies on their sustainability in four areas: Environment, Labor & Human rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement. In 2024, DNP has received a Silver rating, which is awarded to the top 15% of companies evaluated worldwide.