Ushio selected for FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th consecutive year

Ushio Inc. (Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Naito; hereinafter “Ushio”) has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th consecutive year, leading ESG indices developed by FTSE Russell (UK), in recognition of our Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

In addition, Ushio has been selected for five ESG indices below for domestic stocks managed by the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world.
・FTSE Blossom Japan Index
・FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
・MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
・S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
・Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

Ushio will continue to further promote ESG initiatives and strive to expand our corporate value, as well as help realize a sustainable society. 


Please see below for the details.
■FTSE4Good Index Series
https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/FTSE4Good

■FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/blossom-japan

■MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/indexes/japan-empowering-women-select-index

■S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
https://www.jpx.co.jp/markets/indices/carbon-efficient/index.html

■Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index
https://indexes.morningstar.com/gender-diversity-indexes

■Ushio’s ESG Initiatives
https://www.ushio.co.jp/en/sustainability/