- Selected a CDP 2024 Climate Change A List which is the highest rating by CDP , an international NGO that aims at the realization of a sustainable economy for our efforts in climate change and transparency in information disclosure.
External Evaluation
External Evaluation Regarding ESG *As of February 2025
Selected for Inclusion in ESG Indexes
- Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (four consecutive years from 2021)
Olympus Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the Fourth Consecutive Year
- Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (six consecutive years from 2019)
- FTSE4Good Index Series
- FTSE Blossom Japan Index
- FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
External Evaluation Regarding ESG
- Selected by CDP as a CDP 2021 Supplier Engagement Leader and a CDP 2022 Supplier Engagement Leader, the highest rating in the Supplier Engagement Rating (SER), which evaluates how effectively companies are working with their suppliers to address climate change challenges (Olympus).
- Listed in White 500, the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (eight consecutive years since 2017 for Olympus, in 2021 for Olympus Marketing, and in 2020 for Aizu Olympus).
- Listed in the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (four consecutive years since 2021 for Aizu Olympus and in 2020, 2022–2024 for Olympus Marketing).
- Received Platinum Kurumin certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company with excellent initiatives to combine work and childcare and to promote ongoing initiatives (Olympus in 2022, and Olympus Terumo Biomaterials in 2021).
* Our Orthopedic Business, including Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corporation, was transferred to Polaris Capital Group effective from July 12, 2024.
- Received Kurumin certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company with excellent initiatives to combine work and childcare (Olympus Marketing in 2020, and Aizu Olympus 2022).
- Received Eruboshi certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company that actively promotes female workers (Eruboshi Grade 3 for Olympus in 2019).
- Olympus has established a dedicated consultation office in Japan to promote understanding and support for sexual minorities. We have furthermore established an in-company intranet and are implementing ALLY activities led by volunteers to promote the understanding of LGBTQ issues. As a result of these activities, we received a "Silver" certification in the "PRIDE Index 2023," an evaluation index for LGBTQ initiatives in Japan.