External Evaluation
External Evaluation Regarding ESG *As of December 2023
Selected for Inclusion in ESG Indexes
- Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (three consecutive years from 2021)
- Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (five consecutive years from 2019)
Olympus Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Three Consecutive Years
- FTSE4Good Index Series
- FTSE Blossom Japan Index
- FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
External Evaluation Regarding ESG
- Obtained a A- rating in the climate change survey and a B rating in the water security survey by CDP Worldwide, an international NGO that aims at the realization of a sustainable economy (2022 for Olympus).
- Selected by CDP as 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 (two consecutive years since 2021 for Olympus).
- Listed in White 500, the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (seven consecutive years since 2017 for Olympus and 2021 for Olympus Marketing).
- Listed in the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (three consecutive years since 2021 for Aizu Olympus and in 2020, 2022, and 2023 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).
- 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. Furthermore, we are implementing e-learning programs and 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 2022," an evaluation index for LGBTQ initiatives in Japan.
