External recognition/Participation in Initiatives

An index developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International, USA. Constructed for the top 700 stocks by market capitalization with superior gender diversity. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2023.

An index developed by Morningstar, Inc. Incorporates companies whose Gender Diversity Policies are embedded in their corporate culture and who are committed to equal opportunities for their employees regardless of gender. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2022.

An index developed by FTSE Russell, and 100% owned by the London Stock Exchange. Uses FTSE Russell's ESG rating model based on the global ESG standards. Selects companies with relatively high ESG ratings within each industry, eventually neutralizing industry weights at sector levels. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2022.
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

An index developed by Bloomberg in the US. Selects outstanding companies for their commitment to formulating and expressing policies that promote gender equality and improving transparency. PPIH has been continuously selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2019.

An index that uses TOPIX, a representative stock price index that shows trends in the Japanese market, as its universe, and determines the weighting of its constituent companies, focusing on the status of environmental information disclosure and the level of carbon efficiency. PPIH has been selected as a part of this index consecutively since 2018.

An international NGO based in the U.K. that works in the environmental field, including climate change; conducting surveys and evaluations of the world's major companies and cities, asking them to disclose information about how they are addressing climate change, water management, etc. In 2022, PPIH was selected as a management level of B in the "Climate Change" area.

Supports development and implemation of responsive investment strategies by investors around the world, as well as delivering ESG research, ratings, and provision of data. Combines exposures and concepts of managements when scoring the risks, in order to provide ESG ratings that are comperable throughout industries. PPIH was ranked as Low Risk in 2022.

PPIH received a 2nd stage rating from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification," which recognizes companies with excellent conditions related to the promotion of women's activities that satisfies certain standards based on the Law for the Promotion of Women's Activities.

The company has obtained certification as a corporation promoting employee benefits in 2023 under the "Work Support" employee benefits award and certification system administered by the Executive Committee of the Employee Benefits Recognition and Certification System (Secretariat: ROUKEN Co., Ltd.).

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government registers companies that are working to raise awareness and promote the necessary actions to create a society and environment in which all people can participate equally as "Barrier-Free Mind" companies. The PPIH Group has been registered as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Barrier-Free Mind" Supporting Company (second term in FY2022) for its efforts in promoting diversity awareness and respect, as well as raising awareness and understanding amongst its employees.

The "PRIDE Index 2022" is a performance index developed by a private organization "work with Pride" in order to measure efforts towards creating a LGBTQ+ friendly workplace. PPIH has received the highest Gold rating for five consecutive years.

The PPIH Group's Japan Commercial Establishment received a 3rd stage rating from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare's "Eruboshi (L-Star) Certification," which recognizes companies with excellent conditions related to the promotion of women's activities that satisfies certain standards based on the Law for the Promotion of Women's Activities.

Established in February 2000, aiming to build a "recycling-oriented economic society" through research, exchange, practice, and dissemination of information on environmental load reduction activities, etc., beyond the boundaries of industries and business categories, led by the industrial circles in the Chubu region. UNY joined in 2008.

Two PPIH Group companies (Don Quijote and UNY) acquired certification as a corporation promoting employee welfare in 2023 under the "Work Support" employee welfare award and certification system by the Executive Committee of the Employee Welfare Award and Certification System (Secretariat: ROUKEN Co., Ltd.).
*UNY will have been certified for four consecutive years, having been first certified in 2020.

A task force established under the Financial Stability Board (FSB) by a request from G20. Recommends companies to provide consistent, comparable, reliable, accurate, and efficient disclosure on climate-related financial information. PPIH has announced our endorsement of the TCFD in February 2022, and now discloses climate-related financial information on our website.

A coalition of Japanese companies created in 2009, based on the recognition that industries should have a sound sense of crisis and take positive actions in order to acheve a decarbonized society. As a local partner of "The Climate Group", an international NPO promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, JCLP works on popularization of global initiatives that target decarbonation. PPIH joined in June 2022.

Established in 2009 by 23 Eco-First Companies, certified by the Ministry of the Environment as environmentally advanced companies, to ensure that the Eco-First Commitments, individually declared by the Minister of the Environment, are put into practice and that advanced and unique environmental conservation activities are further enhanced through cooperation and strong promotion. UNY has been a member since its establishment.

Established in February 2000, aiming to build a "recycling-oriented economic society" through research, exchange, practice, and dissemination of information on environmental load reduction activities, etc., beyond the boundaries of industries and business categories, led by the industrial circles in the Chubu region. UNY joined in 2008.