Konica Minolta 20 metų iš eilės įtraukta į FTSE4Good indeksų seriją ir septynerius metus iš eilės įtraukta į visus GPIF patvirtintus ESG indeksus

| 4 rugsėjo 2023

Konica Minolta, Inc. Konica Minolta jau 20 metų iš eilės yra įtraukta į FTSE4Good indeksų seriją, kuri yra vienas žinomiausių tvarių investicijų indeksų pasaulyje. Tuo pačiu metu Konica Minolta jau septintus metus iš eilės įtraukta ir į visus šešis Japonijos valstybinio pensijų investicinio fondo (GPIF)[1] patvirtintus atsakingo investavimo (RI) indeksus. Šie šeši indeksai yra šie: FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index, S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index ir Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index.


Konica Minolta Tvarumo Strategija
Tvarumo klausimas dabartiniame pasaulyje yra itin aktualus, o nuo Konica ir Minolta integracijos 2003 m. bendrovė tvarumą įvardija kaip pagrindinį valdymo strategijos elementą. Visai neseniai, 2020 m., Konica Minolta įvertino savo pačios poveikį visuomenei ir aplinkai, kad išgrynintų galimybes ir rizikas, siekiant iki 2030 m. sukurti tvaresnę visuomenę. Konica Minolta nustatė penkis esminius klausimus, į kuriuos reikia sutelkti dėmesį siekiant kurti vertę visuomenei:
  • Didesnis pasitenkinimas darbu ir įmonės dinamiškumas
  • Sveiko ir kokybiško gyvenimo rėmimas
  • Socialinės saugos ir saugumo užtikrinimas
  • Klimato kaitos problemų sprendimas
  • Efektyvus ribotų išteklių naudojimas
 
Svarbu akcentuoti, kad Konica Minolta siekia išspręsti šias svarbias problemas visuose savo verslo padaliniuose.
 
Profesionalios spaudos versle mažinant transportavimo, sandėliavimo, atliekų ir tarpinių medžiagų kiekį, siūlant technologijas, kurios leidžia pagaminti reikiamą kiekį tinkamu laiku ir tinkamoje vietoje, prisidedama prie klimato kaitos problemos sprendimo (esminis klausimas) ir veiksmingo ribotų išteklių naudojimo (esminis klausimas).
 
Bendrovė stengiasi išspręsti geriausių darbuotojų įgūdžių perdavimo klausimą automatizuojant tikrinimo procesą, kuris remiasi patyrusių darbuotojų įgūdžiais gamybos vietose, ir taupant darbo jėgą, taip pat prisidėti prie geresnės galutinių produktų kokybės, didinti pasitenkinimą darbu ir įmonės dinamiškumą (esminis klausimas). Be to, nustatomi nelaimingų atsitikimų sandėliuose ir gamyklose požymiai ir vykdoma nelaimingų atsitikimų prevencija, kuri padeda užtikrinti socialinę saugą (esminis klausimas).
 
Per sveikatos priežiūros verslą, Konica Minolta taip pat prisideda prie kokybiško sveiko gyvenimo (esminis klausimas), teikdama medicininę įrangą medicininei priežiūrai, ankstyvam ligos aptikimui ir diagnozavimui.
 
Konica Minolta siekia prisidėti prie Darnaus vystymosi tikslų (Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)) įgyvendinimo, kartu palengvindama verslo bendruomenės ir visuomenės raidą.
 
FTSE4Good Index Series
The FTSE4Good Index Series, which was introduced by FTSE Russell, a UK-based global index provider, lists companies around the world demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices, and provides a means for investors and RI funds to select companies with good sustainability prospects for investment.
 
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to include Japanese companies with excellent performance in ESG practices, and was selected by GPIF, the world’s largest public pension fund, as one of the ESG indexes for its passive investment strategy.
 
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is a comprehensive ESG index that incorporates Japanese companies selected based on assessments of the size of companies’ environmental impact and their management of climate change risks, as well as the ESG assessments of FTSE Russell. This index was adopted as an ESG index by the GPIF in 2022.
 
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leader s Index and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index are ESG indexes introduced in 2017 by MSCI Inc., a US-based global ESG research and index provider.
 
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index was launched jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s major index providers, and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Using TOPIX as a benchmark, it is designed to reduce exposure to high-carbon companies while maintaining the risk/return profile similar to that of their benchmarks.
 
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index
The Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index is one of the gender diversity indices provided by Morningstar, a U.S. provider of investment research and investment management services. It utilises data and evaluation methods from Equileap and is designed to enable investment focused on com panies that have established gender diversity policies as part of their corporate culture, and companies that promise equal opportunities to their employees regardless of gender. This index was adopted as an ESG index by the GPIF in March 2023. 

Nuoroda: Išorės šalių vertinimas
Šiuo metu Konica Minolta yra įtraukta į pasaulinius ESG indeksus ir užima aukštą vietą ESG reitinguose, kaip nurodyta žemiau.
 
FTSE4Good Index Series (UK) Included in the index consecutively since integration of Konica Minolta in 2003
FTSE Blossom Japan Index (UK) Included in the index consecutively since its establishment in 2017
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative IndexUK Included in the index since its establishment in 2022
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index (USA) Included in the index consecutively since its establishment in 2017
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (USA) Included in the index consecutively since its establishment in 2017
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index (USA) Included in the index since its establishment in 2023 (Certified as the highest Group 1
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (USA) Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific): Included in the index consecutively since 2009
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index (USA, Japan) Included in the index consecutively since its establishment in 2018
S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook (USA) Included in the Sustainability Yearbook consecutively since 2011
Corporate Knights (Canada) Ranked among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (2011, 2019-2023)
ISS ESG (USA) Maintained the highest Prime Status since 2011
CDP (UK) Included on the Climate A List
(2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2020-2022)
 
 
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[1] The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is an independent administrative agency responsible for the management and administration of the employees’ pension and national pension reserve funds under control of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.