ITOCHU Corporation has received the industry highest score in the S&P Global CSA, and has been selected as an index component of the World and Asia Pacific Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, a global stock ESG index, for 9th consecutive year.

ITOCHU achieved the best score in “Trading Companies & Distributors” Industry (one of the 61 Industries)、for 7th consecutive year.

The DJSI evaluates and analyzes companies from a variety of perspectives and selects the company based on the results of an independent survey covering three dimensions: governance & economy, environment, and society. In November 2021, 322 companies including 35 Japanese companies were selected as DJSI World Member among 3,455 targeted companies around the world.

In this survey, Environmental and Social dimensions were highly evaluated, and the contribution was made by the sustainable initiatives and expansion of disclosure information, such as the scenario analysis of climate change risk following TCFD recommendation and the expansion of sustainable procurement policies for products, which are of great interest to stakeholders.

Looking ahead, ITOCHU will continue to push ahead with initiatives, gaining trust from our stakeholders, in order to achieve a sustainable society