ESG
FTSE BLOSSOM JAPAN SECTOR RELATIVE INDEX
FTSE Russell confirms that ITOCHU ENEX CO.,LTD. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index in June 2023. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

*FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. The index uses FTSE Russell's ESG Ratings data model, which draws on existing international ESG standards and is adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan as a core ESG benchmark for its passive investments.
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
The MSCI Japan Select Leaders Index is an ESG index that targets 50% of the market capitalization of each GICS® [1] industry category in the index from among the constituent stocks of the index (MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index: Top 700 stocks by market capitalization). It is constructed by selecting companies with excellent evaluations and is a representative ESG index adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the world's largest institutional investors.((Included since 2023)

MSCI ESG RATINGS
ITOCHU ENEX received the highest MSCI ESG rating of "AAA" in December 2023. MSCI Inc. is a U.S.-based financial service provider that offers institutional investors around the world, such as large-scale public pensions including Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), fund management firms and hedge funds, a wide variety of tools that help them make investment decisions. It assigns seven-level ratings from AAA to CCC to companies by their ESG risk levels and by the level of appropriateness in controlling these risks.

※ THE USE BY ITOCHU ENEX OFANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF I ITOCHU ENEX BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.
Inclusion in S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index (Japanese page only)
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is a global environmental stock index adopted by Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Using TOPIX as the universe, this index of S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world's leading independent index provider, overweights companies that have high carbon efficiency within their industry as calculated by Trucost on a market value basis and companies that disclose information on greenhouse gas emissions.(Included since 2018)

JPX-NIKKEI 400
The index is calculated jointly by JPX Market Innovation & Research (Japan Exchange Group) and Nikkei Inc. and selects stocks that meet the requirements of global investment standards, such as efficient use of capital and investor-oriented management perspectives, and that are highly attractive for investors to invest in. ITOCHU ENEX has been selected as a constituent stock for two consecutive years since FY2023.

Japanese Companies' Website Ranking(Japanese page only)
The ranking is created by survey and selection of sites from among all 3,970 listed companies in Japan based on 164 objective evaluation criteria set from three viewpoints: ease of understanding, ease of use, and quantity of information; to what extent they are equipped with elements that enable company stakeholders to acquire information and understand the company's current situation.
Our website was selected as one of the best sites, first in FY2019, and now for the fifth successive year.

GOMEZ IR Site Ranking (Japanese page only)
The ranking reflects the results of a survey of the websites of 3,832 Japanese listed companies according to 234 items in four categories: website usability, enhancements in financial and business performance information, enhancements in company and management information, and willingness and innovativeness in information disclosures.
In 2023, ITOCHU ENEX received the Bronze Award. By category, ITOCHU ENEX was particularly highly evaluated for “willingness and innovativeness in information disclosures,” ranking 20th out of 3,832 companies and 3rd out of 31 companies by sector (wholesale trade).

ISO14001
ISO14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems. It outlines an organizational framework for protecting the environment and responding to environmental changes, while at the same time maintaining a balance with socioeconomic needs.
Our Group has constructed an environmental management system based on ISO14001 and has established a functional environmental management system. In addition, we have clarified environmental improvement activities and formulated an environmental improvement plan.
