SAKATA INX CORPORATION Selected as MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index Constituent

SAKATA INX CORPORATION (Head office: Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi; Representative Director, President & CEO: Yoshiaki Ueno; securities code: 4633; the "Company") announces that it has acquired an AA rating in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment. The Company was also selected as a component of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index.
 

*THE INCLUSION OF SAKATA INX CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF SAKATA INX CORPORATION BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.
 

The MSCI ESG Ratings evaluate a company's resilience to ESG risks and opportunities specific to its industry, comparing it to peers using a seven-level relative evaluation system that ranges from AAA (highest) to CCC (lowest).
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is an ESG investment index provided by MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) based in the United States. The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index's parent index is the MSCI Japan IMI Index. This ESG Select Leaders Index includes Japanese companies with high ESG ratings in each industry sector.
This is one of the ESG investment indexes adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages public pensions. Of the ESG indices consisting of Japanese stock adopted by the GPIF, the Company also had been selected as a component of the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.

To achieve its long-term strategic vision, SAKATA INX VISION 2030, the SAKATA INX Group is focused on addressing several key issues, including climate change, the reduction of environmental impact, the development of a workplace environment in which diverse talented people can thrive, and the strengthening of corporate governance and risk management. The Group will continue to contribute to fostering a sustainable society through its business activities and aim to further increase its corporate value.

*To learn more about the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, please visit the website below.
https://www.msci.com/jp/our-solutions/indexes/nihonkabu-esg-select-leaders-index

*For details about the Company’s sustainability activities, please see below.
https://www.inx.co.jp/english/sustainability/

 About SAKATA INX CORPORATION

Founded in 1896, SAKATA INX is the world's second largest chemical manufacturer in sales of printing inks, with operations in more than 20 countries and regions worldwide, including Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company manufactures and sells printing inks used for various packages, beverage cans, and information media, industrial inkjet inks for digital printing, and  functional materials for displays. Under the business theme of "Creation of Visual Communication Technology," the company aims to "create an information culture that makes people's lives more comfortable" through environmentally-friendly and sustainable products and continues to take on the challenge of entering new fields.
https://www.inx.co.jp/english/