Honors and Certifications from Outside Organizations
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Honors and Certifications from Outside Organizations
- The Sumitomo Rubber Group
Some honors and certifications related to sustainability that the Sumitomo Rubber Group has received from outside organizations are listed below.
FTSE ESG Index Series
The Company was selected for inclusion in the FTSE4 Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index, both of which are representative ESG indices, for the second consecutive year.
Moreover, the Company was included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, which was newly launched in fiscal 2022.
SOMPO Sustainability Index
Since 2012, the Company has been continuously selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index, an asset management product index compiled by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. for pension fund managers and institutional investors.
The 17th (2023) CSR Ranking
The Toyo Keizai CSR Company Ranking, which identifies companies recognized by a wide range of stakeholders as reliable, evaluates the utilization of human resources, environment, governance and social activities, profitability, safety and scale and provides rankings for both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and finance.
The ranking program’s scoring is comprehensive and our scores surpass the average score for all companies and those in our industry (rubber products). We also boast a balanced score across all items. Of note, we were ranked among the top 50 companies among all 1,702 companies in the Environment and Governance categories.
17th (2023) CSR Ranking Report
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The Company acquired an “A” rating under an ESG rating program sponsored by MSCI, a representative rating agency in the field of ESG investment.
- March
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The Shirakawa Factory was chosen to receive the “11th Green Society Contributor Award” under a program sponsored by the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure to commend corporations who are outstanding in terms of their contributions to regional societies and the improvement of the environments surrounding their operations through the development of greenery.
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In Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Dunlop Golf Club Corp. became the first to be certified as an excellent business operator under the “Monisu” certification system, which aims to certify SMEs with outstanding track records in the employment of people with disabilities.
- March
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The Company was certified by the Japan Sports Agency for the first time as a “Sports Yell Company” under the agency’s 2023 selection program in recognition of its corporate initiatives to support and popularize employee participation in sports activities aimed at helping them improve their health.
- March
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The Company was recognized by the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry as well as Nippon Kenko Kaigi (Japan Health Council), receiving certification as an excellent company under the “2023 Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program—White 500.” The Company was thus named one of “White 500” for the seventh consecutive year since 2017.
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The Company was certified as a “Hyogo Kobe Women’s Empowerment Business (Mimoza Company)” in recognition of its progressive stance toward the promotion of D&I and the creation of a workplace in which diverse human resources can achieve success.
- March
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The Company was chosen to receive “Materials Innovation of the Year” and “R&D Breakthrough of the Year” awards under the “Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence” program, which was undertaken as part of “Tire Technology Expo 2023” held in Hanover, Germany. While the former was granted for the Company’s accomplishments in cutting-edge material research in the field of biopolymer synthesis, the latter was due to a breakthrough achieved via the invention of enzyme evaluation methods.
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In Jiangsu Province, China, the Company was chosen to receive the “Award for Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone Outstanding Corporate Contributor (1992 – 2022),” which aims to commend, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the opening of the eponymous economic zone, corporations that have significantly contributed to its development over the course of its three decades of operation.
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The Company was granted a “Silver” rating based on a survey conducted by EcoVadis, an international rating agency specializing in the assessment of sustainability activities undertaken by businesses.
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The Company became a member of the Global Data Service Organization for Tyres and Automotive Components (GDSO), an international organization that aims to establish standards for tire data and define solutions for data access.
Sustainability Award 2021
We were chosen by CSR Communication Association (CCA) to receive a Silver Award under the Sustainability Website Award 2021 program in which the CCA rates the content of sustainability-related information disclosed via corporate websites.
SOMPO Sustainability Index
Since 2012, the Company has been continuously included in the SOMPO Sustainability Index, an asset management product index compiled by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. for pension fund managers and institutional investors.
The 16th (2022) CSR Ranking
The Toyo Keizai CSR Company Ranking, which identifies companies recognized by a wide range of stakeholders as reliable, evaluates the utilization of human resources, environment, governance and social activities, profitability, safety and scale and provides rankings for both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and finance.
The ranking program’s scoring is comprehensive and our scores surpass the average score for all companies and those in our industry (rubber products). We also boast a balanced score across all items. Especially, we were ranked 10th among all 1,362 companies in the Environment Category.
CSR Ranking Report
- December
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The Company was granted a four-star rating under “2022 Nikkei SDGs Management Survey” conducted by Nikkei Inc.
- December
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The Company announced its support of “RE100,” an international environmental initiative consisting of corporations striving to achieve a 100% switchover to renewable energy.
- November
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The Company acquired a “Gold” rating under the PRIDE Index 2022 rating program designed to assess the level of initiatives undertaken by businesses and other organizations to protect the rights of sexual minorities, including members of the LGBTQ+ community.
- November
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The Company was chosen to receive a “Hyogo Work-Life Balance Company Award” under the fiscal 2022 round of a prefectural program in recognition of its initiatives to promote diversity & inclusion (D&I) and work style reforms.
- November
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The Company acquired renewed certification under the “Eco-First Program” based on the submission of its updated “Eco-First Commitments,” which summarize fresh targets for environmental preservation initiatives, to the Minister of the Environment.
- July
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DUNLOP SP SPORT MAXX 060+, a global flagship tire released in March 2022 targeting premium vehicles, was chosen to receive a Tire Category Award under the “DAILY AUTOMOTIVE NEWS Car Parts Awards 2022” program.
- June
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A Company technician was named by the Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), a U.S.-based tire technology consortium, as the “2022 Mentor of the Year ,” an award for mentors deemed to have made particularly significant contributions in terms of providing guidance and assistance to academic researchers.
- May
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The Company’s Performance Sustaining Technology, which incorporates a hydrogenated polymer, was named the “Tire Technology of the Year” under “Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence,” a program undertaken as part of “Tire Technology Expo 2022” held in Hanover, Germany, to commend excellent, leading-edge technologies.
- May
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The Company became a signatory to the “United Nations Global Compact” advocated by the United Nations and was registered as a participant corporation.
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The Ichijima Factory was chosen to receive the “Prime Minister’s Commendations for Contributors to Greening Promotion” under the fiscal 2022 round of a government-sponsored program intended to commend organizations, etc., that have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of greening activities or otherwise advocated for widespread public awareness of the need for such activities.
- March
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Sumitomo Rubber Industries was chosen as one of 50 companies selected for inclusion in the “2022 Health & Productivity Stock Selection,” a program designed to recognize companies that take a strategic management approach to the health management of their employees. Also, the Company was certified under the “2022 Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program— White 500,” a program designed to commend excellent companies in terms of the practice of health & productivity management, for the sixth consecutive year.
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In recognition of the development of a technology that makes it possible to presume the degree of tire wear via the use of a power generation device installed in tires, the Company was chosen by the Disaster Mitigation Sustainable Technology Association to receive the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Sustainable Grand Prize, Disaster Prevention, Disaster Mitigation and SDGs Prize and Japan Prize in the Academy & Junior Academy Category.
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The Company was chosen for the inclusion into the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, a new ESG investment index.
- January
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FALKEN “AZENIS FK510” and “ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN” were ranked first and third place, respectively, in the tire wear test conducted by ADAC, the largest automobile federation in Europe.
FTSE 4Good Index Series
The Company was selected for inclusion in FTSE 4Good Index Series, a stock index series designed by FTSE Russell to select excellent corporations among major global companies in terms of ESG-related initiatives.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
The Company was selected for inclusion in FTSE Blossom Japan Index, a stock index designed by FTSE Russell to select excellent Japanese corporations in terms of ESG-related initiatives.
SNAM Sustainability Index
Since 2012, the Company has been continuously included in the SNAM Sustainability Index, an asset management product index compiled by Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SNAM) for pension fund managers and institutional investors.
The First Nikkei BP ESG Brand Survey
The Company was ranked 10th in the ESG Brand Survey (social category) sponsored by Nikkei BP for the level of response to the survey item “we have a system that can balance work with child rearing, nursing care and fighting diseases.”
Source: Nikkei ESG December 2020 edition
Corporate Message Survey 2020
Our brand message, “create a future that is free of automobile accidents,” used in Dunlop’s TV commercials, was ranked first in the Corporate Message Survey 2020 undertaken by Nikkei BP Consulting, Inc., the highest rating it has earned—number one in consumer favorability.
Sustainability Award 2021
We were chosen by CSR Communication Association (CCA) to receive a Silver Award under the Sustainability Website Award 2021 program in which the CCA rates the content of sustainability-related information disclosed via corporate websites.
The 15th (2021) CSR Ranking
The Toyo Keizai CSR Company Ranking, which identifies companies recognized by a wide range of stakeholders as reliable, evaluates the utilization of human resources, environment, governance and social activities, profitability, safety and scale and provides rankings for both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and finance. The ranking program’s scoring is comprehensive and our scores surpass the average score for all companies and those in our industry (rubber products). We also boast a balanced score across all items.
CSR Ranking Report
- December
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The Company acquired the highest rating provided under the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) Environmental Ratings program
- November
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The Company acquired a “Silver” rating under the PRIDE Index 2021 rating program, which is designed to assess the level of initiatives undertaken by businesses to protect rights of sexual minorities
- October
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The Company’s web-based in-house newsletter WEB PLUS was chosen to receive the “In-House Newsletter Award 2021” Gold Award sponsored by Wis Works, Inc. Also, a cartoon character “Chabo,” created to communicate information related to diversity & inclusion, was chosen to receive the Most Excellent Award from the Internal Communication (IC) Character Grand Prix, a special sub-program organized to celebrate the program’s 20th anniversary.
- July
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The Company was chosen for inclusion into the FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index, two prominent indices for ESG investment.
- June
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The Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Brazil Factory became the first business corporation to receive the “Honor Award” from the Fazenda Rio Grande City Council.
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The Shirakawa Factory was chosen to receive the “Award for Excellent Company in Terms of Supporting Future Generations” from the “Governor Association for the Support of Future Generations and the Revitalization of Japan,”* thanks to its unique workplace improvement initiatives led by female employees.
*An association formed by 17 prefectural governors committed to taking action to revitalize regional communities and, to this end, facilitating a flow of people to rural areas in order to change Japan’s current social structure in which population and businesses are overly concentrated in Tokyo. In this way, the association strives to act as a pioneer in terms of countering the problems arising from Japan’s declining population.
- March
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FALKEN AZENIS FK510 was ranked in first place in the comprehensive tire performance ranking sponsored by ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club e.V.), or All German Automobile Club.
- March
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Dunlop Golf Club Corp. acquires the Kurumin” mark
Dunlop Golf Club Corp., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, was certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare for the “Kurumin” mark in recognition of its track record in supporting employees engaged in child rearing.
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DUNLOP ENASAVE NEXT III was chosen to receive the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General’s Award under the Energy Conservation Grand Prize program.
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The Shirakawa Factory was chosen by Fukushima Prefecture to receive the Fukushima Work-Life Balance Grand Award in recognition of its proactive efforts to allow employees to choose from diverse work styles in light of their private circumstances related to childrearing and nursing care.
