Sustainability
External Evaluation
Information as of April 1st, 2022.
Inclusion in ESG indexes
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| FTSE4Good Index Series*1 | |
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 | A world-leading environmental, social and governance (ESG) index selected by FTSE Russell. The index is comprised of companies with outstanding ESG initiatives. |
| FTSE Blossom Japan Index*1 | |
 | An index focused on Japan-based companies selected by FTSE Russell. The index is comprised of companies with outstanding ESG initiatives. |
| FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index*1 | |
 | An index focused on Japan-based companies selected by FTSE Russell. The index is comprised of companies with outstanding ESG initiatives which also have excellent management attitudes towards corporate climate change risks and opportunities. |
| MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)*2 | |
 | MSCI is an index, which consists of companies with exceptional gender diversity. |
FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that SoftBank Group Corp. has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index series criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the those index series.
THE INCLUSION OF SoftBank Group Corp. 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 SoftBank Group Corp. 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
Evaluation/Certification
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| The Sustainability Yearbook Member | |
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 | SoftBank Group Corp. was selected as “The Sustainability Yearbook Member,” one of the top 15% of companies in the industry with the high sustainability rating in "The Sustainability Yearbook 2022," which was published by S&P Global, a U.S. based global research and evaluation company in the field of ESG investment. |
| CDP | |
 | CDP collects and analyzes information on environment fields such as climate change from major companies around the world, and evaluates the results on an eight-point scale from A to D-, and discloses them to investors. SoftBank Group Corp. received an A- score in the overall rating and the Supplier Engagement Rating in the field of climate change in 2020 and 2021. |
| Kurumin certification | |
 | “Kurumin” is a certification granted by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare to companies recognized as child-rearing support companies under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children. SoftBank Group Corp. acquired Kurumin certification in 2015. |
| Cyber Index Corporate Survey 2021 | |
 | A survey conducted by the Information Technology Federation of Japan on the cybersecurity approach of the companies comprising the Nikkei 500 Stock Average. SoftBank Group Corp. was certified as a model company for its excellent cybersecurity stance and information disclosure.
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