On August 8, 2022 JSR Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Eric Johnson, "JSR") reported that it has been selected for the first time as a member of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index (Press release, JSR, AUG 8, 2022, View Source [SID1234617732]).

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The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is an index created by MSCI Inc., a major U.S. financial services company. It uses its proprietary ratings to select stocks from among listed Japanese stocks that comprehensively capture ESG-related risks within each industry and have relatively superior ESG ratings. As of June 2022, 305 companies were included in the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index.

JSR has also been included in all five ESG indices for japanese equities adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest pension fund.

Based on its corporate mission, the JSR Group aims to contribute to the realization of a sustainable global environment and society by creating value through its corporate activities.