Sustainability
External Evaluation
Inclusion in ESG Indexes
FTSE4Good Index Series
The Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
In June 2023, GMO-PG was selected for the first time as a constituent of this index.
* FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. has been independently assessed according to the FTSE4Good criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE4Good indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products
FTSE Blossom Japan Index
The Index is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices.
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
In June 2023, GMO-PG was selected for the first time as a constituent of this index.
* "FTSE Russell confirms that GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan 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
The index is designed by FTSE Russell to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong Environment, Social and Government (ESG) practices in each sector and is constructed so that each industry or sector aligns with the Japanese equity market.
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
GMO-PG has been selected as constituent of this index for two consecutive years since 2022.
*GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. announces it has been included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in Japan. The index selects companies with higher ESG Ratings within the top 50% of each sector and supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies' climate governance and climate change efforts via the Transition Pathway Initiative's Management Quality Score.
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX, “underlying index”), while overweighting or underweighting those companies that have lower or higher levels of carbon emissions per unit of revenue and disclosure of environmental information.
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of GPIF.
External Evaluation of Our ESG Initiatives
MSCI ESG RATING
MSCI ESG RATING is based on MSCI's analysis of companies' environmental, social and governance practices and risk management capabilities, and are rated on a seven-point scale ranging from the lowest CCC rating to the highest AAA rating.
In June 2022, GMO-PG received the "BBB" rating.
*THE INCLUSION OF GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 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 GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. 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.
Certified Health and Productivity Outstanding Organization
Under the health declaration "Well-being With Partners", the Company has been certified by The Nippon Kenko Kaigi, an organization administered by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Trade, as a Health and Productivity Outstanding Organization 2023 (Large Enterprise Category) on March 2023 in recognition for its supporting initiatives to secure the sustainable growth and productivity of partners (employees) such as adopting an organizational structure centered on the Chief Well-being Officer (CWO) and the abundant employee welfare programs under the themes of "Food," "Healing," "Movement" and "Medicine."
Kurumin Certification
In March 2022, GMO-PG was certified by the Director of the Tokyo Labor Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, as a company that supports child-care (known as "Kurumin") for its efforts to help employees balance work and child-raising, including a revision of staggered working hours, shortened working-hour system and the introduction of subsidies for the use of babysitters.
Eruboshi Certification (Three-star)
The Company received the highest 3-star “Eruboshi” certification for its promotion of empowerment of women from the Director of the Tokyo Labor Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in July 2023. This award recognizes outstanding companies for their achievements to empower women under the five initiatives of (i) recruitment, (ii) continued employment, (iii) work styles such as working hours, (iv) proportion of women in managerial positions and (v) diverse career courses.
Great Place to Work Certification
GMO-PG was certified as a "Great Place to Work Certification" for the ninth consecutive time in July 2023, in the survey conducted by Great Place to Work® Institute Japan.
