MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index
Since 2019, NHK Spring has been included in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index, which is constructed by selecting companies that excel in gender diversity (female empowerment) within their industry sectors for the top 500 stocks by market capitalization (MSCI Japan IMI Top 500 Index). We have also been selected as a target for ESG investment by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
DBJ Environment
The Development Bank of Japan's (DBJ's) "DBJ Environmental Rating" is the first loan program of its kind in the world to introduce a specialized "environmental rating" method, whereby companies with outstanding environmental management initiatives are evaluated and selected, and loan terms are set accordingly.
NHK Spring has received a rating of "Advanced in its environmental initiatives". The following points were highly evaluated in this rating. We will continue to enhance our environmental activities related to manufacturing and actively engage in environmental conservation, thereby contributing to harmony with local communities and the realization of a sustainable society.
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index uses TOPIX, a representative stock price index that shows trends in the Japanese market, as its universe, and determines the weight of constituent stocks by focusing on the status of environmental information disclosure and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of sales).
By adopting rules such as raising the weight of companies that fully disclose environmental information and companies with high carbon efficiency (low carbon emissions per net sales), the index aims to stimulate environmental initiatives and information disclosure in the market as a whole, thereby revitalizing the stock market.
Kurumin certification
This program is available to companies that have formulated a general business owner action plan based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, have achieved the goals set forth in the plan, and have met certain criteria.
NHK Spring received its first certification in November 2021.
Sports Yell Company
In 2023, for the fourth year in a row, NHK Spring was recognized as a "Sports Yell Company" by the Sports Agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
This program recognizes companies that are actively engaged in the implementation of sports to improve the health of their employees. The program is intended to horizontally expand the initiatives of certified companies to other companies by publicizing them widely, thereby increasing the percentage of businesspersons who participate in sports, and to improve the social reputation of companies that are strategically engaged in employee health management.
Kanagawa Medical Treatment and Work Balance Promotion Company
NHK Spring has been certified as a "Platinum Company" that meets all three of Kanagawa Prefecture's criteria for certification as a "Kanagawa Medical Treatment and Work Balance Promotion Company".
This certification is granted to companies and organizations operating in Kanagawa Prefecture that have established leave and work systems that contribute to balancing medical treatment and work so that employees who need cancer treatment can continue their treatment while working.