We are selected as a constituent of "S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index." (As of March 2022)
This index is the green stock index that was jointly developed by the Japan Exchange Group and S&P Dow Jones Indices and has been adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GRIF) since 2018.
This index covers the stocks constituting TOPIX and adjusts constituent weight based on disclosure of environmental information and the levels of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue).

We are selected as a constituent of the "SOMPO Sustainability Index" administered by SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd. (As of June 2023)
The index is reviewed annually based on the environmental (E) evaluation in the "Beech Woods Environment Questionnaires" and the social (S) and governance (G) evaluation in the "ESG Management Survey" conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Co., Ltd., and is composed of companies that achieve a standard score or higher.

We have received a "Silver Rating" in the 2022 sustainability assessment by EcoVadis, an international evaluation organization. EcoVadis evaluates the sustainability of more than 100,000 companies in 175 countries around the world in four areas: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. We were highly evaluated for its efforts in these four areas, and as a result, received a "Silver Rating," which corresponds to the top 25%.

We have earned the evaluations shown in the table below based on our responses to the CDP's questionnaire.

In October 2020, we received "Platinum Kurumin" accreditation from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Kurumin is the program to accredit companies that commit themselves to providing support for balancing work and childcare, which is administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children.
Out of the companies that have received Kurumin accreditation, those that commit themselves to providing support for balancing work and childcare at a higher level are certified as "Platinum Kurumin."

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group received a 3-star rating in the Nikkei SDGs Management Survey 2022, which rates the actions to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Nikkei SDGs Management Survey is comprised of questions on four categories including "SDGs strategy / economic value," "social value," "environmental value" and "governance", and assesses companies with 17 performance index developed from questionnaires for companies and public data.

We received three stars in the 6th Nikkei Smart Work Management Survey conducted by Nikkei Inc.
This survey, which has been conducted by Nikkei Inc. since 2017, assesses companies on a scale of five starts, with a definition of initiatives to maximize organizational performance through three elements consisting of "realization of diverse and flexible working style", "systems that will help create new businesses", and "powers to develop markets" as "Smart Work Management," also taking corporate governance and other management bases into consideration. This survey covers nationwide listed companies, as well as leading non-listed companies, and provides a comprehensive assessment by using responses of companies to questionnaires about human recourses utilization capability, innovative power, and market development strengths in combination with other external data.

On March 4, 2021, we were certified as a "2021 Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)" selected jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi (Japan Health Council).
Health and Productivity Management Organization is designed to recognize enterprises engaging in especially excellent health and productivity management under efforts based on local health issues, and initiatives for health enhancement promoted by NIPPON KENKO KAIGI.

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group ranked 144th of 1,614 companies in 2021 CSR Ranking published by TOYO KEIZAI INC. This ranking identifies reliable companies in terms of adequacy of CSR initiatives (human resources and utilization, environment, corporate governance, social responsibility) and financial performance.