March 25, 2024

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI; Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Shinji Shimomura; hereinafter “SHI”) was selected as a "Supplier Engagement Leader"*1 by CDP,*2 an international environmental non-profit organization that promotes disclosure of climate change information, in its annual Supplier Engagement Rating (hereinafter "the Rating"). Supplier Engagement Leader is the Rating’s highest rank.

The Rating evaluates how effectively companies work with their suppliers on climate change issues. It selects those companies rated highest as Supplier Engagement Leaders.
Approximately 450 companies (including 109 Japanese enterprises) were selected as Supplier Engagement Leaders in CDP 2023. For the first time, SHI was included among them. It should be noted that SHI also received "A-" ratings in the CDP 2023 areas of “climate change” and “water security.”
SHI will continue working to contribute realize a decarbonized society by addressing climate change throughout its supply chain.

*1: CDP aims to boost supplier and corporate engagement and accelerate action on emissions in the global supply chain by establishing a system for assessing supplier engagement initiatives and recognizing best practices.

*2: CDP is a UK-based international non-governmental organization that collects and analyzes information on corporate and urban environmental initiatives and discloses the results. Today, CDP motivates companies to identify their environmental impacts, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, conserve water resources, and protect forests in collaboration with more than 680 investors with over USD 130 trillion in assets.