The FTSE4Good Index Series is the many indexes developed and maintained by FTSE Russell*. It is used by investors around the world as a benchmark index for their ESG-focused investments.

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index was established as an industry-neutral index that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices. It is one of four general ESG indexes selected by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to guide its ESG investments.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index was created by global index provider FTSE Russell in 2022. It is designed to be a sector neutral index that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices relative to their respective sectors.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index has been selected by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) as one of the indices that guide its ESG-based investments.

CDP is a global non-profit organization that aims to realize a sustainable economy by encouraging companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. It leverages investor and buyer power to motivate companies to disclose and manage their environmental impacts. CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognized as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency.

EcoVadis (headquartered in France) is an organization that provides buyers with sustainability ratings of suppliers through an information sharing platform where buyers and suppliers from 200 industries in approximately 160 countries register.
EcoVadis evaluates the sustainability of companies based on four survey items: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.