OMRON’s ESG efforts rated highly by the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for seventh consecutive year
09 February 2024
OMRON Corporation has been listed within the top 97 percent among peer sector companies on the globally-recognised Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), an SRI (socially responsible investment) stock price index. This is the seventh consecutive year that OMRON was rated highly across Environmental, Social, and Governance & Economic dimensions.
Of the 3,555 internationally-renowned corporations that were evaluated in 2023, 321 (of which 38 are Japanese) were selected for the DJSI World. OMRON was also listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the 14th ensuing year.
In 2023, OMRON performed equal or better than 97 percent of the 73 companies within the ITC Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry group (as of 9 December 2023.) In the Environmental Dimension, the company received top scores in the categories of emissions management, resource efficiency & circularity, waste management, and water consumption.
It received top scores on transparency & reporting, and tax strategy in the Governance & Economic Dimension. This makes its scores in these categories equal to or better than 100 percent of its peer sector companies. Within the Social Dimension, it was recognised for its improvements on talent attraction & retention, signalling improved employee wellbeing and privacy protection.
Ensuring the integration of the long-term material sustainability issues (materiality) identified in its long-term vision, Shaping the Future 2030 (SF2030), into its business operations allowed the company to receive this honourable recognition. Practising the OMRON Principles in every part of the organisation, namely improving lives and contributing to a better society, has also contributed strongly to its ESG efforts being recognised.
Yue Liu, Senior General Manager of Sustainability Office at OMRON Corporation: “As OMRON, we have been putting people and the planet at the core of our business since 1933, our founding year. I am proud to see that our efforts to innovate for a sustainable future are recognised by one of the most renowned corporate sustainability assessment indices. The consecutive recognition encourages us to continue our progress communication about our ESG goals and initiatives, and to involve our employees, customers and business partners in the journey towards the sustainable future we envision.”
Omron was also awarded the Top 5% S&P Global ESG Score as ranked by S&P Global in the Sustainability Yearbook 2023, a top distinction in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. For more information visit: https://www.omron.com/global/en/media/2023/02/c0210.html
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