Daifuku Selected as a Constituent of FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
Osaka, Japan – Daifuku Co., Ltd. has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, a new ESG index announced for adoption by the GPIF (Government Pension Investment Fund) on March 30, 2022.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, created by global index provider FTSE Russell, is designed to be sector-neutral, reflecting the relative performance of Japanese companies in each sector with superior environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. In order to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, the index includes only those companies that are recognized for their efforts to improve based on their Transition Pathway Initiative’s Management Quality (MQ) score, especially for companies with high greenhouse gas emissions.