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Inclusion in SRI Indexes

The Asahi Group has been included in several major Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) indexes and funds worldwide. SRI is an investment approach that uses valuation criteria for investment decisions based on social perspectives, such as environmental consideration and corporate citizenship, in addition to financial considerations.

FTSE4Good Global Index

The FTSE4Good Global Index is a stock index developed by FTSE International Limited, established by The Financial Times Ltd. and London Stock Exchange Group plc. FTSE International surveys approximately 2,000 leading companies from countries around the world based on social, environmental, and ethical perspectives, including conformity with Supply Chain Labour Standards. Based on this survey, FTSE evaluates the sustainability of each company, and selects companies that satisfy its criteria for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Global Index.


Ethibel Excellence Investment Register

The Ethibel Excellence Investment Register is an investment universe managed by Forum ETHIBEL, an NPO headquartered in Belgium. Companies that demonstrate superior performance from a CSR perspective are included in the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register.


ECPI

ECPI is an investment management advisory firm specializing in sustainable investment with offices in Luxemburg and Milan. ECPI maintains industry sector, regional, and theme-based indexes composed of companies from around the world, which achieve a certain criteria in ESG performance standards.


Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment index

The Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment index is Japan’s first socially responsible share index. Morningstar Japan K.K. selects for inclusion in the index 150 publicly listed Japanese companies that have been evaluated as possessing outstanding social credentials.


MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Indexes

The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is based on the MSCI Japan IMI Top 500 Index, its parents index, which includes large, mid and small-cap securities in the Japanese markets. The Index is designed to represent the performance of those Japanese companies demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance practices (ESG) in Japan. The index aims to include companies that lead their respective groups by having high ESG performance.


FTSE Blossom Japan Index

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed as an industry neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance practices (ESG) in Japan.


MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index

The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) is based on the MSCI Japan IMI Top 500 Index, its parent index, which includes large, mid and small-cap securities in the Japanese markets. The Index is designed to represent the performance of those Japanese companies that exhibit a commitment towards promoting and maintaining high level of gender diversity among their workforce and also maintain superior financial quality. The index aims to include companies that lead their respective GICS® sector groups in terms of supporting women’s participation and advancement in the workforce and adopting diversity policies.

The inclusion of ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD in any MSCI Index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement or promotion of ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD by MSCI or any of its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.