Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named on all the three socially responsible investment indexes adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). These indexes are the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Index was newly established by the UK’s global index provider, FTSE Russell, which includes Japanese companies with excellent performance in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The index was selected by GPIF, the world’s largest public pension fund, as one of the ESG indexes for its passive investment strategy.
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index are new ESG indexes created by MSCI Inc., the U.S.’ global ESG research and index provider, which were also adopted by GPIF.
Konica Minolta was included in the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index in recognition of its performance in “Human Capital Development” and “Supply Chain Labor Standards,” while Konica Minolta’s strong commitment to the deployment of women empowering programs and information disclosure is thought to be the reason for its inclusion in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index.
As part of its social innovation efforts, Konica Minolta has launched a Care Support Solution in the Japanese market. This is a system for observing care recipients and was developed with Konica Minolta’s proprietary sensor technology and image processing technology, combined with ICT, and it is designed to change the way care is given.
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