External Recognition

DISCO has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in Japan. The index selects companies with higher ESG Ratings within the top 50% of each sector and supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies’ climate governance and climate change efforts via the Transition Pathway Initiative’s Management Quality Score.
Further information can be found online at the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series page

*FTSE Russell confirms that DISCO Corporation has been independently assessed according to the index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

DISCO has been selected as a constituent member of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index.
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is an index comprised of companies that have displayed excellence in ESG evaluations among the companies in the parent index (MSCI Japan IMI Index), and aims to select 50% of the companies from each GICS® sector.

* GICS^®: Global Industry Classification Standard
* THE INCLUSION OF DISCO Corporation 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 DISCO Corporation 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.

DISCO has been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) and MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index.
The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) is an index composed of companies that have displayed excellence in gender diversity within their GICS® sector in the parent index.
Among the companies in this index, companies that have proactively invested in capital goods or R&D while maintaining a high level of sales growth are selected as constituents of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index.

* GICS^®: Global Industry Classification Standard
* THE INCLUSION OF DISCO Corporation 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 DISCO Corporation 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.

DISCO has been evaluated as a “Low Risk” company on the Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings.
The Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings is an ESG risk evaluation conducted by Sustainalytics, which is a part of the Morningstar Group located in the Netherlands. Companies are rated on a 5-tier scale according to their exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and how well they manage those risks.

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DISCO has been selected as a constituent of the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index.
Built with the data and scoring methodology provided by Equileap, the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index is designed to enable investment in companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender.

DISCO has been selected as a constituent of the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index.
The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is an index that weights constituents based on their disclosure of environment-related information and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue), with the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) as the universe, which is a representative stock index that expresses market trends in Japan.

DISCO has been selected as a constituent of the SOMPO Sustainability Index.
The SOMPO Sustainability Index is an active index that was independently developed based on a combination of ESG evaluation and stock valuation (fundamental value). This index is composed of approximately 300 companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices.

MSCI ESG Ratings is designed to assist institutional investors in identifying risks and opportunities related to ESG (environment, social and governance). Companies are rated on a 7-tiered scale from “AAA” to “CCC” according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well they manage those risks relative to other companies in the same industry.
DISCO has received an MSCI ESG Rating of “AA.”

* THE USE BY DISCO Corporation OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF DISCO Corporation BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

CDP is a non-profit organization established in London (United Kingdom) and runs the global disclosure system in the fields of climate change, water security, and deforestation for companies, cities, states, and regions.
DISCO discloses the status of our initiatives through the questionnaire conducted by CDP and has earned a score of “B (management level)” for both Climate Change and Water Security.

The RBA^* is an industry coalition dedicated to promoting corporate social responsibility in global supply chains.
Together with our suppliers, DISCO complies with the RBA Code of Conduct, which is composed of five sections; labor, health and safety, environmental, ethics, and management systems.
In an RBA VAP^** audit, the DISCO manufacturing sites of Hiroshima and Nagano Works earned a perfect score of 200 and achieved platinum status, which is the highest status under the RBA VAP Recognition Program.

* RBA: Responsible Business Alliance

** VAP: Validated Assessment Program

In acknowledgement of our longstanding health initiatives, DISCO has been recognized under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program, administered by METI and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

For more details, please see Creation of a Healthy Workplace.

DISCO has developed an action plan based on Article 13 of Japan's Act to Advance Measures to Support Next-Generation Child-Rearing, which stipulates measures for maintaining and supporting a healthy work-life balance, and proactively takes initiatives to support both work and family life. These efforts were acknowledged, and in 2007, DISCO acquired the Next Generation Certification Mark “Kurumin”.

For more details, please see Balancing Work and Private Life.