Brother Industries, Ltd. announced that it has been selected for the first time for the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, an investment index that selects Japanese companies with superior ESG measures.
The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is one of the ESG investment indexes adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest pension management institution in the world.
Brother has also been included in the ESG indexes adopted by GPIF: the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index, Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.
Now, being selected for the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, Brother has been selected in all six ESG investment indexes for domestic stocks adopted by GPIF.
Brother said: “Based on the “At your side.” spirit, the Brother Group will provide customers with continual value and aim to solve social issues through its business activities by practicing management with an emphasis on sustainability.”
