2026/07/23Yamato Kogyo Selected for the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, an ESG Investment Index Adopted by GPIF

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, developed by FTSE Russell and adopted by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the world’s largest pension investment institutions, as a benchmark for ESG investing.

The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating specific 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.

Guided by its mission, “Our Steel, Your Future,” the Yamato Kogyo Group is promoting sustainability management throughout the Group while addressing climate change and other societal challenges. Going forward, we will continue striving for the Group’s sustainable medium- to long-term growth and the enhancement of corporate value, while contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.

Further information can be found online at the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index series page.