We were placed on the CDP's^*1 annual climate change A List for fourth consecutive year, thus recognizing the company as one of the world leading businesses at the forefront of tackling climate change. Over 21,000 companies worldwide that were assessed, 346 companies were selected for the "A List," out of which 109 are Japanese companies and 4 are shipping companies, including NYK. We believe that our selection as an A-list company, the highest rating, is a comprehensive recognition of our achievements as a global leader in reducing GHG emissions and the series of initiatives to mitigate the risks of climate change. Since March 2023, we have been selected as a "2022 CDP Supplier Engagement Leader" for the third consecutive year, the highest level of recognition by CDP for NYK's strong management over its overall climate-change impact.

In December 2023, we were selected as a constituent of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index ^*2, a global ESG index, for the 21st consecutive year.

In July 2023, we have been selected for the FTSE4 Good Index Series ^*3, which is one of the world's representative ESG (environmental, social, governance) investment indicators, for the 21st consecutive year. We have also been selected for the seventh consecutive year in the “FTSE Blossom Japan Index” ^*4, and the "FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index" ^*5 for the second consecutive year. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an ESG investment index used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

1. *1CDP
   CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world's environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states, and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 740 Signature Financial Institutions with over $136 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources, and protect forests. Over 24,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2023, including more than 23,000 companies (approximately 18,700 companies in 2022) worth two-thirds of the world's market capitalization, and over 1,100 cities, states, and regions. Fully TCFD aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and procurement decisions towards a zero carbon, sustainable, and resilient economy.
   The CDP score is widely used around the world as a leading indicator in making sustainable investment and procurement decisions. Responding companies are allocated a score from A to D- depending on the comprehensiveness of their disclosure. Those that don't disclose or provided insufficient information are marked with an F.
2. *2Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI)
   The results of the annual DJSI review are announced jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, the world's largest global resource for index-based concepts, data, and research, and RobecoSAM, a Switzerland-based company that conducts assessments of corporate sustainability.
3. *3FTSE4Good Index Series
   The index consists of companies that meet global standards in terms of ESG developed by FTSE Russell, a global index provider that provides benchmarking, analytics, and data for investors worldwide.
4. *4FTSE Blossom Japan Index
   An index created by FTSE Russell to measure the performance of Japanese companies having excellent responses to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world's largest pension funds, selected the FTSE Blossom Japan Index as one of the benchmarks for its ESG investment strategy. Additionally, the index is widely used for sustainable investments and other financial instruments.
5. *5FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
   Newly adopted in 2022, the index is designed to be sector-neutral, reflecting the performance of Japanese companies having relatively superior ESG responses in each sector. To promote the transition to a low-carbon economy, only those companies with particularly high greenhouse gas emissions that are recognized for their efforts to improve their performance based on the TPI Management Quality Score are included in the index.