Third-Party Recognition

Inclusion in ESG Indexes (as of May 2026)

Name of Recognition Score
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relatives Index Selected for inclusion in index
MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index Selected for inclusion in index
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) Selected for inclusion in index
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index Selected for inclusion in index
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Select Index Selected for inclusion in index
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index Selected for inclusion in index
スクロールできます

Third-party Sustainability Ratings

Name of Recognition Score Date of rating
MSCI ESG Rating Score: A February 2025
CDP Climate Change: B December 2025
Forests: B-
Water security: B
FTSE ESG Rating Score: 3.2 June 2025
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings Score: 7.9
Negligible
(scored on a five-point scale: negligible, low, medium, high, severe)
Global ESG Leader, Industry ESG Leader, Regional Leader
December 2025
EcoVadis EcoVadis
EcoVadis sustainability rating
August 2025

Other third-party ratings and accolades

Name of Recognition Score Date of rating or accolade
CSR Companies Ranking 2026 (Toyo Keizai Inc.) Overall ranking: 265th February 2026
2025 Nikkei Sustainable Management Survey ★3.5 November 2025
2025 Nikkei Smart Work Survey ★3.5 November 2025

Third-Party Recognition and Accolades for Sustainability Commitment

Date Title
January 2026 KOKUYO given Eruboshi certification
March 2025 KOKUYO selected in the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health Program 健康経営銘柄2025
March 2025 Kaunet listed among the “White 500” Outstanding Organizations in the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health Program “White 500” Outstanding Organizations in the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health Program
March 2025 KOKUYO Marketing listed as an Outstanding Organization in Large Enterprise Category in the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health Program Outstanding Organization in Large Enterprise Category in the 2025 KENKO Investment for Health Program
February 2025 KOKUYO’s blue sheet with pen set for memorization earns bronze at 2024 IAUD International Design Award [PDF: 875KB]
November 2024 HOWS DESIGN (KOKUYO Group’s inclusive design process) earns three stars in Sustainable ★ Selection 2024
October 2024 Collaboration between KOKUYO Logitem and Nippon Express earn top award for Excellent Business Entities Working on Modal Shift
October 2024 Kaunet Loopa and Kaunet Loopla (Kaunet’s office waste recycling services) earn 2024 Good Design Award
November 2023 Yuimori (sustainable wooden furniture brand) earns Japan Wood Design Award 2023
September 2023 Yuimori (sustainable wooden furniture brand) earns the top prize at the 6th EcoPro Awards 6th EcoPro Awards
August 2023 GENKI Net for Creating a Sustainable Society gives KOKUYO a certificate of appreciation for Kaunet’s Loopa service for recycling paper
January 2023 At the METI-run National Awards for Greenery Factories, KOKUYO Mie Factory earns Award of the Chairman of the Japan Greenery Research and Development Center
February 2021 The Shinagawa live office and Tokyo showroom in The Campus become the first mixed-use facility in Japan to get WELL Health-Safety rating