Awards and Accolades
Rankings and Recognitions
| Name of recognition | Date of announcement | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating | April 2021 | Low Risk |
| Toyo Keizai CSR Ranking (Toyo Keizai Inc.) | March 2021 | Overall ranking: 267th |
| CDP 2020 | December 2020 | Climate Change B- (Management) Forests C (Awareness) |
| MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) | December 2020 | Selected for inclusion in index |
| 2nd Nikkei SDGs Management Survey (Nikkei Inc.) | November 2020 | Score: 58.4 |
| Grade: 3.5 out of 5 | ||
| 4th Nikkei Smart Work Management Survey (Nikkei Inc.) | November 2020 | Score: 59.8 |
| Grade: 3.5 out of 5 | ||
| FTSE ESG Rating 2020 | July 2020 | 2.4（E:2.8 S:1.7 G:2.9） |
| MSCI ESG Rating 2020 | December 2020 | AA |
| SNAM Sustainability Index (Sompo Asset Management) | June 2020 | Overall score: 167.2 (E:60.6 S:53.3 G:53.3) |
| S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index | June 2020 | Decile classification: 9th |
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CSR-related Awards
Recognition as a 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500) and a 2020 Certified Heath & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)
On March 2, 2020, KOKUYO and Kaunet became two of the 500 companies listed as 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi in the 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program. On the same date, KOKUYO Marketing earned a separate accolade under the same program (“Health and productivity Management Outstanding Organization”). The program gives recognition to companies that make exemplary efforts toward a healthy and productive workplace. We will continue such efforts in line with the KOKUYO Health and Productivity Management Declaration released in October 2019.
Yui-no-Mori Project wins “sustainability action” commendation
Prize being awarded
Yui-no-Mori Project receives philanthropy grand prize at Japan Philanthropic Association’s 18th awards
Prize being awarded
ReEDEN Project earns 2020 Minister of the Environment’s Award for Climate Action
Other accolades
Eight products honored in 2020 Good Design Award
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Good Design Award winner: The Roof—a work lounge for a new apartment complex
Another winner of the Good Design Award 2020 was The Roof, a work lounge for apartment complexes that was designed by Yohak Design Studio (our inhouse design studio) and the Furniture Business Division. One of the very few architectural designs to be awarded prior to construction, The Roof has garnered interest within and outside the industry.
The Roof now stands in the grounds of an apartment complex, Renai Yokohama Totsuka, which itself was completed in in spring 2021. The lounge caters to the work and learning styles of co-working households, whose approach to work has been transformed by the pandemic. It contains a range of spaces, including reserved booths and areas for relaxing and refreshing, and boasts good network access.
* Yohak Design Studio: The design studio of our inhouse creative team. Located in Harajuku, Tokyo, the studio engages in mold-breaking creative projects in Japan and overseas. It also plans ideas for and manages two facilities in the same premises: Think of Things (a shop and café) and TOT STUDIO (a multiuse space).
The Roof
Good Design Award winner: The Roof—a work lounge for a new apartment complex
* The Kids Design Award honors products, spaces, undertakings, and research that help solve issues related to children and parenting. To qualify, the item in question must promote child safety, unlock children’s inner sensibilities and creativity, and contribute toward a family-friendly society.
Shukudai Yaruki Pen and the Kids Design Award logo
Shukudai Yaruki Pen honored in Impress DX Awards 2019
* Hosted by Impress, the Impress DX Awards honor ideas, undertakings, products, and services that break the mold and contribute toward a better future.
Shukudai Yaruki Pen and the Impress DX Awards logo
Shukudai Yaruki Pen honored in Impress DX Awards 2019
The Japan Industrial Design Association (JIDA) chose three of our products to add to the JIDA Design Museum Selection (vol. 22).
The three chosen products
Notebook for Black and White Writing: A notebook with gray paper that you write on it in black or white
Any: A series of conference chairs suitable for work areas and casual spaces alike
Work Pod: Parts for assembling enclosed and ventilated workspaces that are ideal for videoconferencing or engaging in intense, focused work.
Notebook for Black and White Writing—one of the three chosen products
Two types of conference chair win the iF Design Award 2020
* Started in 1953 in Germany, the iF Design Award is a world-renowned design competition over half a century old.
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KOKUYO office furniture earns five design awards after being exhibited at Orgatec 2018
We exhibited our office furniture products at Orgatec 2018,* a trade fair for office furniture held in Germany in October 2018. Our trade fair stand showcased “ing,” a 360 degree gliding chair. The stand earned five prestigious design awards—four German awards and one Dutch.
The awards were as follows:
1. Frame Award Orgatec (Dutch): Best use of light, trade fair stand of the year
2. iF Design Award (German): Discipline: Interior Architecture
3. German Design Award (German): Excellent Architecture – Fair and Exhibition
4. Red Dot Design Award (German): Brands & Communication Design 2019
5. Iconic Awards (German): Innovative Architecture
Trade fair stand showcasing “ing” chairs
Five inhouse design pieces featured in Graphic Design in Japan
Five design pieces produced by our inhouse designers at Think of Things were featured in Graphic Design in Japan, an annual publication of the Japan Graphic Designers Association—Asia’s largest design organization.
Featured pieces
“KOKUYO Standards by Think of Things @ Morioka Shoten” (combined category), exhibited at Think of Things
Anniversary poster for Think of Things (poster category)
“Rearrangement of Document Boxes” (general graphics category), exhibited at Takeo Co., Ltd.’s “Ki-Hou-Shi Tactile and Visual”
“Opening up a new page in Tokyo” (interactive design category), KOKUYO’s official Tokyo 2020 support webpage
“Opening up a new page in Tokyo” (video category), KOKUYO’s official Tokyo 2020 support video
Double page spread in Graphic Design in Japan showing “KOKUYO Standards by Think of Things @ Morioka Shoten”
