SustainabilityRecognition from Society

State of Inclusion in ESG Evaluation / Indexes, Etc.(As of November 14th 2024)

SRI Indexes

  • THE INCLUSION OF TDK CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF TDK CORPORATION BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.

    • Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index
      This index, provided by Morningstar (USA), uses the gender equality scoring methodology of Equileap and is designed to facilitate investment placing the emphasis on companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees irrespective of their gender.

    • Morningstar Japan

    • S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
      This index, jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is designed to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) while overweighting or underweighting those companies that have lower or higher levels of carbon emissions per unit of revenue.

    • S&P/JPXカーボン・エフィシェント指数

    • Sompo Sustainability Index
      This index is compiled based on the results of the Buna-no-Mori Environmental Questionnaire and ESG Management Survey conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Inc.

    • SOMPO Sustainability Index

Evaluation

    • S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook Member
      In sustainability assessment by S&P Global (USA), companies achieving a score within the top 15% of their industry are selected as Sustainability Yearbook Members. TDK was chosen as a Sustainability Yearbook Member 2024.

    • S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook Member

    • CDP Climate Change: A-
      CDP Water Security: A (four consecutive years)
      TDK received the above rating out of eight levels (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, and D-) from CDP, an international nonprofit organization that addresses environmental issues, such as climate change

    • CDP WATER 2023

    • CDP Supplier Engagement Rating: Supplier Engagement Leader (four consecutive years)
      In the Supplier Engagement Rating, answers provided to the CDP Climate Change Program are used to evaluate companies by items relating to governance, targets, Scope 3 emissions, and value chain engagement. TDK was highly praised because, among other things, it promotes environmental activities working with suppliers and discloses Scope 3 emissions.

    • CDP SUPPLIER ENGAGEMENT LEADER 2023

    • Ecovadis
      EcoVadis, an international sustainability ratings organization assesses the sustainability activities of companies more than 130,000 corporations in more than 180 countries and over 220 industries. TDK has received a “Gold Medal” by EcoVadis. The top 5% of all assessed companies are awarded the Gold Medal.

    • Ecovadis

    • Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program
      The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi jointly implement the health and productivity management organization program. TDK has been recognized as one of the Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations for two consecutive years.

    • Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program

    • Kurumin Mark
      The Kurumin Mark is a program under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children to certify childcare supporting companies.

    • Kurumin Mark

    • PRIDE Index
      TDK received the highest rating of GOLD in the PRIDE Index, for its efforts related to sexual and gender minorities.

    • PRIDE Index

Other External Recognition and Awards

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Selected as an “Environmentally Sustainable Company” and “Environmentally Disclosing Progress Company” at the ESG Finance Awards Japan

In the 5th ESG Finance Awards Japan sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, TDK was selected as an Environmentally Sustainable Company whose degree of disclosure fulfillment meets certain standards and also as an Environmental Disclosure Progress Company in recognition of its high level of improvement in disclosure and expectation of further development.

TDK again named among Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators

Global Innovator 2024
TDK has been recognized as a Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator ™2024 for its innovation and leadership in digital transformation (DX) and energy transformation (EX) for the smart society . (Clarivate has its headquarters in London.) It is the tenth time for TDK to receive this accolade. Since 2012 the Top 100 Global Innovators has identified companies at the pinnacle of the global innovation landscape by measuring the ideation culture that produces patents and puts them at the forefront. In a record nine years on the prestigious list, this recognition further cements TDK as an industry leading solution provider and ecosystem partner for customers designing and building transformational technologies.
Starting with more than 14,000 organizations, Clarivate selects the most innovative companies based on multiple criteria. In addition to the amount of patents granted in the past five years, criteria include influence, success, geographic investment, and rarity. This time TDK received particularly high evaluations for influence and rarity.