Dexerials Selected as a Constituent of SOMPO Sustainability Index for the Sixth Consecutive Year

Corporate

2024.06.25

Dexerials Corporation (Headquarters: Shimotsuke-shi, Tochigi; Representative Director and President: Yoshihisa Shinya; hereinafter, “Dexerials”), announced that it has been selected as a constituent of the SOMPO Sustainability Index (hereinafter, “Index”), an investment index that has been created by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd., for the sixth consecutive year.

Sompo Sustainability Index 2024

The Index consists of about 300 constituent companies with excellent ESG (environment, society, governance) initiatives and is part of “SOMPO Sustainable Management”,*1 an investment product for pension funds and institutional investors. The selection of companies is revised each year based on the results of the “Buna no Mori Environment Survey” and the “ESG Management Survey” conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Inc. The ESG initiatives taken by Dexerials continue to be rated highly, and this has resulted in the Company being selected for the sixth consecutive year.

In May 2024, Dexerials adopted its new 5-year Mid-Term Management Plan 2028, and established its Purpose: “Empower Evolution. Connect People and Technology.”*2 Dexerials is working to set up sustainability management for sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value, by providing indispensable technologies and solutions for the digital technology evolution that supports the resolution of social issues.

To facilitate activities that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, Dexerials is organizing “Sustainability Working Group”*3 formed by divisions responsible for each theme related to sustainability, to move forward with specific activities. For specific themes based on important issues (materialities and ESG-related goals, Dexerials regularly sets and monitors targets and activities, and also conducts training sessions with outside experts.

Going forward, Dexerials will create new value through synchronizing initiatives in both ESG and business activities, and the Company remains united in its commitment to promoting sustainability management.