Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Selected as constituent of FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings Inc. (CCBJH) is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, which are leading indices for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment. This is the first time the company has been selected for the FTSE Blossom Japan Index.

These indices are created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, which evaluates companies based on their performance in areas such as corporate governance, health & safety, anti-corruption, and climate change. These indices serve as benchmarks reflecting the performance of companies demonstrating strong ESG practices in Japan. They are widely used to create and assess sustainable investment funds and other financial products. Businesses included in these indices must meet a variety of ESG criteria.

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index are used by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) as benchmarks for ESG passive investments. With this selection, CCBJH has been included in the following five ESG indices adopted by GPIF (as of July 17, 2024).

・FTSE Blossom Japan Index 
・FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index 
・MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
・S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
・Morningstar® Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index(SM)

CCBJH is committed to evolving CSR in line with ISO26000 standards for organizational social responsibility. We center Creating Shared Value (CSV) as the core of our business to achieve both business growth and social sustainability as a unified objective. We are taking actions in line with the three platforms of Inclusion, Communities, and Resources, alongside nine priority issues and our non-financial CSV Goals.

We continue to make efforts to solve social issues through our business activities and aim to realize a sustainable society.


FTSE Russell
https://www.lseg.com/ja/ftse-russell/indices/ftse4good

FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series
https://www.lseg.com/ja/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan

Sustainability initiatives of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan
https://en.ccbji.co.jp/csv/

※Please note that the information contained in news releases is current as of the date of release. Certain information may have changed since the release.