Third-party Recognition

The Sustainability Yearbook, published annually by S&P Global (U.S.) is a compilation of major global companies that have been rated highly in evaluations the companies' sustainability, from the aspect of environmental, social, and governance initiatives. TEL has been chosen as one of the Year Book Members since 2017.

The FTSE4Good Index Series is an index related to environmental performance and corporate social responsibility developed by FTSE Russell (U.K), a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group.
The index is comprised of companies that implement superior environmental, social and governance (ESG). We have been selected for the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2003.

FTSE4Good Index Series: https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/ftse4good

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to be industry neutral and measures the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG). FTSE Russell, a wholly owned subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group, evaluates companies on ESG themes such as corporate governance, health and safety, anti-corruption and climate change. TEL has been selected for the FTSE Blossom Japan Index since 2017.

FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Tokyo Electron has been independently assessed according to the FTSE Blossom Japan Index criteria, and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan indices are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.
FTSE Blossom Japan Index:https://www.ftserussell.com/products/indices/blossom-japan

The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, developed by Global Index Provider FTSE Russel, is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. This index is constructed so that industry or sector weights align with the Japanese equity market. The index also supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies’ climate governance and climate change efforts with TPI Management Quality Score*.

TPI Management Quality Score: A score that assesses companies on carbon emissions data and the management of risks and opportunities for a transition to a low-carbon economy.

MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes is a member of the MSCI ESG Index series which were developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI, US) and are globally recognized indices for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance). TEL has been selected for MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes since 2017.

“MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index” targets 50% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of each GICS®* Sector and is designed to target Japanese companies that have high ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance.
“MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index” aims to target sector weights that reflect their relative weightings within the underlying indexes, to limit the systematic risk introduced by the ESG selection process. Overall, the index targets coverage of 50% of the underlying MSCI parent index. TEL has been selected for MSCI World ESG Leaders Index since 2017.

“MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)” is part of the MSCI ESG (environmental, social and governance) indexes, and aim to represent the performance of companies that are leading within their GICS®* Sector groups in terms of promoting and maintaining gender diversity, while also meeting certain quality criteria. TEL is selected for MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN).
TEL was selected for MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) in 2024.

“MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index” targets 50% coverage by number of securities in each GICS®* Sector of the Parent Index (MSCI Nihonkabu IMI) by selecting constituents based the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance.
TEL was selected for MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index in 2024.

Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings is an ESG (Environment, Social, Governance）risk rating provided to institutional investors by Sustainalytics (Netherlands),
a Morningstar Company which measures a company’s exposure to industry-specific material ESG risks and how well a company is managing those risks.
In 2024, TEL was recognized by Sustainalytics as Low Risk company across all industries.

The STOXX Global ESG Leaders indices are a set of indices maintained by STOXX, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group (Germany) and a leading index provider in Europe. It selects world leading companies based on a evaluation results related to ESG by Sustainalytics (Netherlands). TEL has been selected STOXX Global ESG Leaders indices since 2016.

The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) is developed by Bloomberg (U.S.) to track the performance of public companies committed to disclosing their efforts to support gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
In 2023, TEL was selected for The Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.

ISS ESG is an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing solution unit of Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (U.S.) , the world's leading provider of proxy voting and distribution solutions, and evaluates companies with ESG criteria. Companies that are received high evaluation in their industry sectors are rated "Prime."
TEL has been rated "Prime" since 2018.

SX* Brand is a project started by The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Tokyo Stock Exchange (STE) in 2024 to select a group of progressive companies that enhance their ability to create a source of funds for growth in a sustainable manner through SX to realize the improvement of corporate value.
TEL was selected for SX Brand 2024.

Tokyo Electron and its Group companies in Japan* have achieved a significant milestone by being awarded a Gold rating in the prestigious Pride Index 2024 for their first application. This recognition, developed and awarded by the "work with Pride Association", underscores our commitment to workplace initiatives related to LGBTQ+ and other sexual minority groups.
Under our slogan “ONE TEL, DIFFERENT TOGETHER™,” we are steadfast in our commitment to reinforcing our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives. Our aim is to create a work environment and culture where all employees, regardless of their unique differences, feel valued, respected, and included, and can work to their full potential.