IBIDEN selected as "Yearbook Member" by S&P Global

　IBIDEN Co, Ltd. (Head Office: Ogaki, Gifu Pref., Japan, President & CEO: Takeshi Aoki) announces that it has been selected and listed in The Sustainability Yearbook^*¹ by S&P Global^*² as "Yearbook Member" for this year.

Every year, S&P Global evaluates the major companies of the world in economic, environmental and social aspects, and finally selects the top 15% companies, from each industry, who are also within 30% in difference of score from the top as entities with excellent sustainability.
This year, 7,032 companies from 61 industries were put on the evaluation board, from which 631 companies (78 from Japan) have been selected.

　 IBIDEN Group upholds a "harmonious relationship with the natural environment" and the "realization of the progression of society" as key goals in its Corporate Philosophy. The Group has continued to grow by developing products that can lead to solving social problems with its innovative technologies. Considering that contribution to the progression of society and solving social problems through its business are the essence of its Corporate Philosophy, the Group will continue to engage in ESG (environment, society, and governance) activities.
This year, 7,032 companies from 61 industries were put on the evaluation board, from which 631 companies (78 from Japan) have been selected.

【Contact】

Fumiyasu Yoshikawa, Group Manager
ESG Promotion Group
Strategic Corporate Planning Division
IBIDEN Co., Ltd.

Tel ： +81-584-81-2591

*1：Visit below website for The Sustainability Yearbook details. https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/yearbook/

*2：S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, offering deep data and insights on critical business factors including ESG.