Activities and information disclosure towards governance structure improvement have received high evaluation.
Dentsu Group (brand: "dentsu", headquarters: Dentsu Group Inc., location: Minato-ku, Tokyo, representative: Representative Executive Officer, Global CEO, Hiroshi Igarashi) has significantly improved its evaluation in ESG Risk Ratings*1 by international ESG rating agency Sustainalytics, receiving a score of 15.9 (Low Risk). This is the first achievement of Low Risk rating since 2019. In addition, its evaluation has also improved in MSCI ESG Ratings*2, upgrading from previous "BBB" to "A".
This evaluation improvement is the result of efforts on expanding information disclosure and implementing measures for realizing the Dentsu Group's vision, particularly the governance structure improvement, which has been recognized by several institutions' evaluations, such as being selected for the ESG investment indicator "DJSI World" composition in December 2023 for the first time*3.
The Dentsu Group aims to realize its own and society's sustainability through generating ideas for solving difficult social issues, particularly by actively working on activities and information disclosure about sustainability. Its 2030 Sustainability Strategy has been updated this year.
As a B2B2S (Business to Business to Society) company, the Dentsu Group will contribute to solving social issues and further growth of customer companies, not limited to the field of advertising and communication but various measures and businesses globally with all stakeholders, including customer companies, and aim to improve sustainable corporate value.
*1: Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings is a risk evaluation of ESG (environment, social, governance) conducted by Sustainalytics, an independent ESG rating agency under the Morningstar Group (USA). It measures how a company manages important ESG risks specific to the industry and evaluates the level of the company's risks. For details, please see here.
*2: For more details on MSCI ESG Ratings, please see here.
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*3: For the selection of constituent stocks in the ESG investment indicator "DJSI World", please see this release.
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