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Continued Inclusion in ESG Indices Adopted by GPIF (FTSE, MSCI)

July 16, 2025

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) has been continuously selected as a constituent of the following five representative ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investment indices:

  • FTSE4Good Index (selected for 23 consecutive years)
  • FTSE Blossom Japan Index (selected for 9 consecutive years)*
  • FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index (selected for 4 consecutive years)*
  • MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) (selected for 3 consecutive years)*
  • MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index (selected as a constituent for 2025)*

These are ESG indices adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), and as of July 2025, our company has been selected for all ESG indices adopted by GPIF for domestic equities.

The MOL Group has identified five "Sustainability Issues (materiality)" as our key issues to be addressed for sustainable growth with society through the realization of the Group Vision, and is pursuing initiatives to resolve these issues in various ESG fields based on the "MOL Sustainability Plan."

[Related Matters]

  • FTSE4Good Index Series
    A global ESG investment index, created by FTSE Russell, that selects companies complying with international criteria as target investments for ESG funds.
    FTSE4Good Index Series | FTSE Russell
  • FTSE Blossom Japan Index / FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
    Indices created by FTSE Russell, targeting Japanese companies, and used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to select ESG investment targets.
    FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series | FTSE Russell
  • MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
    An index developed by MSCI Inc., composed of companies expected to achieve sustainable growth by promoting and maintaining gender diversity among employees, thereby mitigating risks related to labor shortages.
    Japan Empowering Women Indexes
  • MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
    A newly adopted benchmark index by GPIF starting in 2024, developed by MSCI Inc. in the United States. It is constructed by selecting companies with high ESG ratings from the parent index, MSCI Japan IMI Index.
    MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

[Disclamer]
THE INCLUSION OF Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.


MOL Group 5 Sustainability Issues
MOL Group identifies "Sustainability Issues" (Materiality) as our key issues for sustainable growth with society through realization of the Group Vision. We anticipate this initiative addresses all five sustainability issues.