TOKYO, Dec 24, 2024 – (JCN Newswire) – Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a worldwide MedTech business devoted to making individuals’s lives healthier, more secure and more satisfying, today revealed that it has actually been picked for addition in the 2024 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), among the most worldwide acknowledged business sustainability indices. Olympus has actually now been called to the DJSI World for 4 successive years. Olympus has actually likewise been called to the 2024 Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for 6.
ESG
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are business sustainability examination indices for ecological, social, and governance (ESG) financial investment. Collectively established by S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the DJSI track the monetary efficiency of leading business according to ESG requirements. These indices are upgraded each year to consist of business with exceptional business sustainability practices.
In 2024, 321 business were chosen as DJSI World members from roughly 3,500 business worldwide in 62 market sectors. Olympus is among the 7 business out of 71 to have actually been consisted of in the DJSI World Health Care Equipment & & Supplies sector. In addition to “Tax Reporting,” “Risk and Crisis Management” and “Labor Practices,” Olympus was acknowledged this year with enhanced ratings in the locations of “Climate Strategy” and “Materiality” compared to in 2015.
In the location of “Climate Strategy”, Olympus was acknowledged for its near-term targets1 and net-zero target2 being authorized by the Science Based Targets effort (SBTi). In the location of “Materiality”, Olympus was acknowledged for its proper target setting and policy management focused on fixing essential concerns.
Remark from Yasuo Takeuchi, Director, Representative Executive Officer, Executive Chairperson and ESG Officer at Olympus
“We have actually made modifications to our management structure as a shift towards the next level of development in FY2024 and beyond. Under the brand-new structure, we have actually operated in a lot more unified way to take a proactive method to ESG objectives and actively enhance our efforts to resolve our materiality. We are extremely happy to have actually been picked by DJSI World for the 4th successive year, as we consider it an acknowledgment of our efforts. Olympus will continue to actively establish a range of efforts to meet Our Purpose of ‘Making individuals’s lives healthier, much safer and more satisfying,’ and to add to the awareness of a sustainable society.”
ESG Initiatives
For additional information on Olympus’ ESG efforts, please describe its Integrated Report 2024 and the Sustainability page on its site.
In addition to the DJSI World and Asia Pacific, Olympus was likewise called to the FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index.
1 Olympus dedicates to minimize outright scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 70% by FY2031 from a FY2020 base year. Olympus likewise devotes that 80% of its providers by emissions covering bought items and service, capital products, and upstream transport and circulation will have science-based targets by FY2028.
2 Olympus dedicates to reach net-zero GHG emissions throughout the worth chain by 2040.
