2025.02.26
Unicharm Awarded as “Environmentally Sustainable Company” by the ‘Sixth ESG Finance Awards Japan’
Unicharm Corporation (CEO & President: Mr. Takahisa Takahara) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the “Environmentally Sustainable Company” in the ‘Sixth ESG Finance Awards Japan’, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment.
About 'ESG Finance Awards Japan'
‘ESG Finance Awards Japan’ was established by the Ministry of Environment in 2019 to promote the spread and expansion of ESG finance and improve its quality by commending advanced initiatives of institutional investors, financial institutions, intermediaries, companies, etc. that are actively engaged in ESG finance and green projects and have made outstanding environmental and social impacts.
Evaluated Initiatives upon receiving this Awards
The efforts to address environmental and social issues, contribute to consumers and local communities, and achieve sustainable business growth through the realization of the medium-to-long-term ESG goals stated in the "Kyo-sei Life Vision 2030 ~ For a Diverse, Inclusive, and Sustainable World ~" announced in 2020 have been recognized. Specifically, our commitment to initiatives such as horizontal recycling of used paper pants (diapers), climate change adaptation, transition to renewable energy, reduction of plastic usage, and biodiversity conservation, and the disclosure of progress made in these areas were acknowledged.
Our comment on receiving this Awards
In February 2024, we announced our corporate brand essence, "Love Your Possibilities." This corporate brand essence embodies our desire to create a cohesive society where everyone supports each other by believing in their unlimited potential and demonstrating it with a compassionate and altruistic spirit. We believe that our selection as an "Environmentally Sustainable Company" is a recognition of our steady progress in implementing the key initiatives set forth in our "Kyo-sei Life Vision 2030," based on the spirit of "Love Your Possibilities," through our business activities. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a "cohesive society" by solving environmental problems and social issues through our business activities.
<Related Information>
ESG Finance Awards Japan Site https://www.env.go.jp/en/index.html
Unicharm Sustainability Site https://www.unicharm.co.jp/en/csr-eco.html
Unicharm Kyo-sei Life Vision 2030 https://www.unicharm.co.jp/en/csr-eco/kyoseilifevision.html
<<For inquiries>>
Unicharm Corporation Global Marketing Communication Division, Love Your Possibilities PR Department
Email:brand-pr@unicharm.com