Main Awards Recognizing Sustainability Initiatives
Having pursued initiatives in close proximity with customers and communities in the various countries where we are developing our operations, Dai-ichi Life Group has been recognized with awards.
(AS of August 2023)
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| Protective | Great Place To Work® | Great Place To Work® Certification | Great Place To Work® evaluates job satisfaction in the workplace in about 100 countries around the world from perspectives including workplace culture, employee experience, and innovation. The company earned the certification for the first time last year with a score 32 points higher than the typical U.S. company score, and renewed it again this year.
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| Star Union Dai-ichi Life |
Institute of Directors | Golden Peacock HR Excellence Award | The Golden Peacock Awards for Corporate Leadership and Excellent Organization are prestigious awards with over 30 years of history. Among them, the HR Excellence Award is bestowed upon organizations that have achieved overall excellence in their HR and people management practices, thus contributing to the needs of business, the profession, employees, industry, and the nation. This is the second consecutive year that the company has received the Golden Peacock Award, following last year's Corporate Governance Award.
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| TAL | Plan For Life, Actuaries & Researchers / Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) | AFA Life Company of the Year Awards 2022 | The AFA Life Company of the Year Awards recognize life insurance companies that have provided reliable and dependable service in Australia throughout the year, and for 2022, innovation and adaptation to a changing environment were key judging criteria. The company won top awards in three categories and was recognized as a top company in the Overall Platinum category, which is the overall award.
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Inclusion in the ESG Indices
Dai-ichi Life Group is putting evaluations by the world's primary ESG evaluation organs to use in improving its sustainability initiatives.
The Group has been incorporated into composites for the below ESG indices (As of October 2023).
FTSE4Good Index Series*1
The Company was selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series. The FTSE4Good Index Series is a family of indexes compiled by UK-based FTSE Russell, a global index provider. The index is designed to select companies that meet international standards in risk management relating to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG).
FTSE Blossom Japan Index*1
The Company was also selected for inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, which is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices.
MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes*2
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)*2
The Company was selected for inclusion in the MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index compiled by American index provider MSCI, Inc.
s&p/jpx carbon efficient index
The S & P / JPX Carbon Efficient Index has TOPIX, which is a representative stock index showing trends in the Japanese market, as its universe. This index determines the weight of constituent stocks by focusing on the disclosure status of environmental information and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales). The company is a constituent of this, with a deciile rating of "5", a second place in the insurance industry, and a disclosure status of "disclosure".
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
In December 2022, the company was selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, an ESG stock price index provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices, Inc.
In addition, the company was selected as a yearbook member of the "Sustainability Yearbook 2021" announced in February 2022.
CDP
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.
We have been selected as an "A-List" company for 2022 in recognition of our progressive approach to climate change and transparency of information disclosure.
Other External Awards
Platinum Kurumin
Dai-ichi Life, the core company of the Group, has acquired the "Platinum Kurumin" mark, which is a proof of being certified by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, as a "child-rearing support company."
Nadeshiko Brand and Semi-Nadeshiko Brand
We were selected as a Nadeshiko Brand company for two consecutive years in a joint decision by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange from listed companies in each industry that have shown outstanding performance in promoting female workplace participation.
in fiscal 2019: Nadeshiko
in fiscal 2020: Semi-Nadeshiko Brand
External evaluation of this site
We were selected as the most excellent company in the 2022 ESG site ranking conducted by BroadBand Security Co., Ltd.