We were selected for inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series created by global index provider  FTSE Russell to measure  the performance of outstanding companies in the fields of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.

FTSE4Good Index Series

We were selected for inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, an index composed of Japanese companies selected for their outstanding initiatives  in the fields of environmental, social , and governance (ESG) issues. This index has been adopted as an ESG index by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series

We were selected for the fourth consecutive year as a Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization in the large enterprise category under a recognition program designed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in which the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognizes enterprises that are engaged in efforts to address health issues or are particularly outstanding in the practice of health and productivity management for promoting health. In addition, we were selected as one of the "White 500" companies, under the program which recognizes the top 500 corporations among the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations in the large enterprise category.

We have received Kurumin Certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare since 2015, and acquired Platinum Kurumin Certification in March 2019. The Platinum Kurumin Certification system recognizes companies that are pursuing initiatives at an advanced level among companies that have received Kurumin Certification as childcare support companies.

We were awarded a gold rating, the highest on the PRIDE INDEX, for the fifth year in a row. The PRIDE INDEX, created by the voluntary organization "work with Pride," recognizes workplace initiatives for sexual minorities such as LGBT.

As a company that promotes the establishment of a work environment which accommodates both work and nursing care for family members, the prevention of voluntary resignation due to nursing care for family members, and support toward reinstating employment, we have received the symbol mark "Tomonin" set up by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

As a company with ample results, among all companies and organizations that have introduced or utilize teleworking, we were certified among the "Top Hundred Telework Pioneers" by the Ministry for Internal Affairs and Communications.

We have received certification as a "DX certified operator" under the DX Certification Program of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The DX Certification Program recognizes business operators that make excellent efforts in accordance with government guidelines for the operation and management of information processing systems, which were formulated based on the Act Partially Amending the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing, which came into effect on May 15, 2020.

The Japan Sports Agency certifies companies actively engaged in initiatives to implement sports for employee health promotion under the Sports Yell Company program. Japan Post Insurance was certified as a Sports Yell Company for 2022. We are engaged in initiatives such as "Radio-Taiso" to promote employee health.

Each year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government certifies companies and other organizations implementing outstanding initiatives to encourage employees to participate in sports and provide support in the sporting field as "Tokyo Sports Promotion Companies." Japan Post Insurance was certified as a Tokyo Sports Promotion Company for FY2021. We support health promotion for everyone through the popularization and promotion of "Radio-Taiso" and "Minna no Taiso."

We signed the United Nations Global Compact as JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. in 2022 (and as Japan Post Group back in 2008). The United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest sustainability initiative for the United Nations and the private sector (companies and organizations) to join forces to build a healthy global society. We support the four areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption and Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, and will continue our efforts to achieve them.

We expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in April 2019.

We signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2017.
The PRI is an action principle proposed by the United Nations in 2006, which consists of six principles, including the corporation of ESG issues into the investment decision-making process.

In 2022, we signed the CDP, an international initiative that encourages disclosure of environment-related information and resolution of environmental issues, in our capacity as an institutional investor.

We joined Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) in 2022. It is an international investor-led initiative to ensure corporations take necessary action on climate change through collaborative engagement (dialogue with companies).

We joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) in 2022. It is an international initiative to measure and disclose indirect greenhouse gas emissions through investment and loans by financial institutions.

Since 2021, we have been supporting and participating in efforts by the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), a network committed to realizing a decarbonized society.

We have participated in the Social Impact Management Initiative (SIMI), a collaborative effort of diverse stakeholders in Japan since 2021.

In 2022, we joined the Japan Stewardship Initiative, which aims to facilitate the exchange of opinions on practical issues across the industry and support efficient information transmission to achieve more sophisticated and profound stewardship activities.

COOL CHOICE is a government-initiated national movement to encourage people to make wise choices in their daily lives, such as replacing products, using services, and choosing lifestyles that contribute to the creation of a decarbonized society, to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases such as CO₂.
We support for COOL CHOICE and implement COOL BIZ between May and October to reduce air-conditioning use during summer in a bid to decrease electricity consumption.