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GRESB Assessment

NPR has been awarded the prestigious “5 Stars” and “Green Star” for the seventh consecutive year by the 2021 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, demonstrating its outstanding performance in environmental stewardship, social responsibility and governance (ESG). NPR will continue to participate in, and align with, GRESB and will strive to minimize environmental impacts and maximize sustainability through formal programs.

ESG Index and Other Assessments

Dow Jones Sustainability Index World and Asia Pacific

Prologis and NPR have earned a place in S&P Global’s 2021 Sustainability Yearbook. While more than 7,000 companies were considered for inclusion, only 631 were chosen based on their S&P Global ESG Scores and 2020 Corporate Sustainability Assessment. Prologis’ 2020 sustainability performance ranks within the top 15% of the real estate category. NPR has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index since September 21, 2015 and was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index in 2020. These indices are benchmarks for investors who wish to consider sustainability in structuring their portfolio, based on the idea that businesses that take into consideration sustainability will realize long-term investor value.

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI ESG Ratings by MSCI ESG Research LLC comprise a rating system where companies are rated on a seven-tier scale ranging from ‘AAA‘(highest) to ‘CCC’(lowest) according to their exposure to industry-specific environmental and social, governance (ESG) risks and their ability to manage those ESG risks.
MSCI ESG Ratings are used by over 1300 investors worldwide and is the foundation of over 1000 investment indexes, such as the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, which has been selected as an ESG index for passive investment tracking by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

CDP Climate A List

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. Each year CDP supports thousands of companies, cities, states and regions to measure and manage their risks and opportunities on climate change, water security and deforestation. CDP assesses corporate actions being taken against the issue of climate change based on the participants’ responses. In terms of assessments, there are eight grades; A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, and D-. Prologis and NPR have been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability and added to its 2020 Climate Change A List.

Other recognitions

Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations

The rigorous assessment by Toronto-based Corporate Knights looked at how 8,080 publicly traded companies measured up against global industry peers on a suite of 24 key performance indicators, including clean revenue, clean investment, carbon productivity and percentage of board gender diversity. Prologis has been included in i the list twelve times.

Great Place to Work

For the fifth consecutive year, Prologis Japan has been named Japan’s ‘Best Workplaces’ ranking by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Companies included in the annual ranking are measured by the institute’s For All™ methodology—an evaluation of a company’s leadership effectiveness, values and trust amongst employees, innovation and financial growth.

Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations

Certification for “Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations” is a system for recognizing corporations that practice particularly excellent health management, based on the health promotion initiatives promoted by the Japan Health Council and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Prologis Japan has been certified for the second year in a row.