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Suzuki Remains a Constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series,
FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and FTSE Blossom Japan
Sector Relative Index for ESG Investments

Suzuki Motor Corporation (hereinafter Suzuki) has remained a constituent of global indexes for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments, the FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index for the second consecutive year, and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for the fourth consecutive year.

Created by FTSE Russell, a wholly owned subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group, the FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong ESG practices. The indexes are used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products. FTSE Russell evaluations are based on performance in areas such as Corporate Governance, Health&Safety, Anti-Corruption and Climate Change.  Businesses included in FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index meet a variety of environmental, social and governance criteria.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong ESG practices in Japan. The index supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies’ climate governance and climate change efforts.

The FTSE4Good Index Series and FTSE Blossom Japan Index are adopted by the world’s largest pension fund, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), for ESG investments.
Suzuki will continue to actively promote its ESG initiatives, strive to disclose information in an easily understandable manner, enhance communication with stakeholders, and pursue sustainable improvement of corporate value.

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Suzuki’s ESG initiatives

https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/csr_environment/intro/

FTSE4Good Index Series

https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/ftse4good

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

https://www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell/indices/blossom-japan