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The UN Global Compact

GUNZE Limited Signs the UN Global Compact

The UN Global Compact is a global framework that encourages companies and organizations to take responsible and creative leadership and to act as good members of society toward attaining sustainable growth.
GUNZE signs the UN Global Compact to meet the needs and expectations in changing society. GUNZE also abides by the ten principles related to human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption and strengthen measures to establish a sustainable society through its business operations.

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External Evaluations

CDP CDP Questionnaire’s climate change field, we were certified with a B score.

External Evaluations

S&P/JPX Developed jointly by S&P Dow Jones Indices in the United States and Japan Exchange Group, this index uses TOPIX, a representative stock price index for the Japanese market, as its universe and determines the weighting of constituent companies based on their disclosure of environmental information and level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue).

SOMPOsustainability index Gunze has been selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index independently established by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. for fifteen consecutive years.

Kurumin Gunze Limited was certified as a “Kurumin” accredited company by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2023 based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children. It has also been certified under the revised standards effective from fiscal 2025.

KENKO Investment for Health Outstanding Organization This recognition program, jointly administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi, recognizes corporations that practice particularly outstanding health and productivity management and strategically manage employee health from a management perspective. Since 2026, Gunze has been certified in the Large Enterprise Category.