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IBIDEN Selected for Inclusion in MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes, MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
July 3, 2023 | IBIDENEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

IBIDEN Co, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has been selected for inclusion in MSCI Inc.'s *1MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes and MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index.
MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes comprises companies with the highest environmental, social and governance rating in each sector of the parent index, and IBIDEN Co, Ltd. has been selected for inclusion for the third consecutive year.
Regarding the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index*2, IBIDEN Co, Ltd. has been included in the index for the seventh consecutive year since its inception.
Also, IBIDEN Co, Ltd. has received the highest AAA rating of a seven point grade scale in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment (as of June, 2023). The AAA rating was awarded to only 35 of the 242 Japanese companies selected this time.
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