The “Euronext Vigeo World 120 Index” is a stock index developed by Euronext , a Netherlands-based corporation that operates securities exchanges in seven European countries including France and the Netherlands, and Vigeo Eiris , an ESG research company that is based in France and is an affiliate of the US ratings agency Moody's Group. The index is composed of the top 120 companies (19 of which are Japanese firms) recognized for their outstanding ESG practices, selected from among the largest 1,500 companies in terms of market capitalization that are headquartered in Europe, the US, or the Asia-Pacific region.

In its Medium-Term Management Plan (2019-2022), the NRI Group has advocated for “solving social issues through value co-creation”, and has committed itself to conducting business with a core focus on the co-creation of three social values: "Co-creating a thriving future society by driving new value," "Co-creating an ideal society by effectively utilizing its resources," and "Co-creating a safe and secure society by advancing its infrastructure". As such, the NRI Group is concentrating its combined efforts toward achieving these ends.

As part of this initiative, the NRI Group has championed the cause of “sustainability management”, while also responding to issues as a corporate citizen from a global perspective with an eye on worldwide developments, including by releasing human rights reports and conducting scenario analyses as recommended by TCFD . The NRI Group’s ESG efforts and its public disclosures of the results have been recognized internationally for their high quality, ultimately contributing to NRI’s inclusion in the index at this time.

The NRI Group aims to continue enhancing corporate value and promoting the realization of a sustainable society by solving a broad range of social problems.

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  A pan-European securities exchange operator established in 2000, with its headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It runs bourses in seven European countries, in cities including Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Milan, and provides related financial services.
  【official site】https://www.euronext.com/en

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  A leading ESG research agency headquartered in Paris, created in 2016 through the merger of the ESG research organizations Vigeo (France) and EIRIS (UK). In 2019, it became a subsidiary of the leading US credit rating agency Moody’s.
  【official site】https://vigeo-eiris.com/

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  Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures: a framework created to guide companies in disclosing financial information regarding their climate change-related efforts and the impact of climate change.

For Reference

●NRI’s sustainability-related initiatives

• Website　https://www.nri.com/en/sustainability
• Integrated Report　https://ir.nri.com/en/ir/library/report.html
• ESG Databook　https://www.nri.com/en/sustainability/library/report
• Sustainability Book　https://www.nri.com/en/sustainability/library/report