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Eisai Listed for 21st Consecutive Year in FTSE4Good Index Series

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TOKYO, Jul 26, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 21st consecutive year since its initial inclusion in 2002. The FTSE4Good Index Series is a global index series for socially responsible investment.The FTSE4Good Index Series was developed by FTSE Russell to promote investment in companies that meet global environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Eisai received particularly high scores in "Corporate Governance", "Customer Responsibility", "Labor Standards" and "Tax Transparency", among others. As of the end of June 2022, 1,092 companies worldwide and 224 Japanese companies were included in the FTSE4Good Developed Index Series.Currently, in addition to the MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes, another global ESG investment index, Eisai is also listed in the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, the MSCI (WIN) and the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, which are ESG investment indices for Japanese stocks Japan Empowering Women Index adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).Eisai's corporate co...

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Pentamaster Corp Bhd Included in FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index and FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah Index

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HONG KONG, Dec 16, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Pentamaster Corp Bhd (PENT.MK) ("PCB" or the "Group"), the Malaysia-based parent listed company of Pentamaster International Limited (1665 HK), a semiconductor equipment vendor and automation house, has announced by Bursa Malaysia of its inclusion in the following indices launched by Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell. The inclusion will be effective beginning the start of business on December 20, 2021.Launched in December 2014, the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia is aimed to:-- Support investors in making Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) investments in Malaysian listed companies;-- Increase the profile and exposure of companies with leading ESG practices;-- Encourage best practice disclosure; and-- Support the transition to a lower carbon and more sustainable economy. In July 2021, Bursa Malaysia and FTSE Russell launched the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Shariah (F4GBMS) Index to cater to investor demand for ESG and Shariah-compliant index solutions. The F4GBMS index is designed to track constituents in the F4GBM Index that are Shariah-compliant.ESG initiatives has been a priority for Pentamaster Group in aligning with its cor...

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Eisai Listed for 20th Consecutive Year in FTSE4Good Index Series, An Index for Socially Responsible Investment

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TOKYO, Jul 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series for the 20th consecutive year since its initial inclusion in 2002. The FTSE4Good Index Series is a global index series for socially responsible investment. The FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to help investors integrate the global standard factors of environmental, social and governance (ESG) into their investment decisions. Eisai received particularly high scores in "Corporate Governance", "Human Rights & Community", "Labor Standards", and "Anti-Corruption", among others. As of the end of June 2021, a total of 1,045 companies from around the world have been selected for the FTSE4Good Developed Index, including 204 companies from Japan. Along with being listed in the FTSE4Good Index Series, Eisai is also listed in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, and S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, which are the four ESG investment indices for Japanese stocks adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Eisai's corporate philosophy is to give first th...

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Top Glove ousted from three ESG-related indices in latest review

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SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Top Glove Corporation has been removed from three indexes based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors - namely the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index, Asean 5 and Emerging Markets Index - following the FTSE4Good Index Semi Annual Review. In a media release on Monday (June 14), Bursa Malaysia announced a total of four deletions from the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index. The three other companies that were removed from the index were George Kent Malaysia, IOI Properties, as well as a stapled security comprising KLCC Property and KLCC real estate investment trusts. There were also six new additions to the index, namely DKSH Holdings Malaysia, Heineken Malaysia, Mah Sing Group, MNRB Holdings, Pos Malaysia and Unisem Malaysia. All constituent changes will take effect at the start of business on June 21, said Bursa Malaysia. With the latest additions and deletions, the FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index now has a total of 76 constituents. The FTSE4Good Bursa Malaysia Index, which was launched in December 2014 with a total of 24 constituent companies, analyses companies' ESG compliance across 14 themes including climate change, anti-corruption, corpo...