July 02, 2024

Rewarding ESG disclosures

Improvements and challenges in ESG Scores of Japanese companies (Part 1)

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  1. Overview
  2. Past quarterly editions
  3. Research and Insights

This Japanese sustainable investment and futures report, written in collaboration with SGX, reviews the development of Japan’s sustainability standards, the ESG performance of Japanese listed companies compared to the broad-market index, and the growth of index-linked SGX FTSE Blossom Japan Index Futures.

Key highlights from this quarter’s analysis:

  • The gap in ESG performance between Japanese companies and their European counterparts (as measured by FTSE Russell ESG Scores) is closing, with their Environmental Scores now nearing parity
  • However, challenges remain for Japanese companies, particularly in the Social domain, where disclosure rates still lag behind those seen in Europe
  • SGX FTSE Blossom Japan Index Futures continues to lead the Japan ESG derivatives space, and the broader Blossom Index family is also demonstrating significant outperformance versus the broader market

Past quarterly editions

Research and Insights

Research

Understanding Shariah Compliant Indexing

In this paper, we provide an introduction to Islamic finance, show how this sector is growing, describe the role of the UK and LSEG in Islamic finance, describe the construction of a Shariah-compliant bond and equity index and profile FTSE Russell’s index range in this area.

Research

Helping meet climate goals through index design

As the data partner of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) we provide indices that allow investors to act on the risks and opportunities of the low-carbon transition.

Research

Rewarding ESG disclosures

FTSE Blossom Japan’s impact on corporate behaviour and engagement. Read our latest Q2 2024 report, written in collaboration with SGX.