LY Corporation Selected for the CDP Climate Change A List for the Second Consecutive Year, Securing a Top Rating

LY Corporation ("LYC") has been included for the second consecutive year in the Climate Change A List, the highest rating in the FY2025 survey by CDP, a global non-profit organization for environmental information disclosure.

CDP is a global non-profit environmental organization that surveys and assesses companies and municipalities worldwide on their efforts in setting high goals, managing risks, and disclosing information on environmental issues. CDP's annual assessment process aligns with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, a framework for disclosure on climate change, and is widely recognized as the global standard for assessing corporate environmental activities. In 2024, approximately 24,800 companies worldwide, including more than 2,100 companies in Japan, disclosed information through CDP. Of these, only 2% of companies globally were selected for the A List.^*1

*1 CDP Scores and A Lists https://www.cdp.net/en/data/scores (external website)

In the climate change category assessed by CDP, the LY Corporation Group is advancing initiatives in both mitigation and adaptation. For mitigation, the Group is implementing various measures, including the adoption of renewable energy sources with additionality, aiming to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 across the LY Corporation Group by FY2030. The Group has also set a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1, 2, and 3 by FY2050. In terms of adaptation, the Group takes measures based on an outlook that global warming will continue for the foreseeable future. In particular, addressing increasingly intensifying natural disasters has been identified as a priority area, and these efforts are being advanced alongside the Group’s business continuity plan (BCP). Going forward, the LY Corporation Group intends to engage in further measures such as shifting to 100% renewable energy.

LY Corporation Group's Roadmap to Achieving Carbon Neutrality

In addition to this selection, LY Corporation is included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World,^*2 Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index,^*3 and in all six ESG indices^*3 for Japanese stocks adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), including the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index.

*2 Renamed from the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index on February 10, 2025
*3 MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), FTSE Blossom Japan Index, FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, and Morningstar® Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index℠

While upholding targets based on the material topics it identifies, LYC actively promotes and discloses diverse ESG initiatives under its mission statement of "Create an amazing life platform that brings WOW! to our users." In this way, LYC will continue doing its part in resolving social issues and making a sustainable society into a reality.

References

CDP – CDP Scores and A Lists
https://www.cdp.net/en/data/scores (external website)

LY Corporation – Sustainability
https://www.lycorp.co.jp/en/sustainability/

LY Corporation – Acknowledgment as a Sustainable Company
https://www.lycorp.co.jp/en/sustainability/esg/recognition/

Disclaimer
This is an English translation of the original release in Japanese. This translation has been prepared and provided for the sole purpose of the reader’s convenience. All readers are recommended to refer to the original version of the release for complete information.