We are pleased to announce that Money Forward, Inc. has been selected as a constituent of “MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes.”
The Index, developed by MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”*1), a leading ESG rating agency based in the United States, is a global benchmark that identifies companies excelling in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices.
Since 2023, our company has achieved an “AA” rating, the second highest out of seven, in the “MSCI ESG Ratings” for two consecutive years.” However, this marks the first time we have been selected as a constituent of the Index.
In addition, our company has been selected for the “MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index*2” and the “MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)*3” for two consecutive years, and for the first time this year, we have also been selected for the “MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index.*4”
■MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes
The MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes are designed to represent the performance of companies that have high Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) ratings relative to their sector peers. This index aims to include companies with the highest MSCI ESG ratings within each sector.
https://www.msci.com/msci-esg-leaders-indexes
■MSCI ESG Ratings
MSCI ESG Ratings analyze the ESG initiatives of companies and grade them according to a seven-level grade scale from highest (AAA) to lowest (CCC) ranking.
https://www.msci.com/our-solutions/esg-investing/esg-ratings
For more information on our external evaluations related to ESG, please refer to the following:
https://corp.moneyforward.com/en/sustainability/
*1 MSCI Inc. is a financial services company based in New York, USA. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, MSCI provides a variety of tools to support investment decision-making for institutional investors worldwide, including large public pensions, asset management companies, and hedge funds. For more information, visit the MSCI website at https://www.msci.com/.
*2 The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is developed by MSCI and selects companies with high ESG ratings from each industry.
*3 The MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) is developed by MSCI and selects companies excelling in gender diversity based on disclosed information.
*4 The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is developed by MSCI and selects companies with high ESG ratings from each industry.
*Please note that the inclusion of our company in any MSCI index, as well as the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks, or index names, does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, or promotion by MSCI or its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. The names and logos of MSCI and the MSCI indexes are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.
■Our Effort toward Sustainability
Under the mission “Money Forward. Move your life forward.”, we support each and every individual through our services and businesses, to empower users by unlocking their possibilities and drastically enrich their everyday life. We have organized and set three key themes of materiality based on our two management foundations: “penetration of Money Forward’s Mission/Vision/Values/Culture”, “Governance that balances offense and defense”. Our three materialities consist of “User Forward”, “Society Forward”, and “Talent Forward”. In 2022, we set up the Sustainability Committee to bolster our efforts. In addition, we have been disclosing our sustainability initiatives through the corporate website, Integrated Report and ESG data book.
As a result of these steady efforts, we have been included in the Index. Moving forward, we will continue to strengthen our sustainability initiatives and actively disclose information to achieve our vision for society. We are determined to promote further initiatives and disclosures to realize this vision.
For more information, please refer to:
Sustainability Website: https://corp.moneyforward.com/en/sustainability/
Integrated Report “Forward Map 2024”: https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS71106/59387231/2338/4868/9e47/f4b78ebf3e0c/20240516163643297s.pdf
ESG Data Book: https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/AS71106/8d9660a3/9a1a/4e1a/b8e7/37f696b60100/20240516163606467s.pdf
■About Money Forward
Name: Money Forward, Inc.
Location: 21F Tamachi Station Tower S, 3-1-21 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023
Representative: Yosuke Tsuji, Representative Director, President and CEO
Establishment: May 2012
Overview: Leading Fintech/SaaS company in Japan / Listed on Prime Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange
URL: https://corp.moneyforward.com/en/
Main Services：
“Money Forward ME”, a service to visualize personal finance https://moneyforward.com/me
“Money Forward Cloud”, SaaS platform for back-office operation https://biz.moneyforward.com/
* All company names and product/service names (including logos) are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact
Public Relations: pr@moneyforward.co.jp