External Evaluation

Kawasaki Group vigorously embraces activities for sustainable society. The activities have been widely recognized, and we have been evaluated by various external bodies as shown below. (As of June 2024)

Kawasaki received A score in the CDP Climate Change 2023 assessment (consistently selected since fiscal 2022). CDP an environmental non-profit organization that runs the global disclosure system for companies, cities and governments. The charity measures and evaluates their environmental initiatives, including goal setting, risk management and disclosures. The assessment process is aligned with TCFD recommendations on climate-related financial disclosures task force and well known as a global standard of environmental action evaluation.

In May 2016, Kawasaki received Eruboshi (Grade 2) certification as an outstanding company for promoting women’s participation in the workplace. The Eruboshi system is based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, which went into full effect on April 1, 2016. Of companies that draw up and submit general employer action plans under the Act, only those subsequently judged to meet certain standards and provide excellent conditions to encourage women to be more active in the workplace, are eligible for certification by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Eruboshi system. Kawasaki is the first company in Hyogo Prefecture to acquire certification.

Kawasaki obtained the Kurumin Mark in 2010 and 2015. The Kurumin Mark is a certification logo presented by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to companies that have achieved targets stated in the business action plans formulated by each company in accordance with the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children and have met certain criteria. The logo indicates such companies are childcare-supportive employers.

Kawasaki, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. has the honor of receiving the top rating of “gold” on the “PRIDE Index” for six consecutive years until 2023. This is a performance index certified by a Japanese voluntary organization “work with Pride,” which evaluates companies’ initiatives related to sexual minority such as LGBT. In Pride Index, for achievement of creating the workplace where LGBT individuals are able to work actively, companies are evaluated from five viewpoints: Policy, Representation, Inspiration, Development and Engagement/Empowerment.

In the Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program, which commends large corporations, SMEs, and other organizations practicing especially outstanding health management, Kawasaki, Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. were certified as a Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2024 in the large enterprise category. This scheme is implemented jointly by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi. Certified enterprises are expected to play the role of top runners in disseminating the idea of health management among group companies, business partners, local related companies, customers, the families of employees, and others.

In March 2022, our special subsidiary Kawasaki Heartfelt Service Co., Ltd. acquired “Monisu Certification,” a system under which small and medium-sized employers making outstanding efforts to promote and stabilize initiatives to ensure the employment of persons with disabilities are certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

In 2023, we were awarded the “Hyogo Kobe Women’s Empowerment Company (Mimoza Company)” accreditation in recognition of its robust initiatives not only to promote women's activities but also to create workplaces where everyone can play an active role. The certification system is jointly managed by Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City.