Hakuhodo DY Holdings Achieves Highest 'A' Rating in CDP's Supplier Engagement Evaluation, Named 'Supplier Engagement Leader'

Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Yasuo Nishiyama) has achieved the highest 'A' rating in the 'Supplier Engagement Evaluation 2025' conducted by CDP, an international non-profit organization (headquartered in London, UK) that promotes environmental information disclosure by companies and local governments. Consequently, it has been selected as a 'Supplier Engagement Leader' for the second consecutive year.

CDP's Supplier Engagement Evaluation is an international indicator that assesses how effectively a company is working with its suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its entire supply chain. The evaluation is based on responses to five categories in the 'CDP Climate Change Questionnaire': 'Supplier Engagement', 'Scope 3 Emissions Calculation and Third-Party Verification', 'Target Setting', 'Risk Management Processes', and 'Governance and Business Strategy'.

The Hakuhodo DY Group formulated its 'Sustainability Policy' and 'Environmental Policy' in 2024. Aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by the fiscal year 2050, the group is working to reduce environmental impact across its own operations and its entire value chain. As interim targets towards this goal, the group aims to reduce GHG emissions by 50% for Scope 1+2 and 25% for Scope 3 by the fiscal year 2030, compared to the fiscal year 2023 levels. It obtained SBT (Science Based Targets) certification on April 28, 2026. Furthermore, the group is promoting the achievement of a 100% renewable energy adoption rate by the fiscal year 2030.

Additionally, to promote responsible procurement across the entire Hakuhodo DY Group, the company has established a 'Basic Procurement Policy' and 'Procurement Guidelines'. Based on these, it collaborates with client companies to reduce environmental impact across the entire value chain.

The group will continue its efforts to reduce environmental impact while leveraging the creativity, initiative, and realization capabilities of each employee to contribute to the realization and development of a sustainable society.