Sumitomo Heavy Industries Selected for SOMPO Sustainability Index 2026

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Toshirou Watanabe; hereinafter "the Company") has been selected as a constituent stock for the "SOMPO Sustainability Index" for 2026, managed by SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd. This index is composed of approximately 300 companies with excellent ESG initiatives, based on the environmental (E) assessment from the "Environmental Management Survey (Buna no Mori Environmental Questionnaire)" and the social (S) and governance (G) assessments from the "ESG Management Survey" conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Inc. The selection for the fifth consecutive year recognizes our Group's commitment to ESG. The Company will continue to promote sustainability management, enhance information disclosure, and strengthen our response to ESG evaluations, aiming for sustainable growth as a company trusted by our stakeholders. In addition to this index, the Company has also been selected for other major ESG indices such as the "FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index," "FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index," "MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders," and the "S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index." https://www.shi.co.jp/csr/evaluation/index.html