External Recognition and Awards

MSCI

Acquired "AA" ESG rating, the second-highest rating awarded by MSCI

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Selected as one of the 225 constituents that make up the Nikkei Stock Average

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Certified as an Eco-First Company by the Ministry of the Environment

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NIKKEI xWOMAN 2025 ranking for proportion of women on the Board of Directors (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)

Ranked first in a comparison of the top 500 companies (by market capitalization) listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market

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Obtained level 3 Eruboshi certification for promoting women’s participation and advancement in the workplace

Met all five evaluation criteria and obtained the top rating, Level 3, of the Eruboshi certification (a certification based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life)

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Received the Gold Award, the highest honor of the ESG Women’s Award 2025, recognizing companies evaluated by women investors for their excellence in environmental and social contributions as well as in promoting women’s empowerment

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Proof of concept promoting reuse with Mercari, Yakult Sanyo, Akitakata City, and Miyoshi City won the Japan Sharing City Award

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Selected as one of Interbrand’s “Best Japan Brands 2025”

Developer eXperience AWARD 2025

Selected as the #2 company for the engineer-adjudicated “Developer eXperience AWARD 2025”

Bundle purchase feature, Mercari Donation’s easy donation setting, and Eco Mercari Shipping won Good Design Award 2024 in the apps for smartphones and tablets category

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D&I Award 2024

• Award: D&I Award (semi-grand prize) in the Companies with 301–3000 Employees category


• Recognition: Best Workplace


• Reasons for recognition: A company recognized as a Best Workplace is one that promotes D&I in line with global standards. Not only does the company itself foster a corporate culture of D&I, but the employees within proactively work to promote D&I themselves. The company’s stance on D&I is reflected in all aspects of its services, business, and organization, and extends outside the company as well.

Awarded the Cabinet Office's "Best Practice of SDGs for Regional Revitalization With Public‒Private Partnerships” for our initiative to sell oversized garbage on Mercari Shops, etc.

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Received the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Award at the 16th Kids Design Award

Mercari received the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Award at the 16th Kids Design Award for creating a fun “Mercari Education” program for learning about the circular economy.

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We also carry out sustainability-related initiatives with external agencies.

• Participation in Decokatsu and The POSITIVE ACTION Initiative (PAI), movements proposed by the Ministry of the Environment
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• Participation in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry GX League (available only in Japanese)
• Participation in the Japan Reuse Affairs Association (available only in Japanese)
• Participation in the Japan Spot Work Association (available only in Japanese)
• Participation in the Japan Executive Search and Recruitment Association

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

In June 2021, we announced our support for TCFD, and we disclosed information based on the TCFD recommendations in August 2022.

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SBT (Science Based Targets)

We submitted our commitment letter in July 2021 and received SBT certification in September 2024.

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