External Recognition and Awards
This page is a list of the results of ESG-related recognition and awards that Mercari has received from external parties.
EDGE Assess
The first Japanese company to attain a global gender equality certification at the EDGE Assess level
MSCI
Acquisition of "AA" ESG rating, the second-highest rating rewarded by MSCI
External recognition
Cabinet Office's Public-Private Partnership Platform for Regional Revitalization SDGs
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.
Developer eXperience AWARD 2023
Selected as the number-one company for the engineer-adjudicated “Developer eXperience AWARD 2023”
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GPIF
Recognized by GPIF’s asset managers entrusted with domestic equity investment for publication of FY2022.6 Sustainability Report as a most-improved integrated report
Kids Design Award
Received the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Award for Excellence at the 16th Kids Design Award for creating a fun “Mercari Education” program for learning about the circular economy
ESG Finance Awards Japan
Received the Ministry of the Environment’s Special Award in the Environmental Sustainable Company Category in the 3rd ESG Finance Awards Japan
Information Security Incident Response Awards
Received the Excellence Award at the 7th Information Security Incident Response Awards
PRIDE Index 2021
Awarded the gold rating in the PRIDE Index 2021 (an index used to evaluate LGBT+ friendly companies in Japan) in recognition of initiatives such as making special leave, congratulatory allowance, and other marriage benefits available to same-sex couples, as well as the implementation of an LGBT+ e-learning course for all company employees
2021 D&I Awards
Received the Grand Prize, the highest award in the "Startup" category of the 2021 D&I Awards, in recognition of our efforts to eliminate inequality of opportunity and change society through initiatives such as our HR data analysis, IT career, and education programs, as well as our partnership with Kamiyama Marutgoto Kosen (tentative name)
Awards
Main initiatives of the ESG index
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Selected as a constituent stock of four ESG investment indexes adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
- MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
- MSCI Japan Women Empowering Index
- Morningstar GenDi J
- S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
Selected as a constituent stock of four ESG investment indexes adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)
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.
SBT (Science Based Targets)
In July 2021, we submitted a commitment letter with the aim of obtaining SBT certification.