TOKYO : NYK has been highlighted as a global leader on corporate climate action by environmental impact non-profit organization CDP, achieving a place on the Climate Change A List.

In 2018, 6937 companies disclosed data about their environmental impacts, risks and opportunities to CDP, on behalf of over 650 investors with over US$100 trillion in assets. 126 companies made this year’s climate change A List, including

20 Japanese companies.

Recently the award ceremony was held at their debriefing session which took place in Tokyo. Noriko Miyamoto, Managing Corporate Officer of NYK, attended the ceremony and introduce the company’s environmental initiatives.

Main environmental initiatives taken by NYK

•             Disclosing environmental strategy, climate change risk and chance, and environmental data.

•             Reducing GHG through the optimization of ship operation using big data, and development of eco-friendly vessel.

•             Receiving SBT initiative verification for its medium-to-long-term environmental goal.

•             Establishing the green business team to create new business in renewable energy field.

•             Becoming world’s first company in the global shipping industry to issue labelled green bonds and enforcing environmental investment.

In accordance with the medium-term management plan “Staying Ahead 2022 with Digitalization and Green”, the company aims to contribute to the sustainable development of society and enrichment of the company’s corporate value through creative innovation.