CDP

Sony Group Corporation has been included in the CDP's A-List in December 2022, a distinction which recognizes Sony Group Corporation as a leader in efforts to address climate change. This is the second year in a row and the seventh time that Sony has made the A List in the climate change category.
In March 2023, Sony Group Corporation was also included in CDP's Supplier Engagement Leaderboard 2022 in recognition of its climate change initiatives in cooperation with the supply chain.

• *CDP is a global nonprofit organization (NPO) founded in the UK in 2000. Backed by investors from around the globe, it conducts surveys on climate change, water security, and forests at private companies, then analyzes and releases the findings of these surveys to the public. This year, CDP surveyed over 18,700 companies globally on behalf of more than 680 institutional investors representing more than 130 trillion U.S. dollars in managed assets. The rating system is a 5-rank scale (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-, F). The A List is made up of the companies awarded the highest performance rank of "A."

World's Most Ethical Companies

Sony Group Corporation has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" for the fifth consecutive year in March 2023.

• *The US-based Ethisphere Institute is a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The "World's Most Ethical Companies" recognition honors companies demonstrating exceptional leadership and a commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance, and governance practices. Companies are evaluated across five categories: Governance, Leadership and Reputation, Ethics and Compliance Program, Culture of Ethics, Environmental and Societal Impact. This year's list includes 135 companies from across 19 countries and regions, and 46 industries.
• *"World's Most Ethical Companies" and "Ethisphere" names and marks are registered trademarks of Ethisphere LLC.

MSCI

In 2022, Sony Group Corporation received a rating of AAA (on a scale of AAA-CCC) in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment for the fourth consecutive year. (Annual review in December 2022)

THE USE BY SONY GROUP CORPORATION OF ANY MSCI ESG RESEARCH LLC OR ITS AFFILIATES (“MSCI”) DATA, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR PROMOTION OF SONY GROUP CORPORATION BY MSCI. MSCI SERVICES AND DATA ARE THE PROPERTY OF MSCI OR ITS INFORMATION PROVIDERS, AND ARE PROVIDED ‘AS-IS’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTY. MSCI NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI.

FTSE4Good Index Series、FTSE Blossom Japan Index

Sony Group Corporation has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, and the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.

• FTSE4Good Index Series | FTSE Russell
• FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series | FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell (the trading name of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) confirms that Sony Group Corporation has been independently assessed according to the criteria of the FTSE4Good and FTSE Blossom Index Series and has satisfied the requirements to become a constituent of those index series. Created by the global index provider FTSE Russell, those index series are designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

Sony Group Corporation is included in two indexes developed by MSCI Inc., which is a world-leading provider of ESG investment indexes: MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, and MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes.

• MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index – MSCI
• MSCI ESG Leaders Indexes – MSCI

THE INCLUSION OF SONY GROUP CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF SONY GROUP CORPORATION BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES. THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.