In March 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry recognized Sanrio as a 2025 Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization (Large Enterprise Category), marking the fourth consecutive year that Sanrio received this distinction. In our endeavor to create smiles and spread the circle of happiness around the world, we engage in health and productivity management that emphasizes creating work environments where every employee can be physically and mentally healthy and carry out their work with enthusiasm.

The MSCI ESG ratings are set by the finance company MSCI Inc. based on its ESG research to help institutional investors assess a company’s management of ESG risks and opportunities. Companies are rated on a scale of AAA to CCC based on their exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and their ability to manage those risks relative to their peers. Sanrio received an A rating in March 2023.

The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is an ESG index developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices Inc. and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. The TOPIX constituents are given weightings based on their carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of revenue) and environmental data disclosure. Sanrio has been selected as a constituent of this index since 2018.

In September 2022, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Director of the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs honored Sanrio with the Disability Employment Excellence Company Award, which highlights work environments where people with disabilities are playing active roles and raises awareness about the employment of people with disabilities. The award is presented to companies in Tokyo that fulfill the statutory employment rate for people with disabilities and that are proactively promoting skill development and improving working conditions for people with disabilities.

For details, please see the press releaseTokyo Metropolitan Government Disability Employment Excellence Company Award

The Tokyo Voluntary Action Center, which operates under the Tokyo Council of Social Welfare, honored Sanrio with the Grand Prize at their 8th Corporate Volunteer Awards in February 2023. The award recognized the social contribution activities of Shinagawa Keitoku Gakuen, an orphanage that Sanrio developed and created as part of its Nakayoku Project.

For details, please refer to 8th Corporate Volunteer Awards Grand Prize

Sanrio became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in June 2023. The UNGC brings the United Nations together with private companies and organizations in the world’s largest sustainability initiative to build a healthy global society. We support the Ten Principles of the UNGC in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, and commit to use our business activities to address environmental and social issues and contribute to realizing a sustainable society.

Sanrio became a certified JICA-SDGs Partner in June 2023. The JICA-SDGs Partners system of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) certifies companies and organizations that are working together as partners to achieve the SDGs. We joined with JICA in 2021 for programs aimed at raising awareness of the importance of handwashing among children in developing countries.

We joined the Shinagawa CSR Promotion Council in January 2022 as part of our local social contribution activities in Shinagawa, Tokyo, where our head office is located. We look forward to communicating with local city officials and member companies as we seek to promote the development of local communities.