News Release

JX Advanced Metals Corporation (President: Hayashi Yoichi; hereinafter, the "Company") announces that it has been selected for the first time as a constituent of the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index.¹

　

The index is an ESG investment index developed by MSCI Inc. It is composed of companies with relatively high ESG ratings (MSCI ESG Ratings)² within their respective industries from among the constituents of the MSCI Nihonkabu Investable Market Index, its parent index. The index is widely recognized by domestic and international investors as one of the ESG investment benchmarks adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the world's largest institutional investors.³ Under the JX Advanced Metals Group's Philosophy,⁴ the Company has adopted "Creating Value for a Brighter Future" as its Purpose. To achieve its 2040 Long-Term Vision, the Company has identified priority issues (materiality) and taken steps to promote sustainability management. Since its stock market listing, the Company has actively disclosed information on its sustainability initiatives in a variety of ways, including its Integrated Report,⁵ as part of an effort to enhance communication with capital-market participants and other stakeholders.
Building on its inclusion in the index, the Company will further enhance its sustainability initiatives and related disclosures while deepening dialogue with stakeholders.

　

References
Note 1: For further information on the MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index, please refer to the MSCI website. (https://www.msci.com/jp/our-solutions/indexes/nihonkabu-esg-select-leaders-index)

　

Note 2: The Company received an AA rating, the second-highest rating, in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment conducted in March 2026. For further details, please refer to the Company's news release dated May 25, 2026.
 (https://www.jx-nmm.com/english/newsrelease/fy2026/20260525_02.html)

　

Note 3: For further information regarding GPIF's ESG investment initiatives, please refer to the GPIF website.
(https://www.gpif.go.jp/en/investment/esg/)

　

Note 4: JX Advanced Metals Group's Philosophy (https://www.jx-nmm.com/english/company/policy/philosophy.html)

THE INCLUSION OF JX ADVANCED METALS 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 JX ADVANCED METALS 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. 

　

THE USE BY JX Advanced Metals 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 JX Advanced Metals 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.（Notice and Disclaimer for Reporting Licenses | MSCI）

　

MSCI ESG Ratings measure a company's resilience to long-term, industry-specific sustainability risks using a rules-based methodology. MSCI analysts research and rate companies on a 'AAA' (leader) to 'CCC' (laggard) scale based on their exposure to and management of these risks relative to peers. 
MSCI Sustainability and Climate measures, benchmarks and monitors, sustainability and climate performance versus peers across 10 000 + corporate issuers, collecting thousands of data points for each company. 
Learn more about MSCI ESG Ratings here.