ESPEC CORP. (Head office: Kita-ku, Osaka City, President: Satoshi Arata) received the highest rating--an A score--at the FY 2025 Supplier Engagement Assessment conducted by the international NPO CDP* and was selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader for the fourth time in a row.

The CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment evaluates effective collaboration between companies and their suppliers on climate change initiatives.
ESPEC has set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of a 60% reduction in SCOPE 1 and 2 (in-house) emissions and a 30% reduction in SCOPE 3 (indirect) emissions by FY2030 compared to FY2019, and is promoting initiatives to address global warming and conserve biodiversity.
We request that our suppliers reduce their SCOPE 1 and 2 emissions, and we provide ongoing support--such as organizing workshops and sharing regular updates--to help them achieve these reduction goals. We also hold a supplier environmental contribution recognition program to recognize suppliers that have reduced their GHG emissions and suppliers who have received SBT certification.

In the CDP FY 2025 Climate Change Survey, we have been awarded a "B" rating--the third-highest of eight possible scores, and in the area of water security, we earned a "B-"--the fourth-highest of eight possible scores. 
We will continue to work with all our stakeholders, including our suppliers, to advance these initiatives.

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• * The CDP is an international non-profit organization headquartered in London. The CDP works with more than 640 investors with more than 127 trillion USD in assets under management and urges companies and municipalities to disclose environmental information and to work toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting water resources, and conserving forests. In FY2025, more than 22,100 companies--representing nearly two thirds of the world's market capitalization--and more than 1,000 cities, states and regions disclosed environmental information through CDP.

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• CDP Official Website
• News Release：ESPEC Certified with a B in the CDP Climate Change Survey and a B- in the CDP Water Security Survey (January 13, 2026)
• Measures to Combat Global Warming during Business Activities (Sustainability)