Kyushu Electric Power Company Inc., today announced that the company has been selected as a “Supplier Engagement Leader,” a recognition by the global environmental non-profit organization CDP. The company had been recognized as an “A List Company ”, which is the highest rating.

　The Supplier Engagement Assessment evaluates how effectively companies are working with their suppliers to address climate change issues. Companies from around the world were surveyed, and the top 8% were selected as "Supplier Engagement Leaders”. More than 600 companies worldwide and 131 Japanese companies were selected.

　As a responsible energy company, the Kyuden Group has set the challenging goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the entire value chain by 2050, but also goes a step further by aiming for "carbon negativity" as early as possible before 2050. This target goes beyond neutrality as it contributes to the reduction of emissions throughout society. We believe that our selection is the result of our commitment to these ambitious goals.

　In addition, based on the belief that it is important to fulfill our corporate social responsibility throughout the supply chain and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, we established the Sustainable Procurement Guidelines in December 2022. In these guidelines, we have set out the items that we expect our suppliers to comply with and asked for their cooperation in our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.

　Changes in the business environment, such as carbon neutrality, are considered by the Kyuden Group as business opportunities for innovation and further growth. By leveraging our strengths, the Kyuden Group will continue to drive Japan's decarbonization and strive to achieve further corporate growth.

The full list of companies that were selected for this year’s CDP Supplier Engagement Leaderboard are available here.

The Kyuden Group also received a “A- rating” on CDP Climate Change 2022. More information on the Kyuden Group’s initiatives to become Carbon Neutral can be found here.