Rigaku group has been honored with Carlyle’s 2024 Sustainability Award for ‘Sustainability Fast Mover ‘. The Sustainability Fast Mover Award is given to companies that demonstrate the most improvement in their sustainability program and ESG integration efforts in the prior year. Carlyle launched this initiative to celebrate portfolio companies’ sustainability performance in the prior year and their commitment to aligning financial and sustainability objectives. Companies were nominated by Carlyle’s global investment teams across three categories: ‘Sustainability Fast Mover’; ‘Best Sustainability Programme Management’; and ‘Best Sustainable Innovation’.
Rigaku was praised for its outstanding efforts to progress on ESG activities including:
- ESG Program Expansion: Launching a dedicated ESG promotion committee to oversee and accelerate our sustainability initiatives
- Material Topics Identification: Defining the most material sustainability topics and ensuring our efforts are focused on areas with the greatest impact.
- CO2 Emissions Calculation: Conducting a comprehensive calculation of Rigaku group’s global CO2 emissions to establish a baseline for future improvements.
- Emissions Reduction Goals: Setting goals to reduce our CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030, reflecting our commitment to mitigating climate change.
To be awarded with ‘Sustainability Fast Mover’ underlines and reaffirms our commitment to integrating sustainability risks and opportunities across our business and operations. Please read more in Carlyle’s 2024 ESG report here.
