Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has been selected for the highest evaluation on the "Climate A List" at CDP’s debriefing session held in Tokyo on October 24th by CDP, the international non-profit organization (NGO) which carries out activities to achieve sustainable economies. The "Climate A List" is given to companies that have been identified as global leaders for their corporate response to combat climate change, the company said in its press release.
In response to the questionnaire sent from CDP on behalf of 803 institutional investors with assets of over US$100 trillion in total this year, among the companies that disclosed their own information relevant to climate change, 112 companies accounting for the top 5%, which were evaluated as particularly excellent in climate change measures such as emission reduction activities in the reporting year, have been awarded “CDP Climate A List,” including 13 Japanese companies.