Japan Tobacco (JT) (TSE: 2914) is recognized as a global leader in sustainable water management, achieving a place on global environmental impact non-profit CDP's prestigious ‘A List’1 for water security for the first time. This follows last month’s announcement 2 that the JT Group had been recognized in CDP’s ‘A List’ for climate change.
“We are honored to be included in CDP’s Water Security ‘A List’ for the first time, following our recognition in CDP’s ‘A List’ for climate change in the same period. This clearly reflects our continued holistic approach to address environmental issues particularly water risks that can have a major impact on society and our business,” said Kazuhito Yamashita, Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, Compliance and General Affairs. “We will continue our work to tackle environmental challenges and thus fulfill our social responsibility to help achieve a sustainable society.”[…]
1CDP scores businesses from D- to A while recognizing companies on their environmental performance journey through disclosure to awareness, management, and finally to leadership. CDP’s A List recognizes the world's businesses leading on environmental performance.
2Please refer to https://www.jt.com/media/news/2020/pdf/20200121_E01.pdf for more details.