Environment-Related External Rating and Awards (2019)

Kubota was selected for inclusion in the A list of companies—the highest position—in the CDP Water Security 2019 survey on water security conducted by the CDP*. It was the econd time that we have been selected for the water security A list since CDP 2017. We were also awarded an “A-” rating—the second highest on an 8-point scale—in the CDP Climate Change 2019 survey, a survey on climate change conducted by the CDP.
The Kubota Group will further contribute to society through its global business activities, seeing the response to climate change and conservation of water resources as one of its materiality.

• Established in the UK in 2000, the CDP is a non-profit organization that works with institutional investors to encourage companies and cities to disclose their strategies and data related to climate change, water, and forests by providing institutional investors with research-based analytical results and environmental performance ratings.

KUBOTA REPORT 2019 received the Excellence Award in the Environmental Reporting category at the 23rd Environmental Communication Awards co-sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum.
By honoring excellence in environmental reporting for multiple stakeholders in across multiple media, such as CSR reports, integrated reports, and environmental management reports, the Environmental Communication Awards aim to promote good environmental communications by people related to business operators and stimulate environmentrelated actions.
The Excellence Award that the Company received is presented for outstanding reports that exceed a certain standard and serve as models for other companies in the same industry or other businesses of similar scale. The Company received the award for the second consecutive year.

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  Environmental Communication Awards

Kubota Environmental Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (KEES) (China) received the “Green Award” at the 12th China Environmental Industry Conference, held in Beijing in May 2019.
The Green Award is presented to companies that are outstanding leaders in the environmental field. This is the fourth year that KEES has received the award. This time the company received the award as a model company in MBR (membrane separation activation sludge method) and purification tank facilities. KEES has been lauded for the excellence of its products and services, and has previously received the prize as “model manufacturer of membranes for use in wastewater treatment,” a “leading firm in China in the wastewater treatment facility sector,” and a “model company for water treatment facilities and comprehensive services.”

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  Green Award plaque

SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters) and KUBOTA Engine (Thailand) Co., Ltd. received the Green Industry Award from the Thai government in 2019 as clean plants that are environmentally considerate. Both sites scored Level 4 on the five-point evaluation scale (Level 5 being the highest), for having strongly rooted environmental conservation activities in their corporate culture.
The award has a three-year certification period, and SIAM KUBOTA Corporation Co., Ltd. (Amata Nakorn Plant) has previously received a Level 4 award, while SIAM KUBOTA Metal Technology Co., Ltd. and KUBOTA Precision Machinery (Thailand) Co., Ltd. have received Level 3 awards. They are still currently recognized as Green Industries.

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  Green Industry Award certificate

P.T. Kubota Indonesia (PTKI) received the BLUE PROPER award for the ninth time from the environment minister of the Indonesian government for its corporate activities over a year from 2018 to 2019. PROPER (the Environmental Performance Rating Program) is a rating program of the Indonesian ministry of the environment, which assesses the companies’ status of compliance with the environmental regulations and the status of implementation of environmental measures, and discloses them to the public. The aim of this program is to raise companies’ awareness of environmental management, and encourage the implementation of activities for energy saving, conservation of biodiversity, and community development.
The BLUE PROPER award is given to companies that comply with 100% of the environmental regulations and properly operate the environmental management system. PTKI will make continuous efforts to enhance environmental management.

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  Certificate of Commendation for the BLUE PROPER Award