CDP Score is provided across four levels and nine-tier score bands: Leadership level (A and A-), Management level (B and B-), Awareness level (C and C-), Disclosure level (D and D-) and Failure to provide sufficient information to be evaluated (F). In the 2023 assessment, DHR was awarded the highest score of "A" and a place on the CDP A List for Climate Change for the third consecutive year. DHR was recognized for its internationally high standards of commitment and information disclosure on climate change issues. 109 Japanese companies made the CDP 2023 A List for Climate Change.

The CDP Supplier Engagement Rating is determined through responses from companies engaged in corporate initiatives against climate change throughout their value chain in the four areas of "supplier engagement," "governance," "Scope 3 emissions" and "targets," as well as their overall CDP Climate Change Program score.

In the 2023 assessment, 458 companies (including 109 Japanese companies)　were listed on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard as recognition of their particularly excellent initiatives. DHR has been participating in the CDP Climate Change Program since 2020, and has made it onto the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard with the highest possible rating for the fourth consecutive year in the 2023 evaluation.

DHR received the highest GRESB rating of "5 Stars" for the second consecutive year on a 5-star scale evaluation of the overall score relative to global participants in the 2023 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, and ranked first out of 51 global peers in the listed diversified sector.

DHR received a "Green Star" designation for the sixth consecutive year by achieving high performance both in "Management Component" that evaluates policies and organizational structure for ESG promotion and "Performance Component" that assesses environmental performance and tenant engagement of properties owned.

In addition, DHR was selected as "Global Listed Sector Leader" for the first time in the listed diversified sector and "Regional Sector Leader" in the diversified sector. "Sector Leader" designation is awarded to a participant who achieved the highest GRESB overall score (and those who are within 1.0 point from the top performer) in each region and property type.

Furthermore, DHR received the highest rating of "A" given on a 5-grade scale in the GRESB Public Disclosure Level evaluation scheme for the fifth consecutive year based on its proactive information disclosure practices related to ESG initiatives.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are sustainability indices provided by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and designed to analyze and evaluate the performance of companies based on environmental, social, and governance/economic criteria to identify global sustainability leaders for inclusion in the DJSI. The DJSI are recognized as the leading benchmarks for global investors to make responsible investment decisions.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (DJSI AP) is designed to measure the performance of Asia-Pacific sustainability leaders and represents the top 20% of approximately 600 major companies in the Asia-Pacific region. In the 2023 assessment, DHR was selected for inclusion in the DJSI AP for the first time, by receiving high marks in the "Environmental Dimension", especially in the "Climate Strategy" and "Emissions" criteria. In 2023, 156 companies, of which 75 were Japanese companies including DHR, were selected for inclusion.

ESG Finance Awards Japan is an award program established by the Ministry of the Environment in 2019 to promote and expand ESG finance. The aim of the program is to evaluate and honor financial institutions and organizations actively engaged in ESG finance, as well as companies actively engaged in environmental sustainability management, and to share the details of their activities with many stakeholders.

The awards in the Environmentally Sustainable Company Category provide investors and companies with specific examples of "environmentally sustainable companies" that incorporate important environmental opportunities and risks into their management strategies, thereby improving their corporate value and creating positive environmental benefits. The award recipients are evaluated and selected based on the level of disclosure of "risks, opportunities, and strategies," "KPIs," and "governance" related to important environmental issues, taking into consideration the characteristics of each industry sector.

In addition, starting this year, companies with a high degree of improvement in disclosure and expectation for further development are selected as “Progressive Companies in Environmental Disclosure” from among the companies applying for the awards on an ongoing basis.

In the fifth ESG Finance Awards Japan, DHR was selected as an "Environmentally Sustainable Company" for meeting certain standards in terms of level of disclosure among the 44 companies selected by the Ministry of the Environment. Furthermore, DHR became the first J-REIT selected as a “Progressive Company in Environmental Disclosure” for a high degree of improvement in disclosure and expectation for further development. 19 companies were selected as “Progressive Companies in Environmental Disclosure” by the Ministry of the Environment.

ARES ESG Award is an award program established by ARES to promote ESG initiatives of J-REITs in response to growing interest in ESG in recent years. The aim of the program is to enhance the ESG initiatives of J-REITs and improve their investor recognition, by awarding the unique initiatives to share them widely within and outside the industry, rather than ranking each J-REIT as in the existing external rating and certification systems. There are Good Action Award (self recommendation) and Best Recommendation Award (recommendation by other J-REITs) for review, and awards are given in Environmental, Social, and Governance Categories for each award.

In the ARES ESG Award 2023, DHR was awarded the Best Recommendation Award in Governance Category, since our introduction of sustainability index-linked asset management fees was regarded as an effective initiative to expand and universalize ESG investment through the investment chain.

DHR received an "A" rating for its environmental initiatives, having earned high evaluation in the areas of "environmental management," "environmental communication" and "environmental conservation policy initiatives."