Track record of assurance engagements for sustainability reports, etc. by assurance bodies accredited by J-SUS
Listed on the right are the third-party assurance for the 2014–2021 editions of the sustainability reports, etc. by the six J-SUS-accredited assurance bodies (as of March 15, 2022; based on the J-SUS’ survey).
The following table shows the number of assurance engagements classified by sector category (major categories + others) of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (for unlisted companies, etc., classification is made by J-SUS with reference to the industrial sectors of listed companies in the same sector).
- Companies that have received assurance of both the print and website versions of the report are counted as one company.
- The list includes assurance on limited scope of sustainability information only (e.g., GHG data only).
- The list includes only those companies that have publicly announced that they have received assurance.
（as of March 15, 2022, based on the J-SUS’ survey）
| Industry Classification | 2014 |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Mining | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Construction | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 38 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 63 | 69 | 71 | 72 |
| Electric Power and Gas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Transportation and Information & Communication | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Commerce | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Financing Business and Insurance | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Services | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Others | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 |
○Results of Middle Classification (33 Classifications + others)
（as of March 15, 2022, based on the J-SUS’ survey）
|
Industry Classification (Large Classification) |
Industry Classification (Middle Classification) |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 | 2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Mining | Mining | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Construction | Construction | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Manufacturing | Foods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Textiles & Apparels | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pulp & Paper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Chemicals | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
| Pharmaceutical | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| Oil & Coal Products | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Rubber Products | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glass & Ceramics Products | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Iron & Steel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nonferrous Metals | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Metal Products | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Machinery | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Electric Appliances | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| Transportation Equipment | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Transportation Equipment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Other Products | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Electric Power and Gas | Electric Power and Gas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Transportation and Information & Communication | Land Transportation | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Marine Transportation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Transportation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warehousing & Harbor Transportation Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Information & Communication | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Commerce | Wholesale Trade | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Retail Trade | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Financing Business and Insurance | Banks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Securities & Commodity Futures | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Insurance | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Other Financing Business | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Real Estate | Real Estate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Services | Services | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Others | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Total | 63 | 73 | 81 | 90 | 107 | 114 | 120 | 130 | |