JAPANESE

External Commendations

External Commendations on Environmental Conservation and Social Activities and External Evaluations (In Japan)

2005

May •Received Japan Construction Mechanization Association's Incentive Award for efforts to reduce environmental impact during construction work on Subway Line No. 13 (Tokyo Metro Co., Komatsu)
August •Ranked 28th (Komatsu), 34th (Komatsu Forklift) in Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper's Second Annual Survey of Product Quality Management
•Attained 38th in CSR ranking in Japan, Nikkei Business magazine, FY2005 (Komatsu)
September •Ranked 94th in Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper's "2005 Most Pleasant Companies to Work For" overall ranking (Komatsu)
October •Ranked 20th in American magazine BusinessWeek's "The Asian BusinessWeek 50-Leaders" (Komatsu)
November •Chief Master Hiromi Kawashima (Komatsu Osaka Plant) receives official commendation from Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for preeminence as a technician (contemporary master craftsman) for FY2005
•Jungo Iwamoto, Shigenari Tsunoda, and Mamoru Okada receive the "Naniwa no Meiko" award of Osaka Prefecture, recognizing them as among Osaka's most preeminent technicians (Komatsu Osaka Plant)
December •Ranked 85th (Komatsu), 154th (Komatsu Zenoah), and 237th (Komatsu Forklift) out of 558 manufacturing companies in Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper's: Nikkei Environmental Management Ratings
•Won an award in the Nikkei Annual Report Awards (Komatsu)

2006

February •Won Gold Prize in the First Awards of Excellent Successful ESCO Business, sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center (Komatsu Oyama Plant)
•Received first prize in the Committee Chair's Award for Rationalization of Energy Use, presented by the Kanto Coordinating Committee for Effective Use of Electric Power (Komatsu Mooka Plant)
•Received commendation from the governor of Toyama Prefecture in FY2005 Energy Conservation Month Awards in Hokuriku District (Komatsu Castex Himi Plant No. 1)
March •Ranked 11th in Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper's Nikkei PRISM (Private Sector Multi Evaluation System) evaluation of top companies in Japan (Komatsu)
May •Tohmatsu environmental rating of A (Komatsu)*34 companies earning A or above
•Received Japan Construction Mechanization Association's Contribution Prize for development of ultra-low noise technology for large-scale construction machinery (Komatsu)
•Received Toyo Keizai/Green Reporting Forum's Ninth Green Reporting Awards: Excellence Prize (Komatsu)
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External Commendations on Environmental Conservation and Social Activities (Outside Japan)

2005

May •Low-noise small wheel loader received German "Blue Angel" eco-mark certification (Komatsu Hanomag GmbH)
•Awarded gold medal from Indian safety-related NPO Greentech Foundation (L&T-Komatsu Limited)
June •Commended as "corporate friend of schools" by Suzano Region Education Supervision body (Komatsu do Brasil Ltda.)
August •Received First Alto Tiete Region CSR Award, sponsored by daily newspaper Mogi News, São Paulo, Brazil (Komatsu do Brasil)
November •Commended in Umeå, Sweden as "Best Company in Umeå," FY2005 (Komatsu Forest AB)

2006

May •Received British Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety (Komatsu UK Ltd.)
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Commendations from Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) Assessment Bodies (Globally)

Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

•Selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), SRI share price indexes developed by Dow Jones Indexes (U.S.) and SAM Group (Switzerland)

MS-SRI Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index

•Selected for inclusion in the listing of SRI issues developed by Morningstar (Japan)

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