Evaluations by Outside Parties

General CSR Activities-Related (including Socially Responsible Investing)

CSR Evaluation by SAM (Sustainable Asset Management)

Toshiba has been awarded “SAM Silver Class” by SAM Sustainable Asset Management, a Swiss asset management company for sustainability investments . (January 2010)
Toshiba received “SAM Gold Class” in 2009, and “SAM Gold Class” as well as “SAM Sector Mover” in 2008.

Every year SAM awards “Gold Class”, “Silver Class” and “Bronze Class” to companies with the strongest focus on sustainability based on economic, environmental and social performance as well as industry-specific criteria.

For more details, see the SAM website.

CSR Evaluation by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

Toshiba has been a fixture on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSJ) of the world's 300 leading companies for 10 consecutive years since 2000. The DJSI, compiled by Dow Jones of the U.S. and SAM of Switzerland, is an influential ranking system that seeks to promote socially responsible investment (SRI). DJSI assesses the sustainability performance of the world's 2,500 largest companies and selects the top 10% for the index. Toshiba was selected as five leading companies among 40 in “Diversified Industrials” of “DJSI World 2009”

For more details, see the DJSI website.

Corporate Social Performance Survey by Public Resource Center (Japan)

Toshiba has received A (highest evaluation) for 5 consecutive years since 2004. (August 2008)

Included in Morningstar SRI Stock Index

Toshiba was selected as one of the 150 stocks featured in the Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index (MS-SRI), a Japanese index that promotes SRI.

Corporate Responsibility Rating by Oekom, a German rating agency (among 12 IT companies)

Oekom, a German research institute, rated Toshiba as ”Prime” among 12 IT/Computers, Peripherals & Office Electronics companies in its December 2008 social responsibility ratings.

Intangible Value Assessment by Innovest (US)

The evaluation is conducted for around 2,200 companies worldwide (300 Japanese companies) from more than 60 industrial sectors.

• AA (November 2008)
• AAA(Highest rank)(FY 2007)
• AAA(Highest rank)(FY 2006)

Corporate Integrity & Transparency by Integrex (Japan)

Survey conducted among more than 500 listed companies

• 1st Place(FY 2008)
• 1st Place(FY 2007)
• 4th Place(FY 2006)
• 7th Place(FY 2005)

Included in JCGI Index by Japan Corporate Governance Research Institute, Inc.

• Japan Corporate Governance Research Institute, Inc. has ranked Toshiba in the 1st place in its 8th JCG Index Survey (FY2009). Toshiba has been ranked in the top position for 3 consecutive years. (January 2010)
  For details, refer to the site of Japan Corporate Governance Research Institute, Inc.
• Toshiba Group CSR Report 2007 took the “Second Prize” in the Sustainability Reporting Category of Toyo Kezai Inc.'s 11th Environmental & Sustainability Report Awards. (April 2008)

Toyo Kezai's Environmental and Sustainability Report Awards

• Toshiba Group CSR Report 2008 took the “Third Prize” in the Sustainability Reporting Category of Toyo Kezai Inc.'s 12th Environmental & Sustainability Report Awards. (April 2009)
• Toshiba Group CSR Report 2007 took the “Second Prize” in the Sustainability Reporting Category of Toyo Kezai Inc.'s 11th Environmental & Sustainability Report Awards. (April 2008)

CSR Website by Gomez Consulting Co. Ltd. (surveyed: 856 Japanese manufacturing companies)

Toshiba's CSR website has been selected as “Gomez Best of CSR Site” by Gomez Consulting. (September 2008)

Corporate Accountability Assessment by AccountAbility

Toshiba was ranked 22^nd among 100 companies worldwide (2^nd among Japanese companies) in the annual assessment of corporate accountability compiled by international think-tank AccountAbility and consultancy Csrnetwork. (November 2008)

CSR survey conducted by Toyo Kezai, Inc. (Japan) among 800 companies

Toshiba was ranked 9th in overall assessment (employment: 9th, environment: 37th, corporate governance/social performance: 9th and financial performance: 37th)

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IR-Related

IR Site Total Ranking

Toshiba ranks No.3 in Gomez IR Site Total Ranking (March 2009)

The 2008 Internet IR Best Company Award

Toshiba has received The 2009 Internet IR Best Company Award from Daiwa Investor Relations Co., Ltd. for 5 consecutive years. (December 2009)

Excellent Corporate Website Award

Toshiba ranks No.1 in Nikko Investor Relations Co., Ltd.'s Excellent Corporate Website Award for 2 consecutive years. (November 2009)

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Quality-Related

JUSE Quality Management Level Research

Annual survey by Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) (sponsored by Nikkei Inc.) among 600 companies in Japan 6th Place (October 2009)

Customer-Related

The 13th Customer Satisfaction Survey by Nikkei Computer

Ranked 1st in the survey under Client PC Section (for 3 consecutive years) (September 2008)

Employee-Related

The 1th “Japan Supporting Children and Families Recognition”

Toshiba was awarded the Prime Minister's Award. (November 2008)

Second Nikkei Kosodate Child-Raising Supporting Award

Award received in the company category (January 2008)

Evaluation of Work-Life Balance Initiatives

Toshiba was awarded the Health, Labor and Welfare Minister's Outstanding Award at the “17th Family-Friendly Company Award.” (September 2005)

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Environment-Related

Major awards on Environmental Activities

• Awards

China

Commendation for Corporate Citizenship Activities in China

Toshiba has received Corporate Citizenship Award from the Guangming Daily, a newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party for 3 consecutive years since 2004.