Call for Applicants for SX Brands 2026 Starts Today
Oct 6, 2025 Joint press release with Tokyo Stock Exchange
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) have started a project for selecting SX (Sustainability Transformation) Brands, a group of progressive companies that enhance their ability to generate growth capital in a sustainable manner through SX with the aim of improving corporate value.
On this day, October 6, 2025, for the third edition of this initiative, METI and TSE will start a call for applicants for SX Brands 2026.
1. SX Brands: Aiming for management and business transformation to sustainably increase corporate value
SX is an initiative in which companies strive to improve long-term and sustainable corporate value by synchronizing the sustainability of society with that of themselves while carrying out the necessary management and business reforms to achieve such synchronization. METI and TSE have started a project to select SX Brands, a group of progressive companies that enhance their ability to create growth capital in a sustainable manner through SX with the aim of improving corporate value.
We expect publicizing SX Brands will help disseminate the advanced initiatives for SX management of the outstanding companies among a wide range of other Japanese companies and further promote dialogues by the companies and their engagement with investors inside and outside Japan. This is expected to result in increased investment in Japan and a higher valuation of Japanese companies in capital markets.
2. How to apply
For details, visit here (in Japanese).
3. Future schedule
- Period of the call: From 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 6, to 12:00., Friday, November 28 (the closing date and time must be strictly observed.)
- Screening period: From December 2025 to March 2026
- Announcement of selected companies: Scheduled for around April to May 2026
Related links
- SX Brands 2025 and SX Nominated Companies Selected（May 14, 2025）
- SX Brands 2024 Selected（April 23, 2024）
- SX Brands to be Established (METI)
- Ito Review SX Edition (Ito Review 3.0) (Released in August 2022)(PDF:3,762KB)
- Guidance for Integrated Corporate Disclosure and Company-Investor Dialogue for Collaborative Value Creation 2.0 English version (Released in August 2022)(PDF:2,519KB)
- Tokyo Stock Exchange News Release
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