Continued selection as a constituent of the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) ESG investment index

artience Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director Satoru Takashima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) has been selected for inclusion in the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), which are representative indices for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investment.

These indices are based on MSCI ESG ratings. The MSCI ESG Ratings are based on a seven-point relative assessment within an industry of a company's disclosure of potential financially relevant ESG risks, management and governance systems that contribute to risk reduction, and responses to ESG opportunities that could have a positive impact on the environment and society. These indices have also been adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the world's largest institutional investors in Japan's pension management and management, and are widely used to create and evaluate various sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

We were first selected for the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index in December 2018 and for the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) in December 2020.
Currently, the Company has been selected for inclusion in all six of the following ESG investment indices (domestic equities) adopted by the GPIF, including these two indices.

• MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
• MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
• FTSE Blossom Japan Index
• FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index
• S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index
• Morningstar Japan Equity Gender Diversity Tilt Index (excluding REITs)

Based on the management plan artience 2027/2030 "GROWTH" that started in January 2024, artience group aims to be a corporate group that contributes to the realization of a society where people can live fulfilling lives by creating value that resonates with the senses. Under the Medium-Term Management Plan artience 2027, which was launched at the same time, we are promoting the transformation of our business portfolio by transforming into existing high-profit businesses and creating strategically focused business groups, as well as reforming our management base with a focus on organizational and human resource management and cash flow management, which will be the starting point for our transformations.
Going forward, we will continue to actively address ESG-related issues and strive for mutual communication with stakeholders to contribute to the development of a sustainable society.

Related Information

• MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
  https://www.msci.com/jp/our-solutions/indexes/nihonkabu-esg-select-leaders-index
• MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
  https://www.msci.com/jp/msci-japan-empowering-women-index-jp
• Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF): ESG Investment
  https://www.gpif.go.jp/esg-stw/esginvestments/
• artience group Management Plan
  https://www. artience group.com/ja/corporate/info/strategy.html

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