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The ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Group is actively promoting initiatives for the development of a sustainable society, and has been recognized by various external organizations.

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

Created by the global index and data provider FTSE Russell, the FTSE Blossom Japan Index is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is used by a wide variety of market participants to create and assess responsible investment funds and other products.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index was created by FTSE Russell, a global index provider, which was rolled out on March 30, 2022, and is set up as a sector-neutral index that tracks the relative performance of Japanese companies exhibiting outstanding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance across each sector. In addition, the index only includes companies recognized for their improvement initiatives as assessed by their TPI (Transition Pathway Initiative) management quality score. This score weighting applies to companies with particularly high greenhouse gas emissions to further promote the transition to a low-carbon economy.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

The index uses TOPIX, a representative stock price index that indicates trends in the Japanese market, as its universe, and determines the weighting of component stocks by focusing on the status of environmental information disclosure and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of sales). By adopting rules such as increasing the weight of companies that fully disclose environmental information and companies with high carbon efficiency (low carbon emissions per net sales), the index aims to stimulate environmental initiatives and information disclosure in the market as a whole, thereby revitalizing the stock market.

CDP

CDP is a non-profit organization that operates the world's only independent environmental information disclosure system. CDP evaluates the data reported by the organizations that disclose information using its own methods and scores it on an eight-point scale (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-). The Company has responded to CDP2024 for the first time, achieving a "B" score in "Climate Change" and a "B-" score in "Water Security" at CDP2024. The “B” and “B-” scores that the Company has achieved this time indicate that it has been evaluated as having a management level where it understands and takes action regarding its environmental risks and impacts.

Recognized as White 500 Enterprise Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program

Recognized as a White 500 enterprise under the 2023 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program

Selected as one of the top 500 enterprises for Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations and recognized as a White 500 company under the 2025 Certified Health & Productivity Management Organizations Recognition Program.
As the core company of ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has been certified for seven consecutive years, and ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. has been certified for four consecutive years.

DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program

The DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program is the world’s first financing menu to incorporate health management ratings. Using a proprietary screening system, DBJ rates enterprises on the quality of their care for employee health and working conditions. In FY2024, the Company was recognized for its "particularly advanced and outstanding in its efforts to consider the health of its employees" and received the highest rating.

Received Healthy Company Declaration Gold Certificate

The Healthy Company Declaration is an initiative to have 10,000 companies or more (30,000 at present) pledge that they are declaring their engagement in promoting health. The initiative is carried out with the support of insurers such as the Japan Health Insurance Association, under the Healthy Cities and Workplace Health Promotion Declaration 2020 of the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. In December 2019, the Company received the "Silver Certificate" as an Excellent Healthy Company, and in September 2021, the Company received the "Gold Certificate" as an Excellent Healthy Company.

Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual-career and Co-parenting

As a new effort starting in FY2023, “Next Nadeshiko: Companies Supporting Dual-career and Coparenting” started as an initiative that selects outstanding companies for their efforts related to the “support for dual-career and co-parenting” regardless of gender from listed companies that have applied for “Nadeshiko Brands.” The Company was selected for the first time in March 2025.

Kurumin Certification

Based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare certifies companies that have formulated an action plan for general employers and meet certain standards as companies that support child rearing.
We received the Certification in February 2022.

Tokyo Women's Empowerment Awards

Since 2014, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been presenting awards to companies, groups, and individuals that are working to promote the active participation of women in the workplace, with the aim of creating a society in which all women can make a diverse range of choices in accordance with their ambitions and abilities.
In 2024, ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. received an award of excellence in the business category of the Tokyo Women's Empowerment Awards.

Top Hundred Telework Pioneers Certification

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been recognizing enterprises and organizations advancing the introduction and utilization of teleworking as Telework Pioneers and selecting and announcing companies with sufficient achievements as the top hundred telework pioneers since FY2015. We are selected in November 2021.

Nikkei Smart Work Management Survey

The Nikkei Smart Work Management Survey has been organized by Nikkei, Inc. since 2017. The survey targets all listed companies and leading non-listed companies in Japan. It defines “smart work management” as efforts to maximize organizational performance through the three elements. Based on the survey results, we have received a rating of three out of five stars.

The Nikkei SDGs Management Survey 2023

The survey recognizes companies that contributed toward solving social, economic, and environmental issues through their businesses and enhance their corporate values by linking SDGs to their management efforts. Based on the survey results, we have received a rating of three out of five stars.

Won the “Best IR Award for Encouragement” of the 2024 IR Award

The IR Award is designed to recognize companies which have been highly accredited in the investment community for their understanding and promotion of IR activities. This year marks the 29th year since the first IR Award. Of the JIRA member companies, 355 publicly-traded companies applied for the 2024 IR Award and a total of 12 companies were selected and received awards: the IR Grand Prix was given to two companies, the Best IR Awards to six, the IR Special Awards to two, and the Best IR Awards for Encouragement to two. The Company received the “Best IR Award for Encouragement” this year, following last year's selection for the “Most Liked! IR Award”.

Won the “Most Liked!” IR Award of the 2023 IR Award winners

The “Most Liked!” IR Award was newly created in 2020, with the aim of reflecting the viewpoints of companies that applied for the IR Award based on their voting, sharing their proactive IR experiences, and realizing best practices. The theme for 2023 is “Initiatives for Human Resource Development and Power Up in the IR Department.” As a result of a mutual vote, a total of 21 companies were selected and received the awards.

Daiwa Internet IR Award

Based on the concept of "5T&C," in which companies' investor relations activities on the internet, the “Daiwa Internet IR Award” is given to those companies that construct excellent websites for investor relations and effectively use the internet for information disclosure and communication activities. Our website was selected for the Commendation Award for the first time. *5T&C: Timely, Transparent, Traceable, Trustworthy, Total + Communication

Nikko Investor Relations All Japanese Listed Companies' Website Ranking

All Japanese Listed Companies' Website Ranking is conducted by Nikko Investor Relations Co., Ltd. with the aim of investigating the quality of information disclosure on the websites of all listed companies and promoting awareness of corporate information disclosure. It has been announced every year since it was first conducted in 2003. The survey is based on objective evaluation criteria set from three perspectives: “ease of understanding,” “ease of use,” and “amount of information.” ASKA has won the award for the AAA Corporate Website in all markets for three consecutive years (FY2022, FY2023, FY2024).

Gomez IR Website Ranking

The Gomez IR Website Ranking is conducted by BroadBand Security, Inc. with the aim of evaluating the ease of use and information content of IR sites provided by listed companies in Japan. The survey is based on the perspective of investors, the main users of the sites, and is conducted from four perspectives: “ease of use of the website”, “depth of financial and settlement information”, “depth of corporate and management information”, and “proactive and advanced information disclosure”. ASKA received the “Excellent Company: Silver Prize” in the overall ranking.

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