External Evaluation | Sustainability | ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

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 JPX Blossom Japan Index

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

FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

The FTSE JPX 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 disclosure system. It evaluates data reported by disclosing organizations using its proprietary methodology and assigns scores on an eight-level scale (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-).
In CDP 2025, the Company received a score of “B” for Climate Change, “B-” for Water Security, and “C” for Forests. The “B” and “B-” scores indicate a Management level, meaning that the company understands its environmental risks and impacts and is taking action. The “C” score represents an Awareness level, indicating that the Company is comprehensively assessing the relationship between environmental issues and its business.

Digital Transformation Certification

The DX Certification Program is to review and certify operators that are strategically engaged in digital transformation (DX) based on the Act on Promotion of Information Processing. In August 2025, the Company was certified as a DX-certified business in recognition of our digital strategy based on our management vision, organizational structure, IT governance, and human resource development, all of which are above a certain level.

Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization (Large Enterprise Category)

In March 2026, ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. was certified as a “Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization 2026 (Large Enterprise Category)”, a program jointly administered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Health Council.
Through continuous efforts to promote employee health and work style reform, ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has been certified for eight consecutive years (including seven times as a “White 500” company), and ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. for five consecutive years (including four times as a “White 500” company).

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.” Since its first selection in March 2025, the Company has been selected for two consecutive years.

Platinum Kurumin Plus Certification

In March 2026, ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a core operating company of the ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Group, obtained the “Platinum Kurumin Plus” certification for the first time from the Tokyo Labour Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This certification is awarded to companies that meet certain criteria by actively promoting a high standard of childcare support, as well as support for balancing infertility treatment and work. The ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Group is committed to creating a workplace environment in which all employees can fully demonstrate their abilities while balancing diverse life events, and these initiatives have been highly evaluated.

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 Sustainable Management Survey 2025, Smart Work Edition

NIKKEI Sustainable Management Survey, Smart Work Edition

The NIKKEI Smart Work Management Survey, Smart Work Edition 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 and a half out of five stars.

NIKKEI Sustainable Management Survey 2025, SDGs Edition

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 and a half out of five stars.

“Outstanding Improvements in Sustainability Disclosure” Selected by GPIF’s Domestic Equity Asset Managers

Domestic equity asset managers of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) evaluate and select companies that have demonstrated particularly significant improvements in sustainability disclosures based on material issues relevant to their business.
Our company was selected for the first time in March 2026 in recognition of the qualitative enhancement of our sustainability disclosures, including our integrated report.

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. *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 four consecutive years from FY2022.

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: Gold Prize” in the overall ranking.

Gomez ESG Website Ranking

The Gomez ESG Website Ranking is conducted by Broadband Security, Inc. to evaluate the usability and comprehensiveness of ESG-related websites provided by listed companies in Japan. The ranking consists of five categories: “Website Usability,” “Common ESG,” “Environment (E),” “Social (S),” and “Governance (G).” These categories are designed not only from the perspective of key users such as shareholders and investors, but also by incorporating the viewpoints of a wide range of stakeholders. The company was selected as the Excellent Company for the first time in the overall ranking for FY2025.