Outside Evaluation

The FTSE4Good Global Index is an ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) investment index provided by FTSE Russell, which is used by investors as a standard to evaluate the sustainability of companies. Kewpie Corporation has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series starting from 2024, after meeting the inclusion requirements.

FTSE4Good Index Series website

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is an index created by FTSE Russell that evaluates the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) performance of Japanese companies. This index is used as an investment benchmark by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan. Kewpie Corporation has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index starting from 2024, after meeting the inclusion requirements.

FTSE Blossom Japan Index website

The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is widely used to create and evaluate sustainable investment funds and other financial products. As a result of third-party research, Kewpie met the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index in 2022 and was selected as a component of this index.

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index website

This is an ESG investment index provided by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) in the United States.
Based on the MSCI Japan Equity IMI Index as a parent index, the index is composed of companies from various industries that excel in ESG evaluations. Starting in 2024, Kewpie has been selected as a constituent stock of the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

MSCI Japan scores Japanese companies on gender diversity and equal opportunity using multiple indicators, including employment data made public under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. It then selects high-scoring companies from each sector for inclusion in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN). Kewpie has remained a constituent stock in the index, which is selected by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for passive tracking, from 2017 to 2019 and consecutively from 2022.

Kewpie has been included as member of the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, a stock index for ESG investment selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). This index consists of the S&P Dow Jones Index, one of the world's largest independent index companies, based on carbon emissions data from Trucost, a pioneer in environmental assessment. This index increases the weight of investments in companies within similar industries that are highly carbon efficient and those that disclose information on their greenhouse gas emissions.

Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. uses independent criteria to select around 300 brands with top ESG initiatives and reviews the index every year. Pension funds and institutional investors purchase the Sompo Sustainable Management investment product, which follows the index. Kewpie was added to this list for the first time in 2019 and has been included for three years running.

CDP is a UK-based international NGO that is tackling climate change and other environmental issues. They request that major companies and cities around the world disclose information on their efforts to address climate change, water management, and other issues, and conduct surveys and assessments.
In 2024, the Kewpie Group received a B rating for climate change and water security. For forests (palm oil) we received a C rating and for forests (timber) as well, a C rating.

Kewpie has been certified as an Outstanding Organization for Health and Productivity Management in 2025 (large enterprise category) as a company that practices excellent health and productivity management. This is the fourth consecutive year we have received this certification. The entire Kewpie Group is committed to health and productivity management, and as of December 2024, more than half of Group companies, 18 in total, have been certified.

• Outstanding Organization for Health and Productivity Management (Large Enterprise Category) 3 companies
• Outstanding Organization for Health and Productivity Management (Small and Medium Enterprise Category) 3 companies
• Excellent Health Management Company Silver Certification 12 companies

*The Outstanding Organization for Health and Productivity Management certification system recognizes organizations with outstanding health management practices based on efforts to address local health issues and adopt health initiatives promoted by Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

Kewpie is a seven-time recipient of the Kurumin certification, awarded by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to companies providing outstanding support for childcare. In May 2018, Kewpie was awarded the Platinum Kurumin^* certification.

*Platinum Kurumin

The Platinum Kurumin certification was instituted in April 2015 to recognize companies that have met and surpassed the standards for Kurumin and to encourage businesses to pursue further initiatives to support work-life balance.

Kewpie applied for first round Healthy Meal & Dietary Environment certification from the Healthy Meal & Dietary Environment Consortium in the cafeteria segment, with the Sengawa Kewport complex being awarded the highest "3 star" rating.