External Recognition

The FTSE4Good Global Index is an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)-conscious investment index provided by FTSE Russell, used by investors as a benchmark for evaluating a company's sustainability.
Kewpie met the inclusion requirements from 2024 and was selected as a constituent stock of this index.

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The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index is an index created by FTSE Russell that evaluates the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) responses of Japanese companies, and is an investment indicator adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). Kewpie met the requirements for inclusion from 2024 and was selected as a constituent of this index.

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The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products. Based on third-party research, Kewpie met the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index from 2022 and was selected as a constituent of this index.

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This is an ESG investment index provided by MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International). It uses the "MSCI Japan IMI Index" as its base index and is composed of companies with excellent ESG ratings across various industries. It is used by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) as an investment target, and Kewpie has been selected as a constituent stock since 2024.

Based on data on women's employment disclosed under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, a multifaceted gender diversity score is calculated, and companies with high gender diversity scores are selected from each industry. Kewpie has been selected as a constituent stock by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) from its initial investment in 2017 until 2019, and again from 2022 onwards.

The company is included in the "S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index," an ESG investment index selected by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF). The index is constructed by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world's largest independent index companies, based on carbon emission data from Trucost, a pioneer in environmental assessment. The index places a higher weight on companies with high carbon efficiency within their industry and those that disclose information on greenhouse gas emissions.
Kewpie has been selected as a constituent stock continuously since 2020.

SOMPO Asset Management Co., Ltd selects approximately 300 stocks that excel in ESG initiatives based on its own evaluation, and this index is reviewed annually. The "Sustainable Investment" strategy that follows this index is adopted by multiple pension funds and institutional investors. Kewpie has been selected for this index continuously since 2019.

This international NGO works in environmental fields such as climate change, and it requests disclosure from major companies and cities around the world regarding how they are addressing climate change and water management, and then conducts investigations and evaluations.
Kewpie Group was selected for the "A List," the highest rating in the "Water Security" category, for 2025. It also received a "B" rating in the "Climate Change" and "Forestry" categories.

Kewpie has been certified as a Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization 2026 (Large Corporation Category) for its excellent health management practices. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the company has received this certification. An increasing number of companies are working towards health management certification and raising awareness both internally and externally, and as of 2026, 15 companies have received this certification, exceeding half of the entire Kewpie Group.

*What is the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization System?

This system recognizes corporations that are implementing particularly excellent health management practices, based on initiatives tailored to local health challenges and health promotion initiatives promoted by Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

Kewpie has been recognized as a "Dietary Education Excellence Corporation 2026 (Large Corporation Category)" under the "Dietary Education Excellence Corporation Recognition System" promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in recognition of its proactive efforts in implementing dietary education for its employees.

*What is a company recognized as an excellent organization dietary education practices?

This is a system established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to certify and commend companies that support and implement healthy eating habits for their employees.

Kewpie applied to the first "Healthy Meal & Dietary Environment" certification program promoted by the "Healthy Meal & Dietary Environment" Consortium, and its initiatives at the employee cafeteria in its group office "Sengawa Kewport" received the highest rank of "3-star."

The employee cafeteria at "Sengawa Kewport" has received a "3-star" rating in the first "Healthy Meal & Dietary Environment" certification program.

Kewpie has received certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a "childcare support company" (Kurumin certification) a total of seven times. In May 2018, it received Platinum Kurumin^* certification.

*What is Platinum Kurumin certification?

As of April 1, 2015, the new Platinum Kurumin certification began to promote ongoing efforts while recognizing companies that have already received Kurumin certification, have made considerable progress in introducing and using systems to support work-life balance, and are implementing a high level of efforts.

In recognition of their efforts to promote women's participation in the workforce, the following three companies have received the "Eruboshi Certification" from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as of the end of November 2025.

• Kewpie: Stage 3
• K.System Co., Ltd.: Stage 3
• Aohata Corporation: Stage 2

*What is Eruboshi certification?

Based on the "Act on Promotion of Women's Participation in Professional Life (Women's Empowerment Act)," this system allows employers who have formulated and submitted a general business owner action plan and who meet requirements such as having excellent implementation status in promoting women's participation in the workforce to receive certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. There are five stages of certification: "recruitment," "continued employment," "working hours and other working styles," "management ratio," and "diverse career paths," and employers are certified in three stages depending on the number of criteria they meet.