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

MSCI is a leader in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research and index development. The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index consists of the highest-rated ESG performers in each industry sector, chosen from Japan's top 700 listed companies by market capitalization. For five consecutive years, Kewpie has remained a constituent stock in the index, which is selected by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for passive tracking, since first being included in 2017.

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 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.

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.

On March 9, 2022, Kewpie Corporation was recognized as an outstanding organization for health and productivity management under the 2022 Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organization Recognition Program (Large Enterprise Category).

Note: This certification is valid from March 9, 2022 to March 31, 2023.