FANCL Corporation and Group company Attenir Corporation ("Attenir") received a Gold rating in the PRIDE Index 2022, an index that evaluates workplace initiatives concerning sexual minorities such as LGBTQ ("LGBTQ").
The PRIDE Index was created by Work with Pride, a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation of workplaces in Japan where LGBTQ people can work comfortably beyond the standard frameworks of corporations and other organizations.
Continuing from last year, FANCL and Attenir entered jointly and won the highest rating (Gold) following an assessment of all five evaluation indicators:
- Action declaration;
- LGBTQ network;
- Raising awareness;
- Human resources management policy and programs; and
- Social responsibility and external activities.

FANCL and Attenir will continue to promote the creation of workplaces where everyone can work comfortably.

FANCL Corporation and Group company Attenir Corporation (Hereafter "Attenir") received a Silver rating in the PRIDE Index 2021, an index that evaluates workplace initiatives concerning sexual minorities, such as LGBTQ.
The PRIDE Index was created by 'work with PRIDE', a non-profit organization with the objective of "creating workplaces in Japan where LGBTQ people can work comfortably beyond the standard frameworks of corporations and other organizations." The PRIDE Index categorizes LGBTQ-related initiatives into five evaluation indicators, and awards are given based on the number of points earned for each indicator.

In continuation from the previous year, FANCL and Attenir made a joint submission in 2021, and received the Silver Award for four indicators (commitment to action, a representative community, awareness-raising activities, and social responsibility and external activities).
FANCL and Attenir will continue to promote the creation of a workplace that is inclusive of everyone.

FANCL received the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Award at the 11th Japan's Most Beloved Company Grand Prize awards sponsored by the Management-Academia Conference That Values People® and other organizations.
This award is presented to companies that practice management which values people and that are exceptional at creating employee-friendly workplaces through initiatives such as supporting the active participation of people with disabilities, the elderly, and women, and reducing long working hours.
We have adopted "Embrace differences" as our slogan for diversity and going forward, we will aim to continuously create new value by fully leveraging the individuality and capabilities of a diverse workforce with a variety of different values and ways of thinking.

Each year, the Japanese Cabinet Office call for the submission of Essays on Experiences with Expanding Your Mind's Connections on the themes of disability or persons with disabilities and Posters as one of its initiatives for the Week of Persons with Disabilities.
In FY Mar/2021, the essay "Many Thank Yous" by Taketoshi Kitakamae , an employee of FANCL SMILE Co., Ltd., a special subsidiary of the FANCL Group, won the Award for Excellence (Ministers of State for Special Missions' Award) in the General category.

The essay describes the daily efforts by Mr. Kitakamae, who developed a visual impairment, to overcome various setbacks with the support of those around him to become a grooming instructor for FANCL Seminar. It closes with the line, "I want to become a person who receives many thank yous."
*FANCL Seminar is a free seminar program for people with disabilities that has been carried out since 1988 as part of the Group's social contribution activities.

FANCL and Group company Attenir Corporation received a Bronze rating in the Pride Index 2020, an index that evaluates workplace initiatives concerning sexual minorities, such as LGBTQ people.

The Pride Index is an index created by the nonprofit group Work with Pride , that evaluates efforts by companies and other organizations in Japan to overcome limitations and realize LGBTQ-friendly workplace environments. It assesses initiatives concerning LGBTQ people according to five categories and then provides a rating based on the overall score. This year was the first year that FANCL and Attenir applied for a rating as a joint effort and we received the Bronze rating after scoring highly in three categories (commitment to action, a representative community, and awareness-raising activities).
Both FANCL and Attenir will continue to promote the creation of workplaces that are inclusive of everyone.

FANCL was presented with awards at the Cabinet Office Awards for the Promotion of Barrier-Free and Universal Design for our makeup seminars for people with visual impairments and Touch-Mark sticker initiatives.
As part of our social contribution activities, we have been holding grooming seminars that primarily target high school students with intellectual disabilities and makeup seminars for the elderly.

Furthermore, in 1998 we came up with Touch-Mark stickers based on input from employees who wanted to eliminate unease and inconvenience for people who are blind or visually impaired. The overwhelming majority of people who develop visual impairments later in life have not been to a school for the blind so many of them cannot read braille. Therefore, instead of braille, we use stickers that have a textured surface.
In addition to the Touch-Mark sticker initiative, since 2013 we have also been holding makeup seminars for people with visual impairments at schools for the blind. These are held at schools across Japan, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, and the number of locations we visit grows each year.
Going forward, we intend to further expand our engagement so that we can continue to help people with disabilities to participate in society.

FANCL was selected as one of the brands in the "MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index" developed by US company MSCI for ESG investment.
The "MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index" selects leader companies that actively promote the employment of women, scoring companies based on information disclosed by the companies and on data in a database on gender diversity based on the "The Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace" such as the employment ratio for women and the percentage of female management . This index is used as the index for ESG investments by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
FANCL has an established culture of female employees playing a central and active role in the company since its establishment, and has promoted the creation of a workplace where women can demonstrate their abilities. The percentage of women in management positions reached approximately 46% in fiscal 2018, and the goal is to increase this to 50% by fiscal 2020.

FANCL was awarded the "Toyo Keizai Award" in the first award "Platinum Career Award" created by Toyo Keizai Inc.
This award is a system that recognizes corporations who practice career formation and provide opportunities for active participation, defining the careers that Japanese employees should aim for as "platinum careers" where individuals "hone and utilize their skills through autonomous learning and experience regardless of age" in the Japan of the future, where diverse ways of working will be required and working careers will become longer as we enter into the "era of the 100 year life".
FANCL received this award for the following reasons:

• Introduction of "Active Senior Employees"
• Creation of a system for autonomous career development through the "FANCL Shigoto Juku (FANCL Business Training Program)"
• Introduction of the Social Contribution Leave

Going forward, FANCL will continue to employ diverse talent and conduct initiatives to support the further success and active participation of employees.

FANCL was recognized for the status of its initiatives in support of childcare, and was certified as a "Kanagawa Business that Promotes Children and Childcare".
In this modern age of a declining birthrate and population, workplaces are sought where employees can balance both work and childcare, and Kanagawa Prefecture has created a system to certify businesses with systems to support children and childcare for their employees as "Kanagawa Childcare Supporters" under the Kanagawa Prefecture Ordinance to Promote the Support of Children and Childcare.

FANCL's initiatives related to the promotion of the active participation of women based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Act on Women's Participation, hereafter) were recognized, and the company received "Eruboshi" (Grade 2) certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

"Eruboshi" certification is a certification system for corporations that have formulated and submitted the "Action Plan for General Business Operators" based on the "Act on Women's Participation" enforced on April 1, 2016 and satisfied the designated standards. Evaluation categories include "1. Employment", "2. Continuous employment", "3. Work style such as working hours", "4. Percentage of women in management positions", and "5. Diverse career paths", with certification criteria set for each item. Grade 1, Grade 2, or Grade 3 certification is granted depending on the number of categories that satisfied the criteria.

FANCL will continue to promote its activities to promote the active participation of women in pursuit of Grade 3 certification.

The company was selected as a "Leading Company Where Women Shine" in 2015 by the Cabinet Office Gender Equality Bureau, and received the Minister of State for Special Missions Award from the Cabinet Office of Japan.
The "Leading Company Where Women Shine Awards" are awards that recognize leading corporations with exceptional policies, initiatives, track record, and disclosure of these aspects regarding the employment of women. Corporations that create workplace environments where women can actively participate are recognized by investors, potential job applicants, and consumers, etc. to ensure that similar initiatives spread to other corporations.

The Fiscal 2014 Commendation for Corporate Behavior, sponsored by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was awarded to FANCL, Seven & I Holdings, and Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings. FANCL's "active initiatives to promote the active participation of women" such as the appointment of female executives, and the appointment and promotion of the appointment of female management were recognized.

FANCL received the "Kurumin" mark, a certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that symbolizes corporations recognized for actively engaging in childcare support, etc. as a part of measures to address the declining birth rate.

* The "Kurumin mark" is a mark that corporations recognized by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to be actively engaged in childcare support are permitted to display on their products, services, and advertisements.