External Ratings

Logo	Index	Overview of the Group’s rating
	MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index *1	The index is composed of stocks of companies with superior ESG performance relative to their peers, with the top 700 stocks in market capitalization of the MSCI Japan IMI covering Japanese stocks as the parent index. The H.U. Group has been selected as a constituent for six consecutive years since 2017.
	MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)*1	The index is composed of stocks of companies with excellent gender diversity scores, with the top 700 stocks in market capitalization of the MSCI Japan IMI covering Japanese stocks as the parent index. The H.U. Group has been selected as a constituent for four consecutive years since 2019.
	SOMPO Sustainability Index	The index is composed of some 300 stocks with strong reputations for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESGs), selected based on the results of an ESG management survey conducted by SOMPO Risk Management Inc. The H.U. Group has been selected two years in a row starting in 2021.
	FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index *2	The index consists of around 500 corporate brands with excellent response to ESG issues, selected from among those with comparatively high FTSE Russell ESG ratings in their respective industries. H.U. Group Holdings was selected in 2022, when the Index was first launched.

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Index	Overview of the Group’s rating
MSCI ESG Ratings *	An MSCI ESG Rating rates companies on a scale of “AAA to CCC” according to their exposure to ESG risks and how well they manage those risks relative to peers. The H.U. Group earned a highest rating of AAA in 2022.
Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings	The ratings focus on ESG issues that pose significant risks to corporate performance and rate companies on three aspects of corporate governance, material ESG issues, and industry-specific issues. The H.U. Group has earned a rating of “Low Risk”, the second highest, since 2020.
CDP	Based on the questionnaire related to global environmental issues, the CDP, an international NGO, assess the responses from companies, etc. and discloses the information. In the 2022 CDP Climate Change Report, the Group received the second highest A- rating for the second consecutive year. Additionally, the Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) rates how effectively companies collaborate with suppliers regarding climate change issues and in 2022 the Group was selected for the first time to be a Supplier Engagement Leader, the highest rating.
ISS ESG	ISS ESG is an ESG investment-related solutions business unit of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a world-leading US proxy advisory firm, and is one of the leading ESG rating agencies. The H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. has been certified the "Prime" status in “ESG Corporate Rating” by ISS ESG since 2023.
Toyo Keizai Inc. CSR Company Ranking	The ranking evaluates Japanese companies from four aspects of CSR initiatives (human resources and utilization, environment, corporate governance, and social responsibility) and financial aspects. The H.U. Group was rated as follows in the 2023 edition rankings. (1,702 companies surveyed) ✓ Ranking of CSR companies: Ranked 204th overall and 5th in three-year average growth rate
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Nippon Kenko Kaigi Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Large Enterprise Category (White 500)	Nippon Kenko Kaigi, jointly with the METI, presents awards to large and small and medium-sized enterprises that have implemented particularly excellent health management based on their efforts to meet local health issues and the health promotion initiatives of the organization. The H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. has been certified as a "Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (White 500)", which was selected from the top 500 corporations in the large enterprise category for the second consecutive year since 2022.
Digital Transformation (DX) Certification	The H.U. Group Holdings Inc. has been certified as a DX-certified company under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)'s digital transformation (DX) certification system in February 2023. As a social infrastructure company protecting lifelines with a focus which focuses on lab testing and its related services, the Group will construct and stably operate a highly reliable IT infrastructure system, increase the efficiency of business using IT infrastructure, reform businesses using ICT and promote DX.

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