External Evaluation

External Evaluation Regarding ESG *As of August 2024

Selected for Inclusion in ESG Indexes

• Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (three consecutive years from 2021)
• Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (five consecutive years from 2019)

  Olympus Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Three Consecutive Years

• FTSE4Good Index Series
• FTSE Blossom Japan Index
• FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

External Evaluation Regarding ESG

• Obtained a B rating in the climate change survey and a C rating in the water security survey by CDP Worldwide, an international NGO that aims at the realization of a sustainable economy (2023 for Olympus).
• Selected by CDP as a CDP 2021 Supplier Engagement Leader and a CDP 2022 Supplier Engagement Leader, the highest rating in the Supplier Engagement Rating (SER), which evaluates how effectively companies are working with their suppliers to address climate change challenges (Olympus).
• Listed in White 500, the Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (eight consecutive years since 2017 for Olympus, in 2021 for Olympus Marketing, and in 2020 for Aizu Olympus).
• Listed in the Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program (four consecutive years since 2021 for Aizu Olympus and in 2020, 2022–2024 for Olympus Marketing).
• Received Platinum Kurumin certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company with excellent initiatives to combine work and childcare and to promote ongoing initiatives (Olympus in 2022, and Olympus Terumo Biomaterials in 2021).

  * Our Orthopedic Business, including Olympus Terumo Biomaterials Corporation, was transferred to Polaris Capital Group effective from July 12, 2024.

• Received Kurumin certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company with excellent initiatives to combine work and childcare (Olympus Marketing in 2020, and Aizu Olympus 2022).
• Received Eruboshi certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as a company that actively promotes female workers (Eruboshi Grade 3 for Olympus in 2019).
• Olympus has established a dedicated consultation office in Japan to promote understanding and support for sexual minorities. We have furthermore established an in-company intranet and are implementing ALLY activities led by volunteers to promote the understanding of LGBTQ issues. As a result of these activities, we received a "Silver" certification in the "PRIDE Index 2023," an evaluation index for LGBTQ initiatives in Japan.