External evaluation and certification

FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index

The "FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index" is a stock index developed by FTSE Russell that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate excellent ESG practices. It has been selected as an index for use by Goverment Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for ESG investing.

FTSE Blossom Index Series

*FTSE Russell (a registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) hereby certifies that Fujikura Ltd. has met the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index as a result of third-party research, and has become a constituent of this index. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index is created by FTSE Russell, a global index provider, and is designed to measure the performance of Japanese companies that have made specific environmental, social, and governance (ESG) decisions. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

The "FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index" is a stock index developed by FTSE Russell that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate excellent ESG practices. Furthermore, among Japanese companies that have been evaluated for their outstanding performance in the ESG field, only those whose efforts to improve greenhouse gas emissions are evaluated positively in the TPI Management Quality Score, with the aim of promoting the transition to a low-carbon economy, are included. It has been selected as an index for use by Goverment Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for ESG investment.

FTSE Blossom Index Series

*FTSE Russell (a registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) hereby certifies that Fujikura Ltd. has met the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index as a result of third-party research, and has become a constituent of this index. The FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

This index was designed by MSCI, a major US financial services company, and is an ESG investment index that calculates a gender diversity score from multiple angles based on data on female employment disclosed under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, and selects companies with high scores from each industry to create an index. It has been selected as the index of choice for ESG investment by Goverment Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

This index was designed by S&P Dow Jones Indices, a US financial market index company, and uses TOPIX as its universe to determine the weighting of constituent stocks based on the disclosure of environmental information and the level of carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per sales). It has been selected as the index adopted by Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for ESG investment.

Morningstar Japan Equity Gender Diversity Tilt Index

This is a domestic stock index that determines investment weights based on the evaluation of a company's efforts toward gender equality using the Equileap Gender Scorecard. It has been selected as an index Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) for ESG investment.

SOMPO Sustainability Index

The SOMPO Sustainability Index is a proprietary active index developed by SOMPO Asset Management that is composed of stocks with excellent ESG (environmental, social, and governance) initiatives based on ESG evaluation results. It is used to construct portfolios for the ESG-focused investment product "SOMPO Sustainable Management." This product is managed with a long-term investment orientation and is adopted by multiple pension funds and institutional investors.

JPX-Nikkei Index 400

The JPX-Nikkei 400 is a stock price index composed of "companies that are highly attractive to investors" that meet various requirements set by global investment standards, such as efficient capital utilization and investor-conscious management perspectives, and is jointly calculated by JPX Research Institute, Inc. and Nikkei Inc.

CDP

CDP, a UK-based non-governmental organization (NGO) that conducts international environmental surveys and information disclosures, calls on companies to disclose information regarding climate change countermeasures and water source protection.
CDP evaluates companies on a scale of A to D- based on responses from over 24,000 companies worldwide, highlighting how effectively they address and disclose information regarding environmental issues. In December 2025, the company received a "B" rating in both "Climate Change" and "Water Security." In February 2026, it was awarded the highest possible rating of "A" in the Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA).

Health and Productivity Management Award 2025 (large corporation unit)

The Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation Certification System is a public system that certifies and honors large and small companies that are excellent in their efforts to promote health and productivity management. It was established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2016 in order to create an environment in which companies that are excellent in their efforts to promote health and productivity management can be recognized by employees, job seekers, related companies, financial institutions, etc.

Kurumin

次世代育成支援対策推進法に基づき、一般事業主行動計画を策定した企業のうち、計画に定めた目標を達成し、一定の基準を満たした企業は、申請を行うことによって「子育てサポート企業」として、厚生労働大臣の認定（くるみん認定）を受けることができます。
この認定を受けた企業の証が、「くるみんマーク」です。フジクラは2011、2016、2017年に認定を取得しています。

About the Kurumin Mark, Platinum Kurumin Mark, and Try Kurumin Mark

Elboshi

女性活躍推進法に基づく行動計画の策定・届出を行った企業のうち、女性の活躍促進に関する取り組みの実施状況が優良な企業に対して、厚生労働大臣が認定する制度で、5つの認定基準を満たした項目数により3段階で認定を受けます。フジクラは2017年に最高ランク「認定段階3」を取得しました。

Special page on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (Eruboshi Certification, Platinum Eruboshi Certification)

Edo Green Registered Green Spaces

This system is a registration system for native species planting established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government as an initiative to restore an environment suitable for Tokyo's creatures, including insects, birds, and other animals, by planting plants (native species) that are naturally establishment in Tokyo on the grounds of buildings, etc. The Fujikura-Kiba Millennium Woods' biodiversity initiatives focusing on native species were recognized, and in September 2017, it was registered as the first excellent green space since the registration system was launched.

Nature Coexistence Site

A "Nature Coexistence Site" is an initiative in which the government certifies areas where biodiversity conservation is being achieved through private sector efforts, etc. Fujikura-Kiba Millennium Woods was certified as a "Nature Coexistence Site" in the Ministry of the Environment's 2023 second-half certification review.
Fujikura Group is promoting the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity by participating in the Ministry of the Environment's 30 by 30 Alliance for Biodiversity and endorsing the Japan Business Federation's Biodiversity Declaration Initiative.