KOSÉ Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuhiro Kobayashi) has received the "D&I AWARD 2024," the largest award in Japan for recognizing and honoring companies promoting workplace diversity and inclusion (hereafter referred to as D&I), winning the "D&I AWARD prize (SEMI-GRAND PRIZE)" for the first time in the category for companies with 301 to 3,000 employees.*1 At the same time, the company has also received the highest rank of certification for D&I initiatives called "BEST Workplace" from the same award. This is also the company's first certification.
*1 Number of employees at KOSÉ Corporation: 1,026 (from the Securities Report for the fiscal year ending December 2023)

The "D&I AWARD 2024" is organized by JobRainbow, focusing on five areas: "Gender," "LGBTQ+," "Disabilities," "Multicultural Coexistence," and "Childcare/Caregiving," conducting a survey to visualize the initiatives of companies that respect employee diversity. The initiatives for promoting diversity in companies and organizations active in Japan are scored using a unique evaluation indicator called "Diversity Score," and certifications are granted in four levels based on the scores. Additionally, companies that score highly and undertake initiatives that serve as role models for society are awarded the D&I AWARD Grand Prize and the D&I AWARD prize (SEMI-GRAND PRIZE). In the 2024 fiscal year, 710 companies (as announced by the organizer) participated in this award.

Our group has set "Support for Social Opportunities" as a theme under our mid-to-long-term vision "Vision for Lifelong Beauty Partner*1," which is one of the critical challenges for providing opportunities for everyone to thrive, regardless of their position or characteristics. To achieve this, we are implementing sustainability strategies*2 and human resource strategies that maximize human capital. In the 2024 fiscal year, we have introduced a partnership system*3 that considers diverse genders, conducted awareness activities using the "KOSÉ DE&I*4 Handbook," among others. Additionally, the childcare leave acquisition rate for both genders at our company is currently at 100%*5.

*1 Mid-to-long-term vision "Vision for Lifelong Beauty Partner" (published on November 11, 2024) *2 Sustainability strategy (published on November 11, 2024) *3 Released on April 1, 2024 *4 D&I, adding the concept of "Equity," meaning "fairness and justice," to "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion". Company website "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" *5 As of December 18, 2024, preliminary figure

Going forward, under the belief that "diversity is the source of innovation," efforts will continue to foster an understanding of the importance of DE&I among all employees while designing human resource systems that allow diverse individuals to thrive, promoting a workplace where diverse values are respected and various talents can create results.