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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato; hereinafter "ITOKI") has made the "LGBTQ Ally Declaration" with the aim of respecting diversity in sexual orientation, gender identity, and other aspects, and creating a work environment where everyone can work more true to themselves. In addition, in recognition of its efforts to date, the company was awarded "Bronze" in the "PRIDE Index 2022," an index that evaluates LGBTQ-related workplace initiatives.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, etc. It is an acronym for "Questioning" and is sometimes used as a general term to refer to sexual minorities.

This is Japan's first evaluation index for efforts towards sexual minorities such as LGBTQ in the workplace. In June 2016, the voluntary organization ``work with Pride'' formulated this policy with the aim of creating workplaces in Japan that are comfortable for LGBTQ people, transcending the framework of companies and organizations. In accordance with each letter of PRIDE, "Policy (declaration of action)", "Representation (community of those involved)", "Inspiration (awareness activities)", "Development (personnel system/program)", "Engagement/Empowerment (social contribution/external relations activities)" Each company is evaluated using five factors as indicators.

Under the commitment of our top management, ITOKI considers our colleagues of various ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, nationalities, disabilities, employment types, work styles, customs, values, etc. to be "diverse human resources." Our aim is for each and every employee to be ``lively'' and utilize their unique characteristics to demonstrate their potential.

• In order to express this LGBTQ ally declaration more concretely, ITOKI announced the following LGBTQ ally mark and corporate logo, and distributed badges and stickers within the company.

• Additionally, we have revised our work rules as of October 1st of this year.

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- Specifies the prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation
- Review of gender representation

ITOKI will continue to create a work environment where everyone can work as themselves, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, by expanding systems and training related to LGBTQ issues.

January 2023: Partnership system introduced
April 2023: LGBTQ training for all employees