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ITOKI CORPORATION (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koji Minato) has received the highest rating of "Gold" in the PRIDE Index, an evaluation index for initiatives related to LGBTQ+ and other sexual minorities (hereinafter referred to as LGBTQ+) in the workplace. Furthermore, from among companies that have received a "Gold" rating in the PRIDE Index, the company has also received the "Rainbow Certification" for the second consecutive year, which is given to companies that promote cross-sector collaboration with national and local governments.

The PRIDE Index is Japan's first index for evaluating the initiatives of companies, organizations, etc. related to LGBTQ+, and was established in 2016 by work with Pride in order to create workplaces in Japan that are friendly to LGBTQ+ and other sexual minorities.
It consists of five indicators: Policy (declaration of action), Representation (community of stakeholders), Inspiration (awareness-raising activities), Development (personnel systems and programs), and Engagement/Empowerment (social contributions and public relations activities). Companies and organizations are awarded points if they meet the specified requirements within each indicator, and are certified as Gold, Silver, or Bronze depending on the score.

This is an evaluation index that recognizes companies and organizations that promote cross-sector collaboration with national and local governments, academic institutions, NPOs/NGOs, and others, beyond the scope of what a single company can achieve, in order to create workplaces and societies where sexual minorities, including LGBTQ+ people, can work as they are.
work with Pride website: https://workwithpride.jp/

At Itoki, we "We Design Tomorrow. We Design WORK-Style." As a company, we aim to create a workplace environment where everyone can work vibrantly and be themselves, and we are committed to respecting and supporting diverse sexual orientations.

• LGBTQ+ training: for management (2022) and all employees (2023)
• Declaring ourselves LGBTQ+ ally inside and outside the company, and announcing our original ally mark and corporate logo (2022)
• Introducing a “partnership system” (2023) that applies the same benefits and rules to common-law couples, same-sex partners, their children, and parents as legal spouses and family members.
• As a company that supports LGBTQ+, we will hold "Ally Exhibitions" at locations nationwide (2023, 2024, 2025).
• LGBTQ+ Ally Community Launch (2023)
• Create a "DE&I WORKPLACE HANDBOOK" that summarizes the points to be focused on in spatial design that takes DE&I into consideration and distribute it to all employees (2024)
• "DE&I x WORKPLACE Seminar": A tour of the head office after a seminar to consider DE&I-friendly spaces (2024, 2025)

Itoki will continue to work to create a workplace environment where each and every "diverse talent" with different ages, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, nationalities, disabilities, employment types, working styles, customs, values, etc. can "lively" and demonstrate their individuality through the expansion of systems and training related to LGBTQ+.

• Itoki receives the “D&I AWARD Award” at “D&I AWARD 2023”
• Regarding participation in the Cabinet Office's "Group of Male Leaders to Accelerate the Active Participation of Women"
• Itoki introduces the ``Partnership System'' and supports ``Business for Marriage Equality (BME),'' which promotes the legalization of same-sex marriage.
• ITOKI, as an LGBTQ-supporting company, will hold "Ally Exhibition" at locations nationwide!