FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

The index is designed by FTSE Russell to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong Environment, Social and Government (ESG) practices in each sector and is constructed so that each industry or sector aligns with the Japanese equity market.
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).
In June 2022, GMO-PG was selected for the first time as a constituent of this index.

*GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. announces it has been included in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index.
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is designed as a sector neutral benchmark that reflects the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices in Japan. The index selects companies with higher ESG Ratings within the top 50% of each sector and supports climate transition to a low carbon economy by evaluating companies' climate governance and climate change efforts via the Transition Pathway Initiative's Management Quality Score.

▶FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

MSCI JAPAN EMPOWERING WOMEN INDEX（WIN）

This is part of MSCI’s ESG index and represents the performance of Japanese companies that are leading in promoting and maintaining gender diversity, selected from the top 700 Japanese companies by market capitalization (constructed using MSCI Japan IMI Top 700 Index)
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of GPIF.
In June 2022, GMO-PG was selected for the first time as a constituent of this index.

*THE INCLUSION OF GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES.
THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.

▶MSCI JAPAN EMPOWERING WOMEN INDEX(WIN)

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is designed to measure the performance of companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX, “underlying index”), while overweighting or underweighting those companies that have lower or higher levels of carbon emissions per unit of revenue and disclosure of environmental information.
This index is adopted as the ESG index for the investment of GPIF.

▶S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

MSCI ESG RATING

MSCI ESG RATING is based on MSCI's analysis of companies' environmental, social and governance practices and risk management capabilities, and are rated on a seven-point scale ranging from the lowest CCC rating to the highest AAA rating.
In June 2022, GMO-PG received the "BBB" rating.

*THE INCLUSION OF GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN, DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. BY MSCI OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES.
THE MSCI INDEXES ARE THE EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF MSCI. MSCI AND THE MSCI INDEX NAMES AND LOGOS ARE TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS OF MSCI OR ITS AFFILIATES.

Kurumin Certification

In March 2022, GMO-PG was certified as a company that supports child-raising (known as "Kurumin") in recognition of the Company’s efforts to help employees balance work and child-raising, including a revision of staggered working hours, shortened working-hour system and the introduction of subsidies for the use of babysitters.

Great Place to Work Certification

GMO-PG was certified as a "Great Place to Work Certification" for the eighth consecutive time in July 2022, in the survey conducted by Great Place to Work® Institute Japan.