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Initiatives and External Evaluations

Participation in Initiatives

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)is a global initiative in which companies and organizations take action as upstanding members of society by exercising responsible, productive leadership to realize sustainable growth. Participating companies and organizations are asked to uphold and put into action ten principles in the four areas of “Human Rights,” “Labour,” “Environment” and “Anti-Corruption.”

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The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
Human Rights Principle 1:
Business should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2:
Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labour Principle 3:
Business should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4:
The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5:
The effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6:
The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environment Principle 7:
Business should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8:
Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9:
Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption Principle 10:
Business should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Lion announced its support for the UNGC in 2009 and takes part in related initiatives. Furthermore, Lion is a member of the Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ)[Japanese] , a local network of the UNGC. The CGNJ has subcommittees aimed at promoting the CSR activities of its member companies. Lion participates in the Supply Chain, Environmental Management, HRDD and SRI/ESG subcommittees. The subcommittees share information on the latest CSR-related developments through lectures by experts and examples of initiatives at participating companies. They also prepare various publications to support the CSR efforts of diverse corporate actors based on the experience of the participating companies across a wide range of industries.

Publications Lion Has Helped Prepare

◎Supply Chain Subcommittee

Others

Status of Inclusion in SRI Indices

In addition to financial considerations, Lion works to address environmental, social and governance issues. Lion has been selected for inclusion in leading socially responsible investing (SRI) indices in and outside Japan, namely the FTSE4Good Global Index (based in the UK) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index (U.S.A. and Switzerland).
We are also included in the ESG indices used by Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF): the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN), S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index and Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index. Inclusion in these indices indicates that Lion is recognized globally as a highly trustworthy company that meets high standards of corporate ethics and corporate social responsibility.

As of January 2024

2023

December 2023

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects Japanese companies with excellent ESG performance.

December 2023

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index(DJSI Asia Pacific)

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A global ESG index jointly developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM that selects companies with outstanding sustainability using economic, environmental and social criteria.
Lion has been included in this index for seven consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2023

FTSE4Good Global Index

FTSE4Good Global Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that evaluates companies’ sustainability from ESG perspectives and selects companies that meet its standards.
Lion has been included in this index for 16 consecutive years beginning in 2008.

July 2023

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that selects Japanese companies with outstanding ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for seven consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2023

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

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FTSE Russell (registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) hereby confirms that Lion Corporation has been independently assessed and found to satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices relative to their respective sectors.
Lion was included in this index for second consecutive years beginning in 2022.

July 2023

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects for Japanese companies that promote the professional participation and advancement of woman and earn high gender diversity scores.
Lion has been included in this index for seven consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2023

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

An index comprising the companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) that weights said companies based on their disclosure of environmental data and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of net sales). Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has used this index since 2018.
Lion has been included in this index since its establishment in 2018.

June 2023

SOMPO Sustainability Index

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An index operated by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. Every year, approximately 300 companies are selected for this index, which Sompo Asset Management uses for its SOMPO Sustainable Management investment product.
Lion was selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index in recognition of its ESG initiatives for three consecutive years beginning in 2021.

April 2023

Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index(GenDi J)

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Morningstar, Inc., and/or one of its affiliated companies (individually and collectively, “Morningstar”) has authorized Lion Corporation to use of the Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Logo (“Logo”) to reflect the fact that, for the designated ranking year, Lion Corporation ranks in the top quintile of companies comprising the Morningstar® Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt IndexSM (“Index”) on the issue of gender diversity in the workplace. Morningstar is making the Logo available for use by Lion Corporation solely for informational purposes. Lion Corporation use of the Logo should not be construed as an endorsement by Morningstar of Lion Corporation or as a recommendation, offer or solicitation to purchase, sell or underwrite any security associated with Lion Corporation. The Index is designed to reflect gender diversity in the workplace in Japan, but Morningstar does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the Index or any data included in it. Morningstar makes no express or implied warranties regarding the Index or the Logo, and expressly disclaim all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to the Index, any data included in it or the Logo. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall Morningstar or any of its third party content providers have any liability for any damages (whether direct or indirect), arising from any party’s use or reliance on the Index or the Logo, even if Morningstar is notified of the possibility of such damages. The Morningstar name, Index name and the Logo are the trademarks or services marks of Morningstar, Inc. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

An index developed with the help of Netherland-based Equileap that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of gender.
Lion was included in this index for the first time in 2023.

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2022

December 2022

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index(DJSI Asia Pacific)

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A global ESG index jointly developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM that selects companies with outstanding sustainability using economic, environmental and social criteria.
Lion has been included in this index for six consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2022

FTSE4Good Global Index

FTSE4Good Global Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that evaluates companies’ sustainability from ESG perspectives and selects companies that meet its standards.
Lion has been included in this index for 15 consecutive years beginning in 2008.

July 2022

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that selects Japanese companies with outstanding ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for six consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2022

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index
THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects Japanese companies with excellent ESG performance.

July 2022

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects for Japanese companies that promote the professional participation and advancement of woman and earn high gender diversity scores.
Lion has been included in this index for six consecutive years beginning in 2017.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

An index comprising the companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) that weights said companies based on their disclosure of environmental data and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of net sales). Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has used this index since 2018.
Lion has been included in this index since its establishment in 2018.

June 2022

SOMPO Sustainability Index

Sompo Sustainability Index 2021

An index operated by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. Every year, approximately 300 companies are selected for this index, which Sompo Asset Management uses for its SOMPO Sustainable Management investment product.
Lion was selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index in recognition of its ESG initiatives.

April 2022

FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

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FTSE Russell (registered trademark of FTSE International Limited and Frank Russell Company) hereby confirms that Lion Corporation has been independently assessed and found to satisfy the requirements for inclusion in the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index. The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is widely used in the creation and evaluation of sustainable investment funds and other financial products.

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that reflects the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices relative to their respective sectors.
Lion was included in this index for the first time in 2022.

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2021

November 2021

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index(DJSI Asia Pacific)

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A global ESG index jointly developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM that selects companies with outstanding sustainability using economic, environmental and social criteria.
Lion has been included in this index for five consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2021

FTSE4Good Global Index

FTSE4Good Global Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that evaluates companies’ sustainability from ESG perspectives and selects companies that meet its standards.
Lion has been included in this index for 14 consecutive years beginning in 2008.

July 2021

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that selects Japanese companies with outstanding ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for five consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2021

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects for Japanese companies that promote the professional participation and advancement of woman and earn high gender diversity scores.
Lion has been included in this index for five consecutive years beginning in 2017.

June 2021

SOMPO Sustainability Index

Sompo Sustainability Index 2021

An index operated by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. Every year, approximately 300 companies are selected for this index, which Sompo Asset Management uses for its SOMPO Sustainable Management investment product.
Lion was selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index in recognition of its ESG initiatives.

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2020

November 2020

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
(DJSI Asia Pacific)

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific)

A global ESG index jointly developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM that selects companies with outstanding sustainability using economic, environmental and social criteria.
Lion has been included in this index for four consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2020

FTSE4Good Global Index

FTSE4Good Global Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that evaluates companies’ sustainability from ESG perspectives and selects companies that meet its standards.
Lion has been included in this index for 13 consecutive years beginning in 2008.

July 2020

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that selects Japanese companies with outstanding ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for four consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2020

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects for Japanese companies that promote the professional participation and advancement of woman and earn high gender diversity scores.
Lion has been included in this index for four consecutive years beginning in 2017.

THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

An index comprising the companies in the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) that weights said companies based on their disclosure of environmental data and carbon efficiency (carbon emissions per unit of net sales). Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has used this index since 2018.
Lion has been included in this index since its establishment in 2018.

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2019

September 2019

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
(DJSI Asia Pacific)

Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Inde (DJSI Asia Pacific)

A global ESG index jointly developed by U.S.-based S&P Dow Jones Indices and Switzerland-based RobecoSAM that selects companies with outstanding sustainability using economic, environmental and social criteria.
Lion has been included in this index for three consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2019

FTSE4Good Global Index

FTSE4Good Global Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that evaluates companies’ sustainability from ESG perspectives and selects companies that meet its standards.
Lion has been included in this index for 12 consecutive years beginning in 2008.

July 2019

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

FTSE Blossom Japan Index

An index developed by U.K.-based FTSE Russell that selects Japanese companies with outstanding ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for three consecutive years beginning in 2017.

July 2019

MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

•  MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects Japanese companies with excellent ESG performance.
Lion has been included in this index for three consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

July 2019

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

An index developed by U.S.-based MSCI that selects for Japanese companies that promote the professional participation and advancement of woman and earn high gender diversity scores.
Lion has been included in this index for three consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

THE INCLUSION OF LION CORPORATION IN ANY MSCI INDEX, AND THE USE OF MSCI LOGOS, TRADEMARKS,
SERVICEMARKS OR INDEX NAMES HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP, ENDORSEMENT OR PROMOTION OF LION CORPORATION 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.

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Evaluations and Certifications

Our environmental, logistics and human resources initiatives have been highly evaluated by governmental and other external institutions.

As of February 2024

2024

February 2024

Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell CompanyOverall CSR

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A certification program created by the Japan Sports Agency in 2017 to recognize companies that support or promote sports activities to improve their employees’ health.
Lion was certified under the Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell Company 2024 program.

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2023

November 2023

Nikkei SDGs Management SurveyOverall CSR

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Lion corporation was ranked 4.5 stars(a deviation of 65 or higher) in the overall ranking of SDG management in 2023. The Nikkei SDGs Management Survey is conducted by Nikkei from 2019 to assess companies' commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in four areas: SDG strategy and economic value, social value, environmental value and governance.

November 2023

Nikkei Smart Work Management SurveyOverall CSR

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Smart work management is a corporate management concept proposed by Nikkei Inc. to foster competitiveness in this new era. The survey evaluates companies comprehensively based on the perspectives of human resources, innovation, and market development.
Lion received a 4-star rating in the 2023 survey.

March 2023

SBT InitiativeEnvironment

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A collaborative international initiative established in 2015 by the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Lion’s greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2030 were validated by the initiative as being based on sound scientific grounds and aligned with the target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

March 2023

CDP Supplier Engagement RatingEnvironment

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The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure. The Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) is based on the CDP climate change questionnaire items about governance, targets, value chain (scope 3) emission calculations and supplier engagement strategies.
As one of the companies that received the highest ratings, Lion was listed on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard for a fourth consecutive year.

March 2023

The Health & Productivity Stock SelectionHuman Resources

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Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange recognize enterprises engaging in particularly outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been selected under this program for the first time in 2023.

March 2023

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition ProgramHuman Resources

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Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize enterprises engaging in outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been selected under this program for seven consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

February 2023

Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell CompanyOverall CSR

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A certification program created by the Japan Sports Agency in 2017 to recognize companies that support or promote sports activities to improve their employees’ health.
Lion was certified under the Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell Company 2023 program.

January 2023

Sustainability Site AwardsOverall CSR

The Association for Sustainability Communication of Japan awards companies with outstanding sustainability websites based on the quality of their sustainability information provision.
Lion received the Silver Award, in the Sustainability Site Awards 2023.

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2022

December 2022

CDP’s Water SecurityEnvironment

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The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure.
Lion was selected for second consecutive years as an “A List” company, the highest rating in the field of water security.

December 2022

Web Grand PrixOverall CSR

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The Web Grand Prix is an award given by the Digital Marketing Institute of the Japan Advertisers Association to promote the sound development of websites and to recognize companies that have made outstanding achievements as “an award of netizens, by netizens, for netizens.”
Lion won the Corporate Site Award of Excellence in the 10th annual Web Grand Prix

November 2022

Nikkei Smart Work Management SurveyOverall CSR

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Smart work management is a corporate management concept proposed by Nikkei Inc. to foster competitiveness in this new era. The survey evaluates companies comprehensively based on the perspectives of human resources, innovation, and market development.
Lion received a 4.5-star rating in the 2022 survey.

October 2022

DX Certification

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DX Certification is a system under which the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry certifies companies that are ready for digital transformation, including the formulation of a vision for DX realization and the development of strategies and systems. Lion became a DX Certified company in 2022.

September 2022

Gomez ESG Web AwardsOverall CSR

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The Gomez Consulting Business of Broadband Security, Inc. recognizes companies with excellent overall ESG websites based on five survey items: website usability, ESG information, and the three perspectives of E (environment), S (society) and G (governance).
Lion was recognized as one of the top companies in the Gomez ESG Site Ranking 2022.

September 2022

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDSOverall CSR

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS

This award system, organized by SUSTAINA JAPAN, Inc., recognizes enterprises that proactively engage with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Lion received a Gold Class award in the overall category for the second year in a row and Silver award for attaining the highest overall score in the chemical industry category of the SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS 2022.

March 2022

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition ProgramHuman Resources

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Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize enterprises engaging in outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been selected under this program for six consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

March 2022

KAIKA AwardsOverall CSR

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Sponsored by the KAIKA Institute of the Japan Management Association (JMA), the KAIKA Awards recognize companies that engage in sustainable management, organization and human resource development to create social value in line with the KAIKA philosophy. In the 8th KAIKA Awards 2022, the participation of Lion employees in hand-washing educational activities received a Special Mention.

March 2022

Selection Committee Chairman's Commendation in the Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management AwardsOverall CSR

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An award system organized by the Consumer Affairs Agency to recognize companies that have made a consumer-oriented management declaration and implemented outstanding initiatives based on such declarations.
Lion and Kao Corporation received the newly established Selection Committee Chairman Commendation in the fiscal 2021 Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management Awards.

February 2022

CDP Supplier Engagement RatingEnvironment

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The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure. The Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) is based on the CDP climate change questionnaire items about governance, targets, value chain (scope 3) emission calculations and supplier engagement strategies.
As one of the companies that received the highest ratings, Lion was listed on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard for a third consecutive year.

February 2022

Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell CompanyOverall CSR

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A certification program created by the Japan Sports Agency in 2017 to recognize companies that support or promote sports activities to improve their employees’ health.
Lion was certified under the Japan Sports Agency’s Sports Yell Company 2022 program.

February 2022

Sustainability Site AwardsOverall CSR

The Association for Sustainability Communication of Japan awards companies with outstanding sustainability websites based on the quality of their sustainability information provision.
Lion received the Gold Award, the top prize, in the Sustainability Site Awards 2022.

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2021

December 2021

CDP’s Water SecurityEnvironment

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The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure.
Lion was selected for the first time as an “A List" company, the highest rating in the field of water security.

September 2021

Gomez ESG Web Awards 2021Overall CSR

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The Gomez Consulting Business of Broadband Security, Inc. recognizes companies with excellent overall ESG websites based on five survey items: website usability, ESG information, and the three perspectives of E (environment), S (society) and G (governance).
Lion was recognized as one of the top companies in the Gomez ESG Site Ranking 2021.

September 2021

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDSOverall CSR

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS

This award system, organized by SUSTAINA JAPAN, Inc., recognizes enterprises that proactively engage with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Lion received the Gold award in the overall category of the SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS 2021.

September 2021

Supply Chain Innovation AwardLogistics

The Supply Chain Innovation Award is presented by the Council for the Collaboration between the Manufacturing, Distribution and Sales Sectors to recognize the efforts of companies that have shown leadership in their industry in optimizing the entire supply chain through their outstanding efforts in cooperation with all levels of manufacturing, distribution and sales.
Lion was awarded the grand prize in the Supply Chain Innovation Awards 2021

March 2021

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition ProgramHuman Resources

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program

Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize enterprises engaging in outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been selected under this program for five consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

February 2021

Environmental Communication AwardsOverall CSR

Environmental Communication Awards

The Lion Integrated Report 2020, Lion Integrated Report 2020:
Sustainability and Lion’s sustainability website received the Excellence Award (the Judging Committee Chairman’s Award) in the environmental reporting category of the 24th Environmental Communication Awards.

Lion Receives the Excellence Award in the 24th Environmental Communication Awards

The Environmental Communication Awards are an award system aimed at encouraging businesses’ environmental communication initiatives and improving their quality by recognizing outstanding reporting on environmental data and activities.
The Lion Integrated Report 2020, Lion Integrated Report 2020: Sustainability and Lion’s sustainability website received the Excellence Award (the Judging Committee Chairman’s Award) in the environmental reporting category of the 24th Environmental Communication Awards, organized by the Ministry of the Environment and Global Environmental Forum. This particular award is given to reports that demonstrate a certain level of excellence and serve as a model for other companies in the same industry or other companies of similar size.

Online award ceremony (excerpts from the presentation materials)

Keisuke Konomi, the Lion Sustainability Promotion Department staff member in charge of preparing the report

February 2021

CDP Supplier Engagement RatingEnvironment

CDP Supplier Engagement Rating

The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure. The Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) is based on the CDP climate change questionnaire items about governance, targets, value chain (scope 3) emission calculations and supplier engagement strategies.
As one of the companies that received the highest ratings, Lion was listed on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard for a second consecutive year.

January 2021

2020 Tokyo Governor Prize for Corporate Governance of the Year®Governance

2020 Tokyo Governor Prize for Corporate Governance of the Year

An award system organized by the Japan Association of Corporate Directors to recognize companies that use corporate governance to achieve sound growth over the medium to long term.

  • Corporate Governance of the Year® is a registered trademark of JACD 2020
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2020

December 2020

Minister of State’s Award in the Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management AwardsOverall CSR

An award system organized by the Consumer Affairs Agency to recognize companies that have made a consumer-oriented management declaration and implemented outstanding initiatives based on such declarations.
Lion received the Minister of State’s Award in the fiscal 2020 Good Practices of Consumer-Oriented Management Awards.

December 2020

Green Logistics Partnership Conference Excellent Green Logistics Commendation ProgramLogistics

Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other organizations commend business that have made especially significant contributions to building sustainable logistics systems by, for example, decreasing environmental burden or improving productivity.
By packing and shipping in-store promotional materials for multiple companies together, we reduce environmental burden and retailers’ labor burden. In recognition of these achievements, we received the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister’s Prize in the Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program of the Green Logistics Partnership Conference.

September 2020

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDSOverall CSR

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS

This award system, organized by SUSTAINA JAPAN, Inc., recognizes enterprises that proactively engage with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Lion received the Silver Class award in the overall category of the SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS 2020.

August 2020

Science Based Targets (SBT) InitiativeEnvironment

Science Based Targets (SBT) Initiative

This collaborative international initiative was established in 2015 by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The initiative verified Lion’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target for 2030 as being based on sound scientific grounds and aligned with the target of limiting global warming to well below 2℃.

March 2020

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition ProgramHuman Resources

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program

Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize enterprises engaging in outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been selected under this program for four consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

March 2020

Most Valuable Company in Japan Grand PrixHuman Resources

Most Valuable Company in Japan Grand Prix

This award system is run by the Most Valuable Company in Japan Grand Prix Executive Committee of the Hito wo Taisetsu ni Suru Keiei Gakkai and the Hosei University Small and Medium Enterprise Research Institute . It recognizes outstanding companies that implement ongoing initiatives that place value on people and contribute to their happiness and well-being.
Lion received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Award at the 10th annual Most Valuable Company in Japan Grand Prix.

February 2020

Environmental Communication AwardsOverall CSR

Environmental Communication Awards

The Lion Sustainability Report 2019 received the Excellence Award (the Judging Committee Chairman’s Award) in the environmental reporting category of the 23rd Environmental Communication Awards.

February 2020

CDP Supplier Engagement RatingEnvironment

CDP Supplier Engagement Rating

The CDP is an international NGO based in the United Kingdom that encourages companies to disclose data on their initiatives to combat environmental problems and surveys and evaluates such disclosure. The Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) is based on the CDP climate change questionnaire items about governance, targets, value chain (scope 3) emissions and supplier engagement strategies. As one of the companies that received the highest ratings, Lion was listed on the Supplier Engagement Leaderboard.

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2019

December 2019

Green Logistics Partnership Conference Excellent Green Logistics Commendation ProgramLogistics

Gr een Logistics Partnership Conference Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program

Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and other organizations commend business that have made especially significant contributions to building sustainable logistics systems by, for example, decreasing environmental burden or improving productivity.
By packing and shipping in-store promotional materials for multiple companies together, we reduce environmental burden and retailers’ labor burden. In recognition of these achievements, we received the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister’s Prize in the Excellent Green Logistics Commendation Program of the Green Logistics Partnership Conference.

November 2019

Japan e-Learning Grand Prize and Nihon no Jinjibu HR AwardHuman Resources

J apan e-Learning Grand Prize and Nihon no Jinjibu HR Award

The new Lion Career Village system Lion launched in January 2019 to help employees realize self-directed growth received the Career Up Education Special Division 16th Japan e-Learning Grand Prize organized by e-Learning Initiative Japan and Nihon Kogyo Shimbunsha as well as the Nihon no Jinjibu HR Award 2019 from the Nihon no Jinjibu HR Award Organizing Committee.

August 2019

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDSOverall CSR

SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS

This award system, organized by SUSTAINA JAPAN, Inc., recognizes enterprises that proactively engage with environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Lion received the Gold Class award in the overall category of the SUSTAINA ESG AWARDS 2019.

April 2019

Kurumin and Platinum Kurumin CertificationHuman Resources

Kurumin and Platinum Kurumin Certification

Kurumin certification is a system of special certification awarded by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to companies providing outstanding support for employees raising children, based on the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children. Lion received Kurumin certification in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2019, and received Platinum Kurumin certification in 2019.

April 2019

Intellectual Property Achievement AwardsOther

Under this award system , the Japan Patent Office of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry recognizes individuals who have contributed to the development, use and awareness of Japan’s intellectual property rights system as well as corporations that have made proactive use of said system.
In the fiscal 2019 awards, Lion received the Award for Excellent Corporation Utilizing the Intellectual Property Rights System in the category of trademark exploitation.

February 2019

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition ProgramHuman Resources

White 500 Company under the Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program

Under this program, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi recognize enterprises engaging in outstanding efforts to promote health and productivity management.
Lion has been certified under this program for three consecutive years, since its establishment in 2017.

February 2019

Osaka Stop Global Warming AwardsEnvironment

Under this award system, Osaka Prefecture recognizes enterprises that have carried out especially outstanding initiatives to prevent global warming.
In the Fiscal 2018 Osaka Stop Global Warming Awards, Lion received the Osaka Prefectural Governor’s Award as the business operator that carried out the most outstanding initiatives to prevent global warming.

February 2019

K anto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director-General’s Award for Excellence in Energy Management by a Business OperatorEnvironment

Under this award system, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry recognizes outstanding individuals and enterprises that have made notable contributions to energy saving in order to promote the further adoption of energy saving measures.
Lion received the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Director-General’s Award for Excellence in Energy Management by a Business Operator.

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