Stakeholder Engagement / Outside Evaluation

Stakeholder Engagement

To ensure that our company runs sustainably, it is important that we hold dialogues with stakeholders and integrate their expectations and demands into our business strategy and activities. While creating more opportunities for communication, we will strive to further reflect stakeholder perspectives into our corporate management.

Stakeholder Approach Engagement Frequency Values provided
Clients We will become a group of ambitious and highly motivated engineers that live up to the trust of our clients and grow together, building on dialogues with clients in diverse industries as their trusted technical partner. ●Information provision through our Annual Report, IR Reports, and official website
●Dialogues and hearings with clients
●Talent education and training
●Job change assistance program
Regularly
Any time
●Placement of engineers with high added value
Partners We will aim to build good partnerships based on mutual trust through equitable and fair transactions. ●Information provision through our Annual Report, IR Reports, and official website
●Dialogues using online conferencing tools
●Improve energy efficiency and reduce energy usage
●Contribute to carbon neutrality through business activities
Regularly
Any time
●Co-creation of value
Employees We will aim for the happiness of all employees and reflection within the company, believing that talent is our greatest business asset, and that talent development and organizational development are key areas essential to the Company’s growth. ●Provision of skill development opportunities through training and seminars
●Employee Stock Ownership Association
●Health and productivity management
●Mental health care
●Labor union
●Social gatherings
●A range of salary systems
●Limited area system
●Internal recruitment program
●Job change assistance program
Regularly
Any time
●Happiness of all the employees and reflection within the company
●Retention of employment
Shareholders Artner’s No.1 business challenge is steadily improving shareholder value over the long term. In addition to expanding our business and ensuring profitability, we will aim to build trustful relationships through faithful and fair information disclosures and active communication. ●General Meeting of Shareholders
●Briefing for analysts and institutional investors
●Briefing for individual investors
●Information provision through our Annual Report, IR Reports, and official website
●One-on-one meetings
●Inquiry form and telephone
Regularly
Any time
●Sustainable growth
●Profit distribution

Participation in Initiatives

United Nations Global Compact
Artner signed the “United Nations Global Compact” (hereinafter UNGC) proposed by the United Nations and was registered as a business participant on January 16, 2024. In addition, Artner joined the “Global Compact Network Japan,” which comprises Japanese UNGC signatory companies and organizations, on the same date.
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

In July 2022, Artner announced its support for the recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), and has rated climate change as a high-priority issue. With an aim to achieve a more sustainable society, we are committed to taking necessary actions and initiatives based on the environmental activity policy.

External Evaluation

CDP

Artner received a “B-” score, the fourth highest score among eight scores (A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, D-), based on data reported through CDP’s Climate Change 2023 Questionnaire.
CDP is an international environmental NGO established in 2000 in the United Kingdom. It runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, states, regions, and cities to manage their environmental impacts, and assesses companies’ actions toward making a positive environmental impact. Artner received a “B-” score, which indicates that the Company demonstrates environmental management. It exceeds the average “C” score received by companies in Asia and companies in the IT and software development sector.

S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

Artner has been selected as a constituent of the S&P/ JPX Carbon Efficient Index.

Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations

Artner was recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations (2024, large enterprise category) under the Certified Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program, operated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. The recognition program recognizes corporations, including large companies and small- and medium- sized enterprises, that practice particularly excellent health and productivity management, based on their efforts to address local health issues and cooperate with the health initiatives conducted by Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

Artner has been promoting health and productivity management based on its declaration, and its efforts have been recognized by external organizations.

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