SB Technology selected for the first time as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index, a major index for ESG investment

SB Technology Corp. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President ＆ CEO: Shinichi Ata; hereinafter referred to as SBT) is a stock index comprised of stocks of Japanese companies that are highly evaluated from an ESG (environmental, social, and governance) perspective. We are pleased to announce that we have been selected for the first time as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index (hereinafter referred to as the Index).
We are also pleased to announce that we have been selected for the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for the second consecutive year since last year.

This index was constructed by FTSE Russell, a global index provider, and is designed to reflect the performance of Japanese companies with high ESG ratings and is industry neutral *1. As of June 19, 2023, it consists of 310 Japanese stocks.
This index has been adopted as a passive management benchmark for ESG investment by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

SBT aims to realize a sustainable society through its business and corporate activities under the management philosophy of "Information Revolution - Happiness for everyone `- Technologies Design the Future -." From 2022, we will strengthen the promotion of sustainability and ESG, identifying six materialities, disclosing ESG data, declaring carbon neutrality in 2030, and supporting and disclosing TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) recommendations. Here we are. We will continue to strengthen our sustainability and ESG initiatives through our business and corporate activities, aiming to improve sustainability and corporate value.

Please see below for SBT 's sustainability and ESG initiatives.
https://www.softbanktech.co.jp/corp/sustainability/

For more information on the FTSE Blossom Japan Index and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, please see below.
https://www.ftserussell.com/ja/products/indices/blossom-japan

• *1 In order to avoid industry bias, constituent stocks were selected taking into consideration the industry ratio of the parent index, FTSE Japan All Cap Index.

• *Company names, product names, and service names mentioned in this release are registered trademarks or trademarks of each company.