Seibu : Selected for Inclusion in Three ESG Indices Adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

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July 16, 2021

For immediate release

Company Name Seibu Holdings Inc.

Representative	President & Chief Executive Officer
GOTO Takashi
	(Code No.: 9024
	First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Inquiries	General Manager of Corporate Communication
KAWAKAMI Kiyoto
	(Tel. [phone])

Seibu Holdings Inc. Selected for Inclusion in Three ESG Indices Adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

-Recognized for its strong commitment to Sustainability Action (ESG practices)-

Seibu Holdings Inc. (the "Company," TOKYO:9024) has been selected as a constituent for the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, a leading environment, social and governance (ESG) index for the first time and the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) for the fifth consecutive year. The Company has also been selected for the S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index, which has put the group in three ESG indexes adopted by GPIF, one of the world's largest pension funds as a tracking benchmark for its passive ESG investment.

The MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index is designed to target companies with high ESG performance selected from Japan's top 700 listed companies by market capitalization. Meanwhile, the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index known as "WIN" comprises Japanese companies that display high gender diversity. The S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index is a global environmental stock index created S&P Dow Jones Indices.

Separately, the Company has also been selected as a constituent of the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Select Index for the fourth consecutive year.

In accordance with the group's management philosophy "Group Vision," Seibu has been actively promoting ESG initiatives toward realization of a sustainable society under the name of "Sustainability Actions." In consideration of various issues confronting our society today as well as the shifting market environment, Seibu is actively committed to ESG practices particularly in the categories of safety, environment, community engagement, and corporate culture.

"Sustainability" is one of the three main themes that Seibu has focused on in its "FY2021-FY2023Medium-term Management Plan."

Additionally, Seibu expressed its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), and Seibu has also participated in the "TCFD Consortium."

(LINK:https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9024/announcement8/68727/00.pdf)

For more information on Seibu's' Sustainability, please visit https://www.seibuholdings.co.jp/en/sustainability/

Category	Agenda	Related SDGs
Safety	Ensure safety and reliability
Environment	Greenhouse gas reduction
	Waste reduction
	Ensuring water supply
	Protecting forests and species
Community	Invigoration of railroad corridors and
engagement	local communities
	Creating accessibility through universal
	design
	Aging population and low birthrate
Corporate culture	Work style reforms
	Recruiting a diverse workforce
	Human resource development and human
	resource management
	Compliance

■MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index https://www.msci.com/msci-japan-esg-select-leaders-index■MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) https://www.msci.com/msci-japan-empowering-women-index■S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index https://www.jpx.co.jp/english/markets/indices/carbon-efficient/index.html■MSCI Japan Empowering Women Select Index https://www.msci.com/msci-japan-empowering-women-select-index

*THE INCLUSION OF SEIBU HOLDINGS 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 SEIBU HOLDINGS 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.