Initiatives for Diversity

The Valuence Group (hereinafter, the “Group”) believes that “diversity as an organization” is essential
to accurately respond to the diverse needs of the market and to continuously create new business andadded value amidst the intensifying competition in the global market. As part of this effort, we haveformulated the following “Diversity Policy” and have established various systems.

Diversity Policy
The Group prohibits all kinds of discrimination based on race, religion, age, gender, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation, gender identity, etc., and respects human rights so that all employees can work asthemselves. We will continue to conduct educational activities to create a flexible organization whereemployees are free from any kind of harassment in the workplace and accept more diversity.

Initiatives for Diversity
Women’s Advancement
We are promoting initiatives to ensure that women can continue to work with peace of mind. Throughmeasures to support life events and career development, we are working to create an organization wherewomen can play an active role.
Childcare and Nursing Care
We have introduced a remote work system, shorter working hours, staggered working hours, andchildcare and nursing care leave to create an environment where employees who have limited working
hours due to childcare or nursing care can play an active role.
Dual Career
We have established an environment that allows “multiple in-house jobs,” that is, to work in multiple
departments within the company, as well as working outside the company as a second job so that
employees can balance work and investment in themselves.
Athlete Support
We have several employees who are active both in work and sports, and we adjust their work location,
hours, and workload according to their wishes. We have created an environment that allows employees toacquire work experience and skills while balancing athletic activities and work.

LGBTQ+ Individuals
In May 2018, we revised our internal employment regulations to expand the concept of “spouse” andchanged the system to allow employees to receive childbirth benefits, condolence payments, and special
leave regardless of whether their spouse is the opposite or the same sex. We will continue our efforts tocreate a workplace environment and society where LGBTQ+ people can work comfortably.
Persons with Disabilities
To provide opportunities for people with physical, intellectual, and other disabilities to play an active rolein their own way, we are promoting the expansion of job areas and hiring of people with disabilities.
Currently, employees with disabilities are working in a variety of positions, including customer support,sales auditing, and administration. We will continue to actively promote the expansion of job areas and thehiring of people with disabilities.
Foreign EmployeesWith the aim of removing barriers to work with foreign employees and creating a corporate culture thatallows them to interact with a wide range of people without barriers, we have made videos of our philosophy
training and other major training content available in both English and Japanese (and some in Chinese).
In addition, when the management team sends management policies to employees via the company
intranet, communication is conducted in both Japanese and English so that all employees can deepen
their understanding.