Online event "Global Index 2021 Japanese Launch Event"
Joint hosting with Access to Nutrition Initiative

Tokyo, October 1, 2021— Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company within theInvestment Management Division of Nomura Group, today announced that it will collaborate with theAccess to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) to hold “The Global Index 2021 Japanese Launch Event” on October
5. NAM became a Signatory to the Investor Expectations on Nutrition, Diets and Health (developed byATNI) in May 2021. Event details are available below.
ATNI is now pleased to announce the launch event of the Global Index 2021 – an assessment of nutrition
efforts by the largest 25 food and beverage manufacturers globally – in Japan.
Takashi Miyao, Senior ESG Specialist, Responsible Investment Department, will take the stage on thepanel discussion in Part 2 of the event, focusing on topics such as how a company's nutrition strategy
affects shareholder value.
ATNI develops tools and initiatives to track the contribution of food and beverage companies toaddressing global nutrition challenges and delivery on their commitments to nutrition at the national andglobal level. Through collaboration with ATNI, NAM aims to bolster its ongoing efforts to mitigate theobesity epidemic, a key goal of NAM's public equity impact strategies.
In addition, by making use of the analysis and data ATNI provides on food and beverage companies,
and through collaborative engagement with such companies, NAM seeks to strengthen its firm-wide
ESG initiatives and build on its efforts to deliver better social outcomes.
As a responsible institutional investor, NAM will continue to address ESG issues in order to become theasset manager of choice for clients around the world.

Date of event

5th October, 2021 5-7 pm JST, 10-12noon CEST

Details

2 hours Online webinar with live translation English-Japanese and JapaneseEnglish

Hosts

Nomura Asset Management, ATNI, Neural Inc.

Supporter

Japan Sustainable Investment Forum (JSIF)

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Welcome by hosts
Presentation
Findings of the Global Index 2021, with a focus on Japanese companies
・Ms. Inge Kauer, ATNI,
Panel discussion Nutrition related efforts now and the future for Japanese companies
・Mr. Takaaki Nishii, President of the Ajinomoto Group・Mr. Jun Furuta, Chief Sustainability Officer at Meiji
Moderator: Ms. Arisa Kishigami (JSIF)
Presentation
・Dr. Yasumasa Fukushima, Vice-Minister for Health, Chief Medical and Global Health Officer,
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Panel discussion with wider stakeholder group
・Mr. Ryuji Yamaguchi , Executive Director, Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform (NJPPP)・Mr. Miyao Takashi, ESG Specialist, Nomura Asset Management
・Mr. Shoichiro Tsugane, Director General at National Institute of Health and Nutrition
・Mr. Takeshi Matsukawa, The Consumer Goods Forum General Manager, Japan & AsiaPacific Region
Moderator: Mr. Kenji Fuma, CEO, Neural Inc.
Closing remarks by Ms. Emi Inaoka, Deputy Director, Global Health Policy, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of JapanHow To Watch The Event
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Webinar with live translation English-Japanese and Japanese-English
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