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Related data: Number of employees *Consolidated/YKK Corporation
Unit

End of FY2018

End of FY2019

End of FY2020

End of FY2021

End of FY2022

Consolidated

people46,167

46,261

44,51044,41044,527YKK Corporation

people

4,733

4,823

4,849

4,454

4,398

Related data: YKK Corporation

By gender
GenderGender %Unit

End of FY2018

End of FY2019

End of FY2020

End of FY2021

End of FY2022

Malepeople

3,153

3,240

3,280

2,960

2,901

Femalepeople

1,580

1,583

1,569

1,494

1,497

Male

%

67

67

68

66

66

Female

%

33

33

32

34

34

Average age

years old

41.8

41.7

41.7

42.0

42.5

Male

years old

42.2

42.4

42.5

42.1

42.6

Femaleyears old

40.3

40.6

40.8

41.8

42.3

10s - 20s

people

1,132

1,194

1,196

1,062

985

30s

people

1,084

1,075

1,107

1,008

996

40s

people

1,049

1,088

1,085

1,005

1,018

50s

people

1,022

970

936

892

906

60s or older

people

446

496

525

487

493

people

220

224

181

93

133

By genderAge

No. of new hires

%

26.4

24.6

9.9

32.3

57.9

Average length of service

Ratio of experienced hires

years

18.6

18.3

18.3

18.5

18.7

Turnoverpeople

183

153

175

170

175

Related data: Employees on overseas assignments *Fastening business and other businesses
Unit

End of FY2018

End of FY2019

End of FY2020

End of FY2021

End of FY2022

Malepeople

557

514

468

497

519

Femalepeople

24

22

21

17

23

COLUMN

Abolition of the Mandatory Retirement Age
In April 2021, we abolished the mandatory retirement age at operatingcompanies in Japan. This makes it possible for individuals to work regardless of
their age as long as they are able to fulfill the role required by the company.
Employees decide themselves when they will retire. Each individual determines
the ideal nature of his or her own life and work and puts achievement of thosegoals into action.
The company will achieve a truly “fair” personnel system based on roles thatare not restricted by age, gender, or nationality. The pursuit of employee
autonomy and the fairness sought by the company generates a synergetic
effect and is aimed at a higher level of revitalization.

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Human Asset Development■ Fundamental Approach
Based on our personnel philosophy of “Autonomy and Coexistence,” we want every employee to take the initiative to learn, workwith others and improve through friendly rivalry, and proactively take on the challenge of achieving their individual goals, andgrow through the experience. In addition to encouraging each employee to engage in self-improvement and giving them support
in that effort, the company will create opportunities for employees to utilize their strengths and gain experience and connect
those efforts to the growth of both the employee and the company.

■ FY2022 Initiatives
As done in 2021, we implemented a hybrid type of tiered training, next-generation leader training, coaching and facilitation
training, etc., that is a combination of self-study, online training, and group training geared toward the contents and aims of the
training, and utilization of online and self-study tools. In addition to having sufficient effect in classes taught by lecturers and ingroup work, online training has the advantage of not requiring travel time, and although it is necessary to take time differences
into consideration, we were able to conduct training from Japan for employees on overseas assignment. On the other hand, there
are issues related to deep exchange of opinions between participants and the personal connections it creates, and in the future,
we will conduct the training in a way that is more effective based on the contents of the training, while also considering thereclassification of COVID-19 as Class 5 infectious diseases.

Related data: YKK Corporation
Training cost per person

Unit

End of FY2018

End of FY2019

End of FY2020

End of FY2021

End of FY2022

Japanese yen

54,83959,317

25,69030,55334,769People who took OFF-JT training*people

2,665

2,442

1,436

1,636

2,107

People who took distance learning

people

593

656

829

705

236

Percentage of employees undergoing
periodic reviews related to work
performance and career development

%

100

100

100

100

100

*Training hosted by the Human Resources Department

COLUMN

Aiming for the growth of the company and employees through support
for employees’ career formation

FY2022 Career Training(In-person training as well as lectures by internal
instructors)

YKK hosts career training for all employees in Japan at each “milestone” age, suchas 30 and 40, as support for employees to walk through their careers according totheir own thinking. While reflecting on their own careers up to that point, employees
gain a new awareness of changes in the environments inside and outside thecompany and think about how they want to work while placing importance on theirown strengths and values in the future, while taking into consideration the things
that each generation faces. As a first-time measure for young employees in
FY2022, we held an online seminar to bring together employees who have been at
YKK for three years to reflect on their own growth and discover enthusiasm in theirwork as well as think about a career plan for the future.
<Contents of the training (Example)>● Reflect on work, and take the initiative to think about its significance,
your motivation, and your relationship with people around you● Self-understanding, reexamining turning points● Understanding past/future environments● Money and life plan
● Clarify the ideal self and create an action plan
Our aim is to enable employees and the company to grow together by building afoundation for the formation of careers by each employee in preparation for the
future and striving for self-fulfillment.
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Diversity & Inclusion■ Fundamental Approach
Diverse human assets work at YKK, which has been expanding globally, with each person exhibiting their respective skills,
experiences, and other strengths of their diverse backgrounds based on their age, gender, or nationality. Following themobilization of highly diverse human assets, at YKK we are aiming to achieve diversity and inclusion in which our human assets
function organically to strengthen business competitiveness.

■ FY2022 Initiatives
We are working on designing a fair system that accepts various working styles, to make it possible for diverse human assets tofully utilize their abilities and form their long-term careers. To avoid losing employees who must accompany a spouse transferred
to another location, YKK looked into a program for employees to take extended leave for a certain period of time, which led tothe adoption of the Life Design Support Leave Program launched in FY2023. We are not only encouraging employees to workfrom home as well as to use staggered work schedules, flex time, and other flexible works styles, but are also working to createa mechanism for YKK to be a company at which each employee can enjoy work and feel motivated.

Related data: YKK Corporation
Unit

End of FY2018

End of FY2019

End of FY2020

End of FY2021

End of FY2022

hours

1,952

1,894

1,650

1,842

1,828

Paid vacation utilization rate

%

79.5

85.9

77.7

83.7

85.0

Ratio of male employees taking childcare leave

%

31.4

34.5

46.2

69.6

61.7

Childcare system users

people

153

188

175

187

192

Nursing care system users

people

5

11

6

8

5

Flex time system users

people

377

340

548

698

943

Female managers

people

47

51

53

54

68

Female management rate

%

5.7

5.9

6.1

7.0

8.5

Employment rate of people with disabilities
YKK Corporation

%

2.15

2.24

2.30

2.49

2.54

Employment rate of people with disabilitiesYKK Group

%

2.40

2.45

2.50

2.52

2.63

Average working hours

Points of focus

Promotion of the active participation of diverse human assets

In order to achieve “creativity to realize a sustainable society,” the most important point of the 6th Mid-termManagement Plan, we have added “diverse human assets” that transcend age, gender, and citizenship, etc., including
abolition of the mandatory retirement age, to the four strengths of “product appeal & proposal capability” and“technology & manufacturing capability.”
We define “diverse human assets” as “employees who can contribute to the company using their individual
experiences and knowledge.” YKK will find the optimal ways to hire, develop, and utilize such individuals, and will strive
to establish an environment in which they can work without reserve. As a company-wide management strategy, YKK
launched a Diverse Human Resources Promotion Committee, with the President serving as chair of the committee in
FY2021 and established a system for dynamic and effective examination of matters aimed at resolving issues, inorder to evolve and accelerate active participation of diverse human assets.

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Introduction of an internal hiring system
We introduced an internal hiring system in FY2021 as a program to transfer human assets based on the will of theemployee for the purpose of further improving the career autonomy of every employee. Thus far, 74 employees havetransferred to another role. This hiring program was held twice in FY2022 to expand the areas where diverse humanassets could actively participate and take on challenges to realize their own goals. YKK will take full advantage of theinternal hiring system as it works to build an enthusiastic workplace for all employees.

Promotion of hiring of people with disabilities-- Special-purpose subsidiary YKK Rokko Corporation --Exterior of YKK Rokko CorporationYKK Rokko Corporation is the YKK Group’s special-purpose subsidiary that was
founded in 1998. Beginning from a printing business, the company
subsequently expanded, with site business, zipper and window sample
production, and other YKK Group business as its core. The company employs
people with a variety of disabilities.
We strive to create a place in which individuals with severe disabilities canalso work without worry, and to establish a thoroughly barrier-free environment,
and otherwise aim to expand our range of business. In addition, we visit regional
facilities for people with disabilities and conduct interviews, and share
information on the facility via our website, etc., and are proactively interactingwith the community.

Promotion of initiatives to support development of the next generation
YKK supports the active participation of women, while at the same time
supporting efforts to make it possible for people with restrictions to continue
working as well, by enabling each employee to independently manage life andwork and seek fulfillment in both. Actively establishing a wide range ofprograms and engaging in other such efforts to support the development of thenext generation were recognized and YKK acquired Platinum Kurumin
Certification in 2018.
Acquired Platinum Kurumin Certification in 2018

Tampopo Child Center: Providing an environment
for children to grow in a healthy manner

In addition, YKK Real Estate, a Group company located in Toyama Prefecture’s
Kurobe City, YKK’s technological headquarters, is building a Passive Town*, andin 2016, YKK Real Estate opened Tampopo Child Center, YKK’s first in-housechildcare facility. It has been operated to support the early return to theworkplace of employees who have given birth and to support working styles
that do not view raising children as a handicap. Tampopo Child Center was
relocated to Passive Town Block 4, and newly opened in March 2022, with theaim of ensuring safety when children are dropped off or picked up, further
enhancing the environment suited to care in which children interact with nature,and responding to the trend toward increase of people wanting to be admitted,
etc. In the future as well, we will strive to increase convenience further, andsupport employees’ ease of work.
*Passive Town is an initiative to propose low-energy community-building and home-building that is suited to asustainable society through passive design that utilizes Kurobe’s natural energy sources to the fullest rather
than relying excessively on energy consumption.

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Industrial Health and Safety■ Fundamental Approach
In 1994, the YKK Group formulated the YKK Group Health and Safety Declaration as the universal policy that indicates the direction
each company should move in its efforts. We implement a variety of health and safety activities aimed at the formation of a workplace
where people can work in safety and without worry, by getting each employee to align himself or herself with the stipulations of the
Declaration, have strong self-awareness regarding health and safety, and take health and safety into consideration.

■ FY2022 Initiatives
Every YKK Group employee strives in health and safety efforts emphasizing safety above all.
We are expanding the risk assessment procedure for each operational step done in Japan to other countries in an effort toprevent occupational accidents caused by machines (especially during maintenance work). In Japan, YKK conducts patrols as
one activity to raise awareness toward eliminating unsafe actions by each and every employee. We are also enhancing our
traditional hazard experience training to further improve our people’s sense of danger.

■ Creation and operation of the occupational health and safety management system
YKK has created an occupational health and safety management system at all its production sites in Japan and overseas and is
striving to adhere to the stipulations of the relevant laws, regulations, and restrictions, etc., related to occupational health andsafety, and to prevent industrial accidents.

■ Fire/disaster prevention measures
YKK has thoroughly implemented fire/disaster prevention measures and is addressing the matter with human life as the top priority.

YKK 6th Mid-term Health and Safety Policy (FY2021-FY2024)
Safety above all

YKK places the highest priority on safety to improve the health and safety of its employees.
We will promote the creation of a safe and secure work environment and good health by ensuring that everyone has astrong awareness of health and safety and that all employees participate in health and safety activities.
Guidelines for Action■ Create a safe and secure work environment

We will identify potential risks and strengthen risk
reduction measures.
■ Raise awareness of safety
We will enhance each employee’s awareness of safety andimprove the capabilities of workplace managers.

■ Maintain and improve safety management level

We will establish an occupational health & safety
management system and promote ISO 45001.
■ Promote corporate efforts for disaster prevention
We will strengthen fire prevention and disaster prevention
system to eradicate fire breakouts.
April 1, 2021

Hiroaki Otani
President
YKK Corporation

2023 YKK Health and Safety Objectives
Safety above all
Industrial Safety Zero occupational accidents

Fire prevention Zero fires

1 Create a safe and secure work environment
Comply with health and safety related laws and regulations, as well as YKK Healthand Safety Standard and other regulations
Identify and evaluate the source of hazards and put in place comprehensive
mitigation measures (operational focus: machine maintenance)Improve the workplace environment by strengthening chemical substancemanagement
2 Raise awareness of safety
Promote safety activities from the top down (conduct patrols by top management)Enhance the health and safety knowledge and management skills of workplace
managers (leaders)Improve employee’s awareness of safety
3 Maintain and improve safety management level
Use the occupational health and safety management system
Take advantage of information about accidents to prevent similar incidents

1 Ensure to spread the measures
to prevent fire breakouts
Thoroughly build awarenessabout fire prevention and utilize
risk survey results
2 Enhance the system to respondquickly and smoothlyPrepare fire-fighting systems
and procedures to take clear
action in the event of a fire

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Industrial injury statistics *Fastening business and other businesses related to business operations
Industrial injury statistics
Frequency rate (1 day or more of absence from work)*

Domestic(Permanent employees)* Frequency rate: Metric to show the frequency of industrial injuries

Injuries and deaths per 1,000(1 day or more of absence from work)
Overseas* Permanent employees and dispatched workers* Injuries and deaths per 1,000: Percentage of industrial injuries anddeaths per 1,000 workers per year

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

0.83

0.38

0.22

0.00

0.24

Number of employees on leave due to industrial injuries
× 1,000,000
Total actual working hours

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.6

Number of employees on leave due to industrial injuries per year
×1,000
Average number of employees per year

COLUMNYKK Group Safety Patrol Days (patrols by top management)

Safety patrol by YKK President Hiroaki Otani

The President, plant managers, and other top management conduct safety
patrols twice each year at YKK Group companies on Safety Patrol Days tocreate momentum in the health and safety activities done by every employee
and improve every employee’s awareness of safety.
As an effort that began in FY2017, this initiative has expanded the roughly
80% participation rate on the initial year to a 100% participation rate as of
FY2022.
These patrols are carried out while focusing on particular points of emphasis*set by the headquarters based on data, such as the past trends of pastoccupational accidents. The initiative analyzes the trends at each company aswell as makes sure the problem points identified during the patrols are rectified.
*(Example) Confirmation of safety guards on equipment, devices and other machines, state of lock out/tag out
procedures, state of fall prevention measures, level of chemical substance management, etc.

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Employee Health■ Fundamental Approach
YKK established the Health Declaration to designate employee health as a management issue and clearly share its approach both
inside and outside the company. The YKK Group Health Promotion Committee, which is made up of personnel departments, industrial
physicians, the YKK Health Insurance Society, other health related functions, and persons with responsibility for promoting health inindividual businesses, promotes health management such as reducing lifestyle-related diseases and mental health issues.

■ FY2022 Initiatives in JapanIn FY2022, we worked on five priority measures. (1) In regard to the reduction of lifestyle-related diseases, we implemented
initiatives to achieve a health checkup implementation rate of 100%, and a specific health check-up implementation rate of 90%,a specific health guidance implementation rate of 50%, and a smoking cessation toward a smoking rate of 20% or less.
(2) In regard to preventing psychological disorders, we provided training to applicable employees, conducted interviews withindividuals who were identified as having a high stress level in the stress check, and carried out activities to improve theworkplace environment. (3) The company collaborated with health management centers to promote support for balancing thetreatment of illnesses and work. (4) In order to strengthen the health management system, we promoted the creation of a systemthat enables all employees to receive services from the healthcare staff. (5) We sponsored health promotion campaigns with an
aim to raise awareness about exercise habits with a more than 75% participation rate, which was our target. These initiatives
resulted in YKK being named a 2023 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization.

Related data YKK Corporation and affiliated companies in Japan
Percentage of people taking the stress check
Percentage of people who exercise regularly(Exercise for 30 minutes or more a day for once or more a week)

Percentage of people with metabolic syndrome

Unit

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

%

99.0

99.7

98.9

98.5

FY2022
98.9

%

41.4

42.6

47.1

46.9

47.5

%

13.9

14.9

16.2

15.2

－*

Percentage of people targeted for special health guidance

%

17.8

18.5

19.4

18.5

－*

Percentage of people undergoing special health guidance

%

50.2

54.6

51.9

50.5

－*

Percentage of smokers

days

23.0

22.2

21.3

20.7

19.8

Long-term leave days (leave of absence)

days

9,308

9,008

8,397

9,821

9,601

* Numbers for FY2022 are still being aggregated

COLUMN

Main KPI: Implementation of Health Promotion Campaign 2022 in JapanThe lack of exercise is one YKK employee health issue. We conduct a “Health Promotion
Campaign” aimed at making improvements to individual lifestyles with the goal of a participation
rate of at least 75%.
The “All New Health Promotion Campaign” lets each person select a diet, exercise, or lifestylecourse that is right for them to take on the two-month challenge using the targets tailored todiverse lifestyles. As of FY2022, YKK has also introduced an online format as an innovation to
make participating in the campaign even easier.

Participation rate
FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

41.3%

52.8%

68.0%

60.5%

66.5％

Campaign brochure

Main KPI: Implementation of a smoking cessation campaign in JapanYKK recognizes the high rate of smokers as a problem and is undertaking various measures with a target for 20% orless of all employees to be smokers. In FY2022, we conducted the smoking cessation campaign twice, and thecompany-wide no-smoking days six times. We also provide support to individuals who take on the “Smoking Cessation
Challenge” to quit smoking. YKK has successfully prohibited smoking indoors as of the end of FY2022 and will now
aim to prohibit smoking anywhere on the premises by the end of FY2024.
● FY2022 smoking cessation campaign

May 23 - June 30, 2022/December 19, 2022 - January 31, 2023
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Human Rights■ Fundamental Approach
The YKK Group adopted a Human Rights Policy Statement and conducts business activities that respect human rights.

YKK Group Human Rights Policy Statement● Values

The YKK Philosophy Cycle of Goodness® is core to all YKK Group business activities.
As an important member of society, a company survives through coexistence. When the benefits are shared, the value of thecompany’s existence will be recognized by society. When pursuing his business, YKK’s founder, Tadao Yoshida, was mostconcerned with that aspect, and would find a path leading to mutual prosperity as a member of the society. He believed that using
ingenuity and inventiveness in business activities and constantly creating new value would lead to the prosperity of clients andbusiness partners and make it possible to contribute to society.
Everyone at the YKK Group takes responsibility in its actions toward society to engage in business activities in line with thisphilosophy. As part of this philosophy, the YKK Group Code of Conduct consists of seven principles and 29 detailed rules thatdefine the Guidelines for Action shared and recognized by YKK Group employees in each country and region around the world.
The Guidelines for Action clearly prohibit human rights violations and discrimination for any reason, and the Human Rights Policy
Statement supplements our commitment to respect people as one of the core principles in the YKK Group Code of Conduct.

● Scope

The Human Rights Policy Statement applies to all YKK Group executives and employees. If the YKK Group businesses, products,
or services have the potential to directly and negatively impact the human rights of suppliers and other business partners or
anyone else related to YKK Group businesses, products, or services, the YKK Group will ensure respect for the human rights of
those individuals, avoid violating those human rights, and do everything in its power to address any negative impact on humanrights that comes to light.

● Commitment to respect people
The YKK Group supports and respects international standards on human rights founded in the United Nations Guiding Principles
on Business and Human Rights, including the International Bill of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work. We will always fulfill our responsibility to respect the human rights of every individual affected byany of the YKK Group’s corporate and business activities.
YKK will pursue every way possible to fully respect the core international human rights of people even if these international
human rights are not properly protected by the laws and regulations in each country and region or in the execution of those laws
and regulations.

● Systems and governance

The YKK Group advocates “YKK seeks corporate value of higher significance” as a management principle. This principle ofconsistent fairness is the foundation of all our management activities. In line with these ideas, we are working to enhance ourcorporate governance system with the aim of further increasing corporate value.
As an organization directly under the YKK Management Council and Board of Directors, the YKK Sustainability Committee
chaired by the YKK President addresses human rights and other sustainability issues. This includes not only putting in place andexpanding policies to relevant departments and Group companies in Japan and the rest of the world but also carrying out crossdepartmental efforts.

● Human rights due diligence

The YKK Group does its human rights due diligence in accordance with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business andHuman Rights. We are able to identify any negative impact on human rights through this framework to reduce and prevent any
human rights violations from happening.

● Human rights education

The YKK Group provides the proper education and training to executive officers and employees as well as works with business
partners and other stakeholders to ensure the Human Rights Policy Statement is incorporated in and effectively used in all
corporate activities.

● Corrective and remedial measures

If it is discovered that the YKK Group has or helped negatively impact the human rights of a person through its businesses,
products, or services, we will do everything in our power to sincerely address the issue with all related parties and take action tocorrect the corporate activity responsible for that negative impact. If it is discovered the YKK Group businesses, products orservices have or potentially have directly and negatively impacted human rights through someone acting on its behalf, we will
strive to take remedial action through the relevant parties. YKK is also working to build a system that can receive concerns andclaims from its stakeholders in an effort to solve and rectify any issues through an internal and external reporting and consultation
service available to anyone whose human rights have or may have been negatively impacted.

● Ensuring transparency and communication

The YKK Group regularly evaluates the progress and makes improvements to its human rights initiatives. We also disclose theprogress of these initiatives on company websites, in reports, and through other communication tools.
The YKK Group will properly respond to the impact its business activities have on human rights based on the changes in its
businesses and the business environment while enhancing initiatives related to the Human Rights Policy Statement to understand,take action, and improve those business activities from the perspective of the people impacted by them.

● Ongoing initiatives to respect people

We will properly respond to human rights issues according to the changes in our businesses and the business environment as well
as appropriately revise our policies in order to not only continue but strengthen our future human rights initiatives.

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The YKK Group Human Rights Policy Statement has also been updated to better suit modern times and reaffirm the company’s
approach to respecting people as well as identifying and rectifying any human rights risks. We performed YGCC self-checks andon-site audits at all applicable locations, and identified the level of CSR procurement carried out by our suppliers and otherbusiness partners in an effort to continually identify and evaluate human rights risks. YKK responds to any issues that are foundto correct those issues and reduce human rights risks.

Related data
Unit

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022YGCC third-party audits performed

cases

16

13

6*

1

9*

16

People receiving harassment training/compliance training(Total number of people)*2

people

172

598

183

89

209

Whistleblowing cases reported*

cases

25

31

20

16

19

3

*1 Only performed at the bare minimum required number of companies due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in FY2020 and FY2021.
*2 Target companies: YKK Corporation, YSF, BSI, domestic affiliated companies.
*3 Total cases for domestic YKK Corporation, affiliated companies, employees on overseas assignment (YKK Corporation). Excluding YKK AP.

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Supply Chain Management■ Fundamental Approach
The YKK Group adopted the following Procurement Policy so that it can fulfill its social responsibilities throughout the supply chain.

YKK Group Procurement Policy
Ever since YKK’s founding, we have based our business activities on the conviction, under the Cycle of Goodness® YKKPhilosophy, that an enterprise is an important member of society, that it must thereby coexist with other elements ofsociety, and the value of its existence will be recognized by the benefits it shares with society. The belief behind this is thatno one prospers without rendering benefit to others. We carry out business activities with the aim of bringing mutual
prosperity, and our intent is that innovative ideas and inventions will result in business expansion for the YKK Group, which
in turn would bring prosperity to customers and business partners, and thus benefit all society. This is none other than our
execution of corporate social responsibility.

■ FY2022 Initiatives
We undertake CSR procurement in the Fastening Business so that we can fulfill our social responsibilities throughout the entire
supply chain. In all processes, from raw materials to finished products, we take measures to procure materials that do notcontain hazardous substances and to procure goods that were produced through appropriate manufacturing processes andlabor environments. We continuously administer CSR procurement questionnaires to determine the CSR conditions of suppliers
and provide feedback on the evaluation results. We also make visits and conduct interviews as necessary to encourage suppliers
to make improvements. Further, recognizing that our partnerships with our trading partners are important, and so that we may
promote mutual understanding with them, the YKK Group has specified our requests as “Basic Principles of Procurement”.
We ask for their understanding and assent, and we hope that they will join us in the fulfillment of our responsibilities to society.
We have also been enhancing our supplier engagement activities since FY2022 to build cooperative relationships with ourbusiness partners in the hope of achieving the targets set for the five themes identified in the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050
(climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management, and respect people).
*See here for details regarding the Basic Principles of Procurement.
https://www.ykk.co.jp/english/corporate/csr/fair_operating_supply.html

EuropeWe have obtained adherence to the Basic Principles
of Procurement from the main relevant suppliers.
Implementation of the CSR questionnaire survey.

China

ISAMEAWe have obtained adherence
to the Basic Principles ofProcurement from the main
relevant suppliers.
Implementation of the CSR
questionnaire survey.

Japan
We ensured thorough global adherence to the Basic Principles ofProcurement. YSF obtained adherence to the Basic Principles ofProcurement from selected suppliers.
Implementation of the CSR questionnaire survey in China.

We have obtained adherence to the Basic Principles
of Procurement from the main relevant suppliers.
Implementation of the CSR questionnaire survey.
Implementation of an on-site survey at YKK Zipper(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

ASEAN
Each operating company verified the progress of CSR procurement.
Implementation of the CSR questionnaire survey and on-site survey.

Americas
YKK (U.S.A.) Inc. implemented the CSR
questionnaire survey and on-site survey.
Other operating companies have also
started obtaining adherence to the
Basic Principles of Procurement fromthe main relevant suppliers.

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Selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader
In the Supplier Engagement Rating 2022, CDP selected YKK as a company for its Supplier Engagement
Rating Leaderboard for the first time. The CDP praised and designated our company a global leader for
initiatives ranging from the governance and targets to reduce GHG emissions throughout the entire
supply chain to cooperative efforts to reduce GHG emissions with suppliers. In December 2022, the CDP
also gave YKK an “A-” on its FY2022 climate change questionnaire. We will continue our work to combat
climate change to achieve the Paris Agreement and provide transparent information disclosure with theaim of receiving the highest “A” rating.

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Quality■ Fundamental Approach
In order to provide new value for the needs of customers and society, we are fastidious about quality in the entire process, fromdevelopment to manufacturing, sale, and after-service. In the fastening business, including overseas, we have acquired ISO
9001 certification, continued to improve our quality management system, and established global quality standards, and provide
our customers with products that all meet the same standard of quality.

■ FY2022 Initiatives
In FY2022, under the 6th Mid-term Quality Policy, we focused on providing safe and worry-free services, contributing to asustainable society by reducing the environmental impact/burden of chemical substances, and achieving the highest quality at
the lowest cost through promotion of quality cost management. We have promoted activities to mitigate quality risks in eachprocess, revised the YKK Restricted Substance List (YKK RSL) to strengthen the chemical management of products, and havefully rolled out quality cost management to 15 main locations around the globe.

YKK 6th Mid-term Quality Policy
Under our 6th Mid-term Management Vision, “Technology-Oriented Value Creation,” YKK will continue to focus on quality inorder to meet diverse customer needs and acquiring customers, providing safe, reliable, better products and services at alower cost and greater speed, more sustainably.
Guidelines for Action

 e will provide safe and reliable products and services that sincerely satisfy our customers in all processes from researchWand development to manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service, by being sensitive to the voices of our customers and theneeds of society.
■ We will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by minimizing the impact and load on the environment inorder to leave a rich life for future generations.
■ We will promote quality cost management and make fundamental improvements and upgrades to address quality issues
through technology to achieve “the highest quality at the lowest cost.”■

April 1, 2021

Hiroaki Otani

President, YKK Corporation

Status of acquisition of quality-related certification
Certifications
ISO9001 / ISO14001 / ISO45001

Overview
YKK has acquired ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certification at many of its business sites.
*Please inquire for more information about the certification status of each business site.

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100

OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 is one of the world’s best-known labels that certifies only textiles thathave passed strict tests for over 350 harmful substances as safe products.
(https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/) Many YKK business sites have acquired STANDARD 100 by
OEKO-TEX® Product Class I certification. See https://www.oeko-tex.com/en/buying-guide for thelatest information. In 2017, YKK received the Grand Prize, the highest award, at the JAPAN OEKOTEX® AWARD 2017 ceremony.
*OEKO-TEX is a registered trademark of ÖTI-Institut für Ökologie, Technik und Innovation GmbH.

bluesign® system*The bluesign® system is a system to certify sustainable supply chains in the textiles industry fromthe perspectives of the environment, labor, and consumers. YKK has been certified as a bluesign®
system partner. See the YKK Digital Showroom (https://ykkdigitalshowroom.com/jp/b1f/ecofriendly_products/bluesign_approved/) for details on products that have received the bluesign®
certification (zippers, vinyl parts).
*bluesign is a registered trademark of bluesign technologies.

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World Quality Month 2022 contest
YKK has designated November as its quality month every year and promotes awide range of activities to raise awareness about quality. The theme for
FY2022 was “Totally Quality -New Quality Paradigm.” This program solicits
works that raise employee awareness from manufacturing sites around theworld and hold a contest. Participants then vote to select a winner. In FY2022,
YKK Colombia S.A.S. won the grand prize from among all 41 entries.
YKK Colombia entry winning the grand prize

Restart of in-person quality inspections at overseas production sites
The Head Office Quality Control / Assurance Department conducts quality
inspections at each site in order to monitor the quality control system at
production sites deployed around the world. YKK had been conducting remote
inspections due to the spread of the COVID-19 infection. As of November
2022, we have begun in-person inspections again at YKK Vietnam Co., Ltd. In
FY2022, we conducted inspections at P.T. YKK Zipper Indonesia, YKK Vietnam
Co., Ltd., YKK Italia S.p.A., and seven other sites, and are striving to maintainand manage appropriate production activities.
In-person inspection starting again at YKKVietnam Co., Ltd.

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