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Prologue

Value
Creation

GrowthStrategy

CapitalStrategy

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People and organizations continuing

Consideration to the environment

to achieve social contribution

from the production process to thethrough company business

entire product life cycle

6 Types of Capital
Research and development thatcreates more useful results by

we have cultivated over the years in
the medical and nursing care fields
give us a unique advantage. We
will strengthen the various types ofcapital that serve as our foundation

Financial capital
A strong ﬁnancial base fosteredthrough both offense anddefense since our foundingfor creating new value, and increase
our competitive advantage.

Production systems that earn top

A broad network built frommarket share and achieve maintenancerelationships with diverse

and improvement of quality

stakeholders

Corporate
Data

Social capital

Corporate
Governance

Manufacturing capital

CapitalStrategyutilizing on-site feedback

The knowledge and human resources

GrowthStrategyIntellectual capital

Value
Creation

Natural capital

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Human capital

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Overview of initiatives for strengthening capital
In order to continue achieving social contribution through company business, we will promote the development and strengtheningof personnel who have a challenge-taking mindset and create the future of the Paramount Bed Group while valuing communication, as well as collaboration internally and externally. Furthermore, we intend to strengthen our organization by securing diverse
human resources, and to foster our organizational and corporate culture through thorough awareness of legal compliance.
*When not indicated otherwise, “human capital” is calculated for Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.

We believe that it is crucial to strengthen our human resource base

The products and services of the Group are used by a wide range

in order to make progress with our Medium-term Management Plan,of people. We think that it is important to make use of the feelings

with the pillar of our preferred personnel profile, that is, “personnel

created by employees with diverse backgrounds of nationality,

who can voluntarily take on new challenges, recognize thegeneration, and gender when creating our products and providing

importance of communication, and create the future of Paramount

our services. In order to better utilize that diversity, we are cultivat-

Bed Group,” especially from the perspective of engagement,

ing a “culture with thorough communication,” aimed at mutual

development, skill/experience, leadership, succession plan, andunderstanding and building relationships of trust, and a “culture

hiring. To do this, with a focus on “creating a rewarding experience”

that encourages challenges” so that our employees will continue

and “supporting growth,” we will implement various measurestrying new fields by remaining committed to being the top in thefor two topics of “enhancing overall employee development” andindustry. Furthermore, in our Group, we will work to improve our“hiring and developing global human resources,” and make efforts

corporate environment from the perspective of diversity, mental

to develop human resources.

health, physical health, and compliance/ethics.

GrowthStrategy

Policy on improving corporate
environment

Value
Creation

Human resources
development policy

Prologue

Human
CapitalCapitalStrategy
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Human Resources Development
Hiring and developing global human resources

In order to promote human resources development based on “creating a rewarding experience” and “supportingfor increasing skills through work. We will constantly promote employee growth and development through a cycleof accumulation of experience utilizing learning and learning new things through experience.

human resources with advanced linguistic abilities and those with a strong
interest in working overseas. And aside from offering a range of educational
opportunities for language education to support improving TOEIC® scoreseven after joining the Company, in 2020 we established our “Overseas Trainee
System” as part of our Career Challenge System. This is an initiative allowing

Value
Creation

growth,” we are implementing measures emphasizing “learning” for voluntary employee learning, and “experience”

In order to improve our ability to respond to globalization, we proactively hire

Prologue

Enhancing overall employee development

employees to experience working overseas for a limited time that we recruit

In order to clarify expected roles and behaviors, and to expand“Paramount Campus” as a voluntary learning system supporting

opportunities for employees to play an active role according toemployees’ motivation to learn and ability to act. We provide

their characteristics, we have introduced a new human resources

over 160 remote learning courses. Plus, by changing learning

system that ties achievement of action items to evaluations

into points and incorporating it as a factor for getting promoted,

more clearly. We also link applicable education measures for

we encourage employee growth and development. We alsoeach employee. And in order to encourage employees who want

implement various learning support measures, such as sending

to try new things, we have established our “Career Challenge

employees to a business school or graduate school with the

System” recruiting for transfers between other companies within

aim of developing highly specialized human resources, and

the Group. Furthermore, we are also making efforts toward

establishing DX classes.

identifying and developing executive personnel from a mediumand long-term perspective.

Number of students studying in remotelearning class with Paramount Campus

876people

2022

845people

Corporate
Data

2021

Corporate
Governance

We have created comprehensive learning opportunity

for openly.

CapitalStrategy[Experience]

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Improving our Corporate Environment
Employee health initiatives

Promoting work style reforms
We are promoting work style reforms in order to establish work-life

verification experiments aimed at offering services for sleep-based

management customized to each individual’s lifestyle. Specifically,

we have established and implemented an action plan that includes

lifestyle improvements. We encourage employees to use sleep-status

in order to support balancing work and childcare or nursing care, we

the development and improvement of various systems such asmeasuring applications, and these are useful for improving sleep.

combine our various systems such as telework, area sales, limited

maternity leave before and after childbirth, childcare leave, childAlso, we have incorporated understandings of depression and ways

work locations, and leave for accompanying a spouse due to job

caregiver leave, and shortened work hours, and securing a 30% ratio

to handle it as part of our employee training program to prevent

transfer.

of women among our new graduate hires. we are also making efforts

depression. We have introduced services to enable individual stress

to ensure that older human resources can display their skills to thechecks. We have established external consultation services, and we

fullest by establishing a post-retirement rehiring system under which

are expanding out consultation system to more closely cooperate

retirees can work until 65 according to work tasks and difficultywith our industrial physicians. These initiatives have been evaluatedlevel. Also, we encourage employees to acquire knowledge and new

and certified by the health insurance association’s “Certification ofperspectives from other companies via our “Side Job/Concurrent

Excellent Health Companies” and by the Ministry of Economy, TradeJob System” for our current employees and our “Comeback System”

and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi as the “2023 Certified

for former employees who have left the Company, thereby increasing

Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization.”

GrowthStrategy

We are partnering with our related companies and carrying out

our employees’ lives. To promote women’s equality in the workplace,

CapitalStrategy

the diversity of our organization.

Ratio of childcare leave taken by female employees

66.7%

2022

Ensuring compliance166.7%

We provide compliance training whenever employees join us in

Ratio of female employees among new graduate hires(compared to number of new hires)

2021

30.0%

2022

29.6%

2021

90.0%

2022

100.0%

the “Corporate Ethics Guidebook” and use it during training. We

Percentage of employees taking the stress check
2021

86.3%

2022

85.9%

also regularly convey messages from the Corporate Ethics Office.
Furthermore, in order to monitor compliance, we are monitoring
the situation on various fronts by conducting employee awarenesssurveys and establishing reporting contacts.

Corporate
Data

Ratio of people using the post-retirement rehiring systemorder to further improve our corporate value. We have createdCorporate
Governance

2021

Value
Creation

We have established our system for supporting various key events in

Prologue

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We position all the technology that we have developed and knowledge that we have accumulated thus far, as well as theintellectual property that accompanies the technology and knowledge, as factors that are important for continuously improving
our corporate value through our management strategy. To appropriately protect and utilize the intellectual property held by
the Company, aside from establishing appropriate management systems, we are also acquiring employees with specialized
knowledge as well as continuously developing human resources.

Value
Creation“Back-raising” and “rising posture” research
When raising the back of the bed, only raising the back section causes the body to slide down
toward the legs, and generates unwanted friction and pressure. It is thought that this is one source

A rising posture using Relax Motion inwhich the knees bend slightly and thelegs lower

and repeatedly verified shifting volumes and feeling of pressure. Furthermore, we held hearings
with hospitals and nursing care facilities, and continued searching for new methods. And finally in

GrowthStrategyof bedsores. We changed our way of raising the back and the foot, we tested over 6,500 motions,

Prologue

Intellectual
Capital2003, we developed our innovative back-raising mechanism “KIND motion.” We created a programfor complexly combining raising and lowering the back and knee areas, and achieved this method

CapitalStrategy

for significant reduction in body misalignment. Our next focus was the “rising posture.” The posturefor sitting after raising the back, called “long-sitting position,”* with both legs stretched out createsa significant burden, and sitting in this position for many hours can be painful. So what can be done
to approach a more natural sitting position? The answer to this question is our “Relax Motion,”mechanism that inclines the bed toward the legs while simultaneously raising the back, it shifts toa posture where the knees bend slightly and the legs lower when the back is raised. This stabilizes
the posture when getting up and makes moving easier. At the same time, the pressure on thesacral bone area—which is at high risk for bedsores—is redistributed to the buttocks and thighs,

The conventional “long-sitting position”
posture with both legs outstretched
after raising the backCorporate
Governancedeveloped in 2013, that moves the entire bed into a sloping position. With a groundbreaking

significantly contributing to a reduction in bedsores. Regarding improvements to this back-raisingwith design registration, trademark registration, etc., and continue to consider how to further
improve it in the future.
*The body position when sitting with both legs outstretched. It is said that moving and keeping this posture stable
for a long time is difficult due to stiff hamstring muscles on the back of the thighs.

Corporate
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We have two functions: manufacturer (Paramount Bed) and rental wholesaler (Paramount Care Service). As a manufacturer,
we have created structures combining all the accumulated expertise since our founding together with cutting-edge systems,
and implement thorough quality control by tactile and visual inspections, foreign object inspections using metal detectors, andother various inspections. As a rental wholesaler, we have built a system that can deliver well-maintained assistive products
immediately when needed. We also carry out disinfection and cleaning with the utmost care for sanitation.

Rental wholesaler●Maintenance system that provides clean, safe

At our primary Chiba Factory, we have built an integrated production

Along with building a system that ensures immediate delivery ofsystem with everything from raw materials to finished products,

well-maintained assistive products is possible when necessary, we

centered on bed production. We have established a pattern of making

conduct thorough quality control to ensure that these products are safe

a number of bed units in one cycle. With this method of continuously

and reliable for users. We conduct ethanol-based spray cleaning andconveying them between processes form welding to painting andwater cleansing using high-pressure cleaners. After cleaning, along withassembly without interruption, we work to shorten manufacturing leadrinsing using environmentally-friendly, slightly acidic electrolyzed watertime and minimize in-process inventory, while simultaneously reducingthat is also used for disinfecting foodstuffs, we carry out disinfection

electricity usage and waste generated. In addition, the Paramountusing ozone. The disinfected products are inspected for bacteria

Bed’s headquarters andthrough regular sampling,

factories are certified withand the effectiveness of theinternational standard ISO9001

disinfection is verified.

domestic and international collaboration

and ISO13485 (medical
devices-quality management
systems).

Corporate
Data(quality management systems)

and reliable products

Corporate
Governance●Optimal global production site system throughquickly

CapitalStrategy●Nationwide store network that can respond●Thorough quality control

GrowthStrategy●Effective, integrated production system

Value
Creation

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Manufacturing Capital TOPICS(Paramount Bed)

Creating new, large-scale maintenance centers for expanding business(Paramount Care Service)

we also opened our new Atsugi Maintenance Center in November of the same year in Atsugi, Kanagawa.

manufacturing due to increasingly complex mattress materials or construction, as well as material loss andBoth are large-scale centers implementing the latest automated equipment such as cleaning machinery forincreasing repair costs due to the aging of the facilities. The concept of the new factory is an efficient factory

beds and mattresses along with automated packaging machine, and we will make progress in improvingthat can handle diverse mattress specifications, with an integrated production line connecting raw material

maintenance productivity and labor-saving. The Kita-Osaka Maintenance Center was expanded tomolding and processing to packaging, and automated conveying of the products to the warehouse. Aside

approximately eight times the size of the old center, and our storage and maintenance capability in thefrom greatly reducing material loss and repair costs, we have improved the supply system to enable us to

Kinki region has roughly doubled. The Atsugi Maintenance Center, along with the existing Chiba Ohirahandle more demand by increasing our ratio of in-house manufacturing and greatly enhancing productivity.

Maintenance Center (Sammu-shi, Chiba), has contributed to building a system that enables us to reachincreasing demand in the Kanto area. We are working to further strengthen our recurring revenue businessin the nursing care business.

Atsugi Maintenance Center

Location:
3-25-1, Zushi, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569-0036

Location:
1569-1, Sanda, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0211,
Japan

CapitalStrategy

Kita-Osaka Maintenance Center

GrowthStrategy

Along with expanding and moving our Kita-Osaka Maintenance Center to Takatsuki, Osaka in May 2022,

began full operations there. With previous facilities, there were issues such as a reduced ratio of in-house

Value
Creation

In October 2020 we built a new mattress factory on the Chiba Factory’s premises, and in October 2021 we

Prologue

Enhancing productivity at our new mattress factory

Corporate
GovernanceCorporate
Data

Location:
2078, Shirahata, Sammu-shi, Chiba 289-1306, Japan (on the Chiba Factoryʼs premises)

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We aim to reduce the environmental impact throughout our product production process and the entire product life cycle.
We review our raw materials and procure materials with low environmental impact. We promote reusing and recycling, as
well as energy-saving activities at our production sites and business sites. We have established the “Factory Energy Saving
Secretariat” in our Production Division, and we are always actively promoting these efforts.

Environmental initiatives through our
production processtransportation jigs used for delivering products, reusing returnable

ESG management. And in order to create a sustainable society

containers for assembly parts, simplifying packaging materials, andthat exists in harmony with the Earth, we aim to reduce the environ-recycling used products under the scheme of the National Permit

mental burden involved in our corporate activities and throughout

System for industrial waste (certified in April 2012: Certification No.

the product life cycle. We have organized the impact of the risks

217). We are also focusing on manufacturing that is friendly to theand opportunities related to climate change on our Group businessglobal environment. The integrated production line at our Chiba

activities, revenue, and other factors, in line with the recommenda-

Factory has achieved a 60% reduction in industrial waste and ations of the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures

30% reduction in electricity consumption of the painting facilities(TCFD) (see the next page). Regarding GHG (CO₂) emissions, we(compared to the conventional line at Paramount Bed) by completely

aim to become carbon neutral by 2050, and we will work to achieve

stopping the use of solvent-based paints to eliminate volatile organica target of 30% reduction (compared to 2013) by 2030.

compounds (VOCs) and changing painting chemicals.

2013
CO2

6,550tCO22030 (target)

30%reduction(vs. 2013)*The indicators are the GHG emissions applicable to Scope 1 and Scope 2, andthe calculations apply for Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd. and Paramount Bed
Co., Ltd.

Corporate
Data

6,813t2022

Corporate
Governance

Scope 1 / Scope 2 emissions volume

CapitalStrategy

We are striving to make effective use of resources by reusing

activities” as one of our priority issues (materialities) for promoting

GrowthStrategy

Our Group advocates “5. Environmentally conscious business

Value
Creation

Environmental targets based on
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Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Key:

A scenario in which measures are taken, such as strengthening regulations in order to minimize the increase in temperature and changing markets
Risk and opportunity

Business impact

Introduction of a carbon tax
and operations due to carbon tax andemission permit transactions★★★

Increased procurement costs for steel and other materials,

・ Switch to low-carbon materials

increased company operation costs at factories, and increased

・ Reduce shipping volume by making shipping between locations

logistics costs due to the introduction of the carbon tax are
predicted, and are expected to have significant impact on the

The strengthening of decarbonization measures requires switching
all electricity to renewable energy sources, which will incur★★

additional costs, but the impact on the Company is expected to beness and develop and provide environmentally-friendly products

On the other hand, an increase in demand for the Company’s

required by those customers at those times★★★

・ Maintain and improve our reputation as a company that operates

appropriately or does not set targets for reducing GHG emissions,with consideration to the environment through appropriate

the risk of reputational damage from stakeholders may occur.

disclosure of information related to climate change such as the

However, due to continuing to have a policy of working toward
appropriate disclosure in the future, we expect a certain level of

TCFD.
・ Maintain and improve our reputation as a company that takes

impact.

environmental responsibility by supplying environmentally-friendly

On the other hand, we expect significant impact on the Company’s

products as well as setting and achieving targets for reducing

businesses, as customers will be more inclined to reduce disposal
services such as component replacement.

GHG emissions.
・ Accelerate the expansion of our recurring revenue businesses aswell as develop new recurring revenue business offerings utilizing
sensing technology, AI, IoT, etc.

Corporate
Data

costs, leading to rising demand for rental services and after-sales

Corporate
Governanceenvironmental awareness(Scope 1 / Scope 2)・ Quickly grasp changes in customers’ environmental conscious-

CapitalStrategylowered reputation

・ Formulate a policy for reducing the Company’s CO₂ emissions

environmentally-friendly technologies and services is predicted.

Changing stakeholder awareness●Increased demand for rental and after-sales
services due to customersʼ increasing(Scope 1 / Scope 2)

small.

If we do not disclose information related to environmental measures▲Insufﬁcient response to climate change andmore efficient, etc.
・ Formulate a policy for reducing the Company’s CO₂ emissions

GrowthStrategy

costs●Increased demand for environmentally-friendly technologies and services

Company measure

Company’s businesses.

Strengthened decarbonization
measures▲Increased renewable energy procurement

Inﬂuence on the Company

Value
Creation▲Increased costs for procurement, logistics,▲：Risk
●：Opportunity

Prologue

Below 2°
C scenario

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●：Opportunity

A scenario in which physical effects such as weather anomalies occur as a result of rising temperatures
Risk and opportunity

Business impact

Company measure(intensiﬁcation of wind and ﬂood damage)Suspension of operations and the resulting loss of profit may occur

・ Promote multiple suppliers, multiple inventory locations, and▲Risk of a disaster severely damaging a raw

when suppliers with large transaction amounts, production sites,

Acute risk

and logistics networks are damaged due to storms or floods.

★★★

damage. Also, it is thought that handling supply in a speedy andthe Company to secure trust, and we expect significant impact on
the Company’s businesses.

even during a disaster, as well as speedily respond to production
by cooperating with other production sites

・ Establish a system for emergency shipping from other regions as
an alternative to disaster-stricken logistics routes

・ Develop products and services that are effective during times ofnatural disaster, improve and expand the supply system, disseminate information externally, and conduct promotion activities

increased temperatures, such as air-conditioning costs to maintain

tures

★★★

On the other hand, we expect significant impact on the Company’sbusinesses as the demand is predicted for measures to mitigate
decreased sleep quality from increased temperatures as well as
for the Company’s products (sleep tech products, the Smart Bed
care, clinical nursing, and nursing care work.

disseminate information externally, and conduct promotion
activities

Corporate
Data

System, etc.) due to expanded demand for supporting medical

conditioning units, etc.

・ Develop and sell sleep tech products and the Smart Bed System,

Corporate
Governanceemployee health.

・ Reduce air-conditioning costs by introducing high-efficiency air

CapitalStrategy

If temperatures rise, costs may occur due to responses to the▲Increased costs to handle higher tempera-

to address reduced sleep quality fromhigher temperatures●Increased demand for products and services
to make medical care, clinical nursing,and nursing care work more efﬁcient as
temperatures increase

services will grow due to intensified and frequent wind and flood
stable manner when a disaster occurs could be an opportunity for

Chronic risk(increased temperatures, warming)●Increased demand for products and services

On the other hand, demand for disaster prevention products andadoption of general-purpose items

・ Secure safe inventory in order to ensure stable supply of products

GrowthStrategymaterial supplier, causing suspension ofoperations▲Risk of a disaster at a production site, causing
suspension of operations▲Logistics interruption due to localized
torrential rain
●Increased demand for disaster prevention
products and services●Securing trust with quick and stable supply
when wind and ﬂood damage occurs

Value
CreationInﬂuence on the Company

Prologue

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It is difficult for us alone to solve social issues, and we must cooperate and collaborate with various stakeholders. We will
utilize information gained from a strong network with medical and nursing care workers to improve our products and services.
Furthermore, we are making efforts to solve social problems as a unified industry by working on the industry to establish
a system to strive for product safety, and supporting education and training for nurses, etc. We believe that we have that
responsibility as a leading company.

Value
Creation

Disclose information in timely and appropriate manners
Strive to enhance corporate value

Pursue the worldʼs highest
quality and create value

Customers

Employees
andtheir families

Local
community

Maintain safety and health
Encourage challenges

Create a society where everyone in
the world can live healthy

CorporateDatabusiness activities with the aim of

to address issues and create
value together

Globalenvironment

preserving the global environment

Work closely with customers

Users

Suppliers,
partners

Conduct environmentally friendly

environment to realize a vibrant life

Corporate
GovernancetogetherIndustrialorganizations

CapitalStrategyleading company in the industry

Provide a comfortable healthcare

Shareholders/investors

GrowthStrategy

Fulﬁll our responsibilities as a

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Materiality Initiatives

Support for the establishment of a sustained medical and nursing care system

Prologue● Veriﬁcation period

Intellectual
capitalSocialcapitalNovember 1, 2022 – January 31, 2023
● Location

TOYOTA-KAI Medical Corporation

By gathering home-care patients’ life log data such as respiratory rate, heart rate, and state of consciousness(asleep or awake) with the Company’s sleep measurement sensors, we conducted verification experiments to determine whether we can use this for remote examinations or observation. In Kariya, Aichi, we did this together with
the Tokai Branch of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Transforming conventional, qualitative
proven to be a reassuring factor for patients and their families living in their homes. We expect that life log data

● Structure and role

Kariya City: Kariya Smart Wellness Project representative
TOYOTA-KAI: Data acquisition cooperation and provision of expertise in home medical care
NTT West Group: Data acquisition, analysis, and visualizing analysis results
Paramount Bed: Provision of initiative expertise utilizing sleep measurement sensors

will be utilized as a hub connecting patients, their families, and medical workers.

At the patientʼs home
Daily life log data image

Sleep measurement
sensorCommunication router

Corporate
Data*Real-time monitoring is updated every 20 to 30 minutes

By placing the sensor under the mattress,
it measures body movements (turning overduring sleep, breathing, heart rate, etc.) andmonitors sleep status.

Corporate
Governance

Real-time
monitoring image*

CapitalStrategy

At the hospital

GrowthStrategy

sleep information into quantitative information has led to a better understanding of patient sleep cycles, which has(KARIYA TOYOTA General Hospital, Kariya Home-visit Nursing Care Station,
Takahama Home-visit Nursing Care Station)

Value
Creation

Implementing ﬁeld veriﬁcation for sleep
measurement sensors aimed at enhancing the
comfort and safety of home-care patients

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Creation of an environment where everyone can live healthily and happily

SocialcapitalIntellectual
capitalSocialcapitalWe support TOBIUO Japan swimmers, Japan swimming national team members,Co., Ltd. The “Para Support Project” is an initiative where Chiba Lotte Marines team

as well as para-canoe athlete Seryu Monika. Along with evaluation, analysis, andmembers visit special needs schools in Chiba Prefecture, and share the fun and joy of

feedback from sleep measurement sensors, we also provide them with pillows andexercise with children through baseball and dance. Also, aside from accommodation

mattresses designed to support turning over easily and sleeping comfortably, whichfacilities in Chiba Prefecture, we provided electric beds at no charge to Suita, Osakais important for sleep. Additionally, we have formed a sponsorship with the Saitama

where Ukrainian refugees are living. We think that we should have a society where

Seibu Lions in relation to sleep support. We support efforts to improve sleep bypeople in any circumstances can live easily.

analyzing each athlete’s sleep and providing feedback once per month.

GrowthStrategy

We have sponsored the “Para Support Project” initiated by Chiba Lotte Marines

Value
Creation

Using knowledge and technology to support enhancing
athlete performance

PrologueSupporting the achievement of an
inclusive society where anyone canlive easily

CapitalStrategy

A letter of gratitude from Suita, Osaka

Corporate
Data

Sponsorship with the “Para Support Project”

Corporate
GovernanceFree lending of electric beds to accommodation facilities in Chiba Prefecture

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Materiality Initiatives

Creation of an environment where everyone can live healthily and happily

Intellectual
capitalSocialcapitalSupport for the development of
the next generation of leaders

Socialcapitalto time for local elementary and junior high schools. These are held with the aim ofveloped an educational program for junior high school students across Japan to learn

helping the students understand the importance of sleep and increase intellectual

about the importance of sleep together with ARROWS Inc. And in collaboration withcuriosity through hands-on experience of products such as “Nemuri SCAN” andKaiyo Secondary School, we carry out an initiative to support improving sleep for the“Active Sleep BED.” With the number of children in Japan declining, we hope tostudents at this school with the aim of improving academic results and performance incontribute to developing leaders for the next generation.

school club activities.

GrowthStrategy

We conduct extracurricular classes, hands-on classes, and other classes from time

sleep conditions for junior high school students. With the aim of improving this, we de-Value
Creation

Using smartphones and increasing time spent on club activities or studying worsens

Prologue

Health promotion activities
through sleep for junior andsenior high school students◀

CapitalStrategy

A hands-on electric bed experiencefor elementary school students

Corporate
GovernanceCorporate
Data▶

A class explaining the monitoring support
system for junior high school students

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Promotion of employee health, diversity and work style reform

who have left the Company● User voices
HumancapitalCompany is a plus for both the rehired employee and the Company. This is because
the employee can be appropriately placed based on past experience to hit the groundrunning and there is a high likelihood that the employee can play a more active role
we will continue making use of this program, enabling employees to work in a lively
fashion and aiming to enhance the growth of our organization.

registration

Conducting
matching

Decision about
rejoining the Company

ten years had passed since I left the Company, but I was delighted to be greeted in-person and overe-mail with a warm “welcome home.” In my previous job, I was engaged in pharmaceutical application
work for medical equipment. And I was able to rediscover the great points of working in an environment
close to the design and development department, the manufacturing department, and more, while
communicating with them. I would like to make use of my roughly ten years of experience, and theacquired skills and perspective, and forge ahead with work so that I can contribute to not only medical
equipment but businesses related to medical care, nursing care, and health promotion both in Japanand overseas.

Tomoko Inoue, Sleep Research Institute, Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.

living in the UK, this year I returned to my work at the Sleep Research Institute to which I had belonged
before retiring. While being involved with community volunteer work and joining school activities, etc.,
in the UK, I gained a renewed awareness of the high quality of Japanese products, and I noticed newthings such as the high awareness of people with disabilities in British society. Because I received the

Corporate
GovernanceI left the Company five years ago to accompany my husband on an overseas job assignment. After

CapitalStrategy“Comeback System”

I rejoined the Company in January 2023 through the Comeback System. I was nervous because about

GrowthStrategy

by utilizing skills and new perspectives acquired at other companies. Going forward,

Hiromi Yamamoto, Quality Assurance Department, Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.

Value
Creation

We think that having a former employee accumulate new experiences and rejoin the

Prologue“Comeback System” for employees

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Materiality Initiatives

opportunity to take on this challenge again after returning to Japan, I would like to forge ahead withto sleep, people think of Paramount Bed, by making use of my experiences and perspectives gained
outside Paramount.

CorporateData

work so that I can contribute to improved health through sleep for all people and that when it comes

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Promotion of employee health, diversity and work style reform

supporting employee sleep● Programs for eligible users
HumancapitalSocialcapitalin collaboration with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation. Since June
2023, all Group employees have been able to use it. Through this service, employees
can receive sleep-related classes, visualized sleep status, consultations via LINE*,
support on LINE, so it is possible to have as many consultations as wanted at any
time without worry. As a “Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding

We provide a sleep consulta-

In four online classes each year, we

Sleep-related consultations

tion service for employees.

foster sleep-related knowledge anddo a sleep check during the seminars.
This visualizes current sleep status
and offers a general overview of it.

are available via LINE.
We offer consultations toaddress concerns while
protecting employee privacy.

CapitalStrategy*LINE is a registered trademark of LINE Corporation.

The “NEMURI Supporters” website

Sleep improvement program
Our sleep improvement instructors who
are registered dietitians, public healthnurses, nurses, or other certified personnel
about sleep and offer close-following
sleep-improvement advice.

CorporateDatalook after employees who have concerns

Corporate
Governance（Japanese only）

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advice on improvement, etc. In particular, the dedicated staff members handle the

Sleep class

Value
Creation

Sleep counseling room

“NEMURI Supporters” is a service provided by NTT PARAVITA Co., Ltd., established

Organization,” we are working to further promote health.

Prologue“NEMURI Supporters”

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Environmentally conscious business activities

NaturalcapitalSocialcapitalPromoting recycling ofassistive products

NaturalcapitalManufacturing
Capitalrecycling used assistive products at Kakuix Wing. Currently, assistive products foran application that analyzes heart rate, respiratory rate, and body movement during

rental use are reused after cleaning, repair, and disinfection, before their final disposal.

sleep, scores your sleep, and gives advice. It gives “Sleep Points” depending on your

And in Kakuix Wing’s assistive product rental business, the used assistive products

sleep survey responses and sleep score. We promote an initiative that contributes tomade by Paramount Bed are collected, sorted, and disassembled at the Company.

activities growing forest through those points.

We are working to recycle 99% of them into metal, fuel, etc.

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In November 2022, we cooperated with Kakuix Wing Co., Ltd. to launch an initiative

the motto of “healthy environment and healthy people.” The “Active Sleep App” is

Value
Creation

We are carrying out planting activities in Indonesia by utilizing “Sleep Points” under

PrologueA planting activity using anapplication that transforms
your sleep into a forest

Number planted
Area under the National Permit System

trees❹Recycling

Roadbedmaterials

Partial amounts
to landﬁll

CorporateDatareportanddisassembly

Corporate
Governance❺Completion❸Dismantling

Metal
raw materials

Boiler fuelDisposalcontractors

Kakuix Wing

❷Collection

Paramount Bed❶Request

See details（Japanese only）

Collection
point

60,000CapitalStrategy

Equivalent to