Nikkei joins the Valuable 500 to support
disability inclusion

July 11, 2024 - Nikkei Inc. has joined the Valuable 500, a global organization dedicated topromoting disability inclusion. Nikkei Inc. has established commitments in the three areas ofreporting, business, and the workplace to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I).
https://www.thevaluable500.com/companies/nikkei■Nikkei’s Valuable 500 Commitment:

Nikkei’s group purpose is“better insights for a better world. ” To realize this better world, webelieve that each person must be able to value their own individuality, and value andrespect the individuality of others. We are working towards a society where richness isderived from diversity, where differences are respected, and where each individual, withdisability or without, can flourish.

Our initiatives

1. Reporting Initiatives

As a news organization, we have reported on and supported developments aimed atdeepening public understanding of people with disabilities and achieving an inclusive society.
We were proud to serve as an Official Partner for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. We willcontinue to report on ways to create a barrier-free society.

Improving accessibility to information is a top priority for us. We are working to increasecontent that can be easily understood visually, as well as audio readings of articles.
2. Business Initiatives

We are contributing to an environment in which diverse people can perform to their fullest. We
host events promoting barrier-free product development and universal design. Through theNikkei Social Business Contest, which honors outstanding ideas for solving social issues, wesupport businesses that recognize differences, including disabilities.

We will continue to actively promote measures toward realizing an inclusive society byproviding opportunities for discussion at international events, bringing together businesses
and experts from Japan and overseas.
3. Workplace Initiatives

We strive to establish an environment that promotes the employment of people withdisabilities, and enables all workers to fully demonstrate their abilities by respecting eachindividual’s needs.

At our head office in Tokyo, we have improved the working environment so that employeeswith and without disabilities can feel comfortable. We have introduced barrier-free bathrooms

on each floor and use speech-to-text apps for sharing information at meetings.

We will redouble our groupwide efforts to provide an environment where we work alongsidepeople with disabilities throughout the organization, not just in specific departments or jobs,
and where diverse employees can demonstrate their individuality and potential so that they

can actively contribute.

■Regarding the Nikkei release, in joining the Valuable 500, here is a quote from Katy
Talikowska, CEO of the Valuable 500:

As we welcome Nikkei Inc. to our community of leaders committed to disability inclusion, weare one step closer to revolutionising how businesses embrace disability inclusion as a corevalue and strategic imperative. Together, we are creating a powerful catalyst for change, whereeach new company brings us closer to a tipping point that will transform the global businesslandscape and create a more equitable world for all.
■About the Valuable 500

Launched at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, the Valuable 500 collaborates
with business leaders to promote social transformation through business activities in whichpeople with disabilities can realize their potential. More than 500 companies and partners arepart of the collective.

https://www.thevaluable500.com/
About Nikkei
Nikkei Inc. is a world-renowned media brand for Asian news, respected for quality journalism and for being a trusted
provider of business news and information. Founded as a market news provider in Japan in 1876, Nikkei has growninto one of the world's largest media corporations, with 37 foreign editorial bureaus and approximately 1,500
journalists worldwide. Nikkei acquired the UK-based Financial Times in 2015. Our combined digital and printcirculation totals about 2.3 million, and we are continually deploying new technologies to increase our readership.
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Public Relations OfficeNikkei Inc.
pr@nex.nikkei.co.jp
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