17 May 2021

ADK Holdings signs partnership agreement withUnited Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
To achieve the goal of universal access to sexual & reproductive health and rights,
ADK will provide pro bono assistance in strategic communications.
ADK Holdings Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shinichi Ueno, hereafter“ADK”) has announced that a partnership agreement has been signed with the United
Nations Population Fund (hereafter “UNFPA”), an organization working to protect thelives and human rights of women and girls. Utilizing the ideas and creativity of anadvertising agency, ADK renders pro bono assistance in the area of strategic
communications.
Globally, especially among developing countries, millions of marginalized women face
more challenges due to poverty, inequality, disasters, and conflicts and unable toprotect their lives and well-beings, giving way to issues such as high maternal mortality
and gender-based violence. The UNFPA is an international organization active in morethan 150 countries to realize sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR)* for all,thus reducing maternal mortality, eliminating gender-based violence, and making lives
better for adolescents and youth.
In the area of communications, ADK has been offering optimum solutions to thevarious issues faced by companies. With high regard for the activities and priorities ofthe UNFPA, ADK as a strategic partner will offer pro bono assistance to widely
communicate the activities of the UNFPA across Japan and contribute to its branding.
Ms. Mariko Sato, Director of the Tokyo Representation Office of UNFPA, has expressed
her appreciation for the partnership with ADK, saying, “Communication has the powerto bring new insights and fresh perspectives for people taking actions towards building
a better future. It is heartening that we can accelerate our efforts in raising publicawareness of UNFPA’s global priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
hand in hand with ADK.”According to Kanako Yoshimatsu, Department Director of Office of the President, ADK,
“We hope to co-create opportunities for more people to deepen their understandingof UNFPA activities and their efforts toward achieving the SDGs, and spread the word
through the power of communication.”
ADK has formulated the purpose statement, Creating experiences to enrich lives, withthe goal to redesign the lives of everyone as stages to experience value, and tobecome a marketing company that enriches people’s lives by utilizing uniquecommunication and ideas. Through this partnership, we hope to contribute to theachievement of the SDGs, with a special focus on Goal 3 on health and well-being, Goal
5 on gender equality and Goal 17 on partnerships for the goals.
*About Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system. It implies that people areable to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce, and the freedom
to decide if, when, and how often to do so.
Among the 17 SDGs, the partnership will focus on the following goals:
Goal 3. Good health and well-being

Goal 5. Gender equality

Goal 17. Partnerships for the goals

About UNFPAUNFPA delivers a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe andevery young person’s potential is fulfilled. The Tokyo Representation Office launched in
September 2002, aiming to raise awareness among the Japanese people of UNFPA’swork and the global issues it addresses, as well as seeking support from Japanese policymakers, media and general public.
About the ADK GroupThe ADK Group consists of the pure holding company, ADK Holdings, and 3 operatingcompanies (ADK Marketing Solutions / ADK Creative One / ADK Emotions) and is amajor advertising agency group providing global services through its domestic andinternational network. In addition to the comprehensive solutions provided in themarketing area, ADK’s strengths are also in the content business centering on TVanimation. ADK has formulated the purpose statement, Creating experiences to enrich
lives in 2020.

For further information, please contact:
Yuri Hirao or Mika Kawahara
Office of Corporate Communications
ADK Holdings Inc.
e-mail: adkpr@adk.jp