ESG Management Undertaken by the Sumitomo Rubber Group
November

The Company was chosen to receive a “Hyogo Work-Life Balance Company Award” underthe fiscal 2022 round of a prefectural program in recognition of its initiatives to promote
diversity & inclusion (D&I) and work style reforms.

November

The Company acquired renewed certification under the “Eco-First Program” based on thesubmission of its updated “Eco-First Commitments,” which summarize fresh targets forenvironmental preservation initiatives, to the Minister of the Environment.

December

The Company was granted a four-star rating under “2022 Nikkei SDGs ManagementSurvey” conducted by Nikkei Inc.

December

The Company announced its support of “RE100,” an international environmental initiative
consisting of corporations striving to achieve a 100% switchover to renewable energy.

January

The Company became a member of the Global Data Service Organization for Tyres andAutomotive Components (GDSO), an international organization that aims to establish standards for tire data and define solutions for data access.

February

The Company was granted a “Silver” rating based on a survey conducted by EcoVadis, aninternational rating agency specializing in the assessment of sustainability activities undertaken by businesses.

March

The Company acquired an “A” rating under an ESG rating program sponsored by MSCI, arepresentative rating agency in the field of ESG investment.

MarchThe Shirakawa Factory was chosen to receive the “11th Green Society Contributor Award”
under a program sponsored by the Organization for Landscape and Urban GreenInfrastructure to commend corporations who are outstanding in terms of their contributions
to regional societies and the improvement of the environments surrounding their operations
through the development of greenery.

MarchIn Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Dunlop Golf Club Corp. became the first to be certified as an excellent business operator under the “Monisu” certification system, which aims
to certify SMEs with outstanding track records in the employment of people with disabilities.

MarchThe Ichijima Factory was chosen to receive the “Prime Minister’s Commendations for Contributors
to Greening Promotion” under the fiscal 2022 round of a government-sponsored program intended
to commend organizations, etc., that made outstanding contributions to the promotion of greening
activities or otherwise advocated for widespread public awareness of the need for such activities.

The Company was certified by the Japan Sports Agency for the first time as a “Sports YellCompany” under the agency’s 2023 selection program in recognition of its corporate initiatives to support and popularize employee participation in sports activities aimed at helping
them improve their health.

March

The Company’s Performance Sustaining Technology, which incorporates a hydrogenated polymer,
was named the “Tire Technology of the Year” under “Tire Technology International Awards forInnovation and Excellence,” a program undertaken as part of “Tire Technology Expo 2022” held inHanover, Germany, to commend excellent, leading-edge technologies.

The Company was recognized by the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry as well as Nippon
Kenko Kaigi (Japan Health Council), receiving certification as an excellent company under the “2023
Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program—White 500.” The
Company was thus named one of “White 500” for the seventh consecutive year since 2017.

March

The Company was certified as a “Hyogo Kobe Women’s Empowerment Business (MimozaCompany)” in recognition of its progressive stance toward the promotion of D&I and the creation of a workplace in which diverse human resources can achieve success.

March

The Company was chosen to receive “Materials Innovation of the Year” and “R&D Breakthrough of the Year” awards
under the “Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence” program, which was undertaken as
part of “Tire Technology Expo 2023” held in Hanover, Germany. While the former was granted for the Company’s
accomplishments in cutting-edge material research in the field of biopolymer synthesis, the latter was due to a breakthrough achieved via the invention of enzyme evaluation methods.

MarchIn Jiangsu Province, China, the Company was chosen to receive the “Award for Changshu Economic &Technological Development Zone Outstanding Corporate Contributor (1992 – 2022),” which aims to commend, in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the opening of the eponymous economic zone, corporations that have significantly contributed to its development over the course of its three decades of operation.

Honors and Certifications from Outside Organizations
Some honors and certifications related to sustainability that the Sumitomo Rubber Group has received from outsideorganizations are listed below.

FTSE ESG Index Series
The Company was selected for inclusion in the FTSE4 Good IndexSeries and FTSE Blossom Japan Index, both of which are representative ESG indices, for the second consecutive year.
Moreover, the Company was included in the FTSE Blossom Japan
Sector Relative Index, which was newly launched in fiscal 2022.

2023

SOMPO Sustainability Index
Since 2012, the Company has been continuously selected for inclusion in the SOMPO Sustainability Index, an asset
management product index compiled by Sompo Asset Management Co., Ltd. for pension fund managers and institutional investors.

The 17th (2023) CSR Ranking

Utilization of human resources

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Industry (rubber products)All companies (average)

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The Toyo Keizai CSR Company Ranking, which identifies companies

60Scale40

recognized by a wide range of stakeholders as reliable, evaluates theEnvironment

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utilization of human resources, environment, governance and social
activities, profitability, safety and scale and provides rankings forboth corporate social responsibility (CSR) and finance.

SafetyGovernance and sociality

The ranking program’s scoring is comprehensive and our scores
surpass the average score for all companies and those in our industry

Profitability(rubber products). We also boast a balanced score across all items.

Source: T OYO KEIZAI INC. 17th (2023)
CSR Ranking Report

Of note, we were ranked among the top 50 companies among all
1,702 companies in the Environment and Governance categories.
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The Company became a signatory to the “United Nations Global Compact” advocated by theUnited Nations and was registered as a participant corporation.

The Company was named by the Center for Tire Research (CenTiRe), a U.S.-based tire technology
consortium, as “the mentor of the year 2022,” an award for mentors deemed to have made particularly significant contributions in terms of providing guidance and assistance to academic researchers.

DUNLOP SP SPORT MAXX 060+, a global flagship tire released in March 2022 targeting premiumvehicles, was chosen to receive a Tire Category Award under the “DAILY AUTOMOTIVE NEWS Car
Parts Awards 2022” program.

The Company acquired a “Gold” rating under the PRIDE Index 2022 rating program
designed to assess the level of initiatives undertaken by businesses and other organizations
to protect the rights of sexual minorities, including members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Integrated Report 2023Certifications Acquired• ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System• ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System• ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management Systems• IATF 16949: 2016 Automotive Quality Management System Standard

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