FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETokyo, December 11, 2023

JT makes it on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
for the Tenth Consecutive Year
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) announced today that it has been included in the Dow Jones
Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (“DJSI Asia Pacific”) for the tenth consecutive year, reflecting thecompany’s continued approach to addressing social and environmental issues across its value chain.
The DJSI is a globally recognized environmental, social, andgovernance (ESG) stock index1 and sustainability
benchmark that tracks the stock performance of the world's
leading companies in terms of governance and economic,
environmental and social dimensions, with constituents
selected on the basis of the S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment (CSA)2. It is an index in the Asia-Pacific region, which is reviewed once ayear and whose constituents are selected from approximately 600 major companies in the region.
The DJSI applies a comprehensive approach which incorporates the latest trends and discussions
across the ESG spectrum. The participation in international and credible ESG assessments enables
the JT Group to objectively evaluate its own sustainability measures and disclosure materials.
Hisato Imokawa, Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, said: “We are honored that
the JT Group has been selected in the DJSI Asia Pacific for the tenth consecutive year. We are very
pleased that our sincere and continuous efforts to address social and environmental issues
throughout the entire value chain continue to be recognized at the highest level. We remain
dedicated to fostering transparent and precise communication of non-financial information, a key
focus in our recent agenda. We acknowledge the significance of this initiative in promoting
engagement and dialogue with stakeholders, recognizing it as a crucial endeavor.”
The JT Group scored 79/100 in the 2023 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (basedon the score data as of December 9, 2023).
As nature, society, and people’s lives are intertwined, sustaining our ways of living, and the activities
of corporate entities, will depend on the sustainability of the environment and society in which weexist. The JT Group’s management principle is the 4S model3. In pursuing this principle and byrealizing the JT Group Purpose, we are contributing to the sustainability of our environment and oursociety, through our commitment to working on the material issues4 identified.
The JT Group supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their related
targets in the context of the company’s business and operational environments5. To achievesustainable growth, it is essential for the Group to contribute to the sustainable development ofsociety through its business activities. The JT Group will continue to engage with its stakeholders

and make concerted efforts to ensure that both society and the Group can grow together to securea sustainable future.

1 ESG stock index reflects an organization’s measures in terms of social, environmental and governance performance in addition to its

financial performance.
2 CSA is an assessment conducted by S&P Global. Companies are categorized by industry and sent questionnaires that focus on themost important and relevant ESG factors in each industry to evaluate their ESG approaches in terms of both transparency andperformance.
3 JT Group’s management principle is to pursue the 4S model. Under the 4S model, the Group strives to fulfill its responsibilities to its
valued consumers, shareholders, employees and the wider society, carefully considering the respective interests of these four key
stakeholder groups and exceeding their expectations wherever the Group can. For more details, please visit
https://www.jt.com/about/management_principles/index.htm
4 Please refer to https://www.jt.com/sustainability/strategy/materiality_strategy_sdgs/index.html for more details about the JT Group’smaterial issues.
5 Please refer to https://www.jt.com/sustainability/strategy/materiality_strategy_sdgs/index.html for more details about the JT Group’scommitment to SDGs and the specific ways in which we can contribute to achieving some of the goals.

###Japan Tobacco Inc. is a leading international tobacco and vaping company and its products are sold in over 130 markets.
With approximately 53,000 employees, it manufactures and sells some of the world’s best-known brands including
Winston, Camel, MEVIUS and LD. The JT Group is committed to investing in Reduced-Risk Products (RRP) andcurrently markets its heated tobacco products under its Ploom brand and various e-cigarette products under its Logic
brand. The Group is also present in the pharmaceutical and processed food businesses. For more information, visit
https://www.jt.com/.

Contacts:

Ichiro Kawai, Director
Takeru Sugimoto, Associate Director
Media and Investor Relations Division
Japan Tobacco Inc.
Tokyo: +81-3-6636-2914
E-mail: jt.media.relations@jt.com