JIC receives the annual award from PEWIN, a global organization promoting
women’s empowerment in the investment industry

Tokyo, September 11, 2024 – Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) received the “International
Limited Partner of the Year” at the 2024 Annual LP/GP Awards organized by the Private Equity
Women’s Investor Network (PEWIN) in New York City on September 10.
PEWIN is an organization established in 2008 for the purpose of networking senior-level
women in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) and promotes the advancement ofwomen in the investment industry globally. PEWIN has more than 1,300 women members in
14 chapters worldwide representing institutions with over $3 trillion in assets undermanagement (AUM). World-renowned PE and VC firms have been honored by PEWIN in thepast.

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■ About the 2024 Annual LP/GP Awards
https://www.pewin.org/blog/pewin-announces-2024-lp-gp-awards-recipients/
Dana Johns, Board Chair, PEWIN, said: “The 2024 awards recipients have moved the needle
through their policies, procedures, investment initiatives and educational efforts. We applaud
their steadfast dedication to advancing gender diversity and thank them for their contributions
to sustaining this critical movement. ”■ DE&I promotion at JIC
JIC positions DE&I promotion as JIC group’s important management strategy. JIC hasestablished DE&I Promotion Committee and has been undertaking a variety of initiatives. Asan effort to empower women in the domestic investment industry, JIC has been monitoring theactivities of 29 domestic and foreign investee funds and conducting interviews with domesticand foreign industry associations and investment funds that are making advanced efforts topromote DE&I. In November last year, JIC signed the Principles for Responsible Investment(PRI) and formulated “Policy on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Initiatives.”
Comment from Yuka Hata, Senior Managing Director, Head of Fund Investments, JIC:
“We are very honored to have received this award. To promote gender equity in Japan’s
PE/VC industry, PEWIN which provides and shares a great network, knowledges, andexperiences is a great and important partner for JIC. I am also excited to take an initiative tolaunch PEWIN Japan chapter this year with the number of women in senior positions in ourindustry continuing to increase. We are confident of a future in which more women talents will
be playing an active role in our industry in Japan.”1About Japan Investment Corporation (JIC)
Japan Investment Corporation (“JIC”) was established on September 25, 2018 under theIndustrial Competitiveness Enhancement Act. JIC’s investment focus areas are driving thecreation of new businesses for Society 5.0, creating "unicorn startups", leveraging promising
untapped regional technologies and promoting business consolidation across industries andorganizations. JIC provides risk capital to these areas through funds independently established
by JIC and LP investment in private funds to promote open innovation and contribute tostrengthening the competitiveness of Japanese industries and expanding the investment
ecosystem.
URL: https://www.j-ic.co.jp/en/

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