Obtained "Work-Life Balance Plus Step 3 (Advanced Initiative Company)" certification from Sapporo City, Hokkaido

Ebara Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Ebara") has been certified as a "Work-Life Balance Plus Step 3 (Leading Initiative Company)" by the city of Sapporo, Hokkaido. This is the highest level of certification for a company that actively works to promote work-life balance and women's participation in the workforce.

In order to support "balancing work and child-rearing," Sapporo City has been implementing a work-life balance promotion project since 2008, certifying companies that actively work on work-life balance according to its own criteria, and providing support such as subsidies and dispatching promotion advisors.
In recent years, with the enactment of the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, a law promoting women's participation in the workplace, there is an even greater demand for the realization of work-life balance and the creation of an environment in which both men and women can play active roles and work in their own way. In light of this situation, Sapporo City has established a new corporate certification system called "Work-Life Balance Plus," which adds an element of promoting women's participation in the workforce to the existing work-life balance certification system.

EBARA, which supports the spirit of this system, was recognized for its efforts that exceed the required certification requirements^※1 and received the highest level of certification, "Step 3 (Leading Initiative Company)."

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Ebara's long-term vision, E-Vision 2030, lists promoting the active participation of human resources as one of its key issues, and aims to "become a corporate group where diverse employees can thrive, feel motivated and comfortable in their work." EBARA will continue to cooperate with Sapporo City's environmental, economic and social initiatives, and will work to realize a society in which both men and women can work comfortably through our business.

By addressing key ESG issues based on our long-term vision and medium-term management plan, the EBARA Group aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further improve our corporate value.

^{※1: Pregnant women will be given special public leave (unpaid) for 8 weeks before giving birth, and for up to 10 days if they need to visit a hospital or receive treatment for infertility.}