Press ReleasesNippon Paper Industries Selected as Constituents for Five ESG Indices Adopted by the GPIF

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (President: Toru Nozawa, hereinafter "the Company") has confirmed that it has been recently selected as a constituent for five of the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investment indices adopted by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF).

・FTSE Blossom Japan Index

・FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

・MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

・S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

・Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

As a "comprehensive biomass company shaping the future with trees", the Company is promoting sustainability management that pursues social and environmental sustainability together with the future growth of the Company.

It will continue striving to enhance its ESG initiatives and disclose appropriate information through dialogue with its internal and external stakeholders.