Accolades

Major awards and recognitions

We won the following honors as tokens of our endeavors stated above.

Registered as an issuance supporter under the Green Finance Supporters Program

In August 2018, the Company was registered as an issuance supporter under the program, “Registration System of Green Bond, etc. Issuance Supporters” implemented by the Ministry of the Environment (the name was changed to “Green Finance Supporters Program” in May 2023). Business entities and municipalities that issue green bonds can reduce the cost to be paid to external parties besides the administrative work burden they bear. We will facilitate the growth of the green bond market by underwriting and placing the bond, and contribute to the environment and society through our business operations.

※Green Bond is designed to fund only the projects addressing environmental issues, and the issuance amount has rapidly increased lately against the backdrop of rising environmental awareness across the world. In addition to green bonds, the issuance of sustainability bonds, which can be used for a wider range of purposes, is also increasing.

The Company was continuously selected as a constituent stock of the two leading ESG indices, "FTSE Blossom Japan Index" and "FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index"

In 2024, the Company was continuously selected as a constituent stock of the two leading ESG indices, namely, “FTSE Blossom Japan Index” and “FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index”.“FTSE Blossom Japan Index” and “FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index” are indices established by FTSE Russell, a global index provider, for Japanese companies that demonstrate outstanding ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) performance. Both indices have been adopted as passive investment benchmarks for ESG investment by the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world's largest public pension fund, and are used as leading indices for ESG investment.

Encouraging More Physical Exercises

We make a variety of approaches both inside and outside the Company to support sports by encouraging frequent physical exercise for improving health. We hire athletes, drive employees’ active participation in sports, and contribute to regional sports promotions. Japan Sports Agency recognized our such endeavors and certified us as one of the award recipients, “Sports Yell Company.”
Also, Tokyo Metropolitan Government recognized us as Tokyo Sports Promotion Company. We won both recognitions consecutively for six years.

Qualified as an "Excellent Health Management Corporation 2025 (Large Enterprise Category)"

The Company won certification as “Excellent Health Management Corporation 2025” for six years. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Health Conference jointly administer the subject certification.
The Excellent Health Management Corporation certification is a program to honor the corporations, either large or small in size, that drive noticeably excellent health promotion initiatives. The certificates are afforded to the corporations that fulfill the initiatives addressing respective regional health issues and take on the tasks for health promotion in accordance with the guidance provided by the Japan Health Conference.
We continue to eagerly prepare a suitable working environment for employees to work lively and comfortably for many years.

Achieved "S +" Rating in the "R&I Customer-Oriented Financial Sales Company Evaluation"

In May 2024, the Company received an “S+” rating on the “R&I Evaluation of Financial Instruments Sales Companies’ Level of Customer Orientation” 2* conducted by Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I). This evaluation assesses the financial business operators selling investment trusts and other products on a six-point scale concerning how customer-oriented they are in selling financial products. The focus is placed on conducting evaluations of the operators in their sales of investment trusts and fund wrap sales, which account for the core of asset formation. Not only that, R&I also evaluates whether the operators are appropriately advising and selling financial products, suitable for customers' life plans including financial risk products as well.

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The R&I’s evaluation of financial instruments sales companies is the opinion of R&I about the level of customer orientation of their sales activities in selling investment trusts, but it is not a representation of fact. The evaluation was conducted based on the information from sources that are deemed to be sufficiently reliable, but R&I does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information.In no event shall R&I be liable for any damages arising from the use of information from this evaluation however they may be caused. The R&I Customer Orientation Evaluation Ratings of Financial Instruments Sales Companies are independent of R&I’s Qualitative and Quantitative Ratings on Investment Trust and thus have no mutual interaction between the ratings. The R&I Customer Orientation Evaluation Ratings of Financial Instruments Sales Companies are not credit ratings businesses but Other Lines of Business (businesses excluding credit rating businesses and also excluding the ancillary businesses) as prescribed in Article 299, Paragraph 1, Item 28 of the Cabinet Office Ordinance on Financial Instruments Business. Laws and regulations require that measures should be taken by such evaluation rating providers to prevent themselves from unduly influencing credit rating activities.

Received the highest rating of "3 Stars" from the HDI Benchmark in the "Customer Service" and "Web Support" categories

In the 2024 HDI Benchmark, which is provided by HDI-Japan, the Japanese branch of HDI, the world’s largest membership association in the support services industry, we received the highest rating of 3-Star in the two categories of “Customer Service” and “Web Support.”

We won “3-Star” three years in a row this year, which is our eighth in total in the “Customer Service” category, and our eighth time likewise in the “Web Support” category. (Based on our research)

HDI

It is the world’s largest membership association created for the IT support services industry.

HDI operates around its members, is vendor-neutral, and promotes human networking and information sharing. HDI has more than 50,000 members worldwide, many of the global corporations ranked high in the list of U.S. business magazine Fortune, and these members belong to 100 regional chapters worldwide.

「DX Stocks 2023」

The Company was selected for the “DX Stock 2023” which is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Information-technology Promotion Agency.

Since 2015, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (“TSE”) have been jointly selecting the stock of the company excelling in IT utilization. This initiative mirrors a part of their collaborative endeavor to promote IT use among Japanese corporations. The program conferred the recognition of “the Stock of the Company Proactively Utilizing IT” to the companies that introduced IT to improve operational innovations, corporate earnings, and productivity, which lead to increased corporate value and fortified competitiveness in a mid-to-long-term perspective.

From 2022, METI, TSE, and the newly participated Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (“IPA”) select “DX stock” in each industry category from among the TSE-listed companies. The company to be selected should have established an internal mechanism that leads the DX initiative resulting in higher corporate value. Further, the company should demonstrate an excellent record of DX utilization.

"Excellent Company for the Childcare Support Fiscal 2021" "Excellence Award"

Effective February 7, 2022, Tokai Tokyo Securities received an “Excellence” award for the support given to child rearing employees from Nagoya city.

Career Formation Support

We declare ourselves an ever-learning organization and offer various career brush-up programs to employees prompting them to acquire professional knowledge and plan career formation. We implement programs such as Qualification Acquisition Mileage, In-house Staff Recruitment Scheme, and various pieces of training. The Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare presented us with the Good Career Company Grand Award in the fiscal year 2018, recognizing such initiatives of ours.

"Two-star L-Boshi" from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Effective July 24, 2017, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings won Two-Star L-Boshi company recognition as per the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.

"Diversity Management New Selection 100" from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 2016

We were selected and commended as one of the above-stated corporations by the METI effective March 23, 2017.

"The Women's Social Participation Award Fiscal 2015" from Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Effective January 27, 2016, Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings won Excellence recognition in the above award from the Government.

"The Workplace where the Women Work Sparklingly," Excellent Company from Aichi Prefecture Office

Effective September 30, 2015, Tokai Tokyo Securities was recognized as an Aichi company where women sparkle. Further, effective December 21, 2016, it was recognized as the first company that won the Excellent award under the said award program.

"The Company in Nagoya Encouraging Women to Assume Active Role Fiscal 2014"

Effective January 28, 2015, Tokai Tokyo Securities won Excellent company recognition under the above certification program administered by Nagoya city.