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Evaluation by External Rating Agencies

(As of May 2026)

Entities	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MSCI^(note)	A	A	A	A	A
FTSE^(note)	3.3	3.9	3.9	4.1	5.0
Sustainalytics^(note)(smaller figure stands for higher evaluation)	19.3	18.0	22.3	16.9	13.6
S&P Dow Jones^(note)	53	62	50	57	64
CDP^(note)	B	A-	A-	A-	A-
Nikkei SDGs	★5.0	★5.0	★4.5	★4.5	★4.5
Toyo Keizai	390.6	389.9	386.8	385.8	382.4

Subject for the evaluation of executive remuneration

Inclusion in Sustainability Indices

FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index

FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index

S&P JPX Carbon Efficient Index

FTSE4Good Index Series

Sompo Sustainability Index

Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index

MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

Other Evaluations

Selected as an “Excellent Integrated Report” and the “Most-Improved Integrated Report” by GPIF’s Asset Managers Entrusted with Domestic Equity Investments

Our Integrated Report, ”MUFG Report 2024” received high recognition from four external asset managers as an “Excellent Integrated Report” conducted by GPIF’s Asset Managers Entrusted with Domestic Equity Investments.

Furthermore, among all companies assessed, our report was the only one recognized by four external asset managers as the “Most-improved Integrated Report.“

NIKKEI Sustainable Management Survey, Smart Work Edition: 4.5 Stars

MUFG has been awarded 4.5 stars in the "NIKKEI Sustainable Management Survey, Smart Work Edition," which recognizes leading companies that aim to maximize corporate value by fully utilizing human resources, accelerating human resource investment, fostering new innovations, and improving productivity.

The Smart Work Management Survey has been conducted by Nikkei Inc. since 2017. It targets listed companies and prominent unlisted companies nationwide, evaluating them on a five-star scale based on three elements: human resource utilization, human resource investment, and technology utilization.

HR Award 2024 by the Human Resources Division in Japan

The efforts of the return-to-work support program "Palette," which supports the balance between work and childcare, have been awarded the Excellence Award in the Corporate Human Resources category at the 13th Japan HR Awards (hosted by the "HR Awards" Executive Committee and supported by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare).
Our company promotes DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) to empower each employee with diverse values and backgrounds to contribute to a sustainable future and advance to new stages for all stakeholders. As part of this initiative, we have developed the return-to-work support program "Palette," which helps approximately 1,750 employees who take maternity and childcare leave each year to seamlessly return to the workplace and balance work and childcare.
We will further accelerate the creation of a workplace environment where employees can continuously grow and thrive at each stage of their lives. By recognizing and appreciating each other's differences and strengths, we aim to create new value and build an organization that embodies MUFG's purpose of "Empowering a Brighter Future."

Nadeshiko Brand

MUFG has been selected for inclusion in Semi- Nadeshiko Brand, a recognition jointly conferred by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange(TSE).

Gold Rating on Japan PRIDE Index

In November 2024, a number of initiatives in Japan were evaluated and received the top gold rating^(note1) on the “PRIDE Index^(note2)", gold rating for the fifth consecutive year and the sixth time.

Rating based on the evaluation of initiatives by each company of MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS, MUS Business Service, MUSIS, and Mitsubishi UFJ Information Technology, Ltd.
Japan's first index that evaluates companies' LGBTQ-related initiatives operated by a General Incorporated Association “work with Pride”.

Kurumin and Platinum Kurumin Certification

Each Group company is Kurumin certified under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children. This certification by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) recognizes a business as a childcare support company based on set requirements in support of balancing work and childcare. Companies that meet even higher standards receive a Platinum Kurumin certification.

Additionally, we have also received a new certification “Plus”, which was established to recognize a company which supports employees in balancing work and fertility treatments.

＜Kurumin certified companies＞

・MUFG Bank

・Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking

・Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

・Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS

・ACOM

・Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting

・Master Trust Bank of Japan

・Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS

・Mitsubishi UFJ Information Technology

・Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Systems

・Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management (now Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management)

・MU Communications

・JACCS

・Mitsubishi UFJ Factors

・MUS Information Systems

・Mitsubishi HC Capital

＜Platinum Kurumin certified companies＞

・MUFG Bank

・Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

・Master Trust Bank of Japan

・Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS

・Mitsubishi UFJ Information Technology

・Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Systems

・MU Communications

・MUS Information Systems

・MUS Business Service

・Mitsubishi HC Capital

＜Platinum Kurumin Plus certified companies＞

・MUFG Bank

（As of April 2023）

Eruboshi Certification

Each Group company is Eruboshi certiied under the Act on the Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. Eruboshi certiication is awarded by MHLW in Japan to companies that demonstrate excellence in promoting women's advancement. It is a three-level certiication based on certain criterion.

＜Eruboshi certified companies＞

・JACCS (1st-level)

・Mitsubishi UFJ Information Technology (2nd-level)

・Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Systems (2nd-level)

・Mitsubishi HC Capital (2nd-level)

・Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting (3rd-level)

・Master Trust Bank of Japan (3rd-level)

・MUS Business Service (3rd-level)

・Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS (3rd-level)

(As of July 2023)

＜Platinum Eruboshi certified companies＞

・Master Trust Bank of Japan

In January 2023, the Master Trust Bank of Japan received MUFG's first Platinum Eruboshi certification from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Act on the Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. The certification recognized the bank's fulfillment of all five requirements (ratio of women employed, number of years of continuous employment for women, working hours, ratio of female managers, and availability of varied career courses), while also evaluating its efforts to improve the work environment and to develop female managers as particularly excellent.

(As of July 2023)

Tomonin

MUFG is certified to display the “Tomonin” symbol, a mark granted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to companies that support balancing work and nursing care.

(As of December 2025)