[Altius Link] Evaluated for Food Education and Human Resource Development Initiatives Incorporating Agricultural Experience in New Employee Training ─ Certified as an Initial Corporation in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' 'Shokuiku Practice Excellent Corporation Commendation System'

Altius Link Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Masatoshi Natani, hereafter 'our company') was highly evaluated for its continuous efforts contributing to the improvement of employees' dietary habits, and has received the first certification as a 'Shokuiku Practice Excellent Corporation' in the 'Shokuiku Practice Excellent Corporation Commendation System' newly established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

This certification evaluates our company's cross-sectional initiatives covering food education, health management, and community cooperation, including the agricultural experience-based food education program focused on new employee training, as having both social significance and practical effectiveness.

### Food Education Measures Linked with Health Management

Our company respects the health and diversity of each of our approximately 56,000 employees (consolidated) who support sustainable corporate growth, and promotes health management by positioning the creation of an environment where they can continuously play an active role as one of our key management issues.

In this context, we consider food not only the foundation of employee health but also an important gateway to connecting with society, local communities, and producers. From the perspectives of 'knowing', 'experiencing', and 'being able to choose in daily life', we develop effective food education that can be easily incorporated into the working environment and daily life. With the aim of improving employees' lifestyle habits and productivity, we continuously implement the following food education measures:

- Dietary consultation and information provision by public health nurses and registered dietitians - Provision of health-conscious meals through the company cafeteria - Initiatives to improve food literacy through seminars, etc.

By implementing these measures on a daily basis, we are promoting the creation of an environment where each employee can face their own health and act proactively, which also contributes to our continued certification as an 'Excellent Enterprise of Health and Productivity Management'.

### Overview of the Main Initiatives Evaluated This Time

<Food Education and Human Resource Development Program for New Employees Through Agricultural Experience>

Since 2017, our company has been conducting a residential agricultural experience training program for new employees at the agricultural production base 'Sachimitsuru Nobiru Farm' in Higashimatsushima City, Miyagi Prefecture.

- Through practical work such as planting and harvesting summer vegetables, and spreading compost...