Providing Sustainability Information Disclosure Support Cloud "SmartESG" to Inabata & Co., Ltd.

Sherpa & Company, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Jun Sugimoto; hereinafter "Sherpa") is pleased to announce that it will begin providing its sustainability information disclosure support cloud, "SmartESG," to Inabata & Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka-shi, Osaka; President and Representative Director: Katsutaro Inabata; hereinafter "Inabata & Co.") starting April 1, 2026.

For over 130 years since its founding, Inabata & Co. has upheld its management philosophy of "respecting people and contributing to the development of society based on the spirit of 'Love' and 'Respect'," maintaining a human-centric management style built on trust. This philosophy also serves as a guiding principle for their sustainability initiatives aimed at realizing a sustainable society.

With the decision to adopt "SmartESG," Sherpa will begin service provision in April 2026. By utilizing the "Database" function of "SmartESG," Inabata & Co. will build a foundation to centralize internal sustainability information, thereby streamlining their sustainability information disclosure operations.

Through the provision of "SmartESG," Sherpa will continue to contribute to the advancement of corporate sustainability management and the enhancement of corporate value.

About the Sustainability Information Disclosure Support Cloud "SmartESG" "SmartESG" is a data platform that centrally manages sustainability and ESG data scattered throughout a company, supporting strategic sustainability management. The four core functions of "SmartESG" streamline sustainability information disclosure tasks and enable advanced analysis. The "Database" and "Workflow" functions visualize the collection and management of internal data that tends to become siloed, while "Focus" and "Benchmark" provide advanced AI-driven analysis. "SmartESG" contributes not only to the sophistication of corporate information disclosure and the strengthening of stakeholder engagement but also to accelerating the formulation and execution of sustainable management strategies. Since its launch in November 2022, it has been adopted by over 70 companies, primarily large enterprises, and is used by approximately 15% of companies with a market capitalization exceeding 500 billion yen. The cumulative market capitalization of companies adopting the platform has surpassed 200 trillion yen (as of August 2025).

For product inquiries, please contact us via the following website: https://smartesg.jp/

Company Overview Company Name: Sherpa & Company, Inc. Representative: Jun Sugimoto, Representative Director and CEO Location: 1F TERRACE SITE GOTANDA, 3-6-32 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Established: September 2019 Capital: 100 million yen Business: Development and provision of the sustainability information disclosure support cloud "SmartESG," operation of the ESG/sustainability-focused media "ESG Journal Japan," and provision of consulting services by sustainability experts "ESG Advisory" - Corporate Website: https://cierpa.co.jp/ - Recruitment Website: https://cierpa.co.jp/recruit