Health Enterprise Declaration in February 2026, Aiming for Early Certification as a 'Health Excellent Enterprise'

Proud Partners Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Ryuji Suzuki), as a company actively engaged in maintaining and promoting employee health, is pleased to announce that it has declared a 'Health Enterprise Declaration' to the Tokyo Federation of Health Insurance Societies on February 27, 2026. Going forward, the company aims to obtain the 'Silver Certification', a mark of a health excellent enterprise, and eventually the 'Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Corporation (Large Enterprise Category)' at an early stage.

Our company is engaged in the introduction and retention support business for specified skilled foreign human resources, regarding 'people' as our greatest resource. We believe that each employee working energetically with both physical and mental health leads not only to personal vitality and self-realization but also to improved productivity of corporate activities and the foundation for corporate growth.

Currently, the environment surrounding foreign employment is undergoing a turning point, with the start of the 'Training and Employment System' (April 2027) and stricter visa renewals. Our company has been focusing on 'establishing standards for employment of foreign human resources', and is now moving to the next phase of developing new business such as 'supporting corporate overseas expansion based on foreign human resources'.

This 'Health Enterprise Declaration' is an important milestone for the further promotion of health management, as it announces to the outside that our company has already started health management initiatives, and expresses our determination both inside and outside the company to continue growing as a company that supports the health and work engagement of both employees and specified skilled foreign personnel.

Going forward, following the 'Health Enterprise Declaration', we will strongly promote health management while aiming for the early acquisition of the 'Silver Certification' and the 'Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Corporation (Large Enterprise Category)', linking the promotion of employee health and vitality to the improvement of the company's growth potential.

Proud Partners' Health Management

'Health management' is defined as 'strategically implementing health management from a managerial perspective, based on the idea that initiatives to maintain and improve employee health are investments that will increase profitability in the future' (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). It is expected to revitalize the organization through increased employee vitality and productivity, ultimately leading to improved business performance and organizational value. At the same time, it is one of the initiatives related to 'extension of healthy life expectancy of the people' positioned in the Japan Revitalization Strategy and the Future Investment Strategy (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).

However, in the human resources service industry, which deals with 'people', health management initiatives are not yet sufficiently widespread.

As a company engaged in the introduction and retention support of specified skilled foreign personnel, we believe we must first demonstrate that our own company is an 'organization that values people'. Even before the 'Health Enterprise Declaration', we have been working on employee health management and creating a comfortable work environment, such as achieving a 100% medical checkup rate.

With this health enterprise declaration as an opportunity, we will aim for a higher level of health management and expand our measures.

We believe that protecting employee health contributes to the career development and life stability of all working people, including specified skilled foreign workers, and ultimately to the improvement of corporate value.

Proud Partners will continue to promote people-centered management and build an organization that contributes to society.

Introduction of Major Initiatives Already Implemented

Overview of Initiatives - Since before the health enterprise declaration, employee medical checkup rate has been 100% every year. - March 2025: Regular monitoring of employees' mental and physical conditions through our own contracted service. - April 2025: Installed water servers in the office to care for employee health. - May 2025: Introduced an installation-type meal service.

Main Initiatives Planned for the Future - In-house awareness activities regarding 'exercise' in the workplace. - Awareness of healthy drinking habits (prohibition of alcohol harassment, preparation of non-alcoholic beverages at in-house events, etc.). - Acquisition of the 'Silver Certification' of health enterprise declaration. - Early certification of 'Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Corporation (Large Enterprise Category)'.

What is the Health Enterprise Declaration?

The 'Health Enterprise Declaration' is a declaration by a company to work on health promotion (health management) across the entire organization aiming to become a health excellent enterprise (*).

*For details, please refer to the National Health Insurance Association website.

Content of the Declaration - Conduct 100% of health checkups. - Utilize specific health guidance. - Recommend medical examination to those needing re-examination. - Maintain a health promotion environment. - Work on 'diet'. - Work on 'exercise'. - Work on 'smoking cessation'. - Work on 'mental health'.

About Proud Partners Co., Ltd.

Proud Partners Co., Ltd. aims to realize a system where foreign human resources can work fairly and borderlessly and contribute to Japanese society. It is a top-class company in the industry with a track record of supporting 7,841 people, 2,000 companies, and 3,624 stores in specified skill fields, mainly in construction and food service industries (as of January 2026).

'You cannot choose where you are born, but you can choose where you live later.'

We value this way of thinking and aim to be a company that supports that choice, developing services accordingly.

Company Overview

Company name: Proud Partners Co., Ltd. Established: July 2012 Address: Shinjuku Head Office (Shinjuku Front Tower 28F, 2-21-1 Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) TEL: 03-5937-5812 FAX: 03-5937-5813 Business: 1) Specified skilled human resources introduction business, 2) Registered support business Representative Director: Ryuji Suzuki Capital: 100 million yen (as of June 2024) Number of employees: 126 (including offshore members) HP: https://proudcorp.com/

Supplementary Explanation

1. About the Specified Skilled Worker System

System overview: A Japanese residence status system created to accept foreign workers with a certain level of expertise and skills in specific industrial fields where labor shortages are severe. It was introduced in April 2019, and as of 2025, residence status is recognized for Type 1 in 16 fields and Type 2 in 11 fields.

Purpose: To secure foreign labor in fields where it is difficult to secure domestic human resources, thereby supporting the economy.

Residence status (visa types): Two types: Specified Skilled Worker Type 1 and Type 2. Type 2 requires higher expertise and skills than Type 1.

Visa Types: Specified Skilled Worker Type 1: Targets foreign workers with certain knowledge and experience in specific industrial fields, evaluating ability through skills tests and Japanese language proficiency tests. Specified Skilled Worker Type 2: Allows foreign workers with Type 1 to reside longer if they have advanced expertise and skills and wish to work in Type 2 fields.

Fields: Construction, shipbuilding and marine industry, agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing, logistics, nursing care, etc., industries closely tied to social infrastructure.

Background of the system: Created to address severe labor shortages and maintain the sustainability of the economic and social infrastructure.

Contact Information

[Inquiries from customers regarding recruitment of specified skilled personnel] https://proudcorp.com/contact/

[Contact for media] Proud Partners Co., Ltd. President's Office (Contact: Aya Suzuki) Email: pr@proudcorp.com