Tokyo Gas Wins Grand Prize in "Corporate Culture Transformation Category" at Career Ownership Management Award for the First Time

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Shinichi Sasayama, hereinafter "Tokyo Gas") has received the Grand Prize in the "Corporate Culture Transformation Category (Large Enterprises)" at the Career Ownership Management AWARD 2026*1 (hereinafter, "this Award"). This marks the first time Tokyo Gas has received this Award. The award ceremony (from left: Examiner Akihiko Masaka, Examiner Chiharu Takakura, Tokyo Gas Managing Executive Officer Nozomu Goshima, Examiner Kennosuke Tanaka) The "Corporate Culture Transformation Category," for which the Grand Prize was awarded this time, recognizes companies that are working to create a new corporate culture and climate based on career ownership*2. This award was given in recognition of "My Professional Journey," an initiative that systematizes efforts to enhance career ownership. This program organizes the initiatives for each employee to grow as a professional in their respective fields into four processes: "Considering Career," "Deepening Career," "Continuously Enhancing Expertise," and "Challenging New Experiences." Additionally, the steady progress in transforming into a corporate culture where learning, dialogue, and challenges naturally circulate, centered on career ownership, was highly evaluated as an excellent example of corporate culture transformation. [Content of "My Professional Journey"] The Tokyo Gas Group has set "Respect for diverse human resources and growth through challenges" as a key management issue (materiality*3), and is promoting initiatives where each employee independently shapes their career and enhances their expertise through growth derived from challenges. Moving forward, we will continue to drive initiatives aimed at continuously improving corporate value and contributing to society, powered by the growth of people and organizations. *1: An activity aimed at discovering, sharing, and collectivizing knowledge about initiatives that seek to continuously improve corporate value through the autonomous growth of working individuals. Hosted by the Career Ownership Management AWARD Executive Committee. Details here. *2: Refers to the awareness and actions of individuals taking initiative (ownership) in their "career." *3: For details on the Tokyo Gas Group's "materiality," click here. Outcomes of Career Ownership Cultivation Efforts - Employee Awareness Survey Results: All indicators related to willingness to contribute, career prospects, tolerance for failure, and growth opportunities have improved. - Internal Talent Recruitment Achievements: The number of successful applicants has increased approximately 11 times in 6 years. That's all.