Yakult Honsha: Integrated Report 2025 and Sustainability Report 2025 Released

The report is structured around five key sections: the Yakult Group's Unique Value Creation, the Corporate Value

Enhancement Story, the Business Report, Governance, and Data. It outlines the Yakult Group's philosophy and initiatives aimed at creating long-term value over the medium to long term.

Specific contents (excerpt)

• Top Message: The president shares his vision for achieving the long-term vision "Yakult Group Global Vision 2030," and expresses his commitment to the Group's sustainable growth as it approaches its 100th anniversary.

• History of Taking on Challenges to Deliver Health: A retrospective look at the Yakult Group's 90-year journey of growth is described through seven key topics.

• Corporate Value Enhancement Story: An overview of how the Yakult Group leverages its management resources and strengths to create value and contribute to environmental and social sustainability.

• Governance: Newly featured in this edition is a roundtable discussion with outside directors on evaluations and insights on management, business operations, and governance challenges.

[Released on]

Company website (under For Investors)

https://www.yakult.co.jp/english/ir/library/integrated.html

*English version to be released in December

The report is organized into four sections: Yakult's Sustainability, Environmental Activities Report, Social Activities Report, and Governance Report. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Yakult Group's sustainability activities and achievements for fiscal 2024.

Specific contents (excerpt)

• Top Commitment: The president expresses the Group's dedication to practicing sustainable management and realizing a sustainable society.

• Feature Article "Through Dialogue": Includes a roundtable discussion between young employees and the executive responsible for sustainability.

• Materiality Assessment: Details the process of identifying material issues and explains each redefined materiality in depth.

  (This report follows the internationally recognized sustainability reporting framework, the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, ensuring appropriate information disclosure.)

  1. Released on:

     Company website (under Sustainability)

     https://www.yakult.co.jp/english/sustainability/download/

     *English version to be released in November

  2. Other notes

  For a more accessible summary aimed at general consumers, featuring illustrations and photos, see Yakult Sustainability Stories (link below).

  https://www.yakult.co.jp/english/sustainability/download/pdf/sustainability_story2025_en.pdf

  *English version to be released in November