Tokyo, January 25, 2023 - Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), the core company within the Investment Management Division of Nomura Group, today announced key performance indicators (KPIs) for "Nomura Asset Management Materiality" to help measure the performance and increase transparency of its sustainability initiatives, including those related to ESG.

Nomura Asset Management Materiality aims to deepen stakeholders' understanding of NAM's ESG activities and is based on NAM's ESG statement and Nomura Group Priority Initiatives (Materiality).

NAM recognizes the importance of initiatives aimed at addressing ESG issues in supporting the investment chain. As a responsible institutional investor, NAM encourages the management of investee companies to consider ESG issues and pursues a similar approach within its own operations.

NAM has set the following KPIs for materiality.

KPI based on policies to realize customer-oriented business operations¹

• Fundmark balance weighted rating continuously above 3.0

Net zero emissions

• Net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for assets under management by 2050
  (2030 interim target: 55% of assets under management²)
• 100% of NAM's electricity from renewable sources by 2030 to achieve net zero GHG emissions

Ratio of female department heads: 40% or more by fiscal 2030

By creating an investment chain alongside clients and investee companies, NAM will continue working to support client asset formation while contributing to a sustainable and prosperous society.