Okamotoya Co., Ltd. Wins 'Funaioken Sustainable Growth Company Award 2026' Centennial Company Division

We have cherished the spirit of commerce cultivated over a long history while continually questioning our role in response to changes in the times. Okamotoya, which once supported regions and companies as a stationery trading company, is now redefining itself from a company that delivers goods to a supporter of working people. While expanding our business domains to offices, ICT, human capital management, and promoting women's active participation, we have evolved into an entity that supports corporate workplace reforms. Going forward, as a Well-being ISO Guideline certified company with 11 certified consultants, we will continue to develop our business towards enhancing the value of office environments in the AI era and providing added value to our services for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises.

About the Sustainable Growth Company Award

The Sustainable Growth Company Award is an enterprise commendation sponsored by Funaioken Holdings Co., Ltd. and operated by Funaioken Comprehensive Research Institute. It defines companies that achieve sustainable growth and aim to change regions and industries, as well as have a positive impact on society and the nation, as Sustainable Growth Companies, and selects and commends them. Through the award's initiatives, it aims to support the healthy development of corporations, organizations, and individuals expected to make significant contributions to society and contribute to social progress.

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From approximately 12,000 general entry companies, 45 companies that serve as models for the industry were nominated based on the evaluation criteria, and 12 particularly excellent companies were awarded from the 28 finalist companies that advanced to the final evaluation.

Award Reasons

This time, the process of transformation and its effectiveness were highly evaluated. At the evaluation committee, the fact that our company has transformed its own office into a showroom, practiced workplace reforms, and then converted that experience into proposal value for customers was highly evaluated as 'Excellent business transformation of a centennial company.' While being a company with a long history, the fact that it does not stay on the extension of the past but re-edits itself and ties it to new value was one of the reasons for the award.

Furthermore, while promoting human capital management and office transformation, the fact that we launched the women's active participation promotion project 'FemAction' as our own business was highly evaluated from the perspective of 'Direct connection between solving social issues and business growth.' The fact that we incorporate facing social issues not only within the framework of CSR but also as part of our growth strategy and implement it in a sustainable manner was recognized as one of our major strengths.

Moreover, what we value the most is our attitude towards 'people.' We have consistently built up care for working people and created an environment where women can work comfortably, not just in words but in practice, based on our philosophy of being a supporter of working people. As a result, we have achieved a high retention rate of 0.7% turnover, which was also evaluated by the judges as 'Commitment to people and surprising turnover rate.'

In addition, the fact that we have expanded our business performance after succession, actively challenged new domains such as supply, space provision, and ICT support in addition to the conventional stationery field, was noted as a demonstration of strength as a centennial company. Furthermore, the fact that we have expanded our knowledge of succession and management to the 'Heiress Association' and connected it to supporting the next generation of managers was evaluated as 'Performance improvement and knowledge sharing after succession.'

This award is not just the result of our company alone. It is an award made possible by the existence of our customers, business partners, and the people of the region who support us every day, and above all, the employees who have consistently challenged themselves towards the realization of our philosophy. Based on the thoughts we have inherited since our founding, we have changed what needs to be changed and protected what needs to be protected. We believe that this accumulation has led to this evaluation.

From now on, Okamotoya Co., Ltd. will continue to evolve with pride in our journey as a centennial company, and we will continue to challenge ourselves to be an entity that balances corporate sustainable growth and solving social issues in an era where the environment and values of work are greatly changing, supporting each and every working individual.

Award Overview

Award Name: Sustainable Growth Company Award 2026 Division Name: Centennial Company Division Award Ceremony: August 20, 2026 Sponsor: Funaioken Comprehensive Research Institute Awarded Company: Okamotoya Co., Ltd.

Representative Comment

We are deeply honored to have received the highly prestigious 'Sustainable Growth Company Award 2026' Centennial Company Division this time. Since our founding, we have faced changes in the times and sincerely addressed the issues of our customers and working people. In recent years, we have challenged new domains such as workplace reform, ICT support, human capital management, and promoting women's active participation, going beyond the framework of a stationery trading company, as a supporter of working people. We feel that this award is the result of the evaluation of such challenges and the recognition of the accumulation of practices by each and every employee. In the future, with a sense of responsibility and pride as a centennial company, we will continue to strive to be a company that balances solving social issues and business growth and is needed in the next era.

June 15, 2026

Okamotoya Co., Ltd.

Representative Director President Mikiko Suzuki

Company Profile

Company Name: Okamotoya Co., Ltd. Representative: Representative Director Mikiko Suzuki Headquarters Location: 2-6-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Toranomon Hills Station Tower 9F Established: June 2, 1912 Business Content: Office construction business, ICT construction and maintenance service business, stationery and office supplies sales, printing business Corporate Site: https://www.okamotoya.com/ URL: Okamotoya Co., Ltd.

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