With a focus on scaling up private equity and addressing ESG issues, the Nikkei launched its “Private Equity Future Vision Project” in 2022. NSSK has participated in this project from the beginning, and CEO Jun Tsusaka recently gave a lecture at the Nikkei SDGs Festival “Project 2023 Symposium on the Future of Private Equity hosted by Nikkei, explaining the causal relationship between NSSK’s ESG activities and its business and investment performance. A video of the lecture is available here: https://channel.nikkei.co.jp/202309pe/202309pe_1100.html