May 21, 2025
EPNextS, Inc.

TOKYO, Japan, May 21, 2025 – EPNextS, Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Tatsuma Nagaoka; hereinafter “EPNextS”) is pleased to announce that the EPNextS Group’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets have been evaluated by the international climate change initiative, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)^*1, and achieved SBT certification^*2 on May 8, 2025. This certification demonstrates that the EPNextS Group’s GHG reduction targets are scientifically consistent with the “1.5°C goal” set by the Paris Agreement.

As the entity overseeing the EPS Group’s core businesses of clinical trials and post-marketing operations, EPNextS has established the following reduction targets:

The companies subject to the reduction targets are our company, EPS Corporation, EP-Link Co., Ltd., EP-PharmaLine Co., Ltd., EP Mediate Co., Ltd., EP Yamanashi Co., Ltd. In addition to the EPNextS Group itself, we are also committed to reducing GHG emissions across the entire supply chain of our group businesses.

To achieve these targets, the entire EPNextS Group will work to reduce GHG emissions, aiming to balance the realization of a sustainable society with the enhancement of the EPNextS Group’s corporate value, thereby contributing to the development of the healthcare industry.

■ About EPNextS (https://epnexts.com)

EPNextS, Inc. is a healthcare solution provider overseeing the EPS Group’s core businesses of clinical trials and post-marketing operations. The company is comprised of several entities, including EPS Corporation, a pioneer in the CRO*³ field founded in 1991; EP-Link Co., Ltd., which boasts the largest share in the SMO*⁴ field; EP-PharmaLine Co., Ltd., which provides multi-service solutions in the CSO*⁵ field, as well as and a CRO specializing in food products. By bringing together the human resources and expertise of each company, the entire EPNextS Group will provide new business solutions in the healthcare field through the comprehensive strengths of our 7,000 employees.

*1 Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): An initiative jointly operated by four organizations: Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).”
*2 Science Based Targets (SBT): Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets set by companies that are aligned with the level required to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement—“to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre‑industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre‑industrial levels.”
*3 CRO：Contract Research Organization
*4 SMO：Site Management Organization
*5 CSO：Contract Sales Organization

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EPNextS, Inc., Public Relations Department
Email:epn-cco@eps.co.jp