NTT DATA is proud to endorse Women's Empowerment Principles in celebration of International Women's Day (FOTO)

TOKYO (ots) -

NTT DATA Corporation today announced a CEO statement endorsing the
Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs), which offer guidance for
empowering women in the workplace, marketplace and community. The
seven principles, which is a joint initiative of United Nations
Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
and the United Nations Global Compact, emphasize the business case
for promoting gender equality and encouraging women to participate
fully across all economic sectors. NTT DATA is also joining CATALYST
at the global support level, the world's leading nonprofit
organization founded in 1962 to help companies to build workplaces
that work for women.

Diversity and inclusion are major corporate priorities for NTT
DATA, especially as the company continues to expand internationally
and serves a wide range of clients and industries. To fulfill the
company's vision of "Trusted Global Innovator," it is vital to hire
diverse talent and work with a variety of business partners. "Trust"
occurs only when each individual feels they are valued, respected and
treated fairly. "Innovation" is achieved and sustained by the
combination of perspectives from a diverse workforce and partners.

Gender equality and women's empowerment are a primary focus area
for the company's diversity and inclusion initiatives. In Japan,
where NTT DATA is based, women's participation in society is a top
government priority. As a concerned corporate citizen, NTT DATA
Corporation (Japan) has taken a leading role in this regard by
ensuring that female graduates comprise at least 1/3 of new hires
every year. In addition, the number of female managers has doubled in
recent years. In recognition of these efforts and results, the
Japanese government presented NTT DATA with the prestigious Diversity
Management Prime 2.0 Award in 2018.

The company's momentum towards empowerment has global overtones
that are reflected by an employee-led group known as WIN, short for
"Women Inspire NTT DATA." The group is active in Japan, the U.S.,
Canada, Germany, the UK, Italy, Romania, India and Spain, and is
expanding to other countries. In Milan in October 2018, senior
executives met with several dozen WIN representatives to further
expand NTT DATA's official support for women's empowerment.

Keiichiro Yanagi, Senior Executive Vice President of NTT DATA
Corporation, promised consistent communication to jointly identify
and address gender equality challenges, which typically vary by
country. So far at NTT DATA, women represent almost half of
in-country managers in Romania and Myanmar; about 30 percent in
Turkey, Columbia and the U.S.; and 15 to 20 percent in Western
Europe. Moving further towards gender parity is an important global
objective for the company.

The company's decision to formally endorse the Women's Empowerment
Principles will help advance women's participation in the workplace,
and it calls further attention to the celebration of International
Women's Day. NTT DATA also believes that empowering women will help
accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

Information technology is a driver for innovation. Gender
diversity brings fresh perspectives to the tech sector. It is the
social responsibility of the tech industry to support STEM education
in younger generations, including girls, so NTT DATA plans to hold
employee-led programs to attract girls to STEM in several cities in
Spain and Germany during March 2019.

Where the activities and initiatives relating to local diversity
and the promotion of gender diversity at itelligence are concerned,
there are a number of successful examples all around the world. These
include itelligence India with the "Women itellian Network"
initiative and its LEAD program for female employees, the quarterly
upward feedback meetings between female employees and their line
managers as well as a non-discriminatory recruitment process.

In Malaysia, a workplace crèche enables parents with small
children to combine work and family commitments more easily.

Barcelona, where the Spanish itelligence subsidiary is based, is a
prime example of an international city in which diversity flourishes.
Where gender diversity is concerned, the facts speak for themselves:
the proportion of women employees at itelligence Spain is 42% and all
heads of business (management positions) are women.

In Germany, a large number of female colleagues are involved in
the Business Women Network, which comprises the four working groups
"itelligence & Family", "Leadership", "Branding and Identification"
and "itelligence Business Women" and which draws attention to
important gender diversity issues, devises improvements for the
organization and puts forward corresponding proposals.

Norbert Rotter, CEO of itelligence AG, says: "Diversity has been
officially anchored in our 'People Values' since 2016. Diversity
generally and gender diversity specifically characterize our culture
and mark us out. We promote diversity through close cooperation
between our management, our People Function and the grassroots
initiatives in our countries, where committed female and male
colleagues jointly work towards diversity not only being accepted and
promoted by everybody, but also benefitting them all in their daily
work. The endorsement and promotion of the United Nations "Women's
Empowerment Principles" is a further clear signal that we support the
empowerment of women with great commitment and vigor."

Yo Honma, President and CEO of NTT DATA, said: "I believe that
endorsing these well-established and powerful principles accelerate
diversity and inclusion at NTT DATA. One of the key drivers to
realize our "Trusted Global Innovator" vision is by creating a
workplace and work culture where every person feels valued, respected
and treated fairly. Being open to different opinions is a source of
creativity, making us competitive in the global market.

I am committed to ensuring that, at NTT DATA, we encourage
equality and empower women and everyone has the opportunity to
contribute and achieve success at NTT DATA. It is only trough
inclusion that organizations can benefit from diversity. I am proud
that NTT DATA is commemorating this day internationally, and I
applaud the efforts of our employees and everyone who fosters the
advancement of women."

About UN Global Compact

The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO
commitments to implement universal sustainability principles and to
take steps to support UN goals. For more information, visit
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/

About UN Women

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and
the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN
Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs
worldwide.For more information, visit http://www.unwomen.org/en/

About WEPs (Women's Empowerment Principles)

The Women's Empowerment Principles are a collaboration of UN Women
and UN Global Compact (UNGC). The principles help guide
private-sector actions that promote gender equality. The seven
specific principles outlines steps that businesses can take to
empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community. For more
information, visit https://www.empowerwomen.org/en/weps/about

About Catalyst

Catalyst is a global nonprofit working with some of the world's
most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces
that work for women. Founded in 1962, Catalyst drives change with
pioneering research, practical tools, and proven solutions to
accelerate and advance women into leadership-because progress for
women is progress for everyone. For more information, visit
https://www.catalyst.org/

About SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals are a blueprint for
achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. The goals
address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate
change, environmental degradation, prosperity, and peace and justice.
For more information, visit http://ots.de/RQ6eyJ

About International Women's Day

International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8. It
commemorates the movement for women's rights and was first celebrated
in 1911 by women and men who supported women's rights to work, vote,
receive training and hold public office. The day became a global
event in 1975 when it gained official support from the United
Nations.

About NTT DATA Corporation

NTT DATA is a leading IT services provider and global innovation
partner headquartered in Tokyo, with business operations in over 50
countries. Our emphasis is on long-term commitment, combining global
reach with local intimacy to provide premier professional services
varying from consulting and systems development to outsourcing. For
more information, visit www.nttdata.com.

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