Participation in Initiatives and Third-Party Evaluation

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is a voluntary initiative in which companies and organizations act as good members of society and participate in the creation of a global framework for sustainable growth by demonstrating responsible and creative leadership. We became a signatory in January 2018. We support the 10 principles of the UNGC in four categories (human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption) and work toward making them happen.

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which was set up by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international organization of major countries' central banks and financial regulators, presents a framework for disclosures relating to climate change. In May 2019, we expressed support for the recommendations set out in the final report of the TCFD and we have been carrying out information disclosure based on these recommendations since June 2022

RE100 is a global initiative run by the Climate Group, an international NGO in partnership with CDP. Member companies commit to, and publish, a target of 100% renewable energy use in their businesses by 2050. Fuyo Lease became a member in September 2018, announced targets of 50% renewable energy use by 2024 and 100% by 2030, and is taking action to make them happen.

In February 2018, we became a supporting member of JCLP, a coalition of companies working toward a sustainable, zero-carbon society, and an executive member in December 2018. As well as engaging in our own zero-carbon initiatives, we are involved in a broad range of activities that address climate change, such as developing and providing solutions that will help the transition to a zero-carbon society, collaborating with global networks, and making policy recommendations.

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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) is an international initiative whose purpose is to accelerate the transition to the circular economy. We became a member of the foundation in November 2020 to acquire knowledge of the circular economy and collaborate with other companies and research organizations.

This agency was established to realize a sustainable society where people can live fulfilling lives even under constraints, by promoting co-creation among companies, municipalities, and research institutes based on the concepts of "circulation" and "co-existence." We have been a member of this agency since the launch of the Japan Circular Economy Partnership, a task force within ESA, in October 2021.

The Principles for Financial Action for the 21st Century were formulated as the policy recommendation for financial institutions seeking to fulfill their roles and responsibilities in forming a sustainable society. Fuyo Lease signed the principles in June 2016.

This initiative includes companies and organizations that are working on multiple items of the eight items outlined in the Keidanren Declaration for Biodiversity and Guideline (revised edition), or who support the initiative's overall objectives. We have participated in this initiative since January 2024.

The Ministry of the Environment launched this program in October 2021 to promote decarbonization of tenant buildings, etc. In November of the same year, we endorsed the program. The program aims to promote the decarbonization of tenant buildings by communicating the needs of tenant companies to building owners through the formulation of the "Leading Tenant Action Policy," which outlines the decarbonization initiatives of tenant companies, etc., and by soliciting and publicizing companies, municipalities, etc., that support the policy.

The FTSE4Good Index Series is a set of stock indexes operated by FTSE Russell of the London Stock Exchange Group to measure the performance of companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices.

The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is a set of stock indexes operated by FTSE Russell of the London Stock Exchange Group to measure the performance of Japanese companies that demonstrate strong ESG practices. The FTSE Blossom Japan Index is one of five ESG indexes selected by the Japanese Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to be tracked in order to manage its ESG investment.

The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, created by global index provider FTSE Russell, reflects the relative environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance of Japanese companies in each sector. The index is designed to be sector neutral. In order to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy, only those companies with particularly high greenhouse gas emissions that are recognized for their improvement efforts by the TPI Management Quality Score are included.

MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index is a stock index operated by MSCI Inc. to target Japanese companies in various industries that are promoting environment, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The GPIF also manages its ESG investment by tracking this index.

MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) is a stock index operated by MSCI Inc. to target Japanese companies in various industries that are promoting and maintaining gender diversity. The GPIF also manages its ESG investment by tracking this index.

Jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. and Japan Exchange Group, Inc., the S&P / JPX Carbon Efficient Index is designed to adjust the constituent weightings based on the companies' performance in terms of carbon emissions per unit of revenue and environmental information disclosure level. The GPIF also manages its ESG investment by tracking this index.

The SNAM Sustainability Index is an index managed based on the results of corporate ESG surveys conducted jointly by SOMPO Risk Management Inc. and Integrex Inc. Companies whose total ESG scores exceed a specified level are included in the index. Fuyo Lease has been included in the index since 2012.

DBJ Environmental Rating is a rating system developed by the Development Bank of Japan, Inc. for the rating companies based on the level of their environmental management practices. Based on this, companies can receive loans from the bank at preferential interest rates according to their respective ratings. For 13 consecutive years, the Company has obtained the highest-level ranking in the DBJ Environmental Rating for its exceptionally advanced environmentally conscious approach.

The CDP is a non-profit organization operated by a UK charity. Based on demand from institutional investors and major purchasing companies, it evaluates private sector companies through their responses to a questionnaire survey covering climate change, water security, and forests, and publicly discloses their scores.

This index is designed to enable investment focused on Japanese companies that have established gender diversity policies deeply embedded in their corporate culture and that promise equal opportunities to employees regardless of gender, utilizing Equileap's data and assessment methodology. It has been selected since 2024.

The ESG Finance Awards Japan is an awards program that evaluates and recognizes financial institutions that are actively engaged in ESG finance and companies engaged in environmentally sustainable management. It was established by the Ministry of the Environment in fiscal 2019 with the aim of sharing the details with a greater number of stakeholders who have been working on ESG finance and environmentally sustainable management.
Fuyo General Lease's ESG Finance Awards Japan achievements are as follows.

It is a survey conducted by Nikkei Inc. from 2019 that evaluates initiatives that contribute to the SDGs through business and lead to improved corporate value on a 10-point scale from 0.5 to 5 stars.
In the 6th NIKKEI Sustainable Management Survey, NIKKEI SDGs Management Survey, SDGs Edition in 2024, our company was recognized as a 3.5-star company (a deviation between 55 and 60) in the overall evaluation.

We received Platinum Kurumin certification in fiscal 2017, which is awarded to compa-nies with Kurumin certification that have executed initiatives at a higher standard.

The Company has been recognized as an Eruboshi-certified enterprise for meeting specific criteria under the Act on the Promotion of Female Participation and Career Advancement in the Workplace and for its excellence in facilitating the advancement of women in the workplace. Among such certified enterprises, the Company has furthermore been granted “Platinum Eruboshi” certification in recognition of its particularly outstanding implementation of such initiatives.

This index was created in 2016 for the first time in Japan by the voluntary association "work with Pride" to assess organizations' efforts to make workplaces welcoming to LGBTQ+ and other sexual minorities.
We were certified as "Silver" in the "PRIDE Index 2024" in recognition of initiatives such as providing e-learning training covering LGBTQ+ themes for all Group officers and employees, and holding group training for department and branch managers.

Health and productivity management means to regard and strategically implement employee health management from a business point of view.
Fuyo Lease was recognized as one of the enterprises under the 2025 Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program, a scheme run by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Nippon Kenko Kaigi.

The Company has been recognized for its No. 2 Hybrid Bond issued in September 2024 as “Sustainable Finance Issuer of the Year” at the DEALWATCH AWARDS 2024, hosted by the London Stock Exchange Group.

The Company has been selected as one of the top 350 companies recognized for excellence in contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for inclusion in the Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders 2025 list, based on a survey jointly conducted by the Financial Times (U.K.) and Statista (Germany).