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8/9 Sustainability initiatives

The last two slides explain our efforts for the sustainability and SDGs. This slide is a visualization of our sustainability efforts. We were originally a trading company and have been operating for 54 years with the motto of “ not saying no” to our customers. As a result, we have expanded our business domains as a general trading company in electronics from sales of finished products to post-sales support, with the parts sales business and EMS business at the core. In a conventional business, we sell high-quality PC products to schools and other educational institutions. We also contribute to the reduction of waste through recycling businesses, such as the reuse and recycling of PC products and home appliances. Although we are unable to select customers or select transactions in our parts sales and EMS business, we understand that our position is to be indirectly involved in the SDGs through products to be deployed by our customers in line with the SDGs and through our services to help them. Meanwhile, we are challenging new businesses in line with the SDGs without being constrained by precedents and customs. We have launched a helicopter business for government agencies, which are increasingly aware of disaster prevention in response to frequent large-scale disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rains. We are also preparing to sell medical devices such as mobile CT scanners. In this way, we go beyond the boundaries of an electronics trading company and are working on the businesses to solve social issues. In order to accelerate the SDGs initiatives, collaboration with external parties is essential. We support start-up companies working to solve social issues through venture investments. In addition, we are working to commercialize next-generation energy materials and other products through open innovations in industry-academia collaboration with Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) and others.