For Immediate Release
February 15, 2018
LIXIL Corporation

LIXIL Launches “Toilets for All” Initiative in 2018
to Tackle the Global Sanitation Challenge
For every LIXIL shower toilet sold in Japan, LIXIL will donate a SATO product to schoolsin Asia and Africa through UN organizations and international NGOs
Tokyo, Japan – LIXIL Corporation (“LIXIL”), a global leader in the housing and building industry, will
launch its “Toilets for All” initiative for a second year running in order to help improve sanitation indeveloping countries, and raise awareness in Japan of global sanitation issues. For every LIXIL shower
toilet sold in Japan from April through September 2018, LIXIL will donate one of its innovative SATO
products – a series of affordable and durable toilets designed to improve sanitation and comfort inrural communities - to schools in developing countries in Asia and Africa.

This six-month project is aimed at raising awareness in Japan of global sanitation issues. During lastyear’s initiative (April to September 2017), LIXIL will donate 208,805 SATO products through UN
organizations and international NGOs to help communities and people with urgent needs in India,Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Rwanda, improving sanitary conditions for around 1 million people.
Many schools around the world lack toilet facilities. Girls in particular are seriously affected by thisproblem, with many being forced to miss classes or drop out of school because of a lack of toilets,causing them to forego educational opportunities. A lack of sanitary facilities also keeps schools fromattracting and retaining teachers, resulting in educational inequality due to a teacher shortage. Openpit latrines on school grounds are also a cause of mass infection.
SATO products help protect against illness and prevent bad smells, and are designed so children canalso use them with ease. LIXIL believes that by improving sanitary conditions at schools with these
toilets, it can help improve educational inequality and the future livelihood of its students.

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LIXIL has made “Global Sanitation & Hygiene” one of the key pillars of its corporate responsibility
strategy, pledging to provide better sanitation to 100 million people by 2020. It will continue toactively pursue measures to achieve this goal, in order to resolve global sanitation issues withinnovative products and sustainable business.

Reference■ The “Toilets for All—Buy One/Give One” Initiative
LIXIL, working together with UN organizations and international NGOs, will provide a SATO product forevery LIXIL shower toilet sold in Japan, mainly to schools in developing countries in Asia and Africa. The
aim is to convey the benefits of using toilets, and promote the widespread adoption of improved
sanitation. Through this initiative, LIXIL aims to improve sanitation conditions around the world, and raiseawareness in Japan of sanitation issues.
Applicable products: All integrated shower toilets sold by LIXIL
Period: April – September 2018

■ SATO products
SATO toilet products are innovative, affordable, durable and simple to use. They were developed throughanalysis of fluid dynamics, in addition to field tests, to allow smooth flushing similar to high-priced toilets.
Several models conforming to regional cultures, customs, and regulations are currently in use in areas
around the world. A total of 1.2 million SATO products have been provided for use in more than 15
countries, helping to improve sanitary conditions for more than 6 million people.

■ The Indian Village that Received a SATO Toilet through the 2017 “Toilets for All”
Initiative
The first SATO toilet donated through the “Toilets for All” initiative conducted from April to September
2017 was installed in the village of Wagholi in India.
Around 100 of the 250 households in this village lack a toilet at home. Many of the village residents
instead regularly defecate in the open in farmland. Installation of toilets in this village has been held backby economic factors, as well as reluctance to use the limited amount of water available to flush toilets.
The international NGO Habitat for Humanity plans to donate SATO products to all households in Wagholi
without a toilet by summer 2018.

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About LIXIL Corporation
LIXIL is a global leader in the housing and building industry. Our unique portfolio spans everything from technologies
that revolutionize how we interact with water in our daily lives, to a full lineup of products and services for houses andmajor architectural projects. Delivering core strengths in water, kitchen, housing, and building technologies, our brands
including LIXIL, INAX, GROHE, American Standard, and Permasteelisa are leaders in the industries and regions in which
they operate. LIXIL operates in more than 150 countries and employs more than 70,000 people, bringing together
function, quality, and design to make people’s lives better, and more delightful – wherever they are.
Learn more at www.lixil.com, facebook.com/lixilgroup and www.linkedin.com/company/lixil-group.

About LIXIL Group
LIXIL Group Corporation (TSE Code: 5938) is the listed holding company containing LIXIL Corporation, LIXIL VIVACORPORATION and LIXIL Housing Research Institute, Ltd. The Group, which is led by President and CEO Kinya Seto, isinvolved in a broad spectrum of housing-related businesses, ranging from the manufacture and sales of building
materials and housing equipment to the operation of home centers and a network of homebuilding franchises, andcomprehensive real estate service. LIXIL Group Corporation posted ¥1.79 trillion in consolidated sales in FYE March 2017.

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