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Mitsubishi Electric Named to CDP’s Water and Climate A Lists
First time on non-profit’s prestigious lists to recognize high social responsibility
TOKYO, November 30, 2016 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that CDP, a global disclosure system for companies
and governments to manage their environmental impacts, has given Mitsubishi
Electric its highest rank, the A List, in two categories, water and climate. TheCDP Water 2016 A List honor recognizes Mitsubishi Electric as the world’s
only company in the Industrials category, making outstanding contributions towater resource cultivation. Only 24 of 1,252 global candidates were selected
and the selected Japanese companies will be officially announced during theJapan Water Style Summit with CDP’s Japan Water Forum 2016, in Tokyo on
December 5. Mitsubishi Electric was also named to the CDP Climate 2016 A
List for its excellent results in helping to reduce CO2 emissions and mitigate
climate change. This is Mitsubishi Electric’s first selection to either list.

Mitsubishi Electric’s recent water-management initiatives to help preserve the natural environment include:- At every production site, managed and reduced the amounts of water withdrawn and discharged, andraised water-recycling rates.
- Shared its environmental management systems with suppliers to mitigate disasters, such as floods or
droughts, and reduced the risks of procurement shortages in emergencies by working with multiple
suppliers for virtually every item used in these systems.
- Continuously developed and supplied products and services for water purification, such as the Ozonizersystem, which generates ozone to sterilize water instead of chlorine, and processing plants for
freshwater and sewage.

Mitsubishi Electric aims to become a green leader in advanced environmental technologies for diverse global
businesses to help create affluent societies that offer sustainability combined with safety, reliability andcomfort. The company’s Environmental Vision 2021 calls for creating low-carbon societies, recycling-based

1/2societies and more respect for biodiversity. Mitsubishi Electric is contributing to sustainable societies byreducing the environmental impact of production processes throughout its global value chain and by
developing products and services that reduce environmental impact.

About CDP
This international non-governmental organization (NGO) conducts surveys, discloses performance andevaluates the environmental activities of companies and cities. Nearly 830 institutional investors managing
assets worth US$ 100 trillion rely on CDP for investments impacting climate change, the central theme of
the CDP, and more than 640 institutional investors managing assets worth US$ 67 trillion refer to the CDP
when making investment decision regarding water resources.

###About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales ofelectrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development
and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation andbuilding equipment. Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better, and itsenvironmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric endeavors to be a global, leading green company,enriching society with technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 4,394.3 billion yen(US$ 38.8 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. For more information visit:
www.MitsubishiElectric.com*At an exchange rate of 113 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on
March 31, 2016

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