EEnvironment

SSocialMETAWATER Group’s ESG

Aiming at sustainable growth
Major activities
The METAWATER Group regards itself as having the responsibility to continue to be a fair andhonest company as a good corporate citizen, contributing to the sustainable development of society
and the global environment. To that end, we are working to solve social issues related to ESG

GGovernance(Environment/Social/Governance) by identifying the important issues from the perspective of SDGs
based on the expectations of our shareholders and changes in social and business environments.

of corporate value
METAWATER Group’s ESG activities
Issues to be resolved

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Natural resources

SWork-style reforms /development of abilities /diversity

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Our offices● Wastewater sludge fuel system that converts waste into fuel● Recycling systems that contribute to highly efficient and safe recycling● Promoting the reduction of paper use and office power consumption● Promoting work-style reforms, developing abilities to support individual employees, andpromoting diversity● Health and safety management so that employees can work happily and enthusiastically● Ensuring the quality of products and services provided● Strengthening relationships with partner companies and promoting CSR procurement

Quality● Community contribution and environmental conservation activities in cooperation with local

CSR procurement

governments, education and training for the next generation children, international support,
disaster recovery, and reconstruction support activities

Social contribution activities

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Waste recycling facility

Reducing
environmental burden

Health and safetywith dignity. The METAWATER Group believes that achieving Goal 6 can lead to other issues being solved as well.

● No. 1 market share for diffuser equipment, with significantly reduced

power consumption

Environment

Goal 6 of the SDGs is an essential materiality to maintain social activities, and for humans to live safely andSewage area

Wastewater andwaste substancecontribute to the sustainable growth of society.

through strategic promotion of Goal 17.

● Ceramic Membrane Filtration System reduces waste and saves energy● Water treatment systems reduce river and sea pollution in wet weather

and environmental lifelines, we will strive to ensure that we earnestly do what is needed in order toWe have positioned Goal 6 of the SDGs as our top-priority materiality, while also aiming to achieve Goal 11

Water-supply area

Climate change

Reaffirming the importance of the missions of a company whose business is focused on the water

Identifying important issues (materiality)from the perspective of SDGs

Examples of our major activities● Water source forest preservation and environmental conservation efforts

Corporate GovernanceInternal controls
Corporate activities
Risk management●Assuring management transparency●Forming Compliance Working Group and implementing compliance education● Improving information security measures●Strengthening Business Continuity Management (BCM) activities

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Exhibition held at a reception organized bythe Japanese government at the UN headquarters

As a company that supports water and environmental infrastructure, the METAWATER Group is actively participating in these international efforts, while at the sametime contributing to the achievement of SDGs and sustainable infrastructure development, focusing on the water supply, sewage, and resource environments.

In July 2019, a reception hosted by the Japanese government was held in conjunction with the "High-level Political Forumon Sustainable Development", a yearly event held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The "High-level Political
Forum on Sustainable Development" aims to promote the UN's SDGs, global Sustainable Development Goals. For this year's
event, nearly 200 guests from countries all throughout the world participated. At the reception, small booths related toSDGs were exhibited by local governments and companies, showing their dedication to the promotion of SDGs. METAWATER
was one of those companies.
We have introduced various technologies to respond to climate change, including in-vehicle ceramic membrane filtration
device, which was developed for areas that do not yet have developed waterworks and can be used as an emergency water
purification device in the event of a disaster, and a high-speed CSO filtration system, which improves drainage during
periods of heavy rain.
Officials from the government of Papua New Guinea who visited the METAWATER booth said that they were "extremelyinterested in both technologies for Papua New Guinea" and that they would be contacting the Japanese embassy in Papua
New Guinea. Additionally, there were many people from various other countries who got interested in water issues as well.

Giving an explanation of our technology to government officials fromPapua New Guinea

Ambassador Hoshino (second from the left), a representative of Japanfor the United Nations, and members of METAWATER

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