April 11, 2024
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

Yamato Holdings Certified as the First Eco-First Company
in the Land Transportation Industry by the Ministry of theEnvironment
Marks Yamato's commitment to global environmental conservation as aleader in eco-friendly activities
On April 10, 2024, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative
Director and President: Yutaka Nagao, hereinafter "Yamato Holdings") became the first company inthe land transportation industry to be certified as an Eco-First Company under the Ministry of theEnvironment's Eco-First Program.

The certification ceremony(Left) Yutaka Nagao, Representative Director and President, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd(Right)Tetsuya Yagi, State Minister of the Environment of Japan

In order to bring about a sustainable society, the Yamato Group is moving forward with various
initiatives, mainly through measures such as introducing EVs and solar power generation facilities,
to achieve virtually zero in-house greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a 48% reduction in in-housegreenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (versus FY 2020).

Now, Yamato Holdings has been recognized by the Ministry of the Environment as an Eco-First
Company in recognition of our advanced, unique, and industry-leading business activities with regard
to the environment.
Yamato Holdings' Eco-First Commitment (excerpt)
1. We will actively advance initiatives aimed at building a decarbonized society.
2． We will actively advance initiatives to bring about a circular economy and society.
3． We will actively advance environmental education initiatives.
4． We will actively utilize green finance to achieve virtually zero in-house greenhouse gas emissions
by 2050.
For the full text of Yamato Holdings' Eco-First Commitment, please check the following URL. (Japanese only)

URL：https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/news/attachment/newsrelease_20240411_1_1.pdf
The Yamato Group will check the progress of the above initiatives, report the results to the Ministryof the Environment, and regularly disclose the results in various reports and other media.
Contact
Corporate Communications Strategy, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.
TEL: +81-3-3541-4141
Reference
About the Eco-First Program
In the Eco-First Program, companies issue commitments for their own environmental conservation
efforts, including recycling measures and actions against global warming, to the Minister of theEnvironment. The Minister then issues certifications to recognize advanced, unique, and industryleading companies with regard to their environmental actions (i.e., an environmentally advanced
company within an industry).
URL：https://www.env.go.jp/guide/info/eco-first/index.html
Press releases
・Ministry of the Environment: Announcement of the 22nd Eco-First Certification Ceremony toRecognize Environmentally Advanced Companies (April 1, 2024)(Japanese only)
URL：https://www.env.go.jp/press/press_03022.html
・Yamato Group sets Medium-Term Management Plan "Sustainability Transformation 2030 ~1stStage~” (February 5, 2024)
URL：https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/english/news/2023/pdf/newsrelease_20240205_en02.pdf
・Yamato Holdings Corporate Website, "Sustainability"

URL：https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/english/csr/
・Yamato Holdings Corporate Website, "Integrated Report 2023"
URL：https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/english/investors/library/annualreport/