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Award NewsMay 25, 2023

TOTO Products won

Green Good Design Awards 2023

- Receiving high international acclaim for eco-friendly design andadvanced technology TOTO LTD. (Headquarters: Kita-Kyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture; President: Noriaki Kiyota) has earned
the awards at the world-class Green Good Design Awards 2023 for its NEOREST NX/LS/AS/RS,WASHLET G5 and Hand Dryer (suction type). This is the sixth time TOTO has won at the awards, witheight products in total having been recognized to date.
The Green Good Design Awards are an international environment award with the goal of enhancing
people's environmental awareness globally by evaluating excellent environmentally friendly designs
that contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. The special judges evaluate and present
awards to governments, companies, organizations, individuals such as architects and designers,individual products, examples of architecture, and technology. NEOREST NX/LS/AS/RS, WASHLET G5,and Hand Dryer (suction type) were highly acclaimed for their advanced eco-friendly technologies andTOTO's sincere approach to manufacturing excellent.

TOTO will continue to pursue the fusion of design and technology to introduce products worthy ofTOTO name to the world, thereby contributing to the realization of "a sustainable society" and "clean,comfortable, and healthy lifestyles."Award-winning Products (Category: Green Product / Graphic Design 2023)
NEOREST NX/LS/AS/RS
WASHLET G5
Reasons for the award:- Balancing ultra-water savings withability to discharge waste- Realizing a hygienic and comfortableusage environment

Hand Dryer (suction type)
Reasons for the award:- Structure that suppresses blowback and droplet
dispersal- Collection of droplets and other fine particles
through use of a HEPA filter*2- Elimination of user discomfort*1 WASHLET and NEOREST are registered trademarks of TOTO LTD.

*2 An air filter with a particle collection rate of 99.97% or higher for particles
0.3μm in size. HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Air Filter

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https://jp.toto.com/company/press/

1About the Green Good Design Awards- The parent organization, the Good Design Awards, has a long history in thedesign industry, established by Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, andEdgar Kaufmann, Jr., in Chicago in 1950. The Green Good Design Awards areprestigious world-class awards recognized alongside the iF Design Award(since 1953) and Red Dot Design Award (since 1955).
- The Green Good Design Awards began contributing to the development ofsustainable design in 2009. Its goal is to enhance people’s awareness of theenvironment globally by evaluating environmentally friendly and excellent
designs. It is organized by the Chicago Athenaeum: Architecture and DesignMuseum (USA) and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design andUrban Studies (Ireland).
- Please see the following website for more information about the Green Good Design Awards 2023:
https://www.good-designawards.com/green-good-design-winners/- Chicago Athenaeum website:
https://www.chi-athenaeum.org/

Features of the Award-Winning Products
NEOREST NX/LS/AS/RS, WASHLET G5
NEOREST Series（NX/LS/AS/RS） are TOTO's top-line series of toilets that strike a balance between
ultra-water savings and waste discharge performance while realizing a hygienic and comfortableusage environment. Employing cutting-edge technologies such as tornado flush, CEFIONTECT andEWATER+, TOTO has raised the bar in cleanliness, comfort and environmental performance for toilets
around the world. This year marks the 30th anniversary since TOTO launched the first-generation
NEOREST on April 1, 1993.
WASHLET G5 is equipped with a host of features such as water savings and matches all kinds ofbathroom spaces with a unique and simple shape in which straight and curved lines coexist. Alongwith advanced cleaning features, the shape eliminates unnecessary irregularities and gaps making it
easy to clean.

TORNADO FLUSH
The TORNADO FLUSH features powerful nozzle that create a centrifugal, cyclonicrinsing action which reduces waste buildup and keeps the bowl cleaner withminimum water Waste is thoroughly washed away as the flush hits the back of thebowl where waste sticks easily with powerful water. We also achieved a clean
appearance, as the spout cannot be seen from the front of the toilet.

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CEFIONTECTCEFIONTECT is a stain-resistant technology that makes it difficult for stains
to adhere and easy to remove by baking a special glass layer on top of theconventional glaze to form a smooth inner surface of the toilet bowl down to
the nano-level of one-millionth of a millimeter.
EWATER＋ for under seats
To maintain cleanliness, EWATER+*3 is sprayed on the easily fouled
underneath the toilet seat with each use, to the front edge. This helps suppress
urine and other waste from becoming yellow stains, for long-lasting*3: EWATER+ contains a disinfectant (hypochlorous acid) created through the electrolysis of chloride ions in the tap
water. Since EWATER returns to being ordinary tap water after several hours, it is environmentally friendly.
EWATER+ suppresses the accumulation of grime but does not eliminate the need for cleaning. Bleaching andsanitizing effects are not proven effects in actual use. EWATER+ is not able to disinfect all bacteria.

The NEOREST 30th Anniversary website is available here.
https://jp.toto.com/pages/knowledge/campaign/neorest30/

Hand Dryer (suction type)
Hand Dryer (suction type) is a product installed in public spaces used by an unspecified number ofpeople. In addition to approaches and design considerations that make it usable by all kinds of people,
from children and the elderly to those with restricted mobility, TOTO has also given attention to thehow it feels to use.
Hand Dryer (suction type) that won this award employs a suction system that sucks in air and water
droplets which prevents air from blowing back and suppresses droplet dispersal, and is designed toprovide greater comfort and peace of mind during use. It is also equipped with a HEPA filter thatcollects droplets and other fine particles. The sucked in air is purified through the HEPA filter so thatthe hands can be dried with clean air. This also reduces the burden on waste processing compared

Diagram of the Main Unit Structure
Dries the hands with clean air
Ambient air
Sucks in ambient
air and drying air
Suction inlet

Droplets

Pre-filter
Fan motor
Water catchment tray
HEPA filter

Purified with a HEPA filter

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Awards received
2015

Air-in Over Head Shower

2016

Water Saving Toilets: Clean & Green Technologies

Automatic faucet Series: Water-Saving & Generation Technologies

2018

Hygiene & Comfort Toilet Seat WASHLET equipped with “EWATER+”

2020

Wall Hung Urinal with Built-in Sensor

2021

Touchless Faucet

2023

NEOREST NX/LS/AS/RS
WASHLET G5
Hand Dryer (suction type)4