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March 9, 2021
Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

Facilitating the Use of RE100 Compliant Electricity in a Tenant’s Office Space
The first initiative in Japan to install substantial renewable energy in a leased space occupying only part of an office building,using the tenant’s own solar power plant in Namie town in Fukushima, recovering from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yasunori Tsujita; hereinafter “FuyoLease”) and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Kojun
Nishima; hereinafter “Sumitomo Realty”) will introduce RE100 compliant electricity in Sumitomo Fudosan’s
Kojimachi Garden Tower (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; 22 floors) in all spaces occupied by the headquarters of the Fuyo
Lease Group (floors 16–22) through a scheme associating the electric power used by the tenant with theenvironmental value derived from a solar power plant.
Previously, when a corporate tenant in an office building wished to use renewable energy, it had to own or rent thewhole building. It was considered unfeasible for an individual tenant to use renewable energy in an office building
with multiple tenants.
However, this scheme enables corporate tenants to use renewable energy by signing an agreement withtracking information that links the electric power used in their office and the environmental value, which isconfirmed by a non-fossil fuel energy certificate(*) provided by the solar power plant that provides the energy.
This is the first time in Japan that a corporate tenant with the collaboration of the building owner has been able tosubstantially use renewable energy in a leased office space by using its own renewable energy source.
This scheme was developed jointly by the tenant, Fuyo Lease, and the building owner, Sumitomo Realty. It
creates a new option for companies and organizations that are advancing decarbonization, by introducing
renewable energy in each tenant-space.

In this initiative, the scheme will use a non-fossil fuel energy certificate issued by a solar power plant owned by
Fuyo Lease, in Namie Town in Fukushima, Japan, which demonstrates the town’s recovery ten years after theGreat East Japan Earthquake. Going forward, Fuyo Lease will strengthen our collaboration with the town by
seeking ways to help further advance the recovery of Namie.
[Message from Namie Town]
Namie has been utilizing renewable energy, hydrogen, and other forms of clean energy, to achieve a full recovery
from the Great East Japan Earthquake. In March 2020 we declared ourselves a Zero Carbon City. We expect toincrease our town’s environmental value, and attract more renewable energy projects, through this new initiative tosupply renewable energy produced in Namie to a corporate tenant’s office space.
In addition to the utilization of renewable energy, we have also received offers to collaborate in a wide range ofrecovery projects, and we hope to explore partnerships in various fields in the future.
Fuyo Lease Group is a member of RE100. It has established a target of 100% renewable energy by 2050, with anintermediate target of 50% renewable energy by 2030. However, it plans to expedite its intermediate target by July
2024, six years ahead of schedule. This initiative represents a significant step forward toward achieving the target.
Sumitomo Realty Group is working to solve social issues through its business activities, under its fundamental
mission of “create even better social assets for the next generation.” It will continue to contribute to the creation of acarbon-free society by developing properties with high environmental standards, and further advance its initiatives
on the operational side, including reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
(*) Non-fossil fuel energy certificates
A non-fossil fuel energy certificate enables an electric power consumer to obtain environmental value through anelectricity rate plan provided by its retail electric power company. This is achieved by establishing theenvironmental value of electric power generated with renewable energy that does not generate carbon dioxide, andrealizing that value in the form of a certificate. FIT-based non-fossil fuel energy certificates are also compliant with
RE100, by providing tracking information regarding the power plant (the type and location of the energy source)
through the non-fossil fuel energy certificate tracking system implemented by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry (METI).

The initiatives related to this release contribute to
the following SDGs objectives:
7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
13. CLIMATE ACTION