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Sustainability Committee

SBG’s Sustainability Committee was established in June 2020 and usually holds meetings once a quarter. The heads of relevant departments also attend the meetings to engage in cross-functional discussions based on expertise and from multiple perspectives.

Meetings held

5 times in total(2 times in ﬁscal 2020, 3 times in ﬁscal 2021)

Main matters
discussed to date• Integrating ESG factors into the investment process• Strengthening ESG information disclosure• Establishing ESG-related Group policies• Responding to climate change• Responding to human rights risks

The Committee was held three times in ﬁscal 2021 (October 2021, December 2021, and March 2022) discussing the Group’s material
issues including its response to climate change and human rights risks, as well as the value creation story based on its corporate philosophy and strategies.

* As of March 31, 2022

Message from the Chair and Members of the Sustainability Committee
Chair of the Sustainability Committee

Members of the Sustainability Committee

Chief Sustainability OfﬁcerEngaging Discussions Raise Company-wide AwarenessOn Becoming the Chief Sustainability Ofﬁcer
I was appointed as Chief Sustainability Ofﬁcer in June 2022
and have been serving as the chair of the Sustainability
Committee since then. As head of Investor Relations,
I have been actively supporting sustainability initiatives.
Now that I take on the dual responsibility in both sustainability and investor relations, I am committed to taking evengreater ownership of our sustainability efforts.
Yotaro Agari
To begin with, I would like to further accelerate our diaGlobal Head of Investor
Relations and Head oflogue with investors and other various stakeholders. As aSustainability Department“Vision Capitalist for the Information Revolution,” SBG aims
to continue investing in AI-driven innovation and supporting growth to realize its vision.
We believe such business activities and our business model itself lead to the creation ofsocial value and solutions to global risks. We will continue to widely communicate thesematters to promote thorough understanding of our efforts.
We also seek to understand the expectations of our stakeholders well and capitalizeon the ﬁndings in developing our measures. In particular, as our business activities spread
globally, so do our stakeholders, we will continue to generate solutions on the front linesof the global market. The Sustainability Committee plays a very important role in thiseffort. We need to create a roadmap to achieve our stated vision and connect with ourdaily efforts. I believe it is imperative to share and convey policies and measures throughout the entire Group while SBG as an investment company and our subsidiaries/portfolio
companies in various businesses as members of the Group work on sustainability.

Yoshimitsu Goto
Board Director,Corporate Officer,Senior Vice President,
CFO & CISO
Head of Finance Unit
Head of Administration Unit

The Sustainability Committee has just marked its second anniversary and taken on an important rolein the Group of promoting sustainability and hosted many discussions on such diverse topics as
updating Group policies and addressing climate change and human rights risks. Active discussion andexchange of opinions among department heads at the Sustainable Committee lead to awarenessraising of the senior management team, which in turn, positively inﬂuences all colleagues back in thedepartments, further fostering a company-wide awareness of sustainability.

Aiming to Enhance Non-ﬁnancial Disclosure

Kazuko Kimiwada
Corporate Officer,
Senior Vice President
Head of Accounting Unit

As head of Accounting Unit, I feel that disclosure of non-ﬁnancial information—not just ﬁnancial information—is becoming increasingly important. Although the disclosure of quantitative ﬁgures is a very
challenging mission, by observing the trends in international non-ﬁnancial information disclosure
frameworks, we will continue striving to disclose credible information in a way that is easy tounderstand for investors and stakeholders. In addition, as a strategic investment holding company,
we recognize the importance of disclosure that extends to investees. We will continue taking
measures to enhance engagement with and monitoring of each fund’s portfolio companies.

Substantial Sustainability Initiatives with Integrity

Tim Mackey
Corporate Officer,
CLO & GCO
Head of Legal Unit

Fostering awareness of compliance, ethics and integrity among our Group employees is a core role of theGroup Compliance Ofﬁcer. To my mind, this will also naturally foster an overall awareness of sustainability.
In line with the corporate philosophy of Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone, the Group’s goal
is not simply economic proﬁt but also to contribute to the growth and development of society as a whole.
We will work to instill understanding of this philosophy across the Group and will continue to go beyond
superﬁcial sustainability and further evolve initiatives in pursuit of substantial sustainability that leads tohappiness in society generally.

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