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Promotion of CSR activities
Zero Carbon Challenge Cup

PolicyAiming to become a company that people will feel in need of, we implement a wide variety of local contribution activities, with particularfocus on “support for human resources,” “environmental support” and “cultural support,” to give back to all of the countries, local
communities and society members that nurture and support NITORI Group.

Development of “Future IT Human Resources”
We have signed a partnership agreement with Hokkaido, Sapporo City and Hokkaido University, and are working to develop “Future
IT Human Resources” who can use the power of digital technology and data to solve problems in local communities and create thesociety of the future. We will continue our efforts with the aim of producing many future leaders from Hokkaido, the place of ourfounding, who will play an active role in the local community, thereby creating vitality for the entire town and furthermore, becoming abridge to the world.
Examples of initiatives
IT human resources development for each level of education, including
elementary, junior high school, high school, university and graduate school
students
Hokkaido University “NITORI Future Society Design Course”
Cutting-edge research making use of actual stores
Research outcomes are published in journals. Patent applications are filedfor certain research outcomes.
Invitation of public applications for research using data and assignments
provided by NITORIResearch activities by high school students (Hokkaido Board of Education’sproject)
NITORI offers insights into practical IT utilization through classes, etc.

LEARN with NITORIThe Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology of the University of Tokyo and NITORI Group jointly launched LEARN
with NITORI, a new education support project, in 2021. LEARN, a program giving children the opportunity to discover the joy oflearning while demonstrating their individuality through various activities and experiences, is run by Senior Research Fellow Kenryu
Nakamura of the Research on Individually Optimal Learning as part of Corporate Sponsored Research Programs. Making use ofNITORI Group facilities as well as other facilities, NITORI Group provides a “learning” program that only the Group can offer. During
the year of 2022, the program was held 14 times in 11 cities across Japan, with 339 children and 343 parents participating. The
Chairman himself actively participated in the programs, sharing his own experiences and deepening exchanges with children and theirparents during lectures and question-and-answer sessions. In recognition of these activities, the Chairman received the “University ofTokyo Shokumon Award” in 2022.
Examples of initiatives
Hunting at the Museum: You Seize the Evidence of History
Otaru Art Village Western Art Museum (Hokkaido)
Find the best cherries in the orchard
NITORI Kanko Orchard, Hokkaido, Japan
Insects in the mountains of Oita Prefecture
Yufuin Recreation Center (Oita Prefecture)
The secret of bamboo shoots
Atami Ginzan Silver Mine (Shizuoka Prefecture)What is a part-time job? ~Let’s try it first before feeling uneasy about it~
NITORI store (Miyagi Prefecture)Find the secrets of the mansion! ~Learn Japanese Culture~
Shikousou (Tokyo, Japan)
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NITORI Group has been supporting the Zero Carbon Challenge Cup since2015. In the main event, finalists from diverse organizations (schools,companies, local governments, NPOs, etc.) and of all ages from around Japan
present their activities that are leading to the creation of a zero carbon society.
The Zero Carbon Challenge Cup is a venue for sharing and disseminatingknowledge and information on initiatives and for facilitating further collaborationand motivation, all with the ultimate aim of achieving a zero carbon society thatdelivers a prosperous future for everyone. From among some 30 finalists,
NITORI Group selects a winner of the NITORI Best Dream for the FutureAward. This award reflects our desire to join with others in building a bright
future, filled with dreams and hopes, through decarbonization initiatives.

Supporting sports
NITORI Group is committed to contributing to local communities and society by encouraging healthy and fulfilling lifestyles, both
physically and mentally, through various sports.
 ITORI Ladies Golf Tournament
NWe have been organizing a women’s professionalgolf tournament in Hokkaido since 2010 to vitalize
Hokkaido through sports. Moreover, we support female
professional golfers. At present, NITORI has
sponsorship agreements with ten players.
 ITORI JD. LEAGUE
NUnder a three-year contract from 2022 to 2024, weare the title partner of the NITORI JD. LEAGUE, theJapanese women’s softball league, to support thepromotion and development of softball in Japan.

 ITORI Women’s Running TeamN
Established in April 2015, the team began its activities with theambition to win medals in the Olympics. Since 2020, the team’s target
has been to come within
the top eight teams in theAll Japan Industrial
Teams Women’s Ekiden(relay race) in addition totraining for marathons.

*As of March 31, 2023

Supporting human resources development / Supporting culture, arts, and tradition
NITORI Group is supporting the following two foundations
NITORI International Scholarship Foundation
The NITORI International Scholarship Foundation, launched in March
2005, is a way of expressing our appreciation to people in Asiancountries for their tremendous support that is contributing so much toNITORI Group’s accomplishment of its mission. So far, the foundation
has supported a total of 9,254 students in 46 countries and regions inJapan and overseas by offering non-repayable benefit-type scholarships.
In addition, from FY2023, we will begin operating a new “studentdormitory” for scholarship students. In order to contribute to friendshipand human resource development in countries around the world, we willexpand our support to the young generation that bears the future.
NITORI Culture Foundation
The NITORI Culture Foundation was founded in April 2011, to support the development and succession of culture, arts, and tradition
and to be a bridge for the formation of a new culture. Otaru Art Village, a group of museums in Otaru City, Hokkaido, operated by thefoundation, opened its fourth museum, the Museum of Western Art, in 2022. With a total of 400,000 visitors a year, the museum is
attracting attention as a tourist attraction in Otaru.
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