February 28, 2023
Menicon Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Century Corporation
KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.

Launch of a Donation-type Corporate PPA Service (In-house Power
Generation Support Service) at Kakamigahara Plant, Menicon Co., Ltd.
~ Introduction of Solar Power Generation and Donation to Organizations Engaged inActivities to Achieve the SDGs ~We hereby announce that Menicon Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture; CEO: Hidenari
Tanaka, hereinafter referred to as “Menicon”), Tokyo Century Corporation (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo;
President and CEO: Koichi Baba, hereinafter referred to as “Tokyo Century”), and KYOCERA
Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kyoto City, Kyoto; President: Yoshihito Kurose, hereinafterreferred to as “KCCS”) have launched a donation-type corporate PPA service (in-house power generation
support service) that will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Note
Menicon aims to achieve a sustainable society through the provision of products and services that help
society while making efforts to harmonize people, society, and the global environment. In doing so, weposition climate change as an important issue and promote efforts toward achieving a decarbonized society
in Japan and overseas. We have installed solar power generation facilities on the roof of the Menicon
Kakamigahara Plant (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture) and launched a donation-type corporate PPA
service that uses the generated electricity derived from regenerative energy at the plant.
In this service, Tokyo Century and KCCS will bear the costs and handle the procedures required for theintroduction of solar power generation facilities, such as initial investment. This initiative incorporates
donation to public service corporations and NPOs to promote activities for achieving the SDGs into a
conventional corporate PPA contract, in which solar power generation systems can be introduced with “zeroinitial investment.” We believe that this holds many advantages to our customers who support the SDGs,
as they can freely select the donation recipient, including having an amount equivalent to the donation borneby Tokyo Century.
Menicon is involved in the development of rich forests that produce water, which is essential to our productmanufacture. It also has been engaged in a reforestation project in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture since2011. In this donation-type corporate PPA, Tokyo Century donates to Environmental Relations (Present Treein Hida Takayama), a recognized NPO, that carries out tree-planting and nurturing activities in cooperation
with Menicon.
In addition, we have adopted solar power generation systems manufactured by KYOCERA with provenlong-term reliability (*1), including operation at high output for more than 36 years, and operation andmaintenance (O & M) will be conducted by KCCS, which has a long track record in this field.
Going forward, the three companies will continue to contribute to achieving a sustainable society by using
renewable energy, donations to organizations conducting activities to achieve the SDGs, etc., not only
through energy decarbonization but also through more proactive efforts to protect the environment.
*1 KYOCERA established the Sakura Solar Energy Center (Sakura City, Chiba) in 1984. The polycrystalline
silicon type solar power generation system installed at the Center is still operating with only 17.2% output loss

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The value of 17.2% is calculated by considering external factors, such as measurement accuracy and variationof output characteristics while using the actual data as the basis. Analysis results by KYOCERA can be accessedusing this link.
https://www.kyocera.co.jp/solar/products/module/ (we have only the Japanese version) Outline of the Project
Location of the project

Menicon Kakamigahara Plant, 3-21-3 TechnoPlaza, Kakamigahara, Gifu

Outline of facilities

Solar power generation system

Expected annual power generation amount

950,394 kWh

Planned period of power generation

February 2023 to February 2043 (20 years)

Power generation facilities

769 kW

 Corporate PPA (donation-type in-house power-generation support service)
Joint project(service provider)
Provision offacilities
Donation
Service charge payment

Recognized NPO
EnvironmentalRelations(Present Tree inHida Takayama)

Deliveryofproperty

Contract
agreement

In-house power generation
support service contract

O & M provision

Supply of solar power
generation system

 Kakamigahara Plant (Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture)2

Existing contract(power shortage
procurement)

Powercompany

 Outline of the donation recipient Present Tree (Recognized NPO Environmental Relations)
The “Present Tree” project was started in January 2005 by Recognized NPO Environmental Relations,which aims to simultaneously achieve reforestation and regional development. They plant a mixture oftree species that were among the original vegetation in the area and regenerate forests similar to thenatural forests over 10 years in areas where forestation is required for various reasons, such as the needto replace forests lost due to natural disasters and areas that need conservation as countryside forests.

For the people we cherish and the planet we cherish.

https://presenttree.jp Outline of each company
1. Outline of Menicon
Trade name

Menicon Co., Ltd.

Head Office address

3-21-19 Aoi, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi

Representative

Hidenari Tanaka, CEOBusiness description

Contact lens and care product business, etc.

2. Outline of Tokyo Century
Trade nameTokyo Century Corporation

Head Office address

FUJISOFT Bldg., 3 Kanda-neribeicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Representative

Koichi Baba, President and CEO

Business description

Equipment leasing, Mobility & fleet management,
Specialty financing, International business

Major shareholders andequity ratio

ITOCHU Corporation: 30%, Chuo-Nittochi Co., Ltd.: 14%, Nippon
Telegraph and Telephone Corporation: 10%

3. Outline of KCCS
Trade name

KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.

Head Office address

6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto

Representative

Yoshihito Kurose, President

Business description

ICT, Telecommunications Engineering, Environment and Energy
Engineering, Management Consulting

Major shareholders andequity ratio

KYOCERA Corporation: 76.6%, KDDI CORPORATION: 23.4%
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