Nippon Paper Group

Issue 2 of 12

Let's Think About SDGs

Hi there!
I'm Mr. S.D.Gees, and I'mhere to learn all about
SDGs and how I canapply them in my work.

Goal 15 Life on Land

Issue 2

From this issue onward, we'll explain each of the SDGs according to their relevanceto Nippon Paper Group. Let's start with Goal 15 which relates directly to our corebusiness of "Shaping the Future with Trees".

Please check
the QR Code■ Goal 15 "Life on Land" and its Background
SDGs have goals andtargets. See goal 15and all its targets at
https://bit.ly/2s9ZwvU(Goals)● Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of ecosystems

on land● Sustainably manage forests and combat desertification●Halt land degradation and biodiversity loss

Targets (SDG 15 targets related to forests)● 15.1

To ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use ofecosystems and their services, in particular forests and so on.

● 15.2

To promote sustainable management of forests and substantially
increase afforestation and reforestation globally● 15.5

To take action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, and tohalt the loss of biodiversity

I need to not justrecognize the SDG
icon, but also learn
the actual goal andthe relevant targets

Background Our lives depend on the land and on various living creatures. Forests play an especially important role inclimate change mitigation, conservation of biodiversity, protection of soil and water quality, reducing the risk of natural
disaster, and providing resources such as wood. However, mainly in the developing countries, forests and forest-dwelling
creatures are decreasing year after year due to diversion of land to agricultural use, illegal logging, excessive logging offirewood charcoal materials, forest fires and so on. Goal 15 was made to prevent such abuse and to protect life on land.

■ Nippon Paper Group and Goal 15
In order to contribute toward the goal, we need to increase the positive effects, and minimize the negative impact ofactivities throughout our value chain*. Here are some ways our group's activities relate to SDG15. Let's all be aware of otherexamples and how we can improve our performance.
* Value chain: the entire sequence of activities or parties that provide or receive value in the form of products or service

Positive Impact
Sustainable forest
management (consideringsocial and environment
aspects, planting trees
after logging etc.).

Increasing Example

Increasing Example

Sustainable forest management andWood Procurement
Nippon paper owns and sustainably
manages about 180 thousand hectares offorests. Also, using forest certifications, weonly procure sustainable raw materials.

Expanding Awareness ofSustainable Wood Usage
Our group's forest certificatedwood is used for Mt. Fuji World
Heritage Center, Shizuoka, (right).
Sustainable Value ChainRaw Material
Procurement

Production

Negative Impact
If we did not consider sustainability,
then taking wood from forests
could lead to decreased forest,
reduced biodiversity, and land
deterioration.

Shipping

We practicesustainabile forest
management - sothat our impact ispositive.

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Sales and Usage

Separation Collection
Recycling Disposal

Decreasing Example
ExampleDecreasing
World-wide Biodiversity Conservation
Amcel S.A. ( Brazil) and Volterra S.A. in Chile haveprotected forests other than plantations, and forprotecting biodiversity.