Sustainability Management

Organizational Profile

Priority Theme

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Governance and Internal Control

Management Control

Third-party Opinion

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1. Basic Concept
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Basic Concept

As a Group engaged in the life insurance business with its highly public and social nature, the T&D
Insurance Group implements a variety of initiatives for social activities and conserving the environment.
In addition, the Group supports the volunteer activities of its employees and gets involved in social
programs by partnering with the foundations. As a life insurance group, our ultimate aim is to achievesustained growth in step with society in view of our commitment to fulfilling our public mission andmeeting our social responsibilities. To that end, our efforts focus primarily on “improving health, medicalcare and welfare” and “developing a sound society.”

Improving Health and Welfare

2. (Health, Medical Care, Welfare, etc.)
2-1Blood Donation Drives

The T&D Insurance Group cooperates with theJapanese Red Cross Tokyo Metropolitan Blood
Center to sponsor blood donation drives. We holdbiannual blood donation drives in the summer andthe winter at Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower, and executives and employees are encouraged to donate
blood. In fiscal 2022, a total of 260 people in theGroup donated blood during the drive.

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The Friends of Taiyo Life Goodwill Circles (“Friends”), which was established in December 2005 and iscomposed of executives and employees from Taiyo Life and its affiliates, has 8,573 members as of March
31, 2023. In order to support social contribution activities on a monthly basis, the members contributeany fractions less than one hundred yen from their take-home salary. At present, the Friends mainly
provides supports for local community-based social contribution activities driven by branches nationwide
and head office departments, environmental conservation activities in cooperation with NPOs and thelike, and educational support. Details of the activities are posted in Taiyo Life’s in-house journal, throughwhich the company is calling for broader participation by executives and employees in the activities.
Major Activities in FY2022• Environmental conservation activities in Taiyo Seimei no Mori (the Forests of Taiyo Life) as well as the collection and donation of CDs/DVDs, used books, school backpacks (randoseru), musical instruments, etc.

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Friends of Taiyo Life Goodwill Circles

Daido Life Employees’ Community Contribution Club

Established in 1992 to commemorate the Daido Life’s 90th year in business, the Daido Life Employees’
Community Contribution Club is a voluntary activity organization composed of Daido Life’s executives andemployees; it works to promote and support fund-raising activities and volunteer activities by members.
The club has also held a One-day Outing Volunteer Activity for the Physically Disabled since 1994, which
is run by executives and employees. (The activity was cancelled in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)
The club provides participants with opportunities to deepen their understanding of disabilities by directlyinteracting with disabled people, including assisting wheelchair users or providing walking assistance.
Major Activities in FY2022• Fundraising and donations: Donations from executives and employees as well as revenues from charity calendar exhibitions
were used to make contributions to facilities for the disabled aswell as disability advocacy groups.
• Volunteer activities: The club provided operational and other support for a music concert played by persons with disabilities.
• Other activities: Used postage stamps and other items collected from branches nationwide were
donated to organizations that support social contribution activities, for the benefit of international
medical cooperation.

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2.Improving Health and Welfare (Health, Medical Care, Welfare, etc.)

2-4Supporting the Japan Down Syndrome Society Taiyo Life

Taiyo Life and members of Taiyo Life Goodwill Circles support the activities of the Japan Down Syndrome
Society by interacting with it.
Main Activities• Support activities as a supporting member of theassociation.
• Provide Taiyo Life conference rooms for use as venues forseminars held by the association and for meetings of its
Board of Trustees and Board of Directors.
• Participation of the corporate officers and employees ofbranches and head office departments as volunteers at
association activities.

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The Daido Life Welfare Foundation

Purpose of Establishment
Established by Daido Life in 1974, the foundation aims to contribute to the promotion of public healthand welfare. It provides grants to research on health problems arising from worsening living conditionsand various issues associated with the sharp increase in the elderly population.
Main Activities
Subsidies for Regional Health and Welfare Research and Volunteering•Subsidies for regional health and welfare
research: The foundation subsidizes research related to community health, medical care, and welfare, which is carried out
by public health and welfare professionals
who have close ties to local communities.
• Subsidies for volunteer activities by
seniors: The foundation subsidizes volunteer exchange activities that promote the development of healthy minds in children and the welfare of
the elderly and persons with disabilities, which are conducted by groups of people aged 60 and older.
• Subsidies for volunteer activities by business people: The foundation subsidizes volunteer exchange
activities that promote the development of healthy minds in children and the welfare of the elderly
and persons with disabilities, which are conducted by groups of people working at a company or otherorganization on their days off.
[Cumulative Grants from Establishment in 1971 to FY2022] 4,528 grants; ¥1,725.57 million

Publication of the “Environment and Health” Series Brochures
The foundation publishes the “Environment and Health” series of compact brochures, which containarticles written by experts on the environmental, health, and welfare issues of high public interest; a totalof 75 brochures have been published thus far. To ensure that these brochures are accessible to as many
people as possible, recent editions have been digitized and made publicly available on the foundation’s
website free of charge.
Home Care/Nursing Consultation and Workshop
The foundation has made DVDs depicting scenes from practical workshops available for rent free ofcharge.

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The Taiyo Life Welfare Foundation

Purpose of Establishment
Established in 1984 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of Taiyo Life. This foundation
works to improve social welfare in Japan by sponsoring the projects to enhance welfare of the elderly
and the disabled.
* In December 2009, when the foundation was authorized as a public interest corporation, the name of the foundation was changed from
Taiyo Life Himawari Foundation to the Taiyo Life Welfare Foundation.

Main Activities• Project grants: Grants to the projects by NPOs working to contribute to the welfare of the elderly, thedisabled living at home, and those with dementia.
• Research grants: Grants for study and research regarding healthcare and medical care for the elderly
and lifestyle diseases and welfare of the elderly.
[Cumulative Grants from Establishment to FY2022] 2,428 grants; ¥1,353.21 million
Main Activities in FY2022
In order to fulfill its mission of improving social welfare, in fiscal 2022, the foundation continued providing
grants to projects undertaken by NPOs working resolutely to enhance the welfare of local communities;
it also subsidized study and research programs related to the welfare of the elderly. In fiscal 2022, thefoundation offered grants worth ¥16.75 million to 58 volunteer/NPO projects, and grants worth ¥2.67 million to 6 research projects; in total, the foundation provided 64 grants worth a combined ¥19.42 million.

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3.Developing a Sound Society (Education, Sports, Local Community Contribution, etc.)* In 2001, the National Sports Games for People with Intellectual Disabilities was integrated with the National Sports Games for People with Physical Disabilities to become
the National Sports Festival for People with Disabilities.

Developing a Sound Society (Education, Sports,

3. Local Community Contribution, etc.)
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Nationwide Clean Campaign Taiyo Life

Taiyo Life is active in cleanup efforts nationwide, an activity
that contributes to the local community. We have cleaned up
the areas around our headquarters each year since 1982. Since
2004, we have conducted cleanups around our branches nationwide as part of the “Nationwide Clean Campaign,” from as
far north as Hokkaido to as far south as Okinawa. Our employees are united in their commitment to contributing to society
and conduct the cleanups as a way to thank local communities
for their long-standing support.

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Sponsorship of the Japan Junior High School Rugby Football
Tournament Taiyo Life

Since fiscal 2011, Taiyo Life has been a special sponsor of theJapan Junior High School Rugby Football Tournament (Taiyo
Life Cup) hosted by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU).
Taiyo Life chose this sponsorship in sympathy with the basic
spirit of Rugby, “one for all, all for one” which is common to
the basic principle of life insurance. At the same time, Taiyo
Life agrees with the objective of the tournament, which can besummarized as “helping young rugby players and other youth
to develop the quality and skills necessary for shaping a sound society.” Accordingly, we are extending
our support for the sound development of young people through the promotion of junior high school
rugby competitions in Japan in cooperation with the JRFU.

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Supporting Sports for People with Disabilities

Every year, Daido Life sets up a company booth in the
Omotenashi Hiroba (Hospitality Plaza), a venue for interactingwith participating athletes, where people with disabilities can enjoy sports experiences and free games; executives and employees from Daido Life, Taiyo Life, and other affiliated organizations
work as volunteers to support this event. In 2022, the 22nd National Sports Festival for People with
Disabilities was held in Tochigi Prefecture.
We have also been an official partner of the Japanese Para Sports Association since January 2015. In
our capacity as a partner, we work to further popularize and develop sports for persons with disabilities.

Daido Life

The inaugural National Sports Games for People with Intellectual Disabilities* was held in 1992, when
Daido Life celebrated its 90th anniversary, and the company has been a special sponsor of the NationalSports Festival for People with Disabilities every year since.

Official Partner Agreement Concluded with Japan Deaf Football
Association (JDFA) T&D Financial Life Insurance

T&D Financial Life Insurance signed an official partner agreement with the Japan Deaf Football Association in June 2018. As
an official partner, T&D Financial Life will contribute to the development and spread of deaf soccer and futsal, by supporting theactivities of the Japan national deaf soccer and futsal teams, andpromoting sports for persons with disabilities.

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The Sustainability Together Movement

Starting in fiscal 2017, Daido Life has implemented the Sustainability Together Movement as partof its company-wide regional and social contribution activities. In fiscal 2022, under the themeof “Contribution to SDGs,” divisions at head office and branches throughout Japan worked on
various activities such as promoting 3R (reduction, reuse, and recycling), donating to developing countries, and conducting community-based
cleaning activities.

Daido Life

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3.Developing a Sound Society (Education, Sports, Local Community Contribution, etc.)

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Litter cleanup activities using Pirika,
the anti-litter social media app

The T&D Insurance Group promotes cleaning activities
as part of its initiatives aimed at resolving social issues.
In July 2023 we started using Pirika, the anti-litter social
media app, to revitalize and quantify our litter cleanup
activities. Pirika won the Grand Prize at the sixth Nikkei
Social Business Contest, which we co-sponsored.

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NMWA Japan Committee SponsorshipAs part of our efforts to promote diversity and inclusion (D&I), theT&D Insurance Group sponsored the NMWA Japan Committee*
dedicated to “championing women through the arts.”* The Japan Committee assists displays of works by Japanese artists at the exhibitions of women artists held at the National Museum of
Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, DC, USA.

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Hosting Internship Program

Daido Life

Daido Life provides college students with internship opportunities so that they can deepen their understanding of
the life insurance business as well as the risk measuresnecessary for SMEs. In fiscal 2022, the program was held
both in person and remotely and attracted many participants from across Japan. The introduction of the “elective program” enabled participants to experience different
types of work and helped create even more opportunities
to communicate with many Daido Life employees. The
program gives students the chance to visualize themselves at work, to consider whether they are suited
to working in the life insurance business, and thus to map out future career paths.

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The Daido Life Foundation

Purpose of Establishment
Established by Daido Life in 1985, the foundation seeks to promote international mutual understanding
through cultural exchanges with or grants to other countries and thus contribute to the internationalization of Japan.
Main Activities
Presentation of Daido Life Foundation Awards for Area Studies
The foundation seeks to encourage academic research related to various regions around the world;to this end, it presents Daido Life Foundation Awards for Area Studies and Daido Life Foundation
Encouragement Awards for Area Studies to researchers who have achieved superior results in areastudies. Daido Life Foundation Area Studies Special Awards are presented to individuals who have madedistinguished contributions to deepening international mutual understanding.
Translation and Publication Activities
In order to help Japanese people deepen their understanding of the history, culture, and customs of other Asian countries, the foundation undertakes translations of modern literature published in the region; thus far, a
total of 80 works from 14 countries have been translated into Japanese forpublication and donated to universities and public libraries across Japan.
Since fiscal 2012, the foundation has digitized these publications andmade them available on their website free of charge, with a view to increasing readership of these works.
The foundation also translates Japanese literature into various other Asian languages, in a bid to help
people in the region to develop a better understanding of Japan. A total of 48 Japanese works have beentranslated for publication in 8 countries and donated to local universities and libraries.
Educational Support Activities
The foundation provides support for improving educational awareness in Southeast Asian countries; it has
sponsored 20 school construction projects in 5 countries and donated books and school supplies as partof its efforts to establish learning environments. In recognition of its contributions to education over many
years, the foundation was awarded the Third Order of Labor Merit by the government of Laos in 2013.

3-10 Support for Areas Affected by Disasters
When a major disaster occurs, the T&D Insurance Group and its Group companies provide support that
includes making contributions to disaster relief funds and cooperating with recovery work.
Shortly after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Group promptly dispatched its executives andemployees to the affected areas. There, they participated in volunteer activities such as removing rubble,
bringing in relief goods, and rebuilding individual homes and temples/shrines.