ESG Reporting
SocialLocal Communities

The understanding of neighboring communities is essential for the operation of anindustrial waste treatment business.
While striving to engage in proactive dialogues and exchanges, we are also engaged insocial contributions leading to the invigoration of local communities.

Signing a circular economy
agreement with Gamagori CityInDecember2022,Daisekisignedapartnership
agreementwithGamagoriCitytopromoteurban
developmentinthecitythroughapublic-private
partnership.GamagoriCityhasexpresseditsgoalof
i n c o r p o r a t i n gt h ec i r c u l a re c o n o m yi ni t su r b a ndevelopmentandbecominga“circularcity”
whichproactivelypromotesthecirculareconomy.Thepurpose
ofthisagreementisforGamagoriCityandDaisekito
utilizetheirrespectiveresourcesandnetworkstopromotearecycling-orientedsocietyandthecirculareconomyinordertoachieveacircularcity,aswellastoresolve
problemsinthecommunityandrevitalizethearea.

Awarded Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon
DaisekimadedonationsinsupportofAkashicity’s
environment-relatedprojectsfortwoconsecutive
years,in2021and2022.Inrecognitionofthis,we
wererecentlyawardedtheMedalwithDarkBlue
Ribbon,anawardforexceptionalphilanthropy.

ReceivingtheMedal(DaisekiKansaiWorks)

Participating in training to set up and operate temporarystorage facilities for disaster waste (Daiseki Eco. Solution)

AgreementsigningceremonyonbusinesspartnershipwithGamagoriCity(Daiseki)

Participation in the removal of illegally dumped wasteAttherequestofthelocalgovernment,DaisekiKansai
Worksparticipatedintheremovalofillegallydumpedwaste
throughthe“WasteEcoBillProgram.”Underthisprogram,wastethathasbeenillegallydumpedorimproperly
disposedofonunmanagedprivatelandintheHigashiHarimaareaandisdetrimentaltothelivesofthoseinthecommunityisremovedanddisposedofincooperationwith
wastetreatmentcompanies,localresidents,andthelocal
g o v e r n m e n t , a n d m e a s u r e s a r e t a k e n t o p r e v e n treoccurrence.Onthedayoftheclean-up,weremoved
illegallydumpedwastealongsideaprefecturalroad.

Receivinganappreciationletterfromtheprefecturalresidents’bureauofHigashi-Harima,HyogoPref.(DaisekiKansaiWorks)

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DaisekiEco.SolutionparticipatedinNagoyacity’strainingto
setuptemporarystoragefacilitiesforresidentsinJuly2022,and
intwosetsoftrainingtosetupandoperatetemporarystorage
facilitiesfordisasterwaste,thefirstrunbyKitanagoyacityin
September2022andthesecondbyToyoakecityinNovember
ofthesameyear.ThesetrainingprogramsarehostedbythelocalgovernmentandAisankyo(AichiPrefectureindustrial
resourcerecyclingassociation)toconfirmandverifythestatus
oftemporarystoragefacilitiesandthereadinesstoreceivedisasterwaste.Wewereabletoimprovepreparationsand
proficiencyinrespondingtodisasters.Goingforward,DaisekiGroupwillnotonlycontinuetreatmentofdisasterwaste,but
alsoparticipateinpreparationsandtraininginnormaltimesin
cooperationwithlocalgovernmentsandregionalcommunities.

TrainingtosetupandoperatetemporarystoragefacilitiesfordisasterwasteinKitanagoyaCity(DaisekiEco.Solution)

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Society: Local Communities

Disseminating Information and Interacting with Local Communities and Stakeholders
Daiseki makes an eﬀort to engage in dialogues with residents living near our facilities, and strive to disseminate information
through events that attract attention related to the environment and briefing sessions for investors and other stakeholders.

Exhibition at the COP27 Virtual
Japan Pavilion

Cooperation with The Universityof Tokyo OEGs

DaisekijoinedCOP27VirtualJapanPavilion
o r g a n i z e d b y M i n i s t r y o f t h e E n v i r o n m e n t i n
November2022.
Weexplainedthatourrecyclingandindustrial
w a s t e t r e a t m e n t b u s i n e s s c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h erealizationofthecirculareconomy,thatourrecycled
fuelisutilizedasasubstituteforcoalandheavycrude
oil,whichcanreducetheuseoffossilfuels,andthat
Daiseki’swasterecyclingreducesgreenhousegas
emissionsby98%comparedtosimpleincineration.

InFY2023,DaisekibegansupportforTheUniversityofTokyoOneEarthGuardians(OEGs),whichisa100-year
projectlaunchedbyTheUniversityofTokyoGraduateSchool
ofAgriculturalandLifeSciencestoprotecttheearth.In
FY2023,wediscussedwhatkindofbusinesswewould
considerbasedonthetopicofpreservingtheglobal
environmentthroughthecirculareconomy.Daiseki
employeescommunicatedthecurrentstatusofthecircular
economyandbusinessissues;studentsfromTheUniversityofTokyothenconductedresearchandstudiesfromascientific
perspectiveandpresentedtheirfindingstoDaisekiexecutives
inJanuary2023.WeplantocontinuethisactivityinFY2024.

PresentationslideforCOP27VirtualJapanPavilion

ESG Briefings for Institutional Investors
InOctober2022,atourQ2financialresultsbriefing,
weheldanESGbriefingsessionforinstitutional
investorstoexplainourESGactivities.Atthisbriefingw ec o v e r e dD a i s e k i’sr e c y c l i n gb u s i n e s s ,o u rreductionofgreenhousegasemissions,andthe
promotionofdiversity,amongothertopics.

ESGbriefingslides

ProposalpresentationsbystudentsfromOEGs(atDaisekiHeadquarters)● Comments from an employee who participated as a disaster relief effort Voice

Participating in disaster relief efforts in Suzu city
to support the recovery of the affected area
DaisekiHokurikuWorksSafetyPromotionOffice,AssistantDivisionChiefYukihikoNakagawa
InMay2023,anearthquakeofintensity6Upperontheseismic
scalestrucktheNotoregionofIshikawaPrefecture,causingdamages
whichresultedinalargeamountofvariousearthquake-related
wastes.UndertheinstructionoftheIshikawaPrefectureIndustrial
ResourceRecyclingAssociation,suchwastewasarrangedtobesortedanddisposedofbydisposalcompanies,butthereweredifficultiesinsortingresultingintheprocessbeingstalled.Itwasat
thistimethatwereceivedasupportrequestfromtheIshikawaPrefectureIndustrialResourceRecyclingAssociation,andmyselfand
oneotheremployeetoparticipateinthesortingofearthquake-relatedwasteinSuzu
cityfromMaytoJune.Thisprimarily
entailedunloadingearthquake-related
wastebroughtinbytruckbylocalresidentsandsortingitbytypeintothedesignated
areas.Manyofthelocalsaffectedbythedisasterwereelderly,andtheyexpressed
theirappreciationtousasweworked.As
anindustrialwastetreatmentcompany,Ihopewecanproactivelyparticipateinsuch
disasterrecoveryeffortsinthefuture.

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