Table of Contents /Editorial Policy

Corporate Vision

Message from thePresident

A History ofValue Creation

Sustainability
Strategy

Action Plan

Resource Circulation
Business

Global Trading
Business

Lithium-ion Battery
Recycling Business

Other Business

ESG Initiatives

Corporate Data

Support for social participation

Other Business

transition support
02 Pre-employment
program(Bright)

ASTOCO provides support for job hunting
activities such as resume preparation forpeople with disabilities seeking work. The company also engages insupport activities for employment retention in the workplace so people canremain working for a long time.

Supporting people with disabilities in interacting

B continuous employment support
03 Typeprogram(Ecommit)

with society, acquiring knowledge and skills,

ASTOCO works in collaboration with groupcompanies, local companies, agriculture, etc.,
and pays wages commensurate with work, to give people who facedifficulties at general companies opportunities to work with confidence andpurpose as active members of society.

and securing employment

04 Satellite Work Business
Main business activities of ASTOCO Inc.

01

Pre-employmenttransition support
program03

Satellite WorkBusiness

02

Type B continuousemployment supportprogram

04

Support Manager forpeople withdevelopmental
disabilities

Value & Vision
Support employment for people withdisabilities and participation in social
activities, and contribute to solving social
issues amid a declining labor force.

opportunities for people with
01 Creating
disabilities to play active roles
The shrinking working population caused by a declining birthrate and aging
population is becoming a social issue. In March 2021, the statutory
employment rate of people with disabilities was raised to 2.3%, further
increasing the need for the employment of people with disabilities.
ASTOCO Inc. promotes beneficial matching between people withdisabilities and companies, including cooperation with Japan AgriculturalCooperatives (JA) and farmers to address the shortage of human resources
on farms. The company▼ Total number of users Employedis receiving anpeople 26
increasing number ofAverage wage
requests every year,■ Bright ■ Ecommit
such as for agricultural
21,732 yenwork support during
15,000busy seasons, and is12,512
expanding its ties with
11,041
9,955
the community. The
10,0008,219
company will continue
6,665helping people withdisabilities find
4,273
5,000
opportunities to play
active roles with greater
peace of mind.
0Jun/2019

Jun/2020

Jun/2021

ASTOCO supports the creation of comfortable working environments andjobs for people with disabilities in order to resolve issues that companies
face, such as difficulties in appropriately accommodating the specifics ofdisabilities.

Manager for people with
05 Support
developmental disabilities
ASTOCO has been commissioned by Nagano Prefecture to provide
consultation for people with disabilities living in the region and to coordinate
cooperation with related organizations.
▼ ASTOCO Inc. offices
BrightMatsumoto

Ecommit Azumino
Bright Matsumoto
Station-front Center
Bright Saitama
Bright Musashikosugi

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Table of Contents /Editorial Policy

Corporate Vision

Message from thePresident

A History ofValue Creation

Sustainability
Strategy

Action Plan

Resource Circulation
Business

Global Trading
Business

Lithium-ion Battery
Recycling Business

Other Business

ESG Initiatives

Corporate Data

Providing environmental consulting services through consulting & solutions

Other Business

An environmental specialist consulting firm engaged in carbon neutrality-related consulting (carbon neutral strategy,GHG reduction, etc.) and circular economy-related consulting (construction of resource recycling schemes, etc.)

Vision/strategy
formulation

Information
disclosure/evaluation
improvement

information disclosuresupport● CDP/DJSI answer support,

rating improvement support● ESG evaluation system

rating improvement support

Carbonneutrality

emissionspolicies and emission credits in Japanand overseas● Global company benchmark researchfor environmental management andclimate change response● Procurement of greenelectricity

Decarbonization● Introduction of renewables● Research on climate change-related

Research,
calculation

oncontributions to emissions reduction● Internal carbon pricing

Soluvision/strategy
formulation● Setting of circular
economy businessobjectives

ulenergy● GHG emissions reduction
at overseas businessestablishments

related research● Circular economy
global corporation
benchmark research● Procurement of recycledmaterials
Feasibility studies● Recycled raw material
analysis research● Circular economy businessgtinPlanning● Support for construction ofVision/strategy
formulation

discarded product/waste
collection schemes

Modelcommercialization● Circular economy business

partner development support● Circular economy businesscost analysis

Circulareconomy● Circular economy-● Procurement of creditti● Calculation of products'● Circular economy

Consrecommendations● Environment/sustainability

ResearchCollaboration with the group's
Resource Circulation Business(Reuse/Recycling/Remanufacturing)

Resourcecirculation● Waste processing (shredding,sorting, cleaning)s● Response to TCFD

gtinulon● Calculation of Scope 1, 2, and 3Cons● Climate change response/luti● Carbon neutral strategy

sustainability long-term
vision/strategy formulation● Formulation of greenhouse gas
emission reduction targets● SBT application support● Greenhouse gas emission
reduction planning● Climate scenario analysis● RE100 planning

22So● Waste collection● Manufacturing of PET fromwaste plastics● Recycled material

processing/manufacturing● Recycled materials

procurement/supply● Development of applications forrecycled material productsof decarbonization
01 Promotion
and response to climate change
As movements toward decarbonization pick up speed inJapan, it is increasingly important for companies to takethe impacts of climate change into consideration in their
management, and to adapt to related risks andopportunities as a part of management strategy. BrightInnovation Co., Ltd. supports companies in tackling
response to climate change. The company is developing
consulting services that address carbon neutral strategy,
SBT and other goal setting, drafting of CO2 reductionplans, improvement of CDP and other third party
evaluations, and support for response to TCFD
recommendations and other information disclosure. The
company also provides comprehensive services that
include the introduction of renewable energy and otherplanning of company strategies for emissions reduction.

Main business activities of Bright Innovation Co., Ltd.

01 Carbon neutral consulting and solutions
02 Circular economy consulting & solutions
Value & Vision
Supporting companies' sustainable management as aprofessional in the environmental field.
Promoting clients' environmental management through practicalconsulting and solutions linked to companies' business strategies.

a circular
02 Promoting
economyAmid the emergence of issues such as the depletion ofmaterial resources, the concept of the circular economy
and its importance are becoming widely known. BrightInnovation offers consulting services related to theconstruction of circular economy models for products andthe construction of closed-loop circular models throughthe conversion of plastic containers into recycled materials
and the use of recycled materials in containers. By
collaborating with group companies engaged in theResource Circulation Business and by proposing solutions
that include recycling and remanufacturing, the company
provides integrated services that contribute to establishingcircular models for companies.