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Sustainability Report 2022

Initiatives to Achieve the SDGs
The ENVIPRO Group’s Approach to the SDGs
Making Every Effort with Every Partner
As actions aimed at achieving the SDGs, we will advance collaboration
within the group, with companies in the supply chain, and withadministrative agencies, local communities, and citizens.
•Partnerships
Through participation in corporate groups and international initiatives, weare expanding partnerships aimed at achieving a sustainable society.
Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP)
RE100*1CDP*2 Scoring Partner
Clean Ocean Material Alliance (CLOMA)*1 RE100: Means “100% Renewable Electricity.” An international initiative forcompanies that aim to procure 100% of the electricity required for theirbusiness operations from renewable energy sources.
*2 CDP: An international initiative for the disclosure of information on climatechange response

Contribution to
the Economy• No poverty• Technological innovation

3WM Co., Ltd. helps to reduce environmental impact and contributes tothe economic development of countries in need by distributing high-quality
used cars and other products to where they are needed in the world.

At the laboratories of ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc., we are working on thedevelopment of technology to collect the minor metals cobalt, nickel,
and lithium with high purity from waste lithium-ion batteries throughhydrometallurgy, and the enhancement of analysis accuracy, to contributeto the development of technology that will form the basis of a circular
economy and a decarbonized society.

The ENVIPRO Group has identified SDGs that are consistent with the nature of our business and our mission statement of“Contribute to create a sustainable society,” around which we engage in activities to achieve the SDGs.

• Energy• Consumption and production• Climate change• Life below water• Education • Gender
Contribution to •• HealthWorking environment • Equality• Community development
Society

Contribution tothe Environment

We prevent water and soil pollution and contamination by properly
managing scrap materials at our plants, which comply with safety andenvironmental standards. In addition, to prevent infectious diseases, theentire Group has established guidelines such as vaccination assistance,sterilization of common areas, and the wearing of masks.

We joined the RE100 initiative in July 2018 and set a goal of shifting to
100% renewable energy by 2030 for the energy consumed in our businessactivities. In addition to switching to renewable energy for the electricity
used in our plants, we are installing solar panels on plant roofs andotherwise introducing renewable energy power generation equipment.

ASTOCO Inc. provides high-quality educational opportunities for people
with disabilities so that they can participate in society with confidence anda sense of purpose.

We contribute to the circulation of limited resources and the reduction ofwaste by engaging in the recycling business to extract precious metals
from metal scrap and waste, and the remanufacturing business to produce
recycled raw materials.

We have introduced systems for telecommuting and shortened working
hours for permanent employees, and provide an environment that lets
employees, including those raising children or performing family care,choose a working style that fits them best.

Under the goal we have set of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, wewill work to reduce GHG emissions from our business activities. We
also contribute to the reduction of emissions across the supply chain
through our mainstay recycling and remanufacturing businesses. In May
2019, we publicly endorsed the Recommendations of the Task Force on
Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCDF). We will identify and evaluate
opportunities and risks placed on our businesses by climate change,integrate these into our business strategies, and engage in appropriate
information disclosure.

ENVIPRO HOLDINGS Inc. began recruiting new graduates in fiscal 2019. To
build upon our ongoing practice of employment of the physically challenged
we will offer worthy job opportunities for people of different backgrounds.
We thoroughly implement measures to prevent work accidents at ourplants to ensure the safety of our employees.
Under programs such as the pre-employment transition support program
and the type B continuous employment support program, we provide
support that enables people with disabilities to remain engaged inrewarding work.

We contribute to community revitalization and the development of asustainable cities and communities through recycling and the creation ofemployment, by collecting and recycling waste and discarded household
items and by hiring people with disabilities at its plant.

We contribute to the prevention of marine pollution stemming from plastics
by developing technologies to sort waste plastics for recycling into pellets
and by promoting the development of applications for recycled materials.

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