Contribution to Circular Economy through the Provision of Our Unique ESG Financing Framework "MY Sustainable Finance"

MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

To meet the diverse ESG financing needs of corporate customers, we have established and started operating "MY Sustainable Finance," our unique comprehensive ESG financing framework that covers three products: "Green Loans," "Social Loans," and "Sustainability-Linked Loans."

Efforts to Reduce Plastic Emissions and Promote Recycling in Business Activities

MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

・Introduce office chairs that offset all GHG emissions throughout their lifecycle (from raw material procurement to production, distribution, sales, and disposal after use). ・Contribute to effective resource use and waste reduction by introducing office chairs made of recycled resin legs from collected used products and upholstery made from recycled waste fabric and domestic used fishing nets. ・Switch plastic files used in business activities to LIMEX material or paper files to reduce the use of plastic products.

Contributing to the Effective Use of Resources through Remote Tire Pressure Monitoring Services

Bridgestone Corporation TRANSTRON Inc. Yazaki Energy System Corporation

- Bridgestone / Bridgestone Tire Solution Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Bridgestone"): Planning, development, and provision of tire related solution services which consist of tire supply, tire maintenance, remote tire pressure monitoring, etc.

Promotion of recycling building material resources by upgrading the routine collection system

TAISEI CORPORATION NIPPON EXPRESS

By ensuring sorting and quantity control of scrap at the construction sites, integrated logistics management (collection, transshipment, and delivery management) based on 3PL (3rd Party Logistics) was made possible and efficient cooperative transportation between multiple construction sites and multiple receiving plants was realized.

Recovery and Reuse of Auto Parts from End-of-Life Vehicles

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

When an automobile accident happens and its insurance company pay the claim in full amount of the automobile insurance, the ownership of the vehicle is transferred from the insurance policyholder to the insurance company. As a non-life insurance company, we acquire a large number of end-of-life vehicles nationwide as a result of automobile accidents. In order to reduce environmental impact, we have been making efforts to place the acquired end-of-life vehicles into recycling and reuse processes.

Collaboration using the world's first new dissolution and separation recycling technology for the complete recycling of polystyrene.

FP Corporation DIC Corporation

In November 2020, DIC and FPCO announced plans to collaborate in the practical implementation of a closed-loop recycling system for polystyrene that maximizes the technologies, as well as the collection and recycling systems, of both companies. In this initiative, colored foamed trays will be recycled into new trays just like conventional white trays using a new dissolution and separation recycling technology, enabling a "tray-to-tray" recycling. Additionally, this effort aims to realize the closed-loop recycling that uses chemical recycling technology to recycle polystyrene to styrene monomer, which is the raw material for polystyrene.

Low-foamed PS containers created by Low-foamed PS sheet and New molding technology.

FP Corporation Sekisui Kasei Co., Ltd.

In response to our customers' needs to further reduce the use of plastic in the market, FPCO has been conducting research on product weight reduction utilizing PSP (polystyrene paper) foaming technology in collaboration with SEKISUI KASEI CO., LTD(SEKISUI KASEI).

Circulation platform “De, owaresenai Project”

DENTSU INC. DENTSU PROMOTION PLUS INC. Lawson, Inc. Meiji Co., Ltd. Nakadai Holdings, Inc.

The aim of the project is to confirm and identify issues related to changes in student awareness and behaviour in collection and recycling, as well as the effects of sales promotions, by utilising the circular platform developed by the Dentsu Group for the social implementation of the circular economy.

closed recycling system of label backing release liner" Resource Recycling Project"

Resource Recycling Project NEION Film Coatings Corp． TOYOBO CO., LTD. Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.

label backing release liner typically uses composite materials of paper and 　 resin, which　are generally difficult to recycle. As a result, they become a large amount of industrial waste and are incinerated. In this project, we replace these label backing release liner with release liner for recycling made from PET-based synthetic paper. After use, the release paper is collected as valuable materials and subjected to material recycling. By using the recycled material again as a raw material for release liner for recycling, we achieve Film-to-Film recycling. This will enable the social implementation of closed recycling system of label backing release liner.

Educative activities to promote closed-loop recycling of PET bottles in collaboration with companies and an industry association

Japan Soft Drink Association Japan Airport Terminal Co.,Ltd. Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation

The collection of PET bottles can be broadly categorized into 'Households related route collection', where they are discharged from homes, and 'Business related route collection', where they are collected from offices, factories and next to vending machines. PET bottles collected from households are easily recycled by sorting them into three parts segregation recycling (caps, labels and bottles), while bottles collected by 'Business related route' are often contaminated with foreign particles and not sorted into three parts segregation.

Proof of Concept Promoting Reuse in Local Communities With Mercari, Yakult Sanyo, Akitakata City, and Miyoshi City

Mercari, Inc. Yakult Sanyo Inc. Akitakada City, Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture

This is a collaborative project between Mercari, Inc., Yakult Sanyo Corporation, and Akitakata City and Miyoshi City of Hiroshima Prefecture. Together, we started a proof of concept where we collect usable items that people no longer need from Akitakata City and Miyoshi City and sell them on Mercari’s e-commerce platform Mercari Shops. So far, Mercari has partnered up with a total of 38 local governments across Japan (as of July 8, 2024) to sell their unwanted items on Mercari Shops.

Eliminate Polystyrene Foam Packaging for Large TVs Using enviromentally concious biodegradable biopolymer

Sony Group Corporation

Sony has been transitioning from plastic packaging to paper packaging for small products. For larger and heavier products like TVs, polystyrene foam has remained the primary cushioning material due to it robust resistance during transportation.