Nexis ZERO's Business Alliance with Regional Financial Institutions Adopted as a specific SDG action, expanding partnership to 64 companies

NEXYZ.Group Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Takami Kondo; Securities code: 4346) has been accelerating the expansion of business alliances with regional financial institutions for the purpose of introducing customers to its embedded finance business, NEXYZ ZERO, and as of the end of January 2024, the number of As of the end of January 2024, the number of such companies reached 64.

Alliance with financial institutions in 40 out of 47 prefectures for decarbonization initiatives

Nexis ZERO" offered not only to large and small companies, but also to local governments and the agricultural sector

Nexis ZERO customers can install the latest environmentally friendly energy-saving equipment at zero initial cost, and Nexis ZERO partners calculate and provide reports on the amount of electricity and CO2 emission reductions resulting from the installation of the equipment to their customers, which has been adopted as a specific SDG action for regional financial institutions. The program has been adopted as a specific SDG action to be taken by regional financial institutions.

The penetration rate of LED lighting is still as low as 54%*, which is still within the government's target of 100% by 2030, and we believe that we have a role to play because it is necessary to support the introduction of LED lighting to small and medium enterprises and individual businesses, not just large corporations with financial resources.

*: From the voluntary statistics of lighting equipment by the Japan Lighting Manufacturers Association, Inc.

Providing a one-stop shop for opportunities to introduce the latest environmentally friendly energy-saving equipment

■Newsweek Japan "SDGs Award" nomination in the decarbonization category

Minebea also participated in the Newsweek Japan edition of the "SDGs Awards" and was featured in a web-based article on its efforts toward the SDGs as an "Eco-First Company" certified by the Minister of the Environment, providing a one-stop shop for opportunities to install the latest environmentally friendly equipment.

The details of the article can be found in the Newsweek Japan edition.

Newsweek Japan Edition

https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/sdgs/2023/12/post-103264.php

Newsweek Japan "SDGs Award

https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/sdgs/2023/06/sdgs-5.php

Newsweek, an international weekly news magazine, was first published in the United States in 1933. In the spring of 2023, Newsweek Japan will present the "SDGs Award" to the world's leading companies in Japan, with the theme of "To change the world, it takes more than just large-scale projects and products that make the news. Even the smallest SDGs by a Japanese company, if widely communicated, will generate empathy, lead to new ideas, and bring us closer to solving social issues. The "SDGs Award" was established based on this idea, and as part of the award, the SDGs efforts by Japanese companies were introduced.

About NEXYZ Group https://www.nexyzgroup.jp/

Established in 1990 (founded in 1987), NEXYZ Group's core business is "NEXYZ ZERO," an equipment installation support service with an initial investment of zero yen in the embedded finance business, and was certified as an "Eco-First Company" by the Minister of the Environment in 2020 in recognition of its CO2 emission reduction effects. Nexis Zero Green Finance" is rated "Aaa(sf)" by Moody's, the world's oldest rating agency, and was the first company in Japan to receive the R&I Green Loan Rating. TSE Growth-listed consolidated subsidiary Blanzista develops e-magazines and promotion support "Accel Japan"; changes its trade name to Alphabet in January 2024, aiming for global expansion.

NEXYZ. Group's slogan for environmental conservation activities: "One For Earth.

■ Group's environmental website https://green.nexyzgroup.jp/

NEXYZ. Group's environmental preservation activity slogan "One for Earth, One for the Earth. The site introduces the NEXYZ Group's environmental policy and the goals and progress being made by all employees through our business activities in an easy-to-understand manner using numbers and illustrations.

■NEXYZ ZERO service website and video https://service.nexyz-zero.jp/