Approach to Sustainability Sustainability Policy and Promotion Structure

Sustainability Policy

Samty Residential Investment Corporation’s (“Samty Residential”) asset management company Samty Asset Management Co., Ltd. (the“Asset Management Company”) has established the Sustainability Policy and is putting this into practice based on the recognition that environmental, social and governance considerations and carrying out initiatives for the promotion of sustainability in asset management would serve to maximize the interest of customers over the medium to long term.

1. Consideration for the environment

We will aim to reduce our environmental footprint by carrying out initiatives for energy efficiency as well as initiatives for water-saving and waste reduction.

2. Collaboration with stakeholders

We will aim to contribute to the sustainable development of the community by building a framework for cooperation with stakeholders.

3. Work environment improvements, and educating and raising awareness among executives and employees

We will respect the work-life balance and diversity of executives and employees and aim to create a pleasant work environment. We will also seek to enhance ESG awareness and expertise among executives and employees through education and awareness-raising activities.

4. Disclosure of information

We will work to proactively disclose the status of sustainability initiatives and aim to improve the initiatives through dialogue with stakeholders.

5. Governance

We will seek to ensure thorough compliance with laws and regulations and compliance awareness and conduct highly transparent and rational decision-making.

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The Rules on Sustainability Promotion System

1. The Chief Sustainability Officer and the Sustainability Officer are set forth as follows:

  • Representative Director shall serve as the Chief Sustainability Officer. The Chief Sustainability Officer establishes the structure for promotion of sustainability and oversees the drafting and execution of various policies and targets as well as various measures.
  • Head of REIT Division shall serve as the Sustainability Officer. The Sustainability Officer oversees the establishment of the structure for promotion of sustainability and the execution of various measures.

2. The Asset Management Company's decision-making process for sustainability matters is set forth as follows:

  • The Asset Management Company has installed the Sustainability Promotion Office to consider and draft various policies and targets as well as various measures for sustainability matters for the Sustainability Policy to be put into practice. The Sustainability Promotion Office holds a periodic meeting at least once every three months in principle and carries out administrative affairs as required in accordance with the instructions of the Sustainability Officer.
  • The various policies, targets and measures drafted in the preceding item are decided upon by the Board of Directors. The Chief Sustainability Officer reports on the concrete measures for realization of the policies and targets to the Board of Directors at least once every six months.
  • Ongoing follow-up is conducted on the issues and matters that have been pointed out for the targets by incorporating them into the targets for the following period in principle.

Structural Diagram

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EMS Operations Manual

The EMS Operations Manual stipulates details for operating various energy conservation policies and contributes to the establishment, operation, and maintenance of an environmental management system (EMS) based on the PDCA cycle(Note).
Based on the EMS, the Asset Management Company sets environmental performance targets and environmental management plans, grasps performance, conducts budget controls, and implements and improves measures in the management of the assets of Samty Residential in order to continuously reduce environmental burden.

(Note)PDCA cycle: A mechanism for generating continuous improvement. With respect to the EMS, this cycle includes voluntarily setting environmental action policies and targets (Plan), establishing an organizational structure to achieve these targets and take necessary actions (Do), monitoring and evaluating the status of EMS operation and target achievement (Check), and periodically reviewing and improving the EMS and action content (Act).

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