China Bank (Head Office: Okayama City; President: Sadayuki Kato) announced that it executed "Chugin Positive Impact Finance (hereinafter, "this Finance")" for FUSO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. on Tuesday, March 31. The bank began offering this Finance in April 2023 to support its clients' SDGs and ESG management.

The impact assessment for this Finance was conducted by China Bank, and Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) provided a third-party opinion confirming that the assessment and impact finance implementation framework comply with the "Principles for Positive Impact Finance" published by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).

Through this Finance, FUSO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. has set multiple KPIs and aims to achieve a sustainable environment and society.

The bank will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable regional society by providing a wide range of financial services and exercising its consulting functions.

*"Chugin Positive Impact Finance" This is a loan aimed at continuously supporting the corporate activities of clients by comprehensively identifying, evaluating, and monitoring the positive impacts (positive impacts) and negative impacts (negative impacts) that their corporate activities have on the environment, society, and economy.

[Introducing Company and Overview of Positive Impact Finance] - Company Name: FUSO Group Holdings Co., Ltd. - Location: 2-3-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo - Representative: Naonobu Sumi - Business Type: Water infrastructure business, Housing and facilities business, Renewable energy business - Execution Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Loan Period: 15 years

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