Booost Launches "booost Energy Marketplace," a New Function to Integrally Evaluate Renewable Energy Based on "Cost, Environmental Value, and Local Contribution" to Accelerate Group-wide Renewable Energy Procurement

Booost Inc. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hironori Aoi; hereinafter, "the Company"), which supports corporate SX (Sustainability Transformation)*3 through the provision of "Sustainability ERP*1," which has been No. 1 in market share among major companies for two consecutive years, and the advocacy of the "Sustainability 2026 Problem*2," will begin offering "booost Energy Marketplace," a new function that integrally evaluates renewable energy based on "cost, environmental value, and local contribution" to accelerate group-wide renewable energy procurement for enterprise companies. ■ Background As the deadline for achieving GHG reduction targets in 2030 approaches, the procurement of renewable energy by companies has become a critical management issue that must be addressed by the entire group. Meanwhile, decision-making has become increasingly complex due to uncertainties in electricity costs caused by the Middle East situation, movements to revise the GHG Protocol, and the growing importance of renewable energy procurement that considers coexistence with local communities. Under these circumstances, renewable energy procurement that relies solely on short-term price advantages may lead to unforeseen financial and non-financial impacts in the future. Therefore, companies are required to collaborate across management, sustainability departments, and procurement departments to examine and implement optimal procurement methods from multiple perspectives. Furthermore, given the increase in electricity demand accompanying the spread of generative AI, securing stable and sustainable electricity is becoming a crucial factor that will determine future corporate competitiveness. ■ Overview of "booost Energy Marketplace" "booost Energy Marketplace" is a function that supports the resolution of the above issues and performs the execution and monitoring of renewable energy procurement. It integrally evaluates renewable energy based on "cost competitiveness/stability," "high environmental value," and "degree of contribution to the region," enabling cross-departmental decision-making, including management, which was previously difficult. In addition, by utilizing energy data accumulated in "booost Sustainability," the sustainability ERP provided by the Company, it automates the organization of information necessary for quotation requests to retail electricity providers, significantly improving the efficiency of quotation request operations. - One-stop quotation request to retail electricity providers - Integrated evaluation of electricity plans (cost, environmental value, local contribution) - Negotiation and contract requests with retail electricity providers This function will be responsible for the execution and monitoring of "booost Transition Driver," a service that supports data-driven decarbonization promotion focused on "strategic execution" towards net-zero. For details, please refer to the following press release: Press Release: Booost Launches "booost Transition Driver," a New Service to Dramatically Accelerate Group-wide GX/Renewable Energy Procurement ■ Future Outlook Already, the participation of large electricity consumers (enterprise demanders), who are our customers, and major power companies in the marketplace is accelerating. We will continue to collaborate with these companies to create a balanced energy supply structure from multiple perspectives. *Source: ITR "ITR Market View: Budget, Expense, and Subscription Management Market 2026" Sustainability Information Management Tool Market - Annual Sales of 500 billion yen or more: Vendor Sales Share (FY2024 and FY2025 forecast) *1 Sustainability ERP "booost Sustainability" is an "integrated SX platform" that manages sustainability-related financial information for the company itself and its suppliers. It automates the collection and aggregation of sustainability-related information corresponding to over 1,200 data points such as environment, society, and governance, compliant with international disclosure standards, enabling real-time monitoring. It is equipped with global data governance functions, allowing for the implementation of multi-layered approval flows in organizations including groups and supply chains, and is designed to support third-party assurance, comprehensively providing functions to streamline and optimize various operations arising from the disclosure of sustainability-related information at each phase. *2 What is the "Sustainability 2026 Problem"? This refers to a situation where many companies are slow to start and lack a sense of urgency regarding the mandatory disclosure of sustainability information, raising concerns that this could lead to a decline in corporate value. The Company advocates the importance of establishing a system to utilize sustainability data for management by 2026. (Project to make Japan an SX advanced nation: https://booost-t