Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Thirty-Three Bank, and Bywill Conclude a Partnership Agreement on Utilizing the Corporate Version of the Hometown Tax Donation System for Realizing Carbon Neutrality

Bywill Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yuichiro Shimomura; hereinafter "Bywill"), which aims to create a world where people want to engage in GX (Green Transformation) and promotes an economic cycle utilizing environmental value, has concluded a "Partnership Agreement on Utilizing the Corporate Version of the Hometown Tax Donation System for Realizing Carbon Neutrality" with Tsu City, Mie Prefecture (Mayor: Yasuyuki Maeba; hereinafter "Tsu City") and Thirty-Three Bank Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Gohtaro Michihiro; hereinafter "Thirty-Three Bank"). Based on this agreement, the three parties will promote initiatives aimed at realizing carbon neutrality by accelerating decarbonization through the utilization of the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system. [Image: (From left) Tsu City Mayor Yasuyuki Maeba, Bywill Sustainability Business Division Head Masahide Saito, Thirty-Three Bank Managing Executive Officer Hiroshi Hirota] **[Date of Agreement]** Friday, March 27, 2026 The signing ceremony was held at Tsu City Hall on the day of the agreement. **[Contents of the Agreement]** The three parties will cooperate on the following matters with the aim of promoting initiatives contributing to the decarbonization of Tsu City's administrative operations, reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and thereby contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality, through the utilization of the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system. (1) Initiatives contributing to decarbonization through the utilization of the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system (2) Provision of information contributing to decarbonization (3) Other initiatives related to the promotion of regional decarbonization deemed necessary by the parties concerned **[Background of the Agreement]** Tsu City announced the "Tsu City Regional Decarbonization Declaration" on August 19, 2022, aiming for net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. To achieve this, the city is undertaking decarbonization actions in all areas contributing to regional decarbonization, such as resource circulation, promotion of energy saving and storage, dissemination of renewable energy, and forest environment conservation. Furthermore, Thirty-Three Bank and Bywill concluded a customer referral agreement on November 29, 2023, and have been working together to achieve regional decarbonization. This partnership agreement was reached to promote decarbonization in Tsu City through the utilization of the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system, as Bywill was introduced to Tsu City by Thirty-Three Bank. Reference) ・Tsu City: Tsu City Regional Decarbonization Declaration (https://www.info.city.tsu.mie.jp/kurashi/gomi_kankyo/1001735/1001744/1010821.html) **[Future Outlook]** Aiming for the decarbonization of Tsu City, the three parties will collaborate to promote initiatives contributing to decarbonization through the utilization of the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system. Bywill will support the introduction of renewable energy facilities, energy-saving facilities, and electric vehicles in Tsu City, utilizing the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system.