Aiming to Improve the Status of People with Disabilities: Transforming "Recycling Logistics Materials" into "Infrastructure Supporting Independence." Realizing a Circular Model of Resources and Income.

Our company endorses "April Dream," an initiative to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release represents the dream of "Upderu Co., Ltd." ■ Background of Upderu's "Dream" Upderu Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, Upderu) operates businesses such as the sale of logistics materials nationwide, primarily in Tokyo, Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa, as well as environmental material sales sites (used pallets "Flex-i", flexible containers "Flex-i Bag", used IBC containers "Flex-i Bulk", etc.), and various sales agency services. Simultaneously, one of Upderu's passions is the development of job opportunities for people with disabilities through collaboration with "Type B employment support facilities." In the current welfare landscape in Japan, the wages (income) for individuals attending Type B facilities, for example, often significantly diverge from those in general employment. Upderu aims to change this situation not merely through "support" but by acting as a "business partner." ■ People with Disabilities Supporting Logistics For instance, one of Upderu's dreams is to establish a "system where a network of employment for people with disabilities supports the process of reusing logistics materials." **Work that "Connects to the Future"**: By collaborating with employment support facilities nationwide, they will, for example, inspect plastic pallets scheduled for disposal by logistics companies, and revive materials that companies previously discarded into value-added "recycled materials/resources" through the hands of people with disabilities, making them comparable to new products. **From "Support" to "Partner"**: We will provide proud work that "supports the logistics infrastructure" to welfare sites that have tended to be limited to simple tasks such as stuffing DM envelopes or bagging novelty items. By leveraging the know-how gained through sales agency services and contracting work at appropriate rates, we aim to create a society where people with disabilities can earn incomes equivalent to, or even exceeding, general employment. **Simultaneous Achievement of Zero Environmental Impact and Zero Disparity**: Using recycled materials protects the global environment, and this directly "leads to social independence support." We contribute to creating a future where such options become the social standard. ■ Message from Upderu Representative Director, Katanishi "Logistics" is crucial for supporting the economy. At the same time, I am convinced that 'human potential' and 'cooperation with diverse people' are also important resources that will support the future economy. For example, the used pallets we handle, even if they are no longer needed, can once again play a leading role in logistics by being carefully sorted and maintained. The same applies to people. If the environment is in place and there is appropriate work, everyone can shine at the heart of society. We want to create a future where not only logistics efficiency and resource circulation, but also the circulation of work and people, is greater than ever before. The company name's origin is "update"... Through each of our businesses, we are partners who accompany and solve the challenges of people, companies, and things. We will continue to strive to improve the social status of people with disabilities, focusing on providing work to employment support facilities and expanding job opportunities. ### **Upderu Co., Ltd.** Business Activities: Sales of logistics materials, etc., and various sales agency services nationwide, primarily in Tokyo, Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Head Office: Nihonbashi KN Building 4F, 3-2-14 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Homepage: https://www.upderu.com/ Operating Site (New/Used Pallet Sales): https://www.flex-i.net/ Operating Site (New/Used IBC Container Sales): https://www.flexi-b.com/ Operating Site (New/Used Flexible Container Bag Sales): https://www.flexi-bag.net/

Secondhand Dealer License: Tokyo Metropolitan Public Safety Commission No. 301052118293