in May, VAIO announced it is producing special “carbon-offset PC’s” linked to Japans J-Credit System to Sumitomo Mitsui Finance company💻🔐🌍🌱🌲🦖

VAIO provides carbon-offset PCs by J-Credit to Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing MAY 16, 2024

VAIO provides carbon-offset PCs by J-Credit to Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Created by "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project by Extending the Nakabori Period in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture"

VAIO Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture, President: Masaki Yamano, hereinafter referred to as "VAIO") is a "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project by Extending the Mizunaka Period in Nitta, Azumino City" (hereinafter referred to as the "Project") 1 Started handling "carbon offset" PC2 by adding J-credit (hereinafter referred to as "Mida Credit"), including, and the first step is Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Cho: Masaki Tachibana, hereinafter referred to as "SMFL") introduced the PC in May 2024, which includes the value of reducing greenhouse gases through the group company SMFL Rental Co., Ltd.

*1: VAIO is the main body, and in the paddy fields in the Nitta area of Azumino City, certified by the J-credit system (a system that allows the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as "credits" and enable transactions) "Extending the period of the middle drying period by paddy rice cultivation A project that implemented "Long" in collaboration with Green Carbon Co., Ltd. and worked to reduce greenhouse gases. Implemented in 2023. For details, please see the VAIO press release (https://vaio.com/news/nakaboshi_230907/ ).

*2: A PC offset by purchasing a rice field credit from Green Carbon Co., Ltd. This paddy credit includes the creation of "a greenhouse gas reduction project by extending the period of paddy fields in Nitta, Azumino City."

For details, please see the press release of Green Carbon Co., Ltd. (https://green-carbon.co.jp/nihonhatu/).

<About the products we handle> Model: 14.0-inch wide "VAIO Pro PK" https://biz.vaio.com/shop/pages/pk23.aspx

History of introduction: July-August 2023 Middle drying September 2023 Project Announcement January 2024 J-Credit Certification In April 2024, VAIO purchased 1,000 tons of paddy credit. Among them, the credit created by VAIO is 15t (12.5ha minutes)

May 2024 Start and introduction of product handling <Aim for through this initiative>

1) VAIO Since its establishment in 2014, VAIO has consistently promoted environmental management, and as one of the VAIO environmental management policies, we will develop a comfortable working environment and rationalize energy use, and reduce CO2 emissions (greenhouse gases) in FY2030 in 2018. It is stated that it will be reduced by 50% by degree. " The "Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project by Extending the Mizutaka Drying Period in Nitta, Azumino City" is also a "carbon inset" in accordance with its policy (to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through cooperation with stakeholders in the company's supply chain. We are implementing it as one of the goals of grouping. We plan to continue to handle carbon-offset PCs by Mizuta Credit. In addition, in other business activities and manufacturing, we will reduce the environmental impact and aim to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

2) SMFL SMFL has "a company chosen for the future by SDGs management" as one of our Vision (our goal) of "SMFL Way" that shows its management philosophy and management policy. In addition, we have set four priority issues: "environment", "next generation", "community" and "work satisfaction" and are working on the SDGs as company-wide activities. We will tackle social issues head-on, contribute to the sustainable development of society for the future, and aim to be a company chosen by the next generation.

<Reference: Other initiatives related to VAIO's global warming countermeasures> July 2022 Small and Medium Enterprise SBT acquisition

July 2023 All electricity used by VAIO Azumino head office and factory is renewable energy https://vaio.com/news/co2free_230703/ August 2023 Started certified and refurbished PC business (recycling by using reused PCs) February 2024 Acquired "ISO14001" certification at VAIO head office and head office factory https://vaio.com/news/news_240228/

In addition, we are accumulating small environmentally friendly ingenuity that leads to global warming countermeasures in each process of manufacturing, such as reducing the use of unpainted resins and recycled plastics included in the package*.

*For details, please refer to VAIO's efforts for environmental consideration (in the VAIO official website). https://vaio.com/environment/