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GRESB Real Estate Assessment

The Investment Corporation has continuously participated in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment since 2011, and in the 2023 Assessment, it obtained a “Green Star” rating recognizing outstanding achievement for the 12nd consecutive year in both the Management Component, which evaluates policies, organizational systems, etc. for promoting ESG, and the Performance Component, which evaluates environmental performance, initiatives with tenants, etc., at buildings in the portfolio. Moreover, in the GRESB Rating, which assigns a rating out of five stars based on where the participant's overall score ranks globally, the Investment Corporation received a “4 Stars”.
Furthermore, The Investment Corporation also received the highest “A Level” rating for the third year for the GRESB Public Disclosure, which assess the width of ESG disclosure.

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MSCI ESG Rating

The Investment Corporation has obtained an MSCI ESG rating of “BB” (as of April 2023).

Using an ESG evaluation framework created by MSCI ESG Research LLC, the MSCI ESG rating assigns a rating on a seven-tiered scale, ranging from “AAA” to “CCC,” based on exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and management capabilities for handling those risks in comparison with other companies in the same industry. The MSCI ESG rating is one of the parameters for listing companies on the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index, which is used by the Government Pension Investment Fund as an ESG index for passive management, as well as being used by over 1,300 institutional investors around the world and in the creation of over 1,000 investment indexes.