Sustainability
Finance

Guided by its concept of “a world where all things, information and minds are connected” to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society, SoftBank aims to help resolve social and environmental issues and enhance its corporate value by utilizing its robust business infrastructure and technologies such as 5G, IoT and AI. SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) identified six material issues that the Group should focus on, and strengthen our efforts to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

Sustainability Finance is a means of raising funds to pursue the initiatives listed above, and an opportunity to proactively communicate the Group's initiatives to all of our stakeholders including debt investors, customers, shareholders, business partners, employees, people of local communities, administrative bodies and industry organizations. The Group will contribute to the wellbeing of people and society under our corporate philosophy of “Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone.”

For more on SoftBank's sustainability initiatives, please visit these websites.

Reports
ESG Data
Material Issues

Sustainability Bond

Name	17th series Unsecured Bond “HAPS Bond” (with inter-bond pari passu clause)		18th series Unsecured Bond “HAPS Bond” (with inter-bond pari passu clause)
Term	7-year		10-year
Maturity Date	January 26, 2029		January 27, 2032
Amount of Issue	JPY 15 billion		JPY 15 billion
Interest Rate	0.51%		0.62%
Issue Date	January 27, 2022
Use of Proceeds	HAPS business research and development and other HAPS-related costs
Credit Ratings	AA− (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.) A+ (Rating and Investment Information, Inc.)
Framework	Sustainability Bond Framework (PDF: 648KB/8 pages) (in Japanese)
Press Release	SoftBank Corp. to Issue Sustainability Bond (HAPS Bond)
Third-Party Review	Opinion from the independent external organization Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.) (in Japanese)
Allocation Reporting on the Use of Proceeds	The proceeds were fully appropriated for refinancing of investment and loan funds (i.e. amount decreased in contributed cash on hand) of HAPSMobile Inc.*
Impact Reporting	Outcome (as of January, 2024)	Social impact Coverage per aircraft: a diameter of about 200km Environmental improvement impact Electricity generation capacity per aircraft: 176.2MWh/year
	Output and Impact	Please refer to the website below, which will be updated with information whenever necessary.

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  SoftBank Corp. carried out an absorption-type merger of HAPSMobile Inc. on October 1, 2023.