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Realizing a sustainable society

Guided by our corporate philosophy, “Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone,” we regard achieving a sustainable society while enhancing corporate value as a key management priority.

We aim to evolve into a company that provides Next-generation Social Infrastructure that supports a society that coexists with AI, with AI infrastructure and AI services at the core. In May 2026, we announced a new growth strategy and Medium-term Management Plan. Under our growth strategy, “Activate AI for Society,” we will activate the potential of AI across all our businesses and drive its implementation in society. While driving sustainable growth in our core telecommunications business, we will advance the monetization of AI infrastructure and AI services, further grow the Financial and Media & EC businesses, and promote new initiatives including AX and GX, with the aim of maximizing corporate value.

In conjunction with the formulation of our new growth strategy and Medium-term Management Plan, we revised our material issues to reflect changes in the social environment, including the rapid evolution of AI. We view these revised material issues as a link between our corporate philosophy and our “Activate AI for Society” growth strategy.

Building Next-generation Social Infrastructure
for a society that coexists with AI

To realize Next-generation Social Infrastructure that supports a society that coexists with AI, we are building AI data centers in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, and Sakai, Osaka, while developing and deploying “AI-RAN,” which integrates mobile networks with AI. We are also developing and implementing a range of other technologies, including the integrated use of quantum computers and supercomputers. In addition, we are advancing the development and deployment of homegrown generative AI and “Crystal intelligence,” while providing sovereign cloud and AI services tailored to a wide range of needs based on company size and confidentiality requirements.

At the same time, we are accelerating our initiatives in the GX field. To build next-generation power infrastructure capable of meeting the rapidly increasing electricity demand associated with the adoption of AI, we have launched a Japan-based battery business. We will build a factory on the site of the Osaka Sakai AI Data Center and pursue an end-to-end approach to the development and manufacturing of innovative battery cells that offer a high level of safety due to their non-flammable characteristics and deliver excellent energy efficiency, as well as energy storage systems.

We plan to deploy these Japan-produced batteries not only at our own facilities but also across a broad range of applications, including Japan’s power grid, industrial settings such as factories, and households, thereby driving both our business growth and the realization of a sustainable society.

As we pursue growth by building this critical infrastructure for a society that coexists with AI, it is equally essential that we address emerging risks. AI can create significant value for society, but inappropriate use may give rise to a range of ethical, safety and other risks. We regard these issues as one of our key management priorities and are working to strengthen our AI governance framework to ensure objectivity and effectiveness. Our initiatives include establishing the AI Governance Committee, which brings together external experts to discuss and make recommendations on issues related to AI ethics.

Environmental initiatives

We see it as our responsibility to contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society through our corporate activities, and we aim to achieve “Carbon Neutral 2030” by reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with our own business activities (Scopes 1 and 2) to net zero by FY2030.

As AI adoption advances, enormous volumes of data will need to be processed, driving a sharp increase in electricity demand. By distributing data centers currently concentrated in metropolitan areas across Japan, we will work to balance data processing loads and electricity consumption. At the same time, we are promoting technology-enabled energy conservation and the use of carbon-neutral electricity, including renewable energy.

We are also working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across our entire value chain (Scope 3). Across the Group, we are working toward achieving “Net Zero” by reducing all greenhouse gas emissions associated with our business activities (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) to net zero by FY2050.

In closing

We are advancing ESG management with the aim of realizing a sustainable society and enhancing corporate value. These efforts have earned us strong recognition in Japan and overseas, including being selected for the fourth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index, a leading global ESG index.

Encouraged by this recognition, we will further deepen our ESG management while pursuing new value creation by harnessing the power of technology, including AI. Through our businesses, we will continue to solve social issues and sustainably enhance corporate value, while striving to remain a company that earns the trust of all our stakeholders.