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In recent years, economic, social, and environmental issues have grown in intricacy and complexity. Widening economic disparities, an aging society with a declining birthrate, and frequent extreme weather events sparked by climate change are all notably impacting the environment surrounding the company.

Since its founding in 2001, the Seven Bank Group has conducted its corporate activities underpinned by the principle of balancing its business activities and solutions to social and environmental issues. In 2007, we initiated a full-fledged sustainability promotion effort by formulating our CSR Policy. Then, in 2019, we positioned sustainability as the core of our long-term growth strategy, designating five material issues (materiality). In 2021, the year of our 20th anniversary, we formulated the Purpose of Seven Bank: “We shape the future of everyday life by seeing your wishes and going beyond.” This clarifies the reason for our existence and what our most important values are. At the same time, the Medium-Term Management Plan we launched in that year included contribution to solving social issues as one of its growth strategies.

Over the past five years, the business portfolio the Group should aim for changed significantly. we have undertaken major adjustments to the Group's business portfolio. These include the expansion of the retail financial business and overseas business. Meanwhile, the environment surrounding the company has been constantly changing, with social concern for human and natural capital on the rise.

To respond to these changes, we have reassessed the relevance of the existing material issues and formulated five new material issues in 2024. Centered on these issues, we will continue promoting initiatives to solve societal issues through our core business.

Even amidst the increasing prevalence of cashless payment, we anticipate further expansion of the role of ATMs as social infrastructure. We already offer services that can contribute to resolving a host of issues, including cash top-up for local currency and electronic money, replacement of teller services at financial institutions and government agencies, and donations through ATMs. We will continue to evolve as “society's most friendly digital channel,” capable of satisfying a wide range of needs. At the same time, we will focus on the promotion of sustainability through our core business, with the ultimate goal of becoming “the most environmentally-friendly ATM network.”

We, the Seven Bank Group, will continue to cooperate with group companies to reduce the environmental burden in pursuit of the goals outlined in the Seven & i Group's environmental declaration, “GREEN CHALLENGE 2050.” As a member of the Seven & i Group, Seven Bank will undertake business activities while paying consideration to societal sustainability.