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(Press Release)

December 16, 2025
NTT TC Leasing Co., Ltd.

Formulation of a Sustainability Finance Framework

NTT TC Leasing Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Director: Akihiro Naruse) is pleased to announce that it has formulated a Sustainability Finance Framework (hereinafter referred to as the "Framework") and has received a third-party assessment from an assessment agency.

1. Background and purpose of formulating this framework

We believe that our mission and responsibility is to "create new value and resolve social issues through financial services, thereby contributing to the realization of a safe, secure, and sustainable society," and we are promoting and developing sustainability activities.

As part of this, under our purpose of "Link via Trust: Connecting people with trust and sincerity," we have set three sustainability priority themes - "Coexistence with nature (the Earth)," "Realizing a safe and secure society," and "Maximizing well-being" - and are working to realize sustainable businesses and society.

In February 2023, we formulated a Green Finance Framework (expanding eligible projects in August 2024) to promote efforts toward the key theme of "coexistence with nature (the Earth)."

To further expand the use of proceeds, we have added a "climate change adaptation" category to our green projects and incorporated new social projects into our sustainability finance framework. The newly added social projects contribute to our priority theme of "realizing a safe and secure society."

The establishment of this framework will enable us to raise funds through "green finance," which is used for green projects, "social finance," which is used for social projects, and "sustainability finance," which is used for both. Through this financing, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by realizing a decarbonized society and resolving social issues.

The funds raised through this framework will be allocated to one of the following:

[Green Project]

Eligibility Criteria
(Eligible Project Classification)		 Eligible project Relationship with SDGs
Renewable energy

  • ・ Acquisition of facilities related to the expansion of renewable energy supply, such as:

    • ・ Solar power generation

    • Wind power generation

    • ・ Small and medium-sized hydroelectric power generation (less than 30MW)

    • ・ Biomass power generation (fuel for biomass power generation must not compete with food, must be domestically sourced, must meet the life cycle GHG emissions standards of the FIT/FIP system, and in the case of imported biomass, must be wood or wood products whose sustainability (legality) is certified by organizations such as the FSC)

    • Geothermal power generation

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energy efficiency

  • ・ Investments aimed at improving energy efficiency by 30% or more (air conditioning upgrades/introduction of LED lighting)

  • ・ Investments related to the acquisition and operation of new and existing data centers with a PUE of 1.35 or less

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green building

  • ・ Funding for new acquisition of buildings that have obtained or will obtain any of the following building certifications or environmental performance certifications by the local government in which they are located:

    • ・ CASBEE for Building (including the local government version of CASBEE*) S rank, A rank, B+ rank
      *The local government version of CASBEE has a three-year look-back period from the completion date of construction.

    • ・ Being certified as 3 stars or higher under BELS (FY2016 standards) before the end of March 2024 and not being ineligible for the new energy conservation standards

    • ・ BELS Level 6 to 4 (non-residential) acquired on or after April 1, 2024

    • ・ DBJ Green Building Certification: 3 stars or higher

    • ・ LEED certification: Platinum, Gold, Silver (LEED BD+C v4 or later)

  • -Evaluation level 3 or 2 under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Building Environmental Plan System (2020 standard or later)

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Adapting to Climate Change

  • ・ Acquisition of new air conditioning equipment for public school classrooms as a measure against extreme heat

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[Social Project]

Eligibility Criteria
(Eligible Project Classification)		 Eligible project Target audience Relationship with SDGs
Access to essential services

  • ・ Acquisition of ICT equipment for educational sites that contribute to the GIGA School Initiative (classroom tablets, etc.)

  • ・ Children and students

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  • ・ Acquisition of medical equipment, welfare equipment, and medical information systems (surgical support robots, electronic medical record systems, etc.)
    *This applies to those whose implementation can be confirmed in public hospitals or hospitals and clinics operated by social medical corporations and social welfare corporations.

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Access to essential services/socio-economic advancement and empowerment

  • ・ Factoring of medical and nursing care receivables
    *Applies to medical fee claims filed with the National Health Insurance Association and the Social Insurance Medical Fee Payment Fund

  • -Medical service providers

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Affordable basic infrastructure

  • ・ Acquisition of facilities that can function as evacuation shelters in the event of a disaster (such as buildings designated as evacuation shelters by the local government)

  • ・ Acquisition of new air conditioning equipment for public school gymnasiums

  • -Victims of natural disasters, local residents

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2. Principles on which this Framework is based and its compatibility with those principles

This framework was formulated based on the International Capital Market Association's (ICMA) Green Bond Principles 2025, Social Bond Principles 2025, and Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2021, the Ministry of the Environment's Green Bond Guidelines 2024 and Green Loan Guidelines 2024, and the Financial Services Agency's Social Bond Guidelines 2021, as well as the Loan Market Association's (LMA), Asia-Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA), and Loan Syndication and Trading Association's (LSTA) Green Loan Principles 2025 and Social Loan Principles 2025.

Conformity with these principles has been evaluated by a third party from Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR), an evaluation agency.

■ NTT TC Leasing Co., Ltd. Sustainable Finance

Note: This document is a public announcement regarding the formulation of the Sustainability Finance Framework by our company, and has not been prepared for the purpose of soliciting investment or engaging in any similar activities.

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<Contact for inquiries regarding this matter>

NTT TC Leasing Co., Ltd.

Corporate Strategy Planning Department Strategy Planning Division Public Relations and Sustainability 

mail：kouhou-ml@ntt-tc-lease.com

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