Environmental Aspects 2. Reducing environmental impact at our factories and contributing to local communities (1) Minimizing impact Our factories handle a range of hazardous materials that adversely affect biodiversity. Air pollution, water quality contamination and soil contamination have led to the degradation of biodiversity, not only in areas where our factories are located, but also in surrounding regions and nearby river systems, which in some cases require a very long period of time for recovery. To prevent such incidents, in addition to compliance with relevant laws, we have established voluntary control levels designed to raise site management to a higher level. (2) Environmental protection in local communities • Preservation of paddy fields in areas that are water sources FUJIFILM MATERIAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Kyushu Area (former FUJIFILM Kyushu) has signed contracts with farmers in Minami-Aso Village to support rice cultivation with the aim of replenishing groundwater levels and preserving the paddy field landscape since fiscal 2010. Since fiscal 2020, preservation activities have engaged in at Kikuyo-machi where its factory is located. Employees of the company and their families participate in planting and harvesting rice every year. • Maintaining forests that protect watersheds FUJIFILM MATERIAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. Kyushu Area (former FUJIFILM Kyushu) cooperates in planting trees and maintaining forests that protect the catchment function of the watershed on the upper reaches of the Shirakawa River. This has contributed to providing sustainable water supplies for people living in the Kumamoto City area. Thirteen thousand broad-leaf trees including konara oak and yamazakura cherry have been planted over 5.24 hectares of land. 3. Promoting environmental awareness in cooperation with NPOs and other organizations Activities to promote greater environmental awareness among young people have been organized in cooperation with NPOs. • Network for Coexistence with Nature, an approved NPO and others: Experts of the sea and the mountains talked about coexistence with nature to high school students in the “Kikigaki-Koshien” project. • Charitable Trust Fujifilm Green Fund and other funds: “Watashi-no-Shizenkansatsuro Competition” features elementary and junior high school students submitting picture maps of nature observation trails along with a text description. • Green Cross Japan: Roughly 100,000 children think about and take actions related to nature close to their lives in the Kankyo Nikki program, “Midori-no-Komichi.” • Oze Preservation Foundation: Support its landscape preservation activities, such as by displaying “Take your garbage home” promotional banners at Ozegahara. 4. Collaboration with initiatives regarding biodiversity FUJIFILM Holdings participates in the Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB), an organization promoting innovative actions to conserve biodiversity in Japan and contributes to member businesses conserving biodiversity in the supply chain by sharing standards on paper procurement and knowledge on inspection and audit methods. 101 FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation Sustainability Report 2023