We introduced our environmental management system-MOL EMS21-in April 2001. In January 2003, we expanded its scope to all of our operated vessels (except charter vessels on contracts of one year or less), and acquired internationally recognized ISO 14001 certification. In the MOL EMS21 system, the director responsible for environmental management (chairman of the CSR and Environment Committee) confirms and assesses how effectively the system functions, based on internal audits held at least once a year. The internal audits are conducted by the CSR and Environment Office, Corporate Planning Division, targeting all divisions in the Tokyo Head Office, and the Marine Safety Division implements environmental inspections on our vessels. Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV), an ISO 14001 external certification body, holds an annual audit and a renewal assessment every three years.

The MOL Group implements the MOL Group Environmental Target System covering main Group companies in Japan and overseas. Regarding the environmental burden due to each company's business activities, every fiscal year, based on general guidelines, each company sets its own environmental targets in line with the midterm environmental targets, and sets out an action plan to achieve those targets. Data from each company regarding its environmental burden (consumption of fuel, electricity, paper, and generated waste), are collected and the Group- ide environmental burden is tabulated. Currently, the program covers 70 companies, including 54 Group companies in Japan and 16 overseas affiliates and subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2012).