On Wednesday, September 18, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) held a session "Thinking about social contributions - Lessons from the WAKASHIO Incident and Insights into the MOL Group's Initiatives." After the grounding and oil spill incident involving the MOL chartered vessel WAKASHIO, MOL provided assistance to Mauritius through two funds: the MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (the Fund) (Note 1) and the MOL Charitable Trust (the "Trust") (Note 2). The session was held as a follow-up event to the WAKASHIO Memorial Day, which has been held annually since 2021, with the aim of considering how each and every executive and employee in the group should engage in social contribution activities, with the goal of linking social contribution activities in Mauritius to the development of all people and communities related to the group.

On Monday September 9, 2024, Shizuoka University, which received a grant from the MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (the "Fund) (Note 1), along with its collaborating institution, the University of Mauritius (UoM), held a research presentation on "Coral Reef and its Associated Biodiversity Under Climate Change" for Hotel staff from sunlife Ltd., local students, and researchers who gathered at the Hotel of sunlife Group in the eastern part of the island.