On Tuesday, October 28, 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." This event was conducted for officers and employees of the MOL Group, both in Japan and overseas, as an opportunity to reflect on the knowledge gained from environmental conservation and community support activities in Mauritius, and to consider how each employee of the group member should engage in social contribution activities.

On Wednesday, September 3, the Earth and Ocean Laboratory was inaugurated at Université des Mascareignes(Note 1), supported by the MOL Charitable Trust ("the Trust") (Note 2). The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, and Mr. Yasuo Suzuki, representative of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd and Chairperson of the Trust's Steering Committee.