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Sustainability

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index-related

Selected for FTSE4Good Index Series for 23rd consecutive years
Selected to FTSE Blossom Japan for 9th consecutive year
Selected for FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for 4th consecutive year
Selected for S&P Global " Dow Jones Best-in-Class Asia Pacific Index " for 3rd consecutive year
Selected for "Yearbook Member" of S&P Global "The Sustainability Yearbook 2025" for 3rd consecutive year
Selected for MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index(*1)
Certified as 4.5 Stars in the Nikkei SDGs Management Survey2024
Selected for "Sompo Sustainability Index" for 14th consecutive years

(*1) The inclusion of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. in any MSCI index, and the use of MSCI logos, trademarks, service marks or index names herein, do not constitute a sponsorship, endorsement or promotion of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. by MSCI or any of its affiliates. The MSCI indexes are the exclusive property of MSCI. MSCI and the MSCI index names and logos are trademarks or service marks of MSCI or its affiliates.

Safety/Quality

Awards related

MOL Group's Hanaria, Japan's 1^st Hydrogen and Bio Fuel Hybrid Passenger Ship, Earns 'Ship of the Year 2024' (May 2025)
'Sunflower Kurenai' wins Grand Prize in '2023 Nikkei Excellent Products and Services Awards' (January 2024)
'Sunflower Kurenai' and 'Sunflower Murasaki' win Good Design Award 2023 (October 2023)
'LNG Venus' recognized for Excellence in Weather Observation and Reporting for 8th Consecutive Year (June 2023)
'Shofu Maru' and 'Sunflower Kurenai' win awards in 'Ship of the Year 2022' (May 2023)
'LNG EBISU,' 'LNG MARS' and 'EMINENT ACE' recognized by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Meteorological Agency (June 2022)
'LNG SATURN' and 'TAIYO' earn 2021 'Best Quality Ship Awards' (April 2022)

Environment

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index-related

Certified as "A" in CDP Climate Change Report 2024 (Click here for the most recent response (*1))
Selected as a "CDP2022 Supplier Engagement Leader" in the Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) by CDP
Selected for S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index

(*1) The response for CDP2024 is scheduled to be publicly released after March 2025.

Awards related

Highly Rated as "Excellent TCFD Disclosure" by GPIF's Domestic Equity Investment Institutions (2025)
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) requested its external asset managers entrusted with domestic equity investment (hereinafter, "external asset managers") to select companies with "excellent TCFD disclosures." Our company has been selected for consecutive 3 years as having "excellent TCFD disclosures" by these external asset managers. This year, our company received high evaluations from five external asset managers, ranking second among the 44 selected companies.
Won the Special Award at the 5th ESG Finance Awards Japan by Japan's Ministry of the Environment (2024)
MOL has been awarded the Special Award as a member of the group of institutional investors, financial institutions, intermediaries, and companies that have made an impact by actively engaging in environmental sustainable management and ESG finance.
A GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS^TM title for Best-selling Energy-Saving Ship Appendage Brand (Cumulative) was certified for Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF)
Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), sold by MOL group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd., was certified as the "Best-selling Energy-Saving Ship Appendage Brand (Cumulative)", by Guinness World Records, and received the official certificate on December 23, 2021.
Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) Wins Environmental Technology Award from Japan Association for Logistics and Transport (2020)
Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) which is jointly developed by MOL received the Award for Logistics Environmental Impact-Reducing Technology Development in the 21st Logistics Environment Award, as selected by the Japan Association for Logistics and Transport.
LNG-fueled Ishin, Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki Earn Top Energy Conservation Rating for Japanese Coastal Ships (2020)
Three MOL Group vessels-the LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin and the ferries Sunflower Kurenai and Sunflower Murasaki have earned the top rating of five stars from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's energy conservation rating system for coastal ships. The rating is based on LNG-fueled ships environmental performance, specifically a reduction of more than 20% in emissions of CO₂ compared to vessels powered by conventional heavy oil.

Diversity/Health and Productivity Management

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index-related

Nadeshiko Brand 2025
MOL has been selected to the list of "Nadeshiko Brands" for the five consecutive years under a joint initiative by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TES) to promote women's success in the workplace.
MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)
MOL has been selected for the "MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)" for 3rd consecutive years, which is a selection of companies with excellent gender diversity by MSCI.(*1)
Certified Health & Productivity Management Organization 2025
MOL has been designated as the 2025 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category) for seven consecutive years, and it has been recognized as 'White 500', one of the top 500 enterprises in the program by Nippon Kenko Kaigi, for three consecutive years.
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index
The index, created by Morningstar using Equileap's gender equality score, emphasizes the stocks of companies that have strong gender diversity policies embedded in their corporate culture and that ensure equal opportunities to employees, irrespective of their gender. Our company was selected as the highest rated "Group 1" companies.

DX

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index-related

Noteworthy DX Company 2024
MOL was selected as a "Noteworthy DX Company" in the "Digital Transformation (DX) Stocks 2024" selection program administered jointly by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA)."Noteworthy DX Company" is a selection of companies implementing noteworthy initiatives, particularly in the area of corporate value contribution.
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Digital Transformation Certified Business Operator (2021)
MOL was selected as a "Digital Transformation (DX) certified business operator" based on the "DX Certification" established by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to promote corporate DX.

Others

Awards related

Engine Control Console Installed on Bridge of Kinkasan Maru Certified as 'Ship Heritage' (2017)
The engine control console installed on the bridge of the Kinkasan Maru (*1) was selected for a "Ship Heritage Certificate" from the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE).
(*1) The world's first automated ship that centrally controls the main engine from the bridge

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