• Risk of occurrence of additional costs for the purchase of carbon credit and repair of portfolio properties in order to respond to regulations under existing laws including the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures and the total (pollutant) load control by Tokyo Metropolitan Government and further reinforcement of reduction obligations.
• Risk of occurrence of additional costs regarding the purchase of CO₂ emission rights or energy procurement price due to the introduction of carbon tax, etc.

• Risk of change in specifications required for building facilities due to the spread of low-carbon new technology products such as electric vehicles.

• Risk of occurrence of unexpected losses at owned buildings with relatively low environmental performance as the environmental performance of buildings start to have a significant impact on occupancy rate, CF and asset value against the backdrop of the tightening of regulations and change in tenant preference, etc.
• Risk of an unexpected increase in expenses for entrusting businesses to PM, etc. due to the increase in response items including the tightening of environment regulations.

• Risk of only being able to procure funds at conditions and interest rates which are less advantageous than those of the market level due to increase in the requirement level regarding the ESG composition and factors of businesses and the greenness of portfolio in the procurement of funds from investors and financial institutions.
• Risk of decline in reputation due to a negative image on NBF’s stance on response to climate-related issues given to investors or general public.

• Risk of damage to facilities caused by flood (river flooding, etc.) in the event of heavy rainfall disasters.
• Risk of people having difficulty returning home from office buildings in the event of disasters.
• Risk of occurrence of short-term costs due to the revision of nonlife insurance premium associated with the increase in the frequency and degree of disasters.
• Risk of having an impact on the business continuity of NBFM and NBF Office Management due to the frequent occurrence and intensification of disasters.

• Risk of having a commercial impact on retail spaces due to the behavioral change of building users (promotion of remote work, etc.) with the increase in the number of bad weather days (fierce heat, severe cold, rainstorm and heavy snow).

NBF has become a business operator subject to domestic regulations including the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures and the regulation of total (pollutant) load control by Tokyo Metropolitan Government as a business operator that consumes more than a certain amount of energy and emits a large amount of GHG, and is obligated to report energy saving and GHG emissions as well as improve and reduce them. If such obligations are violated, penalties including administrative guidance, a maximum fine of 1 million yen or less and announcement of violation will be imposed.
　12 properties (About 16% of the portfolio, based on number of properties, as of December, 2021) are subject to the total (pollutant) load control by Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG Cap-and-Trade Program) on which a particularly advanced reduction obligation has been set, and an obligation to reduce the total volume by 27% on average until 2024 and by 35% on average from 2024 through 2029 has been imposed on such properties.

• Establishment of goals on energy consumption intensity and GHG emission intensity
• Systematic energy-saving renovation of owned buildings
• Implementation of energy efficiency walkthroughs jointly with NIKKEN SEKKEI CONSTRUCTION MANEGEMNT Inc.
• Encouragement of energy saving and promotion of green lease through tenant engagement
• Introduction of renewable energy

As a response to such initiatives, NBF is currently sequentially improving the energy-saving performance of properties to achieve decarbonization, and plans to record about 2 billion yen of countermeasure construction costs in approximately 10 years.

On the other hand, there is a possibility that the reduction obligation will not be achieved with the current plan if energy consumption and GHG emissions associated with it exceed the assumption as of now or the level of reduction obligation is tightened based on policies due to the impact of climate change. In such cases, there is a risk that costs for additional countermeasure construction and purchase of emission credits will be required. We believe that such risks may become apparent within the next 10 years when based on the policy goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Reduction of CO₂ emissions through systematic introduction of LED

• Promotion of the planned adoption of LED
• Introduction of Green Lease
• Introduction of Renewable Energy

• Risk of occurrence of damage to the asset value of low-performance buildings due to the impact of environmental performance on real estate prices against the backdrop of the tightening of regulations and change in tenant preference

• Systematic energy-saving renovation of owned buildings and introduction of new products and technologies
• Implementation of energy efficiency walkthroughs jointly with NIKKEN SEKKEI CONSTRUCTION MANEGEMNT Inc. and monitoring of environmental performance
• Acquisition and maintenance of various external certifications and ratings
• Property replacement strategies with sponsors
• Maintenance and improvement of property value through the assessment and monitoring of tenant needs

Improvement of portfolio performance and building age through property replacements

• Increase in investor engagement regarding ESG
• Green finance and climate finance spread at J-REITs as well as inside and outside Japan
• Risk of decline in investment unit price and deterioration of reputation in case the level of requirements by investors focusing on ESG increases and response to such matters cannot be made
• Risk of suffering from a disadvantage when setting interest rates in accordance with the ESG assessment of NBF in financing and the greenness of owned assets

• Acquisition and maintenance of various external certifications and ratings
• Securement of transparency through ESG disclosure

First issuance of ESG Report by a J-REIT

• NBFM became the first J-REIT to issue an ESG Report in 2017

Proactive acquisition of Green Building Certification and Assessment

• NBF discloses the high value of owned assets by acquiring Green Building Certification and Assessment
• As of the end of December, 2021, it has obtained for 78.1% of the floor area in which it holds ownership interest

• The increase in the amount of rainfall as well as the increase and intensification of heavy rain are forecast due to climate change, and the risk of damage to buildings attributable to such factors exists
• Risk of inundation based on hazard maps
• A flood that occurs once in 1,000 years is assumed according to the domestic hazard map (assumed maximum scale), and the frequency itself may change due to climate change

• Periodic disaster risk assessment at the time of acquisition and during the holding period
• Establishment and implementation of countermeasure programs against inundation
• Enrichment of emergency facilities at all owned properties
• Development of BCP system at each property

• Natural disasters may occur more frequently and intensify due to the progress of climate change
• Business activities by our employees and clients assuming normal operation may be disrupted
• The impact of delayed settlement on investment unit prices and default due to the increase in accounts receivable from tenants have financial impacts

• Review of traditional operation with a view to proactive use of remote work

Proactive use of telework

• NBFM provides laptop PCs to all employees (including temporary staff) and has developed a remote-work system
• It introduced a remote-conference system and is proactively using it.

Remote conference

• The number of building users may decrease due to the impact of climate change including a chronic temperature rise and an increase in the number of bad weather days
• Possible commercial impact on retail spaces and change in office needs
  
  • On the other hand, it is assumed that the current portfolio of NBF is unlikely to be impacted by the change in needs due to its characteristics (located in central Tokyo, used as high-grade buildings for head offices, etc.)

• Monitoring of office demand

Periodic monitoring of real estate leasing market

• Monthly information sharing with leasing and marketing department of Mitsui Fudosan on market conditions including examples of contracts concluded by other companies (every month)
• Provision of various market information by brokers and think tanks (twice a year)
• Customer Satisfaction Surveys(once a year)