Ikuo Shoda

Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601, ADR: DSEEY) in Japan. Founded in 1959, the firm is headquartered in Tokyo and manages investment trusts for private investors and provides investment advisory and discretionary asset management for institutional investors and overseas asset management companies. Daiwa Asset Management is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the business of financial instruments trading services which includes underwriting securities and its related business. It also provides the online trading, brokerage, purchase and sale of securities and acts as an agent or perform agency functions. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of business finance and leasing services. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Leasing, Real Estate, Transportation, and Overseas Businesses. The Domestic Leasing Business segments provides vendor finance, including leasing, installment sales and rental service, to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also offers financial services for wide range of machinery equipment, including construction machines, trucks and machine tools as well as Industrial Technology (IT) equipment and medical equipment. The Real Estate Business segment handles real estate leasing for properties, such as commercial facilities, office buildings, logistics facilities, factory buildings, hotels, health care facilities and other buildings. The Transportation Business segment offers leasing and trading aircraft, focusing on commercial jet aircraft of the types. The Overseas Business segment provides vendor finance mainly for construction machines, trucks and machine tools as well as IT and medical equipment by collaborating with manufacturers and dealers. The company was founded in February 1963 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ISE Foods, Inc. produces and markets eggs and poultry products. The firm’s products include nutritional chicken eggs featuring astaxanthin and brown eggs. The company was founded on June 1968 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Daiwa Capital Markets (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Daiwa HK) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets Asia Holding BV, ultimately owned by Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601) in Japan. Founded in 1970, Daiwa HK offers brokerage services to an established international client base.

Founded in 1972, Daiwa Capital Markets (Singapore) Ltd. is a subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. that provides brokerage services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Part of Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo Corporation Europe Holding Ltd. is a web app called Carbonprime that helps supply chain partners share, manage, and monetize primary emission data. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was the first to demonstrate that supply chain emissions can be accurately measured and managed based on a decentralized flow of primary data. Carbonprime's approach allows commercial partners to collaborate on mitigation strategies with transparency and accuracy while maintaining privacy. The CEO of the company is Masato Ishida.

Takai & Partners Law Offices provides legal services. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan.