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Sustainability Promotion Activity
Food Loss Reduction Awareness Posters and POPs Displayed at Hotels
~Campaign rolled out to 14 accommodation facilities with restaurants~

May 20, 2022

TOKYO, Japan - May 20, 2022 - ORIX Hotel Management Corporation (“ORIX Hotel Management”) announced today that it will display posters and POPs to raise awareness of food loss reduction at 14 of the accommodation facilities it manages that have restaurants and other dining facilities as part of its sustainability promotion activities.

Food loss reduction awareness poster
(conceptual image)

Food loss reduction awareness POP
(conceptual image)

ORIX Hotel Management established and published its Sustainability Promotion Policy, with the key themes of Transition to Carbon-Free, Environmental Considerations, Safety, Security, and Comfort, and Coexistence with Regional Communities in December 2021. To reduce food loss, ORIX Hotel Management is promoting the procurement of food ingredients without waste, the serving of buffet dishes that correspond to the required quantity, and the recycling of discarded food with the aim of achieving a recycling rate of 50%* by FY2024.
The posters and POPs displayed in this campaign are intended to educate customers and encourage them to help reduce overserving and leftovers with the catchphrase, "Start by planning the 'right amount for a full belly' with a tasty strategy meeting."

ORIX Hotel Management will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

* Recycling rate target set forth in the "Basic Policy on Promotion of Recycling Food Circulation Resources" based on the Food Recycling Law published on July 12, 2019 (Reference: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)

1. Details of the Campaign
Among the accommodation facilities operated by ORIX Hotel Management, 14 with dining facilities such as restaurants will display posters and POPs to raise awareness of food loss reduction. The POPs will be displayed above the buffet boards in buffet restaurants and only posters will be displayed in non-buffet restaurants (including guest lounges). ORIX Hotel Management will continue our efforts to reduce food loss with the cooperation of customers.

[Campaign Period] From Sunday, May 1, 2022

[Implementing Facilities] *in no particular order
Facility Location Official Website
CROSS HOTEL SAPPORO Sapporo City, Hokkaido https://www.crosshotel.com/sapporo/enOpen Link in New Window
CROSS HOTEL KYOTO Kyoto City, Kyoto https://www.crosshotel.com/kyoto/enOpen Link in New Window
CROSS HOTEL OSAKA Osaka City, Osaka https://www.crosshotel.com/osaka/enOpen Link in New Window
Hakodate Yunokawa HOTEL BANSO Hakodate City, Hokkaido https://www.banso.co.jp/en/Open Link in New Window
Aizu Higashiyama ONYADO TOHO Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima https://www.onyado-toho.co.jp/Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)
Hotel JAL City Haneda Tokyo Ota-ku, Tokyo https://www.haneda.jalcity.co.jp/en/Open Link in New Window
Hakone Ashinoko HANAORI Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa https://hanaori.jp/ashinoko/Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)
Hakone Gora KARAKU Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa https://www.gora-karaku.jp/en/Open Link in New Window
Kurobe Unazuki YAMANOHA Kurobe City, Toyama https://www.unazuki-yamanoha.jp/Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)
HOTEL MICURAS Atami City, Shizuoka https://www.micuras.jp/english/Open Link in New Window
HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT Osaka City, Osaka https://www.hoteluniversalport.jp/en/Open Link in New Window
HOTEL UNIVERSAL PORT VITA Osaka City, Osaka https://www.u-vita.co.jp/en/Open Link in New Window
Shimonoseki Shunpanro Main Restaurant Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi https://www.shunpanro.com/location/shimonoseki/Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)
Beppu SUGINOI HOTEL Beppu City, Oita https://www.suginoi-hotel.com/english/Open Link in New Window
2. Overview of ORIX Hotel Management Corporation
Address 2-3-1 Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Established January, 1997 (company name changed from Blue Wave Corporation on April 1, 2020)
Representative Takaaki Nitanai
Description of business Operation of onsen hotels, hotels, and training facilities
Shareholder ORIX Real Estate Corporation (100%)
Website https://www.orix-realestate.co.jp/hotelmanagement/en/Open Link in New Window

3. Overview of ORIX Hotel Management's Sustainability Initiatives
ORIX Hotel Management aims to have its hotels, onsen hotels, aquariums, and training facilities trusted with the cooperation and understanding of various stakeholders, including guests, employees, local residents, and the next generation of people responsible for the global environment. ORIX Hotel Management will continue to work to solve social issues, placing importance on "services that offer a variety of comfort."
https://www.orix-realestate.co.jp/hotelmanagement/en/company/sustainability.htmlOpen Link in New Window

4. Overview of the Business Brand ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS
ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS is an onsen hotel and hotel operating business brand. It is responsible for 13 ORIX Hotel Management Corporation facilities whose operation has not been entrusted to other companies.
The brand concept is “a location to which customers wish to return.” ORIX HOTELS & RESORTS seeks to become a brand that caters in a refreshing manner to the diverse needs of its customers and even, at times, satisfies desires they did not know they had.
https://www.orixhotelsandresorts.com/ Open Link in New Window(in Japanese)

* Some of the services currently provided to facility users may differ from those in normal times. The content of services may also be changed in accordance with requests from the central and local governments. For details, please look at the official website of each facility.

Contact Information:
Investor Relations and Sustainability Department
ORIX Corporation
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX:
ORIX Corporation (TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) is a financial services group which provides innovative products and services to its customers by constantly pursuing new businesses.
Established in 1964, from its start in the leasing business, ORIX has advanced into neighboring fields and at present has expanded into lending, investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, automobile related, real estate and environment and energy related businesses. Since entering Hong Kong in 1971, ORIX has spread its businesses globally by establishing locations in 28 countries and regions across the world.
Going forward, ORIX intends to utilize its strengths and expertise, which generate new value, to establish an independent ORIX business model that continues to evolve perpetually. In this way, ORIX will engage in business activities that instill vitality in its companies and workforce, and thereby contribute to society. For more details, please visit our website: https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
(As of March 31, 2022)

Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements:
These documents May contain forward-looking statements about expected future events and financial results that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on our current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results that differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and under “(4) Risk Factors” of the “1. Summary of Consolidated Financial Results” of the “Consolidated Financial Results April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022.”

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