ORIX Bank Plants 215 Saplings in Horokanai-cho, Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan – October 25, 2024 – ORIX Bank Corporation (“ORIX Bank”) announced today that it donated the equivalent of 215 tree saplings to Horokanai-cho, Uryu-gun, Hokkaido in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and its employees personally planted them. ORIX Bank has been conducting an effort to donate to tree-planting activities based on the number of customers who agree to paperless delivery of loan-related documents^*1.

Since 2021, ORIX Bank has donated 30 yen to tree-planting activities per customer who opts for paperless delivery of documents mailed to customers who use its loans such as real estate investment loans^*2. A cumulative total of 32,364 customers have opted for paperless delivery over four years by the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, and ORIX Bank donated 970,920 yen from the fourth installment of the program. The donations were used to purchase 215 saplings through the Environmental Relations certified N.P.O., and ORIX Bank employees themselves planted the saplings with the support of this organization.

ORIX Bank will continue its efforts to help realize a decarbonized society by reducing paper usage and engaging in reforestation through donations.
*1 Documents eligible for paperless delivery: Repayment schedules and fixed interest rate term extension application forms.
*2 ORIX Bank to Contribute to Tree-Planting Program for Customers Who Go Paperless (January 4, 2021)

■Program Status So Far
Total number of trees planted: 554 (Total amount donated: 2,774,700 yen)
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Contact Information:
Investor Relations and Sustainability Department
ORIX Corporation
Tel: +81-3-3435-3121

About ORIX Group:
ORIX Group (ORIX Corporation TSE: 8591; NYSE: IX) was established in 1964 and has grown from its roots in leasing in Japan to become a global, diverse, and unique corporate group. Today, it is active around the world in financing and investment, life insurance, banking, asset management, real estate, concession, environment and energy, automobile-related services, industrial/ICT equipment, ships and aircraft. Since expanding outside of Japan in 1971, ORIX Group has grown its business globally and now operates in around 30 countries and regions across the world with approximately 34,000 people. ORIX Group unites globally around its Purpose: “Finding Paths. Making Impact.” combining diverse expertise and innovative thinking to help our world develop in a sustainable way.
For more details, please visit our website: https://www.orix.co.jp/grp/en/
(As of March 31, 2024)

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