Oji Holdings Corporation (President and CEO: Hiroyuki Isono, Head office: Tokyo, hereinafter, the Company) announces that Hiroyuki Isono has been elected as the new Chair of the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC) by its Board of Directors.

ISFC is an international coalition composing 23 companies worldwide, including forest owners and forest investors. It aims to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation based on the principles of sustainable forest management. The Company has participated as a founding member since the coalition’s inception.

Upon his appointment as the new Chair, Isono expressed his gratitude to former chair, Dr. David Brand and stated that the sustainable forestry sector can provide significant value to the climate, nature, and local communities. He also emphasized that further progress in policies by international standard-setters, investors, and governments is essential to achieve this. Isono added that the ISFC will continue to bring together expertise and insights from around the world, contributing to the achievement of a truly sustainable global society.

In conjunction with this appointment, the ISFC has released a progress report for the Forestry Natural Capital Project^*1 ahead of COP30 (host country: Brazil) entitled “Forests and the Future Bioeconomy.”
The report identifies and prioritizes seven key ecosystem services: sustainable timber and fiber supply, water quantity, carbon, habitat and biodiversity, water quality, air quality, and recreational/cultural activities. Going forward, the ISFC will advance the development of quantitative indicators and evaluation methodologies for these ecosystem services, and contribute to the establishment of global standards for Natural Capital Accounting in collaboration with international experts.

The Company remains committed to advancing sustainable forest management and maximizing the value of natural capital through international collaboration, while striving to contribute to addressing environmental and social challenges and enhancing corporate value.

• ^*1 The Forestry Natural Capital Project, launched in July 2025, is the world’s first cross-sectoral initiative within the forestry industry aimed at applying the principles and reporting framework of Natural Capital Accounting. The project was jointly developed with ISFC and the Capitals Coalition^*2, with support from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). It brings together 18 participating companies, collectively managing over 23 million hectares of forests across 38 countries, with the goal of developing a unified framework for the measurement and valuation of forest ecosystem services. 
  
  
• ^*2The Capitals Coalition is a global initiative aiming to build a resilient economy by measuring and valuing natural, social, and human capital. Its ambition is that the majority of businesses, financial institutions and governments will embed the value of these three forms of capital into their decision-making by 2035.

<Contact>
Oji Management Office Inc.
Oji Forest Value-Creation & Promotion Department, Corporate Marketing & Strategy Division,
Phone: +81-3-3563-4430