Business for Sustainability The Nomura Group recognizes that the financial services industry plays a vital role in contributing to economic growth and the sustainable development of society by stimulating the circulation of capital through its products and services. As such, we are firmly committed to solving a variety of social issues around the world through our core businesses. East Japan Revival Support Bond natural gas power generation, to ensure the Fund 1105 availability of alternative power sources. Nomura Asset Management has been managing the East Japan Revival Support Underwriter for JICA Bond Issuance Bond Fund 1105 since its inception in May Japan International Cooperation Agency 2011, with the goal of providing disaster relief (JICA) is the unified implementing body of assistance to those areas affected by the Great Japan’s Overseas Development Assistance East Japan Earthquake. The fund is structured (ODA). In order to diversify its fundraising and so that it provides donations (approximately widely share its mission to the people of 0.2% annually of the fund’s total daily net Japan, JICA issues bonds for retail investors assets) once every six-month settlement called JICA bonds. In December 2012, period. The fund donated a portion of its Nomura was given the opportunity to custodial fees from the settlement periods of underwrite a JICA bond issuance as one of November 2012 and May 2013 to Aomori the lead managers. Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, For this occasion, Nomura organized Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture and investment seminars across Japan for retail Sendai City, to be used for reconstruction investors and also distributed a video projects. In addition to these local governments, program on JICA bonds for salespeople at all donations were also provided for educational of its branches in Japan. Going forward, we and living support for children orphaned by the will continue to market and promote the disaster. The total amount donated was ¥33 positive implications of making contributions million.*1 A total of 10 donations will be made to international society through investing. over the fund’s five-year term. Supporting Investment in Clean Public–Private Partnership Energy Projects Infrastructure Fund Distribution The Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) is In September 2012, Nomura Securities an environmental and social sustainability commenced sales of the SPARX – Public – Private initiative spearheaded by multinational Partnership Green Energy Investment Limited financial institutions. As one of the ten*2 Liability Partnership, in order to help establish founding members, the Nomura Group a financing system for infrastructure participates in the organization’s Clean development and ensure the stable supply of Energy Working Group, and as part of this, electricity. This is a public–private partnership Nomura Securities has researched valuation fund established by the Tokyo Metropolitan methods employed in clean energy project Government to prevent an energy crisis in the investment. In November 2012, the results of *1 The total amount from the fourth settlement period wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and this research were presented in the keynote (November 2012 to May 2013) *2 BEI participants: Nomura nuclear power plant shutdowns. Through this presentation “An Options Approach to Group, Bank of New York Mellon, Barclays, Credit fund, Nomura Securities solicits investments Unlocking Investment in Clean Energy,” at the Suisse, Deustche Bank, Westpac, and others. in power providers, including solar, wind and 1st BEI Forum held in London. 31 Nomura Report 2013 Contributing to the Real Economy through Innovative Businesses Based on its commitment to helping grow Japan’s economy through regional economic revitalization, the Nomura Group leverages its strong network of head and branch offices in Japan to engage in a variety of new innovative businesses, including agribusiness, healthcare and regional funds. Pursuing Regional Economic Revitalization Helping Revitalize Regional Economies Supporting the Establishment and through a Broader Approach to Agribusiness Management of Regional Funds Agribusiness offers a significant opportunity for the revitalization of The Nomura Group has been involved in the regional economies. This is because of the hidden potential it offers as establishment and management of funds by a pillar of Japan’s industrial policy for promoting sixth-order regional banks, such as Akita Bank’s “Akita industrialization with agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries. The Regional Revitalization Assistance Fund No. Nomura Group is supporting the growth of community based 2” and Yamagata Bank’s “Yamagata Regional agricultural industries through Nomura Agri Planning & Advisory Co. Growth Fund.” These funds seek to incubate Ltd. (NAPA) by leveraging the financial services know-how and local companies engaged in future growth information gathering capabilities of Nomura’s nationwide branch office fields, including renewable energies. network. NAPA utilizes expertise gained from experimental farms located in Chiba and Hokkaido to support companies that are newcomers to agriculture, to assist in the development of a new agricultural business model for areas damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake, and to host seminars with Helping Revitalize Regional Medicine through the support of the Ministry of Healthcare Initiatives Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to encourage sixth-order industrialization The healthcare industry in Japan is expected to grow on across Japan. the back of the country’s slowing birthrate and aging population, but the industry also faces serious social challenges, such as how to strengthen its management Taking Part in Commercialization Projects structure and improve its financial standing. The Nomura through Industry–Academia Partnerships Group is helping to secure the safety of regional medicine, The Nomura Group considers the lack of accumulated expertise in revitalize regional economies and generate employment commercialization as a major issue facing today’s industry–academia opportunities through healthcare and nursing care partnerships. To solve this, the Nomura Group is committed to consulting and the provision of financial solutions by Nomura proactively providing the know-how that it has accumulated over many Healthcare Co., Ltd. In FY2012/13, Nomura provided years in the field. In April 2013, Nomura Holdings and Nomura Securities consulting services on the construction of new hospitals were recognized as “Project Promoters” for the Ministry of Education, in the Kinki region of Japan. Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s “Program for Creating Moreover, by the end of STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology” (START). Under March 2013, Nomura this program, Project Promoters partner with universities to cultivate Securities had donated to their research and development into viable businesses. To that end, the each of 25 hospitals with Nomura Group is fully utilizing its network and functions to create the a helicopter emergency new industries and new markets of the future. medical service. Learn more about the Nomura Group’s “Business for Sustainability” on our corporate website: http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/sustainable/services.html http://www.nomuraholdings.com/csr/sustainable/products.html Nomura Report 2013 32.