Mitsui O.S.K.Lines: Daibiru to Develop ESG-Friendly Offices in the Suburbs of Atlanta, U.S.A.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that Daibiru USA (Representative: Keijiro Kamijo; Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daibiru Corporation (Daibiru; President & CEO: Takashi Maruyama, Head office: Osaka Japan) a group company of MOL which operates real estate business, and Crescent Communities, LLC (CEO: Brian Natwick; Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.; hereinafter Crescent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Toshiro Mitsuyoshi; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter Sumitomo Forestry), will develop ESG-friendly offices in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

MOL sets portfolio strategy as one of the pillars in “Rolling Plan 2022”, its fiscal 2022 management plan, and is working to stabilize its management by strengthening non-shipping business such as the real estate business. In addition to the portfolio strategy, MOL group will advance the Environment strategy group wide.