Daiwa Securities Group Annual Report 2012 Profile The Daiwa Securities Group is a comprehensive financial services firm with a  strong domestic base centered on its 120 branch offices nationwide, and a global  network of operating offices covering 20 countries and regions. The primary  businesses at the core of the Group are Retail, Wholesale, and Asset Management. With particular focus on our “new” Daiwa Securities, established in April 2012, we  will work to enhance synergies Group-wide through strong solidarity and continue  to provide a range of financial services that meet our customers’ diverse needs. The Daiwa Securities Group strives to make positive contributions to the creation of a  sustainable society through its efforts in environmental conservation and sound  governance. In our annual report for fiscal 2012, information about the Group’s main  CSR activities, which has been published in the CSR Report to date, has also been  included so as to ensure active public disclosure of information to all our stakeholders. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. has been selected as a component of  both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index. In January 2010, the Daiwa Securities Group became the first securities  company in Japan to sign the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).  The Group is also a signatory to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP),  a member of the United Nations Environment Programme Financial  Initiative (UNEP FI) and a signatory of the Principles for Responsible  Investment (PRI). SRI Index Selection Participation in International Initiatives Annual Report 2012 CSR Information 01