* Ajinomoto Group Environmental Report 2008 will be published in English in the end of November 2008.

The group has been publishing environmental reports since fiscal 2000 as a fundamental tool for communication. In fiscal 2006, the group began publishing this Environmental Report as a separate document in order to supplement the basic environmental reporting in our CSR report, for people wanting more detailed information.

The Ajinomoto Group's environmental initiatives are based on the 2005-2010 Ajinomoto Group Medium- to Long-Term Environmental Conservation Plan. In fiscal 2007, we revise this plan as we move into its final three years (2008 to 2010). Additionally, as we prepare to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in 2009, Ajinomoto Group Environmental Report 2007 reports on our initiatives in fiscal 2006, as well as our vision for the three-year period starting in fiscal 2008, and our long-term eco-business model for the next 100 years. One of our goals in this report is to clearly describe our key goals and initiatives.