Top Commitment

The world is facing a variety of problems that threaten the sustainability of society, including the intensification of extreme weather events, the decline in biodiversity, resource depletion, declining birthrate and aging population, and human rights issues. The responsibilities and expected roles of companies to resolve these problems are becoming increasingly important, and investments that lead to value creation, such as responding to new business opportunities and businesses, and human capital, is also being emphasized. Such sustainability initiatives have become an important element of management and business transformation aimed at sustainable value creation.

In light of these changes in the external environment, our group has incorporated ESG strategies as one of the key strategies in the medium-term management plan "Make New Value 2026", which has as its basic policy structural reform and establishment of operating base for growth stages. At the same time, in June 2024, we decided to promote more effective sustainability activities by revising our material issues into 4 categories: "Improving earning power," "Addressing environmental issues centered on climate change," "Maximizing human power through human capital management," and "Sound and reliable company foundation."

In promoting activities based on material issues,our group will contribute to strengthening the resilience of supply chains in its business areas and to sustainable growth for the future. At the same time, our group will contribute to solving social issues in a wider field by leveraging its strengths. By broadening the scope of providing value that contributes to the sustainability of society, we aim to achieve both social sustainability and corporate sustainability by improving our earning power, which generates long-term and sustainable sources of growth for our company.

In addition, we will further raise awareness of ESG and, as a unified group, work together to enhance our capabilities. These include initiatives to improve societal sustainability, such as addressing climate change and business and human rights issues, developing human resources through the human capital management, and building a corporate foundation with strong adaptability to evolving rules and requirements.

We will continue to enhance non-financial information, engage in sincere dialogue with stakeholders, and share and disseminate the direction and progress of the Group's initiatives. By deepening and refining our sustainability management, we aim to grow into a company that is trusted and needed.

We look forward to your continued support in the future.