Materiality

With the aim of continuously improving our corporate value and developing a sustainable society through business activities, we have identified the issues that should be dealt with on a priority basis as "materialities".

In April 2025 we evolved our materiality criteria to achieve a higher level of balance between business value and environmental/social value.

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Materiality	Vision and Direction	Relevant SDGs	Indicator
Creating Environmental Value	Contribute to solving environmental issues, including climate change, and protect lives and the global environment.		more
Nurturing and Empowering People	Create an environment where all employees can grow with hope and demonstrate their full potential.
Deepening Governance	Continuously enhance the effectiveness of corporate governance, including compliance and respect for human rights.

Materiality to Date (through March 2026)

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Category	Materiality	Relevant SDGs	Initiatives
Materialities concerning business activities	1 Initiatives on the problem of climate change		more
	2Contribution to a recycling -oriented society		more
	3Contribution to a safe and secure society		more
	4Creation of environmental value through persistent technological innovation		more
	5Pursuing product quality and safety		more
Materialities concerning the business base	6Practical application of viable corporate governance		more
	7Development of innovative human resource		more

Materiality Identification Process

Step1: Extraction of social issues

From international frameworks such as the SDGs and the GRI Standards, those social issues that were considered to be associated with our company were extracted.

Step2: Questionnaire survey of stakeholders

In order to prioritize the social issues extracted under Step 1 from the perspective of stakeholders, a questionnaire survey of shareholders, investors, business partners, and our company's employees was conducted.

Step3: Questionnaire survey of group officers

In order to prioritize the social issues extracted under Step 1 from our perspective, a questionnaire survey of the officers of our group was conducted.

Step4: Consideration by management

The primary candidate materialities selected by the Sustainability Committee on the basis of the results under Steps 2 and 3 were optimized in light of opinions of the Directors, Auditors, and Corporate Executive Officers of our group, and thereby secondary candidate materialities were selected. Those secondary candidate materialities were approved by the Board of Directors of our company.