Sustainability Management System

The Sustainability Committee was established under the direct control of the Board of Directors to manage sustainability efforts. It is chaired by the President & COO, who is also the chief sustainability officer, with its membership comprising all operating officers and the presidents of Group companies.
The committee develops policies and mid-term goals of sustainability, and the progress of sustainability promotion activities in each department is reviewed, evaluated, and verified based on the policies and goals. The purpose of the committee is to promote sustainability throughout the Group under the supervision of the Board of Directors and with the involvement of top management.

Sustainability Management Structure

Organization Name		Role	Members	Frequency
Board of Directors		Receives reports from the Sustainability Committee on sustainability matters and regularly oversees progress	All Directors	4 times or more/Y
Sustainability Committee		Develop a sustainability policy Identify materiality Develop mid-term sustainability goals Monitor, evaluate, and verify the progress of sustainability activities Identify issues and problems in sustainability activities and make suggestions and proposals if any Formulate climate change-related strategies for our business activities and manage the progress of such strategies and disclose information on climate change-related issues	Chairperson: Director responsible for Sustainability (President & COO) Members: All executive officers and presidents of Group companies	4 times or more/Y
	Sustainability Management Subcommittee	Gather information on sustainability Analyze and evaluate Materiality Develop sustainability targets and monitor their progress Report on the above to the Sustainability Committee	Selected by the Sustainability Committee Secretariat from among the members of each department and group company and appointed by the Sustainability Committee
	Climate Change Response Subcommittee	Gather information in accordance with TCFD recommendations Gather information in accordance with TNFD recommendations Assess dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities related to climate change and natural capital, analyze the impact on business strategies and develop response plans Report the above to the Sustainability Committee	Same as above
Risk Management Committee		Select, confirm, and verify critical risks from among the risks and opportunities identified by company-wide risk management Develop an annual action plan for the company-wide risk management Identify and validate response measures for critical risks	Chairperson: Director responsible for Risk Management (President & COO or a person appointed by the President & COO) Members: All executive officers and presidents of Group companies	2 times/Y