Strengthening Transparency, Compliance, Environmental Responsibility and Social Contribution

「<Initiatives Addressing Materiality and KPIs> (Stage I) In Stage II, the company will change the fiscal 2027 targets for the materiality elements listed below.」

「As part of its sustainability promotion framework, the company has established the Sustainability Committee, Climate Change Countermeasures Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee, Environmental Safety Committee, and Quality Assurance Committee. The Board of Directors oversees these initiatives by discussing and resolving matters deliberated by each committee.」

「In fiscal 2023, we began management accounting using internal carbon pricing (ICP), which treats greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a cost. In addition, with respect to sustainable procurement, we conducted questionnaire surveys of suppliers and asked business partners that did not meet our voluntary standards to cooperate in making improvements, resulting in a decrease in the number of companies that failed to meet the standards.」

「As part of its sustainability promotion framework, the company has established the Sustainability Committee, Climate Change Countermeasures Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee, and Environmental Safety Committee. The Board of Directors oversees these initiatives by discussing and resolving matters deliberated by each committee.」

「To address global social issues more strategically, our company has established the Sustainability Committee as a body responsible for deliberating important sustainability matters. The committee meets regularly twice a year and consists of executive officers responsible for individual divisions, with the executive officer overseeing the Corporate Management Division, or, when that position is vacant, the executive officer responsible for the Sustainability and IR Department, serving as chair.」

「With respect to the third strategy, "Improving the Ability to Respond to Changes in Society and Markets," we are steadily advancing initiatives addressing 19 materiality elements, or material issues. For example, under "Delivering New Value That Contributes to People's Prosperous Lives," we plan to increase agricultural chemical sales by 18% in fiscal 2021 from fiscal 2018 levels in order to contribute to addressing food-related issues.」

「Based on our corporate principle of "contributing to society through outstanding technologies, products and services while pursuing harmony with the environment" and under the CSR Basic Policy, our group has established the CSR Committee, Risk and Compliance Committee, and Environmental Safety and Quality Assurance Committee, and will more vigorously promote improvements in management soundness and transparency, thorough compliance, greater consideration for the environment, and social contribution activities.」

「In addition, by fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities through measures including improving management transparency, strengthening our compliance framework, giving greater consideration to the environment, and promoting social contribution activities, we are making every effort to realise a prominent corporate group trusted by all stakeholders and are working to secure and enhance our corporate value and, consequently, the common interests of our shareholders.」

「In April this year, we established the CSR Committee. Based on our corporate principle of "contributing to society through outstanding technologies, products and services while pursuing harmony with the environment," this will further strengthen initiatives to improve management transparency, ensure thorough compliance, give greater consideration to the environment, and promote social contribution activities.」

「In addition, by fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities through measures including improving management transparency, strengthening our compliance framework, giving greater consideration to the environment, and promoting social contribution activities, we are making every effort to realise a prominent corporate group trusted by all stakeholders and are working to secure and enhance our corporate value and, consequently, the common interests of our shareholders.」

「In addition, by fulfilling our corporate social responsibilities through measures including improving management transparency, strengthening our compliance framework, giving greater consideration to the environment, and promoting social contribution activities, we are making every effort to realise a prominent corporate group trusted by all stakeholders and are working to secure and enhance our corporate value and, consequently, the common interests of our shareholders.」