Contributing to Society and a Sustainable Society Through Functional Chemicals

「We have organized our future priority areas into three categories: reducing environmental impact; food, healthcare and daily life; and smart society.」

「From fiscal 2025, we established the Sustainable Management Committee as a body attached to the Management Committee and decided to integrate the CSR Promotion and Management Committee into it.」

「As stated in its corporate motto, the Group’s mission is to “build a better society through business.” In “WakuWaku Explosion 2030,” formulated as the management policy for achieving the desired state in 2030, the Group identifies “a circular society in harmony with the environment,” “a society where people can live in health and security” and “a society where each individual shines” as expressions of its corporate motto in practice.」

「Effective 6 July 2023, the duties changed as follows: Suzaki Hiroyuki (須崎 裕之), Director and Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division, Sustainability Officer and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division.」

「To achieve further sustainable growth, the Group defined its desired state in 2030 and formulated “WakuWaku Explosion 2030” as its management policy for achieving that vision.」

「To consider and propose initiatives that create the Group’s social and economic value in a virtuous cycle and contribute to sustainable growth, we established the Sustainable Management Committee, an organization directly under the Board of Directors, effective 1 April of this year. We will promote sustainable management aimed at enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term by pursuing the strengths that are unique to the Group while working with stakeholders.」

「As a good corporate citizen, the Group intends to contribute to society toward achieving the SDGs (the Sustainable Development Goals advocated by the United Nations).」