Internal Control and Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework

「The company will establish a Sustainability Committee comprising directors and the compliance officer, among others, and develop and strengthen its risk management framework based on its Risk Management Policy, including its Crisis Management Policy.」

「At the Sustainability Committee, we appoint managers responsible for the E (environment), S (social and human capital), X (specific issues) and G (corporate governance) subcommittees, and compile the company’s governance, risk management, strategy, metrics and targets,」

「Subject to approval at the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for 20 June 2025, the company plans to transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee. This is intended to accelerate and improve the efficiency of decision-making by transferring authority over important business execution decisions to directors responsible for business execution, while strengthening oversight by giving directors serving as Audit and Supervisory Committee members voting rights at Board of Directors meetings.」

「In August 2023, the former Risk Management Committee was integrated and reorganised as the Sustainability Committee, which began operations in that form.” “The committee met 4 times during the fiscal year and worked mainly on activity planning and implementation for sustainability management, focusing on non-financial information such as climate change and human capital, as well as on information security measures, BCP development, safety management in manufacturing, digitisation of research and development data, and responses to strengthened regulations.」

「The committee met 4 times during the fiscal year and addressed information security measures, BCP development, safety management in manufacturing, digitisation of research and development data, and responses to strengthened regulations as its main themes.」

「The committee met 10 times during the fiscal year and worked on product regulatory compliance as its theme.」

「To enable accurate decision-making in response to rapidly changing circumstances, the company has established an emergency response headquarters under its BCP, headed by the president, and is taking appropriate measures to fulfil its duty of care for stable business continuity while complying with its duty to ensure the safety of employees and business partners.」

「The committee met 7 times during the fiscal year and made recommendations on measures to address COVID-19, monitored the status of internal rules and regulations, and monitored the employee education programme. Committee attendance was 100.0%.」

「The committee met 2 times during the fiscal year and recommended that it was necessary to identify and develop personnel capable of managing the company through talent development plans and educational activities. Committee attendance was 100.0%.」

「The Board of Directors will appoint 1 director as the director responsible for risk management. It will establish a Risk Management Committee comprising directors, corporate auditors and employees to deliberate on key issues relating to the enterprise-wide risk management framework.」

「The Board of Directors will appoint 1 director as the director responsible for risk management. It will establish a Risk Management Committee comprising directors, corporate auditors and the compliance officer, among others, to develop and strengthen the risk management framework.」

「The Board of Directors will appoint 1 director as the director responsible for risk management. It will establish a Risk Management Committee comprising directors, corporate auditors and the compliance officer, among others, to develop and strengthen the risk management framework.」