Board Oversight of Sustainability and Environmental Management

「The Company also established a Health and Safety Committee to prevent occupational accidents and health problems and improve the workplace environment. If a matter is deemed important to management at any committee, it is promptly reported to the Representative Director and President and the director responsible for general affairs, and the latter reports it to the Board of Directors or submits it for consideration by the Board.」

「For compliance matters generally, the Company established a Compliance Committee chaired by the General Manager of the General Affairs Department and regularly verifies the Company’s and individual employees’ compliance with laws and regulations. For environmental management, it established an Environmental Management Committee led by the director responsible for general affairs as environmental management officer, and conducts regular monitoring and evaluation against environmental targets at environmental meetings held every other month.」

「The Group oversees sustainability matters generally through the Board of Directors, and Representative Director and President Nakamura Hiroshi (中村浩士) has ultimate responsibility for management decisions concerning sustainability issues. For environmental management, the Group established an Environmental Management Committee chaired by Executive Director Endo Satoshi (遠藤聡), who serves as the environmental management officer, and conducts regular monitoring and evaluation.」