Board oversight of sustainability initiatives and energy-efficiency promotion framework

「In addition, the Company has established a framework under which the Energy-Efficiency Promotion Committee, in which members of senior management including top management, the director responsible for the environment, the chief energy manager and the Audit Office participate, conducts CO2 reduction activities, while the MS Management Office, an organization newly established in April 2026 under the direct authority of the President, plays a central role in promoting, managing and overseeing the activities of each department by utilizing an environmental management system compliant with ISO14001.」

「Within the Group, individual directors and the Corporate Planning Office review the sustainability initiatives of each subsidiary and business division and report to the Board of Directors. Based on these reports on sustainability initiatives, the Board of Directors directs measures from the perspective of enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term, considers improvements to issues so that the allocation of management resources and execution of strategies contribute to the Company's sustainable growth, and provides oversight.」