MATERIALITY

Select social issues important to the Company

We classified the importance of social issues, including the SDGs, in relation to our business and selected highly relevant and important targets.

Select social issues stakeholders expect us to address

We selected the social issues stakeholders expect us to address using the following methods:

• Identifying the social issues prioritized by each stakeholder (shareholders, customers, and business partners) with whom we have a close relationship by reviewing their websites
• Identifying the social issues the Company should focus on through employee surveys
• Identifying social issues to monitor by considering job applicants who will shape the Company’s future as young employees (aged 25 or younger)

Set priority issues using matrix analysis

We set priority issues using matrix analysis, with relevance to our business (Step 1) on the horizontal axis and the targets stakeholders expect from us (Step 2) on the vertical axis. (Figure 1)

We identified the targets with the highest importance on both the horizontal and vertical axes and classified them into four areas: compliance, people, environment, and business. (Figure 2)

Identify materialities

We established the themes, KPIs, responsible departments, and achievement deadlines for material topics (materialities) in each area and formulated specific initiatives.

The materialities we identified were discussed by the Sustainability Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.