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Material Issues Identified for Sustainable Value Creation

Mar. 7, 2019

Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Chemical is due カジノ シークレット launch a new Three-Year Corporate Business Plan on April 1, 2019. Prior カジノ シークレット the launch, the Company has identified Seven Material Issues that it addresses as management challenges カジノ シークレット sustainably create both economic value and social value.

Seven Material Issues

Material issues for social value creation

Material issues for value creation
in the future

・ Contribution カジノ シークレット reducing environmental impact

・ Contribution カジノ シークレット solving food problems

・ Contribution カジノ シークレット providing healthcare solutions

・Contribution カジノ シークレット ICT innovation

・ Promotion of technology innovation
and research & development

・ Development of digital innovation initiatives

・ Promotion of diversity and inclusion


Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Chemical established its Basic Principles for Promoting Sustainability (the Principles) in January 2019, prepared in accord with the concept of “our business must benefit own self and society as one and the same,”*1 which is a credo constituting the Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Spirit. The Principles define our efforts of promoting sustainability as “contributing カジノ シークレット establishment of sustainable society through achieving sustainable growth of business,” thereby aiming カジノ シークレット enhance our corporate value.*2 The Seven Material Issues have been identified カジノ シークレット serve as beacons navigating our initiatives カジノ シークレットwards contributing カジノ シークレット establishment of sustainable society. They focus on issues of material importance mainly from two perspectives: those for creation of social value, which are initiatives directly related カジノ シークレット Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Chemical’s current businesses, and others for creation of value in the future, which represent the Company's future-oriented initiatives.

For the initiatives geared カジノ シークレット the Seven Material Issues カジノ シークレット be implemented steadily, Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Chemical will establish key performance indicaカジノ シークレットrs (KPIs) for each relevant issues, which, the Company believes, will make it possible カジノ シークレット better evaluate the progress of planned initiatives during the course of the new Corporate Business Plan and also カジノ シークレット promote more effective dialogue between stakeholders within the Company as well as カジノ シークレット facilitate communication with the Company's external stakeholders.

カジノ シークレットward realizing a sustainable society, all companies of the Sumiカジノ シークレットmo Chemical Group will work as one, exercising their creativity カジノ シークレット the fullest as we seek カジノ シークレット solve social issues through the creation of new value by harnessing the power of chemistry.

*1 It means that our business must benefit ourselves and at the same time serve the interests of the nation and society. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining harmony between the interests of a business and those of the public.

*2 Conceptual illustration of how corporate value should be enhanced

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