We have defined our purpose to be to "sustain the prosperity of society, through innovation and communication" as the reason for our existence. Based on this purpose, we will support the realization of a sustainable society through contributing to human rights, the global environment and social issues as one of our important management objectives. We have established this policy based on our purpose and the code of conduct.
We define material issues not just simply to improve our corporate value but also to realize the sustainable growth of society at the same time as a member of society. We contribute to solving social issues by returning the value we create to society.
The Board of Directors oversees sustainability initiatives with the aim of improving our medium- to long-term corporate value and realizing a sustainable society. The Board of Directors determines important sustainability matters after they are referred to it for deliberation or reported to it by the Sustainability Promotion Committee.
We recognize important social issues through two-way communication with various stakeholders. We consider solutions and implement them responsibly while thoroughly disclosing and expanding related information. Such efforts allow us to continue building and improving our relationship of trust with society.
We promote sustainable business activities by preventing and continuing to give consideration to problems with respect to various issues. Those issues include conservation of the global environment; mitigation and adaptation to climate change; resource recycling; protection of biodiversity and ecosystems; and basic human and labor rights. We take into consideration the environment, respect human rights and to pay attention to occupational health and safety in the business network over our entire group. We are aiming to build a sustainable network by seeking the understanding and implementation of our group's approach to sustainability from all our business and business partners. We comply with the laws/ordinances in each country and respect international norms. We strive to understand the cultures, traditions and customs in each country and region around the world. We then engage in fair and sincere corporate activities.
We build diverse workplaces where our employees can work with peace of mind, good health and can work as themselves. At the same time, we engage in education and enlightenment activities to foster awareness to promote sustainability as a member of society and the local community. Each of our employees undertakes their roles and targets which have been defined based on our purpose and this policy as their duties.