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Under the supervision of the Board of Directors, the ºÚÁÏÍø Group has established the Company-wide Environment and Safety Committee chaired by the Corporate Officer responsible for Environment and the Corporate Officer responsible for Safety. The Committee deliberates and makes decisions on important agenda items related to environment and safety. In addition to promoting global activities such as reduction of GHG emissions and efficient use of resources, the Committee contributes to the strengthening of activities to identify environmental risks in Japan and overseas and establish countermeasures to address these risks. Important environmental issues related to the entire ºÚÁÏÍø Group that are discussed by the Committee are reported to the Corporate Strategy Committee and the Growth & Operating Committee, the decision-making bodies of the business execution departments, for deliberation, resolution, and implementation. Resolutions of the Company-wide Environment and Safety Committee are shared with the ºÚÁÏÍø Group companies in Japan and overseas at meetings of the Domestic ºÚÁÏÍø Network Environment and Safety Conference and Global ºÚÁÏÍø Carbon Neutrality Information Sharing Meeting, and the Group work together in addressing these issues.

Each operational site has established its own environmental management system and promotes environmental activities. The main production sites in Japan as well as the Suzhou Plant in China and Vizag Site in India have all obtained ISO 14001 certification and are conducting activities in accordance with the ISO standards, while also striving to raise environmental awareness through activities such as facilitating environmental education and training to address environmental risks. In addition to complying with environmental laws, ordinances and agreements, we periodically conduct internal environmental audits by a department specializing in internal auditing to identify and resolve issues.

We undergo environmental audits by a specialized audit organization. Internal audits include domestic and overseas ºÚÁÏÍø Group companies, and are conducted objectively from an independent standpoint. Fiscal 2023 audit was conducted at business locations of overseas and domestic group companies, and no urgent and critical issues were found. ISO 14001-certified plants and companies undergo an annual external audit to confirm the effectiveness of their environmental management systems. Voluntary training is provided in such as ISO 14001-certified plants to enhance the skills of personnel receiving internal audit. The results of voluntary audits are reflected in the continuous improvement of environmental management system, leading to qualitative improvement of our environmental protection activities. In fiscal 2023, no serious problems were identified by the external audit organization.