Sustainability Management System

Sumitomo Riko Group's corporate governance recognizes its responsibility to all stakeholders and aims to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value over the medium to long term through efficient and sound management based on the Sumitomo Spirit, which is based on “Shinyo-kakujitsu^*1” and “Fusu-furi^*2”.

*1: Place importance on integrity and sound management.
*2: Do not act rashly or carelessly in pursuit of easy gains.

As for the governance division, the Governance Committee is established as a voluntary advisory body to the Board of Directors. This committee deliberates and reports to the Board of Directors on issues of medium- to long-term importance, including the Group's corporate and group governance structure, with the perspectives of outside directors. Furthermore, the committee convenes to strengthen cooperation among the Representative Director, Outside Directors, and Audit & Supervisory Board Members, and to promote the Group's sustainable growth and enhance its social value (corporate value and public value).

In addition, as the business execution division, to promote CSR and sustainability management, the Company has established the "CSR Sustainability Committee," chaired by the President & CEO. This committee meets two times a year.
The committee currently checks and follows up on the progress of activities under the themes of "Environment," "Safety and Health," "Diversity and Human Rights," "Corporate Citizenship," and "Supply Chain," and also follows up on non-financial targets and monitoring items set under “2029 Sumitomo Riko Group Vision (2029V)”.
In recent years, there have been calls for the realization of a sustainable society, including a carbon-neutral (de-carbonized) society, as well as for responses to human rights issues. Therefore, as a member of society, the committee discusses to address these issues including how to proceed with our activities.

Committee Members	Committee Chairman: Representative Director and President & CEO Committee members: Outside directors, managing executive officers, and executives in charge of each division
Secretariat	Corporate Planning Department
Frequency	Meetings held: 2 times/year Reporting to the Board of Directors: 2 times/year
Main Agenda	Discussions are held on themes such as setting and monitoring the progress of medium- and long-term climate change targets, promoting carbon neutrality, as well as the environment, safety and health, diversity and human rights, social contribution, and supply chain.

Theme	Activities	Related Pages
Environment + Carbon Neutral	Promote 2029V and 2025P environmental targets (KPI), promote energy conservation toward carbon neutrality, introduce renewable energy	Environment
Safety and Health	To achieve "Zero Accidents," control of unsafe behavior and eliminate unsafe conditions, promote safety education and training, build a culture of safety, etc.	Safety and Health
Diversity + Human Rights	Promotion of diverse human resources, reform of work styles, Sumitomo Riko Group Human Rights Policy and human rights education	Diversity & Inclusion Respect for Human Rights
Social Contribution	Social contribution activities to solve social issues such as frailty prevention projects and upcycling, and collaborative partnerships with multi-stakeholders	Social Contribution
Supply Chain	Promotion of CPR procurement, complying with Subcontract Act and Invoice system through “Basic Transaction Agreement” and “Supplier CSR Guidelines”	Supply Chain

In order to ensure that each and every employee sees sustainability as his or her own personal matter and incorporates it into his or her work, the Group takes various opportunities to promote its permeation within the Company.
Since FY2023, we have been implementing various measures to instill our corporate philosophy, which is based on the "Sumitomo Spirit," in each and every employee in order to achieve the "2029 Sumitomo Riko Group Vision (2029V)”

In addition to explaining the 2029V and other philosophy systems, training aimed at helping employees understand the connection between sustainability and themselves and encouraging them to take action is incorporated into rank-based training for new employees, technical staff, and others. In FY2023, a total of 331 employees participated in 13 sessions.
In addition to this basic education on sustainability and our philosophy, we provide various training programs to practice sustainable management, including training on the importance of CSR in the supply chain and respect for human rights.