Sustainability Governance

At Sunstar, we have previously promoted sustainability in each priority field within their respective domains. In the environmental field, we established unified mid-to-long-term environmental targets for the entire group and continue striving to achieve them. In the human capital field, we formulated a global HR mission statement as a foundation for enhancing employee well-being and advanced workplace environment improvements to accommodate diverse working styles. For risk management, we analyze business risks across our four global regions and implement mitigation strategies. In recent years, the sustainability challenges of companies demand by society have rapidly expanded, increasing the need for swift, company-wide responses. This led to the establishment of the ESG Committee in 2025.

The ESG Committee comprises global executive officers and senior managers selected from key functional departments and regions. It is responsible for strategy formulation, including clarifying key management issues and priorities within each ESG field. Under this committee, ESG working groups will be organized to establish a framework for swift execution. In 2025, we have shared the results of Sunstar's sustainability status analysis. In 2026, we established and disclosed a new Human Rights Policy and Business Partner Code of Conduct. We are also proceeding with the calculation of Group-wide CO₂ emissions and the formulation of emission reduction measures in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an international framework for climate change. Furthermore, we identified long-term material issues through a Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) and formulating our long-term strategy.