Based on our management philosophy of “contributing to healthcare through the development and sale of leading-edge, superior medical devices,” we have identified six materialities, classified into “materiality in business activities” and “materiality in business infrastructure,” as environmental and social issues that need to be addressed as a priority.

• 【STEP1】Grasp of issues(Listing)

  We extensively listed environmental, social, and economic issues, referring to international frameworks and guidelines such as the GRI Standards and SDGs, which are frameworks for ESG information disclosure. In identifying materiality, we considered a wide range of social and environmental changes, regulatory and policy trends, and requests from stakeholders, covering our group’s business domains and supply chains.

• 【STEP2】Extraction and prioritization of materiality(Materiality assessment)

  Among the issues listed (221 elements), areas particularly relevant to our business domain were extracted and evaluated for materiality. Materiality analysis was assessed and prioritized on the two axes of “materiality to stakeholders” and “materiality to our company” while integrating issues with high affinity.

• 【STEP3】Validation of materiality

  The Sustainability Committee reviewed the evaluation process and the validity of the evaluation results for these materiality candidates. After reviewing the high-priority materiality candidates, we finally identified six materialities. For each identified materiality, we appointed a committee member responsible for developing an action plan, identifying risks and opportunities, and setting long-term targets, KPIs, and target achievement years.

  

  Type	Attribute	Materiality
  Business activities	S	Contribution to medical care
  Business infrastructure	E	Reduction of environmental impact
  	S	Initiatives to respect human rights
  		Promotion of diverse human resources (CMS: Career Management System)
  	G	Quality response to medical needs
  		Promotion of corporate governance

• 【STEP4】 Identification of materiality

  The Sustainability Committee has adopted the identified materiality after deliberation by committee members composed of executive officers. A responsible department in charge reports the progress of the identified materiality initiatives to the Sustainability Committee and continuously works to resolve issues through the PDCA cycle.