With our Corporate Mission Statement as our guide, the Shin-Etsu Polymer Group defines and implements 13 specific types of corporate activity in line with our Basic Sustainability Policy and Corporate Code of Conduct.

With an aim to enhance sustainability management, the Shin-Etsu Polymer Group has established the Sustainability Committee, which is chaired by Representative Director and President, as a subordinate body of the Board of Directors and the Board of Executive Officers to deliberate and decide on important sustainability-related matters and policies. All particularly important issues are reported to the Board of Executive Officers and the Board of Directors for decision and approval. Under the promotion system led by the Sustainability Committee and in collaboration with the Corporate Planning Department and the Green Activities Promotion Committee, which work on individual ESG issues, business operation divisions take the lead in promoting sustainability activities as a company-wide effort to solve environmental and social issues, including climate-related risks and opportunities. Regarding the key sustainability issues identified—“Promoting CSR procurement and the diversification of supply sources” and the issue of ‘Respect for human rights’ under “Respect for human rights, the development of human resources and the promotion of diversity”—we have established the “CSR Procurement Subcommittee” and the “Human Rights Promotion Subcommittee,” respectively, to strengthen
our efforts in these areas.