Stakeholder Engagement

According to the six screening principles of "responsibility," "influence," "proximity," "dependency," "representativeness," and "policy and strategic intent", Kaori identified six major stakeholders in ESG Committee meetings. These stakeholders include investors/shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, government agencies, and internal senior management. We listen to the voices of stakeholders through various communication channels, collect their concerns on the Company, and accept and respond to their expectations.

Major stakeholder communication and grievance channels

Communication With Stakeholders in 2023
Identification and analysis of stakeholders' issues of concern

Each issue of concern is identified based on the material issues considered by the stakeholders. This involves examining the focus areas of corporate governance, economic aspects, environmental aspects, and social (including human rights/people) issues, identifying the direct or indirect impacts within the internal and external scope of the Company. These topics are then analyzed based on the level of stakeholder concern and subsequently prioritized. The direct or indirect impacts of issues of concern determined by the ESG Committee in 2023 are presented in the table below: