GROUPSUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability Structure

Sustainability Promotion System

In order to realize a smart society and to achieve sustainable growth of our group, we have established the following sustainability promotion system.

From the Board of Directors, it is connected to the Executive Committee, the Director in charge of Sustainability, the Sustainability Promotion Committee, the Sustainability Promotion Department (Secretariat), and the TDC SOFT divisions and group companies.

materiality decision-making process

We identify materiality (ESG material issues) and determine materiality for the Group’s ESG issues in the following Steps.

(Step 1) Identification and identification of issues

Sustainability Committee chaired by the director in charge of sustainability, with reference to various guidelines (GRI Standard, SASB, ISO26000), and candidates of issues to be addressed based on each group company’s vision, basic policies, key issues in the medium-term management plan, and past stakeholder opinions Selected

(Step 2) Assessment of Materiality

Evaluate the importance of each issue identified by the Committee from two perspectives: the stakeholders’ perspective and the Company’s business perspective.

(Step 3) Identification of Materiality

Based on the materiality evaluated by the committee, a materiality matrix is created and materiality candidates are identified.

(Step 4) Determination of materiality

The Board of Directors discusses the materiality matrix and materiality candidates presented by the Sustainability Committee and determines the Group’s materiality.

High importance of stakeholder perspective and high importance of corporate perspective: promoting value-creating, next-generation SI business, ensuring information security, providing the latest information technology, achieving effective corporate governance, developing human resources for the future, and promoting the health of employees and their families.

Materiality determined

The seven materialities determined are as follows

Theme 1: Creating a smarter society through information technology 1) Provide the latest information technology 2) Promote value-creating, next-generation SI business Theme 2: Value employee motivation 3) Develop future leaders 4) Promote the health of employees and their families Theme 3: Realize responsible corporate activities 5) Ensure information security (6) Realization of effective corporate governance