Materiality
ESG Basic Policy
We are confronted with a broad range of issues, including environmental problems such as global warming, resource depletion, and a crisis of biodiversity, as well as food resource and energy problems caused by population growth, amid rapid globalization and an increasingly information-based society. We address these important ESG challenges by striving to protect our environment and daily lives, improving safety and levels of comfort, and pursuing our philosophy, “Chemistry provides a solution,” thereby contributing to the establishment of a sustainable society.
Important Issue Identification Process
At DKS, we are identifying material issues, tackling important issues from a long-term perspective in management. Based on existing social issues and our corporate philosophy, we have identified six important themes from the two perspectives of their significance to DKS and our stakeholders. At the same time, we have specified the material issues of challenges toward addressing these themes. In the identification of those material issues, we have referenced the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ISO 26000, and other global guidelines, given the important demands the international society places on DKS as we work to advance business globally.
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Important Issue Identification Aims
Issues for society
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Environmental issues
Climate change, energy depletion, biodiversity, etc.
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Social issues
Changes in social structure due to population growth, increased security risks due to technological advances and the advent of the information society, public health, food crises, elimination of disparities, etc.
Corporate Philosophy and Management Policy
- Corporate mission stated in the founding spirit and the Company Credo
- Happiness-based management
Medium- to long-term policy
- Uni-Top
- Sustainability
- Challenge
Reviewing materiality
In 2024, we again held discussions for about a year with internal and external stakeholders from a value creation perspective, taking into consideration the further worsening of social issues such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, as well as the DKS Group’s strengths and the expectations of stakeholders. With the approval of the Management Committee and the Board of Directors, we integrated and updated material issues for DKS and critical social issues for society.