Sustainability Material Issues, 2030 Objectives and Indicators, 2023 Results and Measures to 2030

• Down 39% compared with 2017
  (Figure after deducting purchases of carbon credits. 29% reduction if not deducted.)

• Reduce energy usage through energy-saving activities.
• Purchase electricity generated by renewable energy sources.

• Up 3% compared with 2017

• Reduce household CO₂ emissions from product use through the provision of environmentally friendly products and services and the promotion of environmentally friendly habits.
• Reduce CO₂ emissions at the stage of procurement through supplier engagement and the purchase of raw materials that generate low CO₂ emissions.

• Reduce society’s overall CO₂ emissions through collaboration with other industry actors and companies.
• Reduce household CO₂ emissions through provision of environmentally friendly products and services.

• 96% (Japan)
  Rate of containers and other packaging using sustainable materials: 3.9%

• Reduce usage of petrochemical-derived materials through the increased use of recycled plastic and biomass materials in products, containers and packaging.
• Continuously promote reduced use and reuse of plastic in products, containers and packaging.

Oral care habits: 310 million*

Spreading Awareness of Preventive Dentistry Habits

Japan:

• Began services supporting the oral care habits of corporate customers and children (Okuchi Plus You and Okuchi-iku)

Overseas:

• Conducted educational and awareness activities to promote the formation of good tooth brushing habits among kindergarten and elementary school children (implemented preventive dentistry habits)

Putting Preventive Dentistry Habits into Practice

Japan:

• Promoted greater frequency of tooth brushing
  37% of population brushed teeth after lunch (target for 2030: 50%)
• Promoted greater use of products other than toothpastes and toothbrushes
  38% of population used dental floss products (target for 2030: 50%)

*Source: Lion survey

• Increase range of products and services that promote the creation of better oral care habits.
• Reinforce educational and awareness activities aimed at establishing preventive dentistry and better oral care habits.
• Promote activities to address personal and social challenges through oral care(Inclusive Oral Care).

Cleanliness and good hygiene habits: 170 million*

Promoting and Establishing Cleanliness and Hygiene Habits through Educational Institutions

Lion Group:

• Conducted educational and awareness activities at preschools, kindergartens and elementary schools to promote hand washing habits
• Conducted hygiene educational and awareness activities through JICA in Bangladesh
• Conducted the My Bottle Sticker Drawing Contest (Expanded activities in the domain of establishing cleanliness and hygiene habits)

Japan:

• Conducted the Replay Project for Cleanliness and the My Bottle Campaign

*Source: Lion survey

• Provide products and services that support the establishment of hand cleanliness and hygiene habits in daily living.
• Provide new customer experiences in all aspects of daily living through the provision of products and services that protect customers from bacteria and viruses.
• Implement educational and awareness activities to establish cleanliness and hygiene habits in all aspects of daily living.

• Ratio of women in management ⇒ 30% or more
• Employees who feel that employees with diverse values are able to succeed professionally　⇒　80% or more

• Ratio of women in management: 24%
• Employees who feel so: 56% (Japan)

• Provide opportunities for employees to deepen their understanding of diverse values.
• Create systems and mechanisms for diverse human resources to succeed professionally.

• Introduce e-learning system and curriculum that meet the needs of overseas Group companies.
• Create mechanisms that will be used to provide content for learning opportunities on an ongoing basis.

• Employees getting dental checkups ⇒100％
• Absenteeism ⇒Improve from the 2021 level

• Employees getting dental checkups: 90% (Japan)

  Note: Calculation method under consideration (overseas）

• Absenteeism: 0.9% (Lion Corporation in Japan (Slightly up from 2021)

  Note: Calculation method under consideration (overseas)

• Use a self-administered daily oral care program and regular dental checkups to create an environment that enables all employees to implement a PDCA cycle and to provide information and learning opportunities regarding oral self-care.
• Provide opportunities for management to learn about checking the mental health of subordinates and for all employees to learn about caring for their own mental health.
• Improve health literacy by providing information that helps employees understand their own health conditions and future risks, as well as what preventative actions to take in their daily lives.

• Participation in safety education and training ⇒Implement as planned (100%) at work sites
• Compliance with occupational safety and health laws and regulations Serious accidents and incidents ⇒Zero

• Participation in training: 100% as planned
• Serious accidents and incidents: Zero

• Provide opportunities to learn about safety and disaster prevention, and implement activities to promote understanding of basic safety activities.
• Build mechanisms for exchanging safety information, and proactively disclose information on levels of workplace safety based on the management of records of occupational accident frequency.

• Human rights due diligence implementation
  Lion Group: 100%
  Suppliers: 87%

• Build a mechanism for addressing human rights issues.
• Identify material human rights risks and verify how those affected are negatively impacted.
• Execute and monitor measures for addressing human rights risks that have been identified.
• Proactively disclose status of response to human rights due diligence implementation.

• Procurement of third-party certified paper and pulp (FSC, PEFC, etc.) and palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives (RSPO, etc.) ⇒100%
• Procurement of third-party certified paper and pulp (FSC, PEFC, etc.) and palm oil, palm kernel oil and their derivatives (RSPO, etc.) from suppliers that support efforts aimed at zero deforestation ⇒100%

• Ratio of certified raw materials procurement

  Japan:

  Certified paper and pulp: 75%
  (item ratio)
  Certified palm oil and palm kernel oil derivatives: 99%
  (based on key raw materials)

  Lion Group:

  Certified paper and pulp: 20%
  (item ratio)
  Certified palm oil and palm kernel oil derivatives: 51%
  (based on key raw materials)

• Ratio of suppliers supporting zero deforestation

  Japan:

  54%

  Lion Group:

  41%

• Shared International VOC Report (Overseas, June and December 2023)
• Conducted two sessions of training to deal with online controversy and backlash (Japan, June 2023)
• Commenced active communication via social media (Japan, October 2023)

• Evolve the activities of customer response departments by steadily promoting three steps: Understand the current situation, formulate plans, and promote activities
• Create an environment for improving customer relationships and expanding the range of problem resolution methods.
• Create and implement a system for reflecting customer feedback in products and services.

• Build and raise awareness of a management system that includes overseas Group companies.
• Use a consistent format for investigating risks and implement countermeasures.
• Share information on progress of response through reports to the Board of Directors once a year.

• Participation in compliance education and training ⇒Implement as planned (100%) at work sites
• Serious compliance violations ⇒Zero

• Participation in training: 100% as planned
• Serious compliance violations: Zero

• Build and enhance a compliance system that includes overseas Group companies.
• Further inculcate compliance through ongoing implementation of management and employee training and questionnaires, etc.
• Improve Group-wide risk perception and accelerate risk response by designating compliance managers at overseas Group companies and building a global hotline.

• Disclosure of the results of the establishment and operation of the internal control system ⇒At least once a year
• Improvement in evaluations from external organizations ⇒Continuously improve from the 2020 onward

• Disclosed once
• Continued activities to maintain or improve evaluation compared with 2022

• Evaluate and disclose results of the operation of the current internal control system.
• Clarify status of establishment of internal control systems at overseas Group companies and evaluate their operation.
• Continuously and proactively disclose governance-related non-financial information.