Framework for Sustainability Management

With a firm resolve to achieve sustainable growth by providing solutions to the needs of society through our business activities, the Kobelco Group is working to further enhance corporate value by fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities and addressing societal challenges through the provision of enhanced technologies, products, and services.

Our Group’s sustainability management is promoted by the Sustainability Management Committee and various other committees that serve as auxiliary bodies to the Executive Council. In fiscal 2025, we reviewed the structure of the subcommittees under the Sustainability Management Committee and established a new Sustainability Management Planning Subcommittee to further advance sustainability management. Additionally, we set up a new Sustainable Procurement Subcommittee, which undertakes procurementrelated activities that were previously handled by the CSR Subcommittee, to further enhance our supply chain initiatives.

In fiscal 2024, we strengthened the Board of Directors’ monitoring function by forming the Sustainability Management Meetings, comprised of all directors, as a forum to share understanding and exchange opinions on our Group’s major sustainability activities with executives, including those from business divisions, on a regular basis.