The corporate social responsibility in the global supply chain has become increasingly important as the economic globalization and the increase in demand for resources in developing countries.

When procuring raw materials, the Oji Group is expanding its sustainability procurement practices, taking into consideration the environment and society.The Oji Group Supply Chain Sustainability Action Guidelines and Wood Raw Materials Procurement Guidelines are shared with each procurement department.In addition, we ask new suppliers to understand this policy before doing business with us, and when the guidelines are revised, we ensure that all suppliers are thoroughly informed, and we promote responsible and sustainable procurement based on these guidelines.
These guidelines are structured based on the internationally important principles (1) to (3) below.

1. (1) Compliance with laws and social norms, fair trade, and prevention of corruption
2. (2) Environmental considerations (coping with climate change, reducing environmental impact, preserving biodiversity, etc.)
3. (3) Consideration for society (respect for human rights, ensuring an appropriate working environment, etc.)
   Furthermore, in February 2024, we made some revisions to the content and requested suppliers to understand and practice the new guidelines, and we are progressing in collaboration.

In addition, for wood raw materials, we obtain traceability reports from all suppliers and use third-party audits to confirm that "procurement is conducted in accordance with the wood raw material procurement guidelines."

As the globalization of the business and supply chain of the Oji Group continues, it is necessary to place more importance than ever on Sustainability factors such as environmental consideration, labor environment and human rights, and to manage risks and to respond to improvement requests by understanding the actual situation, and to conduct procurement activities for this purpose. In addition, in consideration of the current social situation, the Environmental Action Goal 2030 includes the following statement: "We will conduct procurement in consideration of legal compliance, the environment, and society through risk assessment of suppliers in order to maintain corporate sustainability and the trust of stakeholders. In addition, as part of this initiative, we have conducted sustainability surveys for main suppliers since 2020.

The Oji Group has been promoting sustainability across our operations. As part of this commitment, we engage with leading platforms such as CDP and EcoVadis, which champion awareness and drive improvement through transparent information sharing.

Our subsidiaries, CENIBRA in Brazil and KANZAN in Germany, have been recognized with Gold ratings by EcoVadis, an evaluator of supply chain sustainability. This acknowledgment underscores our achievements in the four key pillars of sustainability: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.