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UNITIKA CSR Report

Message from the President

Corporate Governance

Unitika aims to be a company
with a clear social presence that contributes positively
to the environment and to people's lives.
Under this management vision the Unitika group will
implement ongoing corporate governance initiatives.

Basic Policy for Corporate Governance

Through our management philosophy of contributing to society by connecting people's lives to technology, we at the Unitika Group aim to be a company with a clear social presence. We strive to achieve stakeholder-focused management by pursuing governance strategies that include the enhancement of legal compliance and risk management and the timely and appropriate disclosure of information, and the implementation of rapid decision making. The Unitika Group considers that its pursuit of the creation of a management system focused on these goals will allow it to maximize corporate value amidst the globalization of the business environment.

Implementation

Unitika employs an Executive Director System that clearly distinguishes operational decision-making and supervisory functions ('governance') from business execution functions ('management'). At the same time, we also use a system wherein directors also serve as executive officers in order to enhance coordination between directors and executive officers and improve the agility and effectiveness of management.
We have positioned the Board of Directors as a governance organization focused on management decision-making and supervision. Meanwhile, we have established the Management Strategy Council, which is responsible for the early identification of management issues, the streamlining and acceleration of policymaking and implementation, and the appropriate and timely implementation of policies and measures, in addition to facilitating more in-depth discussions amongst directors on policies and issues pertaining to all aspects of the Group's management.
While we have already established Authorization Regulations that set forth provisions regarding the execution of business, we employ a decision-making system in which items of business of particular importance are discussed and deliberated on in advance by the Management Strategy Council before consulting the Board of Directors.
Our internal control system can respond at the appropriate time and consists of a variety of organizations including the CSR Office, which is staffed by ten permanent employees and is the body primarily responsible for gathering information from within the company and the group; the Compliance Committee, which is chaired by the President; and whistleblower contact points both inside and outside the company.
Furthermore, we work to educate our staff regarding legal compliance by conducting suitable training through the CSR Office and distributing the Unitika Action Charter and the Unitika Action Standards to all group employees in addition to other initiatives.