Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd

Issues were then discussed by the Sustainability Promotion Committee* and approved at the Otsuka Holdings Board of Directors meeting. As a result, the material issues of the Otsuka group were determined to be: society (health, people, quality in all we do), environment (climate change, resource recycling and conservation, water conservation), and governance. [...] The Sustainability Promotion Committee promotes sustainability throughout the Otsuka group. The committee's responsibilities include discussing and deciding on the direction and plans for sustainability activities. The Otsuka Holdings director in charge of sustainability promotion serves as the committee chair. Committee members comprise group managers of departments relating to sustainability and the sustainability officers of each company.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Our Company's subsidiaries are participating in "Carbon Neutrality Action Plan" of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association of Japan (FPMAJ). FPMAJ has released a statement aimed at "Carbon Neutrality by 2050," which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero as a whole in 2050. Officials from our Company are participating as the working group members and ensure through regular meetings that the goals of the FPMAJ are aligned with our Company's climate change strategy.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes