###### Enhancing the Sustainability Promotion Framework\n\n Sustainability promotion encompassing myriad perspectives\n\n In April 2021, the Ajinomoto Group established the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC) as a subordinate body of the Board of Directors to pursue the enhancement of corporate value on a continuing basis from the perspective of sustainability. The SAC examines the Group's materiality items and vision, with a majority of its members comprised of outside experts with a broad range of knowledge and experience.\n\n Main roles of the SAC\n\nThe SAC reports to the Board of Directors after\nconducting investigations on the following in response to\nconsultations from the Board.\n1. \tMateriality from a long-term perspective (through the\nyear 2050) to be reflected in the materiality items and\nstrategy of Phase 2 of the Medium-Term Management\nPlan (fiscal 2023–2025)\n2. \tMateriality from a multi-stakeholder perspective and\npolicies for responding to environmental changes (risks\nand opportunities) associated with materiality\n3. \tAppropriate involvement in the creation of topics and\nsocial rules expected and required of companies in the\nyear 2030 and beyond\n4. \tGoals for the year 2030 and beyond related to the\ncreation of social value, including reducing environmental\nimpact and extending healthy life expectancy\n\nESG and sustainability framework\n\nScott Davis serves as the chair of the SAC. He is a\nprofessor of international business administration at the\nCollege of Business of Rikkyo University and serves as an\noutside director for a number of companies. Other\nmembers of the SAC include outside experts representing\nvarious fields, such as health and nutrition, well-being,\nemerging markets, next generation and ESG/impact\ninvestors, and officers of the Company including outside\ndirectors and the President & CEO.\nFollowing the launch of the SAC, we established the\nSustainability Committee as a subordinate body of the\nExecutive Committee. Based on materiality items\napproved by the Board of Directors (based on reports\nfrom the SAC) and the strategic direction indicated by the\nBoard, the Sustainability Committee identifies risks and\nopportunities that have a Group-wide impact and reflects\nthese in business strategy. In turn, it reports to the\nExecutive Committee and the Board of Directors.\n\n- \tTogether with the Sustainability Committee, it formulates policies and strategies, makes proposals to business plans from the perspective of sustainability, and\nfollows up on measures.