Materiality and KPIs

・ Continually contribute to the formation of a sustainable recycling-oriented society through the effective utilization of natural resources and enhancement of various recycling initiatives

・ Continuously provide customers with products and services that reduce various social and environmental risks, such as those represented by climate change and increased waste

・ Reduce the environmental impact related to the operation of all DOWA Group sites

・ Improve the work environment by preventing accidents and disasters, providing peace of mind to everyone working in the DOWA Group

・ Enhance human capital including the overall human resources and organizations of the DOWA Group by championing the successes of a diverse range of talent, strengthening human resource development, and adapting to diverse workstyles

・ Safeguard the human rights of all people associated with the corporate activities of the DOWA Group by conducting human rights risk assessments, promoting human rights training, and establishing remediation measures

・ Develop, maintain and improve high-level corporate governance

・ Ascertain risks to the DOWA Group and implement timely and appropriate countermeasures

・ Establish quality assurance systems, promote the digitalization of analysis and assessment, put in place mechanisms to prevent improper conduct,

and strengthen product quality assurance

・ Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO2, and drive enhancements to products and services that will contribute to society's

action on climate change

・ Utilize big data and digital technologies to transform organizations and workstyles

・Decline in demand for waste incineration attributable to the spread of recycling

・Changing social demands for resource extraction

・Expanded recycling by expanding the menu of waste treatments

・Developed resources in consideration of the natural environment and local communities

・Growth in demand for nonferrous metals associated with the shift to a low-carbon society (expansion of the market for metallic materials for renewable energy and battery materials)

・Increase in the value of recycled metals

・Decline in the demand for waste incineration resulting from the shift to a low-carbon society

・Decrease in the amount of waste generated resulting from population decline in Japan

・Promoting low-carbon waste treatment using biofuels and renewable energy sources

・Expanded waste treatment business in Southeast Asia

・Expansion in the range of waste to treat resulting from tightening of environmental regulations

・Increase in the volume of hazardous waste resulting from manufacturing of high-performance materials and products

・Development of alternative technologies in key application markets and associated changes in needs

・Continued aggressive research and development

・Diversified risk and stability of business performance through portfolio management

・Capturing new business opportunities by developing and expanding sales of new products and services in priority fields (automobiles, information and communications, environment and energy, and healthcare)

・Plant shutdowns due to weather-related disasters, increased facility management costs

・Introduction of carbon pricing (such as carbon tax)

・Set mid-term and long-term goals to achieve carbon neutrality

・Promoting renewal of energy-efficient equipment and energy conversion

・Growth in demand for nonferrous metals associated with the shift to a low-carbon society

・Strengthening competitiveness by balancing resource recycling and decarbonization

・Large earthquakes, typhoons, torrential rains, snowfall, spread of infectious diseases

・Implemented disaster prevention and mitigation measures, such as strengthening the seismic resistance of facilities and increasing drainage capacity

・Developed a business continuity plan

・Expanding opportunities for new orders as customers strengthen their BCPs

・Strengthening cooperation with local governments in preparation for large-scale natural disasters

・Threat to safety and health of employees

・Environmental accidents will lead to environmental pollution

・Promoting Group safety activities

・Strengthening risk assessment

・Establishing environmental management systems at major factories

・Earning society’s trust by achieving accident-free operations

・Achieving early restoration to fulfill supply responsibilities and earn customer trust

・Increased difficulty in securing human resources necessary for business continuity

・Missed opportunities to enter new businesses

・Extending the retirement age, reforming work styles, and establishing systems that allow for diverse and flexible work styles

・Expanding our human resource development system

・Promoting efficiency and labor savings through DX

・Serious quality defects or quality anomalies occur due to inadequate management

・Obtaining quality management system certification at major manufacturing plants

・Conducting supplier surveys and audits

・Gaining customer trust based on appropriate quality control

・Improving efficiency and certainty in analysis and evaluation with DX

・Leakage, falsification, destruction, etc. of confidential or personal information due to cyber-terrorism, etc.

・Operating information security systems

・Providing information literacy training for employees

・Improving production efficiency and cost reductions at production sites

・Realization of manpower savings by automation of clerical work