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Core Issues to be Addressed by the AS ONE Group

We recognize the various issues facing society, including climate change, low birth rates and population aging, COVID-19, technical innovation, health and welfare, and the need for disparity correction. We also support the sustainable development goals (SDGs). To respond to the risks and opportunities impacting our operations, we have positioned the following eight items as the priority issues to be addressed.

  • Awareness of the external environment
  • Awareness of the external environment
  • 1. Contributing to research and medical care

    We will contribute to the development of research and medical care by providing people, goods, services, and information in a timely manner to address issues that change with the times.
  • 2. Promoting EC2. Promoting EC

    The digitization of purchasing not only enables controlled purchasing and provides convenience, but also has a positive impact in terms of promoting paperless offices andwork style reforms. We will promote our e-commerce to contribute to society.
  • 3. Strengthening logistics management

    We will maintain a system that can stably handle annually increasing shipment volume and enable immediate deliveries. We aim to provide reliable logistics that allows customers to conduct transactions with peace of mind, including as it relates to efforts to reduce environmental impact.
  • 4. Supply chain4. Supply chain

    We will strengthen our supply chain to expand our product selection and enable optimal purchasing while also taking into account initiatives related to compliance and environmental impact.
  • 5. Quality

    In response to diversifying needs, we will provide original products and maintain a system that allows customers to use our products with peace of mind based on sound QMS.
  • 6. Environment

    While working to reduce our own environmental impact, we will contribute to environmental impact reduction by maximizing distribution as a hub for this industry.
  • 7. Diverse personnel7. Diverse personnel

    We will build a corporate culture and internal environment that respects the values of a wide variety of human resources and maximizes the power of human resources, our most important management resource.
  • 8. Corporate governance

    We will conduct corporate governance to enhance management fairness and transparency, comply with social norms, manage risks while taking on challenges, and promote the sustainable development of society and our business.

Core Issues to be Addressed by the AS ONE Group

  • Extracting issues
  • Extracting issues

In light of social issues such as climate change, declining birthrates and population aging, COVID-19, technological innovation, health and welfare, and the correction of disparities, and the Sustainable Development Goals, core members of the Medium-Term Management Plan Promotion Office, including the management team, and the Sustainability Management Office analyzed risks and opportunities influencing our business, including giving consideration to Group resources and our business platform, to extract issues that we must address.

  • Setting priority
  • Setting priority

Based on the opinions of the Public & Investor Relations Department, which is in charge of communicating with society, and external consultants, we categorized issues into two axes, stakeholder concerns and priority issues for AS ONE.

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stakeholder concerns and priority issues for AS ONE
  • Identify
  • Identify

Identify and decide on core issues through a resolution by the Board of Directors.

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