Sustainability Initiatives Based on the Daiichi Sankyo Group Corporate Conduct Charter

The Daiichi Sankyo Group is addressing sustainability issues through its business based on the Daiichi Sankyo Group Corporate Conduct Charter. The Daiichi Sankyo Group Corporate Conduct Charter defines principles to be practiced in all of the Company's activities in order to fulfill its corporate mission. Taking each of these principles seriously and complying with laws, regulations and rules, we act with the highest ethical standards and good social conscience appropriate for a company engaged in a business that affects human lives. Through this commitment, we strive to meet the diverse requirements and expectations of society to enhance our corporate value and thereby fulfill our social responsibility and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

The Sustainability Department promotes sustainability initiatives, such as those related to access to healthcare and environmental management, based on the global management structure, in collaboration with relevant group companies, units, and departments. To promote the activities, we also actively communicate with our various stakeholders, taking their evaluations of the Group to heart as we strive to live up to the expectations of shareholders in the Group’s business activities. Furthermore, we proactively disclose these activities so that they can be appropriate evaluated by various stakeholders.

Sustainability Management Promotion System

The Group has established clear decision-making procedures to promote sustainability management in all its business activities. 
 For matters related to human rights, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), non-financial information disclosure, and social contribution activities, the Global Corporate Strategy Sustainability serves as the secretariat, and a cross-organizational Sustainability Committee has been established. In promoting sustainability management, significant decision-making matters are first discussed by the Sustainability Committee. Based on these discussions, they are then reported to and discussed at the Management Executive Meeting, and important issues are subsequently reported to the Board of Directors.