A Message from our Director In-charge of Sustainability

Amid an uncertain social climate fueled by geopolitical risks, social issues such as global-warming-induced climate change have intensified, bringing somewhat dizzying changes to the Nippon Kayaku Group’s operating environment. Such changes present new opportunities and issues for our Group’s business, with the heightening uncertainty of recent times making the promotion of sustainable management more crucial than ever.

In order to realize our corporate vision of: “Continuously providing society with the best products through ceaseless progress and the combined forces of our consciences,” we have identified the key management issues for our Group to tackle in “KV25 Materiality”. The current drafting of our next Medium-term Business Plan will see us reassess materiality in pursuit of corporate growth and further sustainability promotion. We will also fix a management strategy fusing both financial and non-financial elements, linking it to sustainable growth and improved medium-to-long-term corporate value.

Recent years have also seen, both domestically and internationally, accelerated developments concerning the information disclosure framework for sustainability-related disclosure requirements. These developments express an understanding of the high interest shown in sustainability by both stakeholders and society. We shall thus, in our dissemination of sustainability-related information, deliver accountability over process and results and, through highly transparent information disclosures, aim to meet stakeholder expectations and requirements while continuing to fulfil the role of a business commanding society’s trust.

June 2025

Shinji Inoue
Member of the Board
Managing Director