Sustainability Management

We will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and leads to the sustained enhancement
of our corporate values through the practice of our Mission.

Sumitomo Pharma Group defines the practice of its Mission, "To broadly contribute to society through value creation based on innovative research and development activities for the betterment of healthcare and fuller lives of people worldwide," that contributes to the realization of a sustainable society and leads to the sustained enhancement of its corporate value as "Sustainability Management." We aspire to implement Sustainability Management through developing innovative products and healthcare solutions as well as respecting human rights, maintaining and reinforcing the corporate governance system, promoting work style innovation, diversity & inclusion, strengthening employee training and development, contribution to global health, and taking initiatives to improve access to medicines.

We have identified the Material Issues for our Sustainability Management and use them as a guide in the pursuit of Sustainability Management. We also consider the pursuit of Sustainability Management and contribution to the resolution of social issues as a way of contributing to the achievement of the United Nations' SDGs (sustainable development goals). We believe that addressing each of these Material Issues in a conscious manner will play a part in achieving the SDGs.

Mission

The Mission defines the significance of the Group's existence, promises and missions to society.

Values

We established Values that should be shared among all executives and employees, and share it as a basis for our decisions.

Declaration of Conduct

The Declaration of Conduct is a set of the code of conduct for implementation of our Mission. Managements and employees maintain a constant awareness of this Declaration as they carry out their corporate activities and work to improve corporate value by contributing to resolve social issues.

For more information on the Mission, Values and Declaration of Conduct, please see "Philosophy."

Material Issues

We have identified the Material Issues for contributing to society and achieving our sustained growth, prioritized them in the form of the Material Issues Map, and established Material Issues targets and KPIs to manage their progress.