Third-Party Assurance

Fiscal 2021 social and environmental performance indicators marked with at the section “Sustainability” (former CSR) on our website has received third-party assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. in order to enhance the reliability of the information.
The calculation criteria for social performance indicators that have received third-party assurance are described in the table and graph at the webpage “Health, Safety, and Welfare of Employees.” The calculation criteria for the environmental performance indicators that have received third-party assurance are described in the figure at the webpage "Environmental Goals and Performance" and the table “CO2 Emissions by Category (Scope 3)” at the webpage “Contributing to Building a Low-carbon Society.”