Materiality

Looking at the environment surrounding companies, there are a wide range of social issues, including environmental issues such as climate change and resource depletion, as well as labor load issues in the supply chain and human rights issues.
In order for the Calbee Group to continue its economic activities in the future, it is necessary to recognize and evaluate the impact on corporate activities based on these various social issues, and to clarify the management issues that need to be addressed.

The Calbee Group's core strategy for sustainability management is to tackle priority themes determined in terms of materiality.
Materiality was identified in May 2020, and the Sustainability Committee plays a central role in promoting it. Each subcommittee is responsible for implementing strategies.
Materiality was identified in two aspects: the level of importance to stakeholders and the level of importance to the company.
However, changes in the external environment that may affect the Calbee Group's sustainability management are occurring, such as the spread of a new type of coronavirus infectious disease, changes in the Ukrainian situation, severe disasters caused by global warming, and the increasing need for biodiversity initiatives that are integral to climate change.
For this reason, we reviewed the 2022 materiality and re-identified five new materiality issues.

• Materiality Map
• Sustainability Management Promotion Framework
• Materiality identification / review process

Materiality Map

Importance to Calbee
Importance to stakeholders		Achieving carbon neutrality Reducing environmental burden from plastic Advancing the cyclical economy	Ensuring food safety Supporting healthy lifestyles Sustainable production of ingredients Responsible procurement that respects human rights and the environment Distribution that is kind to people and the environment
		Responding to work-style diversity (changes due to declining birthrate and aging population and the pandemic)	Preservation of natural capital Providing new value in response to diversification of consumers Promoting diversity & inclusion
		Contributing to local community

• Contribute to healthy and diverse lifestyles
• Progress of sustainable agriculture
• Co-create a sustainable supply chain
• Caring for the earth
• Promote active roles for all employees based on diversity

Sustainability Management Promotion Framework

In December 2019, we established a Sustainability Committee including an external expert as advisor. The Sustainability Committee determines the Calbee Group’s materiality, discusses and reviews the roadmap for the priority themes promoted by the subcommittees, and reviews the status of progress on them. The results of these activities are regularly reported to the Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

Report

Sustainability Committee

Theme identification and monitoring

Strategy determination and progress reports

Subcommittees for each priority theme (promote strategy execution)

Priority Themes and Major Measures Based on Materiality

• Targets and results of product food loss reduction are for the Calbee Domestic Group excluding Calbee Kaitsuka Sweet Potato,Inc. and other indicators are for Calbee, Inc.
• *1 Standard values for nutritional labeling
• *2 Food education activities such as calbee snack school, factory tours, and confectionery contests

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Priority Themes and Major Measures Based on Materiality

Materiality identification / review process

Materiality identification / review process are described below.

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