Material Issues

The Kureha Group aims to contribute to the development of society and improve its corporate value by leveraging its unique technologies and strengths to solve social issues.
In order to promote the creation of a system that links CSR initiatives to the maintenance and improvement of corporate value, we have identified material issues for the Group in fiscal 2016 and have been implementing the PDCA cycle.
As we launched our new mid- to long-term management plan, Toward Creating a New Future, in fiscal 2023, we have identified material issues that require particular focus in order to continuously improve the economic value of the Kureha Group and contribute to solving social issues, and have incorporated them into the plan. We have also reorganized our environmental, social, and governance issues to be addressed as "sustainability issues," and are promoting sustainability management integrated with our management policy and mid- to long-term management plan.

Material Issues and Sustainability Issues

Material Issues

Material Issues

Sustainability Issues

Sustainability Issues

Steps for Identifying Material Issues

The steps for identifying material issues and sustainability issues are as follows:

Step 1: Select issues

We comprehensively selected issues with reference to international guidelines, SDGs, and requests from stakeholders.
(Our corporate identity and policies, ISO 26000, and dialogue with stakeholders)

Step 2: Classify and organize issues

We organized the issues selected in Step 1, and for each issue, we examined its relationship to the value chain of our business activities and the stakeholders it affects.

Step 3: Consider our targets in fiscal 2030

In formulating the Group's medium- to long-term management policy for 2030, the management team and others considered its vision for society and targets for the Group as of 2030.

Step 4: Identity and approve material issues

The Sustainability Committee identified and the Board of Directors approved material issues, which are important management issues that require focus in order to continuously improve the economic value of the Group and contribute to solving social issues, based on our vision for society and targets for the Group as of 2030.
In addition, we reorganized the issues that the Group should address with respect to its impact on the environment and society as "sustainability issues," which were approved by the Sustainability Coordination Committee.
The structure for promoting sustainability, including material issues, is described on the Sustainability Activities page.