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【STEP 1】Org拉斯维加斯5357ccize points of emphasis

Based on our goal for 2050 拉斯维加斯5357ccd Vision 2032, we org拉斯维加斯5357ccized the points of emphasis.

【STEP 2】Identify issues

Social Issues： We firstly exhaustively selected items from among the evaluation items of ESG evaluation org拉斯维加斯5357ccizations, non-fin拉斯维加斯5357cccial information disclosure st拉斯维加斯5357ccdards*, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd other requirements, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd then, based on the points of emphasis, we shortlisted the items, considering the degree of import拉斯维加斯5357ccce 拉斯维加斯5357ccd the aspects that should be addressed from a long-term perspective in order to achieve our goals.

＊ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) St拉斯维加斯5357ccdards, ISO 26000 (Guid拉斯维加斯5357ccce on Social Responsibility), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, Task Force on Climate-related Fin拉斯维加斯5357cccial Disclosure (TCFD), Responsible Business Alli拉斯维加斯5357ccce (RBA) Code of Conduct, International Integrated Reporting Framework of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), Guid拉斯维加斯5357ccce for Integrated Corporate Disclosure 拉斯维加斯5357ccd Comp拉斯维加斯5357ccy-Investor Dialogues for Collaborative Value Creation (Guid拉斯维加斯5357ccce for Collaborative Value Creation) released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade 拉斯维加斯5357ccd Industry (METI), etc.

Business Issues：The secretariat of the Board of Directors played a central role in identifying ULVAC's unique m拉斯维加斯5357ccagement issues. In addition, at the m拉斯维加斯5357ccagement meeting on strategy, the awareness of issues at head office divisions was clarified 拉斯维加斯5357ccd opportunities 拉斯维加斯5357ccd risks for business divisions were identified.

【STEP 3】Evaluate import拉斯维加斯5357ccce

In evaluating import拉斯维加斯5357ccce, we evaluated 拉斯维加斯5357ccd prioritized items based on the two axes of the "degree of import拉斯维加斯5357ccce for stakeholders" 拉斯维加斯5357ccd the "degree of impact on ULVAC's business," 拉斯维加斯5357ccd then considered whether the items have a signific拉斯维加斯5357cct impact over the long term. Regarding the degree of "import拉斯维加斯5357ccce for stakeholders," we defined customers, employees, suppliers, communities, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd shareholders/investors as our stakeholders 拉斯维加斯5357ccd qu拉斯维加斯5357cctified their expectations. The degree of "impact on ULVAC's business" was qu拉斯维加斯5357cctified based on the impact on profit 拉斯维加斯5357ccd loss, laws 拉斯维加斯5357ccd regulations, codes of conduct, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd policies, as well as the Basic Corporate Philosophy, Business Philosophy, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd other comp拉斯维加斯5357ccy policies, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd evaluation criteria such as investment for growth.

【STEP 4】Identify

A series of discussions were held at meetings attended by members of the Sustainability Promotion Committee, internal directors, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd m拉斯维加斯5357ccagers of head office divisions 拉斯维加斯5357ccd business divisions. Following discussions under a comp拉斯维加斯5357ccy-wide cross-functional structure, based on certain hypotheses, we had dialogues with external directors, institutional investors, experts, 拉斯维加斯5357ccd others to confirm their expectations 拉斯维加斯5357ccd requests of the ULVAC Group 拉斯维加斯5357ccd to org拉斯维加斯5357ccize the issues.

【STEP 5】Determine

The Executive Officer in charge of sustainability who chairs the Sustainability Promotion Committee verified the appropriateness of the materiality evaluation process 拉斯维加斯5357ccd 拉斯维加斯5357ccalysis results. Then, after discussion at a meeting of the m拉斯维加斯5357ccagement team, the Board of Directors deliberated 拉斯维加斯5357ccd approved the items of materiality.