Sustainability Promotion Structure

Sustainability Committee established to drive group-wide initiatives

Newly created Sustainability Committee led by the CSuO

Astemo established the Sustainability Committee in October 2024 to drive group-wide sustainability initiatives and generate integrated environmental, social, and economic value. The committee is chaired by the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO), with executives responsible for environmental, social, and other sustainability issues participating as members. In principle, the committee meets once per quarter; in FY2024, it convened twice.

The committee is responsible for formulating group-wide sustainability policies and strategies, monitoring the latest domestic and international sustainability trends, and overseeing initiatives by each business division and global function based on material issues. In addition, the committee reviews the resources required to advance each initiative and discusses the disclosure of information to internal and external stakeholders. Key topics discussed by the committee are submitted to and reported at the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors as appropriate, where they receive oversight and guidance from the Board.

The Astemo Group has also established the Sustainability Strategy Group.
This Group serves as the secretariat for the Sustainability Committee, supporting its operations while also overseeing and assisting with specific initiatives aligned with the group-wide sustainability policies and strategies.

The Astemo Group, centered on the Sustainability Committee, is steadily implementing plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycles for each initiative to continuously strengthen its sustainability management.

Sustainability promotion structure

Sustainability promotion structure

Key discussion topics of the Sustainability Committee

Timing Discussion topics
December 2024
(First meeting of FY2024)
  • Materiality and sustainability promotion structure
  • KPIs and action plans based on materiality
February 2025
(Second meeting of FY2024)
  • KPIs related to carbon neutrality and the circular economy
  • Action plans on cross-organizational themes, including environment, human rights, supply chain, human capital, and information disclosure
May 2025
(First meeting of FY2025)
  • Promotion structure for circular economy activities
  • Policy for preparing the sustainability report
  • Approach to ESG ratings and evaluation agencies
August 2025
(Second meeting of FY2025)
  • Strengthening carbon neutrality initiatives
  • Review of the human rights policy
  • Response to European regulations