Sustainability Promotion Structure

Sustainability Committee

Chair	President
Deputy Chair	Executive officer in charge of sustainability (executive officer in charge of the Corporate Planning Department)
Members^*	General Managers of Divisions, General Managers of Administration Departments, General Manager of the Technology Division, General Manager of the Planning & Administration Department of the Technology Division, General Manager of the Engineering Division, General Manager of the Facilities Technology Department of the Engineering Division, heads of operational divisions in the Head Office The Chairman of the Board, outside directors, and Audit & Supervisory Board members attend as observers
Secretariat	Sustainability Department and Corporate Planning Department
Number of times convened	Two or more times per year (five times in FY2022)
Content of deliberations	Deliberation on revision or abolition of material issues, Vision for 2030, and the Sustainability Policy Deliberation and decision-making concerning important items related to annual plans and other sustainability promotion activities, and indicators for evaluating our level of achievement toward Vision for 2030 Regular evaluation of sustainability promotion activities reflecting issues and opinions obtained through engagement with stakeholders, and invoking of corrective measures Provision of information on sustainability promotion activities, exchanges of information, explanation of key measures, sharing of awareness, and setting of important themes related to sustainability activities In FY2022, the committee deliberated on progress toward Vision for 2030, standards for achievement and action plans for 2030, revision of the Sumitomo Metal Mining Group Policy on Human Rights, and establishment of the SMM Group Digital Transformation (DX) Vision, etc. The committee shared information on opinions and issues identified through engagement with stakeholders, grievance mechanisms, internal audits, and other means, and reflected this information in our sustainability activities. In particular, the committee made revisions to the Sumitomo Metal Mining Group Policy on Human Rights to reflect the opinions and requests of diverse stakeholders.
Board of Directors	Internal control and supervisory functions related to sustainability activities Deliberation, decision-making, and approval concerning sustainability activities, progress reports, evaluation of performance, review of activity plans for the following fiscal year, etc. In FY2022, the Board of Directors deliberated and resolved matters including establishment of the SMM Group DX Vision and revision of the Sumitomo Metal Mining Group Policy on Human Rights.

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