Contents

Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Sustainability Report 2023 | Transition to a Holding Company Structure | The TOPPAN Group’s Purpose & Values | Direction for the TOPPAN Group | The TOPPAN Brand Message

Sustainability Report 2023
Approach to Sustainability Disclosures

pages 158-159.

The annual Sustainability Report is a source of diverse

Publication Dates (English version)

information on the TOPPAN Group’s environmental, social, andgovernance (ESG) initiatives as a channel for transparent,Group and Company Names

Previous report, December 2022; Current report, December
2023; Next report, December 2024 (planned)

timely, appropriate, and accessible disclosures to TOPPAN
stakeholders of every type, from customers and shareholders toinvestors and business partners. We would like the report toenhance engagement with stakeholders by deepening theirunderstanding of our sustainability approaches and initiatives
around the world. The report is posted on the website ofTOPPAN Holdings.

Editorial Policy
The issuance of the Japanese version of this report in October

Guidelines Referenced・ International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000
standards

Toppan Inc. to TOPPAN Holdings Inc. The reporting period andscope and boundary of reporting are shown below.

Initiative Content Index” on pages 161-164.
version) issued by the Ministry of the Environment of Japanworking under the Financial Stability Board

TOPPAN Holdings Website

This report mainly covers activities in fiscal 2022 (from April

Investors Section

Sustainability Section

2022 to March 2023), though social, environmental, and● Securities reports

Scope and Boundary
Toppan Inc. and its entities consolidated for accounting
purposes. For details on the scope of the social and● Financial results, etc.

“Toppan Inc.”(“the Company”)

・E xpressed as “Toppan Inc.” or “the former ToppanInc.” in this report to distinguish it from TOPPAN
Inc. (with “TOPPAN” in all uppercase letters), oneof the three operating companies established after
the transition to a holding company structure.
・U sed when precise figures are required in thereporting of performance data, results, externalsubmissions, etc.

Positioning of This ReportNon-financial (ESG) Information

governance information on prior and later years is also included.

・I n reports on approaches, promotion frameworks,
policies, systems, activity results, performancedata, and so on, the activities conducted byToppan Inc. (previous entity) are described as theactivities of “TOPPAN” or of the “TOPPAN Group”
if they cover the entire Group.

・R efers to the entity known as “Toppan Inc.” before
the transition to a holding company structure.

・ Environmental Reporting Guidelines (fiscal year 2018・ Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

・I ncludes TOPPAN Holdings Inc. and the operatingcompanies of TOPPAN Inc. (new entity), TOPPAN
Edge Inc., TOPPAN Digital Inc., and other
TOPPAN Group companies.

*We use “TOPPAN Group” and “TOPPAN” for conveniencein this report, even though the “Period Covered” predates
the Company’s transition to a holding company structure.

we have referred to are listed in the “Global Reporting

Financial Information

Period Covered“TheTOPPAN Group”
or“TOPPAN”(“the Group”)・ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: The standards

2023 coincides with Toppan Inc.’s transition to a holding company
structure. The issuing entity has accordingly been changed from・T he collective name of the TOPPAN Group aftertransition to a holding company structure●R eleases and web pages related tosustainability● Sustainability activity reports

Sustainability Report 2023
Integrated Report 2023

environmental performance data, see the “List of Indicators

Contact Information
ESG Communication Department, Public Relations Division,
TOPPAN Holdings Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
Email: csr@toppan.co.jp

Note and Disclaimer on Future Outlooks
Statements on future matters are based on our assessments at the time ofpublication. Actual results may differ from forward-looking statements due
to shifts in social trends and other factors.
*Total values of aggregate data presented in this report may not exactly
match the sum totals of individual values, as decimals are rounded up ordown.

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