Community Involvement and Development
BasicPolicy

We will ascertain social issues from a global perspective and take useful action to resolve those issues
in pursuit of sustainable social development and sustainable business growth.

Long-Term Goals

Priority Initiatives●C ar r y ou t s eminar s and dial o g ue s
relating to social and environmental
issues at least twice a year

●Look into KohDoh that can promote thorough in-company understanding of and ability to contribute to internationalframeworks such as the UN Global Compact's 10 Principles and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)●Build co-creative relationships with research organizations, NGOs, NPOs and others to achieve sustainable social
development and begin taking measures(with Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments; Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, OsakaUniversity, etc.)■ The Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments
In recent years, as society's awareness of safety in cosmetics has risen, the need has
grown for a wider range of evaluative techniques that will enable the development ofsafe products.
Mandom has declared a policy of no animal experiments. As part of that, we presenttechnical information at meetings held by the Japanese Society for Alternatives toAnimal Experiments, and since 2008, we have subsidized research costs by offeringgrants every year for selected international research on alternatives to animalexperiments.
At the 30th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for
Alternatives to Animal Experiments on November 24, 2017,
our previous research grant activities were recognized for theirMandom Ofﬁcial Website

major contribution to the Japanese Society for Alternatives to

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Animal Experiments, and we received a Distinguished Service
Award from the society.

●Community Involvement andDevelopment： Approach toalternative to animal experiments

In April 2018, we began providing research grants for the three

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topics selected as our 11th (FY2018) research themes.

The Japanese Society for
Alternatives to Animal Experiments■ Joint Research Program with the Graduate Schoolof Pharmaceutical Sciences at Osaka University

In June 2015, Osaka University and Mandom established the Advanced Cosmetic
Science Joint Research Program at the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences atOsaka University.
The joint research program employs cutting-edge technologies from ﬁelds that haveseen remarkable growth in recent years, such as regenerative medicine, applying themto research the development of next-generation functional cosmetics and quasi-drugs.
Research results announced thus far are as follows.
●Discovery of Human Sweat Gland Stem Cells, and Successful In Vitro Regeneration ofSweat Gland-Like Structure●Three-dimensional observation of human sebaceous glands achieved, original sebum
secretion assessment method established●Establishment of a New Assessment Method due to Successful Numeric Quantiﬁcationof the Amount of Sebum Produced by Human Sebaceous Glands̶Demonstration
Using This Assessment Method of the Inhibitory Effect of Phytic Acid on Sebum̶Mandom Ofﬁcial Website
CSR Information●Community Involvement and Development： Joint Research Program with the Graduate School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences at Osaka University

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■ Educational Support Activities■ Personal Grooming Classes at Special Needs Schools and Facilities
Since FY2004, Mandom has been holding classes in personal grooming for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are soon tojoin the workforce, in order to support their self-reliance.
Our approach to these students is to treat them as ﬁrst-time users of cosmetics. We cover all aspects, starting with how to handle,use, and care for cosmetic items. We also communicate the clear distinctions between clean and tidy appearances expected withinvarious social contexts and "stylish" appearances. "Cleanliness" is a key concept in the classes.
These classes were held at eight schools and facilities in FY2017, with 184 participants.

■ Cooperation with "Trial Week" for Junior High School Students to Experience the Workplace
Since 1998, the Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education has been running a "trial week" program for junior high school students toexperience the workplace at local companies, and the Fukusaki Factory has accepted students from the program every year since it
was launched.
The purpose of trial week is to give junior high school students a variety of experiences in the local community̶involving theworkplace, welfare, and work/production̶and thereby help them learn about the community, develop a spirit of community life
and a sense of gratitude, heighten their independence, and otherwise develop their skills for living.
Through these trial week efforts, ties are deepened between schools, families, and local
communities, and by supporting character building and social independence of children in thesociety as a whole, this program is expected to grow into local community building centered onchildren.
In FY2017, four junior high school students expressed a desire to experience our workplace, and trial
week took place over ﬁve days at our Fukusaki Factory.

■ Efforts Together with the Nishimura International Scholarship Foundation
The Nishimura International Scholarship Foundation was established in 1999 by the former president of Mandom, Ikuo Nishimura.
The foundation awards scholarships to exchange students and invited teaching staff from countries and regions in Southwest,
Southeast, and East Asia in order to sustain academic learning, education, and research.
In addition to offering scholarships, the foundation provides the students with experiences during
their time in Japan, which can serve as future reference on production technologies, environmental
measures, and other topics. These include ﬁeld trips, summer studys, and a visit every year to tour
our Fukusaki Factory.
In FY2017, a total of 35 scholarship students (16 male, 19 female) participated from variouscountries and regions including Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia,and Mongolia.

■ Cooperating with the Super Global High School Project
We believe that cultivating global human resources is the foundation for supporting the sustainable development of society and thesound growth of our business going forward.
In FY2017, we cooperated with efforts by Osaka Prefectural Senri Senior High School and Kansai University Senior High School ̶designated schools of the Super Global High School (SGH) program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology.
For Osaka Prefectural Senri Senior High School, we cooperated with the SGH Fall Holiday Business/University Tour and Training,
and a meeting to present research results from "Investigations" inthe second year of the Global Culture Academic Study Course, aprogram of Senri Festa.
For Kansai University Senior High School, we cooperated with"O s a k a ﬁ e l d wo r k ̶A S p e c i a l C l a s s E x a m i n i n g S u s t a i n a b l e
Development Goals (SDGs)."
Mandom Ofﬁcial Website
CSR Information●Latest CSR Information: Article dated March 6, 2018 ( Japanese Only)
Article dated November 6, 2017 ( Japanese Only)
Article dated July 21, 2017 ( Japanese Only)

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Community Involvement and Development■ Overseas Initiatives■ BOP Business Development
Mandom Indonesia has been supplying products in smaller packs and smaller sizes as a business development strategy, thereby
providing goods at more affordable prices for consumers at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP).
The company is selling and marketing sachets of hair styling products for men such as Gatsby Water Gloss and Treatment HairCream, and for women, a Two Way Cake reﬁll that includes a makeup sponge for use as is for the popular makeup brand inIndonesia, PIXY. These products have gained acceptancefrom a wide range of consumers, including the BOP
segment and those living in rural areas.
Such products for the BOP market are being produced inIndonesia not only for domestic consumption but also forexport to the Philippines, Mainland Southeast Asia, and as
far away as Southwest Asia and Africa. Such products areuseful to local BOP consumers and will also help to expand
the local cosmetics market and distribution network.

* BOP Business : Sustainable business carried out in developing countries thattargets the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) ̶ consumers, producers,retailers or combinations thereof. The BOP segment of the populace refers tothe lowest level of the income/economic pyramid ̶ people whose annual
income is low and purchasing power parity is less than $3,000. This segment
accounts for about 70% of the global population, or 4 billion people.

■ Offering Practical Business Training in Indonesia with Board of Education Collaboration
Mandom Indonesia is offering practical business training in collaboration with local
boards of education at vocational high schools with a marketing specialization in
Jakarta and its environs (approx. 20 schools).
Students learn basic business skills and business etiquette through this training. To
learn about marketing, they spend several months running a school store, gaining
practical experience in everything from product stocking to selling.
After the training, Mandom employees are sent to each participating school to discusswith students what they learned. A contest with an award ceremony and other events
are also held.

■ Initiatives for Breast Cancer MonthFor Breast Cancer Month in October, we held a campaign for employees of Mandom Indonesia. During the campaign period, weprovided education on prevention and early discovery of cancer, and held an event called "Pink Talk" in collaboration with the Love
Pink Foundation active in Indonesia.
At Pink Talk, participants learned facts about breast cancer,
and with the cooperation of three breast cancer survivors
acting as instructors, learned the importance of playing anactive role in early discovery of cancer together with one's
family or partner.

■ Other CSR Activities in Indonesia
Our Indonesian consolidated subsidiary PT Mandom Indonesia Tbk (listed on theJakarta Stock Exchange in September 1993) carries out CSR activities that support
human rights, labor, the environment, and corruption prevention.
For details, please see the Mandom Indonesia oﬃcial website.
Mandom Indonesia Ofﬁcial Website
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