Editorial Policy and Selective Report Issues(Materiality)
This report is based on Version 3.1 of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)* international guidelines, and in keeping with theTEL Group's materiality which was clarified this time, the editorial policy is to report on the status of activities.
As a global company, the TEL Group complies with international CSR initiatives and regulations such as the United
Nations Global Compact and GRI, and social issues are checked against our own CSR management and managerial
resources, clarifying the selective report issues (materiality).

Step 1

Step 2Check social issues
Based on such guidelines as the 10
principles of the United Nations Global
Compact, seven core subjects of ISO
26000, and EICC—a code of conduct for
the electronics industry—reviews werecarried out by the seven CSR promotion
departments, and based on external
feedback, social issues were confirmed.

Check the relevance
between the size of theissues and business
Based on the relevance betweensocial issues checked in Step 1 andthe TEL Group's business, theimpact on society and issues with ahigh level of interest were identified.

Step 3

Inspect and review thevalidity of social issues

Based on the progress of initiatives
for issues and changes in societythat could affect business, thevalidity of establishing issues wasinspected, and reviews werecarried out when necessary.

List of selective report issues
IssuesOutlineMain stakeholders

Reference point

Shareholders
Investors

AnnualReport

Customersp. 10

Solid financialfooting

・Establish a strong financial footing

Information security

・Put in place a framework for preventing information leaks
・Safe and effective utilization of information assets

Governance/ethics
and compliance・Business ethics and compliance results

Shareholders
Investors

p. 8, pp. 10–11

Achieving workplaces
with vitality

・Create a workplace that achieves a good work-lifebalance for all employees

Employees

pp. 12-13

Development ofpersonnel

・Support the development of skills by employees
・Build a framework for development of skills

Employees

p. 13

Safety and healthmanagement

・Carry out safety activities for work, design, andeducation, etc.
・Create a comfortable workplace environment

Employees

p.12, pp. 14–15

Product quality

・Achieve high quality to obtain customer's trust・Achieve efficient and stable quality control

Customers

p. 16* See CSR Goals on pages 28 and 29 of this report for details about materiality| Glossary |6*Global Reporting Initiatives. International guidelines for improving quality, reliability and comparability of contents of CSR reports.

Stakeholder perspective

High

Selective report issues matrix

Conflict minerals
response

Energy-saving,
resourcesaving
products

Information
security

Solid financial
footing

Product quality

Reducing water
consumption

Supply chain
management

Governance/ethics andcompliance

Reducing waste,
recycling

Safety andhealthmanagement

Socialcontributionactivities
Conservation ofbiodiversity

Developmentof personnel
Achieving
workplaces
with vitality

Business continuity/growth perspective

IssuesOutlineHigh

Main stakeholders

Reference point
p. 17

Supply chain
management

・Optimization of the entire supply chain

Suppliers

Conflict minerals
response

・Improving the system related to the conflictminerals problem

Customers

Energy-saving,
resource-saving
products

・Promoting environmentally friendly product design
・Provide customers with environmental value

Reducing water
consumption

・Effective use of resources

Reducing waste,
recycling

・Preventing environmental pollution from waste
・Proper management and processing of regulated
chemical substances

Conservation ofbiodiversity

・Promoting initiatives for biodiversity conservationand improving the framework

Social contribution
activities

・Initiatives for the development of young people as future leaders・Supporting community-based citizenship activities
and revitalization efforts in response to local needs

Suppliers

Customers
Local community

Administrative organization

p. 17
pp. 20–22
p. 22

Local community

pp. 22–23

Local community

p. 19

Local community

pp. 24–26

Administrative organization

Administrative organization

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