【Sustainability Issues and Targets】

Updated: December 26, 2022

The Prestige International Group has set material issues (materiality) and targets to be addressed by 2030 in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We have identified approximately 50 risks and selected more important ones for our group.
Through the resolution of these materiality, we will contribute to creating a sustainable society.
Material issue (materiality)

Risks

Opportunities

Impact on business activities of business regulations governing
greenhouse gas emissions.
・ Increase in costs due to carbon tax and the reduction of CO₂emissions.

Create business opportunities, such as renewable energy, that
contribute to the mitigation of climate change.
・ Link business activities to the creation of community
environments that are easy for the next generation to live inthrough environmental conservation; community invigoration;and job creation.

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Environment

Natural Environmental Initiatives

・Damage to business activities caused by the occurrence ofabnormal weather.
・ Business continuity becomes impossible due to equipment
destruction caused by an earthquake, disaster, or facility aging.
・ Business continuity becomes impossible due to a pandemic.

Aim to achieve a 50% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2030 with thegoal of achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions by 2050.
・ Use resources effectively, save resources, save energy.
・ Promote measures to reduce CO₂ emissions arising from businessactivities.

Principal activities

SDGs contributed to・Switch company vehicles to electric cars (EV)Install solar panels at operational base facilities
Introduce carbon neutral gas

Retain existing customers and attain new customers by・ Formulate Business Contingency Plans (BCP) in anticipation of astrengthening supply systems to adapt to abnormal weather
major disaster occurring.
・ Ensure that employees can work with peace of mind by・ Strengthen disaster-prevention measures regarding
strengthening equipment/facilities in preparation for disasters asequipment/facilities.
・ Strengthen infection control measures.
well as creating systems prepared for unforeseen events

・Disaster Preparedness

Responses to risk・Formulate Business Contingency Plans (BCP)
Secure stockpiles at each operational base in preparation for a disaster
Secure disaster countermeasure equipment (transceivers, etc.)

Shortage of human resources due to absenteeism (absence orleave from work due to illness).
・ Decline in work efficiency due to coming in to work despite
being sick or having symptoms of illness and working whilefeeling unwell.

Newly recruit and establish excellent human resources.
・ Achieve business growth through improved work performance.

・Health and Productivity
Management(Promoting Health Awareness)・Based on our Health and Productivity Management Declaration,encourage employees to undergo health checkups as a presymptomatic measure and sponsor participatory events at all
operational bases.
・ Hold health-themed seminars and implement stress checks
・ In order to maintain health-consciousness across the entire Group,
apply for Health and Productivity Enterprise certification.
・Health and Productivity Enterprise 2022
(Large Enterprise Category) Certification
Measure hemoglobin of employees with anemia
Sponsor walking events at all operational bases
Introduce smart meals at in-hour cafeterias

Recruiting and securing human resources become difficult andbusiness opportunities are lost.
・ Young human resources disappear due to the decline of localcommunities.

The young generation becomes established through job creation,
leading to invigoration of local communities.
・ Community invigoration leads to new business opportunities.
・ Human resources become established through the provision ofdiversified working styles.
・ Providing children and students with skills in various fields leads
to long-term human resources training for the community
overall.

・・Future and Invigoration of Local
Communities/Job Creation

SSociety

Create jobs by establishing new operating bases.
・ As a symbol of our activities supporting women, establish
Aranmare women's sports teams in order to create anenvironment that enables members of the young generation toreturn to their hometowns with peace of mind.
・ Establish places for providing skills to children and students
Improve labor productivity and secure excellent human resources
・by creating a workplace environment in which work is rewarding.
・Create jobs by establishing new operating bases
Improve the in-house environment with cafeterias, studios, and otherfacilities
Operation of Orangery In-house Day-Care Center
Operation of Women's sports team "Aranmare"
Operation of "Aranmare Junior" organizations

Decline in service quality.
・ Stagnation of business growth.

Create new service areas.
・ Link creation of new service fields to business growth andcontinuity.

・・Future Technologies/ New Values

Develop original services utilizing DX of integrated operation ofaccident reception/road service and peripheral fields.
・ Endeavor to improve data management using DX.
・ Use the data accumulated by the system to develop client products
and engage clients.
・Premier Assist Direct(Patent No. 5828882)
Premier Call(Patent No. 5698858)
training AI CAST
(Trademark No. 6409870)

Business delays and continuity risks accompanying human rights
issues in business activities.
・ Deterioration of the work environment due to rampant
harassment (sexual harassment, power harassment, etc.)
・ Resignation by employees because of lifestyle changes;
occurrence of human resources shortages.
・

Human resources become established through the provision of
comfortable working environments and diversified working
・ styles.
Human resources training that incorporates lifestyle changes
promotes employees' growth.
・Promoting Women’sEmpowerment

Launched the Women Excite Project in order to create and improve
employment environments in which women can have dreams andplay an active role.
・ Strengthen systems for promoting respect for human rights anddiversity.
・ Realize work-life balance focusing on lifestyle changes particular towomen and enhance systems for providing employees withsupport for enhancing their capabilities.
・

Hourly Paid Leave System
JOB Return System
New Lifestyle Support System
Operation of Orangery In-house Day-Care Center
Director System
Femtech initiatives

Business continuity risks stemming from malfunctioning ofcorporate governance and/or internal controls or unforeseen・ losses.
Stagnation of business activities due to management・ team/officer reductions.
Decline in needs due to the obsolescence of business models.
・Strengthening Systems

Improve transparency of decision-making by establishing astrong governance system and establish a stable managementfoundation by responding to changes appropriately.
・ Gain stakeholders' trust with a stable management system.
・ Business growth/continuity
・Strengthen internal controls risk management.
・ Strengthen the corporate governance system.
・ Secure management team/officer personnel and skills.
・ Review business models regularly.
・Establishment of Nomination and Compensation Committee
Risk Management and Compliance Committee activities

GGovernanceRegularly review business models
The company's reputation declines and contracted work
decreases due to information leakages.
・ Continuing business activities becomes difficult due to system
failure.
・Information/Systems(Glossary)Continual implementation of compliance education

・Gain stakeholders' trust.

・・

Implement across-the-board security education for employees
Formulate Business Continuity Plans (BCP) matching the scale ofsystem failures.

Implement information security training
Formulate Business Contingency Plans (BCP)■ Operation of Orangery In-house Day-Care Center: Akita,Yamagata,Toyama,Yokote

ReturnSystem:A systemthatallowsemployees
returnwork
after
having
had
quit
jobs
after
becoming
ineligible
childcareleavebecause
they
have
been
employedlessthanoneyear.
■■JobJob
ReturnSystem:A systemthatallowsemployees
to toreturn
to to
work
after
having
had
to to
quit
jobs
after
becoming
ineligible
forforchildcareleavebecause
they
have
been
employed
forforlessthanoneyear.

■ Women's sports team "Aranmare": Akita basketball, Yamagata volleyball, Toyama handball

New
LifestyleSupport
System:Mother,
Father-to-be
SupportLeave,
Elderly
Care
SupportLeave,
SingleMother/FatherSupport
Allowance■■New
LifestyleSupport
System:Mother,Father-to-be
SupportLeave,
Elderly
Care
SupportLeave,
SingleMother/Father
SupportAllowance■ Aranmare Junior organizations (Yamagata, Toyama): sports teams for elementary and junior high school students

Director
System:A systemthatcreates
environment
whereemployees
easilylearn
aboutmanagerial
roles
and
responsibilities
andtakechallenges
beforebecoming
a manager.
■■Director
System:A systemthatcreatesananenvironment
whereemployees
cancaneasilylearn
aboutmanagerial
rolesandresponsibilities
and
take
onon
challenges
beforebecominga manager.

■ Hourly Paid Leave System: A system that flexibly accommodates employees' individual situations by enabling them to, for example, attend an event at their child's school without using an entire day of paid leave.

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