The Risk and Crisis Management Committee establishes the management system and activity guideline for risk and crisis management. Divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates conduct risk management by ascertaining and evaluating risks, and formulating and implementing countermeasures based on the activity guideline. In addition, when a crisis arises an Emergency Response Team is launched corresponding to the severity of the emergency to promptly and appropriately address the crisis in order to minimize physical damages and financial losses. These efforts are reported to the Management Board and the Board of Directors at regular intervals and other times as needed.

The Risk and Crisis Management Committee and the Management Board have defined 14 main risks of special importance as risks that could negatively impact our sustainable and profitable growth, and the contributions we make to the sustainability of society through our business activities. The managing divisions have established response policies for these risks and are managing their progress. Of these main risks, we designate risks that would have a particularly large impact on our management and that we need to strengthen our response to as "corporate risks." Once a year, the Management Board selects risk themes and risk owners (persons responsible for response to themes: Executive Officers) based on internal and external risk analysis and informational interviews with management. The risk owners establish response teams to continue examining the risks, and the Risk and Crisis Management Committee meets four times a year to manage their progress.