Toppan : Sustainability Report 2021

Sustainability Report 2021

Approach to Sustainability Information Disclosure

Toppan delivers diverse information on Groupwide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives around the world through transparent, timely, appropriate, and accessible disclosures to enhance engagement with customers, shareholders, investors, business partners, and stakeholders of every other type.

Guidelines Referenced

・International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000 standards

・Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: The standards Toppan has referred to are listed in the "Global Reporting Initiative Content Index" on pages 155-157.

・Environmental Reporting Guidelines (fiscal year 2018 version) issued by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan

Period Covered

This report mainly covers activities in fiscal 2020 (from April 2020 to March 2021), though information on prior and later years is also included in parts.

Scope and Boundary

Toppan Inc. and Group entities consolidated for accounting purposes. The information on personnel principally applies to personnel within Toppan Inc., the parent company. For details on the scope of the environmental performance data, see

the List of Indicators Assured by an Independent Assurance Provider shown on page 153.

Publication Dates (English version)

Previous report, December 2020; Current report, December 2021; Next report, December 2022 (planned)

Contact Information

Sustainability Promotion Department, Public Relations Division, Toppan Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)

Email: [e-mail]

• Total values of aggregate data presented in this report may not exactly match the sum totals of individual values, as decimals are rounded up or down.

Change of English Corporate Name

On June 29, 2021, Toppan changed its English name from "Toppan Printing Co., Ltd." to "Toppan Inc." to further advance the global development of the Group under the global brand "TOPPAN."

New English name

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Positioning of theSustainability Report 2021

Corporate Website

Financial Information Non-financial (ESG) Information

Investors Section	Sustainability Section
● Materials for briefings on	● Sustainability-related
financial results	releases and web pages
● Financial results, etc.	● Sustainability activity
	reports

Sustainability Report 2021

Integrated Report 2021

• Integrated Report 2021

https://www.toppan.com/en/ir/material/annual.html

In addition to financial information, Toppan's Integrated Report presents selected information on the Group's sustainability initiatives.

• Sustainability

https://www.toppan.com/en/sustainability/

Visit this page to see Toppan's Sustainability Report 2021 (PDF), sustainability performance data, and the latest releases related to sustainability.

• Sustainability Report 2021

This PDF discloses comprehensive information on Toppan's approach to sustainability, Toppan's framework for sustainability promotion, Toppan's sustainability activity results, and other aspects of the Group's sustainability initiatives. Toppan has reorganized its fiscal 2021 report according to ESG-based categories to present the Group's sustainability information in an easier-to-follow manner.

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C O N T E N T S

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CONTENTS

05-07 To Our Stakeholders

08-17 Toppan's Sustainability Initiatives

TOPPAN VISION 21

Toppan's Approach to Sustainability

Promotion Structure for Sustainability Initiatives

Material Issues of Focus in Toppan's Sustainability Initiatives Targets and Results in Addressing Companywide Materiality Issues Stakeholder Engagement

18-27 Special Reports

The Challenge of Contributing to the SDGs through Business

New Work Styles Driving Innovation

28-34Topics

Efforts to Address COVID-19 through Business Addressing Climate Change and the TCFD

35-36	On Materiality at Toppan
37-40	Recognition
	Inclusion in ESG Investing Indexes
	Awards and Recognition for ESG
41-97	Social		98-131 Environment		132-151 Governance
Employee Health & Safety / Work-Life Balance	Fundamental Approach to the Environment		Corporate Governance
Diversity & Inclusion	Mitigation of Global Warming		Strict Compliance
Human Asset Development	Building of a Recycling-oriented Society		Risk Management and Control
Total Quality Assurance	Control of Chemical Substances		BCP/BCM
Information Security	Pollution Control		Tax Governance
Universal Design	Biodiversity
Sustainable Procurement	Environmental Data
Human Rights
Social Contribution Activities

1. Toppan Group Business Outline
2. List of Indicators Assured by an Independent Assurance Provider
3. Independent Assurance Report

155-157 Global Reporting Initiative Content Index

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To Our Stakeholders

Driving sustainability management to generate solutions and value for global society

Hideharu Maro

President & Representative Director

Toppan Inc.

Let me express my sincere gratitude to our stakeholders for their ongoing support of the Toppan Group.

First of all, I would like to extend my heartfelt sympathy to everyone affected by COVID-19.

There is still no end to the prolonged pandemic in sight, even with the vaccination rollouts underway. In the face of this unprecedented crisis, we at the Toppan Group have set up a crisis management team to take every possible measure to ensure the health and safety of our employees. Their work plays a major role in society by supplying daily necessities and maintaining basic social infrastructure. I am very proud of the many employees around the world who have gone to great lengths to maintain production and fulfill their responsibilities in these difficult times, with the repeated emergency declarations being issued in Japan and other parts of the world. The pandemic has reinforced my conviction that Toppan plays an integral role in society and that our employees are a force that supports society.

Sustainability-the Very Foundation of Our Business

From our first days in business in 1900, we have been committed to contributing to the sustainable development of society by propagating printing technology. Under our corporate philosophy of contributing "to a fulfilling lifestyle as a mainstay of information and culture" for more than a century, we have delivered various forms of value to society in a steadily diversifying range of businesses linked with the most advanced printing technologies. Based on our distinctive printing technologies, we currently operate businesses in three fields: Information & Communication, Living & Industry, and Electronics. The Toppan Group has a global customer base of more than 20,000 companies, a manufacturing base of 140 locations, and a human asset base of some 52,000 employees (on a consolidated basis).

Working at this monumental scale, we develop manifold business enterprises around the world and engage with customers, business partners, employees, and various other stakeholders. The Toppan Group is widely and deeply involved in society as an essential supporter of people's lives in the fields of food, clothing, and housing. As the President &

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