Promotion Structure and Environmental Audit

Under the supervision of the Board of Directors, the Eisai Group has established the Eisai Environment and Safety Committee chaired by the Corporate Officer in charge of Sustainability and of General Affairs. The Committee deliberates and makes decisions on important agenda items related to environment and safety. In addition to promoting global activities such as the reduction of GHG emissions and efficient use of resources, the Committee contributes to the strengthening of activities to identify environmental risks in Japan and overseas and establish countermeasures to address these risks. Important environmental issues related to the entire Eisai Group that are discussed by the Committee are reported to the Sustainability Committee and the Growth & Operating Committee, the decision-making body for business execution, for discussion, resolution, and implementation. In addition, the Sustainability Committee regularly reports on the company's efforts toward the sustainability agenda to the hhc Governance Committee, which is comprised entirely of outside directors. Resolutions of the Eisai Environment and Safety Committee are shared with the Eisai Group companies in Japan and overseas at meetings of the Domestic Eisai Network Environment and Safety Conference and Global Eisai Net Zero Information Sharing Meeting, and the Group works together in addressing these issues.

Each operational site has established its own environmental management system and promotes environmental activities. The main production sites in Japan as well as the Suzhou Plant in China and Vizag Site in India have all obtained ISO 14001 certification and are conducting activities in accordance with the ISO standards, while also striving to raise environmental awareness through activities such as facilitating environmental education and training to address environmental risks. In addition to complying with environmental laws and ordinances, agreements, we periodically conduct internal environmental audits by a department specialized in internal auditing to identify and resolve issues.

Internal Audit

Environmental audits are conducted by a specialized internal audit function, the EHS Audit Group, Corporate Internal Audit Department. Internal audits include domestic and overseas Eisai Group companies and are conducted objectively from an independent standpoint. The fiscal 2025 audit was conducted at business locations of overseas and domestic group companies, and no urgent and critical issues were identified.

Operational Sites Certified under ISO 14001

ISO 14001-certified plants and companies undergo an annual external audit to confirm the effectiveness of their environmental management systems. ISO 14001-certified sites train internal auditors in-house and provide training to enhance their auditing skills. The results of internal audits are reflected in the continuous improvement of the environmental management system, leading to qualitative improvement of our environmental protection activities. In fiscal 2025, no serious problems were identified by the external audit organization.