Unicharm was founded in 1961. The year 2020 represents our 60th year in business, while February 2021 marks our 60th anniversary. On this important milestone, we have transitioned from “CSR Report” to “Sustainability Report”, bringing readers more in-depth stories about employees who are working hard on the various frontlines of our operations.

This report covers our initiatives across the entire value chain and future plans with regard to topics in the spotlight worldwide such as “climate change,” “responsible procurement,” “sustainability,” “biodiversity,” “human rights” and “preventing environmental pollution,” in an effort to provide stakeholders with a better understanding of Unicharm today. I held frank discussions on a number of occasions with members of the ESG Division involved in the editing process and examined how best to convey the “non-financial information” required by stakeholders. While this marks our first true sustainability report, by improving even the slightest each year, I hope to gain the understanding of stakeholders regarding Unicharm's vision of “sustainability.”