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Materiality

Defining Materiality (Key Issues)
Efforts for SDGs

Defining Materiality (Key Issues)

In identifying our materiality, we remained mindful of “focusing on the customer” as stated in our Mission Statement and considered how to contribute to society and customers by solving issues, dividing the issues broadly into two groups: issues to be solved through business and issues for strengthening the business base. We will promote our future initiatives by using the newly identified and organized materiality as the basis of Suzuki’s sustainability policy. Following the formulation of the Mid-Term Management Plan, announced in February 2025, we performed a review of our current materiality (key issues) by giving consideration to changes in the environment surrounding our business.

Steps in defining materiality

Step 1	Identify issues by using various indicators specified in the ESG guidelines, such as the GRI Standards and SASB Materiality Map, as reference.
Step 2	Check their alignment with the issues specified in the Mid-Term Management Plan at the Corporate Planning Department and other sustainability-related departments.
Step 3	Check their adequacy and completeness by examining their significance from the perspective of stakeholders through engagement with ESG investors, environmental NGOs, and ESG rating agencies.
Step 4	Specify materiality by discussing the adequacy and completeness of the identified issues at the Executive Committee. Verify the significance of these issues depending on the nature of each, and confirm the appropriate method of disclosure.
Step 5	Discuss and approve the materiality at the Board of Directors.

Materiality matrix

Efforts for SDGs

The Suzuki Group supports the SDGs^* and will actively fulfill its responsibility to address issues where it can help to achieve goals through its business activities.

Suzuki has contributed to developing and popularizing environmentally friendly compact cars and creating jobs in emerging countries. Through business activities that take advantage of Suzuki’s strengths, Suzuki will help to solve social issues in tandem with generating profits. Suzuki aims to contribute to a sustainable society and achieve profit growth in a well-balanced manner.

* SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals): adopted by the United Nations in 2015.