Human Resources Management

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Management System

Policy and Basic Approach

Corporations today are questioned about how they can contribute to building a sustainable society. The Mitsui Chemicals Group is committed to creating the values that society requires, and the key to achieve this is human resources. Valuing individual employees is also important so that the company and employees each inspire the other on an equal relationship to create a better future together. Aiming to realize this, we set the simultaneous goals of “Sustainable growth of the Mitsui Chemicals Group” and “The happiness and self-fulfillment of our employees.” We plan to build an organization that always keeps learning and pushing its boundaries, driven by the full exertion of individual employees’ potential abilities. In this way, we will create our long-term competence.

The Mitsui Chemicals Group set out its Human Resources Management Policy to demonstrate its approach to both employees and stakeholders. Based on the Action Guidelines, this Policy states our principles which are positioned and applied as the foundation of human resources measures across the entire Group. The Human Resources Management Policy is disseminated across the Group in Japanese, English, and Chinese.

Human Resources Management Policy of the Mitsui Chemicals Group

1. "Always Act in Good Faith"

The Mitsui Chemicals Group will require employees to "act in good faith" as stipulated in "The Action Guidelines," highly appreciate such employees and offer an appropriate environment for them to give full rein to their strengths.
Mitsui Chemicals will comply with all labor and employment laws wherever it operates.
Mitsui Chemicals will disclose its rules and operate fairly and with justice according to the rules regarding recruiting, assignment, training, evaluation and compensation of employees without any discrimination against gender, race, nationality, age, religion and disabilities.

2. "Maintain a High Regard for People and Society"

Mitsui Chemicals will require employees to "have a high regard for people and society" as stipulated in "The Action Guidelines," highly appreciate such employees and offer an appropriate environment for them to give full rein to their strengths.
Mitsui Chemicals will protect employees' safety and health in the workplace.
Mitsui Chemicals does not tolerate any form of harassment, and in turn supports and respects the protection of human rights.

3. "Dream-inspiring Innovation"

Mitsui Chemicals will require employees to have the following attitudes and engage in certain behavior in order to pursue the dream-inspiring innovation as stipulated in "The Action Guidelines," highly appreciate such employees and offer an appropriate environment for them to give full rein to their strengths:

To take on challenges unflinchingly with full trust in our potential without fear of failure.
To create novel value by enhancing our sensitivity.
To consider and act proactively based on the actual data and facts at the workplace.
To aim to be world-class professionals with a global view.
To develop the future generation by passing on our experiences and technologies.
To integrate individual strengths into the organization through active communication.

We established Core Values^* as leading action guidelines to capture the spirit of all employees working at Mitsui Chemicals Group sites all around the world and to act as a unifying force, ensuring that we are all working toward the same goals. The “spirit of challenge," “respect for diversity," and “teamwork" established in the Action Guidelines are each connected to the three core values of Challenge, Diversity, and One Team.

4. Mitsui Chemicals, based on the aforementioned, will conduct Human Resources Practices under the following policies:

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	Toward sustainable growth of the Mitsui Chemicals Group	Toward the happiness and self-fulfillment of employees
Organization	We flexibly design and form organizations to achieve our management and business strategies, appropriately allocating jobs (positions).	We form organizations and allocate people to make the best of each individuals’ motivation, competency, and capability.
Recruiting	We employ human resources with diverse expertise and values who can contribute to the sustainable development of the organization.	We offer job opportunities equally to individuals who have the work motivation, capability, and diverse values sought by the Group.
Assignment	We actively employ human resources who have high potential to achieve fruitful results (the right person in the right position).	We allocate employees to maximize their motivation, career ambitions, and expertise.
Human Development	With a long-term perspective, we develop global experts and managerial human resources.	We offer various constructive training opportunities to develop employees’ expertise and management literacy globally, and support their self-reliant career development.
Evaluation	We appropriately evaluate each individual’s achievement and encourage their further growth through timely feedback.	We evaluate employees in a fair and objective manner to enhance their motivation and capabilities.
Compensation (Remuneration)	We aim to achieve a competitive compensation standard in the global market.	We aim to achieve a competitive compensation standard in the global market to secure motivated and capable human resources.

We also strive not to violate minimum wage regulations and working hours regulations on the basis of the laws and regulations stipulated by each country and region.

*Core value:
Core value is to capture the spirit of all employees working at the Mitsui Chemicals Group sites across the world and to act as a unifying force, ensuring that we are all working toward the same goals.

Challenge	To encourage employees to challenge the status quo actively and openly.
Diversity	To learn about the cultures and histories of others to deepen understanding of each person’s personality and ethnicity and make the most of this understanding for Mitsui Chemicals Group’s growth.
One Team	To unite our minds and efforts regardless of different positions, generations, genders, nationalities, organizations, and regions.

System and Responsible Officers

VISION 2030 starts in April 2022, and the Mitsui Chemicals Group has installed a new CHRO^*1 in the Group’s HR management structure and adopted a chief-officer system to enhance accountability and further drive reform global Group-wide.
As the highest-ranked officer of HR management, CHRO will not only devise and carry out HR strategies, but also organize and spearhead all HR activities to ensure human capital management, such as by acquiring the personnel and organizational capabilities needed to achieve management plans.
The idea is to continue to devise and carry out HR strategies and HR practices integrated with medium- and long-term management plans and business strategies, as well as to boldly invest and redistribute investments into human capital in a more timely manner global Group-wide, to accelerate business portfolio transformation under the CHRO system.
As for head office functions, we have installed Senior HRBP^*2 as a partner to the HR management team and the management. This enables us to monitor and share the progress of management strategies in business sectors and functional divisions in a timely manner. Based on this understanding, we have been driving effective HR practices after reviewing HR strategies every year.
We have also organized a global CoC^*3 system that includes HR representatives from Japan, Europe, the Americas, and Asia to devise and launch HR strategies and HR practices on global Group-wide levels, revolving around five functions: 1) Talent management, 2) Organizational and human development, 3) Global compensations and benefits, 4) Global platform & analytics, and 5) Global recruitment and branding.
The measures are shared and implemented by Regional HR Divisions, and the management and HR department in domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. We also periodically share and discuss the progress of mutual HR practices with the representatives of Regional HR Divisions and domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates.
The measures critical to business are discussed by the company-wide and divisional Key Talent Management Committee. The Key Talent Management Committee develops future management candidates, as stipulated by the Management Committee and described in the Corporate Governance Guidelines.

*1CHRO:
Chief Human Resource Officer

*2HRBP:
Human Resources Business Partner. As the partner to the divisions and corporate heads, CHRO will drive the formulation and execution of HR strategies and HR practices integrated with various business strategies and functional strategies.

*3CoC:
Center of Competence. A designated HR function to oversee the entire group.

Human Resources Management System

*Comprehensive regular meetings for HR officers from each company in the region (the Americas, Europe, China, and Asia Pacific) to exchange information and promote HR measures specific to each region. The meeting frequency varies depending on the region.

The state of compliance of HR management at sites and affiliated companies is being checked regularly with internal audits conducted by the Internal Control Division.

Goals and Results

Key Talent Management

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KPI	Scope	FY2021			FY2022	FY2030 (Medium to Long-term)
KPI	Scope	Goals	Results	Level Achieved	Goals	Goals
Successor coverage rate for critical positions	Mitsui Chemicals Group	─	233%	─	235%	250% (FY2025, FY2030)

Diversity

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KPI		Scope	FY2021			FY2022	FY2030 (Medium to Long-term)
KPI		Scope	Goals	Results	Level Achieved	Goals	Goals
Executive officers with diverse backgrounds		Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.	─	Number of executive officers with diverse backgrounds: 3 (including 1 woman)	─	Diversity rate of future executives: 20%	Number of executive officers with diverse backgrounds ≧10 (including at least 3 women)
Women in management positions (manager-level or above)		Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.	5%	4%	✕	6%	15%
Percentage of women among regular recruitment	Career-track administrative positions	Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. registered employees	40%	47%	○	40%	40% or more
	Career-track technical positions		20%	18%	✕	25%	25% or more
	Skilled staff (mainly factory operators)		7%	5%	✕	10%	10%
Ratio of employees with disabilities			2.4%	2.5%	○	2.4%	─

*The past regular recruitment data posted on this website is based on the data of employees who joined the company in the applicable fiscal year. Therefore, the numerical values may differ from those on the Action Plan for Women’s Empowerment in the Workplace II, which shows the overall number of employees expected to join the company in the next fiscal year.

Employee Engagement

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KPI	Scope	FY2021			FY2022	FY2030 (Medium to Long-term)
KPI	Scope	Goals	Results	Level Achieved	Goals	Goals
Engagement score	Mitsui Chemicals Group	36% or more	34% (Previous survey 31%)	✕	Percentage of improvement plans on FY2021 survey carried out: 100%	40% (FY2025) 50% (FY2030)

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