Sustainability Advisory Council / Sustainability Committee

In April 2021, the Ajinomoto Group established the Sustainability Advisory Council as a subordinate body of the Board of Directors to pursue the enhancement of corporate value on a continuing basis from the perspective of sustainability. The Council is renamed Sustainability Advisory Council Second Phase and continues to discuss the ideal form of our Group regarding sustainability from a long-term perspective and a multi-stakeholder perspective, and report to the Board of Directors.

The Ajinomoto Group complies with the Ajinomoto Group Policies (AGP), which outlines the concepts and actions to be observed by each Group company, officers, and employees. We continue to improve internal control systems and control operations. At the same time, we strengthen systems, treating sustainability as an active risk and striving to enhance corporate value.

The Sustainability Committee was established in April 2021 as a subordinate body of Executive Committee. The committee works with the Risk Management Committee to select and identify risks and opportunities based on the direction set by the Board of Directors, making proposals to the Executive Committee. In addition, the committee formulates and implements the entire Ajinomoto Group’s sustainability strategy, and gives advice and supports business plans from a sustainability viewpoint.

The Ajinomoto Group complies with the Ajinomoto Group Policies (AGP), which outlines the concepts and actions to be observed by each Group company, officers, and employees. We continue to improve internal control systems and control operations. At the same time, we strengthen systems, treating sustainability as an active risk and striving to enhance corporate value.