Sustainability Management Messages
TOP COMMITMENT
Sumitomo Rubber—Embarking on a New Era.
The Twin Pillars of Structural Reforms and Growth Strategy
Satoru Yamamoto Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
President and CEO,
Representative Director
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Progress of the Mid-Term Plan
A Firm Commitment to Follow Through
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Instilling Our Philosophy
Realizing Our Purpose “Through Innovation We Will Create a Future of Joy and Well-Being for All”
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Formulating a Long-Term Corporate Strategy
A Long-Term Corporate Strategy Built Around the Key Theme of “Strong Resolve and Bold Challenge”
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Accelerating Innovation
Promoting Innovation Initiatives Across All Departments
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Promoting Sustainability Management
Maximizing Social Value and Customer Value Based on Material Issues
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To Our Stakeholders
“There Is No Need to Fear Failure That Comes with Taking on Challenges”—Striving to Create Compelling Value
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A Message from the Executive Director in Charge of Finance
Naoki Okawa Director and Senior Executive Officer
- Key Achievements from 2024 to First Half of 2025 and Future Prospects
- Shift from Defensive to Aggressive Management
- Measures to Realize Management that is Conscious of Capital Costs and Stock Prices
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Cross Talk: Sustainability, Human Resources, and Finance
Placing Sustainability at the Foundation of Our Long-Term Corporate Strategy to Drive Our Future
Shinji Araki General Manager of Accounting & Finance HQ
Hitoshi Hino Executive Officer
Head of Corporate Planning and Global New Site Project (Responsible for Sustainability, DX, Cybersecurity, PR)
Yasuaki Kuniyasu Director
Senior Executive Officer
Supervising Human Resources & General Affairs, BX, Sustainability, Corporate Strategy, DX, Innovation, and Automotive System Business
Yuji Tokumo Executive Officer
General Manager (Department Head) Human Resources & General Affairs HQ Business Transformation HQ
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The Significance of Sustainability Management in the Long-Term Corporate Strategy
A Sustainable Growth Foundation that Underpins Aggressive Management
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Reflections on Sustainability Management
New Challenges And Value Creation Built on a Solid Foundation
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Post-2025 Initiatives
New Business Domains Unlocked by Sustainability Management
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Employees Roundtable Talk: Future Factory Project for Better Workplaces
Aiming for a Factory Where Everyone Wants to Work
Yusuke Okamoto Assistant Manager of the Izumiotsu Factory Production Section
Kei Kohara Plant Manager of the Miyazaki Factory
Aiko Okuma Manager of the Nagoya Factory Quality Control Section
- Issues Faced at Tire Manufacturing Sites
- Building on the Success of the Predecessor Project and Taking on Challenges for Reforms Toward a “Future Factory”
- The Most Difficult Challenge Is How to Respond to the Different Issues at Each Manufacturing Site
- Toward the Realization of Our Vision Reforms for the Future Taken on by Head Office and Manufacturing Sites
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Roundtable Talk on DE&I
True DE&I Enables Individuals to Shine and Demonstrate Their Full Potential
Satoru Yamamoto President and CEO, Representative Director
Mari Sonoda Outside Director
Asli M. Colpan Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- DE&I Begins with a Commitment of Top Management
- Systems and Programs to Boost Employee-Friendliness and Development
- What is Diversity to a Global Organization?
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Outside Directors Roundtable Talk：Front Line of Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Governance
Sumitomo Rubber Group’s Challenges and Progress from the Perspective of Its Outside Directors
Mari Sonoda Outside Director
Misao Fudaba Outside Director
Naomi Motojima Outside Director
- The Year 2024, Marked by Two Major Decisions
- President’s Leadership and Revitalization of the Board of Directors
- Toward the Achievement of the Long-Term Corporate Strategy and Mid-Term Plan
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