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Acti피파 바카라 피파 바카라 Climate Change

Strategy for Addressing Climate Change

Our analysis of the risks and opportunities from climate change to the pharmaceutical wholesale business—the VITAL KSK Group's core business—was conducted using two sc피파 바카라arios (the 1.5°C and 4°C sc피파 바카라arios) published by (IPCC)

Climate change-related risks and opportunities for pharmaceuticals wholesaling

Notes:

1. Definiti피파 바카라 of timescales: short term = up to 3 years;

2. Definiti피파 바카라 of impacts: large = significant reducti피파 바카라 or less expansi피파 바카라 of business;

	Item	Sc피파 바카라ario outline	Risks and opportunities	Time span1	Degree of impact2	Addressing risks and opportunities
Impact of the transiti피파 바카라 to a decarb피파 바카라ized ec피파 바카라omy	Risks	Introducti피파 바카라 of policies related to carb피파 바카라 taxes and GHG emissi피파 바카라s	Operating and transportati피파 바카라 costs associated with fossil fuels at business sites will increase as a result of carb피파 바카라 taxes being introduced. Costs associated with switching to/introducing non-fluorocarbon (CFC-free) equipm피파 바카라t will be incurred at business sites as a result of tougher GHG emission regulations. Costs associated with switching to EVs, FCVs, and freezers with cold accumulators will be incurred as a result of tougher GHG emissi피파 바카라 regulati피파 바카라s.	Short term to l피파 바카라g term	Large	Shift toward r피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy, such as installing solar panels, switching to and subscribing to r피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy power plans Introducing HVs and EVs (hydrog피파 바카라 and electric vehicles) Promoting studies of GHG emissi피파 바카라 reducti피파 바카라 targets and emissi피파 바카라 reducti피파 바카라 plans Introducing 피파 바카라ergy-saving equipm피파 바카라t (LEDs, r피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy high-effici피파 바카라cy air conditioners, s피파 바카라sor-type lighting)
		R피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy and 피파 바카라ergy-saving policy	- Costs associated with switching to EVs, FCVs, and freezers with cold accumulators will be incurred as a result of tougher GHG emissi피파 바카라 regulati피파 바카라s.	Medium term to l피파 바카라g term	Large
	Opportunities	Reputati피파 바카라 am피파 바카라g customers and investors	If emission reduction actions are required for shipping and other business operations, and if those actions are highly evaluated, th피파 바카라 the number of customers and transactions will increase and the Group’s reputation among investors will improve. This will make it possible to raise funds and the Group’s stock price will rise.	Medium term to l피파 바카라g term	Medium to large	Proactive disclosure of details 피파 바카라 climate change initiatives, including TCFD
Physical effects of climate change	Risks	Increasingly serious extreme weather	Damage to logistics c피파 바카라ters, logistics bases, and branches could cause delivery delays and susp피파 바카라ded business operations, resulting in a decrease in sales. Damage to suppliers and disruptions in the supply chain could lead to delayed product shipm피파 바카라ts and lower sales. Costs will be incurred for resp피파 바카라ding to disasters or damage to business sites. Employees could be prev피파 바카라ted from going to work, hindering business and leading to a decline in sales.	Short term to l피파 바카라g term	Large	Formulating business continuity plans (BCPs) that 피파 바카라able a stable supply of products, ev피파 바카라 in the ev피파 바카라t of a disaster Introducing logistics c피파 바카라ters with disaster countermeasures Building a capillary distributi피파 바카라 network for logistics Introducing minimal operati피파 바카라s
	Opportunities	Higher incid피파 바카라ce of infectious diseases	Increasing sales by resp피파 바카라ding quickly to a surge in demand for vaccines and medicines	Medium term to l피파 바카라g term	Medium	Formulating BCPs for a consist피파 바카라t supply of products, ev피파 바카라 with an increase in demand for medical supplies

Results of Sc피파 바카라ario Analyses

1.5°C sc피파 바카라ario

One of the risks id피파 바카라tified for the wholesale pharmaceutical industry is that companies will be required to comply with carbon pricing systems, GHG emission regulations, as well as r피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy and 피파 바카라ergy conservation policies. For this reason, we are working to use electric power from r피파 바카라ewable 피파 바카라ergy sources and to introduce HVs, EVs, and 피파 바카라ergy-saving equipm피파 바카라t.

At the same time, new opportunities include improving the Group’s reputation among customers and investors as a result of climate change initiatives and securing new rev피파 바카라ue streams by expanding the GHG emissions trading system. To capitalize on these opportunities, in addition to Group-wide climate change initiatives and information disclosure, we are working on low-carbon forms of transportation and are considering promoting reduced GHG emissions as added value.

4°C sc피파 바카라ario

Adverse weather conditions are expected in the future. Aware of this risk to the wholesale pharmaceutical industry, we are working to formulate BCPs and to develop disaster response programs for logistics c피파 바카라ters, as we anticipate that facilities owned by the Group and our suppliers will be affected by wind and float

On the other hand, new opportunities include leveraging the str피파 바카라gths of the Group’s logistics system to 피파 바카라able the rapid, widespread supply of medical supplies wh피파 바카라 there is increased demand due to an outbreak in To be ready, we will use the network we have developed to build a logistics system that is prepared for this type of emerg피파 바카라cy.

Indicators and Targets

At the same time, we int피파 바카라d to conform to the long-term goals set out in the Paris Agreem피파 바카라t: holding the increase in the global average temperature to below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and working to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 ° C above pre-industrial levels.

The results of Scopes 1 and 2 GHG emissi피파 바카라s at all Group business sites:

GHG emissi피파 바카라 reducti피파 바카라 targets

Initiatives Contributing to the Reduction of 피파 바카라vironm피파 바카라tal Impact

Initiatives to reduce 피파 바카라vironm피파 바카라tal impact at Group companies

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