Medium-Term Management Plan

Relationship between Philosophical Structure and Medium-term Management Plan

[Management Philosophy]
The GUNZE Group has consistently lived up to the founding philosophy of “Striving for a harmonious coexistence with all stakeholders through a people-oriented approach and a commitment to quality.”This philosophy serves as the “warp” threads of our corporate management, while our business operations represent “weft” threads, which serve to meet the expectations of our society sincerely and flexibly. The combination of these “warp” and“weft” threads is how we positively contribute to society.

[Medium-term management plan formulation]
Redefining GUNZE’s vision for the future in a way tailored to changes in the market, and combining the passion and energy of all members of the GUNZE Group to formulate plans for enhancing GUNZE’s economic and social value.

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Basic Stance in Formulating the New Medium-term Management Plan

To clarify our vision/goals targeting 2030 and eliminate the gap between our current status and our ideal state by backcasting as we aim at achieving our goals. The new medium-term management plan targets the three years from FY2022 to FY2024.

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The Ideal State We Aim to Achieve in 2030
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Contribute to society and also achieve GUNZE Group sustainable growth through sustainable management capable of generating both economic and social value

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*GUNZE Value Added
GVA(Gunze Value Added : Net operating profit after income taxes + Dividens – Invested capital at the end of fiscal year × Weighted average cost of cappital

(1) Pivotal Strategies and Management Goals

Perception of Changes in the External Environment

Changes Impact New Normal GUNZE’s movements
Changes in social /
economic structures
・Diversifying work styles
・Expanding healthcare / nursing care markets
・Growing EC market
<Living adapting to the COVID-19 situation>
・Changing consumer purchasing behavior 【Strong sectors】 EC, hygiene-related business, home meal replacements, etc. 【Sluggish sectors】 Retail, travel, eating out, sports club, etc.
・Accelerating work style reforms 【Offices】Downsizing offices, office relocations to local regions 【Work style】Teleworking becoming the normal
・Offering new products / services responsive to changes
・Promoting work styles suitable for the New Normal
・Creating added value through digital technology
→Taking on the challenge of growth strategy and reinforcing corporate constitution
Advancing
digital technology
・Rapid growth of businesses that protect against virus- related person-to- person contact
・Accelerated digital transformation
Heightened
environmental awareness
・Increasing company commitment to “net-zero GHG emissions” by 2050
・SDGs contribution trending
・Strengthened environmental regulations
<Global trends>
・Accelerating ESG investments
・Accelerating efforts to realize a decarbonized society
・Implementing sustainable management
→Enhancing customer satisfaction and corporate value

In addition to the above, our business environment is becoming more severe and insecurity is on the rise with soaring oil / raw material costs and the depreciating yen

4 Pivotal Strategies

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Management Goals (Financial Goals)

2024 targets

Net Sales(100 million yen):1,400 Opareting Income(100 millions of yen):100 ROE(%):6.3 over

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※Plans by segment

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Management Goals (Non-financial Goals)

Category Target indicators 2024 targets 2030 targets
Environmental responsiveness CO₂ emissions reduction rate (vs. FY2013, Scope 1+2) 28% or higher 35% or higher
Per-unit energy consumption reduction rate (vs. previous year) 1% / year or higher
Corporate constitution
evolution
Promotion of women’s empowerment Ratio of women in managerial roles 6% or higher 20% or higher
Ratio of female employees in workforce 35% 41%
Ratio of women hired in main career track 50% 50%
Parenting support Men’s paternity leave utilization rate 50% 70%
Corporate culture creation Engagement score 70pt. (estimate) 80pt. (estimate)
Work style reform Annual paid leave utilization rate 75% 100%
Others Productivity improvement rate (P value*)
*GUNZE’s own productivity metric over the previous year
103% 103%
(2) 4 Pivotal Strategies – Details

① Creation of New Value

Build a corporate culture supportive of challenge and able to integrate the power and resources of the entire company

a. Creation of new businesses and growing existing businesses

a-1. Creation of new businesses ‐Promote innovation by diving deeper into core technologies and combining them effectively

・Commercialization of functional films such as films for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
・Promote partnering with startups and M&A; developing platform for new business creation
To provide more security and comfort and to benefit future generations, we employ our technology to help create a sustainable society

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Next-generation lithium-ion
battery external view
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Film for next-generation
lithium-ion batteries

a-2.Growing existing businesses by expanding new fields / domains
-People/earth-focused products/services 【Security, Reliability, Comfort】

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Expand sales for plastic films, medical materials, etc. globally (North America, China, ASEAN, etc.)
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Expand semiconductor / medical-related businesses in the engineering plastics segment (Photo: Clean Konan Factory completed in 2020)
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Accelerate shift to DTC business model for apparel (online sales, directly managed stores); strengthening women’s innerwear and leggings product lineups
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Strengthen swimming and other schools in the sports club business

b. Offering new products/services designed with enhanced sustainability in mind
-People/earth-focused products/services 【Security, Reliability, Comfort】

Medical
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Continue releasing innovative products centering on absorbable products
Photo: TENALEAF® — the first Japan-made sheet-type absorbable adhesion barrier
Plastic Films
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Create new value through resource-circulating type films
(Chart) Technology established for environmentally friendly water-flotation film to promote recycling
Engineering Plastics
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Expand fluororesin product lines in health / medical-related fields
Apparel
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Reinforce and expand wellness & health category products
Gunze Development
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Renovation of “Gunze Town Center TSUKASHiN ” for enhanced people / environment friendliness

② Capital Cost-focused Management

Concentrate investments in high-growth fields and sustainability-focused businesses Enhance capital efficiency
by implementing performance indicator tree for GVA improvement

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Category Indicator 2021 results 2024 targets
Company-wide ROE 2.6% 6.3% or higher
GVA -2,679 million yen Positive company-wide GVA
Divisions with positive GVA ROIC MBO based on ROIC

※ Divisions with negative GVA value to exert efforts to reach
positive GVA value expeditiously

③ Environmentally Responsible Management

Reducing negative environmental impact through business activities

a. Significant promotion of energy saving, creation, and recycling activities

Reduce CO₂ emissions by 35% or more by 2030 (vs. 2013, Scope 1+2*)

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*Creating Scope 3 reduction scenario by FY2022 end

b. Resource circulation

Collaborative recycling promotion by Plastic Film and Apparel Divisions

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c. Sustainable procurement

Promote purchase of biomass/renewable materials
■Plan to make 12 billion yen environment-related investment by 2030

Investment
(100 millions of yen)
Main investment plans
V30-1 86 Circular Factory (Moriyama)
“Net Zero Carbon” Factory (Yanase)
Enhanced-efficiency equipment
Solar power generation system
Waste solvent recycling equipment
V30-2 25
V30-3 9
Total 120

Environmentally responsible model factories

Circular Factory

a. Petrochemical raw material use reduction
Thinner film design, increasing bio-based raw materials use

b. Establishing a resource circulation system
Recycling-oriented product development, establishing technology for raw material recycling

c. Efficient resource utilization
Recovering solid plastic waste for reuse to realize “zero emissions”

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Zero emissions

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“Net Zero Carbon” Factory

a. Energy efficiency improvement Realtime
visualization of energy usage, updating equipment to increase energy efficiency

b. Fossil fuel usage reduction Switching to full
electrification

c. Solar panel installation and greening

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④ Evolution of Corporate Constitution

Nurture an organizational culture supporting diverse talent to attain fulfillment from work, establishing GUNZE as a healthy and visionary company that society can rely on

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Create new value through business processes transformed through digital technology

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(3) Investment and Financial Strategies

Investment Strategy

Strive to sustainably improve corporate value and coexist well with our planet through growth and environment-related investments

Focus areas Main investment plans Investment amount
(2022~2024)
Investing in new fields /
equipment essential for sustainable growth
・Investing in new equipment and strengthening production capacities mainly for plastic films, engineering plastics, and medical materials
・Establishing a solid foundation allowing apparel to shift to DTC business model
・Renovation of “Gunze Town Center TSUKASHiN”
11.4 billion yen
Environment-related investment ・Circular Factory (Plastic Film, Moriyama Factory)
・Net Zero Carbon Factory(Innerwear, Yanase Factory)
8.6 billion yen
Re-development of business sites and others Building extension / reconstruction, equipment relocation, etc., accompanying environment- related investments 8.8 billion yen
Updating/improving efficiency in existing equipment/facilities - 4.3 billion yen

・Funding for M&A investments to be flexibly supplied as additional budget
・10 billion yen spend over 3 years planned for R&D (previous 3 years: 8.3 billion yen)

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Financial Strategy

Achieve environment-related investments and capital cost reduction while maintaining a solid financial foundation, improving GVA and generating increased free cash flows

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