Social Contribution Activities

Policy and Basic Mindset

Over the more than 100 years since the founding of UBE Corporation, the UBE Group has sought to coexist and mutually prosper with all stakeholders and consistently apply creativity to manufacturing.

The UBE Group will continue to transform itself and leverage original technology to make products that meet the needs of today. As a good corporate citizen that seeks to coexist with society, the Group is committed to pursuing social initiatives in and outside of Japan and contributing to the development of communities.

UBE Group Basic Policy for Social Contribution Activities

Based on the founding principles of "Coexistence and Mutual Prosperity," the UBE Group aims to achieve coexistence with all stakeholders as a good corporate citizen in the international community, and promotes a wide range of social contribution activities^*1.

Scope

This policy applies to the UBE Group (UBE Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries).

Goal

The UBE Group engages in the following social contribution activities.

Addressing Social Issues
We will make broad use of our technologies and human resources developed in various business fields to build good relationships with society.
Promotion of Community-Based Activities
We will steadily promote social contribution activities that contribute to the development of local communities, with each UBE Group (global) site taking the lead in its respective region.
Support for Voluntary Participation by Employees
We will actively support each employee's voluntary participation in volunteer activities.
Social Contribution in Priority Areas
We will focus on activities^* that create social value, mainly in the fields of "global environment," "local communities," "academia and research," and "education and culture."

*These activities include:
• Fostering the next generation and strengthening intellectual foundations
• Support for children

Commitment

We disclose on our website the annual number of social contribution activities, the total number of employee participants, and the related expenses.

Responsible Departments and Review

The Sustainability Department is responsible for overseeing and managing this policy.

This policy is subject to regular review at least once every year. If a revision is required during the fiscal year, it will be deliberated and approved by the Social Contribution Activities Sub-Committee.

*1Social Contribution Activities: Within the UBE Group, "social contribution activities" are defined as corporate activities that contribute to solving social issues, but do not directly lead to short-term business results. In order to realize a sustainable society, the Group makes the fullest possible use of its knowledge, technologies, and human resources, and, while respecting the diversity of cultures and customs both in Japan and overseas, engages in flexible and effective social contribution activities tailored to the characteristics of each site.

Management System

Framework for Promoting Social Contribution Activities

In order to contribute to the sustainable development of society, the UBE Group actively conducts a wide variety of social contribution activities.

In April 2025, we established the new Social Contribution Activities Sub-Committee as part of our framework for supervising and promoting such activities across the Group. This sub-committee deliberates and reports on matters at the Strategic Management Meeting (Sustainability Committee), which is chaired by the CEO, and conducts activities under the supervision of the Board of Directors.

The Social Contribution Activities Sub-Committee’s members consist of persons in charge of promoting sustainability at UBE and consolidated companies in the UBE Group, who undertake the following initiatives with the goal of conducting social contribution activities that are deemed the most suitable for the Group.

Medium- to long-term and annual planning discussions for social contribution activities
Selecting issues associated with social contribution activities and formulating response policies
Evaluating the performance of social contribution activities
Regularly reviewing the UBE Group Basic Guidelines for Social Contribution Activities and Rules for Social Contribution Activities

Based on its founding principles of “Coexistence and Mutual Prosperity“, the Group will continue pursuing improvement along the twin axes of corporate growth and community development and will strive to sincerely confront social issues both inside and outside Japan as a good corporate citizen of an international society.

The Group will also utilize its knowledge, technology, and human resources to contribute to the realization of a sustainable and plentiful society by continuing to appropriately invest in social contribution activities.

Targets and Performance

Actual Expenditures for Social Contribution Activities

The UBE Group’s Basic Guidelines for Social Contribution Activities guides its investment in various social initiatives. The Group tracks and publicly releases its annual social contributions and investments, focusing on the following four areas.

1. Global Environment

We will seek to conserve the global environment in all its diversity and ensure a global environment that is safe and secure to live in for future generations.

2. Communities

We will contribute to the advancement of communities, under the founding spirit of “coexistence and mutual prosperity” that has guided the UBE Group for over 120 years.

3. Science and Research

We will aim to contribute to scientific progress and foster richly creative human resources by collaborating with universities and research institutes.

4. Education and Culture

We will broadly send the message of chemistry as an appealing field to future generations in whose hands we will leave the future, and will continue to support cultural activities and the arts.

Actual expenditures for social contribution activities are as follows.

FY2023 total
FY2024 total

*From FY2024, “Advertising expenses,” formerly included in “Financial donations,” is listed as a separate category.

Item	Description
1. Financial donations	Financial donations for the sole purpose of supporting social contribution activities
2. Material donations	Material donations, including the provision of UBE Group products to social welfare organizations
3. Access to facilities	Expenses related to providing external access to Group facilities such as gymnasiums, grounds, and meeting rooms
4. Employee participation and outreach	Labor and travel expenses for employees participating in social initiatives during working hours, such as participating in a community event as part of work duties, hosting lectures, etc.
5. Advertising expenses	Expenses from advertising social contribution activities
6. Other	Donations and expenses for other activities not falling under the preceding five categories

Note:The above classifications reference the implementation procedures for Survey on Corporate Philanthropic Activities from Keidanren (the Japan Business Federation)

Summary of Main Social Initiatives

Fiscal 2024 Performance
Four Areas Covered by Guidelines	Description and Purpose of Initiatives	Performance		Detailed Description and Results (Values in parentheses represent beneficiaries)
Four Areas Covered by Guidelines	Description and Purpose of Initiatives	No. of times implemented	No. of Employees Involved
Global Environment	Conserve ecosystems around business sites and conserve the environment in communities, through tree planting and clean-up efforts	65 in total	1,715 in total	Environmental maintenance of watersheds Clean-up efforts for beaches, roads around plants, and neighboring communities Planting of flower beds at business sites Participation in conservation efforts involving controlled burns in mountain areas and symbiotic forest activities as well as other activities. We also participated with local committees and groups engaged in environmental conservation efforts.
Communities	Promote a better understanding of the Group's business among a wide range of stakeholders, by inviting them to tour our business sites and factories and participating in local events	170	826	Group business sites receive visits from a wide range of stakeholders, including students, the general public, and business partners, which gives them a better understanding of the Group's business. These efforts have elicited letters of appreciation from schools and other stakeholders. UBE also hosts an industrial tour organized by the Ube Visitors & Convention Association that is conducted 12 times per year. (7,958 beneficiaries)
Science and Research	Help stabilize the operation of academic research institutes and promote technology development by extending donations and scholarships as well as lending staff to provide instruction	13	19	The Group is helping to further stabilize the operation of research institutes, including universities, and promoting new technology development by making regular donations and lending its researchers to provide instruction. (10,895 beneficiaries)
Education and Culture	Hold lectures centered on social themes for schools, companies and public organizations	17	98	The Group dispatches lecturers to events centered on such social issues as career education or environment and business. (1,158 beneficiaries)
	Help young people to better understand the Group's business, foster career awareness, and choose occupations through internships	12	85	Every year the Group offers internships to gain work experience at the head office or plants. The level of satisfaction among the participants is high and the program has led to the hiring of employees.
	Increase awareness of chemistry and an understanding of the chemical industry's social contributions by organizing science experiment workshops	2	22	The Group organizes science experiment workshops to foster children's interest in chemistry. The workshops have drawn positive feedback from participants and have been featured in local media and on television. (200 participants)
	Enhance the local music culture and foster the next generation by holding concerts and supporting the arts	16	20	The UBE Group Charity Concert has been held every year since 2008 with the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra performing in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. All ticket proceeds are donated to local music-related organizations. The concerts provide the citizens of Ube City with the opportunity to experience classical music in all its magnificence performed by a full orchestra, and are in line with the Group's founding spirit of “coexistence and mutual prosperity.” The concert is enhancing the local music culture and helping to foster the next generation. (968 beneficiaries with donations amounting to approximately ¥2.53 million)