We have received independent assurance to bolster the reliability of the occupational safety information indicated with 
for the year ended March 31, 2020 included in the “Occupational injuries and illnesses data 2020.”
As for the categories of sustainability information (environment : GHG emissions, energy consumption, GHG emissions in the value chain (Scope 3), water intake volume, wastewater volume (including drainage destination), industrial waste volume, special management industrial waste volume (hazardous waste volume), and final landfill disposal volume of industrial waste, society : number of lost-time injuries and frequency rate, number of occupational illnesses and frequency rate), each of which is disclosed and indicated with the icon in our CSR Report 2020, we have received independent assurance so as to bolster the reliability of the information. The Independent Assurance Report is reprinted on page 107.