Stakeholder Engagement

To contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the conservation of a beautiful global environment while valuing “Fair Play,” “Friendship,” and “Fighting Spirit,” it is essential to cooperate with various stakeholders. We believe that it is important to listen sincerely to the requests, expectations, opinions, and evaluations of stakeholders, learn from them, and incorporate their feedback into our business activities.

Main stakeholders

* Issues are selected and addressed based on their relationship with business and their importance.

Stakeholders	Major communication opportunities	Specific examples of actions
Common	Website Year Book	Preparation and publication of a Sustainability Report (once a year) Publication of “Year Book,” a corporate brochure that includes information on the SDGs and sustainability (once a year)
Customers	Mizuno Call Center Social media	Providing active support in which we contact silent customers to respond to their indirect complaints posted on our website
Employees	Gathering between management and employees Labor-management consultation	Continuing to provide opportunities for direct communication between the President / executives and employees Conducting a global engagement survey for employees. The data collected through the survey will ze thoroughly analyzed, including tracking progress, and reported to the management team
Supplier	Capacity building(once a year) On-site audit / Individual dialogue	Holding of a CSR procurement seminar: As part of our capacity-building initiatives, when overseas subcontracted factories visit our headquarters, we provide an overview of Mizuno's CSR procurement practices. This includes individual meetings with sustainability managers from Europe and explanations of corporate human rights issues to employees of our domestic subsidiaries. On-site audit (domestic): Mizuno’s CSR staff visits a factory that employs foreign technical intern trainees to conduct a CSR audit. Dialogue through attendance at an audit: Dialogue is conducted through attendance at an audit of major factories in a country where our operations have recently been launched to check the disparity between the law and what is done on-site and the difficulty level of correcting it. At the closing meeting, it is also checked to what extent the disparity can be corrected. Suppliers and on-site staff are asked to attend audits to share issues. Dialogue with a factory subject to a follow-up audit: We repeatedly have individual meetings with a factory evaluated as C or D in an audit to closely check the progress and status of correction in preparation for a follow-up audit. Dialogue before the commencement of business (production): We hold a briefing session on CSR procurement individually for a new supplier that starts business with us to explain Mizuno’s policy and audits. During regular meetings with major suppliers of the apparel procurement department, we provided updates on our domestic CSR audit status and discussed issues related to foreign technical trainees.
Business partners	National Mizuno Meeting Policy presentation meeting / social gathering(held twice a year in line with an exhibition)	Not only the staff of the sales division but also the staff in charge of product planning attend a social gathering with business partners to communicate from different perspectives.
Local communities	Factory briefing session (risk communication) (once a year)	Mizuno Technics Corporation holds regular dialogue sessions on environmental conservation activities in its factories, inviting administrative officials and people from neighborhood associations in the areas where its factories are located.
Local communities	Tour of the Innovation Center "MIZUNO ENGINE"	Conducted guided tours for clients, students from related schools, and visitors from overseas.
Shareholders / Investors	General Meeting of Shareholders	Early dispatch of the notice of convocation of the General Meeting of Shareholders, preparatio of an English version of the notice of convocation, and disclosure of them on the websites of the company and stock exchanges.

Engagement with the local community

Relationship with Local Communities

Sports activities in local communities not only promote physical and mental health but also help in building community ties among residents. By combining the expertise of public and private sectors, we can engage in effective activities that meet local needs. Our company promotes sports in local areas through collaboration with local governments and regional universities.

Additionally, having venues where sports can be enjoyed is essential to creating opportunities for sports participation. Since 2006, our company has been involved in the designated management of sports facilities across the country, and as of March 2024, we operate 183 locations and 1,159 facilities nationwide. Through the management of these facilities and the provision of exercise programs tailored to different age groups, we facilitate interactions among community members and support the creation of opportunities for residents to easily engage with sports as part of their daily lives.

Osaka Prefecture: Supply Chain CO₂ Emissions Visualization Model Project

In Osaka Prefecture, the "Supply Chain CO₂ Emissions Visualization Model Project" is being implemented with the aim of accelerating the visualization of CO₂ emissions across the entire supply chain, in light of the Osaka-Kansai Expo. This project is contracted to Boston Consulting Group K.K., and after comprehensive consideration of industry and product suitability, Mizuno was selected as a participating company for fiscal year 2023.

In this project, we calculated and reported CO₂ emissions related to the carbon footprint (CFP) specifically in the apparel and equipment sectors. Since 2018, Mizuno has been leading the way in calculating CFP, primarily for footwear, and it was necessary to establish a balanced method that ensures accuracy while managing the operational load to accelerate CFP calculations for a wide variety of products. As a company headquartered in Osaka, we aim to continue collaborating with Osaka Prefecture to promote sustainable business practices.

Development of preventive care leaders through collaboration with the administration

Please refer to the collaboration case with Habikino City for more information.
Link: (https://corp.mizuno.com/jp/sustainability/sustainability-report/social-issues/healthylife)

Communication with supplier

To promote CSR procurement activities, including ensuring the human rights and occupational safety and health of workers in subcontracted factories and promoting environmental conservation activities in the factories, we actively communicate with production-related suppliers and local staff. In the event of an audit, we hold a follow-up meeting to understand the current situation of the suppliers and provide the necessary advice.

Collaboration with labor unions – “Global Framework Agreement”

To work together to protect the human rights of workers in subcontracted factories and improve their working conditions, we held a regular information exchange meeting with UA Zensen and Mizuno Union online in November, 2023. They are signatories to the Global Framework Agreement^*, which we signed in 2011. We reported the results of our CSR procurement initiatives in the fiscal year 2022 and our concerns, and UA Zensen provided information on the concerns and movements of labor unions.

* On October 1, 2020, we updated the content of the Global Framework Agreement signed with IndustriALL Global Union (I-ALL) in 2011.

Participation in outside initiatives

Participation in Outside Initiatives Relating to Sustainability

Organization Name	Details	Membership status
United Nations Global Compact	Mizuno signed the United Nations Global Compact in July 2021. Mizuno supports the Ten principles in the four areas of human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption, advocated by the United Nations Global Compact, and will put them into practice in light of its existing regulations.	Signatory
Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management Group(AFIRM)	In January 2019, we joined the Apparel and Footwear International RSL Management Group (AFIRM) , an international organization that manages the Restricted Substances List(RSL), to simplify the operation of restricted chemical substances and strengthen the management of them.	Member
TCFD(Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures)	In March 2022, Mizuno declared its support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Since then, we have been disclosing information in line with the TCFD's recommendations. We will further enhance our governance related to climate change and develop and formulate strategies based on the analysis of risks and opportunities in our business, aiming to increase the transparency of our disclosures.	Support

Participation in outside initiatives relating to sustainability

Organization Name	Details
Public-Private Partnership Platform for Local Development SDGs	The Cabinet Office has established a platform with the aim of promoting the domestic implementation of the SDGs and further fostering regional revitalization. Seeing this platform as an opportunity for public-private collaboration, we think we could deepen partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders and are actively participating.
Kansai SDGs Platform	A platform where various actors from the Kansai region participate, including private enterprises, civil society, NPOs, NGOs, universities and research institutions, as well as local and government agencies. As a company in the Kansai region, we are participating to seek collaboration.
Support for UNICEF’s Children's Rights in Sport Principles	We resonate with the principles of ' Children's Rights in Sport Principles,' which were announced in 2018 by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the Japan Committee for UNICEF, a public interest incorporated foundation. We are participating as a supporting company.
Sport for Tomorrow Consortium	While considering international trends that utilize the power of sports to progress towards a sustainable and harmonious society, they are promoting initiatives in various areas, such as the popularization and promotion of sports and addressing social issues through sports. We resonate with this purpose and are actively participating.
Japan Platform for Migrant Workers towards Responsible and Inclusive Society(JP-MIRAI)	A platform that undertakes initiatives for the protection of rights of foreign workers and improvement of their living and working conditions. Through subcommittee activities, it facilitates discussions and research, and promotes awareness through seminars and forums. We are participating with the aim of deepening collaboration with member organizations.

Organizations and Domestic and Overseas Advisory Institutions within which Mizuno holds positions

Governance organizations within which Mizuno holds positions

Organization Name	Post
Association of Japan Sporting Goods Industries(JASPO)	Vice Chairman
Kansai Sporting Goods Industrial Association	Vice President
Mizuno Sports Promotion Foundation	President

Organizations operating projects or committees in which Mizuno participates

Name
World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI)	Board Member

Organizations to which Mizuno has made more monetary contributions than expected by ordinary membership status

None.

Organizations whose membership is regarded as strategic

Organization Name
Osaka Sporting Goods Wholesalers Association
Study Group for Information Systems on Sporting Goods
Japan Golf Goods Association

Stakeholder Engagement