3.6 ｜ Management of Chemical Substance 3.6 Management of Chemical Substances 3.6.1 Basic Approach In addition to thorough compliance with the current laws and regulations of chemicals, the Fujifilm Group is voluntarily reducing the usage of chemicals that have been found to be seriously hazardous and a potential concern to society ahead of the introduction of new legal requirements. We lower chemical risks by reducing the usage of the substances or replacing them with safer alternative chemicals. The Fujifilm Group established a safety test facility in 1975 and has been assessing the safety of the materials it has developed in terms of human health and the global environment. In “Environment,” a priority issue in our CSR plan SVP 2030, we are aiming to contribute to resolving various social issues identified in the five SDGs goals. Specifically, we are developing low-risk, sustainable materials and manufacturing processes, grounded upon our core technologies and the chemical library and safety data we have accumulated to date. In animal welfare*, we are working hard to replace the animal testing used to assess safety when developing materials. The products offered by the Fujifilm Group cover from the upstream to the downstream of supply chains, including fine chemicals, highly functional materials, optical devices, multi-function devices, and medical devices. This is why we are working to contribute to appropriate chemical management throughout the supply chains by disseminating our expertise and operational structure for the safe handling of chemicals. *1 3Rs of animal protection (Replacement: Use of alternative method; Reduction: Reduction of the number of animals used; and Refinement: Relief of animal pain) 3.6.2 Anticipatory Risk Management of Chemical Substances The Fujifilm Group specifies the chemical substances that require special attention based on their hazard levels, the strictness of requirements specified by the applicable laws and regulations, and our own management policy. These chemical substances are classified into the S category and we have established a voluntary management policy for each category. Those chemical substances that are deemed to potentially fall into the S category are designated as “priority risk management chemical substances,” and we are starting to reduce their usage or to replace them as soon as possible to minimize the related risks. We have been continuing our efforts to reduce the environmental impact of our products throughout their life cycles, and have been disclosing our technologies at The Society for Imaging Science and Technology and other academic conferences. Efforts have also been made to prevent the generation of hazardous substances throughout the products’ life cycles. For example, we have already begun and completed the development of materials that do not generate formaldehyde in the product-use process (J. Photogr.Sci.,36,64 (1988)) and the development of alternative technologies for nonylphenols Table of the Classification of Our Chemical Management and octylphenols. S category and its voluntary management policy Target of Anticipatory Risk Management of S0 Ban on use Chemical Substances Target: Replace or reduce usage of “priority risk S1 Substitute s and management chemical substances” by FY2030. Reduce the usage or the w ds Progress: S2 emissions • Two of the seven risk management priority substances identified in fiscal 2020 have been replaced in 2021. S3 Plan to substitute We reduced consumption of four others, and the final S4 Study for replacement of assessment one was revised to be low risk. Two new substances substances ement based on risk industry standar were specified as risk management priority substances Priority risk management chemical Compliance with la in fiscal 2022 and technological development towards substances Manag their replacement is ongoing. Not classified 92 FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation Sustainability Report 2023