Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
5110・Prime Market・Rubber Products
Governance
Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors. Board of Directors consists of 10 members (5 outside), and the Board of Corporate Auditors consists of 5 members (3 outside). The voluntary "Nomination and Compensation Committee," established in 2016, has a majority of independent outside officers and is chaired by an outside director; the frequency of meetings increased to four times per year from 2024. The chairman of the Board of Directors is an outside director (Misao Satsuba), and effectiveness evaluations by a third-party institution are conducted annually.
Risk Management
Based on risk management regulations, each responsible department and subsidiary analyzes risks and considers countermeasures, which are then deliberated at the Management Meeting. The Risk Management Committee oversees and investigates/confirms risk management activities across the Group as a whole, and when a significant risk materializes, the President establishes a Crisis Management Headquarters. A system has been established whereby sustainability-related risks are monitored at the management level by the Sustainability Promotion Committee and reported to the Board of Directors.
Shareholder Returns
The company's basic policy is to pay stable long-term dividends, with the annual dividend forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) set at ¥84 per share (interim ¥42 + year-end ¥42). This represents a projected 9.1% increase from the previous period's actual dividend of ¥77. A small amount of share buybacks has also been conducted.
Dividend Policy
The basic policy is to reward shareholders with stable dividends over the long term, based on comprehensive consideration of the consolidated payout ratio, business outlook, and level of internal reserves. Dividends are paid twice a year, as interim and year-end dividends. The actual dividend for FY2025 (ending December 2025) was ¥77 per share annually (interim ¥35 + year-end ¥42). The forecast for FY2026 (ending December 2026) is ¥84 per share annually (interim ¥42 + year-end ¥42).
ESG
The company has established seven materiality themes: climate change (2030 SBT targets: 55% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions vs. 2017, 25% reduction in Scope 3 Category 1 vs. 2021, carbon neutrality by 2050), circular economy (40% sustainable raw material ratio by 2030), biodiversity (100% sustainable procurement rate for natural rubber by 2050), and human rights/DE&I (12% target for female managers by 2030). An internal carbon price of EUR 75.00/t-CO₂ is applied to investment decisions, and a framework has been established whereby the Sustainability Promotion Committee reports regularly to the Board of Directors. FY2024 actual GHG emissions were Scope 1: 360,188 tCO₂e and Scope 2 (market-based): 321,081 tCO₂e.
Last updated: March 24, 2026