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Technological innovation alone is not enough. The

processes and systems that we take for granted in

businesses and society are also ripe for creative destruction”
Toshio Arima, Outside Director Kirin Group (3)

Thus, Kirin’s redefined business domains (See Appendix 7) were
geared to work to establish and foster new businesses

bridging Pharmaceuticals and Food & Beverages utilizing the

organizational capabilities and resources accumulated in its
existing core businesses. (See Diagrams 5, 8)

In May 2018, the

Group CSV

Committee
revised the

scope and

content of the

Kirin Group
Materiality

Matrix in order

to integrate it

with the new
medium-term

Diagram 7; Source: Kirin Report 2019 (5) business plan,
for FY2019-2021
based upon its strategic initiative to become a global leader

in CSV by creating value across its world of food &

beverages to pharmaceuticals (See Diagram 8).