Message from the President
Accelerating our value creation to realize a better future.
Making our 150th anniversary a turning point for new value creation and a major leap forward
The DNP Group’s Corporate Philosophy is to connect individuals and society and provide new value. Based on this philosophy, the DNP Group aims to realize a sustainable society and well-being lives.
In 2026, DNP celebrated its 150th anniversary. We have advanced our printing technologies and expanded the range of their applications while addressing changes in society. This anniversary is a key turning point for us to further deepen the strengths we have developed so far, take on the challenge of creating new value, and make a major leap forward.
The pace of change in the business environment is accelerating, while its complexity is increasing, amid climate change, biodiversity loss, rising geopolitical risks, increasingly complex supply chains, technological advances such as AI, and other developments. These conditions are creating greater uncertainty. In this age of change, companies are expected not only to respond to change but also to anticipate it and open up new growth opportunities. Our aspiration, ever since our company was founded, has been to contribute to society through printing. Carrying on this spirit, we have adopted the Brand Statement “Creating future standards.” As we look toward the next 150 years of our history, we will accelerate our efforts toward our Third Corporate Founding by proactively identifying social issues and market opportunities, creating new value, and implementing it in society.
Turning societal changes and risks into new business opportunities
Since its founding, DNP has grown by advancing printing technology and expanding its applications in step with changes in society and industrial structures. However, as these changes accelerate and grow in complexity, I believe it is important that we not simply respond to change, but transform it into opportunities for new value creation.
Our Sustainability Committee, which I chair, monitors environmental and societal changes, identifies and assesses risks and opportunities, and reflects the results in our review of materiality and in our management strategies and business activities. I believe our vital role is to integrate sustainability into management, turn risks into opportunities, and make management decisions that anticipate change.
Strengthening our business base to achieve sustainable growth
In the FY2026–2028 Medium-Term Management Plan, which is currently underway, the DNP Group is expanding its focus businesses, advancing structural reforms, and strengthening the business base that supports the implementation of these initiatives. We are advancing our business and financial strategies together with non-financial strategies focused on human capital, intellectual capital, and environmental initiatives. By strengthening our value creation capabilities through this integrated approach, we aim to drive sustainable business growth and enhance corporate value.
[Strengthening Human Capital]
DNP believes that people are the source of value creation. The creativity of each employee is the driving force behind new business and value creation. When people with diverse knowledge and experience learn from each other, take on challenges, and combine their strengths, new possibilities emerge. I believe that supporting such challenges and fostering the growth of both our people and organization contributes to DNP’s sustainable growth. Through our investment in our people and the growth of our employees, we strive to enhance human creativity.
[Strengthening Intellectual Capital]
Our strengths lie in our systems and organizations, which combine diverse technologies and expertise rooted in printing and translate them into business competitiveness. Building on DNP’s unique technologies and know-how, we enhance our intellectual creativity through co-creation with external partners to drive new growth. In an age of accelerating change, I believe that continually refining our intellectual creativity from a global perspective will contribute to the creation of new value and sustainable growth.
[Environmental Initiatives]
Our environmental initiatives contribute to the realization of a sustainable society. I believe they also serve as an important management foundation for medium- to long-term business growth and value creation. We are striving to create a virtuous cycle involving both the environment and the economy and produce both environmental and economic value. By doing so, we will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the enhancement of corporate value.
Looking toward the next 150 years
Through dialogue with diverse stakeholders, we will continue to identify changes in the environment and society, steadily translate our understanding of these changes into management strategies and business opportunities, and create new value that helps realize a “better future.” To create future standards, we will strive to sustainably enhance corporate value through new value creation and continue to be a company that society needs in the era ahead.
September 2026
President
Chairperson of the Sustainability Committee
Yoshinari Kitajima