Basic Approach

Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety: Philosophy and Vision

Sony has established the Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety for Sony Group companies worldwide. This policy states, “The Sony Group regards securing the health and safety of workers as a key challenge. The Sony Group is committed to reaching ZERO injury and ZERO illness, and to securing a safe and engaging workplace environment for all the workers in any business activity.” To fulfill this commitment, Sony works hard to build safe, healthy working environments for everyone working at Sony. Sony has also formulated the Sony Group OHS “Vision Zero” with the ultimate objective of ensuring ZERO injury and ZERO illness.

Metrics and Targets

Sony Group Global OHS Medium-Term Plan

To achieve its Vision Zero objectives, Sony is working to meet its OHS Medium-Term Plan, which is a globally shared plan.
It is currently working to meet the targets for the period from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2026.

Sony Group Global OHS Medium-Term Plan (Fiscal Years 2024 to 2026)

• *RBA:Responsible Business Alliance, an international coalition that aims to create responsible supply chains (including procurement and production). Sony is a founding member of the RBA.

Organizational Structure

Sony is implementing and continually improving its globally integrated occupational health and safety function management system with the aim of realizing the Sony Group OHS Vision, achieving the targets of the Sony Group Global OHS Medium-Term Plan and complying fully with legal requirements, regulatory demands and internal policies established for the Group.
In addition, Sony has set up specialized functions to handle individual areas of activity within its headquarters’ occupational health and safety functions. Members of Sony Group Corporation top management responsible for general affairs functions oversee these functions.

Global OHS Organization

To ensure that all group companies operate under a single management structure, Sony has established a global OHS system led by Sony Group Corporation’s top management and comprised of nine Safety Offices (in Japan/East Asia, China, Pan Asia, Latin America, North America, Europe, and in the Music, Pictures and Game segments), which operate under the supervision of Sony Group Safety Officer. Safety Officers responsible for implementing programs have been appointed for each Safety Office. To staff the management of this system for Sony Group Corporation, Sony established a HQ OHS Office at Sony Group Corporation headquarters to serve as the OHS headquarters at the Sony Group. This office does practical work to ensure compliance with laws and regulations related to health and safety, as well as to set Sony Group OHS targets and ensure that the targets are met.

Top Management

• Establish Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety and targets
• Establish and supervise an organization for promoting the OHSMS
• Appoint, remove and direct Safety Officers, including Sony Group Safety Officers

Sony Group Safety Officer

• Formulate plans to achieve Sony Group targets
• Direct the HQ OHS Office
• Direct compliance with OHS-related legislation and Group regulations at Sony Group companies and provide instruction regarding corrective action when violations occur

HQ OHS Office

• Formulate and ensure awareness of Sony Group’s Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety and global medium-term plans for occupational health and safety, create and circulate OHS-related documentation, collect and analyze data on the status of global activities and disasters and illness, perform auditing, and monitor legal compliance
  

For details, refer to Activities of the Sony HQ OHS Office.

Safety Officers

• Set and implement OHS targets and plans for their regions and business entities
• Establish and direct Safety Offices
• Direct compliance with OHS-related legislation and Group regulations in their regions and business entities, and provide instruction regarding corrective action when violations occur

Safety Offices

• Staffed by Safety Officers
• Ensure that the Sony Group complies with OHS laws and regulations and accomplishes the corporate targets in their regions and business entities

• *1Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Region
• *2Mainland China and Hong Kong Region
• *3Mongolia, Asian countries other than the above, the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Georgia
• *4Europe, Turkey, Israel, and former Soviet Union countries (except for Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Georgia)
• *5Sites affiliated with Sony Music Entertainment
• *6Sites affiliated with Sony Pictures Entertainment
• *7Sites affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment

Main Initiatives in Fiscal Year 2025

• Promoted the Sony Group Global OHS Medium-Term Plan for fiscal years 2024 to 2026
• Implemented OHS initiatives targeting ZERO injury and ZERO illness
• Promoted the obtention of ISO 45001 certification
• Responded to the issue of climate change based on risks from the perspective of occupational health and safety

Sony Group OHS Initiatives

Sony has implemented occupational health and safety initiatives since its founding, including prior to the passing of Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act in 1972. It established the Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety in the late 1990s.
With the ultimate objective of ensuring zero injuries and zero illness, Sony sets out a Sony Group Global OHS Medium-Term Plan every three years and continues its activities on a group-wide basis.
Sony Group, which engages in diverse businesses, will strengthen coordination with various business domains to address wide-ranging challenges relating to occupational health and safety and will implement initiatives in an even more active and sustainable manner.

Global OHS Initiatives

Promotion of OHSMS Activities and Continuation of Integrated Group-wide ISO 45001 Certification

Sony operates an OHS management system based on the ISO 45001 international standard, covering all people working in the Sony Group worldwide. It has also been working to obtain integrated ISO 45001 certification, beginning with manufacturing, logistics and R&D sites around the world and then proceeding on to other sites.

・Note regarding temporary suspension of integrated group-wide ISO 45001 certification
In response to a significant incident related to manufacturing equipment at one site of a Sony Group-affiliated company on April 13, 2026, the ISO certification institution Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd. (BVJ) carried out a special investigation. The results of this investigation found serious areas of non-conformity in the operation of occupational health and safety management systems, and the integrated group-wide ISO 45001 certification of Sony Group Corporation and Sony Group-affiliated companies has been placed under temporary suspension from August 6, 2026 to November 5, 2026 (provisional).
At the time of the publishing of this report, Sony is proceeding with necessary corrective action and the formulation of measures to prevent reoccurrence, based on the findings by BVJ.

Promoting Occupational Health

Awareness of the importance of water and hygiene (WASH)*1 has risen in recent years. As part of its occupational health promotion activities to achieve its group-wide OHS Medium-Term Plan targets, Sony has set a target of ensuring sustainable and safe water for employees. In fiscal year 2025, it carried out surveys at applicable sites*2 to ascertain the current situation regarding water and hygiene, and confirm that sufficient safe water is being provided to employees at all applicable sites.

• *1According to the World Health Organization (WHO), WASH is an acronym of water, sanitation and hygiene and refers to the fact that access to safe drinking water, sanitation facilities (such as toilets) and hygiene practices are all extremely important to human health and wellbeing.
• *2Sites with ISO 45001 certification

Reduction of Accidents Caused by Unsafe Behavior

Global occurrences of OHS incidents have been trending downward each year in terms of both numbers of incidents and lost workdays, but Sony is still working to further reduce risks. An analysis of OHS incidents in all regions and business entities has prompted Sony to identify collisions, slips, trips and falls due to unsafe behavior as a global priority due to the fact that the number of such incidents remains especially high. Accordingly, action to further reduce the number of slips, trips and falls is being promoted globally in the OHS Medium-Term Plan for fiscal years 2024 to 2026.

Reducing Accidents Caused by Chemical Substances and Machinery

Sony’s R&D facilities and manufacturing sites use a wide variety of chemical substances and machinery, and reducing the risks associated with that use is an important determinant of the level of occupational safety and health. Sony is establishing a risk assessment system that will not just identify hazards relating to chemical substances, machinery, and work modes, but will also check that legal requirements are met. In particular, it is strengthening management of chemical substances in line with revisions to the Industrial Safety and Health Act in Japan moving toward independent management of chemical substances.
At Sony, internal site audits and corporate audits by Headquarters and Regional Safety Offices are also carried out to ascertain the state of chemical substance management at its sites. As one initiative to reduce accidents caused by chemical substances, substances identified as hazardous process chemicals in the Industry Focus Process Chemical List* have been included in the list of substances that require management with the aim of promoting thorough risk assessment.

• *The Industry Focus Process Chemical List is a list of process chemicals for which risk management is considered necessary. It is compiled by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), a coalition that aims to create responsible supply chains (including procurement and production). Sony is a member of the RBA.

Activities of the Sony HQ OHS Office

Monitoring

To achieve the Vision Zero goals, the HQ OHS Office regularly collects information on the occurrence of occupational accidents and illnesses at Sony Group companies and sites, and information on the OHS activities carried out there. To collect information, Sony holds regular meetings with Safety Officers to share examples of good practices and events in the region, and this information is used in problem solving. Regional conferences at each Safety Office are hosted by safety officers and attended by representatives from sites in the region to gather opinions from individual workplaces and share about any issues. In addition to regularly including information on good practices collected by the HQ OHS Office in in-house newsletters, each time a significant incident occurs or information on an accident comes to light, the office also instructs that measures be implemented to prevent a recurrence.

Global Audit System

At Sony’s sites, internal audits, corporate audits and external audits are employed to examine the effectiveness of OHS management systems. Internal audits are conducted for sites to examine the effectiveness of their own OHS management system in order to continuously improve the system and ensure that occupational accidents are prevented.
The HQ OHS Office and Safety Offices carry out corporate audits to examine compliance with corporate rules. A third-party certification body conducts external audits to provide confirmation of the effectiveness of the OHS management system. These three types of audits combine to determine the effectiveness of the Sony Group OHS management system as a whole.
The HQ OHS Office is responsible for training corporate auditors and examining the effectiveness of audits carried out at the regional level. Once it has established an in-house auditor system and determined auditor qualification requirements, it conducts periodic auditor training to enhance auditing skills.

Management Review

The HQ OHS Office facilitates annual management reviews conducted by the Top Management in charge of Human Resources and General Affairs based on each region’s reports to evaluate OHS activities; the occurrence of occupational accidents and illnesses in each region; the level of achievement of activity goals; and adherence to laws and regulations. It was also confirmed that no violations of laws and regulations took place in fiscal year 2025.
Management comments set out in management reviews are reflected in the OHS Medium-Term Plan, and are fed back to each regional Safety Office and to sites in each region.

OHS Training

Sony provides regional education tailored to its businesses in each region. In addition, the HQ OHS Office holds training sessions for internal auditors to improve the skills of auditors in each region.
In Japan/East Asia, the Japan/East Asia Regional Safety Office provides group training to ensure that OHS managers and employees of business sites have the required skills.

Fiscal Year 2025 OHS Training*

• *Only activities for which sites in each region provided information on course names, the target group and number of participants have been included in the results reported above. The above is not an exhaustive list of the OHS training activities carried out.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives by Region/Business

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in Japan/East Asia

In the Japan/East Asia region, in order to further reduce workplace accidents and create even safer, healthier workplaces, Sony engages in ongoing health and safety-related activities that consider regulatory trends and on-site challenges.
In fiscal year 2025, 7 out of the 14 accidents caused by unsafe behavior that led to absence from work were due to slips, trips and falls, and a trend of longer absences from work was observed, particularly among employees aged 50 and older. Sony sees these areas as priorities to be addressed and is working to further reduce industrial accidents through efforts such as raising awareness of accidents caused by slips and falls, implementing measures to prevent recurrence, carrying out horizontal sharing of examples of good practices, and requesting that external contractors cooperate in ongoing safety activities.
In addition, in line with the legal mandating of heat stroke prevention measures under revisions to Japan’s Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health, Sony held special heat stroke prevention seminars featuring specialist information from occupational physicians. By deepening employees’ understanding of the regulatory background and specific actions required at work sites, Sony is working to ensure the establishment of highly-effective heat stroke prevention measures at its sites.
Sony also redefined its existing regional meeting, the Japan/East Asia Regional OH&S Conference, by making it into a platform for further promoting practical exchanges of information and knowledge, together with problem solving. The name has also been changed to the Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Forum. In addition to presentations of positive examples of health and safety initiatives from work sites in Japan, the forum features lectures from external experts and participation-based workshops, creating opportunities for interaction and learning directly linked to on-site realities.
In terms of chemical substance management, with the move toward independent management of chemical substances, an expert from the Japan Industrial Safety & Health Association was invited to speak at a seminar on chemical substance management. By deepening understanding of approaches to risk assessment and key aspects of chemical management, Sony is working to further strengthen the chemical substance management systems at its sites. Furthermore, Sony has included compliance with revised legislation among corporate audit key measures and is monitoring the progress of initiatives across its sites.
Sony works to continuously enhance preparedness for earthquakes, fires, and other emergencies through initiatives including implementing online training covering initial responses and other measures in the event of an earthquake, safety confirmation training, and on-site drills for evacuating all people on site in the event of a fire.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in China

In China, Sony has successfully established comprehensive safety and health management systems nationwide, encompassing both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sites. Sony has driven continuous improvement of its occupational health and safety management system through the PDCA cycle since 2020.
From reducing injuries to proactively addressing new risks, Sony remains steadfast in protecting the health and safety of employees as Sony works towards achieving its Vision Zero target in China.
As part of these efforts, Sony has launched a variety of training programs and multiple initiatives across various areas in fiscal year 2025, including risk assessment & root cause analysis trainings, reporting of near-misses, emergency response, fire drills and first aid trainings.
These initiatives and trainings are aimed at enhancing employees’ awareness of safety and their ability to respond to risks effectively.

Summer Safety Campaign & Safety Month

In the China Region, Sony has aligned its annual Summer Safety Campaign with China's annual Work Safety Month in June. The campaign encompasses injury prevention, fire safety and first aid training, and the identification of potential safety risks, engaging employees at both manufacturing and non-manufacturing sites. In fiscal year 2025, a total of 2,636 employees participated in on-site activities.

In addition, to continuously reduce traffic accident-related injuries, the China Region has been organizing road safety knowledge contests on a yearly basis. A total of 11,091 participants completed the online training sessions in fiscal year 2025.

This series of activities has led to a 25% reduction in accidents within the three-year period up to fiscal year 2025.

Emergency Response

To better prepare for emergencies, Sony has conducted comprehensive emergency drills, including realistic fire escape and fire extinguisher training. In addition, to enhance emergency response capabilities, Sony has also implemented first aid training, which covered wound care, the Heimlich Maneuver, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in North America

In North America, Sony implements a comprehensive Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) program guided by the Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety and aligned with ISO 45001 standards. The region includes a diverse mix of operations, such as corporate offices, warehouse and distribution centers, and limited manufacturing, requiring OHS programs to be risk-based and site-specific while maintaining consistency across the organization.
A core priority is the prevention of workplace incidents through proactive risk management. This includes the use of job hazard analyses (JHAs), routine safety inspections, and near miss reporting, which enable early identification and mitigation of potential hazards. Incident data is managed through internal systems to monitor key performance indicators, including recordable incidents, corrective action closure, and leading indicators such as safety observations and reporting participation.
Training and employee engagement are fundamental components of Sony’s OHS activities. Employees complete mandatory safety training based on role and regulatory requirements, including onboarding, annual refresher courses, and topic-specific training such as ergonomics, hazard communication, and emergency response. These efforts are reinforced through management-led safety walkthroughs and employee participation in safety programs at each site, helping to embed a culture of shared responsibility.
Sony places strong emphasis on audit, compliance, and management system integrity in North America.

These efforts reflect the application of formal safety management systems in higher-risk operations and support continuous improvement across the region.
The OHS program is supported by a regional governance model, with oversight from North America EHS leadership and execution at the site level by trained safety personnel. Collaboration with HR, Facilities, and Operations ensures integration of safety into areas such as injury management, return-to-work programs, contractor safety, and day-to-day operational controls.
In addition, Sony continues to advance workplace safety and health initiatives, including ergonomic improvements, emergency preparedness drills, and enhancements to contractor and facility safety programs. These efforts are aligned with continuous improvement objectives and reinforce Sony’s commitment to maintaining safe, compliant, and healthy work environments across all North America operations.

Advancing Safety, Health and Well-Being

The tagline “Advancing Safety, Health and Well-Being” continues to reflect how Sony approaches workplace safety under Vision Zero and the Sony Group Global Policy on Occupational Health & Safety in North America. The focus remains on preventing incidents before they happen and building a safety culture where employees are actively involved in identifying and addressing risks.
At Sony DADC Terre Haute, work continued to strengthen core safety programs. Any new or modified equipment introduced in FY2025 went through formal change of management processes and hazard & risk assessments prior to being put into operation, helping ensure safe integration into existing processes.
More broadly across North America, sites continued to build on day-to-day safety fundamentals like job hazard analyses, routine inspections, safety committee meetings, regularly scheduled internal audits, and near miss reporting and review. These efforts are helping teams catch potential issues earlier, reinforce accountability, and support the ongoing goal of zero workplace injuries. In addition, Sony has begun leveraging AI-enabled safety tools and automated platforms (e.g., Veocchi) to help identify potential hazards earlier and support more proactive, data-driven risk prediction and mitigation.

OHS Activities and Training

In FY2025, Sony advanced its OHS activities and training in North America by strengthening alignment between workforce competency, audit expectations, and global governance standards. Training efforts focused on reinforcing foundational safety programs, including hazard communication, emergency preparedness, and role-specific requirements, while placing increased emphasis on verifying training effectiveness and ensuring accurate documentation of employee competency.
These efforts were directly informed by internal audit outcomes, which highlighted the need for improved consistency in areas such as chemical management, operational controls, and documentation practices. In parallel, participation in Sony’s Global Auditors Training (GAT) program enhanced regional audit capability by standardizing auditing methodologies, improving the identification and classification of findings, and reinforcing evaluation of management system effectiveness.

This integration of training and audit frameworks enabled more consistent application of the requirements of occupational health and safety management systems aligned with ISO 45001 and Sony Global Environmental Management System (GEMS), strengthened the linkage between audit findings and corrective actions, and supported a more proactive, risk-based approach to safety management. Overall, FY2025 activities contributed to a more robust and consistent OHS management system, supporting continuous improvement and advancing Sony’s commitment to protecting the health, safety, and well-being of employees in North America.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in Latin America

Sony Latin America has carried out the following activities during fiscal year 2025 to support the Region’s Health and Safety program initiatives:

• Continuation of ongoing earthquake and fire evacuation drills
• Relaunch of EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Monthly meetings of the safety and health committee at work
• Continuation of activities to promote employee health and well-being with Health Week, and support for occupational medical consultations for employees
• Updates to workplace risk prevention programs with courses and exercises on fire extinguisher use, evacuation, and emergency response
• Monitoring and compliance with government regulations related to occupational health and safety
• Occupational hygiene monitoring (lighting, ergonomics, and psychosocial) with an occupational doctor
• Annual vaccinations (influenza and COVID-19).
• Healthy food workshops
• Promotion of physical activity for employees outside the office (running, padel tennis, etc.)
• Daily active breaks
• Spirometry and in-body measurements
• 10-minute massages every Wednesday
• Monthly talks of health prevention topics
• *Executive Medical Check-up for directors (a comprehensive package at a specified local hospital)
• Medical service at the office (Panama) to give employees the closest possible access to doctors for prescriptions, medicines, consultations, etc.
• Talk on breast and prostate cancer
• Ecological walks
• Focus on visual care during telework
• Remote work and work disconnection
• Prevention of workplace harassment and workplace sexual harassment
• Caring for the heart (cardiovascular risk approach)

Training/drills for Emergency Preparedness

Sessions regarding CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) and AED use, basic first aid training, annual evacuation drills and emergency brigade training are conducted at each location.

Active Breaks

Active breaks are carried out in some locations once a day with five-minute stretches to further promote ergonomics and good exercise-based habits during working hours.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in Europe

In Europe, Sony’s focus was on internal capacity building through training, consultations, and growth of fire and safety trained employees. In addition to this continued tracking of performance, increasing emphasis was given to supporting the mental health of employees, better food & sleeping habits and psychological counseling. This approach was consistent with meeting the OHS targets, reducing risks of occupational incidents occurring, and supporting the health and wellbeing of our employees.

Sony DADC Europe GmbH

Sony DADC Europe GmbH has updated and extended its safety risk assessment for the entire site and subsequently carried out Occupational Health & Safety refresher training on workplace specific risks as well as topics like fire prevention, ergonomics, and mental health for all employees. Sony DADC has continued to consult and involve preventive experts and DADC’s cross-functional team of 19 safety representatives in many improvement initiatives around health and safety. Hearing and vision tests as well as vaccinations were offered on site free of charge to all employees. As part of the site’s “OneFit” initiative, in-person training, courses and consultations with external experts were held throughout the year with topics ranging from sports to mental health and nutrition.

Sony Europe B.V., Sony UK Technology Centre

Sony UK Technology Centre has continued to drive a positive safety culture by providing an extensive list of health and safety courses and preventative measures such as occupational health surveillance to ensure the long-term health and safety of their team players. Training has been delivered both in person as well as via their online platform SafetyHub. The courses covered a wide range of topics, from safety training provided by external organizations (e.g., lithium batteries, legionella control, safe use of warehouse racking and risk assessment training), to online learning about chemical safety, slips, trips and falls, manual handling, and hazard recognition. Over the course of fiscal year 2025, Sony held in-person EHS refresher training, online courses in areas such as warehouse safety and ergonomics, and on the job safety talks comprising of topics such as machine safety and a host of occupational hygiene topics such as dust, fumes and metal working fluids. Moreover, UK Tec has a dedicated and experienced team of emergency responders made up of 56 First Aiders, 41 Fire Wardens, and 21 Spill Responders on site, along with a vast well-being program including wellness action plans, employee assistance programs, mental health first aiders, and support services.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in Pan Asia

In the Pan Asia region, Sony's Global Occupational Health and Safety Management System aligned with ISO 45001 has been continually improved at the manufacturing sites in Thailand and Malaysia as well as a non-manufacturing site in India.

Ongoing OHS initiatives

Pan Asia Region commitment to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has continued to evolve beyond traditional compliance, moving toward a proactive culture that prioritizes both machine safety risks and individual employee well-being. By fostering a "Total Health and Safety" system, we have implemented site-specific initiatives across our Pan Asia operations that not only mitigate risk but also actively empower our workforce.

Cultivating a Safety Culture: Zero Accident Project

• Sony Technology (Thailand) (STT)’s “STT Zero Accident Project” has matured into a core cultural mission. Following a comprehensive Phase 1 assessment in fiscal 2024 and fiscal year 2025 marked a commitment by management at each site to closing gaps identified in the Phase 1 assessment. Through targeted workshops, the site launched an action plan built on the pillars of “Speaking Up, Thoughtfulness, and Teamwork,” with clear ownership (PIC) assigned to safety projects ranging from standardizing machine operations to promoting positive feedback loops. The initiative remains underway and will continue into the next fiscal year, steadily embedding safety consciousness into daily workflows and reinforcing the responsibility of every employee for their own well-being and that of their colleagues.

Holistic Employee Well-being: Physical and Mental Health Integration

Recognizing that a safe workplace requires a healthy workforce, we have integrated physical and mental health initiatives as cornerstones of our safety strategy.

• Sony Device Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SDT) promotes holistic employee well-being through its mental health program. In 2025, SDT achieved a 96% participation rate in its mental well-being survey and launched the “Heart to Heal” program, offering biofeedback, psychological counseling, and psychiatric care. The company also held awareness activities and small-group sessions based on survey findings. Recognized by the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Labour, and invited to share best practices with government agencies, SDT continues to advance employee well-being, workplace safety, and sustainable growth.

Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Health (SOEM & SISC): Physical strain remains a significant focus for our manual handling teams.

• Sony EMCS (Malaysia) (SOEM) runs "Back Support Program & Core Strength Tests" that provide employees involved in heavy lifting with the knowledge and conditioning necessary to maintain safe working postures and spinal stability while concurrently promoting mental well-being through supportive health and wellness activities.
• Sony India Software Center (SISC) implemented “Chair Yoga & Exercises” to support employees in sedentary, hybrid, and remote working arrangements. Through accessible, low-impact movement practices, the initiative contributes to the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), promotes better posture, and encourages daily self-care—further strengthening a workplace culture rooted in health, safety, and well-being.

These initiatives demonstrate our dedication to continuous improvement and our alignment with the ambitious safety targets of the Pan Asia Region and Sony Group Corporation. By combining structural machine safety (as demonstrated by our regional buy-off processes) with personalized health and behavioral interventions, we are not just preventing accidents—we are building a resilient, sustainable, and caring workplace for the future.

External Recognition for OHS Initiatives (Fiscal Year 2025)

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives at the Pictures Segment

Emergency Response

At Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (SPE), various health and safety activities were implemented as part of emergency preparedness. At SPE’s studios in Culver City, California, employees practiced putting out fires with a fire extinguisher under the guidance of the Fire Marshal Instructor and participated in fall protection and emergency ladder training. Other measures include utilizing a scissor lift outfitted with heat illness prevention equipment, and the development of the Protect SPE mobile app providing employees and visitors with information such as emergency preparedness guidance and emergency contact information.

Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives in the Game Segment

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) strengthens its occupational health and safety management through improvements in governance, reporting, and employee engagement.
SIE implemented the occupational health and safety management system to ensure we continually improve our workplace safety.
Employee engagement remained a priority, supported by an in-house training module for all new starters, with strong completion rates and ongoing rollout. Plans are in place to update the module to maintain engagement and relevance.
SIE has 77 sites worldwide and is a key business unit within the Games and Network Services segment of the Sony Group. SIE’s location portfolio consists of office spaces, games development studios and one headphone manufacturing site based in California.

Global accident and injury reporting

SIE has recognized an opportunity to improve the tracking and monitoring of occupational illness and injury data by utilizing a standardized reporting mechanism. The project is currently under development with interdepartmental collaboration from both our EHS and HR teams. The aim is to support staff with a simplified universal reporting route, alert relevant teams, and trigger follow up responses including incident investigations to reduce risk, fulfilling internal and external reporting requirements and ensuring our employees are supported.

Legal Tracking Improvements

In the last financial year SIE has bolstered its legal tracking initiatives across 16 countries in both EMEA and APAC regions. Partnering with Anthesis, a consultancy firm with a network of local EHS experts, is enabling the centralized EHS team to better support smaller sites, fulfilling our H&S policy commitment to provide safe and healthy places of work for all employees, workers and visitors.

Stunt and Production Safety Policy

Part of the process of rendering realistic movements in video games that echo the flow of human movements involves mapping them in real life in one of our motion capture studios. Owing to the wide variety of scenarios and props mapped across our games portfolio, SIE has set a goal to introduce a standardized stunt and production safety policy and reevaluating accompanying risk assessments to reduce known hazards.

A key element of ISO 45001 is engaging employees, and at SIE we know that gaming is something our staff are passionate about. Using gaming themes, we created a training video for our main US and UK offices (whereas our offices in Japan participate in Sony’s HQ H&S training). The 4.5-minute OHS training module informed employees about building evacuation procedures, earthquake preparedness, fire safety, first aid, workplace hazards including slips and trips, electrical safety, and ergonomics and provided links to wellbeing resources.
This approach proved popular, over 90% of our employees who were assigned the training in fiscal year 2023 completed it and the feedback received was positive. The training is still assigned to all new starters and is now being rolled out in other EMEA countries. This year we are planning to update the training and owing to its popularity and compact format we will also be including Japan and APAC in the next version.

OHS Performance

Sony employs a global data collection system to gather occupational health and safety data on a quarterly basis in the countries and regions in which it has operations. Sony analyzes these statistics to gain an understanding of circumstances and trends in terms of country/region and accident type, in order to help prevent recurrences.

Sony Group Global OHS Performance*8

• Scope of data for fiscal year 2025:146 sites (manufacturing and logistics sites, non-manufacturing sites including sales & marketing companies) (Definition)
• Frequency rate:Number of accidents causing one or more lost workdays ÷ total number of man-hours worked × 1,000,000
• Severity rate:Number of lost workdays ÷ total number of man-hours worked × 1,000
• *8Statistics include external contractors. Figures in parenthesis indicate accident data for non-Sony employees.

Sony Global Trends in the Number of Injuries

Sony Global Trends in Lost Workdays

Major Causes of Injuries in Fiscal Year 2025

• Slips, trips and falls: 15 accidents (1 fewer than the previous fiscal year)
• Collisions and stepping on sharp objects: 5 accidents (4 fewer than the previous fiscal year)
  Caught by objects: 5 accidents: (same as the previous fiscal year)
  

Slips, trips and falls also accounted for a large number of accidents in fiscal year 2025. As such accidents often occur due to a lack of attention or during everyday activities, this is a global issue not restricted to the high-risk fields of R&D and manufacturing. Accordingly, Sony has set a medium-term target of continuously reducing slips, trips, falls and collisions, and is making global efforts aimed at improvement.

Note Regarding Figures in this Section (Occupational Health and Safety)

Effective October 1, 2025, Sony carried out a partial spin-off of the Financial Services business. Accordingly, in principle, targets, results, and individual initiatives included in this report have been compiled and presented based on continuing operations, excluding the Financial Services business. However, all results in this section (Occupational Health and Safety) include results relating to the Financial Services business covering the period up to September 30, 2025.