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Strategy16LINTEC INTEGRATED REPORT 2019Period: From April 2017 to March 2020Basic Policy: Deepening innovation aimed at driving new growthKey Initiatives: 1. Strengthening of regional strategy(1) Increase in the domestic share and development of new markets and new demands(2) Strategic investment and business expansion in the Asian region(3) Expansion of the existing fields in Europe and America and the pursuit of synergies with the acquired subsidiaries2. Creation of new value(1) Creation of differentiated products which exceed customer needs(2) Development of next-generation products anticipating market changes3. Bolstering the corporate structure(1) Ensuring soundness of the Group companies and continual increase in earnings(2) Promotion of cross-sectional operational reforms(3) Further promotion of cost structure reforms4. Activities for realizing a sustainable society(1) Promotion of business activities conducive to solving social concerns(2) Promotion of work-style reforms, fostering of diverse human resources and encouragement of their active participation in the workplacemeasures, such as reduced overtime and an increase in the percentage of paid leave taken. Moreover, to incorpo-rate the SDGs* into management, we are considering specific measures through the SDGs Committee, which we launched in February 2018 as a Companywide organization.* SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals. Adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in 2015, SDGs consist of 17 goals and 169 targets for achieving a sustainable society.LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019)A Message from the President