External Evaluations
Communication with Stakeholders
Regarding the targets and progress of our initiatives related to the promotion of sustainability, we will check social demands as appropriate and disclose the information adequately by reflecting the results of external evaluations. We also have two-way communications with various stakeholders, making improvements and developing new initiatives based on their opinions.
We will fulfill our responsibilities to our stakeholders in these two aspects of disclosure and dialogue. At the same time, we will address social issues to pass down a sustainable society to future generations.
Opportunities for Communicating with Each Stakeholder
| Stakeholders | Responsibility of the group | Methods of approach |
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| Shareholders and investors | To achieve sustainable growth and improve medium- to long-term corporate value, we ensure full disclosure of non-financial information and good communication with all stakeholders, including shareholders, as part of our transparent management. |
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| Customers | We collect information about customer needs and suggest products and services based on their requests to build long-term relationships of trust with customers. |
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| Business Partners |
We will build cooperative relationships with customers and suppliers and engage in initiatives to build resource management, production, and supply systems to realize a circular society, thus building a sustainable supply chain. |
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| Employees | We strive to develop human resources and create a workplace environment that seeks to help employees stay healthy and empowers them to demonstrate their capabilities to the fullest. Concerning relations with the labor union, we will maintain an excellent labor-management relationship based on the mutual understanding and trust we have built. |
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| Community | We engage in diverse activities tailored to local needs to contribute to local communities. We enhance information disclosure and have two-way dialogues with local governments and residents to co-exist in harmony with local communities and work with them. |
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External Evaluation (related to ESG)
The FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index is a sector-neutral benchmark index designed to reflect the performance of large-sized and mid- and small-sized stocks in Japan with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) evaluation.
CDP is a non-governmental organization (NGO) managed by a British charity group. It runs a global disclosure system for investors, companies, states, regions, and cities to manage environmental impacts.
Sustana ONE PLANET ACTION AWARD is an award for building a carbon-free society. It is granted to companies that use Sustana (a cloud service that allows the management of a series of operations, from calculating CO2 emissions from the entire supply chain to planning and implementing reduction measures). The purpose of the award program is to inform society of initiatives taken by those companies for building a carbon-free society, as well as their thoughts. We received the Connect Internal award.