Board Oversight of Sustainability Issues and Sustainability Promotion Framework
First written in FY2023. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
80 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For identified material risks, the Company formulates and implements response measures to reduce or avoid their impact, reports their progress and effectiveness to the Management Committee and the Board of Directors, and reviews them as necessary.」
For sustainability issues, the Company explicitly describes a risk management process covering climate change, human rights, information security, labor practices, natural disasters, compliance and other matters, together with reporting to and review by the Management Committee and the Board of Directors. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility and authority for formulating the Company’s basic sustainability policy, setting key strategic objectives, evaluating related risks and opportunities, deliberating and deciding response measures, and overseeing their implementation.」
For sustainability, the Company explicitly describes a process under which the Board of Directors, in addition to providing management and oversight, deliberates and decides on the basic policy, strategic objectives, risks and opportunities, and response measures, and oversees implementation. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors has responsibility and authority for overseeing risks and opportunities relating to sustainability as a whole. It receives reports on matters discussed and decided by the Management Committee and deliberates and decides important management matters relating to response policies, action plans and other measures.」
In addition to the previous explanation of management and oversight by the Board of Directors, the Company explicitly states that the Board has responsibility and authority for overseeing sustainability-related risks and opportunities, receives reports from the Management Committee, and decides response policies and action plans. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「From the perspective of enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term, the Company recognizes addressing sustainability issues as an important management priority. In addition to digitizing documents and moving to a paperless environment, the Group is establishing a framework and considering basic policies for initiatives addressing sustainability issues so that it can contribute to greater efficiency and reduced workloads, both within the Group and in customers’ operating environments, by facilitating communication through email and SMS, an area of strength for the Company. The Board of Directors manages and oversees the progress of these initiatives, including their effectiveness.」
The Company has disclosed for the first time, in a systematic manner, that it regards sustainability as an important issue related to enhancing corporate value over the medium to long term, and has outlined operating efficiency and workload reduction through email and SMS, the establishment of a supporting framework, and management and oversight by the Board of Directors.