Promoting ESG Initiatives Based on the Mission and Vision
First written in FY2020. 5 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-09-01.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2017: 1 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
25 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-09-01RestatedGovernance
「SC Sustainability Creation」
SC（Sustainability Creation）を、地域・社会との関係構築及び事業展開に関わる取り組みとして再掲している。 - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For each theme, we set a desired future state and targets linked to the medium-term management plan, and are advancing the initiatives through the Sustainability Promotion Committee and its secretariat.」
For the 10 materialities, the company has set targets linked to the medium-term management plan and disclosed results including ROIC, the female management ratio, the number of sponsors and the number of security tests. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2025, we reviewed the themes, set a desired future state and targets linked to the medium-term management plan for each theme, and are advancing the initiatives through the Sustainability Promotion Committee and its secretariat.」
The 10 materialities were reviewed in April 2025, and the company has made its initiatives concrete by setting targets and KPIs linked to the medium-term management plan and advancing them through the committee. It also disclosed results including ROIC of 9.0%, ROE of 8.1%, a female management ratio of 26.0% and 147 sponsors in total. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In May 2023, our group identified 10 themes as materialities in order to further align the company's sustainability with corporate sustainability and achieve long-term enhancement of corporate value.」
The company has made its sustainability initiatives concrete by identifying 10 materialities, setting targets and KPIs for each theme, and monitoring them. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The Sustainability Promotion Committee aims to examine and organize opportunities and risks that contribute to enhancing the company's sustainability, including climate change issues, and to strengthen its evaluation, oversight and monitoring functions for sustainability strategies and initiatives」
The ESG policy has been made concrete through the operation of a committee covering the organization of opportunities and risks, strategy evaluation, oversight and monitoring. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「First, with the aim of building a system that authors, publishers, bookstores and users (readers) can use with confidence and trust, we aim to establish a sound creative cycle for copyrighted works by contributing to the international standardization of e-book specifications, addressing piracy websites, conducting research on publishing accessibility and creating an environment in which the stakeholders surrounding our company can use e-books with confidence and trust.」
For the social component of ESG, the company has identified specific priority initiatives: international standardization, anti-piracy measures and research on publishing accessibility. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Promoting ESG based on the mission and vision. Environment: improving the efficiency of resources and energy used in business activities, reducing paper consumption through wider use of e-books, and curbing energy consumption associated with logistics. Social: conducting business activities based on the corporate philosophy, building and strengthening systems that authors, publishers and users or readers can use with confidence, and revitalizing regional communities. Governance: strengthening corporate governance, compliance and risk management through dialogue with a range of stakeholders.」
Identifies business activities, e-book use, regional revitalization, system reliability, governance and risk management as priorities across the environmental, social and governance areas.