ESG Project "YSS": Addressing Decarbonization and the Circular Use of Resources

「To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the Group established GHG reduction targets through 2030 for Scope 1, 2 and 3 and obtained SBT validation in April 2025.」

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「As part of our initiatives to achieve a sustainable environment and society, we are pursuing measures to address climate change and actively investing in human capital. Specifically, we have announced our support for the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) and obtained an A score in CDP Climate Change, administered by CDP, an international environmental nonprofit that assesses the environmental initiatives of companies and local governments. We will also strengthen efforts aimed at achieving an ESG score of 4.0 from FTSE Russell.」

「In 2024, we submitted a commitment letter to the SBT initiative. Going forward, the Group will seek validation based on the SBT framework at the 1.5°C level for Scope 1 and 2 and the well-below 2°C level for Scope 3.」

「As part of our initiatives to achieve a sustainable environment and society, we are pursuing measures to address climate change and actively investing in human capital. Specifically, we have announced our support for the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) and disclose through CDP our initiatives to reduce our CO2 emissions and address climate change. We will also advance efforts to obtain SBT (Science Based Targets) validation by setting specific medium- to long-term greenhouse gas reduction targets.」

「The committee is chaired by the head of the Corporate Planning Office and an executive officer, and approximately 20 people in total, including all executive officers, attend. The YSS Committee discusses SDGs promotion and ESG initiatives once a month and reports the results to the Board of Directors and the Management Committee.」

「As a result of our SDGs initiatives, we were selected for the first time as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, an ESG investment index.」

「As a global company, we recognize that climate change, one of the challenges facing the world, represents a major risk to management while also creating significant opportunities. In May 2022, we announced our support for the recommendations of the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures). Going forward, we will actively enhance disclosure in line with the TCFD recommendations.」

「To promote management from a sustainability perspective, the Group established an organizational body, the SDGs Promotion Committee, “YSS (Yamashin Sustainable Solutions),” as an advisory body to the President and Representative Director. Through the committee, the Group will contribute to society by putting its management philosophy, “仕濾過事” (ろかじにつかふる), into practice, creating new value by leveraging its technological capabilities, and addressing social issues such as decarbonization, TCFD, renewable energy and resource circulation.」

「To promote management based on a sustainability perspective, the Group established YSS (Yamashin Sustainable Solutions), an SDGs promotion committee, as an advisory body to the President and Representative Director. Through the committee, we will give concrete form to our management philosophy, "Shirokajikot" (ろかじにつかふる), create new value by leveraging our technological capabilities, and contribute to society by helping resolve social issues such as decarbonization, TCFD, renewable energy and the circular use of resources.」

「As a specific SDGs promotion project, we established YSS (Yamashin Sustainable Solutions) and set up the YSS Committee as an advisory body to the President and Representative Director to promote the project.」

「To promote management based on a sustainability perspective, the Group established the ESG project YSS (Yamashin Sustainable Solutions) as an organizational entity. Through the project, we will give concrete form to our management philosophy, "Shirokajikot" (ろかじにつかふる), create new value by leveraging our technological capabilities, and contribute to society by helping resolve social issues such as decarbonization, TCFD, renewable energy and the circular use of resources.」