Board Oversight of Sustainability Risks and Opportunities
First written in FY2023. 2 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
65 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Board of Directors continuously monitors and oversees progress. In practice, substantive discussions and decisions take place at bodies including the Management Committee, Internal Control Committee and Sustainability Committee.」
The company explicitly states that the Board of Directors monitors sustainability progress and provides specific details of discussions and decisions by bodies including the Sustainability Committee, as well as reporting to the Board of Directors. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, at our company, the Board of Directors has responsibility and authority for overseeing risks and opportunities relating to sustainability in general. It receives reports on matters discussed and decided by bodies including the Management Committee, Internal Control Committee and Risk Management and Compliance Committee, and deliberates and decides on important management matters concerning response policies, implementation plans and other matters.」
The company continues to operate a framework under which the Board of Directors oversees sustainability-related risks and opportunities in general, receives reports from relevant bodies, and deliberates and decides on response policies and implementation plans. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, at our company, the Board of Directors has responsibility and authority for overseeing risks and opportunities relating to sustainability in general. It receives reports on matters discussed and decided by bodies including the Management Committee, Internal Control Committee and Risk Management and Compliance Committee, and deliberates and decides on important management matters concerning response policies, implementation plans and other matters.」
In addition to oversight by the Board of Directors, the company identifies the participants and main topics of the Management Committee, Internal Control Committee and Risk Management and Compliance Committee, thereby specifying how sustainability oversight is carried out. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「At our company, the Board of Directors has responsibility and authority for overseeing risks and opportunities relating to sustainability in general. It receives reports on matters discussed and decided by bodies including the Management Committee, Internal Control Committee and Risk and Compliance Committee, and deliberates and decides on important management matters concerning response policies, implementation plans and other matters.」
The company describes for the first time in specific terms a framework under which the Board of Directors oversees sustainability-related risks and opportunities in general, receives reports from relevant bodies, and deliberates and decides on response policies and implementation plans.