Initiatives in business areas that contribute to resolving social issues
First written in FY2016. 13 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
73 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We have established KPIs for the materialities and are monitoring progress. In the fiscal year ending March 2027, we plan to review the KPIs while monitoring changes in the new medium-term management plan, disclosure standards and social expectations.」
The Group has been managing progress against the 5 materialities using KPIs and has reached the stage of reviewing the KPIs in line with the next medium-term management plan. - FY2024ReframedAnnual report
「In addition, we reidentified our materialities in order to strengthen initiatives to improve sustainability through our business.」
The Group reviewed its former materialities and reorganized them into 5 materialities and related initiatives: creating value for society through business, developing and energizing people, advancing and applying knowledge and technology, contributing to the global environment and society, and strengthening a sound management base. - FY2023-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The shift toward digital transformation at companies accelerated following the COVID-19 pandemic, and while expectations remain high for continued growth in ICT demand, some industries continued to restrain ICT capital investment because of delayed earnings recovery.」
The Group continues to indicate a business and social environment in which ICT demand is expanding through digital transformation while ICT capital investment remains restrained in some industries. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「<Three material issues (materialities)> ① Developing healthy, well-loved people and teams, both physically and mentally ② Recognizing changes in people, society and the global environment and contributing to harmonious coexistence ③ Providing highly reliable, innovative services through information and communications technology」
The Group organized its initiatives to solve social issues around the identification of 3 material issues (materialities) and specific priority areas: health, the environment and highly reliable ICT services. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Viewing the COVID-19 pandemic as a turning point, we continue to pursue initiatives that contribute to sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value, including transformation of the business structure and strengthening of the management base.」
The Group continues to pursue transformation of the business structure, strengthening of the management base and sustainable growth, using the COVID-19 pandemic as a turning point. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Viewing the COVID-19 pandemic as a turning point, we continue to pursue initiatives that contribute to sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value, including transformation of the business structure and strengthening of the management base.」
Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a turning point, the Group continues to pursue sustainable growth and enhanced corporate value through transformation of the business structure and strengthening of the management base. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As this fiscal year is the first year of the medium-term management plan, we launched initiatives aimed at becoming an Innovation Service Provider that enables customers to respond to digital transformation and strengthen their competitiveness.」
The Group translated its response to social and customer issues into concrete initiatives supporting customers' digital transformation and competitiveness. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「In addition, we will devote greater effort to achieving the SDGs, encompassing our stance of contributing to society, which we have maintained since our founding, and the “health management” initiatives pursued under the previous medium-term management plan.」
The Group has expanded its approach to solving social issues toward achieving the SDGs, encompassing its former initiatives in health management and contributing to society. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the ICT (information and communications technology) industry, the business area of our Group, the market focused on “work-style reform,” “business process improvement” and “digital transformation” continues to expand against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours.」
The Group continues to indicate market expansion driven by work-style reform, business process improvement and digital transformation against the backdrop of the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the ICT (information and communications technology) industry, the business area of our Group, the market focused on “work-style reform,” “business process improvement” and “digital transformation” continues to expand against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours.」
The Group continues to indicate market expansion driven by work-style reform, business process improvement and digital transformation against the backdrop of the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours. - FY2020-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the ICT (information and communications technology) industry, the business area of our Group, the market focused on “work-style reform,” “business process improvement” and “digital transformation” continues to expand against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours.」
In addition to the former “work-style reform” and “business process improvement,” the Group explicitly identified “digital transformation” as a driver of market expansion. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In this environment, our Group is taking on next-generation ICT technologies such as AI and IoT, drawing on the technical capabilities cultivated over many years and relationships with many customers, and will pursue business areas that contribute to solving social issues over the medium to long term.」
The Group continues to pursue businesses focused on solving social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population and labor shortages through next-generation ICT technologies such as AI and IoT. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the ICT (information and communications technology) industry, the business area of our Group, the market focused on “work-style reform” and “business process improvement” continues to expand against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours, and the use of ICT technologies such as IoT※1, AI※2 and RPA※3 is expected.」
Against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours, the Group continues to view work-style reform, business process improvement, and the use of IoT, AI and RPA as business opportunities. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the ICT (information and communications technology) industry, the business area of our Group, the market focused on “work-style reform” and “business process improvement” continues to expand against the backdrop of social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours, and the use of ICT technologies such as IoT, AI and RPA is expected.」
The Group continues to present the use of work-style reform, business process improvement, and IoT, AI and RPA as the prevailing direction for addressing social issues such as the declining birthrate and aging population, a shrinking working-age population and long working hours. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information network services industry, the use of ICT technologies such as IoT (*1), AI (*2) and RPA (*3) is expected to improve productivity and operational efficiency and offset labor shortages resulting from the future population decline and declining birthrate and aging population.」
The Group continues to present the use of ICT technologies such as IoT, AI and RPA to improve productivity and operational efficiency as a direction for addressing labor shortages caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information network services industry, the use of ICT technologies such as IoT (*1), AI (*2) and RPA (*3) is expected to improve productivity and operational efficiency and offset labor shortages resulting from the future population decline and declining birthrate and aging population.」
The Group continues to present the use of ICT technologies such as IoT, AI and RPA to improve productivity and operational efficiency as a direction for addressing labor shortages caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information network services industry, the use of next-generation ICT technologies such as IoT (*1), big data, AI (*2) and Robotics (*3) is expected to improve productivity and offset labor shortages resulting from the future population decline and declining birthrate and aging population.」
The Group continues to present the use of next-generation ICT technologies such as IoT, big data, AI and Robotics as a social issue and business opportunity in addressing labor shortages caused by population decline and the declining birthrate and aging population. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our medium- to long-term business policy, we have identified initiatives in business areas that contribute to solving various social issues. To succeed in these new growth fields, however, we must create new products, services, partnerships and business models and generate new value. Against this backdrop, the Aso Group and our company will combine the Aso Group's business expertise and customer base in healthcare, nursing care and related fields with our ICT technologies, product lineup for healthcare providers and nationwide sales network. We will pursue a business alliance to further enhance the corporate value of both companies and enter into this capital and business alliance agreement to strengthen the relationship of trust between the two companies and facilitate and ensure the smooth implementation of the alliance.」
Initiatives in business areas that contribute to solving social issues advanced to a specific development, namely a capital and business alliance with the Aso Group, including in the healthcare and nursing care fields. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The expanded use of technologies such as cloud computing, big data, IoT (*1) and AI (*2) in business is expected.」
The Group continues to recognize the expanded use of cloud computing, big data, IoT and AI as a business environment linked to addressing social and industrial issues. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The role and expectations placed on the information network services industry, to which our Group is related, in addressing the various issues facing societies worldwide, not only in Japan, have never been higher.」
The Group continues to recognize the role of the information network services industry in addressing social issues. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Based on the relationships with customers cultivated over many years, our Group is taking on new growth fields typified by IoT and will pursue the following initiatives over the medium to long term in business areas that contribute to solving social issues.」
The Group has set a direction of pursuing business areas focused on solving social issues through growth fields such as IoT.