Sustainability Promotion and Risk Management, Including Climate-Related Risks
First written in FY2023. 1 of 3 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
- FY2026Greater specificity in education quality and human capital risk managementAnnual report
「The company regards declines in the quality of education services and damage to social trust in particular as significant business risks and continues to implement measures across the company. It also uses a survey covering all employees to identify perceptions and issues related to the workplace environment and working styles, seeking to reduce human capital-related risks.」
Regarding sustainability risk management, the company identifies declines in the quality of education services and damage to social trust as significant business risks, and explicitly states that it uses an all-employee survey to identify human capital risks. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Risks and opportunities related to sustainability, including climate change and human capital, are identified by each functional organisation based on whether they affect the business and are assessed according to the magnitude of their impact. For materiality recognized as a Group-wide risk, the Group formulates and implements Group-wide measures and regularly monitors and manages the status of its response. Where necessary, the matters are reported to or referred to the Board of Directors for consultation.」
The company continues to describe its system for identifying, assessing and addressing sustainability-related risks and opportunities, implementing measures, monitoring and managing them, and reporting to the Board of Directors. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「To continuously enhance corporate value from a sustainability perspective, the Group deliberates sustainability initiatives at executive meetings, including management meetings, and takes measures necessary to continue and develop its business activities. It has established a system under which important environmental risks and social issues, including climate change, are reported to the Board of Directors as appropriate and overseen by the Board.」
For the first time, the company presents as a standalone item its system for deliberating sustainability initiatives at executive meetings and reporting social issues, including environmental risks and climate change, to the Board of Directors for oversight.