Sustainability ManagementSustainability

Approach to Sustainability

In recent times, issues related to sustainability, such as climate change and human rights issues, which have become major problems around the world, have taken on increasing significance for corporate management as global risks.

We also believe it is important to be aware of the sustainability of forests and all other resources, to protect our customers' valuable information from natural disasters that may be caused by climate change, and to create new value. We believe it is also important to be aware of the sustainability of forests and other resources, to protect our customers' valuable information from natural disasters that may be caused by climate change, and to create new value. The Group has established the “Basic Sustainability Policy” to further promote sustainability management by appropriately addressing social, environmental, and other sustainability issues.

Sustainability Promotion Structure

The Group has established a Sustainability Committee under the Board of Directors of the Company as an advisory body to the Board of Directors for the purpose of taking appropriate action on issues surrounding sustainability, including social and environmental issues.This committee consists of three or more persons appointed by the Board of Directors (including at least one full-time director and at least one independent outside director), the chairperson of which is appointed by the Board of Directors from the full-time directors who are members of the committee, and receives reports on sustainability activities and issues raised by the Sustainability Executive Committee and The committee reports and makes recommendations to the Company's Board of Directors.

Materiality

Materiality (Material Issues)

The TAKARA & COMPANY Group has declared as its corporate philosophy that we will “fulfill our role as a public entity of society.”
Our business is to support our customers’ communication on a global scale in a variety of ways. We believe that, by assisting our customers through our disclosure support, translation, and other businesses, we will contribute to the enhancement of our customers’ corporate value, resulting in the advancement of communication, and that, ultimately, we will be able to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society in which people can live rich lives into the future.
Based on this belief, to co-create value and grow sustainably together with stakeholders through business, we have identified the materiality (material issues) on which the Group should focus its efforts.

Materiality Identification Process

To uncover a wide range of social issues that the Group should address, we used the ISO 26000, GRI Standard, SASB, global risks, and other sources to select prospective candidates for our materiality items. The Sustainability Working Committee then held a workshop to narrow down those issues that both the Group and society recognize as material.
At the same time, we tied these issues to the goals in the SDGs to which the Group should contribute and, upon discussion in the Board of Directors, formally identified the Group’s materiality items.

Materiality 1

Accumulation, refinement, and dissemination of expertise

Recognized issues and reasons for identification

Innovation in corporate information disclosures can also place a greater burden on the people engaged in information disclosure at companies. Not only does it require expert knowledge, but it also gives rise to a variety of challenges in communication due to the advancement of globalization.
To create new value together with our customers, each and every one of our employees must enhance their professional capabilities, brush up their skills, and accumulate and refine their knowledge. We recognize the importance of solving our customers’ issues by leveraging Group synergy and continuously creating solutions.

What we want to achieve by focusing our efforts on this materiality

• Based on our accumulated expertise and advanced skills, we will contribute to solving issues in our customers’ corporate communications and global communications.

Key Themes (theme in red is the most important)

• Refinement of expertise
• Realization of innovation that leverages Group companies’ characteristics
• Appropriate and timely disclosure of information to customers

Materiality 2

Deepening of governance

Recognized issues and reasons for identification

To achieve growth together with society in this era of heightened uncertainty, we recognize that our challenges are for us to strengthen corporate governance accompanied by effectiveness, for all Group employees to act with an autonomous mindset, while remaining conscious that we have been entrusted with our customers’ valuable information, and for us to fulfill our economic and social responsibility as a company.
To realize our corporate philosophy of “fulfill our role as a public entity of society,” we recognize the importance of striving for full governance in the Group as a whole and of strengthening the governance of the individual Group companies. We also recognize the importance of contributing to the strengthening of our customers’ governance by supporting their information disclosures.

What we want to achieve by focusing our efforts on this materiality

• We will contribute to the development of capital markets by maintaining the reliability of the information that our customers communicate.
• We will contribute to the expansion of investment in Japan through support for global communication.

Key Themes (theme in red is the most important)

• Thorough compliance
• Strengthening of information security
• Establishment of Group governance

Materiality 3

Employee happiness

Recognized issues and reasons for identification

To offer services that will satisfy our customers, it is essential to realize an environment in which our employees can brush up their own skills and achieve self-realization through their work in ways that transcend age, academic background, nationality, religion, gender, and other attributes, and where everyone can work energetically in good physical and mental health.
We believe in the importance of developing an environment in which all Group employees can be proud that they are working at a company that contributes to the revitalization of capital markets and the advancement of globalization and, by extension, a company that is essential to society and in which diverse individuals can continue to find happiness in their work.

What we want to achieve by focusing our efforts on this materiality

• We will contribute to the enhancement of our customers’ corporate value by allowing our diverse employees to strive for self-realization, feel happiness and satisfaction in their lives, and continue their active creation of innovation in business.

Key Themes (theme in red is the most important)

• Creation of workplace environments where people accept each other and are able to grow together
• Promotion of diverse workstyles that maximize productivity
• Achievement of well-being

Materiality 4

Creation of solutions to solve environmental problems

Recognized issues and reasons for identification

Man-made factors are believed to be partially responsible for the problem of extreme weather events, which have been increasing in recent years, and we recognize that it is our duty to conduct economic activities that are considerate of the environment.
We will promote environmentally considerate business activities, such as the effective use of limited resources. In addition, we recognize that it is the duty of the Group to create value together with our customers in environmental aspects through our support for their corporate communications.

What we want to achieve by focusing our efforts on this materiality

• We will work to reduce the environmental footprint of the Group as a whole.
• We will contribute to the protection of the global environment by supporting our customers in their problem-solving initiatives for environmental issues.

Key Themes (theme in red is the most important)

• Support for companies addressing environmental problems
• Effective use of limited resources
• Action on climate change issues

Materiality 5

Co-prosperity with stakeholders

Recognized issues and reasons for identification

Various issues are arising in corporate communications amid growing complexity of social activities. To solve these kinds of issues, instead of relying on the Group’s strengths alone, we must form partnerships with external parties, such as suppliers, experts, and government-related organizations, and address these issues in concert with them.
We also believe that listening to the feedback that the community extends to the Group and co-prospering with the community while meeting their expectations are necessary for the sustainability of both the Group and the community.

What we want to achieve by focusing our efforts on this materiality

• We will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by serving as a management platform that creates new value together with our stakeholders.

Key Themes (theme in red is the most important)

• Promotion of dialogue with stakeholders
• Deepening of supply chain management
• Collaboration and value co-creation with public sector (government-related organizations, etc.)