Sustainability Promotion Structure

Sustainability Promotion Structure

The Sustainability Committee

The Sustainability Committee is the body that approves resolutions concerning environmental, social, and governance policy, strategy, and structure, based on the Sustainability Policy. It also functions as a body that shares information on the status of activities, valuation results, and analysis of the sustainability of the investment corporations.

The Sustainability Committee

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)

The Company appointed President & CEO as the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). CSO as the committee chairman reports the matter confirmed by the Sustainability Committee to the Board of Directors, chaired by the President & CEO and works to share awareness of issues and raise awareness levels.

Person in Charge of Sustainability

Sustainability officers in each related division are responsible for driving activities aligned with our sustainability goals.
In addition, Sustainability officers lead and hold meetings as necessary to discuss and review Sustainability-related issues and promotion methods in detail at the working level (hereinafter referred to as “subcommittees”), either within the division or in cooperation with other divisions. Through the subcommittees, individual issues are discussed, and information is shared to raise awareness and understanding of the issues among those in charge, and to integrate Sustainability considerations into the daily investment and management process.

Main agenda to be resolved/reported (April 2023 - March 2024)

  • Establishment of 2024 sustainability goals
  • Joining and signing the Biodiversity Initiative
  • Annual report on the Social Finance Framework
  • Identification of Eligible Green Projects / Social Projects and their Debts
  • Efforts toward human rights issues
  • Progress report on sustainability goals
  • Organization and review of DEI promotion methods
  • Development and publication of the Anti-Corruption Policy
  • Overview of Green Bond Issuance
  • Participation in Children’s Cafeteria Onigiri Project