Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not meeting the market capitalization of tradable shares listing maintenance criteria for the Prime Market as of June 30, 2021.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing various initiatives to achieve performance growth and increase share price evaluation index, leading to an increase in the market capitalization of tradable shares.
• Increase the supply of tradable shares by converting non-tradable shares into tradable shares and splitting shares.
• Strengthen IR activities, including globalizing IR activities and digitalizing IR events.
• Implement a branding strategy to raise awareness as a growing DX company.
• Performance growth targets: Net sales of ¥30.0 billion and Ordinary profit of ¥3.0 billion.
• Increase dividend payout ratio from 26% to 33%.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Established JAST health insurance association (2021.07.01)

Governance Achievements

• Submitted and disclosed a plan for the Prime Market (2021.11.24)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: プライバシーマーク認定, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO20000

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Health Management
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Environmental initiatives
• Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Certified as a Health Management Excellent Company for three consecutive years (2023)
• Employee wellbeing initiatives including health education, events, and stress checks with high participation rates.
• Continued efforts to reduce long working hours and promote work-life balance, including average annual paid leave rate of 66.3% and 10.8 days.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SDGs

Certifications: Privacy Mark, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO20000

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 4 (Quality Education)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)

The company's business activities contribute to these goals through various initiatives such as providing educational solutions, promoting health management, supporting decent work, and driving innovation in the ICT sector.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Health Management
• Diversity and Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Health Management: Certified as a Health Management Excellent Company for three consecutive years.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Walking events, stretching classes, smoking cessation events, individual consultations with industrial physicians and nurses.
• Diversity and Inclusion: Gender-neutral hiring and fair treatment, support for diverse work styles.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Privacy Mark, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO20000

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 4 (Quality Education)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)

The company's business activities contribute to these goals through various initiatives such as providing educational solutions, promoting health management, and driving innovation in the ICT sector.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Human rights
• Environment
• Labor practices
• Industry and ICT innovation
• Health and productivity management

Environmental Achievements

• Management activities conforming to ISO14001
• Energy-saving programs in offices
• Initiatives to promote paperless offices via DX promotion
• Initiatives to address environmental issues in our offices, data centers and elsewhere

Social Achievements

• Health and productivity management initiatives
• Support for diversity
• Regular improvement activities by the Occupational Safety and Health Committee
• Hiring and fair treatment without consideration of race, nationality, gender, etc.
• A variety of in-house systems for supporting a variety of work styles
• Contract with “Work Happiness Farm” run by S-POOL Plus Inc.
• Launched mieHR, a human resource management service

Governance Achievements

• Strengthening of corporate governance
• Continuous operation and improvement of internal control systems
• Establishment of a risk management system
• Fostering a compliance-oriented mindset (regular awareness-raising training)
• Changed from the Company with a Board of Auditors to the Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee corporate governance system

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Risks related to unprofitable projects and defects in products and services
• Risks related to information management, misuse, and negligence
• Risks related to litigation
• Risks related to maintaining a development infrastructure
• Risks in technological innovation and new product development
• Risks of corporate acquisitions, etc.
• Risks associated with large-scale disasters and pandemics
• Risk of economic downturn
• Risks associated with the concentration of earnings near the end of each fiscal year
• Risk of product obsolescence
• Risks associated with the valuation of assets
• Risks associated with the global business
• Risks related to revenue recognition

Mitigation Strategies

• Thorough education of employees about improving and stabilizing the quality of products and services
• Strengthening screening functions during the quote and order process
• Improving quote technology
• Reinforcing project management
• Formulated internal guidelines, trained employees, and holds regular inspections conducted by professional organizations
• Established the JAST-SIRT as a CSIRT to monitor and analyze cyber security threats and strengthen our response capabilities
• Purchased information leak liability insurance
• Strengthening our internal structure for relationships with excellent partner companies and recruiting engineers through overseas offshoring and nearshoring in Japan
• Increasing employee engagement activities to improve retention, working on health and productivity management, and using other measures that benefit employees
• Thorough preliminary assessments of the financial position and business of the target company
• Collecting and examining the necessary and sufficient information for decision-making
• Established a business continuity plan and guidelines
• System and environment to enable an initial response and the rapid restoration of business operations
• Advanced disaster prevention capabilities to ensure business continuity
• High standards regarding security measures and disaster countermeasures such as earthquake resistance
• Necessary plans and systems to ensure business continuity during a pandemic
• Thorough measures to prevent infections

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO26000

Certifications: ISO14001, ISMS, ISO27001, ISO9001, PrivacyMark

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Climate Change
• Health Management
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Health management initiatives resulting in four consecutive years of recognition as a Health and Wellbeing-Promoting Company.
• Platinum Kurumin certification obtained (November 27, 2023) for support of employees with children.
• Sportsエールカンパニー2024 certification.
• Average annual paid leave rate of 74.8%, with an average of 11.9 days taken.

Governance Achievements

• Transition to an Audit Committee Company (December 20, 2023).
• Introduction of stock grant trust (BBT-RS) for executive compensation (May 23, 2024).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SDGs

Certifications: Privacy Mark, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO20000

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 4 (Quality Education)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
• Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these SDGs through business activities and management practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Salesforce Japan Partner Award 2024: Industry of the Year (Financial Services)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• SDGs
• Climate-related financial information disclosure
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Environmental Achievements

• Initiatives to address environmental issues in offices, data centers, etc.
• Promotion of paperless offices via DX

Social Achievements

• Health management promotion including regular health examinations, elimination of long working hours, and communication promotion initiatives
• Robust in-house training system including in-house professional certification programs and internships
• Hiring and fair treatment without consideration of race, nationality, gender, etc.
• Initiatives to support a variety of work styles
• Shareholder benefit plan to attract fan shareholders by improving share liquidity and overall yield

Governance Achievements

• Conformed to TSE Prime Market listing maintenance standards
• Appropriate disclosure of corporate activities aimed at sustainable growth

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased SG&A expenses due to upfront investments in training, recruitment, office expansion, and IT infrastructure

Mitigation Strategies

• Upfront investment in SG&A expenses converged in the first half of the year. Slight year-on-year increase in the second half of the year due to regular increasing items, in line with the plan

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Privacy Mark Certification, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISO20000

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 4
• Goal 3
• Goal 9
• Goal 8

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals through improved education, healthcare, industry transformation, and employment.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed