Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Governance
• Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Environmental Management
• Human Resources Development
• Community Involvement

Environmental Achievements

• ISO14001 certification acquired in December 2005.

Social Achievements

• Implementation of a new personnel and salary system in October 2005.
• Held the 1st Alps Robot Contest in October 2005.
• Accepted 14 Chinese engineers from Qingdao University of Science & Technology's ALPS International Mechanical Design Engineering Education Center in October 2005.
• Launched a new nursing care and welfare business with the planned opening of "Alps no Mori Ayase" in May 2006.
• Introduction of an executive officer system and appointment of 5 executive officers in March 2005.
• Introduction of an outside director system and appointment of 1 outside director in March 2005.

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened corporate governance through internal control system construction and risk management.
• Enhanced IR and public relations activities to improve transparency and timely and appropriate disclosure.
• Founder, Toshio Matsui, retired from the board of directors and assumed the position of Founder and Senior Advisor in March 2006.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Securing human resources due to a declining workforce caused by a low birthrate.
• Decreased orders from semiconductor manufacturing equipment manufacturers resulting in losses in the other business segment.

Mitigation Strategies

• Further promotion of technical cooperation with Qingdao University of Science & Technology in China to increase the acceptance of Chinese engineers to address the domestic shortage of engineers and secure a competitive advantage in the Asian technical personnel dispatch market.
• Establishment of a solution system to compensate for the domestic human resource shortage by selecting and training excellent personnel in China and conducting some domestic business overseas to reduce costs.
• Creating an environment within the group where people of various nationalities can cooperate and achieve great results by creating a mini-model of the Asian economic zone within the Alps Giken Group.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Social Contribution
• Employee Development
• Business Growth

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Supported various social contribution activities through foundations and NPOs, including the Entrepreneur Support Foundation and the Fureai Shizenjuku.
• Promoted employment of people with disabilities by opening an office support office in Tokyo.
• Held the Sagami River Basin Clean Hiking event with over 100 participants.

Governance Achievements

• Relocated headquarters to Yokohama to strengthen sales and recruitment capabilities.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Significant economic stagnation due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear accident.
• Flooding in Thailand, the European debt crisis, and prolonged yen appreciation.
• Uncertainty in the future economic outlook.

Mitigation Strategies

• Shifted to growth sectors and advanced technology areas.
• Implemented business strategies focused on improving operating rates and contract prices.
• Provided education and training to meet the needs of advanced technology fields.
• Strengthened group collaboration.

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: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• 2011 Regional Development Minister's Award (for founder's social contributions)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Social Contribution
• Human Capital Development
• Business Expansion

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Donated wheelchairs to various locations in Kanagawa prefecture and other areas.
• Established a new subsidiary, 株式会社アグリ＆ケア, to address labor shortages in agriculture and caregiving sectors.
• Supported NPO法人 ふれあい 自然塾 activities.

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: Null

Certifications: Null

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

• Corporate Governance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Compliance
• Social Responsibility (CSR)

Social Achievements

• Promoting diversity and inclusion, focusing on women's advancement and work-life balance.
• Establishing a whistleblower hotline (Help Net) for reporting compliance issues.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Corporate Governance Basic Policy.
• Implemented a system for evaluating the effectiveness of the Board of Directors.
• Established internal control committees, a compliance committee, a risk management committee, and a disclosure committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Capital Development
• Social Contribution
• Sustainability
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Barrier-Free Initiatives

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Promoted the active participation of foreign workers in the agriculture sector.
• Supported various social contribution activities through foundations and NPOs.
• Participated in and supported activities that emphasized the connection between people and nature.
• Sponsored the "2020 Barrier-Free Project" aiming for barrier-free society.
• Registered as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government "Barrier-Free Heart" support company.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Uncertainty in the future due to overseas economic conditions and trade issues.

Mitigation Strategies

• Accelerated future-oriented actions by capturing social changes.
• Focused on creating new business value in the second founding period.
• Strengthened the adoption and training of dispatched personnel.

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: Null

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

• Corporate Governance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability
• Compliance

Social Achievements

• Promoting diversity and inclusion, including women and global talent.
• Implementing work-life balance programs.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Committee as an advisory body to the Board of Directors.
• Implemented a robust corporate governance framework, including internal control, compliance, risk management, and disclosure committees.
• Regularly evaluates the effectiveness of the board of directors and discloses the results.

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Capital
• Community Engagement
• Technological Advancement

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Increased percentage of women in management positions to 5.3% by the end of 2022 (1.5% increase since 2018), aiming for 6.0% by 2026.
• Established Alps Giken Advanced Vocational Training School in Myanmar for human resource development.
• Supported career development for junior high and high school students through sponsorship of the NPO Aslead.
• Collaborated with NEDO to foster human resources that link industry and technological innovation.
• Male employee parental leave rate of 42.6% (compared to the national average of 18.9% in FY2021).

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: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• 団体優秀賞 in the Digital Technology Proficiency Test (2022)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

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: Null

Certifications: Null

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

• Human Resources Development
• New Business Development (Agriculture and Nursing Care)
• Information Security
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Social Achievements

• Improved employee retention rate through improved employee benefits.
• Recruited 81 agri-tech and agriculture human resources and global engineers from Vietnam, Myanmar, and China.
• Donated approximately 450 heavy-duty wheelchairs.
• Improved name awareness through advertising activities.

Governance Achievements

• Selected as one of the JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index constituent issues.
• Established a personal information protection policy and an information security basic policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Declining number of assignment workers nationwide.
• Changes in the worker assignment business environment due to revisions to the Worker Dispatch Act and guidelines on equal pay for equal work.
• Decreasing working hours per employee due to reforms to ways of working.
• Shortage of human resources in agriculture and nursing care fields.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focus on recruiting and training high-level engineers with specialized skills.
• Entering new business fields (agriculture and nursing care) through establishing a new company and recruiting overseas human resources.
• Strengthening collaboration with Group companies to improve recruitment and education.
• Expanding state-of-the-art technologies (high unit price zone), including AI, IoT, and robots.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Human resource development
• New business development in agriculture and nursing care

Social Achievements

• Launched new businesses in agriculture and nursing care to address labor shortages; recruited global human resources, including agricultural workers, utilizing new residency statuses.
• Implemented measures to maintain employment during the coronavirus pandemic, including using employment adjustment subsidies.

Governance Achievements

• Established a response headquarters and implemented measures prioritizing employee and customer safety during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Strengthened the Group structure through M&A (acquisition of Digital Spice Corporation and affiliation with DONKEY Corporation).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Decline in mobilization hours due to the coronavirus pandemic (temporary closures, overtime restrictions).
• Economic slowdown concerns.
• Labor shortages in agriculture and nursing care.

Mitigation Strategies

• Reduced SG&A expenses and allocated employment adjustment subsidies to maintain employment and profitability.
• Actively recruiting new graduates and global human resources.
• Developing new businesses in agriculture and nursing care, utilizing advanced technologies and global workforce.
• Implementing work-from-home and other measures to adapt to the new normal.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
• Sustainability
• Regional Revitalization

Social Achievements

• Established Alps Care Heart Corporation to operate a home-visit nursing care business, making a full-scale entry into that business.
• Contribution to regional revitalization through donations using the corporate version of the hometown tax donation system.

Governance Achievements

• Established a basic policy on sustainability and a sustainability committee to oversee specific initiatives.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mobilization rates and foreign worker acceptance.
• Shortage of human resources in agriculture and nursing care fields.
• Immigration restrictions affecting the acceptance of foreign workers.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented measures to ensure the safety of customers and employees during the pandemic, including remote work and online training.
• Strengthened referral recruitment and group coordinated recruitment.
• Enhanced employee engagement to reduce attrition rates.
• Developed and assigned foreign workers accepted before the coronavirus pandemic in the agriculture sector.
• Established a new company for home-visit nursing care, starting with locations in Sagamihara City and planning expansion.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• SDGs
• Sustainability

Social Achievements

• Expanded agriculture-related personnel, and made noteworthy achievements in nursing care-related business
• Secured 289 new 2023 college graduates (standalone), and the number of engineering staff (standalone) at the end of the period increased to 4,516
• Accepted approximately 40 global engineers and 100 agriculture-related personnel, bringing the number of foreign personnel to 520 at the end of FY12/23.
• Established a system alongside the lifting of immigration restrictions put in place due to COVID-19 and positioned itself on a track toward growth in agriculture-related field.
• Alps Care Heart, which provides nursing care-related services, steadily increasing the number of locations

Governance Achievements

• Established a basic policy on sustainability in November 2021

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Soaring raw material prices, logistics costs, and personnel expenses in the manufacturing industry
• Declining Japanese population and economic globalization
• Severe recruitment environment
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on immigration restrictions

Mitigation Strategies

• Actively recruiting new graduates and mobilizing them at an early stage, as well as improvement in the contract unit price
• Strengthening its foundation for sustainable growth by leveraging cutting-edge technology to take on new domains and grow new revenue streams such as agriculture and nursing care business
• Expanding the Global Business, for which there is strong demand primarily from Japanese companies located in East Asia, as well as new businesses (agriculture and nursing care, etc.)
• Full-scale efforts to employ global human resources along with the lifting of immigration restrictions

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities