Fibergate Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-07 to 2024-06)
Reporting Period: 2023-07 to 2024-06
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:45.25 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:6.09 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:39.16 tCO2e/year
ESG Focus Areas
- Contribution to Society through telecommunications solutions
- Promotion of carbon offsets
- Promotion of human capital management
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 77.23 t-CO2 in FY2023 to 45.25 t-CO2 in FY2024. Aiming for zero emissions by FY2030.
Social Achievements
- Woman manager ratio of 26.7%
- Ratio of men employees taking childcare leave of 80%
- Remote work implementation rate of 65%
- Ratio of employees taking childcare leave (women) of 100%
- Ratio of employees taking childcare leave (men) of 80%
- Global human resources ratio of 12%
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainability Promotion Team and plans to establish a Sustainability Committee with Outside Directors to strengthen oversight.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Achieve zero emissions by FY2030
Environmental Challenges
- Rising costs due to rapid expansion of telecommunications traffic and exchange rate impacts
- Increasing complexity of operations associated with the expansion of the Company's scale
- Risks related to information security, management of personal information, legal restrictions, intellectual property rights, competition, alliance and cooperative relationships, large-scale system failures, reputational damage, product obsolescence, delays in responding to technology trends, securing and developing human resources, dependence on a specific person, earnings structure in the home use business, cut-off of sales related to the initial introduction service, confirmation of actual communication equipment, risks related to impairment loss, and dependence on interest-bearing debt.
- Fluctuations in exchange rates due to reliance on Taiwanese manufacturing partners.
- Maintaining listing on the Prime Market due to market capitalization below 10 billion yen.
- Potential for improper financial reporting.
- Claims due to inadequate customer service and accidents at construction sites.
Mitigation Strategies
- Streamlining the effective use of lines and considering foreign exchange contracts to mitigate rising costs.
- Renovating core systems and utilizing external services to improve operational efficiency.
- Strengthening internal control systems, securing and developing human resources, and providing optimal products and services to mitigate various risks.
- Implementing supply chain management for sustainable procurement and formulating supply chain BCP to address supply chain damage.
- Working to further enhance the growth potential of its business and maintain market capitalization of 10 billion yen or more.
- Maintaining and building an appropriate internal control system by conducting internal audits and establishing internal controls.
- Creating manuals for responding to complaints and regularly reviewing work instructions to construction contractors to prevent accidents.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Implementation of supply chain management for sustainable procurement
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Operational stagnation due to supply chain damage
Transition Risks
- Policy and Regulatory Risks
- Technology Risks
- Market risk
Opportunities
- Resource efficiency
- Products and services
- Strengthening of subsidies for the development and implementation of environmentally friendly technologies
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD
Certifications: PrivacyMark