Climate Change Data

IKK Holdings, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-11-01 to 2024-10-31, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2023-11-01 to 2024-10-31

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:5342 t-CO2 (Scope 1+2, 2023)
Scope 1 Emissions:463 t-CO2 (2023)
Scope 2 Emissions:4879 t-CO2 (2023)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Workplace Environment
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Stable Management Base

Environmental Achievements

  • Implemented energy-saving measures in wedding facilities, including installation of energy-efficient components for air conditioners and efforts to reduce power consumption.
  • Introduced garbage disposers and utilized environmentally friendly materials in stores.

Social Achievements

  • Established a support window for diversity and inclusion.
  • Implemented measures to improve the ratio of female managers.
  • Implemented measures to reduce employee turnover and absenteeism.
  • Provided various training programs tailored to employee career paths.

Governance Achievements

  • Strengthened corporate governance, internal control systems, and compliance management.
  • Sustainability Promotion Committee reviews sustainability issues, including climate-related ones, and reports to the board of directors.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Halve Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.

Environmental Challenges

  • Decreasing number of wedding ceremonies due to declining birthrate and changing wedding styles.
  • Intensifying competition in the wedding industry.
  • Securing and retaining talent in the caregiving industry.
  • Maintaining safety and trust in the food industry.
  • Meeting diverse needs in the wedding photography industry.
  • Economic uncertainty due to inflation and geopolitical risks.
  • Market shrinkage in the wedding industry.
  • Intensifying competition in the wedding industry.
  • Changes in wedding styles.
  • Securing and retaining talent.
  • Finding suitable locations for new stores.
  • Regulatory changes and risks in the caregiving industry.
  • Geopolitical risks and unexpected events in overseas business.
  • Safety concerns and rising material costs in the food industry.
  • Regulatory changes and weather-related risks in the photography industry.
  • Food safety risks.
  • Personal information management risks.
  • Infectious disease risks.
  • Natural disaster risks.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Improving customer service and proposal skills.
  • Strengthening information gathering, analysis, and utilization capabilities.
  • Strengthening safety measures for customers.
  • Maintaining and enhancing the quality of existing stores.
  • Implementing steady store expansion.
  • Strengthening corporate governance.
  • Developing and creating new businesses.
  • ISO 22000 certification for food safety management system.
  • Introduction of ultrasonic nebulizers for norovirus prevention.
  • Employee training based on manuals.
  • Reviewing regulations and manuals, strengthening internal control systems, and collaborating with external experts and supervisory authorities.
  • Regular maintenance and renovations of existing stores.
  • Reflecting customer and employee feedback in services.
  • Careful selection of locations for new stores.
  • Balancing human resource development with store expansion.
  • Strengthening corporate governance, internal control systems, and compliance management.
  • Actively developing and creating new businesses.
  • Implementing infection control measures.
  • Purchasing insurance against natural disasters.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Selection of safe and high-quality product manufacturers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Flooding
  • Typhoons
  • Heavy rain
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Carbon pricing
  • Plastic regulations
  • Changes in consumer preferences
  • Rising energy prices
  • Rising material costs
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services
  • Expansion of renewable energy use

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO 22000

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Ranked No. 1 in the Kyushu and Okinawa areas by location of the popular corporate rankings for Mynavi and Nikkei; Ranked No. 1 for 7 consecutive years in the company's popularity ranking by industry [Ceremony Funerals]; Ranked 47th in the ranking of popularity among literary general employment enterprises nationwide; Selected as 1 of the top rankings in a survey report conducted by OpenWork; Selected as 1 of the top rankings in a survey report conducted by OpenWork, which operates job market platforms for job seekers and job changes ; Acquired ISO22000:2005 certification, the first international standard for food safety management systems in the hotel and wedding industries

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Decrease in the number of couples married in the domestic wedding business, resulting in a year-on-year decrease in business results.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Planning a variety of investments, including new store openings and the opening of sweets labs in the food business; Aiming for dramatic corporate growth by investing from a long-term perspective

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: ISO22000:2005

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed