Climate Change Data

キャリアリンク株式会社

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-04 to 2024-03)

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Corporate Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Climate Change
  • Working Style Reform

Environmental Achievements

  • Plan to reduce paper usage by 30% from FY2024
  • Promoting telework and flexible working hours

Social Achievements

  • Promoting diversity and inclusion, aiming for 35.7% female employee ratio, 2.6% disabled employee ratio, and 4.6% foreign national employee ratio by FY2025
  • Implementing various employee training programs and career consulting
  • Improving employee engagement through various initiatives

Governance Achievements

  • Establishment of Sustainability Committee in April 2024
  • Strengthening corporate governance and risk management systems
  • Regular meetings of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Executive Committee, Internal Control Promotion Committee, and Compliance Committee

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Develop diverse new business models, create new employment opportunities, and build a portfolio adaptable to short-term market changes and long-term societal changes
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (Scope 1 & 2)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase the ratio of medium-to-long-term project orders, develop new business models using DX and AI, and establish a flexible personnel system by FY2027
  • Achieve 35.7% female employee ratio, 2.6% disabled employee ratio, and 4.6% foreign national employee ratio by FY2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve certain targets for new business opportunities, human resource management, customer responsibility, and community engagement by FY2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Decreased order volume in the My Number issuance policy project and loss of some local government BPO contracts due to competitive bidding
  • Securing and retaining registered and employed staff in a changing employment landscape
  • Adapting to innovation and technology, particularly in the BPO business
  • Responding to demographic changes, including a shrinking workforce
  • Increased competition in the human resources service industry
  • Natural disasters, infectious diseases, and system failures
  • Handling personal information and confidential data
Mitigation Strategies
  • Actively pursuing new business opportunities and expanding into new regions and business areas
  • Strengthening relationships with registered staff and providing suitable employment opportunities
  • Implementing employee training programs and promotion opportunities
  • Building a system for responding to innovation and technology
  • Developing operations suitable for an aging population, people with disabilities, and foreign nationals
  • Developing a business continuity plan (BCP) and implementing safety measures
  • Obtaining Privacy Mark certification and implementing information security management system (ISMS) certification

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Natural disasters (earthquakes, typhoons)
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Privacy Mark, ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001)

Third-party Assurance: Limited Assurance by Azuma & Co.