Climate Change Data

FINDEX Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:4315 tCO2 (FY2022)
Scope 1 Emissions:13 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:209 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:4093 tCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Human Capital
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Enrolled in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
  • Aims to achieve a 4.2% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 from FY2022 levels, and a 50% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030 using a sales-based intensity target.

Social Achievements

  • Implemented measures to improve the working environment, including reducing regular working hours and establishing a full remote work system.
  • Formulated an action plan to increase the ratio of female managers in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.
  • Publicly announced the "My Jinken Declaration," and registered as a supporter for the “barrier-free of mind” project.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a "Sustainability Committee" to promote efforts to solve social and corporate sustainability issues.
  • Performed a scenario analysis on how climate change could affect its business, in alignment with the TCFD recommendations.
  • Actively discloses information about its efforts to stakeholders.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase the ratio of female workers in managerial positions to 18% by 2030.
  • Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 4.2% by 2030 from FY2022 levels.
  • Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 using a sales-based intensity target.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase the ratio of female workers in managerial positions to 9% by 2026.

Environmental Challenges

  • Retaining right talents to strengthen product development and sales capabilities
  • Incidents and accidents related to information security
  • Incidents and accidents concerning personal information
  • Litigation
  • Obsolescence of products and services
  • Dependence on specific officer
  • Relationship with sales partners
  • Intellectual property rights
  • Impact of infectious diseases
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strive to retain right talent with high skills and a sense of mission, both new graduates and mid-career hires.
  • Continuously implements physical, technical, and managerial security measures; obtained ISMS and ISMS Cloud Security certifications.
  • Established personal information protection regulations and action guidelines; obtained Privacy Mark certification.
  • Purchased liability insurance for claims.
  • Engaged in the improvement of existing products and the research and development of new products.
  • Decreased dependence on the President and CEO through division of duties and delegation of authorities.
  • Maintains good relationships with sales partners.
  • Strives to protect its intellectual property rights by acquiring intellectual property rights in Japan and overseas.
  • Acknowledges the significance of recognizing and managing business risks and opportunities related to climate change.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISMS, ISMS Cloud Security, Privacy Mark