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