Climate Change Data

DTS CORPORATION

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-04 to 2021-03, 2021-04 to 2021-06)

Reporting Period: 2020-04 to 2021-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Realization of a sustainable society
  • Evolution into a new system integrator
  • Transformation into self-driven employees

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved a roughly fifty percent reduction year on year in paper usage through the spread of telework and web conferencing.

Social Achievements

  • Obtained the “Company of Health Excellence Certification (Gold Certification)”
  • Certified as “Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)” for the second year in a row.
  • Renewed telework and staggered work system to promote work-life balance.

Governance Achievements

  • Appointed an ESG Promotion Member to each organization.
  • Expanded the scope of surveys for the contribution to SDGs to the entire Group.
  • Produced the DTS Group REPORT 2020 for constructive dialogue with stakeholders.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Consolidated net sales of ¥95,000 million, operating profit of ¥11,000 million, ROE of 12% or higher, and a total return ratio of 45% or higher.

Environmental Challenges

  • Changes of business environment in the information services industry.
  • Price competition.
  • Risks in overseas business transactions and operations.
  • Adaptation to DX and technological innovation.
  • Legal regulation compliance.
  • Litigation risks.
  • Intellectual property right infringement.
  • Human resources management.
  • Management of software development projects.
  • Information security.
  • Business continuity in case of disasters.
  • Impact of COVID-19.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Thorough project profit management and productivity improvement.
  • Training DX employees and providing high-value-added services.
  • Strengthening risk management by putting a business division in charge.
  • Employee training, demonstration experiments, investment in and partnerships with domestic/overseas companies.
  • Creating compliance basic principles, code of conduct, and providing compliance training.
  • Establishing systems for compliance, information security, and quality management.
  • Improving employees’ awareness regarding intellectual property rights through training.
  • Respecting individuality and diversity, promoting work-life balance, and improving working environments.
  • Disseminating development standards within the company and establishing the Project Promotion Committee.
  • Developing internal rules on information handling and management, obtaining “Privacy Mark” certification and ISMS certification.
  • Utilizing working systems including telework and staggered working hours.
  • Promoting digital business to meet customer needs.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Company of Health Excellence Certification (Gold Certification)
  • Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)

Reporting Period: 2021-04 to 2021-06

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Society
  • Environmental Initiatives (CO2 reduction, paper consumption)
  • Human Resource Development
  • Work-style reforms
  • Health Management

Environmental Achievements

  • Set new goals for further reducing CO2 emissions and paper consumption
  • MIRUCA CORPORATION developed a new online training curriculum for new employees

Social Achievements

  • Established an environment for online medical care, providing consultation on health checkup results, sleep apnea testing, and smoking cessation outpatient services
  • Offer online seitai yoga classes to improve employee physical and mental health
  • Submitted an application for occupational vaccination of the novel coronavirus vaccine for employees and temporary workers
  • DTS SOFTWARE VIETNAM CO., LTD. won the “Sao Khue Award” for best product and service

Governance Achievements

  • Introduced a restricted share-based remuneration plan to incentivize directors and executive officers to sustainably enhance corporate value

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve a 35% ratio of DX-related sales and train 900 DX employees

Environmental Challenges

  • Difficult Japanese economy due to the impact of COVID-19
  • Sluggish sales of local government-related products in the regional field
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strengthening marketing capability and SI capability, including human resource development, promotional activities, and marketing research
  • Creating new business and adapting to the changing societal landscape due to COVID-19
  • Strengthening the Group’s management foundation and innovating in-house information systems and administrative processes
  • Carrying out work-style reforms, including health management initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Sao Khue Award