Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Market size reduction in the publishing industry.
• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bookstore operations, online sales, university classes, and seminars.
• Increased product manufacturing and purchasing costs.

Mitigation Strategies

• Continued efforts to develop new customer segments and content.
• Return reduction measures.
• Development of materials suitable for online university lectures.
• Active publishing activities in the post-corona/with-corona era.

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: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• 日経・経済図書文化賞
• 国際会計研究学会学会賞
• グローバル会計学会学会賞
• 商工総合研究所中小企業研究奨励賞本賞
• 日本ベンチャー学会清成忠男賞
• 企業家研究フォーラム賞
• 日本労務学会賞（学術賞）
• 証券経済学会賞
• 観光学術学会教育・啓蒙著作賞

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• The Japanese economy faced uncertainty due to the resurgence of COVID-19 infections and the suspension of government policies. The publishing industry experienced polarization across genres, despite overall increased demand due to stay-at-home measures.

Mitigation Strategies

• The company focused on reader-needs-based planning, thorough marketing, strengthening sales of existing books, and addressing rising costs in publishing distribution. This resulted in increased sales despite flat shipment numbers due to reduced returns.

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: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Rights Due Diligence

Governance Achievements

• Started a foreign law joint enterprise to attract talented foreign lawyers.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Limited career paths for foreign lawyers in Japanese law firms, resulting in fewer incentives for them to join.
• The legal industry is still largely separated by national borders, despite the borderless nature of the market.

Mitigation Strategies

• Established a foreign law joint enterprise to provide foreign lawyers with similar career paths to Japanese lawyers.
• Strengthened cross-border M&A practices by attracting talented foreign lawyers and expanding the team's expertise.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• SDGs
• ESG
• Human Rights
• Compliance
• Diversity & Inclusion

Social Achievements

• Established a global whistle-blowing system.
• Published "Q&A Asia & Oceania's Personal Information Protection Regulations and Practices"
• Active CSR activities, including donations and volunteer work.
• Support for Japanese lawyers obtaining Singapore legal qualifications.
• Educational activities, including lectures at universities.

Governance Achievements

• Established OAL Global Business Law Research Center.
• Launched a paid newsletter, "OAL360".

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increasing complexity of the environment surrounding semiconductor-related companies due to supply chain strengthening, IoT utilization, and international business activities.
• Growing importance of environmental and human rights considerations in business.

Mitigation Strategies

• Opened a Kyoto office to support companies in the Kansai region.
• Established an Asia SDGs/ESG group to address the growing importance of environmental and human rights considerations.
• Providing legal support for Japanese companies operating in various countries.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• FAST30 / ASIA'S FASTEST GROWING FIRMS 2022
• SINGAPORE'S BEST LAW FIRMS FOR 2023

Environmental Metrics

Environmental Challenges

• Long-term market shrinkage in the publishing industry.
• Decreased number of publications due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Slow recovery of the publishing industry.
• Increased costs due to rising prices of materials and transportation.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focus on developing practical books and supplying appropriate university textbooks.
• Exploring new customer segments and developing content to meet customer needs.
• Active publishing activities in the post-corona/with-corona era.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Capital

Social Achievements

• Continued efforts in employee training and welfare.
• Commitment to diversity in hiring, regardless of gender, age, nationality, or educational background.

Governance Achievements

• Implementation of the J-ESOP (employee stock ownership plan) to align employee interests with company performance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Long-term decline in the publishing market size.
• Decreased number of bookstores and reduced shelf space.
• Rising logistics and material costs.
• Securing and developing talent with new perspectives and sensibilities.
• Responding to the rapid spread of generative AI.
• Managing personal information.
• Securing and developing human resources.
• Protecting intellectual property rights.
• Potential impact of large-scale disasters and infectious diseases.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focus on developing practical books and providing appropriate university textbooks.
• Emphasis on timely response to reader needs and market changes.
• Efforts to reduce returns from bookstores.
• Regular recruitment and continuous employee training.
• Prioritizing high-quality, specialized books.
• Strengthening existing brand and expertise.
• Developing a system to respond to unexpected events.
• Maintaining a high level of compliance and corporate ethics.
• Regularly reviewing and improving internal control systems.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Increased focus on e-publishing and subscription services to reduce forest resource consumption.