Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Education
• Healthcare and Nursing
• Environmental Conservation
• Social Contribution
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced energy consumption per basic unit compared to previous year's figures (achieved target)
• Reduced inventory disposal waste amount compared to previous year's figures (achieved target)
• Replaced most lighting in Gakken Tokyo Headquarters with LED lighting
• 23rd year of Gakken Firefly Campaign with over 120,000 participants

Social Achievements

• Launched KLOCKA brand, a new service supporting children with disabilities
• Opened 10 new public after-school children's clubs
• Gakken's Community-based Integrated Care System opened 11 new serviced apartments for the elderly and two home-visit nursing care offices
• Published “Nursing Care Personnel Initial Training Text 1 and 2” for elderly care qualification courses
• Held the Gakken Kids Festival with 500 participants from 200 families
• Donated 990 notebooks to children at the Shinagawa Children's Cafeteria
• Held reading sessions with children, attended by 218 parents and children

Governance Achievements

• Formulated Gakken Holdings’ corporate governance guidelines
• Established an information management framework for timely disclosure
• Established a Social and Environmental Management System (EMS) and acquired ISO 14001 certification
• Established Gakken Group Charter of Corporate Conduct and Gakken Compliance Code
• Established a Compliance Hotline

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Speed of business transformation in the education field
• Controlling tax burden ratio for improving ROE
• Screening and speed of creating new business
• Human resource shortages in healthcare and nursing industries

Mitigation Strategies

• Promoting English courses at Gakken Classroom and implementing ASUGAKU (Educational assessment of non-cognitive skills)
• Advancing Gakken's Community-based Integrated Care System and creating synergies between serviced apartments for the elderly and group homes for the elderly with dementia
• Implementing seven management measures based on a roadmap
• Establishing Gakken Academy for human resource development

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Printing Paper Procurement Policy (procurement of paper made from appropriate materials with a clear history, from environmentally-conscious manufacturers)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, ISO 26000

Certifications: ISO 14001 (22 companies)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3
• Goal 4
• Goal 11

Gakken Group aims to achieve all 17 SDGs, with goals 3, 4, and 11 set as priorities. Initiatives in education and healthcare contribute to these goals.

Awards & Recognition

• Incentive Award (Kids Design Council Chairman's Award) for Gakken Research Institute for Learning and Education

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Replaced most lighting in Gakken Tokyo Headquarters with LED lighting in September 2019, contributing to CO2 reduction.
• Gakken Tokyo Headquarters began using carbon-offsetting multi-function printers in 2015, expecting a CO2 reduction of 295 tons in five years.
• Gakken Logistics collaborated with competing companies to improve delivery efficiency, reducing energy consumption from unnecessary deliveries.
• Gakken Plus promotes reducing plastic bags for magazine free gifts.

Social Achievements

• Launched Gakken Home Learning Support website in March 2020, providing free access to Gakken content to support children's learning during school closures.
• Supported nurses at hospitals by donating children’s books and books on nursing, and providing two months of popular content for free.
• Medical Care Service and Gakken Cocofump created 1,000 employment opportunities to support stable employment.
• Achieved the target of appointing at least one female officer at every Group company by December 2020.
• Opened 8 new serviced apartments for the elderly and 5 group homes, expanding elderly care services.
• Opened new authorized nursery schools and after-school children's clubs, expanding childcare services.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Compliance Hotline as a point of contact for consultation and reporting on compliance issues.
• Established Gakken Group Basic Rules for Risk Management to manage various risks.
• Conducted GRC training for all managers and employees, focusing on compliance and risk management.
• Conducted a biennial survey on understanding of Gakken Compliance Code and a survey on understanding of Gakken Group Charter of Corporate Conduct to monitor compliance.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Impact of school closures on learning centers and Gakken Classroom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Increased energy consumption due to business growth.
• High paper usage in the publishing business.
• Human resource shortages in elderly care and childcare.

Mitigation Strategies

• Advanced initiatives such as online classes to continue providing learning support during school closures.
• Promoted various reduction measures to mitigate increased energy consumption.
• Promoting e-publishing and printing an appropriate number of copies to make effective use of paper resources.
• Expanding employment for people with disabilities and developing new occupational areas.
• Promoting DX to improve efficiency and reduce workload in healthcare and nursing facilities.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Printing Paper Procurement Policy: promoting procurement of paper made from appropriate materials with a clear history and from environmentally-conscious manufacturers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards, ISO 26000

Certifications: ISO 14001 (19 companies)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3
• Goal 4
• Goal 11

Gakken Group's business activities align with the SDGs' pledge to not leave anyone behind; priority focus on Goals 3, 4, and 11.

Awards & Recognition

• Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Environmental Education Poster Competition)
• Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award (Medical Care Service for employing people with disabilities)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Resources
• Education
• Medical Welfare
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Community Development

Environmental Achievements

• Acquiring ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) Ready certification in the senior housing business
• Environmentally friendly initiatives in printing, processing, and bookbinding

Social Achievements

• Six companies, including Gakken Holdings, Inc., were certified as “Excellent Corporations for Health Management 2023”,
• Gakken Smile Heartful, Inc. became the first company in Shinagawa Ward to be certified under the “Certification System for Excellent Small and Medium-sized Employers Employing People with Disabilities”,
• Gakken Holdings, Inc. was certified as a “DX Certified Business”
• Contribution to eliminating regional and economic disparities in education and medical welfare through various initiatives
• Providing medical care at “Klocka,” a child development support facility, and various learning opportunities and places to stay at “Mirai Gate,” a free school

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

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: Excellent Corporations for Health Management 2023, Certification System for Excellent Small and Medium-sized Employers Employing People with Disabilities, DX Certified Business

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

• Education
• Medical Welfare
• Sustainable Growth
• Human Resources
• Supply Chain Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) Ready certification in the senior housing business
• Environmentally friendly initiatives in printing, processing, and bookbinding

Social Achievements

• Improving the efficiency of preschool operations with the childcare ICT system “hugmo”
• Contributing to the maintenance of a sustainable social security system through “senior citizen housing with services”
• Realization of wellbeing through lifelong growth: Providing medical care at “Klocka,” a child development support facility, and various learning opportunities and places to stay at “Mirai Gate,” a free school
• Improving the value of human resources in the industry as a whole: Delivery of lectures on dementia, Contribution to professional development through the nurse e-learning business

Governance Achievements

• Six companies, including Gakken Holdings, Inc., were certified as “Excellent Corporations for Health Management 2023”, two companies were certified as “Excellent Corporations for Health Management 2023 (Small and Medium-Scale Corporations Category)”
• Gakken Smile Heartful, Inc. became the first company in Shinagawa Ward to be certified in 2022 under the “Certification System for Excellent Small and Medium-sized Employers Employing People with Disabilities”, Gakken Holdings, Inc. was certified as a “DX Certified Business” in 2022.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

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: ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building) Ready certification, Excellent Corporations for Health Management 2023, Certification System for Excellent Small and Medium-sized Employers Employing People with Disabilities, DX Certified Business

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed