MEDICAL SYSTEM NETWORK Co., Ltd.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-04 to 2021-09, 2023-04 to 2024-03)
Reporting Period: 2021-04 to 2021-09
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Health management
- CSR activities
- SDGs
Social Achievements
- Recognized as a 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization in the “large organization” category
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 related challenges
- NHI price revision
- Increase in expenses
Mitigation Strategies
- Establish a pharmacy management model to deal with COVID-19 related challenges and maintaining earnings through synergies from inter-business collaboration
- Careful selection of investments
- Securing profits through cost control
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental Conservation
- Contribution to Society
- Strengthening Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduction of CO₂ emissions by reducing returns and urgent deliveries, placing regular orders, and optimizing delivery frequency
- Reduction of pharmaceutical waste through trading of immovable inventory among pharmaceutical network affiliates and proper inventory control through inventory management system
Social Achievements
- Support for public awareness of transplantation medicine
- Support for employment of people with disabilities and domestic production of Chinese herbal raw materials
- Contributing to Society through Sports
Governance Achievements
- Ensure compliance
- Establishment of risk management system
- Improvement of financial structure
- Prompt and accurate information disclosure
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Net increase in the number of network affiliates fell short of expectations due to pharmacy closures and withdrawals resulting from M&A activity.
- Sales fell short of the plan due to the impact of shipment adjustments
Mitigation Strategies
- Promote distribution improvement initiatives such as once-a-day delivery
- Shipment adjustments generally resumed