Climate Change Data

MEDIA DO Co., Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:170.2 tCO2e (Scope 1+2, 2022)
Scope 1 Emissions:5.0 tCO2e (2022)
Scope 2 Emissions:170,206.5 tCO2e (2022)
Total Energy Consumption:376,563 kWh (2022)
Water Consumption:14.8 m3 (2022)
Waste Generated:1.43 tons (2022)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2) from 104,722 kg-CO2 in 2022 to 101,667 kg-CO2 in 2023. Note that this is a small reduction and the report does not provide a percentage reduction.
  • Reduced paper use from 1.43 tons in 2022 to 1.11 tons in 2023.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Accessible Library, a digital library service for people with disabilities.
  • Achieved 30% female representation in management a year ahead of schedule.
  • Continued efforts to combat piracy through ABJ (Authorized Books of Japan).

Governance Achievements

  • Established the Sustainability Committee in June 2022.
  • Improved the efficiency of Board meetings.
  • Appointed a female director from within the company.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Become an entity that is still operating a century from now.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Grow strategic investment businesses to account for roughly 25% of net sales and 50% of EBITDA by FY2027.
  • Achieve net sales of ¥150.0 billion and operating profit of ¥8.5 billion by FY2027.

Environmental Challenges

  • Decline in eBook market growth after the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Loss of revenue from the change in sales channels for LINE Manga.
  • Piracy of eBooks.
  • Need to strengthen information security.
  • Need to cultivate innovative people.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focusing on operational excellence and enhancing internal and external communication.
  • Developing MANGA SAISON, a joint eBook distribution service with Credit Saison.
  • Continuing efforts to combat piracy through ABJ.
  • Establishing the IT Management Division to strengthen information security.
  • Implementing job-type human resource systems and various training programs.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Halts or delays to operations due to typhoons, floods, or other abnormal weather events
Transition Risks
  • Government policies, regulations, carbon taxes, new/higher carbon prices, higher costs for introducing renewable energy, change in user preferences
Opportunities
  • Creation of business opportunities by examining ideal mix of paper and electronic mediums, promotion of eBooks, increased opportunities for investing in greenhouse gas emission-limiting business, evolution of eBook distribution systems, improvement of book distribution efficiency and reduction of book returns through database use, reduction of transportation energy use and costs through digitization

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI, IIRC, TCFD

Certifications: ABJ

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Accessible Library

Awards & Recognition

  • Grand prize in the Digital Agency’s good digital award program (Accessible Library)
  • First prize in the 2022 digital publishing award program

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:169.7 t-CO2 (Scope 1 + 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:4.4 t-CO2
Scope 2 Emissions:165.3 t-CO2
Total Energy Consumption:430,460 kWh
Water Consumption:313 m3
Waste Generated:1.2 tons (Paper)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Preservation and optimal use of natural capital
  • Corporate management framework
  • Framework for personal and organizational growth
  • Governance supporting all frameworks
  • Development of literary creation cycle and maximization of value thereof

Environmental Achievements

  • Developed in-house systems in support of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
  • Disclosures based on TCFD
  • Discussion of initiatives to reduce total CO2 emissions and setting of targets

Social Achievements

  • Review of dual-track career path and compensation resource allocation policy for the purpose of providing career fulfillment and ease of work
  • Development of work environment (office environment, benefits)
  • Development of healthy environment (curbing of overtime, encouragement for taking paid leave)
  • Development of D&I environment
  • Initiation and steady implementation of experiential training from the period ending February 28, 2025, as an opportunity for employee growth through contributions to economic growth and the addressing of local social issues, starting with Tokushima
  • Implementation of initiatives aimed at expanding high-quality relational capital with all stakeholders

Governance Achievements

  • System-building aimed at achieving the governance level demanded of a company listed on the Prime Market by stakeholders
  • Building of a management base not dependent on the founder’s influence by improving the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, reviewing organizational design and strengthening the internal controls division
  • Formulation of policy for succession plans at the Nomination and Compensation Committee
  • Monitoring of the development/application of regulations ensuring the effectiveness of compliance action guidelines
  • Planning/implementation of systematic and ongoing training contributing to the fostering and improvement of employee compliance awareness

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Short-term Goals:
  • Career fulfillment score on employee surveys: 3% increase from previous term
  • Total health risk: maintained prior level
  • Ratio of female managers: 30%
  • Percentage of employees with disabilities: 2.5% (legally mandated standard)
  • Training hours per person: 10% increase from previous term
  • Recruitment lead time: 5% decrease from previous term
  • Ratio of gross profit to labor costs: maintained prior level
  • Total sponsors (TOKUSHIMA INNOVATION BASE ASSOCIATION, TOKUSHIMA GAMBAROUS): 100 or more companies
  • Average attendance (TOKUSHIMA GAMBAROUS): 1,500 or more persons (based on promotion to the B2 league)
  • CIS Controls score: B (standard) rank, 2.6 pts. or more
  • Rate of attendance at employee training: 100%
  • ROIC: 6.3% or more
  • ROE: 8.0% or more

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase of business operating costs due to introduction of carbon tax and renewable energy policies
  • Steep rise in wood prices: increase of procurement costs for paper products
  • Steep rise in crude oil prices: increase of business operating costs
  • Increase of forest fires: increase of raw material costs incurred by print media due to reduced lumber resources
  • Increase of natural disasters: human/physical losses and suspended operations due to damage to branches
  • Rise in average temperatures: increase of air conditioning costs
Mitigation Strategies
  • Understanding of policy trends
  • Periodic supplier reviews
  • Understanding of demand for paper books, appropriate publishing/circulation management and cost control based on improved operational efficiency
  • Leading of customers to eBooks
  • Monitoring of transportation-related costs and setting of reduction targets
  • Strengthening of BCPs
  • Monitoring of energy costs and setting of reduction targets
  • Reduction of cooling load through heat-blocking and other measures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Periodic supplier reviews

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increase of forest fires
  • Increase of natural disasters
  • Rise in average temperatures
Transition Risks
  • Introduction of carbon tax and renewable energy policies
  • Steep rise in wood prices
  • Steep rise in crude oil prices
Opportunities
  • Promotion of digital transformation
  • Increased demand in sustainable products
  • Rise in average temperatures: increased demand in eBooks due to growing stay-at-home consumption

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI, IIRC