Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Human Capital
• Intellectual Property

Environmental Achievements

• Digitized karaoke songbooks to reduce paper consumption
• Switched lighting to LED in all BIG ECHO karaoke cabins to reduce CO2 emissions
• Discontinued use of plastic straws

Social Achievements

• Commitment to donation activities for disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts
• Support activities to improve physical and mental welfare through karaoke
• Elder business contributing to preventing senior citizens from falling into care dependency

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Committee to discuss and promote initiatives
• Established Personnel Affairs Advisory Committee and Remuneration Advisory Committee for fair and objective decision-making on appointments and remunerations
• Implemented a system for evaluating the effectiveness of the Board of Directors

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Small number of female recruits and women in middle managerial positions due to operational requirements and location of work sites
• Limited global aspect in recruitment of regular employees due to focus on domestic business

Mitigation Strategies

• Actively promoting women in new business departments or headquarters divisions
• Efforts to reduce long working hours and improve employee wellbeing

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Human Capital
• Intellectual Property
• Climate Change
• Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Digitized karaoke songbooks to reduce paper consumption
• Switched lighting to LED in all BIG ECHO karaoke cabins to reduce CO2 emissions
• Discontinued use of plastic straws

Social Achievements

• Commitment to donation activities for disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts
• Support activities to improve physical and mental welfare through karaoke
• Elder business contributing to preventing senior citizens from falling into care dependency and promoting their health
• Midcareer hires account for approximately 70% of all employees, and in the promotion to middle managerial positions as well, midcareer hires account for approximately 80%

Governance Achievements

• Established Sustainability Committee chaired by the President
• Established Group Risk Management and Compliance Committee
• Established Personnel Affairs Advisory Committee and Remuneration Advisory Committee chaired by Outside Directors
• Introduced Share Remuneration-type Stock Option Plan to link executive remuneration to company performance

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Low number of female recruits and low ratio of female employees in middle managerial positions due to business locations and shift patterns
• Most foreign employees are part-time or contract workers, with limited recruitment of regular global employees due to focus on domestic business

Mitigation Strategies

• Continued hiring regardless of gender in expanding departments
• Strengthening in-house training programs to revitalize employees
• Plans to increase the number of female employees as businesses expand

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD