APAMAN Co., Ltd.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016-10 to 2017-09, 2018-09, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2016-10 to 2017-09
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
- Social contribution
- 少子化対策 (Countermeasures for declining birthrate)
- 出会いサポートセンター (Meeting support center)
- 地方創生とスタートアップ支援 (Regional revitalization and startup support)
Social Achievements
- Expanded the number of fabbit coworking spaces.
- Strengthened communication with FC franchisees and on-site staff.
- Improved training programs and enhanced services for store staff.
- Launched Ponta point program for in-store visits and contracts.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Uncertain economic outlook due to global instability.
Mitigation Strategies
- Strengthened affiliated products/related businesses, management entrustment, and direct store expansion.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2018-09
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Sharing economy
- Disaster relief
- Contribution to overcoming Japan's declining birthrate
Social Achievements
- Provided temporary housing for approximately 1,000 households after a disaster.
- Opened support centers to address Japan's declining birthrate.
Climate Goals & Targets
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance
- Diversity
- Sustainability
- Compliance
Social Achievements
- 52.5% female employees, 16.1% female executives as of September 2022. Initiatives include independence support system and limited-service employee system.
Governance Achievements
- Established a policy to determine details of remuneration for directors. Implemented performance-linked remuneration and stock option programs. Appointed two independent outside directors and two independent outside Audit & Supervisory Board members.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Non-compliance with certain principles of the Corporate Governance Code, including late convocation notices, lack of electronic voting, and absence of a disclosed medium-term business plan.
- Lack of specific goals for diversity and inclusion.
- Absence of established policies and procedures for determining remuneration for management executives, appointing directors and Audit & Supervisory Board members, and appointing and removing management executives.
- Lack of a CEO succession plan and specific requirements for CEO removal.
- Absence of a lead independent outside director and specific independence criteria for independent outside directors.
- Lack of self-evaluation of directors or analysis of Board of Directors effectiveness.
Mitigation Strategies
- Plans to streamline operations to send earlier convocation notices, consider adopting an electronic voting system, disclose a medium-term business plan, and establish specific diversity goals.
- Plans to establish policies and procedures for remuneration, appointments, and removals.
- Plans to develop a CEO succession plan and establish requirements for CEO removal.
- Will consider creating a skill matrix for director appointments.
- Will consider self-evaluation of directors and analysis of Board of Directors effectiveness.