Materiality
We have identified numerous social challenges surrounding the JAE Group and have newly established sustainability-related material issues essential for ensuring the company's continued sustainable growth. Going forward, we will further strengthen and promote our sustainability management through specific initiatives addressing these material issues.| Category | Materiality Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) |
Priority Actions | KPI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Goals | 2024 fiscal year results | |||
| Environment (E) | Climate Action |
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Through Energy Conservation and Introduction of Renewable Energy | Greenhouse gases | Reduction by 75% by the 2030 fiscal year (Compared to fiscal year 2017) *Scope 1,indirect |
64% reduction |
| Promotion of a Circular Society (Contribution to a Circular Society)  |
Efficient Utilization of Resources | Recycling rate (recycling achieved through measures such as reducing general waste and thorough separation) | Maintaining 99.5% or higher (domestic) | 99.9% | |
Biodiversity Conservation |
Promote the active participation of diverse human resources regardless of age, gender, nationality, or disability status. | Environmental conservation activities (Planting, river cleanup, etc.) | 1 time per year or more (consolidated) | 2 | |
| Social (S) | Promotion of Diversity and Inclusion |
Promote the active participation of diverse human resources regardless of age, gender, nationality, or disability status. | Increase the percentage of female managers | 6.0% or more by fiscal 2030 (standalone) | 4.0% |
| Employment ratio of persons with disabilities | Compliance with legal employment rate (domestic) 2.7% or higher by the 2026 fiscal year |
2.41% | |||
Development of Human Resources and Work Environment |
Develop talent to ensure competitiveness, and realize a workplace environment that supports career growth and active participation. | Engagement indicators and Measurement | Establish engagement metrics for the JAE Group and measurement methods (domestic) | 2025 Fiscal Year Implementation Planned | |
Securing Employees' Health and Safety |
Enable each individual to realize their full potential while maintaining physical and mental well-being in a safe and comfortable workplace environment. | Number of serious work-related accidents ※1 | 0 incidents (consolidated) | 0 | |
Respect for Human Rights |
Strengthen initiatives for human rights due diligence. | Human rights and labor Research and Evaluation | Conducting human rights risk investigations (self-assessment) and evaluations (Consolidated) | Human Rights Risk Investigation and Evaluation | |
Promotion of Sustainable Procurement |
Achieve sustainable procurement with consideration to the environment and human rights throughout the supply chain. | Conducting supplier surveys Conduct | Conducting supplier surveys | 94% | |
| Governance (G) | Strengthening of Corporate Governance |
Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Board of Directors Strengthen cooperation with independent Outside Directors through the Nominating and Compensation Committee. | Composition of the Nomination and Compensation Committee Ratio of independent outside directors | Maintaining a majority of independent outside directors on the Nomination and Compensation Committee | Out of 7 directors 5 independent outside directors |
Strengthening of Risk Management |
Identify risks that may hinder sustainable growth and share information while reviewing countermeasures for risks that have materialized. | Identification of risks and response to key risks | Review of countermeasures for key risks | Review of countermeasures for key risks | |
※1 Serious disasters such as those expected to result in death or severe disabilities, special disasters such as poisoning by hazardous substances, and major disasters affecting three or more people at once