Material Issues in Environmental, Social, and Governance Management (ESG Materiality) | CSR

Initiatives toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Based on its philosophy of contributing to social and economic progress through business activities, the S-Pool Group advances SDG initiatives focused on the job creation goal of the SDGs: “Decent Work and Economic Growth.” We strive to resolve the social issues targeted by the SDGs by stressing diversity and inclusiveness, respect for human rights, corporate governance, and other key elements of our business foundations.

Process of identifying material issues

We identify material issues (priorities) to be addressed to increase corporate value over the medium to long term through the process described below, based on consideration of the economic, environmental, and social impact of the S-Pool Group's various businesses. Then, the need to review these key issues is discussed annually.

Process of identifying material issues

Initiatives to address material issues

About the SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of international goals for the years 2016-2030, identified in Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015 at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit. Consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets intended to realize a sustainable world, the SDGs pledge to “leave no one behind.”

Increasing business opportunities by finding solutions to social issues

Theme	Materiality	Specific initiatives	Approach to social value
S Creating employment opportunities Promoting a society based on normalization	Job creation for those who lack employment opportunities and creating rewarding working environments	Job creation for youth lacking professional experience Creating rewarding work environments for disabled people Creating work environments for seniors with knowledge and experience Creating employment opportunities for homemakers and single parents	By creating employment opportunities for human resources with few job opportunities, we strive to realize a society based on normalization.
S Contributing to a society based on decarbonization, recycling, and coexistence with nature	Supporting growth in corporate environmental value through environmental management programs	Support for CO₂ emissions calculations and environmental information disclosure Consulting services provided as a CDP scoring partner Support for deploying equipment, facilities, and businesses related to energy conservation and renewable energy Support for the international deployment of environmental businesses in areas such as water, energy, and recycling	We contribute to realizing a decarbonized society by partnering with companies who seek to achieve carbon neutrality to support their environmental management efforts.
S E Contributing to local community vitalization Support for international business expansion and support for developing countries	Contributing to local community vitalization through job creation	Opening call centers mainly in local cities with populations of up to 100,000	We strive to rectify regional disparities by creating employment opportunities to stimulate local communities. We also enhance ties to local communities in various ways, including donating crops from our farms, and strive to realize a society that coexists in harmony with local citizens.
	Support for international business expansion by local SMEs	Various types of practical support under JICA's support programs for international expansion of SMEs
	Support for developing countries through environmental management programs
	Support for community activities through sports, culture, and education	Cooperation with and support for sports associations for those with disabilities Social contributions by customer companies using rental farms (donating vegetables grown to the Children's Cafeteria program) Participating in TABLE FOR TWO

Establishing management foundations to support sustained growth

Theme	Materiality	Specific initiatives	Approach
G Corporate governance	High management transparency and appropriate information disclosure	Appropriate disclosure of financial and nonfinancial information, promoting constructive dialogue with investors, enhancing IR tools	We are dedicated to enhancing our management foundations and creating new value by developing a governance structure that emphasizes independence and diversity, by practicing thoroughgoing risk management and compliance, by ensuring customer privacy through robust data security, and by implementing fair and proactive disclosure.
	Thorough governance, risk management, and compliance in Group management	Risk analysis and evaluations in the Board of Directors in response to changing social conditions Periodic compliance training
	Ensuring information security and privacy protection	Thorough management in line with various rules and guidelines
	Building and maintenance of fair and impartial relations based on mutual trust with business partners	Ensuring lawful and appropriate corporate management and business execution
	Maintaining high business quality as a specialized service provider	Securing personnel who have passed the certification exam for persons responsible for worker dispatch contracts in the worker dispatching business and encouraging personnel to take the exam Securing personnel qualified to work a s logistics technology managers and supporting personnel in obtaining this qualification
S Labor practices	Ensuring adequate labor-management dialogue	Promoting direct communication with management through annual briefings on business policies for all employees (at all facilities) Creating an environment that allows open dialogue and access to the President's Office	We respond to the growing diversity in our businesses and strive to develop and empower our human resources with the aim of creating rewarding workplaces in which diverse human resources can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest, regardless of gender, nationality, or other factors.
	Promoting diversity and inclusion	Creating environments in which diverse human resources can thrive and do rewarding work
	Promoting women within the workplace	Securing Eruboshi (three star) certification
	Promoting welfare and a sound work-life balance	Adopting an employee stock ownership program with 100% support for stock acquisitions by employees as a means of long-term asset formation
	Promoting health management	Receiving recognition as a Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization
	Securing safe working environments at our workplaces, farms, logistics centers, and other facilities	Implementing workplace risk assessments
E Environmental management	Energy conservation, resource conservation, waste reductions	Promoting paperless offices by adopting tablets and other devices and technologies Securing sustainability in raw materials through the use of FSC^®-certified products Use of recycled materials (rock debris) at Work Happiness Farms	In pursuit of environmental sustainability in our businesses, we strive not just to protect the environment, but to reduce the environmental impact of our businesses in various ways, including efforts to prevent climate change and reduce CO₂ emissions.
	Conservation of the natural environment	Protecting forests and water resources through the use of limestone-based LIMEX materials Activities to conserve natural environments through the Ecology Cafe program
	Securing safe materials and resources for use at farms	Procuring agricultural materials from appropriate vendors and securing safe water supplies