Evolve Businesses through Technological Innovation |
- Obsolescence of existing business models resulting from the emergence of new technologies, such as IoT and AI.
- Labor shortage in developed countries, loss of excellent human resources in businesses in which efficiency improvement is delayed.
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- Creation of new markets and provision of innovative services.
- Utilizing new technologies for optimizing human resources and logistics, increasing competitiveness by promoting work style reform.
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Address Climate Change (Contribute to Realization of a Decarbonized Society) |
Transition Risk
- Reduction in demand for fossil fuels due to business restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions.
Physical Risk
- Damage to business due to the increase in abnormal weather (e.g., droughts, flooding, typhoons and hurricanes).
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- Increase in renewable energy and other business opportunities which will contribute to alleviating climate change.
- Retention and acquisition of customers by strengthening supply structures that can adapt to abnormal weather.
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Cultivate a Motivating Workplace Environment |
- Decline in labor productivity, loss of excellent human resources, missed business opportunities, increase in health-related expenses, and other events that would result from failure to take appropriate measures.
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- Improvement of labor productivity, health and motivation, securing of excellent human resources, enhanced capability of responding to changes and business opportunities, and other events that will result from providing a motivating workplace environment.
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Respect Human Rights |
- Business delay or business continuity risk resulting from the occurrence of a human rights problem in business activities that expands (geographically).
- Decline in credibility that may result from defects in the social infrastructure services we provide.
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- Stabilization of business or securing of excellent human resources resulting from harmonious coexistence with local communities.
- Establishment of safe, stable supply system for product enabled by the consideration of human rights and improvement of work environment in the supply chain.
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Contribute to Healthier and More Enriched Lifestyles |
- Decline in credibility that would result from the occurrence of consumers and service users' safety or health issues.
- Impact on business of destabilization of the market or social security system based on policy change.
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- Increase in demand for food safety and security and health improvement.
- Expansion of information, financial and logistics services resulting from an increase in consumer spending or penetration of the internet.
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Ensure Stable Procurement and Supply |
- Impact of opposition movement resulting from the occurrence of an environmental problem and worsening relationship with local communities.
- Structural exhaustion of the overall industry caused by the occurrence of price competition, mainly in the consumer-related sector.
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- Increase in resource demand attributed to an increase in population and improvement of living standard in emerging countries.
- Winning customer trust or creating new businesses with a stable supply of environmentally friendly resources and materials.
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Maintain Rigorous Governance Structures |
- Occurrence of business continuity risk or unexpected loss resulting from the malfunction of corporate governance or internal control.
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- Improvement of transparency in decision-making, appropriate response to changes and establishment of a stable basis of growth enabled by the establishment of a firm governance system.
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