The TCFD Consortium is made up of companies and financial institutions that support the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures established by the Financial Stability Board and also endorse the recommendations of the Task Force. Our Company has been a participant since March 2020.

The 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity is a voluntary alliance established to achieve the Nature Positive international target of halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030. In addition to expanding protected areas such as national parks, Japan has set aside areas that contribute to biodiversity conservation, such as corporate forests outside protected areas, as OECMs (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures). The Company was registered as a participating company in April 2022.

“Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Sites” are areas where biodiversity is being conserved through the efforts of the private sector, etc., and are certified by the national government.
The certified areas are registered in the international database as “OECM (Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures)”, excluding overlaps with protected areas. “Teine Forest, one of the Materials’ Forests”, a company-owned forest, was certified in October 2023.

The organization was established in 1992, when the Earth Summit (UN Conference on Environment and Development) in Rio de Janeiro was held, to put the ideas of the Keidanren Global Environmental Charter into practice in the field of nature conservation. Through the Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund, the Company supports NGO nature conservation projects, interacts with NGOs, raises awareness, provides information, and disseminates updates to companies and engages in various activities, including making proposals on international biodiversity targets and domestic policies.

The Circular Economy Partnership is an organization established to strengthen public-private collaboration, spearheaded by the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren). Its purpose is to foster greater understanding of the circular economy and promote initiatives among a wide range of stakeholders, including domestic companies, as the global shift toward a circular economy accelerates. Through the Circular Resource Partnership, our company disseminates circular economy case studies and gathers the latest information to provide feedback on internal technologies and initiatives, accelerating the creation and societal implementation of new circular businesses.

It is a voluntary initiative in which each company and organization acts as a good member of society by exercising responsible and creative leadership and participates in the creation of a global framework for sustainable growth. The Company signed the United Nations Global Compact and was registered as a participating company as of March 22, 2022. In addition, it has joined the Global Compact Network Japan, the UNGC's local network in Japan.

This is a new initiative in which Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), in cooperation with the Japanese government, will strongly promote and encourage innovative actions by companies and organizations in Japan and abroad toward the realization of a "decarbonized society," which is the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement, an international framework to combat climate change. Our Company has been participating in this initiative since June 2020.

A private sector alliance to increase the number of women who play a vital role in the economic and business fields and achieve their empowerment. It is an organization agreed at the G20 Osaka Summit in 2019 and launched in earnest in 2020.

This is a declaration in the name of the representative of the Company that the company agrees with the purpose of the "Conference on Promoting Partnership Building for the Future," whose members include the Chairman of Keidanren, the President of Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the President of Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and relevant ministers, and that the Company will build new partnerships by promoting cooperation, coexistence and co-prosperity with supply chain business partners and value-creating businesses.

A campaign jointly run by the Public Interest Association of Marriage For All Japan - Freedom Of Marriage For All, the Lawyers for LGBT & Allies Network, and the NPO Nijiiro Diversity, to make visible companies that support marriage equality (legislation of same-sex marriage) in Japan.