SCSK Group's Corporate Philosophy and Sustainability
Under the corporate philosophy “Create Our Future of Dreams,” the SCSK Group is promoting sustainability management as part of its growth strategy.
We will continuously assess the impact of our business activities on the environment and society and promote improvements. In addition, we will consider changes in the business environment toward the realization of a decarbonized and recycling-oriented society as an opportunity and capture new business opportunities that leverage our core competencies. By so doing, we will further accelerate the creation of economic value and social value which are needed by society and will grow sustainably along with society.
SCSK Group's Value Creation Process
The SCSK Group will promote sustainability management as a growth strategy.
We aim to become a "Co-Creative IT Company in 2030" by solving social issues and generating new value through our business by addressing our material issues with our corporate philosophy as the origin of our business.
Promotion of Sustainability Management and Our Governance System
The SCSK Group established the Sustainability Committee as an advisory body to the President and Representative Director, in order to confirm and review company-wide issues and measures to be taken in relation to promotion of sustainability management, which forms part of the Group’s growth strategy.
Chaired by a general manager, the Sustainability Committee is composed of Working Group 1 and Working Group 2.
Matters deliberated by the Sustainability Committee are periodically reported to the Management Committee for further discussion from the perspective of company-wide management, after which the Sustainability Committee reports to the Board of Directors, which provides appropriate supervision.
Main Matters Reported to the Board of Directors in FY2024
- Sustainability management promotion structure and Sustainability Committee activity report
- Report on human rights policy and human rights due diligence initiatives, human rights issues and response
- Report in response to the annual publication of the UK Modern Slavery Act statement
- Report on the calculation of GHG emissions and the results of the comparative analysis against the previous fiscal year, as well as on environmental issues and response
- Overview of social contribution activities and activity report
Activities of Working Group 1 of the Sustainability Committee
Working Group 1 is chaired by a general manager, and its members consist of General Managers of the Group Corporate. Working Group 1 collects information on global sustainability trends to practice sustainable management. It also reviews the implementation status and any deficiencies in measures related to material issues—a priority issue for the SCSK Group—and discusses issues that need to be addressed from a medium- to long-term perspective, and considers measures.
Main Review Themes of FY2024 by Working Group 1
- Review the global information disclosure standards related to sustainability, as well as review aimed to increase non-financial disclosure items in securities reports
- Confirm insufficient ESG-related initiatives and response policies
- Confirm the approval status of partner companies for the “SCSK Group Supply Chain Sustainability Promotion Guidelines”
- Confirm the status of implementation of various initiatives toward human rights due diligence and respect for human rights
- Formulate the SCSK Group AI Basic Policy
- Confirm response to the publication of a statement on UK Modern Slavery Act
- Confirm initiative and progress related to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
Activities of Working Group 2 of the Sustainability Committee
Working Group 2 is chaired by a Business Group executive officer, and its members are selected from executives and employees of each Business Group and Group Corporate.
To promote understanding of sustainability management as a growth strategy of the SCSK Group and cultivate a culture that supports it, Working Group members deepen their understanding of sustainability through study meetings and discussions, and act as evangelists themselves. They also consider the implementation and improvement of promotion measures suited to their organization so that more executives and employees can understand and practice them.
Major Items for Implementation for FY2024 by Working Group 2
- Implement Input and workshops on understanding and personalizing sustainability management and material issues
- Identify issues for the promotion of these ideas through each organization and consider the implementation and improvement of effective promotion measures
- Hold discussions between Working Group members and chairperson on initiatives and issues to promote understanding
- Report the results of activities and future promotional plans to the President and management, and hold meetings to exchange opinions
Initiatives Aimed at Promoting Sustainability Management
Beyond 2030 Committee for Discussing SCKS’s Future led by Young Employees
We launched Beyond 2030 with the purpose of developing a corporate culture of self-starter employees who will be charged with sustainability management aimed at the sustainable growth of the SCSK Group. Beyond 2030 is a program for young employees and future leaders selected from across the SCSK Group to think about and discuss the SCSK Group’s future and contributions to society through its businesses. Under this roughly six-month program, a select group of employees were placed into teams to discuss the SCSK Group’s roles and growth strategies and to deepen discussions through exchanges with SCSK’s executive management team and outside experts. Each team reported the results of discussions to top management and conducted opinion exchanges. Participants commented that they felt keenly aware of the importance of taking the initiative in thinking about the future. We plan to continue holding this program annually in FY2021 and beyond.
Future Creation Program
We launched the SCSK Group Future Creation Program in October 2020 with the goal of creating businesses originating from the SCSK Group. The program aims to tackle the challenges of business creation and produce multiple entrepreneurs by using dynamic thinking that is outside the box. The program solicited a broad range of business ideas from employees of the SCSK Group focused on the themes of “businesses that contribute to solutions to social issues visible from long-term social changes in a world with COVID-19,” “businesses suited to the SCSK Group as it seeks to become a Co-Creative IT Company,” and “businesses targeting several billions of yen in scale aimed at 2030.” In FY2020, a total of 32 ideas were received, with each undergoing document screening, presentation screening and final screening by outside experts and SCSK’s executive management candidates. We plan on continuing to hold the program in FY2021 and beyond.
Observance of International Guidelines and Principles
SCSK observes international guidelines and principles in its Sustainability activities.
U.N. Global Compact
SCSK has been participating in the U.N. Global Compact since 2007. We support the Compact’s 10 principles relating to human rights, labour, the environment, and anti-corruption, and reflect this support in our business activities.
Sustainable Development Goals（SDGs）
SCSK is preparing to begin making contributions to the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations in 2015.
ISO26000
SCSK has been practicing management based on the core subjects of ISO 26000 since 2012, and each division is working toward the related Sustainability goals it has defined.
Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines
SCSK’s integrated reports and the Sustainability activities reports available on the Company’s corporate website were constructed while referencing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, Fourth Edition (G4).
