Itoki's materiality

Materiality (vital issues)

In order to solve the numerous issues enveloping the workplace and to “make society and people happy” and “make the company and its employees happy,” we haveanalyzed the risks and opportunities brought about by our business environment and subsequently identified our items of materiality, or vital issues. We intend to drive forward our business activities with these materiality items at the center of our efforts and contribute to the sustainable growth of society and the company by solving issues in society.

make society and people happy
Make the company and employees happy

Key themes that make society and people happy

Creating an appealing work style and workplace

Contribute to decent work by building a workplace where everyone can work in good physical and mental health.

Megatrend
  • Intensifying competition for human resources due to total population and working population declines
  • Gravitation to urban centers
2022/2023 goals
  • Creating healthy workplaces for everyone, both mentally and physically
  • Achieving a Work From Anywhere system
2022 results
  • 160 office proposals related to well-being
  • 7 launches of products and solutions that help build smart offices
2032 target
  • Building innovative offices that lead to well-being
  • Achieving free, sustainable work styles that enrich life
Related SDGs
  • 5 Let's achieve gender equality
  • 8 Decent work and economic growth
  • 9 Create a foundation for industry and technological innovation
  • 10 Let's eliminate inequality among people and countries
  • 11 Creating a city where people can continue to live
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Creating innovation by combining technology with space

Creating new value for “Work Environment” using innovative technology

Megatrend
  • IoT development
  • Arrival of a DX society
2022/2023 goals
  • Using active co-creation for technologies that resolve social issues
  • Cultivating DX human resources
2022 results
  • 5 new research planning projects for the co-creation of new ways of working (joint research) / 7 joint project plans with new technology partners (technologies)
  • Reorganization of DX promotion center Planned promotion under DX (IT) human resources project team between HR and DX promotion business units
2032 target
  • Achieving innovative new research technologies through open innovation and pursuing related business
  • Appointing innovative DX human resources for each business
Related SDGs
  • 5 Let's achieve gender equality
  • 8 Decent work and economic growth
  • 9 Create a foundation for industry and technological innovation
  • 10 Let's eliminate inequality among people and countries
  • 11 Creating a city where people can continue to live
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Helping build a carbon-neutral society

Realizing an environmentally friendly society with reduced greenhouse gas emissions

Megatrend
  • Accelerated decarbonization trends due to concerns surrounding global warming
2022 target
  • 9% reduction in CO2 emissions over 2013 (Scope 1,2,and3)
  • Validation of roadmap for mid- to long-term CO 2 emissions targets
  • Helping reduce carbon usage over the entire product life-cycle
2023 target
  • 12% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2013 (Scope 1 to 3)
  • Starting up business to contribute to Decarbonization
  • Helping reduce carbon usage over the entire product life-cycle
2022 results
  • 25% increase in CO 2 emissions over 2013 (Scope 1,2,and3)
  • Validation of roadmap and identification of required measures completion
  • Calculating product CO2 emissions and expanding products for calculations
2032 target

*2030 targets

  • 30% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2013 (Scope 1 to 3)
  • Achieving 100% renewable energy use by all Itoki Group factories
Related SDGs
  • 7. Energy for everyone and cleanly
  • 12 Responsibility to produce Responsibility to consume
  • 13 Take concrete measures to combat climate change
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Safeguarding the natural environment and promoting recycling of resources

Realizing a society with a resource recycling system in place and no concept of "waste"

Megatrend
  • Demand for efficient/cyclical use of resources
  • Change in awareness regarding the need for a plastic-free society
  • Responding to ecosystem changes caused by global warming
2022/2023 goals
  • Waste reduction of 1% over previous year (base unit)
  • Water usage reduction of 1% over previous year (base unit)
  • Promotion of sales of environmentally friendly products
2022 results
  • Waste reduction of 10.2% over previous year (base unit)
  • Water usage reduction of 14.5% over previous year (base unit)
  • 2 environmentally friendly products developed
  • Implemented project to shift to wood products
2032 target
  • Minimizing emissions of substances, etc. that have an environmental impact
  • Contributing to biodiversity through products and services
Related SDGs
  • 6 Providing safe water and toilets around the world
  • 7. Energy for everyone and cleanly
  • 12 Responsibility to produce Responsibility to consume
  • 15 Let's also protect the richness of the land
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Responsible procurement in both human rights and environmental terms

Build strong relationships with suppliers while fulfilling social responsibilities from the perspective of human rights and the natural environment.

Megatrend
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Increasing demand for social responsibility in terms of the supply chain
2022 target
  • At least a 70% assessment rate for sustainable procurement (procurement price ratio)
2023 target
  • At least an 80% assessment rate for sustainable procurement (procurement price ratio)
2022 results
  • Assessment rate for sustainable procurement (procurement price ratio) of 63.3%
2032 target
  • Achieving a handling rate of at least 80% in relation to sustainable procurement human rights and business continuity items
Related SDGs
  • 12 Responsibility to produce Responsibility to consume
  • 17 Achieve your goals through partnership
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Key themes that make the company and its employees happy

Safeguarding employee mental and physical health
Itoki's initiatives
  • Improving employee satisfaction
  • Promoting health management
2022 target
  • At least 66.2% affirmative responses to specific indicators on engagement surveys
  • At least 60% paid time off usage rate
  • Zero accidents resulting in time lost/accident closures
  • 100% rate of routine physical examinations
  • Creating working environments that promote mental and physical health
2023 target
  • At least 70.0% affirmative responses to specific indicators on engagement surveys
  • At least 60% paid time off usage rate
  • Zero accidents resulting in time lost/accident closures
  • 100% rate of routine physical examinations/90% rate of secondary diagnoses
2022 results
  • Affirmative responses to specific indicators on engagement surveys of 63.6% (improved 7.4 points over previous year)
  • Paid time off usage rate of 59%
  • Accidents resulting in time lost/accident closures 6 incidents/2incidents
  • 100% rate of routine physical examinations/83% rate of secondary diagnoses
2032 target
  • At least 80% affirmative responses to specific indicators on engagement surveys
  • Promoting health management that enables all employees to work in a healthy and vibrant way
Related SDGs
  • 3 Health and well-being for all
  • 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Supporting employee growth
Itoki's initiatives
  • Implementing work styles that maximize productivity
  • Creating and expanding career development opportunities
2022 target
  • Adoption of systems to implement location-independent work style
  • Expanded opportunities for career design for young employees
  • Increased number of voluntary paid leave users satisfaction)
  • Investment in internal facilities
2023 target
  • Implementing work styles that enable the productive use of time
  • Expanding the next generation of career-design training
  • Increased number of voluntary paid leave users satisfaction)
  • Investment in internal facilities
2022 results
  • Adoption of My Place system
  • Implemented one-time career design training
  • Increased number of voluntary paid leave users by 12 (over previous year)
  • Remodeling/relocation of 15 offices, including Tokyo HQ
2032 target
  • Achieving decent work and improving productivity
  • Achieving an environment that enables autonomous, self-directed career development with at least 80%
Related SDGs
  • 5 Let's achieve gender equality
  • 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Creating offices that allow diverse human resources to excel
Itoki's initiatives
  • Improving the ratio of female managers and employees
  • Promoting the employment of disabled persons
  • Promoting flexible, diverse work styles
2022 target
  • At least 10% women in management
  • Rate of employment of people with disabilities: at least the legally-mandated rate
  • At least 30% paternity leave usage rate
  • Zero retirements to care for family members
2023 target
  • At least 12% women in management
  • Rate of employment of people with disabilities: at least the legally-mandated rate
  • At least 40% paternity leave usage rate
  • Zero retirements to care for family members
2022 results
  • Rate of women in management: 10.7%
  • Rate of employment of people with disabilities: 2.59%
  • Paternity leave usage rate: 45.7%
  • Two retirements to care for family members
2032 target

*2030 targets

  • Achieving a ratio of female managers of at least 30% and appointing female officers
  • Creating a workplace enabling anyone to work vibrantly
Related SDGs
  • 3 Health and well-being for all
  • 5 Let's achieve gender equality
  • 8 Decent work and economic growth
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Sustainably improve profits
2022/2023 goals
  • Achieving financial goals
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Ensuring transparent, reliable management
Itoki's initiatives
  • Respecting human rights
  • Developing and strengthening our risk management system
  • Maintaining and strengthening compliance awareness
2022 target
  • Human rights risk identification
  • Zero major data security incidents
  • Construction of business continuity systems complete for the manufacturing divisions, which are subject to major impact from disasters (resilience certifications acquired)
  • Promoting increased compliance throughout entire company
2023 target
  • Establishing a human rights due diligence process
  • Zero major data security incidents
  • Finishing the establishment of business continuity systems for departments that are subject to major impact from disasters
  • Promoting increased compliance throughout entire company
2022 results
  • Holding human rights workshops and the identification of risks by organization completed
  • Zero major data security incidents
  • Resilience certification acquisition complete
  • Completion of training plan
2032 target
  • Finishing the establishment of risk management systems covering all Group companies
  • Achieving truly safe data security and trustworthy management
Related SDGs
  • 17 Achieve your goals through partnership
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Background risks and opportunities

The various environmental and social issues surrounding the world today pose many risks that threaten the survival of corporate management. Itoki believes that by guiding solutions to these critical issues toward the realization of Itoki's vision and mission, we can lead to the creation of new opportunities.

Background risks and opportunities

Itoki and SDGs

Itoki views the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as goals to be achieved in cooperation with the international community, and will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs goals through its business and CSR activities. We will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through our business and CSR activities. We have also issued the "Itoki SDGs Declaration" as a statement of our determination.

  • SDGs: 17 goals and 169 targets related to poverty, hunger, energy, climate change, etc. adopted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in September 2015 to realize a sustainable world including a peaceful society.

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