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Sustainability
Strategy and Materiality
(As of June 18, 2025)
We have identified the relationship between the Group and society with regard to sustainability (the positive and negative impacts that the Group's business can have on society) and the risks and opportunities that social changes and megatrends present to the Group. From this, we have identified key management issues as materiality that must addressed to achieve the Group's philosophy and management plan.
| Materiality | Risks | Opportunities | Specific Initiatives | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contribute to improving the lives and hearts of people by providing content and entertainment | ・Contribute to creating personal internal happiness and new value by providing high-quality content and entertainment ・Contribute to securing a space to connect with others to ensure others are not isolated |
・Risk of poor reviews of content, and declining consumption due to failing to adapt to changes in people's values. ・Risk of promoting social issues that have a negative impact on society (such as addiction) |
・Expanding time that can be used for leisure
・Improving the importance of leisure time ・Developing content and expanding delivery methods through technological evolutions |
・Expanding the content and IPs provided to other companies
・Planning and developing new content ・Strengthening responses to intellectual property protection ・Contributing to a healthy and convenient friendly amusement industry |
| Globalization of business | ・Transforming into a global content company
・Globalization of business to expand our content across the world and increase IP value ・Developing business and content that is respectful of the locals cultures where it is distributed |
・Risk of shrinking market due to population decline
・Risks of poor reviews of content, declining consumption, and decreasing clients due to localization failures resulting from insufficient understanding of countries cultures |
・Expanding leisure market due to increasing global population
・Growth in emerging economies ・Increasing social media accounts and platforms that provide content globally |
・Expanding overseas distribution network
・Fortifying overseas locations ・Expanding the countries and regions that receive streamed content ・Holding live events overseas ・Establishing fan communities overseas |
| Securing and fostering human capital | ・Securing and fostering human resources that have skills which can support content expansion and globalization
・Providing an environment that allows employees to be highly motivated towards work |
・Risk of being unable to secure human resources due to a declining working age population
・Risk of lost recruitment opportunities, increased turnover, lower labor productivity, and damage to corporate trust and brand value due to failure to adapt to changes in people's values toward how they work |
・Securing excellent human resources
・Retaining employees ・Increasing content creation capabilities |
・Enhancing education and training system
・Salary structure and evaluation system that contributes to employee motivation ・Expanding personnel system to accommodate diverse working styles ・Hiring skilled human resources and assigning them to the right place ・Employee satisfaction surveys |
| Socially and environmentally friendly business operations | ・Business operations for the realization of a sustainable society and social outreach through content | ・Risk of damage to corporate trust and brand value, and loss of clients if unable to adapt to social and environmental changes | ・Improving reviews of brands and increasing society's trust in the company ・Strengthening relations with stakeholders |
・Establishing environmental, human rights, and procurement policies for supply chains, and preparing for regulations concerning fair economic transactions
・Activities to contribute to society/regions through provision of products and services ・Assessing greenhouse gas emissions and taking actions to reduce them |
| Strengthening governance system | ・Organizational management structure that balances business profit and social recognition | ・Risk of damage to corporate trust and brand value if unable to adapt to the standards required of prime market listed companies | ・Improving reviews of brands and increasing society's trust in the company | ・Strengthening corporate governance
・Communication with business partners, industry unions, labor unions, local communities, government agencies, and investors ・Transparent disclosures |
The Group will manage and supervise materiality and its progress through the above governance and risk management systems for sustainability. We will also review materiality when there are any major changes to issues based on changes in the social environment and conditions in the Group.
