The Hakuhodo DY Group aims to create a society abounding in sei-katsu-sha’s aspirations and where they can live vibrant lives by conducting human-centered sustainable management. In 2024, with the adoption of our Global Purpose and new Medium-Term Business Plan, we identified material issues and established action policies with a view to 2030. Based on the principles of independence and solidarity, we are executing various initiatives by leveraging the unique business characteristics and strengths of each Group company.
Sustainability Policy
Sustainability Policy
Sustainability Implementation Structure
A Group Sustainability Committee has been established chaired by the President and made up of the Directors, with the Board of Directors being vested with decision-making power. Further, a Sustainability Steering Committee has been established to enhance Group companies' implementation capabilities. The Sustainability Steering Committee coordinates initiatives through the Sustainability Steering Subcommittee, which comprises directors responsible for overseeing sustainability at each Group company and personnel responsible for implementing ESG at Group companies, and ESG Subcommittees, which comprise personnel responsible for implementing ESG.
Group Sustainability Committee
A Groupwide collegial body chaired by the President of Hakuhodo DY Holdings with membership including directors of Hakuhodo DY Holdings and its major subsidiaries and affiliates. The Committee meets twice a year.
The committee is responsible for considering and determining Group sustainability policies, strategies, and various measures.
These are the agenda discussed so far.
| FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | ・Revision to Materiality and development of human rights policy | ・Promotion of human rights due diligence and social contribution activities |
• Sustainability policy and material issues revised
• Progress report on human rights due diligence |
| Session 2 | ・ Development of DE&I policy | ・Report on the progress of environmental and human rights due diligence and DE&I | ・Promotion of social contribution activities, DE&I, environmental and governance |
Sustainability Steering Committee
Sustainability Steering Committee
To enhance their implementation capabilities, each Group company appoints a director responsible for overseeing sustainability. We have established within the Sustainability Steering Committee the Sustainability Steering Subcommittee, which comprises directors responsible for overseeing sustainability and personnel responsible for implementing ESG at each Group company; and Environmental, Social, and Governance Subcommittees, which comprise personnel responsible for implementing ESG at Group companies and discuss policies on specific issues and action being taken to achieve relevant goals.
Engagement with stakeholders
In keeping with our Global Purpose, the Hakuhodo DY Group conducts human-centered sustainable management. Each of us who works here, being sei-katsu-sha ourselves, aims to build a society abounding in sei-katsu-sha’s aspirations and where they can live vibrant lives. Each of us is committed to partnering with stakeholders of all stripes and taking action to create a vortex of change. This, we believe, requires fostering co-creativity while prioritizing communication with a multitude of stakeholders: sei-katsu-sha, employees, shareholders, business partners, the media, content owners, local governments, educational institutions, NPOs and NGOs. We build trust with stakeholders by taking every opportunity to engage in dialog with them. And we leverage that trust into new value creation.