SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Organizational framework for sustainability, decision-making process
We have the Sustainability Committee, which is responsible for general sustainability strategy and for managing progress in material issues. Chaired by the managing officer heading the CSV Division, the Sustainability Department serves as the secretariat for the Sustainability Committee. Every corporate officer, including the CEO, is a member of the committee. The committee consists of four subcommittees: the Environment Subcommittee, Wellbeing Subcommittee, Procurement Subcommittee, and Forest Model Subcommittee. These subcommittees discuss risks, opportunities, strategies, and goals related to sustainability. The outcomes of discussions are reported semiannually to the Board of Directors. The board then makes the final decisions on matters of strategic importance.
Committee membership, role
| Organization | Chairperson | Membership | Function/role, relevance to material issues | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Committee |
Managing Officer Naotaka Umeda |
Representative Corporate Officer President and CEO Managing Officer |
With subcommittee reporting and stakeholder engagement, the committee monitors the plan-do-check-act process for sustainable management and regularly reports the results of such monitoring to the Board of Directors. | ・Identifies material issues ・Assigns priority to material issues, develops action plans for material issues and reviews budgetary allocations for the plans ・Regularly reports to Board of Directors |
| Environment Subcommittee | Managing Officer Masahiro Fukui |
Corporate divisions Business divisions Members of operating companies |
The subcommittee leads action to address environmental issues relevant to KOKUYO Group as a whole. The Environmental Subcommittee has three taskforces for leading cross-organizational efforts to accomplish the goals for material issues: the Climate Crisis Taskforce, the Circular Economy Taskforce, and the Taskforce for Coexistence with Nature. |
・Applies ISO 14001 ・Responds to the climate crisis ・Contributes toward a circular economy ・Contributes toward a society that coexists with nature |
| Procurement Subcommittee | Managing Officer Koji Morita |
Same as above | The committee engages with suppliers to ensure that they share our commitment to co-creation with empathy. It applies a plan-do-check-act cycle to tier-1 suppliers (suppliers of KOKUYO products, including Kaunet private brands, and suppliers of distributors’ private brands). The scope will be expanded to other suppliers. |
・Engages in supply chain management ・Applies KOKUYO Group Paper and Timber Procurement Standards |
| Wellbeing Subcommittee | Managing Officer Yasunari Koshikawa |
Same as above | The subcommittee facilitates efforts to pitch ideas for new ways of working and promote diversity, inclusion, and innovation. It covers the five core companies and communicates its activities to group companies. The scope may be expanded to other companies in FY2025 or later. | ・Improves Wellbeing among Employees and External Stakeholders |
| Forest Model Subcommittee | Corporate Officer Toshio Naito |
Same as above | The subcommittee develops an annual plan aligned with material issues, tracks progress in the plan, and prepares the plan for the forthcoming fiscal year to disseminate the Forest-like Management Model across KOKUYO Group. | ・Transition to a management system that creates social value |
