The Group believes that the value of a company is a synthesis of financial and non-financial value, and place importance on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in promoting our business. In our “Basic Sustainability Policy” that was established in 2021, we define our aim to create a sustainable and beautiful society through embodying “Create a Beautiful Tomorrow Together,” and are pursuing a contribution to solving social issues through our business activities.
Furthermore, we position human assets as one of the most important management resources. The Group believes that value co-creators responsible for co-creating value represent the source of the Group’s business growth and ability to create a sustainable and beautiful society of tomorrow, and in 2023 we established a Human Assets Development Policy and are progressing with various initiatives.
All group employees will strive to realize a high level of governance and solve social issues through value co-creation activities based on collaboration that combines diverse human assets, knowledge, capabilities, and technology.
Hiroshi Ota, Representative Director and President
Basic Sustainability Policy
We aim to create a sustainable and beautiful society through embodying
"Create a Beautiful Tomorrow Together."
The Sustainability Committee is strengthening our efforts to address ESG and SDGs challenges by examining the key issues related thereto, including climate-related issues, and by monitoring risks and regularly reporting to the Board of Directors. A summary of the Sustainability Committee’s operations is as follows. (as of May 2024)
- The Sustainability Committee is chaired by the Directors who execute operations and comprises Executive Officers responsible for their respective business segments. It also operates from the perspective of the three ESG elements: "Environment," "Social," and "Governance."
- Important issues related to sustainability initiatives are deliberated by the Management Meeting, and reported and supervised by the Board of Directors.
- The Sustainability Committee is regularly convened to discuss initiatives to address issues surrounding sustainability. The Committee also examines measures to tackle sustainability issues and monitors progress thereof.
Risks concerning Human Assets, an important issue of the Group, are identified and managed by the Risk Management Committee chaired by the Director, CFO. In turn, the committee reports and provides recommendations to the Board of Directors. The identified Human Assets risks the Sustainability Committee reviews measures and monitors the progress of the measures. With regard to other matters such as legal compliance, the Compliance Committee, chaired by the Executive Officer, CCO, conducts supervision and examines measures.
As for climate-related risks, the Sustainability Committee explores ways to address risks associated with the transition to a decarbonized society, risks concerning greenhouse gas reduction, and risks associated with the physical impacts of climate change.
In addition to its own efforts, the Group will make contributions to the fight against climate change by collaborating with partners through business activities such as the promotion of digital transformation in Japanese companies.
- We are supporting new approaches to community development that include regional energy design. We are working to build a next-generation resilient town in Obuse Town, Nagano Prefecture, and working alongside community members, companies, and governments to create resource recycling and regional co-prosperity mechanisms through a partnership with Tokyu Corporation in the Tama Denentoshi area.
- In the investment business, SIGMAXYZ Investment Inc. has positioned the area of Regenerative & Well-being as an investment area, and is promoting investment operations that support value creation. In the renewable energy field, we invest in and support the business operations of SHIZEN ENERGY Inc., Forest Energy Inc. and i GRID SOLUTIONS Inc.
- We disseminate information through media requests of energy analysts specializing in decarbonization and appearances at seminars. We also serve as an advisor to local governments.
- The entire Group is promoting efforts to go paperless for internal communication. Furthermore, we are accelerating initiatives for green purchasing and decarbonization by no longer offering beverages in plastic (PET) bottles, completing the switchover to LED ceiling lighting at our offices, and switching clear folders made of plastic to paper-based ones in the Group’s business premises.
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Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 |
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Electricity usage |
222,824kWh |
191,730kWh |
180,590kWh |
160,260kWh |
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Paper usage |
1,420Kg |
1,080Kg |
1,360Kg |
1,300Kg |
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Waste |
4,313Kg |
5,497Kg |
6,021Kg |
6,021Kg |
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Amount recycled |
2,160Kg |
2,160Kg |
2,480Kg |
2,880Kg |
- Striving to expand value-added activities to address social issues as well as our clients’ issues with a view to achieving the SDGs, we always set up a meeting on commencing a project for consensus-building with a client concerning which of the SDGs’ 17 goals are to be achieved, and how.
In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the contract value of SDGs-related projects increased by approximately 11% year on year. We will continue to promote projects with the aim of creating an impact on social issues.
- We are striving to construct "social multi-sided platforms" to form an ecosystem where people in Japan and overseas who empathize with and support our initiatives gather to address social issues.
- While supporting the revitalization of domestic industries and local communities, we will continue to work toward the formation of an ecosystem that will generate new value through employment and procurement in local areas of more than 80% of SIGMAXYZ Group’s business transactions.
- We focus on creating an environment where diverse personnel can come together and play active roles.
In order to further enhance the corporate governance system, we have established an Audit & Supervisory Committee including several independent outside directors. We have adopted this system as we believe it will further strengthen the supervisory functions of the Board of Directors, ensure management transparency, and improve efficiency.
Diagram of the corporate governance system（as of June 30, 2024）
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Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 |
As of June 30, 2024 |
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Number of Directors |
13 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
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Number of Outside Directors |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Number of Independent Officers |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
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Number of Female Directors |
2 |
2 |
3 |
３ |
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Number of Audit & Supervisory Committee Members |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Related Conferences |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 |
Results for fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 |
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Board of Directors |
12 |
12 |
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Audit & Supervisory Committee |
13 |
13 |
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Management Meetings |
12 |
13 |
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Sustainability Committee Environmental Subcommittee Society subcommittee |
3 11 12 |
10 Convening at the Sustainability Committee |
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Risk Management Committee |
12 |
8 |
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Compliance Committee |
5 |
6 |
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Disciplinary Investigation Committee |
2 |
3 |
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Information Committee4 |
8 |
9 |
In order to further enhance our corporate governance system, we established and announced an “Anti-Bribery Policy” in September 2023. By prohibiting bribery and declaring our initiatives to prevent bribery, we will strive to detect and prevent fraudulent acts. Further, we established a “Human Rights Policy” in April 2024.
We have obtained the "B Corporation Certification" for the business and activities of SIGMAXYZ Group.
More than 8749 companies in 101 countries have obtained this certification.
SIGMAXYZ Group is the first listed company group that has its headquarters in Japan. (As of May 2024)
Protecting individual information and ensuring that information assets are safeguarded properly and rigorously is a priority in our group's business operations. As the lead company for our group's consulting business, SIGMAXYS Inc. has obtained the PrivacyMark (P Mark) and ISMS certification and is continuously monitoring its internal information management processes for improvement.
- PrivacyMark No. 10840533 (05)
- ISO9001 Registration certificate number JQA-QMA15755
The PrivacyMark System is a system for certifying companies which meet Japanese Industrial Standard "JIS Q 15001 Personal Information Protection Management System - Requirements" set by the Japanese Industrial Standards. Particularly, the system gives the "PrivacyMark" to businesses that are capable of taking appropriate measures to protect personal information and certifies the use thereof in their business.
The ISMS Conformity Assessment Scheme is based on "Information technology - Security techniques - Information security management systems - Requirements" in accordance with the Japanese Industrial Standards. It is used by third-party certification bodies to evaluate companies that wish to be certified.