About Sustainability
Top Commitment
Since Kasumigaseki Capital handles assets of various kinds, we are often referred to as a “company involved in all kinds of businesses.” Certainly, from the outside, there may not seem to be much connection between our different businesses. However, our basis for making decisions is always the same: to provide society with what it lacks and needs. There is always added value in ideas that will solve a problem for someone. The reason why companies exist is to solve problems, create value, and grow through business. That is what we focus on, and we believe that is the essence of our sustainability initiatives.
Based on our management philosophy of “Turning Challenge into Value,” we are developing our business in fields with growth potential and social significance and striving to address social issues in order to realize a sustainable society through our business activities.
Representative Director, President and CEO
Koshiro Komoto
Approach to Sustainability
With the belief that sustainability initiatives are crucial and cannot be overlooked, we are addressing social issues from an environmental, social, and governance perspective base on our corporate philosophy, “Turning Challenge into Value,” in order to help realize a sustainable society.
Our Board of Directors is positioned as the highest decision-making body for deliberating and deciding on basic policies and important issues relating to sustainability in general. The Board of Directors receives reports on important discussions, approvals, and decisions regarding management and business operations by the Executive Management Board and other meeting bodies and deliberates on and oversees the Group’s policies and action plans for responding to sustainability risks and opportunities.
Furthermore, with regard to risk management and compliance, the Risk Management and Compliance Committee identifies, assesses, and manages risks and reports on them to the Board of Directors. To promote effective governance, it collaborates with the Internal Audit Office and Audit & Supervisory Committee.
Guided by our business policy that Kasumigaseki Capital’s growth benefits wider society, we have identified material (priority) issues, “materiality”, as important themes for achieving both sustainable growth of our group and a sustainable society.
Co-creation of Environmental Value
To protect the global environment, we promote a decarbonized society and develop and operate properties with high environmental performance.
Key Initiatives
- Development of frozen and chilled warehouses that use natural refrigerants with low environmental impact
- Installation of solar panels on the roof of logistics facilities
- Promotion of environmental certification for logistics facilities
- Water reuse and resource conservation initiatives in hotel operation
- Development utilizing green loans
Related SDGs
Connecting People and Communities through Buildings
In addition to providing comfort and safe use for tenants and customers of the properties we develop, we contribute to well-being* in the communities where the properties are located, leading to the creation of a prosperous society.
Key Initiatives
- Revitalization of regional economies through real estate development
- Providing safe, comfortable spaces in healthcare facilities
- Interaction with local communities at facilities
- Supporting and promoting creative activities through the introduction of art rooms in hotels for artists with disabilities
- Engaging in sponsorship activities and charity events
Related SDGs
Building an Organization where Talent shines and Grows
We aim to be an organization with an environment where all employees can demonstrate their abilities and continue to grow autonomously.
Key Initiatives
- Creating a work-friendly environment for employees by providing training and support programs for acquiring qualifications and enhancing employee benefits
- Respect for human rights and promotion of diversity
- Promotion of health and productivity management
- Conducting employee engagement surveys
- Holding internal competitions for new business proposals by employees
Related SDGs
Enhancing Governance
We are focused on becoming a company trusted by society through the enhancement of management transparency and efficiency.
Key Initiatives
- Development of frozen and chilled warehouses that use natural refrigerants with low environmental impact
- Installation of solar panels on the roof of logistics facilities
- Promotion of environmental certification for logistics facilities
- Water reuse and resource conservation initiatives in hotel operation
- Development utilizing green loans
Related SDGs
Stakeholders
In the pursuit of sustainable management, we will strive to build trust while communicating with diverse stakeholders. Furthermore, we will take requests and opinions received from stakeholders into account when identifying materiality.
Identification Process
Identifying issues
Broad identification of sustainability issues surrounding our company that should be considered in relation to the expectations of key internal and external stakeholders, referring to matters raised by global ESG evaluations and ESG frameworks related to real estate (MSCI, FTSE, CDP, SASB, GRI Standards, etc.).
Evaluation of issues’ importance
Organizing issues by level of importance and degree of priority, based on factors such as the impact on our business and the expectations of internal and external stakeholders. The details of similar sustainability issues among high-importance items are consolidated, and the draft material issues are determined while factoring in discussions with external experts and connections to the SDGs.
Identification of materiality
Identifying the material issues by finalizing the draft material issues determined in Step 2 after reporting to and discussing them with senior management.
We will continue to regularly revise the material issues based on changes in social conditions and the business environment.
