Considering stakeholder interests and social issues, as well as their impact on our business management, Artner has identified eight materiality topics that should be prioritized. Based on our understanding of the importance of the materiality topics we have identified, we are committed to engaging in effective management practices and business activities to resolve these issues.
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Identify the issues We analyzed potential materiality topics based on various international standards, ESG-related external evaluations, and requirements from society including stakeholders.Thirty-one topics were identified. |
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Prioritize the issues The identified issues were assessed by conducting internal and external stakeholder surveys in terms of their expectation and requirement levels for Artner, and then prioritized by two criteria:“importance to stakeholders” and “importance to Artner.” |
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Validate and determine the material issues Selected and prioritized issues were reviewed in the Sustainability Committee for validation to finalizeArtner’s eight materiality topics. |
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Identify the issues We analyzed potential materiality topics based on various international standards, ESG-related external evaluations, and requirements from society including stakeholders.Thirty-one topics were identified. |
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Prioritize the issues The identified issues were assessed by conducting internal and external stakeholder surveys in terms of their expectation and requirement levels for Artner, and then prioritized by two criteria:“importance to stakeholders” and “importance to Artner.” |
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Validate and determine the material issues Selected and prioritized issues were reviewed in the Sustainability Committee for validation to finalizeArtner’s eight materiality topics. |
| Category | ID | Item | Related SDGs | Risk | Opportunity |
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| Environmental | 1 | Improve energy efficiency and reduce energy usage |
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●Declining reputation
and technological
obsolescence if we
are slow to respond ●Increasing risk of extreme weather and natural disasters caused by climate change ●Increasing costs due to stricter environmental regulations, etc. |
●Increasing demand for
dispatch of related
engineers due to a
growing need to adapt
to a decarbonized and
recycling society ●Increasing funding from ESG investors |
| 2 | Contribute to carbon neutrality through business activities |
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| Social | 3 | Resolve social issues by creating jobs |
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●Increasing competition
and costs in the
talent acquisition
market ●Declining quality of talent and labor productivity ●Declining reputation associated with human rights issues |
●More opportunities to
acquire excellent
talent ●Innovation creation through diversity ●Higher employee motivation ●Contributing to the realization of a sustainable society |
| 4 | Respect human rights |
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| 5 | Promote diversity and inclusion |
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| 6 | Develop and secure promising talents |
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| Governance | 7 | Strengthen corporate governance |
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●Loss of social trust
and deterioration of
enterprise value due
to violation of laws
and regulations or
corporate behavior
that deviates from
social norms ●Increasing funding costs |
●Establishing a stable
business foundation
through more
transparent decision-
making and
appropriate responses
to changes ●Strengthening relationships with diverse stakeholders ●Increasing funding from ESG investors |
| 8 | Promote compliance management |
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