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Top Management Commitment
The question of sustainable development has emerged as a key topic in various spheres, including the environmental, societal, economic, and corporate spheres, against a background of numerous other challenges facing the world, including climate change, environmental issues, income inequality, poverty, human rights issues, turbulence in world politics, and chaotic supply chains. These challenges affect everyone. To achieve a sustainable society amid such uncertainty, businesses are expected to shift from an undue focus on short-term profits to long-term profit strategies based on a broader perspective.
With these circumstances in mind, the Okasan Securities Group-which recently marked its centennial-continues to strive to remain as a company that is trusted and counted on by its stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, business partners, and communities, in the years to come.
We believe the Group's mission is to contribute to social sustainability by fulfilling its role as a securities firm and revitalizing the stock market. This involves creating monetary flows of financing the businesses that, in our eyes, contribute to social progress and have high intrinsic business value so that they can reach their goals.
Our long-standing conviction is that sustainability is not merely a factor, but the very essence that defines our management. The Okasan Securities Group remains united and committed to achieving a prosperous future.
SHINSHIBA Hiroyuki
Fundamental Policy on Sustainability
In April 2021, the Okasan Securities Group established the Sustainability Department to further integrate sustainable development as a decision-making factor in management. The Group believes contributing to society's sustainable development correlates with social value of the Group: hence, sustainability is the very essence that defines management. The Group has established a Fundamental Policy on Sustainability, based on its determination to continue to grow alongside society beyond its 100th anniversary.
Fundamental Policy on Sustainability
We, the Okasan Securities Group, are committed to the healthy and sustainable development of society and our communities. As a bridge between financial markets and our customers, we seek to encourage financial distribution and circulation to fulfill our role.
We will continue to help build prosperous futures while achieving our medium- to long-term goals for growth through constant innovation.
Materiality (Key Issues)
We have identified six themes as key issues to prioritize in addressing, by extracting and analyzing primary management issues and important social topics that could potentially become risks or opportunities.
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| Business | Future of our customers |
Creating long and prosperous futures for our customers We provide optimal financial services to each and every customer, including the working-age population and youth. |
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| Creation of society |
Realizing a sustainable society Through our business activities, we work to address social issues, including climate change and reduction of environmental impact while contributing to local communities. |
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| Innovation |
Improving services through innovation By promoting digital innovation that draws on technology and AI, we provide attentive service and deliver information tailored to the needs of each customer. |
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| Management Basis | Personnel |
Creating a workplace where employees thrive Advanced knowledge, expertise, and ethics are essential for professionals who seek to provide high added value to customers. We will continue to pursue the development of human resources-our greatest management resource-while improving the work environment. |
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| Financial basis |
Financial soundness and improving corporate value We maintain a strong financial base as our developmental foundations and strive to improve corporate value over the medium- to long-term. |
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| Governance |
Stronger governance We have established a system to ensure sound corporate governance and business execution to respond effectively to various management risks. |
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Sustainability Promotion Structure
We have established a Sustainability Promotion Structure that is centered on the "Sustainability Committee," chaired by the Group CEO, and operates under the oversight of the Board of Directors. As a general rule, the Committee shall, convene at least once annually to evaluate and deliberate on sustainability efforts. The reviewed subjects will later be reported and discussed by the Management Conference and the Board of Directors, while the Board of Directors oversees the process.
ESG Data
The following showcases the primary ESG data of the Okasan Securities Group.
- Data Collection Period
FYE 2024 (April 2023-March 2024) (includes data collected outside the stated timeframe) - Data Subject
OKASAN SECURITIES GROUP INC. and its subsidiaries (consolidated), or Okasan Securities Co., Ltd. (non-consolidated)