Materiality Topics

We identify important topics as materiality toward realization of the long-term vision, reflecting considerations such as the medium- to long-term conditions of the Group’s business environment, social issues, and the needs of stakeholders.
Amidst a drastically changing business environment the Group has been working to achieve its long-term vision, “aiming to become the leading provider of comfort for all living spaces” since 2016, and has formulated a medium-term business plan and strategy, and is implementing a variety of measures.
The long-term vision incorporates the concept of delivering optimal solutions (comfort) through our businesses to “all living spaces,” including those areas of society we will become involved with in the future, in addition to existing business areas and stakeholders.
The RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP recognizes that responding to issues surrounding sustainability is important. By incorporating these issues into our management, we seek to help realize a sustainable society and enhance our enterprise value.

Process of Identification of Materiality Topics

Materiality topics were identified through companywide discussion of topics that should be addressed, based on analysis and review of changes to the Group's business environment, social issues, and stakeholder needs. The Sustainability Committee manages the progress on materiality topics identified.

Step 1: Reviewing environmental changes, social issues, and stakeholder needs

The Sustainability Committee secretariat, which comprises members selected from the respective divisions, plays a central role in identifying relevant key topics with reference to various guidelines, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other information regarding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the environment, society, and governance (ESG) to review changes to the RIKEN TECHNOS Groupʼs medium- to long-term business environment, social issues, and needs of stakeholders and others.

Step 2: Candidate selection

Candidate materiality topics for the Group to address were selected based on the key topics identified.

Step 3: Candidate evaluation

The candidate materiality topics selected were assessed for materiality along the two axes of importance to the Group and importance to stakeholders.

Step 4: Deliberation at the various levels

Roundtable discussions are held for identification of materiality topics by management, including outside directors. Participants discuss the individual candidate materiality topics and their importance. In addition to general managers, similar discussions are held at each level for each positions.

Step 5: Preparation of materiality matrix

Based on the details of the discussions above, the Sustainability Committee revises and makes additions to candidate materiality topics and prepares a materiality matrix.

Step 6: Approval of materiality topics by management

The content of the materiality matrix is resolved by the Board of Directors.

Materiality Matrix and KPIs

We carried out evaluations in terms of importance to the RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP and importance to stakeholders and prepared a materiality matrix. We also established indicators and targets (KPIs) for 12 of the selected materiality topics that the Group considers are of particular importance.
We are working to achieve our targets, and by managing our progress, we repeat the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle and strive to realize the long-term vision.

*１Human resources that can provide guidance on materials informatics (MI)

*２Human resources with at least one year of experience working outside country of birth

*３Ratio of customers for which improvements have been completed, out of the customers for which response is assessed to be necessary

*１Including attendees of on-demand training

*２Total number of companies