It is necessary to strongly promote ESG initiatives related to creating a sustainable society. Therefore, we reorganized the ESG Promotion Department and CN Promotion Section under the Corporate Planning Div. The ESG Promotion Department acts as the secretariat for the Sustainability Committee, an organization that coordinates the entire Company and which holds discussions on initiatives related to sustainability.
The matters discussed by the Sustainability Committee are submitted/reported to the Board of Directors, and we work on the planning of policies and activities as well as providing support and follow-up for the activities of all departments with the cooperation of all committees and functional divisions shown in the chart below. Also, the Business ESG Working Team identifies risks and opportunities related to climate change as well as countermeasures, and reports to the Sustainability Committee.
Regarding individual sustainability themes, the lead department (each functional department, each business unit/plant) receives deliberation on issues that should be addressed and activity plans from each expert committee, and cooperates with the relevant departments in working on the initiatives.