The human race now faces various environmental and social issues such as climate change, emerging geopolitical risks, widening disparities, and human rights neglect. So, everyone is expected to share the philosophy of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the United Nations set out, and we are supposed to work together to achieve the Goals. Likewise, in dedicating ourselves to business activities, we should remember the significance of coexistence and co-prosperity with society, and create values accepted commonly by society and corporations through our business activities.

 

Under these circumstances, we, Tokai Tokyo Financial Group, launched the action guideline, “Social Value & Justice comes first,” for our new medium-term management plan that runs from April 2022 until March 2027. We thought out of this guideline because we believe no company has an existence value if it fails to pursue the social cause and fulfill social justice. So, we are promoting activities that value local communities, people, and the global environment, aiming to realize a sustainable and better society.

 

Specific initiatives we undertake in the environmental protection area include participation in the “Declaration of Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030” adopted by the Group in 2022, and “GX League” advocated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as well as our engagement in facilitating green bond issuance using our financial service capabilities. Concerning our social interaction, we aim to be the company of choice for all customers. To this end, we keep enhancing human capital management by investing aggressively in human resources, promoting diversity, and raising engagement. We also support startup businesses that help resolve social issues and actively engage in social contribution activities. At the same time, we positively take part in the problem mitigation process in the communities where we operate.

 

To drive forward the above-said activities, we have reviewed our “Materiality,” which is the priority task for the Group, and we have formulated the “Tokai Tokyo Financial Group Human Rights Policy” to strengthen the measures among ourselves to heighten the respect for human rights.

 

We, the Group, will continue to be innovative, actively promote sustainability management as a leader in the financial and capital markets, and respond to the trust of all stakeholders, namely customers and people in the local communities. This is how we will make sincere efforts to become a company that will be supported and patronized for many years to come.