To fulfill our social responsibilities as a member of the Japan Post Group, we aim to realize the sustainable development of the company and of society through our investment activities by promoting initiatives that take environmental, social, governance (ESG) factors into due consideration. We aim to embody our management philosophy through the promotion of ESG within our investment activities, guided by the basic policies set forth below.
1．Acting as a Responsible Investor
As a Responsible Investor we will promote the sustainable growth of our investee companies through responsible ESG investment practices.
2．Together with the environment
We will work to preserve nature and the environment for future generations by tackling environmental challenges through our investment activities.
3．Together with society
Mindful of our social responsibilities as a member of the Japan Post Group, our investment activities aim for long term value creation with due consideration for ESG factors, seeking to solve social issues and realize the creation of a sustainable and vibrant society.
4．Together with the local community
Through our investment activities focused on regional development, we will contribute to the development of regional communities and economies.
5．Together with people
We will actively engage in stakeholder communication to promote our understanding of social issues and challenges, and strive to strengthen trust and meet the expectations of our stakeholders.
6．Governance
We are committed to working with our investee companies to evolve our corporate governance structure, to simultaneously realize our twin goals of increasing corporate value and solving social issues.
Japan Post Investment is a signatory institution of PRI.
Our ESG Framework
Our ESG promotion activities are led by our CEO and COO. Our CEO is ultimately responsible for overseeing our ESG activities, and our COO is the executive in charge of execution of ESG initiatives. An ESG Committee was established in 2022, the committee is chaired by our COO, with our CEO, Executive Vice President, and CIO serving as committee members.
Primary responsibilities of the ESG Committee
i)Deliberation on corporate ESG policy matters
ii)Monitoring and analysis of ESG promotion initiatives
iii)Promoting intra-departmental collaboration for ESG promotion initiatives
