Company Information

Sustainability

Message from President & CEO

Sustainability Rikei Aims to Attain

Rikei Group’s basic policy is “to contribute to the development of a highly information-oriented society by supplying solutions meeting the needs of our customers with ideas and advanced technologies well ahead of expected social changes.” We have been working to demonstrating ESG (environmental, social and governance) practices to attract investment and helping achieve carbon neutrality across a range of businesses while also working towards the SDGs.

To attract ESG investment, we are environmentally conscious and aim to resolve social issues in our business practices, and regarding carbon neutrality, we are participating in the GX League* organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and its specific initiatives are on our website. With regard to the SDGs, we participate in the regional revitalization SDGs public-private platform initiatives (J-Alert disaster prevention system) and The Japanese Geotechnical Society (development of VR for a simulated experience of evacuation from a landslide caused by heavy rains and disaster education). We have been providing updates on the progress made with these initiatives.

*GX League: a forum for discussing and implementing a transformation of the entire economic and social system, namely a green transformation (GX), which is an initiative to change the present economic and social system—that is, the economic, social, and industrial structures depending mainly on fossil fuels—to a system chiefly using clean energy and to achieve sustainable growth

Our Policy on the Development and Utilization of Human Capital

We will continue to invest in human capital, human resources indispensable to corporate growth, to develop diverse talent and protect intellectual property. In doing so, we will seek to ensure our competitive advantage based on our strengths, including our sales and technological capabilities. We aim to contribute to achieving a sustainable society as a partner that makes customers’ dreams come true.

We have shifted from a conventional method of assigning new employees to departments based on the requests of the employees and departments, to a method that utilizes AI as a part of driving digital transformation to appropriately invest in and develop human capital. With this method, AI makes visible education, communication, and human relations within departments. We are applying the method to employees with less than five years of service.

To develop young and mid-level employees, we provide opportunities for them to receive training from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and other external organizations. We hire diverse, talented individuals as core personnel regardless of their nationality, gender, or age.

Sustainability for the Medium to Long Term

The themes of the current medium-term management plan are from stable business to expansion and improving profitability (ROE). The management policy emphasizes structural reform, the strengthening of the business base, corporate value, and social contribution. We are striving to achieve sustainable corporate growth.

The themes of our basic policy for our sustainability strategy are ESG investment, the SDGs, carbon neutrality, diversity, human capital, and intellectual property, all of which were mentioned above. We will announce individual initiatives and progress annually.

Satoru Isaka
President & CEO
Rikei Corporation

Basic Policy on
Sustainability
ESG Investment
Initiatives to
Achieve the SDGs
Carbon Neutrality
Diversity
Human Capital
Intellectual Assets

Basic Policy on Sustainability

Rikei Group’s basic policy on management is “to contribute to the development of a highly information-oriented society by supplying solutions meeting the needs of our customers with ideas and advanced technologies well ahead of expected social changes.” The Group is committed to demonstrating ESG practices to attract investment and contributing to carbon neutrality in a range of business practices. It is also working towards the SDGs.
The Group will continue to invest in human capital in diverse human resources and protect intellectual property to ensure its competitive advantage in sales and technological capabilities. It will work to contribute to achieving a sustainable society as a partner that makes customers’ dreams come true.

ESG Investment

Rikei Group is environmentally conscious. It aims to resolve social issues through business practices and appropriate governance.

Initiatives to Achieve the SDGs

Rikei Group aims to achieve the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) through its business practices and in partnership with other organizations.

Scope of
Application*As of March 2024

Participation in the Chiho Sosei SDGs Kan-min-renkei Platform (public-private platform for pursuing regional revitalization and SDGs)

The Chiho Sosei SDGs Kan-min-renkei Platform has been established by the Cabinet Office as a public-private partnership forum. The goal of the platform is to promote SDGs activities and regional revitalization in Japan.
Rikei will support regional revitalization through collaboration with other companies and local governments.

Major solution

Disaster prevention information system linked to J-Alert

The system is a solution that integrates information from multiple sources, including disaster management radio communications, which are primarily used during disasters, information sent to registered e-mail addresses, area e-mail systems, social media platforms, and websites, and sends integrated information. The system reduces the work of disaster prevention personnel of local governments and promptly provides disaster prevention information to residents.

Won a JGS (Japanese Geotechnical Society) award (for development of VR for a simulated experience of evacuation from a landslide caused by heavy rains and disaster education)

Rikei’s VR simulation of a landslide for understanding the danger of landslides and the importance of prompt evacuation won a 2021 JGA award (technology award).

Carbon Neutrality

Participation in GX League

Rikei will implement the initiative below to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

2050 Carbon Neutral Declaration

From 2019 to 2021, Rikei significantly reduced its CO2 emissions as a result of its COVID-19 countermeasures and the relocation of its head office. It will continue to take steps to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and contribute to global environment protection and sustainability.

Diversity

To ensure the diversity of human resources, Rikei Group will implement the initiatives below.

Promote qualified individuals to managerial positions regardless of their gender and nationality and regardless of whether they were hired as new graduates or mid-career employees.
Emphasize work-life balance in the workplace and take initiatives such as offering telework and shorter working hours.
Provide rank-specific training and formulate action plans under the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life to cultivate human resources.

	Female employees among all employees	Female managers among all managers	Foreign employees among all employees
Current situation	32.14%	7.69%	4.17%
Target	35%	10%	5%

Human Capital

Rikei Group’s basic policy for promoting all types of employees (such as new employees and those hired mid-career) is to assign individuals to positions that are best suited to their skills, boost morale and enhance human resources by making investments to ensure diversity within the workplace, while also investing in staff education and training, as well as the evaluation system, self-assessment, and judgments of adequacy.

Intellectual Assets

Rikei Group creates rules and internal mechanisms to encourage employees to invent. The Group preserves its technologies and designs by securing patent and design rights. It safeguards its expertise and data by treating them as confidential trade secrets.