KDDI's Sustainability

Please refer to Sustainability Report 2018 for more detailed information about KDDI's sustainability not included in this report.

Sustainability Report 2018 (4.3MB)

By proactively adhering to Corporate Governance Code and practicing the KDDI Group Philosophy, the foundation of its corporate activities, KDDI endeavors to strengthen corporate governance. We believe in the importance of strengthening corporate governance across the entire KDDI group, including subsidiaries, and we are building a structure for sharing know-how and proactively supporting KDDI group companies in this regard. KDDI directly holds meetings with institutional investors on the topics of governance and sustainability, in addition to events directed at individual investors, as a part of its proactive approach to communications with stakeholders.

As part of the ICT industry, we face many potential human rights issues, including rights to privacy and freedom of expression as well as requests from government authorities to disclose customer data for legitimate purposes. We will continue our efforts to identify and address human rights issues in our business activities through ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders, while furthering understanding among employees of the KDDI Action Guidelines and the KDDI Group Human Rights Policy.

Movements to address environmental issues have accelerated, as demonstrated by the Paris Agreement and the establishment of the SDGs and TCFD. Around the world, initiatives are under way to realize a society with zero CO2 emissions. In Japan, where renewable energy still has room to expand, specific action plans are urgently needed for its promotion. Through our core ICT business and other information communications operations, we contribute to improvements in work efficiency and reductions in the movement of people, helping to reduce CO2 in society and reign in climate change. However, these benefits are countered by the rather large environmental impact caused by telecommunications equipment. In 2017, ahead of other telecommunications carriers in Japan, KDDI formulated the KDDI GREEN PLAN 2017-2030 with goals for reducing its total volume [1] of CO2 emissions through the use of energy-saving telecommunications equipment and renewable energy. Putting these plans into action, we are concentrating on initiatives that are even more environmentally friendly than before.

As the productive population declines in Japan, it is imperative that companies provide attractive work environments that enable diverse work styles so that employees can use their various skills to the fullest, with the ultimate aim of sustaining their growth as businesses and contributing to society. KDDI will continue to promote respect for diversity―in the context of women, nationality, LGBT [2] orientation, disability, and age/generation―and work to accommodate various personalities and abilities in its organization. In April 2019, KDDI LEARNING CORPORATION was established as a wholly owned subsidiary to take charge of human resource development for employees of the KDDI Group. While supporting the growth of KDDI Group employees, promoting the exchange of human resources, and creating synergies in Group operations, KDDI LEARNING CORPORATION plans to offer educational services for its stakeholders that draw on KDDI's accumulated experience and knowledge in human resource development.
Its aim is to contribute to broader society by helping people and companies grow. In April 2018, KDDI announced the KDDI Group Declaration of Health-Focused Management in a message from the President, and then created the Work Style Reform & Health Management Department in January 2019 as an organization focusing on health management. By promoting health management, we aim to establish a "health first" culture that fosters improvements in employee vitality and productivity.

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  Targets a 7% reduction in CO2 emissions for KDDI on a non-consolidated basis (Japan) by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2031, compared with levels in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

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  LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Gender minorities include other people with identities other than LGBT, but for the sake of convenience in this report, LGBT refers to all gender minorities.

Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2020.3-FY2022.3)

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  Activated SIM cards ("Mobile connections, including licensed cellular IoT" in GSMA)

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  Adaptive planning: The provision of study materials and learning methods optimized for each individual, based on each student's level of understanding and progress.