Social Action Plan

Social Action Plan
(Endless Social Program)

Linking materialities and the Social Action Plan

In fiscal 2022, we identified priority issues (materiality) in order for us to realize Our Hopes for the Future (purpose), which constitute the Daiwa House Group’s corporate purpose. As part of this process, we considered the aspects necessary to realize Our Hopes for the Future (purpose), given the direction of social change. We selected 18 key issues, including the pursuit of job satisfaction and wellbeing, fostering human capital that can stand on their own, respect for human rights across the entire value chain, and other matters pertaining to society.

As for the external environment, we identified items requested by GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), an international guideline for sustainability information disclosure, and items evaluated by ESG evaluation bodies, among other external requests.

Consequently, we identified “nine social themes,” which are of much interest to stakeholders and closely related to our business. For these priority social themes, we have formulated the Social Action Plan, Endless Social Program (ESP), in accord with the period covered by the Medium-Term Management Plan.

Overall Social Action Plan

In the ESP, we formulate concrete targets and plans, and work toward achieving the identified “nine social themes.”

Sustainability management organization

The Sustainability Committee, chaired by the head of the Management Strategy Planning Headquarters, meets twice annually to deliberate and decide upon important issues that should be addressed by the Group, particularly in the area of social responsibility, and directs and oversees companywide efforts related to these decisions. In addition, in order to raise the effectiveness of our vision and strategy for medium- and long-term corporate value enhancement, the Sustainability Committee provides information to the Corporate Governance Committee on important matters related to the social field in which the Company operates.
In fiscal 2024, to further promote sustainability management, the Sustainability Committee deliberated on the formulation of a social action plan and identified priority issues in the area of social responsibility and the divisions that would take ownership. Subsequently, for each priority theme, respective theme owner divisions set forth their aspirations, KPIs and target values, and formulated the Social Action Plan “Endless Social Program (ESP) 2026.”
From fiscal 2025, we started PDCA management of ESP2026 based on improvement plans to be implemented in fiscal year increments. We will manage the progress of targets and performance for each KPI, review future issues with the executives in charge of each priority theme, and periodically review measures, targets, and plans. In addition, important matters, including ESP progress, will be reported to the Board of Directors through the Sustainability Committee for resolution and instructions.
In response to the recent growing demand for management and disclosure of non-financial information on a consolidated basis, going forward, we will further expand the scope of activities and promote sustainability management on a consolidated basis by setting plans and targets for Group companies as a whole while managing their progress.
Up until fiscal 2024, environment and society-related issues had been covered by separate committees. From fiscal 2025, however, these two areas were integrated into a new Sustainability Committee that serves as a forum for unified supervision and decision-making. The committee will identify medium- and long-term environmental and social risks and opportunities and key issues throughout the Group, and deliberate on policies, systems, and programs.
Based on Social Action Plan “Endless Social Program (ESP) 2026” and the currently underway Environmental Action Plan (Endless Green Program 2026), we will push forward on a strategic companywide effort to address social issues related to both the environment and society, thereby accelerating solutions to social issues and the enhancement of corporate value, steadily advancing toward realizing Our Hopes for the Future (purpose).