The ESG Promotion Task Force of Kaori followed six key selection principles: "Responsibility", "Influence", "Proximity", "Dependency", "Representativeness", and"Policy and Strategic Intent". Stakeholder identification and prioritization were conducted through questionnaires. The results were then cross-validated with input from external sustainability consultants to ensure the completeness of stakeholder coverage. Final deliberation and approval were carried out through the ESG Committee meeting. In 2024, the five primary stakeholder groups were identified as: investors/shareholders, employees (with senior internal management consolidated into this category), customers, suppliers, and government agencies. We listen to the voices of stakeholders through various communication channels, collect their concerns on the Company, and accept and respond to their expectations.
Major stakeholder communication and grievance channels
Communication With Stakeholders in 2024
Identification and analysis of stakeholders' issues of concern
Each issue of concern is identified based on the material issues considered by the stakeholders. This involves examining the focus areas of corporate governance, economic aspects, environmental aspects, and social (including human rights/people) issues, identifying the direct or indirect impacts within the internal and external scope of the Company. These topics are then analyzed based on the level of stakeholder concern and subsequently prioritized. The direct or indirect impacts of issues of concern determined by the ESG Committee in 2024 are presented in the table below:
