Sustainability Message

Since our founding in 1954, SJC Group has been creating high-value products and services based on our unique composite technologies and has responded to needs for reduction of traffic accidents, disaster prevention and mitigation, and national resilience in both the public and private sectors.

As a manufacturer, we are aware of our responsibilities and have been striving to conduct our business activities in an environmentally friendly manner. Social issues, such as the intensification of natural disasters caused by climate change, have become increasingly apparent and serious in recent years.

In response to this situation, we at SJC Group have formulated the SJC Group Vision 2030, aiming to become a corporate group that continues to help solve new social issues as they emerge and remains indispensable to people for many years to come.
In formulating our Vision, we have established three basic policies: maximize the value of human capital, expansion through growth strategy, and promoting sustainability management, based on the key issues (materialities) determined through discussions by the management board.

As part of our efforts to promote sustainability management, in addition to oversight by the Board of Directors, the SJC Group Sustainability Promotion Committee, which consists of myself and other members of the management team, plays a central role in setting non-financial KPIs for human resources, the environment, and other areas, and steadily implements initiatives to achieve these KPIs.

During the period of the previous Medium-term Management Plan 2024, we achieved our CO2 emission reduction target as well as our target ratio of consolidated net sales of products contributing to sustainability, which we positioned as products to help solve various social issues, including environmental problems. In terms of environmental conservation, we are focusing on efforts to achieve a decarbonized society, circular economy, and biodiversity conservation through our business activities going forward.
"As part of our biodiversity conservation efforts, the Shiga Plant and Logistics Center in Shiga Prefecture were recognized by the Ministry of the Environment as “Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Sites” in FY 2023. We dedicate biodiversity conservation areas within the grounds of these facilities, where we promote steady activities to maintain the ecosystems and provide educational opportunities for future generations while contributing to global environmental conservation."

As a basic premise of our sustainability management, we are creating and enhancing an environment where employees can work safely, securely, and with solid social welfare benefits. Furthermore, in March 2024, we were recognized as a 2024 Health Outstanding Organization (large enterprise category).

To all of our stakeholders, we ask for your continued support and guidance as we strive for sustainable growth of the Group’s corporate value.

President and Representative Director, Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Baba