Initiatives Focused on Business Materiality

We formulated and announced “TOPPAN Business Action for SDGs” in 2020 to further accelerate initiatives focused on the Business Materiality themes. By backcasting from our vision for society in 2030, we have identified nine areas of focus where we can leverage our distinctive strengths and our unique technologies and expertise.

In 2021, we set targets for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2030 in each of the nine areas of focus to clarify goal setting focused on the SDGs.

Overview of TOPPAN Business Action for SDGs

Environment: sustainable global environment

Recognizing environmental problems including climate change and marine plastic pollution, the TOPPAN Group engages in development and provision of products and services by leveraging its expertise in environmentally conscious manufacturing and experience in marketing promotions and in collaborative projects with large numbers of partners. These efforts, along with new business creation, are designed to lead to resource circulation and greenhouse gas emission reductions in support of a sustainable global environment so that we can continue leading lives that are just as fulfilling in 2030 and beyond.

Communities: creation of safe, secure, enriched communities

Many social challenges will impact communities in the future, including those arising from security needs as a result of digitalization as well as population decline and increasing urbanization in Japan. With advanced digital and security technology as well as advances in VR and other media development, we offer safe and convenient services optimized for local regions to support the creation of safe, secure, and enriched communities.

People: empowerment and fulfillment of body and mind

People are facing many issues today, including rising medical costs in developed countries with falling birth rates and aging societies, food shortages due to the growing world population, and challenges in educational environments due to ongoing social change. The TOPPAN Group is leveraging its strengths in development and manufacturing, including for healthcare-related services, functional packaging, and educational content, to provide services and products that support mental and physical fulfillment and systems for companies and other organizations to support the well-being of their people. These efforts contribute to empowering and fulfilling people in body and mind.

Business Materiality: Targets and Results (Activities and targets set out in TOPPAN Business Action for SDGs)

Items in red are those where indicators have been changed or target values revised upwards.
*Target figures marked with an asterisk are cumulative figures over the years leading up to the target year. (Other targets are for single fiscal years)

Companywide Materiality: Targets and Results

Environmentally Friendly & Sustainable Production

We engage in efforts throughout the value chain including the supply chain, based on the TOPPAN Group Environmental Vision 2050, which defines long-term efforts for global environmental issues aiming to realize a sustainable society, and on the TOPPAN Group Medium-and-Long-Term Environmental Targets for Fiscal 2030.

Contributing to Decarbonization

We primarily contribute to decarbonization through rationalization of energy use and energy management, along with proactively using and promoting the widespread use of renewable energy, aiming to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Scope 1+ 2 and Scope 3 emissions by fiscal 2050.

Preserving Biodiversity

For the sustainable use of natural resources, we are working toward the targets of reducing threats to biodiversity and protecting 30% of the world’s land and waters, aiming for co-existence with nature that both conserves the rich natural environment and enables social and economic activity.

Contributing to Resource Circulation

We position the formation of a circular economy as a critical challenge for management and aim for zero waste emissions by fiscal 2050 through reducing waste generated in business activities and reusing and recycling the waste that is generated.

Optimal Water Use

Safe water is a necessary resource in production activities and biodiversity conservation, and the TOPPAN Group engages in water conservation activities and wastewater pollution prevention activities at operational sites in areas experiencing high water stress to contribute to improved water quality by realizing optimal water use and preventing water pollution.

Employee Health & Job Satisfaction

Looking to business portfolio transformation as a priority measure for the medium to long term, we are focusing on driving the DX business, expanding the Living & Industry business overseas (SX business, global business development), and creating new businesses (frontier). Recognizing the recruitment and development of human assets to support this as a critical challenge for management, we are investing in human assets to contribute to medium- to long-term value creation for the Group and implementing a range of human resource measures.

Building a Human Asset Development Program

We are working on recruitment and development of human assets to support business portfolio transformation by implementing programs to develop diverse human assets and achieve intra-Group mobility of human assets. We are also implementing programs to develop management human assets who will lead us in the future.

Promotion of Diversity & Inclusion

We place importance on diversity and inclusion that leverages our differences as drivers of change. We promote women’s advancement in the workplace and efforts for gender diversity and implement measures to support employees balancing work with childcare or nursing care.

Elimination of Gender Disparities

Support for Employees with Children

Employee Well-being

To ensure human assets with diverse capabilities and careers, we have introduced an original job-based personnel system and design new programs that harmonize gains in corporate value and employee motivation. We also implement measures to promote the health of employees and their families and programs to improve the physical and mental condition of each employee.

Employee Engagement