Materiality
Since 2020, our Group has pursued initiatives based on our CSR priority issues. After comprehensively reexamining the critical issues that Fujikura Kasei should prioritize, we have established our Materiality by adding newly identified issues.
Formulation of our Materiality
Building on our existing CSR priority issues, we have identified new issues to establish our Materiality, carefully evaluating the significance of both social issues and our own challenges. We will not only pursue defensive measures, but also proactive initiatives to help solve social issues and create new value.
Fujikura Kasei's Materiality
Materiality examination process
As one of our current CSR priority issues, we have focused company-wide efforts on reducing business risks and fulfilling our corporate responsibilities. As a result, CSR initiatives have become deeply embedded in our corporate culture. Recognizing that we have reached a stage where we should advance to the next level, we began formulating our Materiality in fiscal 2023—positioned above CSR—to further strengthen our sustainability management.
Formulation of our “Purpose”
The key to advancing our materiality initiatives lies in our employees. To foster and empower them, it was essential to first establish a clear Human Resource Development Policy. Doing so, in turn, required us to articulate our “Purpose”—our reason for being in society—which serves as both a compass for the company's direction and a source of guidance for each employee's personal growth.
To realize human capital management, we adopted a backcasting approach that began with defining our corporate purpose and worked backward to design the necessary processes to realize it. Through this approach, we have steadily advanced our discussions and initiatives.
In fiscal 2025, we are assessing the gap between our current state and the ideal we aspire to, and clarifying the goals, talent requirements, educational programs, organizational structures, and concrete initiatives needed to bridge that gap and move closer to realizing our Purpose.
