Nomura Research Institute : Sustainability Book 2025

Sustainability Book 2025

Sustainability Book 2025 Table of Contents

2 Message from the President

4 Sustainability Management

9 Special Feature: Designing Society with AI

26 Advance human capital

29 Accumulate intellectual capital

30 Efforts toward the environment and society

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Action: Examples of Value Co-Creation

Nurture Social Entrepreneurs and fostering innovation in the region

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Advancing education through innovative IT solutions

Contributing to solving issues in the global automotive industry

Safeguarding everyday life with reliable information systems

Building a safe and secure society through rigorous financial transaction integrity

Partnering in forward-looking community rebuilding efforts in disaster-affected regions

35 Initiatives That NRI Participates In

36 Sustainability topics by the numbers

38 Recognition

40 Global network

1. NRI group companies in Japan

2. Editorial Policy

   Our corporate statement at the NRI Group is "Dream up the future".

   In this era of dramatic change and widespread unpredictability,

   we aim to carve out a solid future and contribute to the world

   by focusing on society's needs and creating new value.

   The NRI Group will continue to pursue new challenges.

   Icons on pages that introduce NRI Group efforts

   The NRI Group's "Action: Examples for Co-Creation of Values" page showcases the Group's efforts to co-create value, and features the icons of the corresponding goals out of the 17 goals outlined in the SDGs.

   ＊ SDGs: Shared global goals defined by the United Nations for 2016 to 2030 in order to resolve global issues. Achieving this goal requires participation and cooperation from the national governments of UN member nations, local governments, corporations, NPOs, NGOs, and individual citizens.

   
   
   

   Message from the President

   aga Yanagisaw

   President & CEO Member of the Board Representative Director

   
   
   

   Nomura Research Institute (NRI), founded in 1965, is proud to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year. Since our inception, we have remained faithful to our founding vision: "To promote the industrial economy and serve society." Guided by this commitment, we have partnered with industries and communities through our consulting, I T solutions, and other services, supporting business growth and enhancing quality of life as we continue working toward a better society for all.

   Kaga Yanagisawa

   At NRI, our deep-rooted commitment to clients and our determination to address social challenges have been passed down through generations. Today, our people remain united by a shared passion to make a difference. We foster a culture where every employee finds purpose in their work, takes initiative, and continues to grow while harnessing individual strengths to a chieve greater collective impact. By bringing together diverse talents and advanced expertise, we gain fresh perspectives on complex

   social issues and, as one NRI Group, continue to create lasting value for society.

   As part of our corporate philosophy, the NRI Group envisions three forms of the "Society We Innovate":

   1. Prosperous society that nourishes potential and brings dreams to life

   2. Sustainable society that connects knowledge to treat the planet wisely

   3. Resilient society that promotes safety and security

To realize this vision, we contribute to solving a wide range of social issues by providing end-to-end services, from consulting to IT solutions. These include creating value through business co-creation, maintaining vital social infrastructure, and addressing cybersecurity challenges.

The role of advanced technologies, including AI, is becoming increasingly critical in tackling these

challenges. We are investing in the development of AI talent and collaborating with clients to co-create new value through the power of digital innovation. At the same time, we are strengthening the foundations for secure and reliable digital adoption, through robust security services, stable operation of data centers, and other essential measures. By harnessing advanced technologies such as AI, while carefully managing potential risks, we remain committed to driving progress for our clients and contributing to a better society for all.

As we mark our 60th anniversary, we reflect on our journey so far while envisioning the society we aspire to create, and we are committed to taking bold steps toward its realization. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen the trust we share with our stakeholders, hone our strengths, and take on new challenges, so that we remain an indispensable presence in society.

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Sustainability Management

NRI Group Corporate Philosophy

Founding Ideals of the NRI Group

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI) was born out of the 1988 merger between the former Nomura Research Institute, Ltd., founded in 1965 as Japan's first comprehensive private sector think tank, and Nomura Computer Systems CO., Ltd., which was established in 1966 and achieved the first business applications for commercial computers in Japan. The prospectus of the former Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. included the objective "Promoting

the industrial economy and serving the general community through research." This objective is the starting point for sustainability management in the NRI Group. For us, "achieving social value along with economic value" is not something special. It is the one we have been engaged in since our founding. The 1988 merger was conducted based on the idea that "in the upcoming advanced information society, neither could exist a think-tank without system functions nor a systems company without a think-tank function having foreseen a world like the one

surrounding us today where the power of digital has become a requirement in every field. The spirit of challenging ourselves to resolve social issues and to create new social value through our core business has been passed down until today as

Mission

Corporate Philosophy

Society We Innovate

Values

For Society：

Env is i o n an d re a l i ze

new paradigms

For Customers：

Be a trusted partner for

mutual growth

Prosperous society that nourishes potential and brings dreams to life

Sustainable society that connects knowledge to treat the planet wisely

Resilient society that promotes safety and security

Foresight and thoroughness

to exceed expectations

Mutual r e sp e c t to uni te diverse individuals

Passion and pride to pursue new challenges

Corporate Statement

the NRI group's DNA.

The founding prospectus of former Nomura Research Institute

(Produced by Nomura Securities in 1962)

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NRI Group's Four Business Segments

We help solve critical challenges facing society and our clients through our Consulting and IT Solutions businesses.

Long-Term Management Vision NRI Group Vision 2030

At the NRI Group, our corporate philosophy is founded on creating both economic and social value, a commitment that has guided us since our founding.

Our long-term management vision, NRI Group Vision 2030, outlines the NRI Group's direction for 2030 and establishes our Basic Sustainability Policy (materiality). In line with this vision, we formulate and implement action plans to realize our corporate philosophy.

Policy (materiality). In line with this vision, we formulate and implement action plans to realize our corporate philosophy.

Consulting

We provide expert management, operations, and systems consulting to companies and public agencies. Our services also include in-depth research, future forecasting, and policy development across societal, economic, business, and technological domains.

Financial IT System

We deliver comprehensive IT solutions, including systems consulting, development, and operations, as well as shared online platforms. W e also provide business process outsourcing (BPO) services, primarily for financial institutions such as securities firms, insurance companies, banks, and asset management companies.

NRI Group Vision for 2030

＊ See next page for details

Integrating management and technology, the NRI Group will envision beyond DX and drive global change through digital social infrastructure

Society We Innovate Towards 2030

Prosperou society that nourishes potential and brings dreams to life

Leverage NRI Group's outstanding human and intellectual capital to create a

digital social in rastru ture for a prosperous future society

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society that connects

knowledge to treat the planet wisely

Promote initiatives such as the ntrodu tion of b siness platform for effective use of social resources and the realization of an optimized society through digital twin

Re ilien society that promotes safety and security

Build and stably operate a esilie I in ra

r that enables all people

to safely access digital services, even in the face of disasters or cyber risks

Industrial IT Solution

We provide systems consulting, development, and operations services, along with tailored solutions for clients in the distribution, manufacturing, services, and public sectors.

IT Platform Services

We provide services such as data center operations management and IT infrastructure and network construction to the Financial IT Solutions and Industrial IT Solutions segments. We also provide IT platform solutions and information security services to external clients. In addition, we conduct research on advanced information technologies.

＊ Refers to common infrastructure and services that support society and industry by creating new value through digital technologies.

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