'Strengthening sustainable platforms' is one of the five strategies Chugai has set in our mid-term business plan IBI 21. Chugai is increasing its efforts to achieve the Group's mission and to tackle key issues (materiality), which were identified based on potential impacts that its business activities may have on the economy, society, and the environment. Global environmental issues are one of Chugai's main focuses. The increasing impact of climate change on business activities, in terms of both risk and opportunity, have raised public awareness that companies need to address this problem with a sense of urgency.
The JCI (URL: https://japanclimate.org/english/) is a flexible network of companies, local governments, NGOs that proactively aim to realize a decarbonized society through the implementation of measures addressing climate change. Chugai joined JCI as a founding member when it was established in 2018. The JCI statement entitled 'Calling on the Japanese government to enhance its NDC' urges the Japanese government to upgrade the NDC (nationally determined contributions) target of
The TCFD (URL: https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/) is a private-sector-led organizational task force which focuses on climate-related financial disclosures. It was established in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board at the request of the
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