We are creating both social and economic value through business activities based on our Core Materiality to achieve Well-being for all people in current and future generations.
Our sustainability approach
I am Yukiko Sakai, and I was appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer in April. My guiding belief is that “No man is an island. (People do not exist in isolation but live through their connections with others.)” As the newly appointed Group Chief Sustainability Officer, and guided by this belief, I will build a deep understanding of the mutual impacts between the Group and society and draw on my experience to chart a path aimed at delivering positive social outcomes. Together with Group employees in Japan and overseas, we will thrive to address our Core Materiality (priority material issues for the Group) by integrating them into our business activities.
Starting with the current Medium Term Management Plan, the Group has identified four Core Materiality and has begun working together as one to expand our business and strengthen our management foundation based on these items. The Group's sustainability initiatives, which go beyond fulfilling social responsibilities, are strategically aimed at enhancing corporate value. To address changes in the external environment, we will actively promote initiatives related to important topics such as climate change, natural capital, and human rights, both as a business operator and as an institutional investor. Our aim is to reduce performance volatility and strengthen our management foundation. Building on our basic commitment to standing by our customers for life, we will work to expand our businesses and the value we provide beyond life insurance to address critical social issues, thereby enhancing our capacity for sustainable growth.
My mission is to ensure that all Group employees can make decisions in their daily work, conscious of their impact on both social and corporate value. As a new member of the Daiichi Life Group, I aim to contribute by sharing fresh perspectives and making objective judgments unbound by past precedent or experience.