The Group is building a sustainability promotion structure centered around the Group Sustainability Committee to make meaningful contributions to the realization of a sustainable society. In April 2023, a new position of Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO) was created for an individual tasked with promoting the Group sustainability strategy and chairing the Group Sustainability Committee. A number of initiatives, including those designed to tackle climate change, are discussed by the committee and reported regularly for review to the Executive Management Board and the Board of Directors. Further, the Group includes sustainability criteria, including indicators related to progress in reducing CO2 emissions, as part of evaluation criteria for performance-linked stock-based remuneration for directors and officers.
Group Sustainability Committee
The Group Sustainability Committee discusses Group policies and strategies regarding sustainability, effective publication of information including external commitments, and monitoring of the implementation of initiatives at each Group company, from a medium- to long-term perspective throughout the Group. These discussions all consider the opinions of several external experts. The Committee then reports its discussions to the Executive Management Board and the Board of Directors
Recent topics of discussion
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External Experts
Main external experts*
| Yoshiki Ishikawa | Representative Director, Well-being for Planet Earth Foundation |
| Toshiya Hoshino | Director, ESG Integration Research Center, Graduate School of Osaka University |
| Peter David Pedersen | Co-founder of E-Square Inc. and Representative Director of NELIS |
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Participants are invited as appropriate based on the theme of each session.
～Message from External Expert～
Representative Director, Well-being for Planet Earth Foundation
Yoshiki Ishikawa
Ph.D. in Medicine from Jichi Medical University after graduating from Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo and Harvard School of Public Health.
Researcher in the field of preventive medicine. Specializes in preventive medicine, behavioral science, computational creation science and conceptual evolution. Conducts interdisciplinary research with companies and universities on the theme of "What is the meaning of a Good Life?"
I have been participating in the Dai-ichi Life Group's Sustainability Committee as an external expert since fiscal 2021. The Group is committed to continuously improving its corporate value under the vision of "Protect and improve the well-being of all." At the committee, we have been discussing the Group's value creation story, materiality organization and business connections in order to achieve this vision. The outcomes of these discussions can be seen objectively in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and other indices, which compare Dai-ichi Life Holdings' progress in promoting sustainability to other companies.
The Dai-ichi Life Group will continue to make further efforts to demonstrate its uniqueness (competitive advantage) and communicate how it aims to perform well in terms of both financial and non-financial KPIs in an easily comprehensible manner to all stakeholders. It goes without saying that the Dai-ichi Life Group has placed a high value on the "spirit of mutual support" since its foundation. The Group will continue to work steadily toward "sustainable well-being" for people, society and the Earth through dialogue and cooperation with its stakeholders. We look forward to your candid feedback on this topic.