YAMADA HOLDINGS Group’s Materiality

　At YAMADA HOLDINGS Group, under our mission of "In Support of Total-Living," we aim to serve as a part of social infrastructure by continuously supporting our customers’ lives as a whole. To achieve this, we have identified our materiality and are proactively advancing initiatives to address them.

　With a medium- to long-term perspective looking toward 2030, we have identified two key themes as material issues that must be addressed to achieve sustainable growth, based on evaluations from both our internal (company’s) and external (stakeholders’) viewpoints: (1) Tackling Climate Change and Practicing a Circular Society, and (2) Promoting Diverse Human Resources and Achieving Well-Being. Through various initiatives, including addressing climate change, reducing energy consumption, promoting resource circulation, and minimizing waste across our Group, we are committed to reducing environmental impact and contributing to a sustainable future. In addition, to ensure that each employee can lead a fulfilling life both physically and mentally, we are working to enhance well-being by promoting health, work-life balance, and advancing DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) initiatives. Furthermore, by offering products and services that support physical and mental health, we aim to comprehensively support our customers’ lives.

　Important decisions are made at the “ESG & Sustainability Promotion Committee,” which serves as the forum for deliberating on sustainability-related policies and initiatives, including materiality, as well as for reviewing the progress of related goals. The YAMADA HOLDINGS Group promotes initiatives addressing materiality across the group to reduce and avoid significant management risks and to expand business opportunities. Through these efforts, we aim to enhance corporate value and contribute to solving environmental and social issues.

Yamada's Future We will address material issues driven by our management philosophy and code of conduct.

Materiality Identification Process

　In 2019, the YAMADA HOLDINGS Group identified “Priorities Towards Achieving the SDGs.” However, as global attention to sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) continues to grow, and as the external environment and business conditions surrounding our Group continue to change, we have reviewed and updated our materiality and related KPIs in 2025, following the process outlined below.

STEP 1　Listing Issues
Listing Issues
  • Considering stakeholder expectations and requests, societal demands, and various disclosure guidelines.
  • We list issues that the entire group should address.
  • We have selected eight issues each for Environment, Social, and Governance categories.
STEP 2　Internal and External Prioritization
Internal and External Prioritization
  • Conducted a survey on the importance of the listed issues
  • Using a matrix chart, we prioritized social issues and activities our group should address, based on both internal and external viewpoints.
    • → We received a total of 28 responses, including from group executives (including outside directors), the labor union, relevant internal departments, and key business partners such as manufacturers and financial institutions.
STEP 3　Materiality Identification
Materiality Identification
  • As a result of the mapping, among the 24 listed issues, we identified eight items as highly important from both internal and external stakeholder perspectives.
    Of these, two governance-related items were positioned as foundational pillars for addressing materiality, while the remaining six were designated as materiality themselves.
Materiality Matrix

▲ Materiality Matrix

STEP 4　Setting KPIs
Setting KPIs
  • We held discussions with the subcommittees and relevant departments that conducted internal hearings, and set KPIs to address the identified materiality.
  • Validation
  • Final adjustments were made in reference to the SSBJ disclosure standards announced in March 2025.

Materiality and KPIs

　The YAMADA HOLDINGS Group is committed to addressing six materiality: ①"Tackling Climate Change" ②"Promoting Sustainable Products" ③"Resource Circulation and Waste Reduction" ④"Strengthening Human Resource Development" ⑤"Enhancing Workforce Stability and Customer Satisfaction through DX and Internal Improvements" ⑥"Advancing DE&I and well-being"
Our initiatives, goals, and KPIs related to this materiality are as follows.

Materiality and KPIs
Materiality and KPIs
ESG & Sustainability Management
SUSTAINABILITY INDEX