SustainabilitySUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability Policy CASE STUDIES
Based on DI’s mission, “Create Businesses and Change Societies,” its vision, “Become the First Choice of Challengers,” and its corporate motto as its basic approach, DI has established the following basic sustainability policy.
ENVIRONMENT- Supporting clients’ businesses and taking action ourselves.
Realizing the creation of a sustainable environment
through the power of business.
SOCIETY- Supporting challengers while continuing to be challengers ourselves.
Supporting challengers for this purpose.
GOVERNANCE- Pride and discipline as individual professionals.
Providing added value as professionals.
As a listed company, we are committed to governance, growth, and the distribution of value,
while also taking action ourselves.
Approach to sustainability
Sustainability Committee
DI has established the Sustainability Committee for the purpose of formulating sustainability policies, and examining and monitoring priority measures.
Sustainability Overview CASE STUDIES
DI carries out initiatives from each ESG perspective to realize its sustainability policy.
ENVIRONMENT
DI has set a target of achieving net zero by 2026, and is working to reduce GHG emissions as an initiative to address environmental considerations. DI also supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which established an international framework for climate-related information disclosure, and will conduct monitoring and information disclosure based on climate change risks.
GHG reduction
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Current status
CO2 emissions from electricity use were 60.9 t-CO2 in FY2025.
Initiatives
(1) Thoroughly save electricity in office buildings
(2) Reduce paper and plastic used internally
(3) Consider purchasing carbon credits that contribute to carbon reduction and absorption going forwardCertifications and symposiums
To support climate change-related initiatives within DI and at client companies, DI participates in the GX League Basic Concept announced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and supports the TCFD, an international framework for climate-related disclosure.
Information disclosure based on the TCFD recommendations
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Strategy
DI recognizes that the financial impact of climate change risks on DI is limited. At the same time, DI will continue updating its response while monitoring social conditions and will prepare a structure that enables flexible responses.
Metrics
These are metrics and targets for CO2-equivalent emissions from office electricity use.
2023 (actual): 58.2 t-CO2e
2024 (actual): 60.5 t CO2e
2025 (actual): 60.9 t CO2e
Contribution to the environment and society through client support
DI contributes broadly to society toward the achievement of the SDGs through Industry Producing, which creates businesses while envisioning the very form of industries and society, Business Producing related to solving social issues such as decarbonization and healthcare, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) in collaboration with local governments, investment in overseas startups, and other initiatives.
Initiatives through Business Producing
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SDGs-related projects accounted for 81% of the total, based on order value in FY2024. DI calculated this by carefully examining whether each theme under consideration was relevant to the SDGs.
Support examples
Initiatives through SIBs
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In collaboration with local governments, DI carries out initiatives using Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) for long-term care prevention and preventive infrastructure maintenance.
Initiatives through Incubation Services
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SDGs-related investees accounted for 95% of the total as of June 2023, based on projects under investment. DI calculated this by carefully examining whether each business was relevant to the SDGs based on its business content.
Approach and policy for investment in India
Through investments in startup companies via the India Digital Fund, DI contributes to financial inclusion, the reduction of healthcare disparities, and other goals.
Operates a financial marketplace business for individuals that utilizes big data and AI-based scoring technologies. Through this technology, moneyview contributes to correcting financial disparities by appropriately evaluating the creditworthiness of individuals who cannot access traditional financial services, providing those individuals with access to finance.
Operates a revenue-based finance business for SMEs. Mainly targeting companies such as D2C brands, SaaS and e-commerce companies, and app companies, GetVantage appropriately evaluates creditworthiness by understanding sales and marketing spending in real time, and supplies growth capital to companies that banks and nonbanks could not lend to. GetVantage contributes to promoting financial inclusion.
Operates a crowdfunding service for medical expenses. Through a medical expense donation service using crowdfunding, ImpactGuru provides opportunities to receive treatment to people in India, where public health insurance does not exist, who have difficulty raising treatment expenses, and contributes to correcting healthcare disparities.
SOCIETY
For DI, whose mission is to “Create Businesses and Change Societies” through new businesses that transform society, its people—those who drive this work—are its greatest asset. By promoting the creation of an organization and environment where diverse human talent gathers and each employee can fully demonstrate their abilities, DI aims for individuals and the company to grow together and for sustainable improvement in corporate value.
Human talent development policy
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DI works to develop human talent who embody its mission, vision, and values. DI respects employees who provide high added value to clients while taking on the challenge of self-transformation. DI provides opportunities for OJT, OFF-JT, training, and other development based on individual aptitudes and career aspirations, so that employees can continue taking on challenges themselves with high aspirations. DI enables diverse people to thrive regardless of gender, age, nationality, or other attributes, and develops them into “true business producers” who are “the First Choice of Challengers.”
Internal environment development policy
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To achieve sustainable growth, DI positions human talent development and diversity, equity, and inclusion as important management measures. DI provides a wide range of opportunities for outstanding human talent with diverse backgrounds and values to thrive. DI works to create a rewarding workplace by developing an environment that maximizes the value created through employee collaboration and co-creation, revising development systems and programs, and promoting workstyles aligned with individual values and life plans.
To ensure diversity among core human talent, DI has set the following targets.
GOVERNANCE
Based on its corporate motto, DI aims to harmonize with all stakeholders, including clients, employees, shareholders, and society as a whole, through its business activities, and strives for sustainable medium- to long-term growth. To achieve this, we will establish and maintain a corporate governance structure that supports efficient and sound management and execution.