Message from the Officer in Charge of Sustainability Promotion

Our corporate philosophy is to contribute to society by creating an optimal environment for cities and people, and under this philosophy, the Haseko Group has been a leading company in the condominium industry over the course of more than half a century. This corporate philosophy is the starting point for Haseko’s sustainability management, and also forms an unwavering principle toward the realization of a sustainable society.
In April 2025, the Company embarked on its new mediumterm-term business plan, HASEKO Evolution Plan (FY2025 to FY2030). I believe that it is the Haseko Group’s responsibility to change in order to deal with the everchanging issues faced by society while carrying forward the technological capabilities and relationships of trust with customers, business partners, and other stakeholders that we have built up, and to evolve to a new stage as a corporate group for housing to create great living. And it is this evolution that forms the pathway to achieving both increased corporate value and social value creation from a long-term perspective.

Haseko Corporation set out establishing CSR management as one of its important management targets in its previous medium-term business plan, entitled HASEKO Next Stage Plan (NS Plan) and running from FY2020 to FY2024, and has undertaken initiatives centering on the four themes of creating attractive living spaces, building a company worth working at, protecting the precious environment, and nurturing a culture of trust.
Over the course of the past five years, we were able to steadily achieve results. However, what I did keenly feel over this period was that the traditional approach to CSR had its limits. I have become highly aware that we need to ensure our management evolves and deepens into sustainability management as this is essential in terms of responding to the rapidly changing state of affairs at home and abroad, and meeting the various demands and expectations of our stakeholders.
In FY2023, we commenced a fully-fledged shift toward sustainability. This paradigm shift means a more advanced, integrated approach based on the CSR initiatives we have taken thus far. By shifting away from individual initiatives and instead integrating business strategy with sustainability, we aim to place sustainability at the core of our value creation process and aim for sustainable growth from a long-term perspective.
In this period of transformation, we reviewed our materialities (material issues) and strengthened our sustainability management system. We also reaffirmed the importance of non-financial information and, after structuring and setting out issues such as more advanced KPI setting, medium- to long-term target setting, and formulating a comprehensive roadmap, we have been investigating and trialing mechanisms for more effective monitoring and outcome evaluation. In dialogues with investors, I also feel a growing understanding of and expectations for the Company’s initiatives, and every day I keep in mind the building of a pathway toward continuous improvement.

I see the period of the HASEKO Evolution Plan as a particularly important phase in our pursuit of sustainable growth and true value creation based on finding solutions to the issues faced by society through innovation. In 2023, we undertook a review of materialities and identified 13, of which (1) through (4) below have been designated as the most important material issues. However, we are also aware that, depending on changes in the social environment or the business environment surrounding the Company, further reviews of materialities may be necessary.

(1) Response to climate change
Responding to climate change is one of the most important issues for Haseko Corporation. Toward the realization of a decarbonized society, we are working to enhance our efforts across all of the Group’s business areas, from construction and real estate to management and operations.
In addition to putting together our HASEKO Group ZERO-Emission, climate change response policy in 2021, we also disclose information on governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets as per the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial. Disclosures (TCFD). We also disclose information in line with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), and we are also aiming to help build a sustainable society and increase corporate value from the perspective of biodiversity.
In terms of CO₂ emission reductions in business activities, we are systematically working to address Scope 1 emissions through measures such as utilizing low-carbon fuel in the construction process to reduce CO₂ emissions, address Scope 2 emissions by working to switch the electric power used in our offices and worksites to 100% renewable energy, and address Scope 3 emissions through the development and use of environmental consciousness concrete, the promotion of ZEH-M (Net Zero Energy House condominiums), and the use of wooden materials and wooden structures in housing complexes. We also proactively undertake disclosure of relevant information.
(2) Human capital
Human resources are our most important asset, and the development of human resources to lead the way in the next generation forms the motive force to build the future of the Haseko Group.
In 2023, we established a D&I Promotion Office to promote diversity and inclusion, and going forward we will further advance the initiatives undertaken so far, including promotion of the active participation of women, the active participation of senior human resources, working to encourage the employment of disabled persons, and the proactive appointment of human resources from overseas. Furthermore, given the importance of passing on technology in the construction industry, the efforts we are making include ensuring knowledge and skills are passed down from veteran engineers to youngsters, and expanding and enhancing efficient human resource development programs that utilize digital technology.
(3) Respect for human rights
Respect for human rights is also the basis of all of our business activities. Under a basic policy of respect for human rights, the Haseko Group continuously evaluates the impact that its business activities have on human rights and makes improvements. On the basis of Haseko Group’s Human Rights Policy that we created in 2022, we have advanced our human rights due diligence efforts, and on the basis of collaboration with cooperating companies and other stakeholders, we aim to firmly embed the practice of respect for human rights in all of our business processes.
And with regards to employee education and awareness raising, we strive to increase understanding of human rights among officers and employees through measures that include the creation and distribution of a Human Rights Handbook, and the holding of in-house lectures on subjects such as business and human rights.
(4) Supply chain management
In order to achieve sustainability in our business and operations, it is essential that we take action across the supply chain as a whole. Our cooperating companies and other business partners are very important partners who promote sustainability alongside us, and while striving to ensure we engage in fair and responsible procurement activities as we further strengthen our framework for cooperation and collaboration, we aim to construct an ecosystem for the creation of a sustainable future.
Having formulated the Haseko Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines in 2021, we require that all of our cooperating companies agree to comply with these guidelines. And in the important fields of compliance, human rights and labor, and the environment and safety, we regularly check the status of initiatives taken by our main cooperating companies in order to improve risk management and enhance sustainability across the supply chain as a whole.

Ongoing dialogues with investors and other stakeholders are an essential element of Haseko Corporation’s sustainability strategy.
Investors’ expectations are increasing when it comes to expanded and enhanced information disclosure, and we recognize that highly transparent information dissemination and explanations are demanded for climate-related information based on the TCFD Recommendations and other such matters including the disclosure of non-financial information concerning human capital. I see meeting such demands not only as a duty of the Company, but also as a precious opportunity to deepen our integrated thinking and ensure our materialities are clearly set out. I believe that my role as the officer in charge of sustainability promotion is to incorporate the expectations and issues to be dealt with that I discover through dialogue with stakeholders into our management strategy and plans, and to take action on these. I also see it as my role to continuously and thoughtfully raise awareness of these initiatives through a communications strategy.
Haseko Corporation’s mission as a leading company in housing and living, is not merely to provide buildings in the form of housing. The true goal of sustainability management is to enrich people’s daily life, nurture communities, and hand down a better society to the next generation, and so achieving this goal is also tied to fulfilling our responsibilities toward the next generation and building a legacy of contributing to society.
We must continue to go forward toward achieving a sustainable society through co-creation with our stakeholders. This is the future of the housing and living proposed by the Haseko Group, and our unflinching resolve. We will continue to work sincerely toward the sustainable enhancement of corporate value in order to meet the expectations of all our stakeholders.