１．How the Shindengen Group Identifies SDG-Related Material Issues

There are 169 SDG targets. The Shindengen Group’s approach to material issues involves prioritizing key items by the degree of impact they will have on stakeholders and the degree of importance to the Group. After regularly holding dialogues with outside experts, the CSR committee identifies the material issues and the Board of Directors approves them.

Steps 1-2

We carefully looked at the 169 SDG targets; evaluated items related to the businesses of the Shindengen Group, the impact on stakeholders, and the importance to the Shindengen Group; and decided on focus areas.

Step 3 Select key matters

After conducting the assessment outlined in step 2, we selected 14 items for the focus area.

Steps 4-5　Identifying material issues

Regarding the 14 items selected in step 3, we narrowed those items down to four SDG material issues. The CSR Committee identified the following SDG material issues for the Shindengen Group, and the Board of Directors approved it.

２．Initiatives for SDG-Related Material Issues

３．Case Study on Initiatives for SDG-Related Material Issues

SDG Target 7.3
Case Study on Reducing CO2 Emissions through Sales of Environmentally Friendly Products（FY2020）

SDG Target 11.b
Status of implementation Shindengen’s education and training on business continuity in FY2020