Practicing Sustainability Management

Penta-Ocean Construction Group believes that its greatest contribution to society is the construction of high-quality infrastructure, and practices ESG-oriented sustainability management. By offering reliable quality backed by safety, environmental considerations, and technology, we aim to be a company that appeals not only to our shareholders, customers, business partners, and employees, but also to the local communities we serve.

We believe that appropriate responses to sustainability-related issues are important management issues that not only reduce risks but also increase profit-earning opportunities. In this context, under the Sustainability Promotion Committee chaired by the President, CEO and Representative Director, we have established the Human Rights Committee, the Carbon Neutral Promotion Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the Environment Health and Safety Committee, the Quality and Environmental Management Committee, and the Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Promotion Committee to promote ESG-oriented sustainability management. The Sustainability Promotion Committee implements specific initiatives and monitors achievements for each issue identified as Materiality. Strategies and progress related to sustainability are regularly reported to the Board of Directors and supervised from the perspective of enhancing the corporate value over the medium and long term.

Overview of Committee Activities (FY 3/25)

Under the Medium-Term Management Plan (FY3/24-FY3/26) announced in May 2023, Penta-Ocean Construction Group set a goal to aim for: A Genuine Global General Contractor who practices sustainability management and contributes to the sustainable development of society through sustainable construction business activities. To work towards the above goal, we promote our core business growth strategies and sustainability management with focus on ESG (Environment, social and governance), as two inseparable elements of our corporate management.
In promoting sustainability management, we aim to achieve both the medium- to long-term growth of the company and the sustainable development of society. We have identified the issues to be addressed as important management issues, designating them as materiality (material business issues), and for each, we establish specific policies, systems, indicators, and manage progress accordingly.

Penta-Ocean Construction Group's Materiality (Material Business Issues)

Through the process of identifying Materiality, we analyze global ESG standards such as SASB and the GRI Standards, regulatory trends, and stakeholder requests to understand medium to long-term risks and opportunities related to material business issues.

Major risks are monitored by the Sustainability Promotion Committee, and the results are reported to the Board of Directors. At the same time, individual risks are managed by each committee under the Sustainability Promotion Committee to monitor progress. We review initiatives from the perspectives of policies, structure, strategies, etc., to identify areas where our efforts are insufficient and make improvements accordingly.

Risks that have a particularly large impact on management and require a company-wide response are managed by the Risk Management Committee.

The main issues, specific initiatives, key indicators and targets, and performance related to the materiality items of our Group are as follows.

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The ESG data sheet, which includes indicators other than materiality, can be viewed here.

Based on the Materiality (key issues) identified in 2023, we are developing mechanisms to deepen sustainability management. In addition, for the issues identified as requiring particular focus, namely "Respect for human rights" and "Sustainable Supply Chain" (SSC). we are intensively promoting initiatives.

Creating Mechanisms to Deepen Sustainability Management

Training and Awareness Programs
In addition to conducting global annual sustainability training for all group executives and employees (FY 3/25: 100% participation rate), we also provide lectures on sustainability as a theme in rank based training and in department-led training sessions.

Sustainability Morning Briefings
Starting in September 2024, in order to share sustainability management initiatives, we began holding a "Sustainability Morning Briefing" once a week both within POC group and with subcontractors, using each Materiality theme as a topic.

Sustainability Awards
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of our entry into Singapore, we held the "1st Sustainability Awards" in December 2024, recognizing and sharing ESG initiatives at local construction sites. In FY 3/26, we plan to hold Sustainability Awards in Japan and in Hong Kong as well.