■Enhancing the quality of life of everyone around the world by eliminating inequalities in working condition and creating truly motivating workplaces.
We renewed our Corporate Principles in August 2020.
It’s usually uncommon for a company to renew its Corporate Principles. In our case, however, our Corporate Principles were established in 1997 when this company was founded and operated exclusively in Japan to cater to the domestic manufacturing industry. Those Corporate Principles didn’t envision us becoming the global enterprise we are today.
Currently, the OUTSOURCING Group has 198 consolidated companies in 34 countries and regions worldwide. As we continue to fortify our global network even further, we have transitioned to Corporate Principles that can be shared by all members of our Group around the world.
Our new Corporate Principles emphasize that the OUTSOURCING Group will continue to engage and grow with people of all kind throughout the world. We will exert every effort to enhance the quality of life and well-being of all those who work at the OUTSOURCING Group. That is our reason for being and our social responsibility, and we firmly believe that this will lead the OUTSOURCING Group to success in achieving further growth.
■Initiatives to realize improved corporate value from everyone‘s perspective, without shifting the burden on anyone
In today’s world, where achieving a sustainable society has become a global concern, it is unacceptable that the burden of excessive price competition in the human resource services industry should be shifted to dispatched employees. Moreover, even if customers were to use such competition and increase their profits, it would not lead to a good reputation. We create proposals that have merit for dispatched employees, for customers and for the Group, and that do not shift the burden on anyone. We make every effort to achieve sustainable growth and clear improvements in corporate value that are acknowledged by investors and all other stakeholders.
■SDGs Declaration
Based on this sense of determination, we have designated this year, 2021, as “the First Year of SDGs” for the Group. In February 2021, the Group made an “SDGs Declaration,” drawing up and publicizing proprietary materiality (priority issues) as well as KPIs for five of the 17 SDGs advocated by the United Nations, namely “Providing employment opportunities,” “Providing high-quality education,” “Respecting diversity and implementing diversity management,” “Making greater efforts toward the realization of a carbon-free society,” and “Raising the productivity of all industries.”
In April, the Group also became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact advocated by the United Nations, registered as a participating company, and joined Global Compact Network Japan, which is a local organization in Japan. Within the company, we have launched a Sustainability Committee that is directly connected to the Board of Directors. I myself will act as chair of this Committee and will drive it resolutely forward.
I would like to kindly ask that you continue to watch over us as we implement initiatives for the future of the Group, seeking to improve corporate value without leaving behind and burdening anyone and as we stride forward in our role as industry “Game Changer.”