At HitachiSoft, in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our CSR activities based on the “CSR Policy of the Hitachi
Group,” we review the results and challenges of CSR activities each year and use these to create targets for the following year.
| CSR Policy |
Results in FY2008 |
Targets in FY2009 |
| 1 |
Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility |
- Creation of system for CSR promotion → Meeting of the CSR Committee (twice)
- Promotion of cross-sectional CSR activities → Start of CSR Promotion Working Group and CSR Report Editing Working Group
- Improvement of CSR activities → Implementation of CSR Committee member hearing
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- Implementation of systematic CSR education
- Creation of targets for CSR activities in FY2010
- Encouraging unified effort by related departments to carry out CSR activities
- Fostering of the CSR vision within the company
|
| 2 |
Contribution to Society through our Business |
- Expansion of eco-products → 56 products
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CSR promotion through business activities → Sao Khue Award received from the Vietnam Software Association;
GeoMation Farm was awarded the u-Japan Grand Prize in the Environment Category from the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, the Green IT Award 2008 Green IT Promotion Council Chairman’s
Award, and The 5th Eco-Products Awards Chairperson’s Award, Eco-Products Awards
Steering Committee; SecureOnline was awarded the Grand Prize in the ASP/SaaS
Support/Middleware/Hardware Category; Award received from San Jose State
University for DNA forensic identification employing FMBIO
|
- Greater provision of products and services that contribute to a reduction in environmental impact
- Development of products and services that better contribute to solving social challenges
- Proactive introduction of CSR into business strategy
- Improvement of policies bolstering CS
|
| 3 |
Disclosure of Information and Stakeholder Engagement |
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Proactive disclosure of CSR information → 2008 HitachiSoft CSR Report; Annual
Review; Publication of the “HitachiSoft Review” public relations magazine for
external consumption; CSR website renewal; Expansion of Intranet CSR site
-
Proactive communication of CSR activities → Speech given by President Ono at
the 2008 Work-Life Balance Conference; Participation in the Work-Life Balance
Discussion Session hosted
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- Continuation of proactive disclosure of CSR information
- Maintaining of voluntary communication of CSR activities
- Strengthening of communication with stakeholders
- Explanation of the importance of CSR within the context of IR
|
| 4 |
Corporate Ethics and Human Rights |
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Commitment to legal compliance → Legal compliance education; Compliance with
the Personal Information Protection Policy and Basic Information Security Guidelines
- Respect for human rights → Continued implementation of human rights education
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Expansion and implementation of the Hitachi Global Legal Compliance Program
(HGCP) within the HitachiSoft Group
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- Commitment to legal compliance
- Respect for human rights and diversity
- Ensure respect for diversity, culture and ethics at overseas offices
|
| 5 |
Environmental Conservation |
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Implementation of environmentally friendly development and eco-product
certification for all projects: 25% increase in percentage of sales
- Evaluation of total life cycle eco-efficiency performed for seven systems
- Maintained no-inclusion of specified chemical substances in hardware products
- 10% reduction in amount of paper used compared with FY2007
- 3.4% reduction in amount of electricity used compared with FY2007 based on sales
- 5% reduction in burnable trash compared with FY2006
- Green procurement ratio above 90%
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Implementation of environmental volunteering (local afforestation and cleanup
activities; forest and arable land conservation activities) carried out in
conjunction with municipalities and NPOs
|
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Implementation of environmentally friendly development and
eco-product certification for all projects: 35% plus increase in sales
- Evaluation of total life cycle eco-efficiency performance
- Ensuring that hardware products continue to be free of specified chemical substances
- 2% reduction in amount of paper used compared with FY2008
- 3.5% reduction in amount of electricity used compared with FY2007 based on sales
- 6% reduction in burnable trash compared with FY2006
- Green procurement ratio above 90%
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Implementation of environmental volunteering activities (local afforestation
and cleanup activities; forest and arable land conservation activities)
|
| 6 |
Corporate Citizenship Activities |
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Implementation of initiatives aimed at contributing to social issues →
Implementation of the “Table For Two” school lunch program in developing
countries; Start of participation in “ecocap” activities
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Participation in the local community → Implementation of “information and
moral education class” at nearby junior high school
- Collaboration with government and NPOs → Participation in “Tokyo Greenship Action”
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Social contribution activities aimed at culture, education, disaster relief,
environmental conservation and the local community
|
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Implementation of social contribution activities in conjunction with
NPOs and NGOs
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Expansion of opportunities for socially contributive activities that involve
corporate operations and human resources
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Continuation of social contribution activities aimed at culture,
education, disaster
|
| 7 |
Working Environment |
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Strengthening of work-life balance initiatives → Acquisition of the “Kurumin”
next-generation certification mark
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Promotion of communication between employees and their families → Hosting
of the 2008 Sports Festival and Family Day
- Improving of human resources education → Receipt of the JMA HRD Excellence Award
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Strengthening of diversity management → Foreign employees: 11 hires;
Female employees: 69 hires; Employees with disabilities: 4 hires
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Promotion of workplace improvement → Start and successful achievement of the
“Under 2050” campaign to shorten total working hours
|
- Further enhancement of work-life balance initiatives
- Strengthening of communication
- Improving initiatives aimed at human resources education
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Further promotion of diversity management
(Continue encouraging active appointments of non-Japanese, females
and disabled employees.)
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Commencement of “Under 2000” campaign to shorten total working
hours by a further 1,950 hours
|
| 8 |
Responsible Partnership with Business Partners |
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Promotion of green procurement
Thorough efforts made to ensure that no parts containing banned chemicals
procured for HitachiSoft products
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Protection of personal information
Compliance with the Personal Information Protection Policy ensured in the
outsourcing of system development
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Number of instances of leaked personal information: 0
Legal compliance at all partner companies ensured through the regular hosting
of information sessions
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Implementation of appropriate materials contracting
Thoroughness requested in subcontracting transactions, the elimination of
disguised contract labor, and compliance with the Worker Dispatch Law
|
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Promotion of green procurement
Procuring of environmentally friendly parts for use in HitachiSoft
products and within the Company
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Protection of personal information
Compliance with the Personal Information Protection Policy in the
outsourcing of system development
- Continuation of measures to prevent leaking of personal information
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Thorough implementation of appropriate materials contracting
Ensuring compliance with the Subcontracting Law, Worker Dispatch
Law and other laws; prevention of involvement in unfair trading
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