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RED CARD TOKYO Sustainability Actions

Signed UN Global Compact

Signing of the UN Global Compact. The United Nations Global Compact is a global initiative in which companies and organizations take part in creating a global framework to act as good members of society and achieve sustainable growth by committing to responsible and creative leadership. This voluntary initiative encourages companies to comply with and implement the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

Endorsed TCFD recommendations

Endorsement of the TCFD recommendations. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) at the request of the G20 to review how climate-related information should be disclosed and how the financial sector accounts for it.

Joined GX Future Consortium

Participation in the GX Future Consortium. Tokyo Century has been a member of both predecessor organizations since their inception (TCFD Consortium: May 2021; GX League: April 2023) and continues to play an active role in the new consortium. In fiscal 2025, it contributed to building the foundation for rule-making by participating in the public comment process for the Scope 3 Guidebook and deliberating on frameworks to appropriately evaluate contributions to climate change mitigation within the GX Management Promotion Working Group.

Backed biodiversity initiative

Endorsement of the Keidanren Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation. The Keidanren Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation is a group of companies and organizations that endorse the objectives of the Keidanren Declaration for Biodiversity and Guidelines (revised version) and take actions to address the items listed.

Signed sustainable finance principles

Signing of the Principles for Financial Action towards a Sustainable Society (Principles for Financial Action for the 21st Century). The Ministry of the Environment developed the Principles for Action as the secretariat, which are guidelines for financial institutions seeking to fulfill their responsibilities and roles required to shape a sustainable society.

Joined Decokatsu support team

Decokatsu Declaration and Participation in the Decokatsu Support Team. Decokatsu, a new national movement in Japan, strongly encourages change in personal and consumer behavior and lifestyles toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and the 2030 GHG emissions reduction target. The Decokatsu Support Team is the popular name for the Public-Private Partnership Council, a platform consisting of the national government, local municipalities, private companies, organizations, and consumers.

Joined cancer prevention programmes

Participation in the Corporate Action Program for Promoting Cancer Prevention and in Working RIBBON, a Women’s Conference for Corporate Action to Promote Cancer Control. The Corporate Action Program for Promoting Cancer Prevention is building public momentum to tackle cancer by collaborating with companies to increase the rate of cancer screening in the workplace. Working RIBBON aims to raise awareness of cancer countermeasures in companies, particularly in regard to prevention and early detection of cervical cancer and breast cancer, and to provide employment support.

Received MSCI ESG rating

Tokyo Century received an MSCI ESG RATING of AA in 2025. It is also included in the MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN) since 2022 and the MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index since 2017.

Reused water and steam heat

Reuse of water (reclaimed water treatment /since 2002). The bio-treatment system recycles kitchen drainage, miscellaneous drainage, rainwater, pool water, etc., and reuses them for flushing toilets. Reuse of steam heat from dishwasher (since 2019). The dishwasher in the kitchen of a large restaurant collects the heat of vapor generated during washing and uses the heat energy to make hot water for washing and rinsing.