At Baycurrent, we address the issues that confront the government and industry-leading companies, thus supporting the sustainable development of our clients.
However, it is the sustainable development of society that means that the issues confronting companies continue to grow more complicated and evolved, resulting in demand for our business of providing consulting services. We therefore developed the thinking that the sustainable development of not only ourselves and our clients but society in general, as well as a state in which a healthy global environment is maintained, are our essential management prerequisites.
Since the SDGs were unanimously adopted at the U.N. summit in 2015, the achievement of sustainability has been growing increasingly important worldwide with each passing day. I believe that these views on sustainability are consistent with the management prerequisites that have been passed down at BayCurrent Consulting.
We will institute sustainability-oriented management and continue to provide our clients with our accumulated knowledge to help them achieve the same, thus contributing to building a sustainable society and achieving sustainable economic growth. I believe these are our duties as one of the largest consulting firms in Japan.
Member of the Board, Chairman of the Board and President
Yoshiyuki Abe
Based on the principle of double materiality, we review our material topics at least once a year and identify them with the approval of the Board of Directors.
We extract key issues by taking into account the opinions of external stakeholders and prioritize them through a matrix that evaluates both their impact on society and the environment and their impact on our business.
Subsequently, in line with our internal risk management system, we set relevant goals and indicators, which are monitored under the supervision of the Board of Directors.
Examples of dialogue with stakeholders:
We analyze the impacts of the identified material topics on both society and the environment, as well as on our business, as shown below.
We recognize the sustainability-related opportunities and risks identified below and set targets for each material topic accordingly.
Developing an External Communications Strategy Based on a Review of ESG Materiality
We provided comprehensive support to the communications department to ensure accurate communication of the company's ESG initiatives to investors and rating agencies. Additionally, we offered suggestions on the company's future ESG development.
Establishment of Methodology for Calculating Scope 3 GHG Emissions and Support for Reduction
We considered methodologies for calculating Scope 3 GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions and established calculation methods compliant with the GHG Protocol and ISO standards. This contributed to identifying and reducing emission sources throughout the company's value chain.
Low-Carbon Urban Development Policy Guidelines
We collected and analyzed a wide range of advanced examples of low-carbon urban development. Formulated a vision for sustainable urban areas and organized policies for their development.
The SDGs are a set of international goals for the 15-year period from 2016 to 2030 specified in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted at the UN General Assembly in September 2015. They comprise 17 goals and 169 targets. We believe that the SDGs have three factors of economy, society, and the environment. We take action to achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations with an awareness that these factors are interrelated. In particular, we are proactive in taking initiatives in support for the development of the next generation, nursing care support, workstyle reforms, diversity, and the prevention of harassment. We will remain proactive in driving initiatives to achieve the 17 SDGs and build a sustainable society
In April 2022, we declared our support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, a set of recommendations aimed at identifying and disclosing the financial impacts of risks and opportunities brought about by climate change. For information on disclosure in accordance with the disclosure framework based on the TCFD Final Report, please see "Response to the TCFD Recommendations."
TCFD Consortium is an organization dedicated to discussing effective corporate disclosure and efforts to link disclosed information to appropriate investment decisions by financial institutions and others. We have been a member of this consortium since April 2022. Going forward, we will continue to work on appropriate disclosure in line with TCFD recommendations.
In 2025, we were once again recognized as one of the corporations implementing excellent health management in the large corporation category of the Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation Certification System sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Japan Health Conference.
Baycurrent received the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's Kurumin certification as a company that supports childcare in accordance with the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children.
We have been selected for the ranking of best companies to work for published by OpenWork, an information platform operated by OpenWork Inc.
We have established an information security management system that conforms to ISO/IEC27001, an international standard for information security management systems (ISMS).
