Aiming for sustainable development of the Nisshinbo Group and society
Turning crises into strength and challenges into growth
Aiming for sustainable development of the Nisshinbo Group and society. Turning crises into strength and challenges into growth.
Providing solutions to social issues.
I will take the lead and work with employees to build a path toward the future.
I am Yasuji Ishii, and I was appointed as the Representative Director and President at the regular meeting of shareholders in March 2025. I believe that design is essential to management. I will advance management by logically considering potential changes in the Nisshinbo Group and the ideal form of its business model by drawing up detailed blueprints and ensuring that each business and each individual act in accordance with those blueprints. With the vision of "Turning crisis into strength, and challenges into growth, as we forge a path toward the future together," I will connect the dots indicated by our activities and take the lead in working with all employees.
The Nisshinbo Group continued to grow by transforming its business portfolio of providing solutions to social issues under its corporate philosophy of "Change and Challenge! For the creation of the future of Earth and People." When we consider the most serious social issue of today, we believe that it is climate change caused by global warming. The use of generative AI and electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to increase electricity consumption in the future, which raises concerns that CO2 emissions from power generation will increase. In this era, our aim is to leverage our strengths in sensing, wireless communication, and information processing technologies to help companies and organizations reduce CO2 emissions, improve productivity, and achieve smartization. To this end, we are rapidly implementing structural reforms, including major organizational changes, to accelerate our efforts to strengthen the research and development capabilities of the Company. We are working on measures to realize the vision set forth in our medium-term management plan, "Connect Everything, Create Value," with the aim of contributing to the resolution of environmental issues facing humanity.
At the same time, biodiversity and ecosystem conservation have become social issues. We have begun investigating the impact of the entire supply chain on natural capital and analyzing and evaluating the financial implications. We will implement the appropriate measures to address the identified risks and then seek to identify opportunities.
Bringing out the potential of people and bringing about change
These challenges are supported by people. At the Nisshinbo Group, we are committed to conducting business that respects human rights and fostering a corporate culture where a diverse range of individuals can thrive and generate innovations. In my long career of business overseas, I have often encountered differences in how Japan and other countries and regions view human rights. Based on these experiences, I want to foster a corporate culture where employees deepen their exchanges with individuals overseas and other business sites, accept that there are typically different opinions, and engage in logical discussions while showing respect for others. Such a corporate culture cannot be achieved if harassment exists. Therefore, based on the Nisshinbo Group Human Rights Statement, it is important to provide repeated education and awareness training, as well as for management to demonstrate this attitude themselves. In the past, there were times when I reflected on saying too much, but now I look back every day and try to value my daily communication. I believe it is extremely important to convey my thoughts, gained through both successes and failures, to employees and ensure that our philosophy is thoroughly understood. By creating a better corporate culture and maximizing the potential of all employees, we will drive change and achieve results.
In addition, we are continuing to implement governance reforms to ensure diversity in terms of gender, internationality, career history, age, and other factors within the Board of Directors and to create a forum where both internal and external directors can thoroughly supervise execution and discuss strategy. As part of these efforts, we are promoting initiatives to enhance the substantive discussion of the business strategy within the Board of Directors by having outside directors participate as observers in the Board of Management for business execution, thereby gaining an understanding of the Company's situation.
The transformation of the Nisshinbo Group is still in its early stages, and we must continue to make significant changes going forward. We will move forward without wavering from our core values. We ask for the continued support and encouragement of our stakeholders.
Yasuji Ishii
Representative Director and President,
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.