Top Commitments

In addition to pursuing profitability, which has been regarded as a top management priority, companies today are expected to fulfill their responsibilities as members of society by addressing sustainability issues. Based on the impact of our business activities on society and the expectations of our stakeholders, the IINO Group has identified five key material issues for sustainable management: Safety & Quality, Environment, Human Capital, Innovation, and Governance & Management Foundation.

Based on the impact of our business activities on society and the expectations of our stakeholders, the IINO Group has identified five key material issues for sustainable management: Safety & Quality, Environment, Human Capital, Innovation, and Governance & Management Foundation.

These material issues encompass a wide range of priorities, including ensuring safe and reliable operations and enhancing competitiveness through environmental initiatives. They represent the key sustainability challenges that are closely linked to our business activities and provide a clear framework for identifying the areas on which we should focus our management resources. The entire management team is committed to promoting sustainability management and further strengthening our initiatives to address these material issues.

In our Medium-Term Management Plan, Enhancing Competitiveness through Environmental Initiatives has been positioned as one of our key strategies. To achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, we are accelerating our efforts across both our shipping and real estate businesses.In the shipping business, we are promoting fuel conversion, improving fuel efficiency through advanced technologies, optimizing vessel operations by utilizing AI and digital technologies, and making phased investments in low-carbon dual-fuel vessels. Through these initiatives, we aim to achieve our interim target of reducing GHG emissions by 20% by FY2030 compared with FY2020.In the real estate business, we are expanding the procurement of electricity backed by non-fossil fuel certificates, introducing renewable energy facilities, and obtaining and maintaining environmental certifications. Through these initiatives, we are working toward our FY2030 target of reducing GHG emissions by 75% compared with FY2013.

Guided by our corporate vision, IINO VISION--to become an independent global corporate group that continues to evolve through innovative thinking in response to the changing needs of society--the IINO Group will continue to balance environmental responsibility with enhanced competitiveness, thereby creating sustainable corporate value for all stakeholders.

Yusuke Otani
President and Representative Director