SUSTAINABILITY
Utilizing the power of energy
to solve social issues
ENERES, which upholds the vision of “Creating new relationships between people and energy to realize a prosperous future society,” has supported our customers in solving their energy-related challenges. Starting with agency services for power supply-demand management for new power companies, our activities have expanded to include providing services that support corporate power cost reduction and developing energy platforms that contribute to decarbonization and the transition to renewable energy as a main power source.
While energy brings prosperity to people’s lives, it can also threaten the sustainability of the global environment. Additionally, social interest in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and SDGs continues to grow yearly, and we feel the need to accelerate efforts toward balancing social issue resolution with business growth more than ever before.
In February 2021, ENERES established four materialities for promoting sustainability and clarified their associated SDGs. Through these activities, ENERES will strengthen its business activities aimed at solving social issues and further contribute to the development of a sustainable society.
Four Materialities and SDGs
In establishing our materialities, ENERES used the SDGs goals as indicators of social issues and identified which SDGs our existing business activities contribute to. Furthermore, by considering these alongside ENERES’s corporate philosophy, we determined four “materialities” as social issues to focus on.
Going forward, we will listen to the voices of various stakeholders and incorporate their opinions while promoting sustainability activities.
Through addressing these four materialities, we will solve SDGs challenges while realizing both sustainable social development and our own growth.
ENERES’s Four Materialities
Providing energy solutions for a decarbonized society
About one-third of CO2 emissions in Japan come from electrical energy. To achieve “decarbonization,” which is emphasized as a climate change mitigation measure, it is necessary to promote energy conservation and renewable energy adoption. We will promote energy conservation and renewable energy adoption to advance decarbonization while providing solutions that solve multiple challenges including energy costs and BCP.
Promoting innovation to realize a prosperous future society
Japanese society, which has declared renewable energy as its main power source, requires a new power system that can utilize unstable renewable energy that is weather-dependent. We are working on developing technologies and business models aimed at building an energy system that can efficiently and stably utilize the power value and environmental value generated by renewable energy according to their respective characteristics.
Promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
The environment surrounding energy is changing rapidly. We will respond positively to these changes and solve social issues while creating synergy by combining diverse strengths. “People” are our most important assets supporting our activities. We aim to create a workplace where people with different backgrounds and abilities can work energetically and an organization where they can demonstrate their capabilities.
Compliance
ENERES not only adheres to laws and regulations based on sincere conduct but also builds good relationships with stakeholders including customers, responds to society’s expectations and demands, and fulfills corporate social responsibility (CSR). The company considers compliance to encompass all of these actions. Through these activities, we will become a company trusted by society, contribute to sustainable social growth, and realize a prosperous future society.
ENERES’s 2024 Initiatives
and Their Relationship with SDGs
| Materiality | Themes | 2024 Goals | SDGs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providing energy solutions for a decarbonized society |
・Expanding society’s renewable energy ratio ・Expanding renewable energy with additionality ・Improving energy usage efficiency |
・Reducing emission factors of electricity provided by our company Expanding products and services that lead to “expanding renewable energy ratio / expanding renewable energy with additionality / improving energy usage efficiency” |
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| Materiality | Themes | 2024 Goals | SDGs |
| Promoting innovation to realize a prosperous future society | ・Creating new businesses contributing to decarbonization |
・Developing schemes and technologies to effectively utilize renewable energy and distributed power sources ・Providing new businesses focused on power added value |
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| Materiality | Themes | 2024 Goals | SDGs |
| Promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
・Balancing “personal growth” and “ENERES’s growth” ・Promoting synergy between work and life ・Health promotion ・Fostering an innovation-promoting environment |
・Developing an environment promoting diverse human resources’ active participation ・Developing an environment where employees can maintain physical and mental health and lead safe, secure lives ・Developing an innovation-promoting environment that leverages individual abilities and characteristics |
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| Materiality | Themes | 2024 Goals | SDGs |
| Compliance |
・Building a trustworthy governance system ・Building a sustainable business structure ・Social contribution through volunteering ・Promoting decarbonization of our own activities |
・Zero violations and accidents related to human rights, purchasing rules, information security, and products/service safety ・Annually implementing updates and training on business continuity plan (BCP) ・Revitalizing volunteer activities ・Promoting decarbonization in line with 2030 CN achievement (ENERES Carbon Neutral Declaration) |
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| Materiality | Providing energy solutions for a decarbonized society |
|---|---|
| Themes |
・Expanding society’s renewable energy ratio ・Expanding renewable energy with additionality ・Improving energy usage efficiency |
| 2024 Goals |
・Reducing emission factors of electricity provided by our company Expanding products and services that lead to “expanding renewable energy ratio / expanding renewable energy with additionality / improving energy usage efficiency” |
| SDGs |
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| Materiality | Promoting innovation to realize a prosperous future society |
| Themes | ・Creating new businesses contributing to decarbonization |
| 2024 Goals |
・Developing schemes and technologies to effectively utilize renewable energy and distributed power sources ・Providing new businesses focused on power added value |
| SDGs |
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| Materiality | Promoting Diversity, Equity & Inclusion |
| Themes |
・Balancing “personal growth” and “ENERES’s growth” ・Promoting synergy between work and life ・Health promotion ・Fostering an innovation-promoting environment |
| 2024 Goals |
・Developing an environment promoting diverse human resources’ active participation ・Developing an environment where employees can maintain physical and mental health and lead safe, secure lives ・Developing an innovation-promoting environment that leverages individual abilities and characteristics |
| SDGs |
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| Materiality | Compliance |
| Themes |
・Building a trustworthy governance system ・Building a sustainable business structure ・Social contribution through volunteering ・Promoting decarbonization of our own activities |
| 2024 Goals |
・Zero violations and accidents related to human rights, purchasing rules, information security, and products/service safety ・Annually implementing updates and training on business continuity plan (BCP) ・Revitalizing volunteer activities ・Promoting decarbonization in line with 2030 CN achievement (ENERES Carbon Neutral Declaration) |
| SDGs |
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