To vigorously promote sustainability management, the sustainability committee has been structured and implement to achieve solutions for identified Key Issues (Materiality), Pigeon works Group-wide across organizations, assembling a promotional framework for coordination and raising awareness among all Group employees.
Establishment of the Sustainability Committee
At the meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 14, 2020, the Company passed a resolution to establish the Sustainability Committee.
The Sustainability Committee was established to strongly drive ESG management in the Pigeon Group as a function of business execution, from a medium-to-long-term perspective. The Committee is chaired by the General Manager of Global Head Office and includes the Division Managers of each Business Division as well as the Business Strategy Division Managers. The Sustainability Committee meets twice or more a year, setting medium- and long-term targets, identifying and regularly revising Key Issues (Materiality) and reviewing progress on measures toward resolving Key Issues. Each time the Sustainability Committee meets, it reports the results to the Board of Directors.
Organizational Chart of Sustainability Committee
Each business unit has its own Sustainability Committee, chaired by the head of each business unit. These Committees confirm the progress of activities in the companies in their respective segments and identify issues to address.
Committee Members
| Chair | Tadashi Itakura | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Global Head Office |
| Committee Members | Kevin Vyse-Peacock | Director, Executive Officer Lansinoh Business Division Manager/ CEO of Lansinoh Laboratories, Inc. |
| Yusuke Nakata | Senior Managing Officer Singapore Business Division Manager/ Representative Director of PIGEON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | |
| Zenzou Yamaguchi | Senior Managing Officer Head of Japan Operations Baby Care Business Division Manager | |
| Joe Zhou | CHINA BUSINESS DIV. President & Managing Officer/ PIGEON SHANGHAI CO.,LTD President | |
| Nobuo Takubo | Managing Officer, Business Strategy Division Manager |
Proceedings of the Sustainability Committee
Agenda
Raising ESG Awareness within the Group
The Pigeon Group is conducting a wide range of efforts to raise awareness of ESG within the Group. To promote ESG activities among employees of the Pigeon Group, the Group has introduced a Web-based in-house newsletter, accessible to all employees worldwide. Distributed regularly, this newsletter contains educational content regarding ESG as well as descriptions of efforts at each Group company, in Japanese, English and Chinese, sharing knowledge and information about specific case studies. In addition to distributing information, the Group is drawing up plans and recruiting employees to try out environmentally friendly products for reference purposes and provide reports on the experience. The aim of these efforts is to involve employees directly in the information-sharing process and spread awareness through experience. Pigeon Corporation also strives to spread ESG activities within the company by holding briefings for new employees on ESG management and SDGs training by external lecturers. Furthermore, from 2021, Pigeon Corporation launched its corporate-led volunteer program, in which employees can participate by taking volunteer leave, giving employees the opportunity to experience social contribution activities.
Cases of "ESG News" distributed regularly in global internal newsletters
SDGs training for new employees
For more details, please check "Our Sustainable Actions."
・SDGs Training for New Employees (Japan - Pigeon)
Corporate-led volunteer activities
For more details, please check "Our Sustainable Actions."
・Supporting Mothers Staying with Their Children in Hospital (Japan - Pigeon)
・Helping to Create a Neighborhood Filled with Flowers and Greenery (Japan - Pigeon)
・Helping to Create a World Where Children Can Play Freely(Japan - Pigeon)