The Tokyo Gas Group believes that the foundation of its CSR activities lies in achieving its public mission and fulfilling its social responsibilities by conducting daily business activities in accordance with its Management Philosophy and Corporate Action Philosophy. To pursue its CSR activities, the Group has determined its key CSR activities, priority issues (materiality) and goals (CSR KPIs).
In addition to providing an overview of the Groupʼs CSR management, this report describes in detail its major CSR activities during fiscal 2017, organized under six key CSR activities.
In the production of this 2018 edition, we have also paid special attention to the following:
Overview of CSR Disclosure
Period
This report contains material primarily from fiscal 2017 (April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018), with some additional information from other fiscal years.Scope
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Tokyo Gas LIFEVAL and partner companies are also included in some sections.Date of Publication
November 2018 (The previous report was published in November 2017. The next report is scheduled for November 2019.)Referenced Guidelines
▶ GRI “Sustainability Reporting Standards 2016”Ministry of the Environment of Japan “Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2012 Version)”
Japanese Standards Association “ISO 26000: 2010”
The environmental performance indicators, environmental accounting indicators, and social performance indicators provided in this report have been third-party assured by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. (a member of the KPMG Japan group) to enhance the credibility of the data.
Membership in Industry Associations and Advocacy Organizations
Publication History
FY1994–FY2004 | “Environmental Report” issued |
FY2005–FY2009 | Expanded coverage to include CSR, and issued as the “Tokyo Gas CSR Report” (website and booklet) |
From FY2009 | Expanded the scope of the report to include subsidiaries and affiliates (issued only on the website) |
FY2010–FY2014 | “Tokyo Gas CSR and Corporate Profile” issued (booklet) |
From FY2015 | “Tokyo Gas Group CSR Report” issued on the website (full report) and as a booklet (digest edition) |
From FY2017 | In principle, the website is updated upon publication of the report during the first half of the fiscal year and with additional information as needed. |
* A global framework for attaining sustainable growth that consists of 17 goals and 169 targets addressing issues such as poverty and starvation, energy, climate change and social peace. The SDGs were adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit at the UN Headquarters in New York in September 2015.