FY2022 4th Stakeholder Dialogue (Environment)

Recent Activities

Dialogue on the Environment [2]

In March 2023, we invited Mr. Takehisa Kabeya, Representative Director of Sustainable Management Promotion Organization, to KDDI's head office and held a stakeholder dialogue on the evaluation and expectations of our overall efforts toward the environment, mainly on a circular society.

Participants

Mr.Takehisa Kabeya
Representative Director
General Incorporated Associations Sustainable Management Promotion Organization

<Participating expert>

Mr.Takehisa Kabeya, Representative Director
Ms.Sonoe Hotta, Chief Researcher
General Incorporated Associations Sustainable Management Promotion Organization

<KDDI participants>

Sustainability Management Division

Takamochi Yasumoto, Group Leader, Sustainability Planning Section, Sustainability Planning Department
Momoko Ootou, Sustainability Planning Section, Sustainability Planning Department
Satoshi Hyoda, Group Leader, Carbon Neutral Strategy Section, Sustainability Planning Department
Mayuko Kashiwagi, Carbon Neutral Strategy Section, Sustainability Planning Department
Kentaro Torimitsu, Group Leader, ESG Development Section, Sustainability Development Department
Kazuhiro Matsumoto, ESG Development Section, Sustainability Development Department

  • The titles/positions of participants are as of end of March 2023.

The opinions we received are as follows.

  • Resource depletion is an important global issue, and because CO2 emissions occur throughout the life cycle of a resource, resource recycling and carbon neutrality should be considered as a set.
  • It is important to view waste as a resource that never loses its economic value and to strive to reduce the amount of resources procured through reuse, recycling, and other means.
  • As a measure against climate change, it is important not only to make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by the company itself, but also to work with suppliers and other parties from whom products are sourced to understand their carbon footprint and reduce environmental impact throughout the supply chain. KDDI has a particularly large number of suppliers, so we believe its impact on society will be significant.

Considering the current situation of resource depletion, we recognized the importance of not only reducing our own CO2 and resource procurement, but also significantly reducing environmental impact through collaboration with our business partners.