Basic approach
As a company which is leading the information revolution, we utilize our strengths in technology to promote activities which contribute to society.
We believe that corporate contributions to society, including local communities, are not only linked to sustainable corporate growth, as stipulated in the 33 issues of the GRI Standards, but are also a necessary element in raising employee awareness, including employee motivation and leadership development.
Based on the fundamental sustainability policy, the themes of focus of our social contribution activities to create a sustainable society are the “promotion of an information society,” “next-generation education,” “support for a diverse society,” “environmental and resource measures,” and “disaster countermeasures and reconstruction support.” These focus themes are linked to our corporate philosophy of “Information Revolution - Happiness for everyone” and our growth strategy of “Beyond Carrier,” and we expect that the knowledge gained from our social contribution activities and connections with society will lead to further improvement of our business activities.
We also believe that social contribution activities play a role in enhancing our corporate and social value by meeting the current and future expectations of various stakeholders as well as our business and service customers.
While engaging in repeated discussions with stakeholders including everyone in the local community, we sincerely undertake the resolution of social issues and aim to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our “Beyond Carrier” growth strategy and create a society in which anyone can enjoy a convenient and comfortable lifestyle.
Themes of focus
Based on the fundamental sustainability policy, the themes of focus of our social contribution activities to create a sustainable society are the “promotion of an information society,” “next-generation education,” “support for a diverse society,” “environmental and resource measures,” and “disaster countermeasures and reconstruction support.”
We have set KPIs for each of the themes of focus for social contribution and are promoting social contribution activities by working toward the achievement of our goals.
Promotion of an information-oriented society
We want to create a world that provides equal internet access to everyone. We want to create an environment that provides opportunities to interact with the latest technologies and enables people to take on challenges. Our goal is to use information technology to realize a society where everyone, everywhere can lead a comfortable and free life.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| KPI | Smartphone classes: 900,000 classes | Smartphone classes: 1 million classes |
| Result | 998,000 classes |
Responding to the Digital Divide
The society we are aiming for is one where people can access all sorts of information freely, regardless of the region or environment they live in.
Health and Medical Support
We will contribute to creating environments that can maintain health, such as with the very latest medical care, early detection of disease, and preventive medicine.
Supporting Regions and Non-profit Organizations
To realize a society of mutual aid and support reaching beyond individual communities, we are engaging in the use of ICT.
Safety Concerns
We are working to provide services allowing everyone to safely and securely use smartphones and the Internet.
Fostering the next generation
We hope that the experience of coming into contact with cutting edge technology will create adults who think and act themselves to realize their dreams. What can we do now for the children who will bear the future of society?
We must provide them equally with opportunities to experience the latest technologies, regardless of the region or environment where they live. We contribute to realizing a future where children can endeavor toward their dreams, and societies making it easier to raise children.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| KPI | Number of schools supporting special needs education: 750 | Promoting activities that contribute to the development of the next generation, which nurture the future |
| Result | 790 schools |
Educational Support / Childcare Support
Our efforts seek to build environments allowing the entire society to help in raising children so they can grow through a variety of experiences.
Responding to a diverse society
How can we use information technology to provide support so that senior citizens can lead comfortable lives?
We want to use AI and smart robots to help people who are concerned about long-term care and daily life.
While taking advantage of the strength of information technologies, we aim to create a world where all people are respected for being who they are.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| KPI | Number of partnerships with organizations that support and endorse the creation of a diverse society, including support for people with disabilities: 365 organizations | Partnerships with NPOs: Maintain 1,000 organizations |
| Result | 365 organizations |
For the Senior Generation
We aim to realize societies where the elderly generation maintain contact directly and indirectly with the local community.
Promotion of Diversity
Ensuring environments where employees can use their abilities to the full, to realize organizations that can generate innovation through the free flow of ideas.
Understanding Disability
We are building environments that aid the participation of people with disabilities in society and provide them with support services.
Disaster countermeasures and reconstruction support
No one can predict when a major disaster might occur.
Can't we use our strengths and the latest technologies more to bring people safety and security? We want to reduce, even by a little, the sadness caused by disasters.
We engage in countermeasures in readiness for disasters, and provide aid to their victims.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | |
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| KPI | Maintain and enhance equipment and materials for disaster response and recovery:
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Maintain and enhance equipment and materials for disaster response and recovery:
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Efforts to Prevent or Mitigate Disasters
We are actively engaged in disaster preparedness and minimization measures, using AI and ICT to rapidly consolidate and communicate disaster information.
Recovery Measures
We restore communications equipment as quickly as possible after a disaster occurs, and provide rapid support with initial aid while ensuring the readiness of evacuation centers, etc.
Initiatives to Support Reconstruction
Our support closely centered on the afflicted areas seeks to achieve recovery in the shortest time frame by using the latest technologies.
Environment and resource measures
What can we do if we want to minimize the environmental impact of our business activities? As a company driving the information revolution, SoftBank Corp. wants to contribute to realizing a society that is in harmony with the environment.
We want to leave a more abundant planet to the next generation, one that has not lost any of its natural value. We are utilizing cutting edge technology to engage in environmental conservation and the adoption of new energies.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| KPI | Mobile phones collected for reuse or recycling: 12 million (FY2020-2025) | |
| Result | 9.86 million | |
Coral Conservation Activities
As part of our efforts to preserve the marine environment, we engage in activities to protect and sustain coral reefs, which play a crucial role in the ecosystem by providing habitats for marine life, ensuring their continuity for future generations.
Tree Planting Activities by Employees
We hold the “Summer Vacation Parent-Child Nature School” for our employees, where activities include planting trees on former golf course land to restore it to its original forested state. Additionally, we engage in forest conservation activities that cover areas larger than the base stations we have established in nature conservation areas and other areas.
Mobile Phone Recycling Initiatives
Regardless of the mobile phone carrier or manufacturer, we collect and recycle used mobile phones, battery packs, chargers, and related items.
Recycling Awareness Activities
In collaboration with local governments and other organizations, we hold environmental classes called “Risaikuru” to teach the importance of mobile phone recycling.