Sustainability Vision

SDGs closely allied with our management philosophy

An essential keyword for building sustainable local communities is SDGs.
We practice the Group management philosophy that increases value for our customers, society, and employees, thereby improving the Group’s business results and raising our shareholder value. This practice is consistent with the concept of SDGs, which aim to smoothly undertake economic activities while paying attention to the environment and society over the medium- and long-terms. We, therefore, recognize that SDGs are not new to us; instead, we are practicing SDGs as our main business since our management philosophy has already incorporated them.
The Group has been proactively addressing environmental and social issues as the banks that walk hand in hand with local communities. To explicitly and systematically strengthen the viewpoint of SDGs as a group in our business operations, we have established a dedicated department and formulated a “Sustainability Declaration.” We are promoting SDGs throughout the local communities by establishing a framework for the entire Group to realize a sustainable society and taking specific actions in collaboration with local governments and our business partners.

Sustainability Declaration

We, Kyushu Financial Group, support the concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations Member States and declare that all officers and employees of the Group will responsibly work on the SDGs.

1. Initiatives for creating a sustainable society

We will create a society where each customer and person in the region can feel happiness and satisfaction over their entire life through environmentally-friendly management practices.

2. Initiatives for developing regional economy

We will contribute to the sustainable growth of the regional economy by making full use of our strengths as a regional comprehensive financial group and assisting customers and local regions in solving their issues.

3. Initiatives for dissemination and expansion

We will have a closer dialogue with customers and local regions and expand our network of activities to make the overall region a sustainable society.

Sustainability materiality

Definition of sustainability materiality

Material issues to ensure the sustainability of local communities and the KFG Group

Process for identifying sustainability materiality and issues identified

STEP 1: Collect and organize materiality issues

Based on the SDGs and the Impact Radar by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and taking into account international frameworks such as the GRI Standards and the priorities of the Japanese government, 20 issues were identified for consideration in the areas of the economy, environment, and society
STEP 2: Evaluate the impact of our business on the economy, environment, and society

Based on the results of objective analysis using UNEP FI Sector Impact Map, the potential impact of our business on 20 issues that should be considered in the economy, environment, and society was evaluated
STEP 3: Evaluate the impact of the economy, environment, and society on our corporate value

Based on the Group’s business vision, how the 20 issues to be considered in the economy, environment, and society would impact our corporate value was evaluated
STEP 4: Identify materiality issues

A materiality map with two axes of “Impact on the economy, environment, and society” and “Impact on our corporate value” was created to identify material sustainability issues
STEP 5: Verify and determine materiality issues

The identified sustainability materiality issues were examined based on the knowledge of external experts, deliberated by the Group Management Council, and reviewed by the management to verify and approve the appropriateness of the issues