CSR Processes & Approach | CSR Management System

In acknowledgement of stakeholder expectations for Nomura Group, in April 2007 Nomura Holdings, Inc. positioned an executive officer responsible for Communications, thereby allowing the Group Corporate Communications Department and Corporate Citizenship (CC) Department to begin working under a new system.

Nomura Group has adopted the following Mission Statement:

To achieve these, nothing will be more important that maintaining close communication with all stakeholders both within and outside the Group. As mentioned above, an executive offi cer has been placed in charge of all company communications, which will allow Nomura Group to promote more effective communications activities, targeting both internal and external stakeholders.

Corporate Citizenship Department

The Corporate Citizenship (CC) Department was created in July 2006, and reorganized in Nomura Holdings, Inc. in April 2007. A new entity, the CC Department is the successor to the CSR Section, which was established within Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.'s Corporate Communications Department in 2004. Companies are expected to work with many different types of organizations that make up society at-large, and to undertake projects and activities as a member of the community for the benefi t of society. The objective of the CC Department is to promote such activities by Nomura Group. Although "citizen" is usually a word that refers to an individual, a company can also be regarded as one of the citizens that make up society. Thus, a company can be regarded like any other citizen in society, and it represents a corporate citizen who, like any individual person, makes a contribution through projects and activities in many areas of society, including the local community, the environment, academia and the arts. We want the CC Department to work towards communication with stakeholders in accordance with that philosophy, from the point of view of a citizen. It should also undertake company activities based on a continuous dialog with stakeholders.

Promoting Corporate Citizenship Activities

Nomura Group will select and implement those corporate citizenship activities that are expected by stakeholders and that we think are important. Some examples that we envisage include activities in support of learning and academia, disaster relief activities, projects to preserve the environment, relief activities, projects to preserve the environment, and activities that support culture and the arts. Promoting internal communication will also play an important role in this process.

CSR Reports

Our CSR information is made available through our CSR reports, which present Nomura Groups current position and actions concerning the three elements that make up CSR, namely economic, social and environmental issues. The purpose of these reports is to let stakeholders gain an understanding of Nomura Group with regard to these issues. In April 2006 the United Nations-related organizations released its Principles for Responsible Investment. These Principles ask institutional investors such as pension funds and asset management companies to place emphasis on companies' ESG (environment, society and governance) as part of their investment process. Although this movement is still in its infancy, we envisage greater importance in the future for disclosure of information concerning these three non-financial aspects that will be required of companies. We therefore want to continue to enhance the disclosure of this ESG-related information in our CSR reports.