Since the “K” LINE Group conducts business activities around the world, it is essential to build good and solid relationships with various stakeholders, including shareholders and other investors, customers, business partners, employees, people in local communities, and global society. Through interactive communication with stakeholders, we strive continuously to meet the expectations and the needs of society and incorporate them into our business activities in order to fulfill our corporate social responsibility.
Additionally, as stated in chapter three of the Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES, “in order to achieve its sustainable growth and help enhance its corporate value further, the Company shall endeavor to appropriately hold dialogue and cooperate with various stakeholders, including its employees, customers, business partners, creditors, and local communities, and to establish a corporate culture and climate where the rights and positions of such stakeholders are respected and sound business ethics are ensured.”
| Stakeholders | Basic policy | Main methods of dialogue | Related activities |
| Customers | Through dialogue, we identify customer needs, determine how to meet them, make proposals, and implement them, thereby striving to improve service quality. |
•Sales activities •Visits to ships (cargo handling tours) •Hosting onboard tours |
・Services ・Sustainability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholders and investors |
We have adopted an IR policy designed to meet the expectations of our shareholders and investors. Under this policy, we strive to improve our corporate value further by properly disclosing corporate information on a timely basis and communicating with our shareholders and investors at briefings of every kind, for example. |
•General meetings of shareholders •Financial results briefings •International and domestic IR and SR meetings •Small meetings •Business briefings and facility tours •IR for individual investors |
・Investor Relations ・About Us ・Sustainability |
| Business partners | To provide our customers with trustworthy and reliable services, support and cooperation from our business partners are essential. By establishing relationships of mutual trust, we aim to coexist as indispensable partners in enhancing customer satisfaction. |
•Safety Management Committee •Shipowners’ meetings •Committee on group business management •Hosting onboard tours |
・Purchasing Policy and CSR Guidelines for Supply Chain ・Environment |
| Local communities and global society |
As a global shipping company group, dialogue with local and international communities is essential in contributing to the sustainable development of society. Each company within the “K” LINE Group aims to become a trusted company by responding to social needs through communication with local communities at each operating base. |
•Hosting various tours (onboard tours and training center tours) •Woodland conservation activities •Worldwide cleanup activities conforming with World Oceans Day •Voluntary cleanup activities at lunchtime in areas around offices •Participation in volunteer activities •Recovery support for areas affected by disaster •Dispatching lecturers for seminars and training sessions •Partnerships with local governments •Accepting students who visit the company |
・Relationship with the Community ・Environment |
| Employees | We respect the basic human rights of our employees and develop training programs to maximize the ability of each employee. We also strive to improve working environments to enable each employee to work vigorously and with a sense of safety. |
•Employee evaluation interviews •Labor-management consultations •Mental health consultations with medical specialists at the clinic in the head office •Introduction of the EAP system to help employees access external counselors |
・Shaping of Working Environment and Promotion of Health Management |
(millions of yen)
|
Item |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Political associations |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
|
Economic associations |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Other associations |
7.5 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
|
Social contributions（donations） |
9.2（9.2） |
14.8 (14.8) |
34.6(34.6) |
|
Total |
20.0 |
26.1 |
45.5 |
|
Field |
Item |
Unit |
Fiscal year |
||
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|||
|
IR activities |
Domestic IR and SR (shareholder relations) (*１） |
Companies (persons) |
110（121） |
130 (143) |
140 (149) |
|
Overseas IR and SR（*１） |
Companies (persons) |
135（175） |
175 (209) |
247 (283) |
|
|
Small meetings |
Companies (persons) |
96（101） |
64 (66) |
97 (99) |
|
|
Business briefings and site tours |
Times |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
IR for private investors（*２） |
Times |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
*1 Includes ESG Meetings since fiscal 2020
*2 Includes an online session and a session for the persons in charge of sales in securities
