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 stake- holders, 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 | Related Activities |
| Customers |
We do our best to respond to customer needs by developing systems for ensuring timely shipping and striving to provide our customers with a wide range of information. We will improve the quality of our services by maintaining safety in navigation and cargo operations to transport the cargo entrusted to us by our customers safely and surely. |
・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. | ・Investor Relations ・About Us ・Sustainability |
| Business partners | We do business based on our “K” Line Group Companies Purchasing Policy. This policy is written to ensure compliance and is aimed at maintaining fair and constructive relationships with our business partners. We thus strive to build trust with our business partners and coexist with them as good partners. | ・Purchasing Policy and CSR Guidelines for Supply Chain ・Environment |
| Local communities and global society |
We contribute to society as a good corporate citizen and work with people around the world toward development. | ・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 enhance benefit programs and improve working environments to enable each employee to work vigorously and with a sense of safety. |
・Shaping of Working Environment and Promotion of Health Management |
(millions of yen)
|
Item |
Fiscal year |
||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|
|
Political associations |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
|
Economic associations |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
Other associations |
7.4 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
|
Social contributions（donations） |
6.5（6.5） |
9.2（9.2） |
14.8 (14.8) |
|
Total |
17.0 |
20.0 |
26.1 |
|
Field |
Item |
Unit |
Fiscal year |
||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|||
|
IR activities |
Domestic IR and SR (shareholder relations) (*１） |
Companies (persons) |
145 (223) |
110（121） |
130 (143) |
|
Overseas IR and SR（*１） |
Companies (persons) |
27 (38) |
135（175） |
175 (209) |
|
|
Small meetings |
Companies (persons) |
90 (103) |
96（101） |
64 (66) |
|
|
Business briefings and site tours |
Times |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
|
IR for private investors（*２） |
Times |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
*1 Includes ESG Meeting as of fiscal 2020
*2 Includes an online session and a session for the persons in charge of sales in securities
