Monex Group’s Valuable 500 Commitment:
Monex Group, including its subsidiary companies, promotes ESG (environment, social, governance) initiatives. Including “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “improving access to financial services”, which have significant impacts on our business and our stakeholders, we have specified and are promoting the nine items in total in our materiality matrix as important issues.
The Monex Group Code of Conduct calls for “the respect for human rights and diversity” and the Monex Group Human Rights Policy formulated in 2019 states that “in addition to exercising caution to ensure fair employment opportunities and an appropriate workplace environment, we shall not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, beliefs, religion, disabilities, family origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, health status or other” (excerpted). We respect all types of diversity, including disabilities, and are working to further advance this thinking through disclosure to outside parties, internal study sessions and other efforts.
In terms of disability inclusion, we are planning enhanced initiatives centered on the following themes. Progress will be reported and discussed as agenda items at Monex Group Board of Director meetings.
Consideration of customers with disabilities
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Improve access to financial services: Investing in the research of technologies that improve access for people with disabilities
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Enhance financial literacy: Investing in the research of technologies that enable people with disabilities to receive investment education
Promoting the hiring of people with disabilities and improving the workplace environment
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Devise and improve job descriptions and workstyles to enable people with disabilities to work to their full potential in a manner that accommodates their situation
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Greater use of work from home and remote work
Using funds and other indirect activities to remove barriers and increase opportunities for people with disabilities
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Provide funds (contributions, investments) to organizations (non-profit organizations, companies) that support people with disabilities
Internal and external activities
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Disseminate information about the above-mentioned activities to outside parties
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Continue to hold in-house e-learning and other programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion training that includes disability inclusion
By creating a true financial infrastructure that respects diversity and enables all types of people to live secure and happy lives, and through initiatives that offer stress-free, barrier-free access to the best, necessary financial services, Monex Group is committed to contributing to society’s sustainable growth, and in turn, raising corporate value.
