Corporate Citizenship Initiatives
Daiwa Securities Group believes that participation in volunteer programs and other community activities by employees helps broaden their perspectives and familiarize them with different values. We consider that this, in turn, has a good influence on both their work and their lives.
Through our intranet, we provide information on volunteer opportunities for projects planned by ourselves, other businesses and NPOs/ NGOs as well as events that help educate employees and raise their awareness. We also strive to create an environment that makes it easy for employees to volunteer by setting up a recognition program, the Volunteer Award, and other incentives.
In FY2019, we introduced Volunteer Leave to create an environment that facilitates participation in volunteer activities.
Initiatives to Promote Volunteer Activities
| President's Awards program |
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| Daiwa Securities has the President's Awards program to recognize outstanding achievements by employees. As part of the program, we introduced the Volunteer Award in FY2007, which is given twice a year to employees and groups involved in volunteer initiatives and activities that provide ongoing support to communities. |
Donation activities by employees
"Jeans Day" (2021 to 2024)
For the purpose of charity, we hold an event "Jeans Day" on the 1st of a month where officers and employees come to work in casual clothes and raise funds.
We create opportunities to participate in social contribution activities, and a different atmosphere and communication style are created, contributing to a well-ventilated work environment and improving employee engagement.
Santa Charity Program
Since 2017, we have been implementing a Santa Charity Program—an initiative in which executives, employees, and former members of Daiwa Securities Group donate Christmas presents to children. Contributions collected under the Program are used to purchase assorted snacks and toys and donated to children's homes, livelihood support facilities for fatherless families, and NPOs supporting children across Japan. The donations are made through the Public Resources Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation.
Employee donations record
| unit | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | |
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| Number of participants* | (persons) | 3,030 | 20,946 | 19,288 | 16,488 |
| Total donations | (million yen) | 12.80 | 30.81 | 29.79 | 24.68 |
| Total number of donation recipient | (groups) | 99 | 129 | 157 | 95 |
- *The number of transfers to the dedicated account is counted as the number of participants.
Collection Drive
The Daiwa Securities Group has been running the following collection drives as initiatives that are easy for employees to participate in. Collected items are donated to various NPOs and sold by them to fund their activities, including support for education, medical services and assistance to the disabled in developing countries.
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Participation in the TFT program
Since the spring of 2013, Daiwa Securities Group has contributed to the TFT Program, which is organized by TABLE FOR TWO, an internationally designated NPO. This is an initiative aimed at correcting food imbalances between developing and developed countries by donating a portion of revenue from the purchase of food and drink by Group officers and employees to pay for school lunches in developing countries.
We introduced the TFT menu at the cafeteria in the head office building and the staff cafeteria in Daiwa Institute of Research and Daiwa Facilities Co., Ltd. started donating ¥1 per drink sold through the beverage vending machines installed within the Group. Moreover, points earned through the "KA-RA-DA iki-iki Project," which is aimed at strengthening employees' health, can now be redeemed for contributions to the TFT Program. We have thus expanded the platforms for participating in the TFT activities.
Donation of Shareholder Reward Items
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. implements a shareholder reward program. Together with the operation of this program, we donate reward items returned to us due to the relocation of shareholders and other reasons, as well as reward items received for our shareholdings in other companies, to organizations such as designated NPOs and public interest incorporated foundations.
Contribution to Local Communities through Investment Activities of REITs
Daiwa Real Estate Asset Management contributes to local communities by addressing social issues through investment corporations and funds that entrust it with asset management.
Efforts for the sustainable development of local communities
Daiwa Office Investment Corporation is making efforts to contribute to the sustainable development of local communities by participating in various councils related to urban development and cooperating in participation in local events.
In addition, using the site of the office building they own, they will install a share cycle / share car port and attract kitchen cars, etc., and social life of tenant employees, residents, local residents, etc. They are trying to improve the above convenience. To prepare for emergencies such as disasters, they also conduct disaster drills for residents of buildings we own.
Efforts at healthcare facilities
At Daiwa Securities Living Investment Corporation, employees of the management company visit healthcare facilities owned nationwide several times a year for the purpose of deepening their understanding of the on-site work of operators in healthcare facilities and services for facility residents. They participate in exchange events (family social gatherings, senior citizens' associations, etc.), employee experience training, and help with daily work (cleaning, pruning of courtyard plants, etc.). They will continue to actively make this effort as part of our contribution to the local community.
Initiatives Taken by the Group's Overseas Offices
Daiwa Capital Markets America (DCMA) Initiatives
Initiatives to Support the Next Generation through Financial Education: Financial Education Workshop with the NJ Japanese School
In October 2023, Daiwa Capital Markets America (DCMA) partnered with the TV Tokyo New York Bureau and the New York Stock Exchange to provide a one-day financial education program for middle school students enrolled at the New Jersey Japanese School.
The students toured DCMA's trading floors and attended lectures on stocks and finance before going to the New York Stock Exchange to see how stocks are traded. They also visited the TV Tokyo studio and observed the real-time broadcast of a US financial news segment. We were proud to host the New Jersey Japanese School students and provide them with experiential financial education in line with the SDGs objective of promoting quality education for all.
Initiatives to Support the Community: LGBTQ+ Food Delivery Volunteer
In the United States, the month of June is celebrated as "Pride Month," a time to recognize and support the LGBTQ+ community, and there are a number of Pride events held each year. In honor of Pride Month in FY2023, Daiwa Capital Markets America (DCMA) partnered with God's Love We Deliver, a non-profit organization that supports minority groups. A group of approximately 15 employees volunteered for the initiative to show their commitment to the cause. The volunteer team worked to support our local community by delivering medically tailored and nutritious meals to those in need in Manhattan. The organization carries out the initiative to benefit people who may be struggling with nutritional challenges due to illness or inability to access stores. DCMA is committed to contributing to such initiatives and making a positive impact in the community and society.
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited (DCME) Initiatives
Employee Networks Aligned to Charity Partners
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited (DCME) continues to support charitable activities. On April 17, 2024, it relaunched its Employee Networks to ensure that each network was aligned to both an SDG ("Good health and well-being," "Gender equality" or "Zero hunger") and a specific charity partner. The three Employee Networks and their respective charity partners are: Inclusion, partnered with SmartWorks; Wellbeing and Social, partnered with Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity; and Charity, partnered with Hackney Foodbank.
These partnerships will be pivotal in helping Daiwa Securities contribute to a society where everyone can enjoy a 100-year life, which is one of Daiwa Securities Group's issues of materiality included in its 2030 Vision. The relaunch event, which also celebrated International Women's Day, was a great way to remind everyone at DCME of how fundraising events and volunteering can make a difference in the world.
Royal Brompton is the UK's largest specialist center for the treatment of heart and lung conditions.
Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Korea Co. Ltd. Initiatives
Participation in the "Love Kimchi Fair"
Daiwa Securities Capital Markets Korea (Daiwa Korea) collaborated with the HANSUP Foundation for a non-in-person "Love Handmade Soap Production" activity in FY2023. As part of its social contribution program, Daiwa Korea also participated in the ninth "Love Kimchi Fair" in the latter half of the same fiscal year.
This was the first "Love Kimchi Fair" held face-to face since the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 700 people participated in the event, producing around 50,000 kg of kimchi, which was donated to around 150 welfare facilities.
In addition to this, Daiwa Korea has been making a monthly donation of 100,000 South Korean won to an NGO called "Korean Hunger Relief" to contribute to the realization of social harmony.
In recent years, the South Korean government has been strongly promoting the achievement of an appropriate "work-life balance" and corporate activities are also being promoted on the ground to respond to this movement. Through its own related efforts, Daiwa Korea aims to achieve the following three goals:
1. Actively encourage participation in socially beneficial or charitable activities (consideration and introduction of social contribution activity programs, granting of compensatory days off to staff who participate in weekend activities)
2. Create a workplace environment that is supportive of women and working mothers (establishment of employee welfare measures at each stage of pregnancy/childbirth/child-rearing, namely: adjusted working hours for pregnant women and granting of house call time at the discretion of the department manager; establishment of nursing rooms and granting of nursing time; establishment of maternity leave (three months under the law) and long maternity leave (one year under company regulations); introduction of family-friendly flexible working hours and start and finish times for parents of early elementary school-aged children)
3. Encourage employees to leave work on time and take annual leave for the realization of work-life balance (requiring submission to management of a plan for taking annual leave by the end of each period) and improve employee welfare measures (financial subsidies for self-development activities such as foreign language classes and for health promotion and maintenance programs, etc.)
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the company has been actively encouraging all employees to work from home while making efforts to ensure both business continuity and employee safety. Daiwa Korea will continue to make broad-based contributions to South Korean society and respond to social demands by engaging in these and other CSR activities.
