The TANAKA Precious Metals launched TANAKA Renaissance Plan, which aims to realize a sustainable society and ultra long-term corporate management while looking ahead to 2085, the year when the company will mark its 200th anniversary, in fiscal 2021.
Precious metals are full of potential. The exploration of frontiers such as space, deep sea and human bodies, or the development of devices and products that make people's lives more abundant, is not possible without precious metals. To unlock their potential and create a better future is our mission as a leading company in the field of precious metals and it is essential to collect the knowledge of all employees and develop a corporate culture where innovations can be created easily to accomplish the mission. With the recognition that the individuality of each employee is the driving force of our move to the future, the TANAKA Precious Metals declared that it will promote DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) more actively in April 2023. With the newly established DE&I Promotion Office playing a main role, we are promoting the creation of opportunities for each employee to develop and demonstrate their abilities, as well as the establishment of an environment where they can stimulate each other and grow together.
In the TANAKA Renaissance Plan,“ sustainability” is also one of the important keywords. The plan sets 2085 in the far-off future as the target year, so it may be said that the plan itself is an act of seeking sustainability. While the TANAKA Precious Metals has explored the recycling of precious metals to establish a material-cycle business for more than 130 years since its foundation, we recognize that we have to be a company that will lead the shift to a low-carbon and recycling-oriented society from a higher viewpoint and a broader perspective from now on. Under the TANAKA Precious Metals Statement on Carbon Neutrality declared in fiscal 2022, we are currently accelerating various activities to protect the global environment at our plants and facilities so that we can achieve the target of making our CO₂ emissions net zero in 2050. We will continuously work to solve global environmental issues and social problems based on our strength as a company that deals in precious metals, which are rare resources.
We plan to relocate our headquarters from Marunouchi to Kayabacho, Nihonbashi, which is the birthplace of Tanaka Kikinzoku, in April 2024. The new headquarters will set the concept of “Connecting with people, the city and the future” and promote the development of an environment that fosters creative ways of working with an eye to the future while serving as the cockpit of the TANAKA Precious Metals, which is sailing into the distant future of 2085. We will create a sustainable future while cultivating a corporate culture that encourages colleagues to meet, interact, respect different values and exchange opinions freely. From our birthplace, Kayabacho, Nihonbashi, we will sail toward the frontier of the future and further weave a history of challenge and innovation.