Features
Management Philosophy
As an IR professional, Investor Impact is dedicated to enhancing the value and social significance of its corporate customers by providing support in the resolution of management and capital market issues.
Our Strengths
Our strengths lie in the formulation of effective market-oriented communication strategies based on research and analysis that accurately reflect global IR trends, and the production of IR tools by our highly specialized and skilled staff.
Approximately 60% of our clients have been recognized in major awards for excellence in integrated reporting, including the WICI Japan Integrated Report Award, the Nikkei Integrated Report Award, and GPIF’s “excellent integrated reports” and “most improved integrated reports” selected by domestic equity investment managers.
Support Structure
Investor Impact is constantly deepening its research in IR. Working with the corporate sector while sharing an awareness of various issues, we are putting forward proposals based on the latest trends. In the production of such information disclosure tools as integrated reports, our highly specialized and skilled staff, with an average 15 years of experience, remain fully involved in the entire production process from planning to operation, and are responsible for final delivery.
IR Consulting Division
The IR Consulting Division offers a comprehensive range of consulting services encompassing every facet of the IR field. In addition to its consulting services, the Division provides support in the planning and production of integrated reports. Leveraging its unique strengths as a professional with a longstanding history and extensive experience in IR, the Division supports companies in the resolution of issues and creation of further corporate value.
Communications Production Services Division
The Communications Production Services Division engages in the production of various IR-related tools including integrated reports, corporate brochures, and websites. With excellent design skills and extensive production experience, Division staff propose both grand and refined designs that enhance readability while maintaining an optimal corporate tone and manner.
Editing Division
As far as the creation of text is concerned, the Editing Division is responsible for the editing, writing, proofreading, and revision processes related to the production of content. Native English-speaking staff, who are well versed in corporate management, prepare texts that are suitable for a highly intelligent readership.
Research Activities
WICI Japan – “Shining a light on the Future of Integrated Thinking” Study Group (12 sessions)
Investor Impact co-organized this study group, helping identify challenges in the preparation and utilization of integrated reports from multiple perspectives and facilitating discussions on possible solutions to address the concerns faced by practitioners involved in integrated report production.
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With the aim of clarifying the organizational and institutional conditions necessary to enhance the effectiveness of integrated reporting, we conducted questionnaire surveys, study group discussions, individual interviews, and case study analyses. Through multifaceted assessments and discussions, we examined the challenges and opportunities involved in achieving true “integration of management and disclosure,” going beyond mere information disclosure, and compiled the findings into a research paper.
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- The social significance of integrated thinking and its role in management
- Redefining the “ideal state” of integrated reports
- The roots of integrated reporting and the philosophy behind the value creation model
- The future of integrated reporting, international trends, and the ideal state of corporate disclosure
- How investors engaged in responsible investment truly use integrated reports and ESG information, and their expectations
- Returning to the essence of ESG rather than its polished version: visualizing a company’s fundamental value through integrated reporting
- Case studies and evaluations of leading companies
J. F. Oberlin University Graduate School – Study on the Management Improvement Effects of Introducing Integrated Thinking Management
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As part of the ESG and Sustainability Practitioner Training Program, we organized a series of seven lectures under the theme “Study on the Management Improvement Effects of Introducing Integrated Thinking Management,” inviting researchers and practitioners as lecturers.
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- Why has integrated reporting expanded in Japan?
- The true meaning of the integrated reporting framework
- What constitutes corporate value?
- The introduction of integrated thinking management and sustainability
- Human capital management
- Management improvement effects resulting from the introduction of integrated thinking management