Value creation for the future
Social issues to be addressed
Addressing global environmental issues including weather disasters due to climate change and the loss of natural capital is an urgent challenge for corporate management. For the next generations, it will also be more necessary for financial institutions to work to develop new financial literacy among the public, about such things as electronic payments and digital currencies, in addition to preventing financial crimes and frauds.
Vision
To hand over the future of the Earth and society to future generations, we, as a corporate citizen and a financial institution, will work on solutions to various issues that will allow companies, our society, and the planet to be sustainable.
Promote financial education for the next generation
Implement financial education for students
Through a classroom education program called SENSEI Yononakagaku, provided by ARROWS Inc., we provide elementary school students with financial education materials, which are used in about 300 schools.
Furthermore, as there have been increasing instances of minors being involved in illegal account trading, we are collaborating with the police to elevate awareness by sending Seven Bank employees to junior high and high schools.
Enhance and expand efforts to address environmental issues
Initiatives for Climate Change
The Seven Bank Group has set to “contribute to the prosperity of our society and the future of the Earth” as one of its five material issues, and considers responses to climate change to be one of its most important management issues. The Seven Bank Group expressed an endorsement of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2021. In 2023, we conducted a scenario analysis to measure the impact of climate change on our business activities and revenues in the ATM platform business, which is our core business, which identified risks and opportunities from climate change and estimated the financial impact. Responding to the potential impact of climate change risks and opportunities and taking specific measures, the entire Group will take various initiatives aimed at realizing a decarbonized society.
ATMs that continue to evolve from an environmental friendliness perspective
As we have developed ATMs, we have pursued reductions in power consumption to mitigate environmental impact, and adopted low-power components and revised circuit design revisions to realize sustainability.
By completing the replacement of all ATMs with fourth-generation ATMs in FY2024, the number of units in Japan has increased by about 15% compared with the time prior to the introduction of fourth-generation ATMs, while we have reduced CO2 emissions by around 30% during that same time.
Approx. 100% recycling rate ATM reuse and recycling
More than 13,000 Seven Bank ATMs have been reused thanks to their reusable design. The removed ATMs are collected by NEC Corporation, cleaned, tested, and then reused and installed in new locations. When ATMs have aged to the point that they cannot be reused, their plastics and other materials are recycled, and we have achieved a recycling rate of approximately 100%.
Environmentally conscious transportation of cash: Reduction of CO2 emissions through adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)
ALSOK Co., Ltd. is promoting the elimination of gasoline-powered vehicles with the aim of groupwide CO 2 emissions reduction. From the perspective of security, we have also achieved weight reduction in cash transportation vehicles, which had weight and fuel efficiency issues, and are promoting the introduction of EVs. Through initiatives such as these, we are working to mitigate the environmental impact of cash transportation for ATM services.
Data centers that boast advanced environmental performance
We have been able to achieve a rate of 100% renewable energy sources for the electricity used at the Seven Bank data centers* provided by Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
Moreover, we have obtained ISO 14001 certification, an international standard, and are also implementing environmental management initiatives. And we are striving to save energy by using AI technology to optimize the air conditioning settings in our computer rooms.
- *The Bank’s data centers are two domestic data centers provided by Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. and a public cloud platform provided by Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Fulfill social responsibilities for diverse stakeholders
“Mori no Senshi (Guardian of the Forest) Bonolon” initiative
We have been sponsoring the distribution of the picture book series “Mori no Senshi (Guardian of the Forest) Bonolon” free of charge at Seven-Eleven stores and other locations, since 2005. June 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of its publication.
In addition to giving children and families chances to enjoy picture books together, we also support children’s centers nationwide by donating picture books and producing larger picture books that facilitate reading aloud.
Starting Service for Fund-raising Through Seven Bank ATMs
Seven Bank started a service for collecting funds through ATMs in 2021 on behalf of organizations engaging in social issues. The service was drawn from our wish that we can contribute to linking people and the society by utilizing Seven Bank ATMs as donation boxes since they are conveniently accessible in customers’ everyday life. We have made the fund-raising service permanently available for five organizations as well as emergency fund-raising in case of major disasters starting FY2023.
Donations have steadily grown in terms of the number and the amount since the service started. Providing the service allows us to realize that a lot of our customers are willing to contribute to society through fund-raising. Seven Bank will continue to pursue initiatives to solve social issues together with its customers.
【Organizations to which you can donate (as of July 31, 2024)】
Seven-Eleven Memorial Foundation, Japan Committee for UNICEF, Médecins Sans Frontières Japan, Japanese Red Cross Society, World Wide Fund for Nature Japan
- *Organizations to which you can donate through the ATMs are subject to change. Please check the ATM display when you donate.
- Seven Bank’s Sustainability
- Top Message
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- Social
- Corporate Governance
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- Fundamental value
Offer a social infrastructure available anytime with safety and security - Social value
Realize a wide variety of services accessible to anyone, anywhere - Creation of new values
Create unique values beyond our customers’ expectations - Source of value creation
Create a society where everyone can be active - Value creation for the future
Contribute to the prosperity of our society and the future of the Earth
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