H.KATSUKAWA Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
November 2024
Apparel
Manufacturing
Japan
H.KATSUKAWA Co. Ltd. has the corporate philosophy of "Achieving a society and manufacturing that do not involve the use of disposable products". We have questioned the quality of shoes, which are becoming shorter and shorter every year due to the linear economy and the use of leather that is biased toward old-fashioned values, and in accordance with our philosophy, we have developed our own leather, "NIBE LEATHER", which sublimates the parts of raw leather that would otherwise be discarded into beautiful designs, and we have been offering a collection of shoes made of this leather for over 14 years. We have also been running a shoe repair shop for over 14 years and have repaired over 60,000 pairs of shoes, both our own and other companies', to keep shoes out of landfills. The concepts of using something for a long time, continuing to use something, and continuing to wear something are often used as advertising slogans, but are they really around us? Things that are taken for granted need to be backed up by solid evidence. In other words, in addition to the intelligence to use technology that enables sustainable use, to understand the physical properties of materials, and to be familiar with manufacturing methods, it is also essential to have the sensitivity to understand the feel
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 8.7
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 8.7
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 29.3
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Community 24.2
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Environment 31.3
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers 4.0
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.