HANWA CO., LTD.
8078・Prime Market・Wholesale Trade
Governance
In June 2025, the company transitioned to a company with an audit and supervisory committee. Under a board of directors comprising 14 directors (7 outside directors), the company has established three committees—nomination, compensation, and evaluation—each with a structure in which outside directors hold a majority.
Risk Management
The company has established the Risk Management Department as a dedicated unit to build an integrated risk management framework across the group. Various committees, such as the Investment Screening Committee and the Compliance Committee, function as advisory bodies, and the Audit Department conducts internal audits based on risk assessments.
Shareholder Returns
Adopts a progressive dividend policy with a DOE floor of 2.5%, paying dividends twice a year (interim and year-end). The company will also flexibly consider additional shareholder returns through share buybacks. Most recently, an interim dividend of ¥105 per share and a year-end dividend of ¥120 per share were resolved.
Dividend Policy
During the period of the Medium-Term Management Plan 2025, the company aims for stable and progressive dividends with a floor of DOE 2.5% relative to consolidated shareholders' equity at the beginning of the fiscal year. The basic policy is to pay dividends twice a year: an interim dividend (resolved by the Board of Directors) and a year-end dividend (resolved at the General Meeting of Shareholders), while flexibly considering additional shareholder returns such as share buybacks. Recent dividend results: interim dividend resolved by the Board of Directors in November 2024, total of ¥4,240 million (¥105 per share); year-end dividend resolved at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in June 2025, total of ¥4,845 million (¥120 per share).
ESG
The company has conducted climate change scenario analysis (1.5°C and 4°C) based on TCFD recommendations, and has set targets of a 34% reduction in domestic Scope 1+2 emissions by FY2030 (versus FY2021) and carbon neutrality by 2050. On the human capital front, the company operates its in-house corporate university HKBS, promotes DE&I, and has achieved a 77.3% male childcare leave uptake rate among other diverse initiatives, while the Sustainability Promotion Committee oversees ESG risk management under the direction and supervision of the Board of Directors.
Last updated: June 19, 2026