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Metrical Inc

METRICAL INC. is an independent leading Corporate Governance research firm in Japan where Corporate Governance is increasingly recognized as an important element on corporate management in these days. Thus, CG research and solutions would become an essential component of global capital markets and play important to contribute to transparency of the markets and maximize shareholders’ value in Japan. 

METRICAL INC. provides Corporate Governance research and analysis including rating services, and  also offers investment research and IR services with solutions and customized profound research on CG and IR issues.

Sustainability Reporting Is Expected to Share Valuable Information, Not PR Magazine Type Information

A Shortcut to a Solution Is to Specify in Corporate Governance Code the ％ of Women to Be Promoted

As Human Capital Disclosures Increase, Expect to Find More Interesting Relationships for Investment

If ESG Is Related to Improved Corporate Value, Doesn't Slow ROE Imply Stalled in Real ESG Efforts?

Isn't FSA Too Forward-Thinking to Keep up with the Global Trend in Human Capital Disclosure?

Companies that Adequately Disclose Human Capital Must Be Performing Well on Human Capital Investment

Need to Think About How to Make the Market a Place Where Young and Mature Generations Want to Invest

Overseas Investors Have Done a Great Deal to Improve the Governance of Japanese Companies, But...

Executive Director, Metrical Inc

Aki Matsumoto

Executive Director

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<li>More companies have made progress in the last 6 months as more companies have made only human capital policies. Specific measures will probably not become visible until April or later.</li>
<li>If companies are required to disclose their policies in a hasty manner, they may end up with a list of unrealistic measures in addition to policies that have no substance.</li>
<li>Companies are expected to spend the next year disseminating their human capital policies internally and implementing specific human capital measures to strengthen their own competitiveness.</li>
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More companies have made progress in the last 6 months as more companies have made only human capital policies. Specific measures will probably not become visible until April or later.
If companies are required to disclose their policies in a hasty manner, they may end up with a list of unrealistic measures in addition to policies that have no substance.
Companies are expected to spend the next year disseminating their human capital policies internally and implementing specific human capital measures to strengthen their own competitiveness.


Human Capital Measures Should Not Be a Case Of "Plowing the Field and Forgetting the Seeds”

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Human Capital Measures Should Not Be a Case Of "Plowing the Field and Forgetting the Seeds”