Asuene Implements CO2 Emission Visualization, Reduction, and Reporting Cloud "ASUENE" for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC Group) has adopted Asuene's carbon accounting cloud platform "ASUENE" to manage CO2 emission data across more than 3,000 global locations, aiming for SSBJ compliance.
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Asuene Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Kohei Nishiwada; hereinafter "the Company") provides the cloud service "ASUENE" for visualizing, reducing, and reporting CO2 emissions. Recently, the implementation of "ASUENE" has begun at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Group CEO: Toru Nakashima; hereinafter collectively referred to as "SMBC Group"). Moving forward, the Company will advance its support for SMBC Group's global emission management and information disclosure efforts.
Anticipating compliance with the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards, SMBC Group has adopted "ASUENE" as the foundation to manage CO2 emission data across more than 3,000 locations, including group companies.
SMBC Group plans to strengthen its sustainability information disclosure by entrusting the visualization of CO2 emissions and the sophistication of its data management foundation to "ASUENE." Together with SMBC Group, the Company will continue to expand its features and support systems for financial institutions, accelerating the promotion of sustainability within the financial industry to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
## Background of Implementation
Regarding corporate sustainability information disclosure, the formulation of standards by the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) is progressing, and companies—especially listed ones—are required to build frameworks for disclosing non-financial information, including CO2 emissions. For financial institutions in particular, the role of supporting the decarbonization of their investment and loan portfolio companies has become increasingly important. In addition to grasping the CO2 emission data of the entire group, advancing the management and disclosure of sustainability information, including emissions related to investment and financing activities, has become a key challenge.
SMBC Group calculates CO2 emission data at approximately 3,000 domestic and overseas locations. Previously, data collected from each location and group company was aggregated at the headquarters. However, looking ahead to SSBJ standard compliance, establishing a more controlled emission management foundation was necessary to ensure data reliability and streamline audit responses.
## Deciding Factors for Selecting "ASUENE"
In corporate sustainability disclosure, especially concerning future SSBJ compliance, it is essential to control the entire management process of CO2 emission data and build a strict data management system capable of withstanding third-party assurance. "ASUENE" is designed as an emission management platform that meets these requirements, equipped with functions that support the sophisticated data management needed for sustainability disclosure.
Specifically, it features governance functions capable of tracking the history from emission data creation to confirmation and approval, such as input data approval workflows, audit log recording, and centralized management of voucher files. This ensures data traceability while enabling the construction of a robust data management system that can withstand audits and third-party assurance. Additionally, approval workflows designed for group-wide emission management allow data collected from multiple locations and group companies to be managed in a highly controlled manner.
Furthermore, it is equipped with an automatic voucher data reading function powered by AI. By automatically digitizing vouchers such as invoices, it significantly reduces the manual entry burden on frontline staff. Moreover, an AI agent can instantly resolve questions regarding input methods and operations on the spot, leading to a reduction in inquiries to the headquarters and management departments.
In this way, "ASUENE" successfully balances the sophistication of emission data management in preparation for securities report disclosures and audit responses with the operational efficiency of both frontline and management departments utilizing AI.
Anticipating compliance with the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards, SMBC Group has adopted "ASUENE" as the foundation to manage CO2 emission data across more than 3,000 locations, including group companies.
SMBC Group plans to strengthen its sustainability information disclosure by entrusting the visualization of CO2 emissions and the sophistication of its data management foundation to "ASUENE." Together with SMBC Group, the Company will continue to expand its features and support systems for financial institutions, accelerating the promotion of sustainability within the financial industry to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
## Background of Implementation
Regarding corporate sustainability information disclosure, the formulation of standards by the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) is progressing, and companies—especially listed ones—are required to build frameworks for disclosing non-financial information, including CO2 emissions. For financial institutions in particular, the role of supporting the decarbonization of their investment and loan portfolio companies has become increasingly important. In addition to grasping the CO2 emission data of the entire group, advancing the management and disclosure of sustainability information, including emissions related to investment and financing activities, has become a key challenge.
SMBC Group calculates CO2 emission data at approximately 3,000 domestic and overseas locations. Previously, data collected from each location and group company was aggregated at the headquarters. However, looking ahead to SSBJ standard compliance, establishing a more controlled emission management foundation was necessary to ensure data reliability and streamline audit responses.
## Deciding Factors for Selecting "ASUENE"
In corporate sustainability disclosure, especially concerning future SSBJ compliance, it is essential to control the entire management process of CO2 emission data and build a strict data management system capable of withstanding third-party assurance. "ASUENE" is designed as an emission management platform that meets these requirements, equipped with functions that support the sophisticated data management needed for sustainability disclosure.
Specifically, it features governance functions capable of tracking the history from emission data creation to confirmation and approval, such as input data approval workflows, audit log recording, and centralized management of voucher files. This ensures data traceability while enabling the construction of a robust data management system that can withstand audits and third-party assurance. Additionally, approval workflows designed for group-wide emission management allow data collected from multiple locations and group companies to be managed in a highly controlled manner.
Furthermore, it is equipped with an automatic voucher data reading function powered by AI. By automatically digitizing vouchers such as invoices, it significantly reduces the manual entry burden on frontline staff. Moreover, an AI agent can instantly resolve questions regarding input methods and operations on the spot, leading to a reduction in inquiries to the headquarters and management departments.
In this way, "ASUENE" successfully balances the sophistication of emission data management in preparation for securities report disclosures and audit responses with the operational efficiency of both frontline and management departments utilizing AI.