CRAF Co., Ltd.
Security company from Miyazaki receives international certification as “B Corporation” as a company with high public interest.
Highly praised for its track record of hiring and training people with no IT experience in rural areas, bringing the number to about 150, producing many IT talents.
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Clough Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Representative Director: Masatsugu Fujisaki, hereinafter referred to as Clough), a cybersecurity company from Miyazaki, announced on September 1, 2023 that it will receive international certification for companies with high public interest that are considerate of society and the environment. Certified by “B Corporation”. This is the first time in Japan that a security company has been certified.
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What is International Certification System B Corporation?
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“B Corporation” certifies companies with high public interest that are considerate of society and the environment.
B Corporation (hereinafter referred to as B Corp) is an international certification system operated by the non-profit organization B Lab (Pennsylvania, USA), and is a certification given to “companies with high public interest that are considerate of society and the environment.” Certification requires management and practice that emphasizes benefits not only for shareholders but also for all stakeholders, including employees, customers, business partners, local communities, and the global environment. This international
certification is attracting a lot of attention as the presence or absence of B Corp certification influences consumers’ selection criteria overseas.
September 1, 2023 Become a B Corp certified company
Clough received an overall rating of 93.8 points on September 1, 2023, becoming the first domestic security company and the first B Corp certified company in Miyazaki Prefecture. B Corp certification requires comprehensive measurement and presentation of a company’s overall social and environmental impact during the assessment process, but it can be difficult for IT companies to show these indicators because they deal with intangible products. there was. Clough received particularly high praise in this certification for the fact that it has trained and produced a large number of human resources from within Miyazaki Prefecture, a regional city, and has proven that even people with no IT experience can succeed in security companies.
Clough B Corp page –
https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/kraf-inc/-Certification Standards-
Participants will have to answer more than 200 questions in five areas: governance, employees, community, environment, and customers, submit explanatory materials in each area, and have an interview with a B Lab analyst. During the interview, you will be asked whether your corporate activities are consistent with the B Corp philosophy. After passing through these processes, it is necessary to obtain a score of 80 or higher in the overall evaluation for certification. Important themes tackled by Clough ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣
As a public entity of society, we believe that the reason for our existence as a company is to “work to make society better.” We would like to introduce two initiatives that Clough is focusing on to solve social issues. (1) Create 1,000 jobs in local areas – regional revitalization –
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In Miyazaki, which is called a rural area, people live their daily lives with limited resources and environment. What can the people living in this region do to survive and live in peace in the future of Japanese society? For people living in Miyazaki, this is an issue that cannot be avoided. Since its founding, Clough has trained and produced numerous human resources, proving that even inexperienced people can succeed in a security company. Currently, approximately 95% of employees working at Clough are hired without any IT experience. In addition, we are implementing various initiatives related to regional revitalization. Please see the blog for details.
Kraf’s blog list – https://kraf.jp/blog (2) Creating a society where security is in everyone’s hands – S4 Project –
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S4 (Smile for society, user, vendor, and you.) embodies our desire to realize a prosperous society and bring smiles to all stakeholders. Based on this idea, we are working to resolve the social issue of “security supply chain risks.” We developed the security management system S4 with the mission of “creating a society where security is available to everyone,” and we provide it free of charge to small and medium-sized enterprises and non-profit organizations that are having security problems. Click here for details on the S4 project. S4 site – https://s-4.jp/
About future initiatives
￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣As a member of B Corp, which emphasizes implementation and management of benefits for all stakeholders, we are even more aware of our social responsibility in our efforts. Masu. Going forward, we will work to cultivate a culture in which companies contribute to the realization of a better society through
participation in B Corp’s community, B Hive, and communication with companies and users who play a role in solving social issues. Furthermore, in our CRAFF initiatives (regional revitalization/S4), we aim to put smiles on the faces of all stakeholders by implementing actions for more companies and local people.
Comments from Representative Director Masatsugu Fujisaki
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Although we still have a long way to go, we will continue to strive to solve social issues in order to contribute to the greater public good. Although we are located in a rural area, we hope to become a presence that is highly valued and needed by society, and our activities to date have received recognition for our efforts to expand our business and create public benefits for the local community. , I am very happy. However, we are still halfway through the process, and with this certification as an opportunity, we will continue to strive to achieve even greater results.
Initiatives so far
￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣The following are specific initiatives that Clough has implemented so far.・We will introduce some of the initiatives we have implemented for regional revitalization in our hometown of Miyazaki. 1) I had the opportunity to give a lecture to everyone at Kano Junior High School.
https://kraf.jp/blog/77212) A joint training session sponsored by the Miyazaki Prefectural Police was held at the Kraf Office.
https://kraf.jp/blog/77213) Specific cyber crime prevention volunteers at the Miyazaki Prefectural Police Headquarters Commissioned by https://kraf.jp/blog/7529
4) Certified by Miyazaki Prefecture’s “Hinata no Kiwami”
certification system for comfortable workplaces
・S4 Project We would like to introduce some of the initiatives we have implemented to create a society where security is in everyone’s hands. Fostering a culture 1) Providing security management system “S4” to Japan Heart, an international medical support organization.
https://s-4.jp/news/202304202) [Toward a society where security prevails] S4’s expansion into Southeast Asia starts from Vietnam https://s-4.jp/news/20230511
Maintenance of operations 3) Revised service terms of security management system “S4” https://s-4.jp/news/20230518
4) We have resumed accepting new applications for the “S4” free plan. https://s-4.jp/news/20230601
About CRAF Co., Ltd.
￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣Bring peace of mind and prosperity to society. We are an information security company from Miyazaki that provides security services. [Company Profile] Company Name: CRAF Co., Ltd.
Representative: Masatsugu Fujisaki, Representative Director Address: JR Miyako Twin Building Office 10th Floor, 2-2-22 Oimatsu, Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture 880-0801 Business Description: Information Security Services Corporate Site: https: // project site: https://s-4.jp/