Information processing system, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide a system capable of reducing man-hours relating to creation of a written report that is a kind of a disclosure document.SOLUTION: An information processing system includes: an acquisition unit that obtains a written report of business entities constituting an upper or lower stream of a supply chain; an information generation unit that generates specification information (such as a summary of the written report) including at least information relating to the obtained report (such as part of the report); and a presentation unit that presents the specification information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] A system for supporting the creation of an environmental report has been disclosed (see Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In recent years, since listed companies are required to disclose climate-related information that affects their finances, listed companies disclose reports such as environmental reports, sustainability reports, and CSR reports together with their financial statements to report their efforts towards the environment to shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders. Even in the creation of reports, a huge amount of man-hours is required as in the case of financial statements, so it has become an urgent task to take measures to reduce the man-hours involved in the creation.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and an object thereof is to provide a system capable of reducing the man-hours involved in the creation of a report, which is a type of disclosure document.

[0006] The information processing system according to this aspect includes an acquisition unit capable of acquiring a report of a business entity constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain, an information generation unit capable of generating specific information including at least information related to the acquired report, and a presentation unit capable of presenting the specific information.

[0007] Regarding other problems disclosed in this application and their solutions, they will be clarified by the embodiments of the invention and the drawings.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the man-hours involved in creating a report, which is a type of disclosure document.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Listed companies are obliged to immediately disclose the content of the settlement of accounts for the business year or consolidated accounting year and the content of the settlement of accounts for the quarterly cumulative period or quarterly consolidated cumulative period when it is determined. For this reason, listed companies regularly disclose settlement reports to shareholders and investors. The format used in the settlement report (referring to the settlement short message, securities report, etc., hereinafter referred to as the "settlement report format") is provided by the Japan Exchange Group (a corporation engaged in the business of opening and operating the stock exchange financial products market). Listed companies create settlement reports by inputting numerical values related to their own settlements into the settlement report format. Generally, the order when creating a settlement report is: (1) collect the numerical values that form the basis of the settlement from the business departments → (2) create settlement and financial data in the accounting and finance departments and input them into the settlement report format → (3) the general affairs department conducts the final confirmation before submission, and a huge amount of man-hours are required to create the settlement report. For this reason, many listed companies use the "disclosure document creation support system" provided by disclosure support companies to reduce the man-hours required for creating settlement reports. In recent years, since listed companies have been required to disclose climate-related information that has an impact on their finances, listed companies report their efforts towards the environment to shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders by disclosing an "environmental report, etc." together with the settlement report. Even in the creation of the "environmental report, etc.", a huge amount of man-hours are required, similar to the settlement report, so in the future, they are considering using the "disclosure document creation support system" provided by disclosure support companies.

[0011] <System Overview> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration example of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. The information processing system of the present embodiment includes an information processing apparatus A as a first management server 200. The management server 200 is communicably connected to the user terminal 100 via the communication network 300. The management server 200 is communicably connected to an information processing apparatus B as a second management server 2000 via the communication network 300. The management server 200 (information processing apparatus A) and the management server 2000 (information processing apparatus B) are shown to be communicably connected to each other. The communication network 300 is, for example, the Internet, and is constructed by a public telephone line network, a mobile phone line network, a wireless communication path, Ethernet (registered trademark), or the like.

[0012] The management server 200 is a computer that manages the emission status (emission intensity, activity level, emission amount) of greenhouse gases. The management server 200 is a computer that creates and outputs emission reports such as environmental reports and CDP reports. The management server 200 can transmit information related to its own emission status (emission intensity, activity level, emission amount, other information described in the emission report, environmental reports, etc.) to another management server 2000, and can obtain information related to the emission status of other companies (others) from another management server 2000 (emission intensity, activity level, emission amount, other information described in the emission report, environmental reports, etc.). Thereby, the emission status of the entire supply chain including the company itself can be grasped.

[0013] The management server 2000 is also a computer that manages the emission status of greenhouse gases (emission intensity, activity level, emission volume). Further, the management server 2000 is a computer that creates and outputs emission reports such as environmental reports and CDP reports. The management server 2000 can transmit information related to the emission status (emission intensity, activity level, emission volume, and other information described in the emission report) to the management server 200. Also, it can obtain information related to the emission status (emission intensity, activity level, emission volume, and other information described in the emission report) of other companies (others) from other management servers (not shown). Thereby, the emission status of the entire supply chain can be grasped.

[0014] The management servers 200 and 2000 may be general-purpose computers such as workstations or personal computers, or may be logically realized by cloud computing.

[0015] <Management Server> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the management servers 200 and 2000. Note that the illustrated configuration is an example, and other configurations may be used. The management servers 200 and 2000 include a CPU 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, a communication interface 204, an input device 205, and an output device 206. The storage device 203 stores various data and programs, such as a hard disk drive, a solid state drive, or a flash memory. The communication interface 204 is an interface for connecting to the communication network 300, such as an adapter for connecting to Ethernet (registered trademark), a modem for connecting to a public telephone network, a wireless communication device for performing wireless communication, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector or an RSC connector for serial communication. The input device 205 inputs data, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a button, or a microphone. The output device 206 outputs data, such as a display, a printer, or a speaker. Note that each functional unit of the management server 200 described below is realized by the CPU 201 reading a program stored in the storage device 203 into the memory 202 and executing it, and each storage unit of the management server 200 is realized as a part of the storage areas provided by the memory 202 and the storage device 203.

[0016] An example of the software configuration of the management server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The management server 200 includes a storage unit 230 (activity amount storage unit, discharge coefficient storage unit, scale information storage unit), an acquisition unit 250 (activity amount acquisition unit, information acquisition unit), a calculation unit 210 (discharge amount calculation unit), a generation unit 260 (information generation unit), an input unit 220 (information input unit, discharge amount input unit), and an output unit 240 (discharge coefficient presentation unit, information presentation unit).

[0017] <Storage Unit> The activity amount storage unit that constitutes the storage unit 230 stores information (hereinafter referred to as activity amount information) including the activity amount related to the activities related to the emission of greenhouse gases. The activity amount information may include an activity ID, an activity name, time information, an activity amount, and a unit. The activity ID is information that uniquely identifies the activity amount information. The time information is information indicating the time when the activity was performed (information specifying the period for aggregating the emission amount), for example, a date or a date and time. The activity name is the name of the activity. The activity name can represent the type of activity amount. The activity amount is the amount or frequency of the activity (for example, the number of manufactured products, the transportation distance, the usage time, etc.). The unit is the unit of the activity amount (for example, pieces, km, hours, yen, etc.).

[0018] The emission factor storage unit that constitutes the storage unit 230 stores the emission factors for calculating the emission amount of greenhouse gases. The emission factor storage unit can store, for each business entity, the emission factors for calculating the emission amount of greenhouse gases by the business entity. The emission factor storage unit can store the emission factors in association with the business entity and the information (activity content) specifying the activities by the business entity. The emission factor storage unit can also store the emission factors of its own company. The emission factor storage unit stores information (hereinafter referred to as emission factor information) including the emission factors for calculating the emission amount of greenhouse gases. The emission factor information may include an emission factor ID, a coefficient group ID, activity specification information, a gas type, an emission factor, and a unit. The emission factor ID is information for uniquely identifying the emission factor information. The coefficient group ID is information for specifying the group to which the emission factor belongs. The group of emission factors is, for example, information specifying the company that calculated the emission factor when the emission factor is primary data, and information indicating the entity or version that performed the aggregation (for example, the 2023 version of the emission factor formulated by the Ministry of the Environment, etc.) when the emission factor is secondary data. The activity specification information is information for specifying the activity to which the emission factor is related. The activity specification information may be the activity ID of the activity amount information or the activity name. The gas type is the type of greenhouse gas to be calculated (for example, CO2, CH4, N2O, etc.). In this embodiment, CO2 is assumed. The unit is the unit of the emission factor (for example, tCO / kg, etc.).

[0019] The scale information storage unit that constitutes the storage unit 230 stores scale information indicating the scale of each business entity for each business entity. In this embodiment, the scale of a business entity is at least one of the sales scale and the asset scale. The sales scale and the asset scale may be numerical values. In this embodiment, the scale information includes the sales amount and the asset amount of the business entity, associated with the business entity ID indicating the business entity. The scale information storage unit stores the first information and the second information described later. The first information and the second information may be combined as combined information, and this combined information may be stored in the scale information storage unit. Note that the first information and the second information may be stored using a storage unit different from the scale information storage unit.

[0020] <Functional unit> The activity amount acquisition unit that constitutes the acquisition unit 250 acquires the activity amount of the business entity. The activity amount acquisition unit can receive an input of the activity amount of its own company. In addition, the activity amount acquisition unit can acquire the activity amount of its own company from its own accounting system, business system, etc. The activity amount acquisition unit can also acquire the activity amount by a first business entity (supplier) that constitutes the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. The activity amount acquisition unit may, for example, be configured to receive an input of the activity amount, or may acquire the activity amount from the information processing device of the supplier.

[0021] The emission amount calculation unit that constitutes the calculation unit 210 calculates (computes) the emission amount of greenhouse gases. The emission amount calculation unit can also calculate (compute) the emission amount of its own company. The emission amount calculation unit can also calculate (compute) the emission amount of the supplier. The emission amount calculation unit can read out the emission factor corresponding to the supplier from the emission factor storage unit, and multiply the read emission factor by the activity amount of the supplier acquired by the activity amount acquisition unit to calculate the emission amount by the supplier.

[0022] When the emission factor presentation unit that constitutes the output unit 240 has no registered emission amount of the supplier, it presents the emission factors of other business entities similar to the supplier. The emission factor presentation unit can send the presented emission factors to the user terminal 100 and receive an instruction on the emission factors to be adopted from the user terminal 100. The user terminal 100 may adopt the presented emission factors, input the emission factors it knows, or adopt the standard emission factors provided by the Ministry of the Environment or the like. The emission amount calculation unit can calculate the emission amount using the emission factors instructed from the user terminal 100.

[0023] The emission factor presentation unit reads out the scale information corresponding to the supplier from the scale information storage unit, and further refers to the scale information storage unit to identify a second business entity (another supplier) corresponding to the read scale information that is the same as or similar to the read scale information, and reads out the emission factors corresponding to the identified other supplier from the emission factor storage unit. The similarity of the scale information can be determined by whether the difference in sales amount and / or asset amount is within a predetermined range. The emission factor presentation unit may read out the emission factors corresponding to the identified other supplier and the activity from the emission factor storage unit. The emission factor presentation unit can present the read emission factors. Note that the second business entity is one or more other suppliers.

[0024] The emission factor presentation unit may identify other suppliers with similar scale information related to the activity. In this case, the scale information stored in the scale information storage unit includes the sales amount and / or asset amount by activity (for example, by product, by service, etc.). The emission factor presentation unit can read out the emission factors corresponding to the other suppliers with the same or similar scale information related to the activity and the activity from the emission factor storage unit.

[0025] The information acquisition unit that constitutes the acquisition unit 250 acquires first information and second information. The first information is information that at least includes information related to greenhouse gas emissions by business entities that constitute the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. The first information is, for example, a report (hereinafter referred to as an emission report) in which information related to emissions is described, a group of information shown by multiple external findings, and the like. The first information is also referred to as emission information. The emission report exemplifies environmental reports and the like, but may also be other reports such as TCFD reports, CDP reports (responses to CDP questionnaires), sustainability reports, periodic report reports based on the Energy Conservation Law, and securities reports. Information related to greenhouse gas emissions is, for example, information indicating the emission amount, information on the content described in the emission report, information shown by internal and external findings, and the like. The acquisition unit 250 can acquire disclosure information and business information. The acquisition unit 250 can acquire a report (first information) of a business entity that constitutes the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. The report is disclosure information. The report is the first information. The report includes the above-mentioned various reports, reports, and integrated reports. An integrated report is a report that summarizes non-financial information such as corporate governance, social responsibility (CSR), and intellectual property in addition to legally disclosed financial information such as a company's sales and assets. In this embodiment, the "report" can be read as an integrated report. The acquisition unit 250 can acquire disclosure information (first information) of a business entity that constitutes the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. The disclosure information includes reports and integrated reports. The disclosure information includes information on the Internet.

[0026] The acquisition unit 250 can acquire business information (second information) of business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. The business information is, for example, the following second information including information such as the number of employees, information on the capital, information on the founding year, sector information, and business information of the company itself and other companies as business information. The business information is information corresponding to the report, and the business information and the report are associated and stored in the information storage unit. When the acquisition unit acquires the report, the business information acquires the analysis result obtained by analyzing the report and information on the Internet such as the HP of the business entity that has published the report by the analysis unit. The analysis result is the business information of the business entity that has published the report. The business information includes information indicating the business type of the business entity (business type information). The business information includes information indicating the scale of the business entity (scale information). The business information includes information indicating the region to which the business entity belongs (region information). The analysis result also includes the business type information of the business entity that has disclosed the disclosure information, the scale information of the business entity that has disclosed the disclosure information, and the region information of the business entity that has disclosed the disclosure information. The second information is at least information indicating the attributes of the business entity (supplier). The second information includes, for example, scale information, attribute information of each supplier, business type information, information on greenhouse gas emission registration, information on future goals, industry information as supplier attribute information, industry trend information, customer information, information mapping accounting items and emission per unit, information on guidelines related to the GHG protocol, and information on the mapping of accounting items and emission factors accumulated in the past, and various information such as internal and external knowledge information.

[0027] The method by which the information acquisition unit acquires these pieces of information includes the method of acquiring information input from one or more user terminals 100 and the method of acquiring information by the management server 200. In the case of the method acquired by the management server 200, based on the attribute information corresponding to the first business entity, etc., scale information of the second business entity, information related to emissions, etc. are acquired. For example, when the attribute information corresponding to the first business entity is transportation, scale information of the second business entity, which is transportation information, and information related to emissions are acquired. Information related to emissions (also referred to as information on the type of emissions) is, for example, information on the amount of greenhouse gas emissions, information indicating Scopes 1 to 3, information indicating Categories 1 to 15 of Scope 3, etc. The information acquisition unit and the activity amount acquisition unit may be not separate acquisition units but a single acquisition unit. Also, the information related to emissions may be information such as the content described in the emissions report.

[0028] The information generation unit that constitutes the generation unit 260 generates a report including at least information related to greenhouse gas emissions. The report may include, for example, but is not limited to, an environmental report, etc. Further, the information generation unit creates an environmental report, etc., by reflecting the emission amount in the emission amount description column of the report based on the emission amount information output by the emission amount output unit. Also, the information generation unit creates specific information based on the report acquired by the acquisition unit 250. The information generation unit creates specific information by reflecting the content described in the acquired report (the content described in the report). The content described in the report (for example, a part of the content of the report) is information related to the report. The specific information is an outline of the report. The information generation unit can generate specific information (outline of the report) including at least information related to the report acquired by the acquisition unit (for example, the content of the report). The information related to the report may be the outline of the report. The information related to the report may be the link information of the report. When there are a plurality of acquired reports, the specific information may be the summary of the outline of the report. The specific information may be the link information of the report. When there are a plurality of acquired reports, the specific information may be the summary of the link information. In this way, at least a part of the information of the acquired report can be used to generate specific information of interest to the user. Also, the information generation unit can generate specific information including at least information related to the report specified by the specifying unit. In this way, at least a part of the information of the specified report can be used to generate specific information of interest to the user. Also, the information generation unit can generate a new report based on the specified report. A predetermined report can be specified from the reports of a plurality of other suppliers, the specified report can be analyzed by the analysis unit, and a new report (for example, a report for the company itself) can be generated as the third information based on the analysis result. The information generation unit can generate specific information including at least information related to the disclosure information acquired by the acquisition unit 250. By configuring in this way, information for suggesting can be generated using the acquired disclosure information. Examples of the information related to the disclosure information include information related to the report, the content of the integrated report, a part of the information of the report, a part of the information of the integrated report, and a part of the information on the Internet. The specific information exemplifies the information for suggesting.The information generation unit can generate specific information including at least information related to the report based on the report of a second business entity whose business information (industry type information, scale information, regional information) matches or is similar to the predetermined business information. By configuring in this way, it is possible to generate information for suggesting using the disclosure information (for example, reports) disclosed by business entities in the same industry, of the same scale, and in the same region. The information for suggesting can be the analysis result using the reference scenario data as disclosure information. The analysis result is the result analyzed by the analysis unit 280. The reference scenario data exemplifies the above-described first to third scenario data. Preferred scenarios are the first scenario data and the third scenario data. The analysis is an analysis that enables the construction of a flexible system capable of conducting business regardless of whether the real world progresses to a situation closer to which scenario data. Even when using the analysis result using an uncertain scenario, it is possible to identify and evaluate the potential impacts of a series of possible future states. The analysis is carried out in the field of climate change and can evaluate the potential impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities on business, strategy, and finance.

[0029] The information generation unit reads out second information (for example, transportation information which is the attribute information of the company itself) corresponding to the first business entity from the scale information storage unit, refers to the scale information storage unit, identifies a second business entity (for example, other transportation suppliers) corresponding to the second information that matches or is similar to the read second information, reads out information related to emissions corresponding to the identified second business entity (for example, information described in an environmental report, etc.) from the scale information storage unit, and generates third information (for example, an environmental report reflecting the review result, a new environmental report, etc.) different from the first information and the second information based on the read information related to emissions. The third information is information reflecting the content described in the emission report of the second business entity. That is, the third information is information created based on the emission reports of other suppliers, and the management server 200 stores the emission reports of a plurality of other suppliers and generates the third information based on these information.

[0030] Further, the generation unit 260 can also analyze the emission reports of a plurality of other suppliers and generate third information based on the analysis results. Note that an analysis unit 280, which is a functional unit different from the generation unit 260, may be provided separately from the generation unit 260. The analysis unit 280 analyzes the emission reports of a plurality of other suppliers, and based on the analysis results of the analysis unit 280, the generation unit 260 may generate the third information. The object to be analyzed is not limited to the emission reports of other suppliers. Also, the third information to be generated may be the emission report itself. In this case, the information generation unit creates a new emission report. Further, the third information may be information indicating the emission amount of the second business entity, information indicating Scopes 1 to 3, information suggesting Categories 1 to 15 of Scope 3, and the like.

[0031] Also, the information corresponding to the first business entity may be, for example, information in which the user maps the scope and / or category for accounting items and the emission factor. In this case, the information generation unit reads out the information corresponding to the first business entity (for example, information in which the scope and / or category for accounting items and the emission factor are mapped) from the scale information storage unit, refers to the scale information storage unit, and identifies a second business entity (for example, another supplier) corresponding to the second information that matches or is similar to the information corresponding to the first business entity read out. Then, the information generation unit reads out the information related to the emissions corresponding to the identified second business entity (for example, information on external insights) from the scale information storage unit, and based on the read information related to the emissions, generates third information (for example, an environmental report reflecting insights on the mapped information) that is different from the first information and the second information. The third information is an environmental report or the like that reflects information in which accounting items and emission units are mapped, information in which scopes and / or categories and emission factors are mapped, and the like.

[0032] The information presentation unit that constitutes the output unit 240 presents an environmental report or the like as the third piece of information. The information presentation unit transmits the presented environmental report or the like to the user terminal 100 and displays the environmental report or the like on the user terminal 100. Further, the environmental report or the like transmitted to the user terminal 100 can be edited and processed on the user terminal 100. The information presentation unit is described as a function different from the emission factor presentation unit, but it may be the same function, and in this case, it is called the presentation unit. The presentation unit can present the specific information generated by the information generation unit. The presentation unit outputs the specific information to be presented to the user terminal 100 and displays the specific information on the user terminal 100 in a visible manner. Even when the specific information is a summary of the outline, by the user selecting the information (for example, the outline) related to a predetermined report using the selection unit, the presentation unit presents the entire (full text) of the predetermined report to the user terminal 100 so that it can be visually recognized. Note that when the specific information is a summary of the link information, by the user selecting the information (for example, the link information) related to a predetermined report using the selection unit, the presentation unit presents the entire (full text) of the predetermined report to the user terminal 100 so that it can be visually recognized. The presentation unit can present the report specified by the specifying unit. The presentation unit outputs the information of the report specified by the specifying unit to the user terminal 100 and presents the report to the user terminal 100 so that the entire (full text) of the report can be visually recognized. The presentation unit can present specific information for each business information. For example, it presents information for suggesting for each industry type. The presentation unit can present specific information corresponding to the business information. For example, it presents information for suggesting corresponding to a predetermined industry type. The presentation unit can present opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region specified by the specifying unit. The presentation unit can present solution information corresponding to the opportunities and risks.

[0033] The emission output unit that constitutes the output unit 240 outputs the calculated emissions (information indicating the value of emissions as emission information). Although it outputs to the user terminal 100, it may be configured to output to the input unit 220. The emission output unit may output, for example, the total value of all emissions, the total value of emissions for each scope according to the GHG protocol, or the total value of emissions for each category of Scope 3.

[0034] The information input unit that constitutes the input unit 220 inputs the information corresponding to the first business entity input from the user terminal 100 into the management server 200. The management server 200 acquires the information corresponding to the input first business entity by the information acquisition unit.

[0035] Also, when the user inputs the information of the emission report created by the user's own company into the management server 200 by the user terminal 100, the review result (the third information) may be displayed. In this case, the emission report created by the user's own company is the first information. Also, it is preferable that the second information is included in the emission report created by the user's own company. The management server 200 generates a review result, which is information on the description items required for the user's emission report and the information on the content to be added or corrected in the emission report, based on the emission reports of a plurality of other suppliers acquired, and presents an emission report reflecting the review result. The method of inputting the information of the emission report into the management server 200 may be to input the character information via OCR by the input unit 220. By doing so, a plurality of types of emission reports can be easily acquired.

[0036] The emission input unit that constitutes the input unit 220 inputs the emission information output from the emission output unit. Note that the emission input unit may be a function that constitutes the acquisition unit 250. In this case, the acquisition unit 250 acquires the emission information output from the emission output unit.

[0037] <Operation> FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a process of generating a report as an operation of the management server 200. The management server 200 stores the activity amount in the activity amount storage unit in association with activities that emit greenhouse gases (S401). Next, the management server 200 stores in the emission factor storage unit an emission factor for calculating the emission amount of greenhouse gases in association with the activities (S402). Next, the emission amount calculation unit of the management server 200 calculates the emission amount based on the activity amount and the emission factor (S403). Next, the emission amount output unit of the management server 200 outputs the information on the calculated emission amount to the information generation unit (S404). Next, the emission amount input unit of the management server 200 inputs the information on the emission amount output from the output unit (S405). Next, the information generation unit of the management server 200 acquires the information on the emission amount output by the output unit through the input unit, and based on the acquired information on the emission amount, reflects the emission amount in the emission amount description column of the report, and generates a report including at least information (emission amount) related to the emission of greenhouse gases (S406).

[0038] FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a process of generating and presenting a report as an operation of the management server 200. The information acquisition unit of the management server 200 acquires first information including at least information related to the emission of greenhouse gases by business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain for each activity of calculating the emission amount (for example, each of the raw materials procured by the company itself, etc.) (S501). Next, the information acquisition unit of the management server 200 acquires second information indicating at least the attributes of the business entities (S502). Next, the management server 200 stores the acquired first information and second information in the scale information storage unit (S503). Next, the management server 200 reads out the second information corresponding to the first business entity from the scale information storage unit (S504). Next, the management server 200 refers to the scale information storage unit and identifies a second business entity corresponding to the second information that matches or is similar to the read second information (S505). Next, the management server 200 reads out the information related to the emission corresponding to the identified second business entity from the scale information storage unit, and generates a report (third information) based on the read information related to the emission (S506). Next, the information presentation unit of the management server 200 presents the report (third information) (S507).

[0039] In the process of generating and presenting a report, the management server 200 may calculate information related to greenhouse gas emissions by business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain. This calculation is executed by an emission calculation unit. Also, the operations of FIG. 4 and the operations of FIG. 5 can be combined.

[0040] Also, according to the process of generating and presenting a report, an acquisition unit that acquires first information (for example, an environmental report, etc.) including information related to greenhouse gas emissions by business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain (for example, information described in an environmental report, etc.), and second information indicating the attributes of the business entities (for example, corporate information such as industry type, sales, and number of employees as supplier attribute information), and an information generation unit that generates third information (for example, a new environmental report, etc., an environmental report reflecting review results, etc.) based on information related to emissions of a second business entity (another supplier) that matches or is similar to the second information (corporate information) corresponding to the first business entity, and a presentation unit that presents the third information, an information processing system can be provided.

[0041] The first information and the third information are not limited to reports of the same type, and may be reports of different types. For example, a CDP report or a securities report may be used as the first information, and an environmental report or the like may be used as the third information. By doing so, it is possible to easily create a report different from a certain type of report from a certain type of report.

[0042] By simply inputting the prerequisite conditions such as the first information and the second information in this way, a format of an emission report suitable for the user is provided, so that even an operator who does not have specialized knowledge or know-how can easily create an emission report. Also, since the information processing system reviews based on a large number of published emission reports, the accuracy of the emission report created by the company itself can be improved.

[0043] In addition, the information processing system may be provided with an analysis unit 280 to execute an evaluation of an environmental report or the like acquired by the acquisition unit 250, and acquire high-evaluation reports. By referring to and analyzing the scores of the previous year, sorting them in descending order of score, and acquiring the top 10 (not limited to the top 10) reports, or by referring to and analyzing the scores of multiple years such as the previous year and the year before last, and acquiring the top 10 reports with a high average score. When referring to and analyzing the scores of multiple years, the latest score may be preferentially used. Further, the analysis unit 280 may perform machine learning on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 250 to generate the best answer. Since it analyzes and presents the environmental reports, etc. of the top industries indicated by the attributes in this way, it is possible to create an emission report (for example, an environmental report, etc.) with a high score, and it can also be used for strategies for climate change, etc. The specific unit constituting the analysis unit 280 can identify the report of the business entity having business information corresponding to the predetermined information. For example, when the predetermined information is "1000 employees", the specific unit identifies a business entity with about 1000 employees as the information indicated by the business information, and identifies the report published by the identified business entity. The specific unit may filter the reports to be identified based on the predetermined information from among the acquired multiple reports. In addition, the analysis unit 280 can analyze to which sector (for example, sector information) the acquired report belongs. The analysis unit 280 can analyze the sector information corresponding to the acquired report. The analysis unit outputs the sector information (classification) associated with (corresponding to) the acquired report as an analysis result. The sector information is information such as (A) electricity, (B) coal, (C) oil and gas, (D) air cargo, (E) air passengers, (F) shipping, (G) railway transportation, (H) truck service, (I) automobiles and parts, (J) metals and mining, (K) chemicals, (L) building materials, (M) capital goods (such as building materials), (N) real estate management and development, (O) beverages, (P) agriculture, (Q) packaged food and meat, (R) paper and forest products, (S) others. The registration unit can register (associate and register) the sector information analyzed by the analysis unit with the report acquired by the acquisition unit.In this case, if sector information is received as the predetermined information, the report can be specified in the specific part based on the received sector information. By adding and registering the sector information to the report thus obtained, the effect is achieved that the report desired by the user can be easily specified. Instead of sector information, it may also be a tag. The tag may be information indicating the content described in the report. Further, the tag may be classified by industry type, scale, region, number of people, type of manufacturing / retail, etc. The specific part can specify opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region from the disclosure information obtained by the acquisition part 250. The specific part can specify and collect opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region. The industry type (industry information) can be specified from the sector information. For example, as an opportunity by industry type, in the case of electric power (electric power as sector information), an opportunity of an expected increase in the amount of electric power used for cooling due to the rise in temperature in summer is exemplified. For example, as a risk by industry type, in the case of electric power (electric power as sector information), a risk of tight power transmission capacity during cooling use due to the rise in temperature in summer is exemplified. By configuring in this way, opportunities and risks by industry type, scale, and region can be presented, and solution information can be suggested. The specific part can specify the report of the second business entity that is business information that matches or is similar to the received predetermined business information.

[0044] Note that the second information may be information indicating customer attributes. The information indicating customer attributes is, for example, information such as industry type, sales amount, sales amount by business, market segment, number of employees, region of the business, content of the business, products and services being sold / manufactured / provided. Further, the second information may be information on initiatives related to sustainability. The information on initiatives related to sustainability is, for example, information such as targets related to climate change, in-house strategies and systems, numerical targets, etc. Furthermore, the second information may be information on external factors such as competitive information and information related to customer trends. Also, these information may be the first information. By providing a large number of types of the first information and the second information in this way, it is possible to easily create the third information.

[0045] In this embodiment, an example in which the first information processing apparatus includes an activity amount storage unit, an emission coefficient storage unit, an emission amount calculation unit, an emission amount output unit, an information generation unit, an emission amount input unit, and other functional units has been shown. However, the first information processing apparatus may include an activity amount storage unit, an emission coefficient storage unit, an emission amount calculation unit, and an emission amount output unit, and the second information processing apparatus may include an information generation unit and an emission amount input unit. For example, the greenhouse gas emission amount calculation system (the first information processing apparatus) is linked with the disclosure document creation support system (the second information processing apparatus) provided by the disclosure support company. When the greenhouse gas emission amount calculation system (the first information processing apparatus) calculates the greenhouse gas emission amount of the company, the calculation data is automatically reflected in the disclosure document creation support system (the second information processing apparatus), and an environmental report or the like is created using the disclosure document creation support system (the second information processing apparatus) in which the calculation data of the greenhouse gas emission amount is reflected. By doing so, the man-hours related to the creation of environmental reports or the like, which are a type of disclosure documents, can be reduced.

[0046] <Other functional units (functions of P089)> In this embodiment, a logic storage unit, a reception unit, an emission amount calculation unit, and an information generation unit described below may be added.

[0047] The logic storage unit that constitutes the storage unit 230 stores information (hereinafter referred to as logic information) including the logic for calculating the emission amount. The logic information may include a logic ID, items of the report, and logic. The logic may include a logic for calculating the activity amount (hereinafter referred to as the calculation activity amount) to be multiplied by the emission coefficient based on the activity amount corresponding to one or more activities. For example, among the activities, a logic can be set that calculates the total activity amount excluding those whose activity name contains a specific character string and uses it as the calculation activity amount for calculating the emission amount (multiplying by the emission coefficient) for a specific item. For example, a logic can be set that multiplies the activity amount by a predetermined ratio for a specific item to obtain the calculation activity amount. For example, a logic can be set such that 60% of the gasoline cost is used for the downstream transportation item and 40% is used for the upstream transportation item.

[0048] The reception unit that constitutes the input unit 220 receives, from the user who creates the report, the items included in the report, the activities necessary for calculating the emission amount related to the items, and the designation of the emission factor. The activity can be designated by the activity identification information. The emission factor can be designated by the activity identification information and the coefficient group ID. The reception unit can receive predetermined information. The predetermined information exemplifies, for example, as business information (second information), information such as the number of employees, information on the capital, information on the founding year, and sector information. The predetermined information exemplifies the business information of other companies, but may also be the business information of the company itself. Further, the reception unit can receive business information. Furthermore, the reception unit can receive sector information from the user.

[0049] When the reception unit cannot retrieve from the activity amount storage unit the activity identification information (second activity identification information) included in the activity amount information that matches the received activity identification information (first activity identification information), the reception unit can perform the identification process between the received first activity identification information and the second activity identification information. The identification process can be performed, for example, by searching for those in which the similarity between the first and second activity identification information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. Also, the identification process may be performed by machine learning. For example, a learning model is created by machine learning using two pieces of activity identification information and information indicating whether or not they correspond as training data, and the reception unit can estimate the corresponding second activity identification information by applying the received first activity identification information to the learning model.

[0050] When the reception unit cannot retrieve from the emission factor storage unit the activity identification information (third activity identification information) included in the emission factor information that matches the received activity identification information (first activity identification information), the reception unit can perform the identification process between the received first activity identification information and the third activity identification information. The identification process can be performed in the same manner as the above activity amount information. For example, it may be possible to search for those in which the similarity between the first and third activity identification information is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, or it may be possible to estimate the corresponding third activity identification information by applying the received first activity identification information to the above-described learning model.

[0051] The emission calculation unit calculates the emissions of greenhouse gases. For each item of the specified report, the emission calculation unit reads out the activity amount corresponding to the specified activity from the activity amount storage unit, reads out the specified emission factor from the emission factor storage unit, multiplies the read activity amount by the read emission factor to calculate the emission amount, aggregates the calculated emission amounts, and calculates the emission amount for each item.

[0052] The information generation unit creates the data of the report. For each item included in the report (the item received by the reception unit), the information generation unit can create report data with the emission amount for each item calculated by the emission calculation unit filled in. The report data can be data in any format such as, for example, a PDF file, a word processor file, an HTML file, etc. Regarding the format of the report, it can be set so that the reception unit receives it from the user, and the information generation unit can create the report data in the received format. The information generation unit provides the created report data to the user terminal 1.

[0053] The reception unit can receive an input of the logic for calculating the emissions related to an item from the user. The logic can be received for each item. The logic can include information for specifying the activities necessary for calculating the emissions related to the item. The logic can also be configured to calculate the emissions based on the activity amounts related to multiple activities. The logic can include information for calculating the activity amount to be used in the calculation based on the activity amount related to the activity. For example, for the activity amount of a specific activity, a predetermined ratio can be multiplied to be used in the calculation of the emissions for the item. For example, in the case where a certain ratio of the activity amount of transportation costs is allocated to upstream transportation and the remainder to downstream transportation, for calculating the emissions related to the item of upstream transportation, logic can be set to multiply the activity amount by the certain ratio. The emission calculation unit can calculate the emissions for each item according to the logic.

[0054] The management server 200 receives from a user who wishes to create a report the items of the report and the specification of the logic for each item. The specification of the logic includes the specification of activities and the specification of emission factors. Also, it is possible to include the specification of time information (any period such as months or years).

[0055] Next, the management server 200 calculates the emission amount for each item according to the logic. When only the specification of activities and the specification of emission factors are made in the logic, the activity amount corresponding to the specified activity is read from the activity amount storage unit, the specified emission factor is read from the emission factor storage unit, and the emission amount may be calculated by multiplying the read activity amount and emission factor.

[0056] The specification of activities may be made by activity ID or by activity name. Also, when the activity amount information that matches the specified activity name is not registered in the activity amount storage unit, it is possible to search for the activity amount information that matches the specified activity name using a learning model learned by machine learning with two names indicating the same activity as training data. In this case, not only the two activity names but also the user attributes (industry type, company name, business expansion area, etc.) can be included in the training data for machine learning, and the user attributes, the specified activity name, and the activity name of the activity amount information can be given to the learning model to determine whether they indicate the same activity.

[0057] When the emission factor is specified by the factor group ID, the factor group ID and the emission factor information corresponding to the activity can be read from the emission factor storage unit. Here too, when the specified activity does not match the activity identification information of the emission factor information, it is determined whether the activity specified using the learning model as described above and the activity identification information of the emission factor indicate the same activity. Among the emission factor information indicating the same activity, those including the factor group ID can be specified as the emission factor to be used for calculating the emission amount. Also, when time information is specified in the logic, it is possible to narrow down to the activity amount information corresponding to (matching or included in) the time information. Further, when the logic includes an aggregation method, the calculated emission amounts can be aggregated according to the aggregation method. When no aggregation method is included, when the emission amount is calculated by multiplying the emission factors for a plurality of activity amounts, the calculated emission amounts can be totaled and used as the emission amount to be included in the report.

[0058] Next, the management server 200 creates report data with the calculated emission amounts filled in for each item. The report data may be described, for example, in HTML or the like, or may be created as a word processor file, a PDF file, or the like.

[0059] Next, the management server 200 transmits the report data to the user terminal 1 of the user who wishes to create the report.

[0060] As described above, according to the information processing system of the present embodiment, a greenhouse gas report can be easily created in the form desired by the user.

[0061] <Data collection from external sources> For example, the management server 200 may be provided with an activity amount acquisition unit that automatically acquires the activity amount from an external data source. The activity amount acquisition unit can acquire, for example, the number of sales, the number of purchases, the inventory quantity, journal data, etc. as the activity amount from an external computer such as a sales management system or an accounting system. The activity amount acquisition unit can also, for example, collect the activity amount from sensors or IoT devices in real time and store it in the activity amount storage unit.

[0062] In addition, the management server 200 may be provided with an emission factor acquisition unit that automatically acquires the emission factor from an external data source. The emission factor acquisition unit can acquire, for example, the emission factor (primary data) calculated by the operator from the operator's computer. The emission factor acquisition unit can acquire, for example, the emission factor (secondary data) from a computer (such as an API, etc.) of an organization, local government, country, etc. that provides secondary data of the emission factor. The emission factor acquisition unit may also acquire the emission factor regularly and update the emission factor storage unit.

[0063] <AI Prediction> In addition, the management server 200 can predict future activity levels, emission factors, and / or emissions using machine learning based on past data. For example, the management server 200 creates a prediction model through machine learning using past activity levels, emission factors, and / or emissions as training data, and infers predicted values of activity levels, emission factors, and / or emissions by specifying future dates, periods, etc. for the created prediction model. The information generation unit can generate specific information including at least information related to the acquired report using machine learning. A prediction model is created through machine learning using information related to reports acquired in the past, specific information generated in the past, and business information corresponding to past predetermined information as training data, and new "specific information" and new "reports" can be generated by providing new "information related to reports" and new "predetermined information" to the created prediction model. The information generation unit can generate specific information including at least information related to the acquired disclosure information using machine learning. A prediction model is created through machine learning using information related to disclosure information acquired in the past, specific information generated in the past, and business information corresponding to information indicating past business types (which can also be scale, region, etc.) as training data, and new "specific information" and new "reports" can be generated by providing new "information related to disclosure information" and new "information indicating business types (which can also be scale, region, etc.)" to the created prediction model.

[0064] <Dashboard> Further, the management server 200 may display the emission data as a visual dashboard to support intuitive analysis. For example, the management server 200 can display emissions by activity, period, type of greenhouse gas, etc. on the dashboard in the form of a graph. The user can also perform slicing and dicing of the data on the dashboard to execute detailed analysis.

[0065] <Offset Proposal> In addition, the management server 200 can propose greenhouse gas offsets for the calculated emissions. For example, it can be equipped with a database of environmental values (credits) for offsetting, search for environmental values that can be sold according to the emissions, and propose them to the user.

[0066] <User interface> In addition, the management server 200 may provide a user interface that can create logic through a GUI. On the user interface, a list of selectable activities can be displayed, and the user can be made to select the activities necessary for calculating the emissions of the items. Note that multiple selections of items are also possible. On the user interface, the emission factors for each group can be shown, and the specification of the group of emission factors to be used can be accepted. On the user interface, the user may be made to select arithmetic operations such as apportionment processing, unit conversion processing, and multiplication processing with other activity amounts. The management server 200 can create logic that describes the activity amounts, emission factors, and arithmetic operations using these selected / input on the user interface.

[0067] The input unit 220, output unit 240, acquisition unit 250, calculation unit 210, generation unit 260, estimation unit 270, analysis unit 280, and execution unit 290 of the management server 200 may be executed by a system (mechanical system) having an artificial intelligence that learns by itself.

[0068] <Disclosed matters> The present disclosure also includes the following configurations. [Item A1 (P093)] An activity amount storage unit that stores an activity amount in association with activities that emit greenhouse gases, an emission factor storage unit that stores an emission factor for calculating the emission amount of the greenhouse gas in association with the activity, an emission amount calculation unit that calculates the emission amount based on the activity amount and the emission factor, an information generation unit that generates a report including at least information related to the emission of the greenhouse gas, an output unit (emission amount output unit) that outputs information on the calculated emission amount to the information generation unit, and an input unit (emission amount input unit) that inputs the information on the emission amount output from the output unit. The information generation unit reflects the emission amount in the report (in the emission amount description column) based on the information on the emission amount output by the output unit. An information processing system characterized by this. [Item A2] The information processing system according to Item A1, further comprising an acquisition unit (information acquisition unit) that acquires first information including at least information related to the emission of the greenhouse gas by a business entity constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain, and second information indicating at least the attributes of the business entity, and a presentation unit (information presentation unit) that presents the report. The information generation unit generates the report based on information related to the emission of a second business entity that matches or is similar to the second information corresponding to the first business entity. An information processing system characterized by this. [Item A3] The information processing system according to Item A1, wherein a first information processing device includes the activity amount storage unit, the emission factor storage unit, the emission amount calculation unit, and the output unit (emission amount output unit), and a second information processing device includes the information generation unit and the input unit (emission amount input unit). An information processing system characterized by this. [Item B1(P089)] An information processing system comprising: an activity amount storage unit that stores the amount of activity for each activity related to greenhouse gas emissions; an emission factor storage unit that stores emission factors for calculating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions; a reception unit that receives from a user who creates a report, designation of items included in the report, the activities and the emission factors necessary for calculating the amount of emissions related to the items; and an emission amount calculation unit that refers to the activity amount storage unit and the emission factor storage unit, and for each designated item, calculates the emission amount by aggregating values obtained by multiplying the amount of activity corresponding to the designated activity by the designated emission factor. [Item B2] The information processing system according to Item B1, wherein the reception unit receives an input of logic for calculating the amount of emissions related to the item from the user, and the emission amount calculation unit calculates the amount of emissions according to the logic for each item. [Item C1(P030)] For each business entity, an emission factor storage unit that stores emission factors for calculating the amount of greenhouse gas emissions; for each business entity, a scale information storage unit that stores scale information indicating at least one of the sales scale and the asset scale; an acquisition unit that acquires the activity amount by a first business entity constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain; an emission amount calculation unit that multiplies the activity amount by the emission factor corresponding to the first business entity to calculate the emission amount by the first business entity; when the emission factor corresponding to the first business entity is not registered, reads out the scale information corresponding to the first business entity from the scale information storage unit, refers to the scale information storage unit, identifies a second business entity corresponding to the read scale information that matches or is similar to the read scale information, reads out the emission factor corresponding to the identified second business entity from the emission factor storage unit, and a presentation unit that presents the read emission factor. An information processing system characterized by comprising the above. Item C1 includes a base information storage unit that stores information for identifying the location of a base for each business entity (hereinafter referred to as a base), which is the emitter of greenhouse gases; an activity amount storage unit that stores the activity amount by the emitter for each base; an activity amount input unit that receives input of the location information and activity amount of the user's mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; a base identification unit that refers to the base information storage unit and identifies a base based on the location information; and a registration unit that registers the input activity amount in the activity amount storage unit in association with the identified base. [Item C2] The information processing system according to Item C1, wherein the sales scale and the asset scale are numerical values, and the presentation unit identifies the second business entity corresponding to the scale information stored in the scale information storage unit, the difference between which and the read scale information is within a predetermined range. An information processing system characterized by this. [Item C3] The information processing system according to item C1, wherein the emission factor storage unit stores the emission factors in association with the business entity and the activities carried out by the business entity, the scale information storage unit stores the scale information in association with the activities, the emission amount calculation unit acquires the emission factors corresponding to the activities related to the first business entity and the activity amount, and the presentation unit refers to the scale information storage unit to identify a second business entity whose scale information matches or is similar to the scale information of the first business entity and corresponds to the activity, and reads out the identified second business entity and the emission factors corresponding to the activity from the emission factor storage unit. An information processing system characterized by the above.

[0069] Although an example of an information processing system is shown in the disclosed matter, it is also possible to use an information processing method in which a computer executes each process (step) of the information processing system and a program for causing the computer to execute.

[0070] FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining process 1 of generating and presenting specific information as the operation of the management server 200. The specific information is exemplified by, but not limited to, the summary of the report. The acquisition unit of the management server 200 acquires a report (first information) published by a business entity constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain (S601). Next, the acquisition unit of the management server 200 acquires the business information of the business entity (S602). The business information is information linked to the report acquired in S601. Next, the information generation unit of the management server 200 analyzes the acquired report and generates a summary (specific information) of the report (S603). The summary of the report includes some content of the report (information related to the report). Next, the presentation unit of the management server 200 presents the generated summary of the report to the user (S604). Next, the reception unit of the management server 200 receives predetermined information from the user (S605). The predetermined information is exemplified by "electricity (sector information)" as business information. The reception unit receives "electricity (sector information)" as the predetermined information. Next, the identification unit of the management server 200 identifies the report associated with "electricity" (S606). Next, the presentation unit of the management server 200 presents the identified report to the user (S607).

[0071] In this way, by creating and presenting specific information (for example, the summary of a report) to the user, the user can understand the content of the report without checking the entire report. Since the user can understand the content of the report without checking the whole, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced. Also, by identifying and presenting to the user a report corresponding to predetermined information (for example, sector information, business information, etc.) input by the user, the user can check the report he / she desires. Since the report desired by the user can be identified, the time required for identifying the report is shortened, and as a result, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced.

[0072] <Disclosed matters> The present disclosure also includes the following configuration. [Item D1 (P194)] An information processing system comprising: an acquisition unit capable of acquiring a report (first information) of a business entity constituting the upstream or downstream of a supply chain; an information generation unit capable of generating specific information (for example, a summary of the report summary) including at least information related to the acquired report (for example, part of the content of the report); and a presentation unit capable of presenting the specific information. In this way, by creating and presenting specific information (for example, a summary of the report summary) from part of the content of the report to the user, the user can understand the content of the report just by checking the specific information without checking the entire report. And since the user can understand the content of the report without checking the whole, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced. [Item D2] An information processing system according to Item D1, wherein the acquisition unit can acquire business information (second information) of business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain, and can receive predetermined information (for example, business information such as the number of employees = 1000), and a specifying unit that specifies a report of a business entity having business information (for example, information on the number of employees of 1000) corresponding to the predetermined information, and the presentation unit can present the specified report. The information processing system is characterized by this. Also, by specifying and presenting to the user a report of a predetermined company corresponding to the predetermined information (for example, business information such as the number of employees) input by the user, the user can confirm the report desired by the user. Since this information processing system can specify the report desired by the user, the time required for specifying the report is shortened, and as a result, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced. [Item D3] An information processing system according to Item D2, wherein the information generation unit can generate specific information (for example, a summary of the report) including at least information related to the specified report (for example, part of the content of the report). The information processing system is characterized by this. Since this information processing system can specify the report desired by the user as described in Item D2, the time required for specifying the report is shortened, and as a result, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced. Also, specific information (for example, a summary of the report) can be created from part of the content of the report. [Item D4] An information processing system according to Item D2, wherein the information generation unit can generate a new report based on the specified report. In this way, the report desired by the user can be specified and a new report (for example, a report for the company itself) can be generated from it. Also, the specified report can be analyzed by an analysis unit, and a new report (for example, a report for the company itself) can be generated based on the analysis result. [Item D5] An information processing system according to Item D1, comprising an analysis unit capable of analyzing sector information corresponding to an acquired report, a registration unit capable of registering the sector information in association with the report, a reception unit capable of receiving sector information from a user, and a specifying unit capable of specifying a report corresponding to the received sector information, wherein the presentation unit is capable of presenting the specified report. By associating the report with the sector information in this way and storing it in the storage unit 230, receiving the sector information desired by the user, specifying the report associated with the received sector information, and presenting it to the user, the user can confirm the report desired by the user. Since this information processing system can specify the report desired by the user, the time required to specify the report is shortened, and as a result, the man-hours required for creating the report can be reduced.

[0073] When the report is an integrated report, a system for supporting the creation of the integrated report is disclosed (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2014-10837). In recent years, since integrated reports are useful for a company's information dissemination and corporate value improvement, listed companies are reporting their efforts to shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders by disclosing integrated reports. In creating an integrated report, a huge amount of man-hours are required, and thus there is an urgent need to take measures to reduce the man-hours involved in the creation. In view of such a background, it is possible to aim at providing a system capable of reducing the man-hours involved in creating an integrated report, which is a type of disclosed document. And it has the effect of being able to reduce the man-hours involved in creating an integrated report, which is a type of disclosed document.

[0074] This embodiment is provided with a suggestion function characterized by including: disclosure information of business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain, an acquisition unit capable of acquiring the business information of the business entities, an information generation unit capable of generating specific information including at least information related to the acquired disclosure information, and a presentation unit capable of presenting the specific information for each business information. Currently, there is a background art (Patent No. 7445226) indicating that methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions are being proposed. There is an issue that not only methods for reducing greenhouse gas emissions but also other efforts towards the environment are desired to be proposed during business negotiations and the like. The purpose of the suggestion function is to provide a technology capable of proposing efforts towards the environment during business negotiations and the like. By having the suggestion function, the effect of being able to propose efforts towards the environment during business negotiations and the like can be achieved.

[0075] FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining process 2 of generating and presenting specific information as the operation of the suggestion function of management server 200. The acquisition unit of management server 200 acquires disclosure information (first information) published by business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain (S701). Next, the acquisition unit of management server 200 acquires the business information of the business entities (S702). Next, the information generation unit of management server 200 analyzes the acquired disclosure information and generates information (specific information) for suggesting to the user (S703). Next, the presentation unit of management server 200 presents the generated information for suggesting to the user (S704). Next, the specifying unit of management server 200 specifies opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region from the disclosure information (S705). Next, the presentation unit of management server 200 presents the specified opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region to the user (S706).

[0076] The identification of solution information can be configured as follows. This function includes an analysis unit 280 (identification unit) that analyzes the disclosed information. The identification unit identifies the industry type of the business entity from the disclosed information and registers it in the information storage unit as industry type information through a registration unit. The identification unit identifies the scale of the business entity from the disclosed information and registers it in the information storage unit as scale information through a registration unit. The identification unit identifies the region to which the business entity belongs from the disclosed information and registers it in the information storage unit as region information through a registration unit. The analysis unit 280 analyzes the opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region identified from the disclosed information. The identification unit (opportunity identification unit, risk identification unit) identifies the opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region from the analysis results.

[0077] The analysis of opportunities and / or risks by industry type identifies the opportunities and / or risks of a predetermined industry type (the industry type of a predetermined business entity) from among the information groups of opportunities and / or risks stored in the storage unit 230 in association with the industry type information. By configuring it in this way, the opportunities and / or risks in a predetermined industry type can be identified. When making this identification, it is also possible to identify the opportunities and / or risks considering scale information, region information, etc. By configuring it in this way, it is possible to identify not only the opportunities and / or risks for a predetermined industry type but also those considering scale and region.

[0078] The analysis of opportunities and / or risks by scale identifies the opportunities and / or risks of a predetermined scale (the scale of a predetermined business entity) from among the information groups of opportunities and / or risks stored in the storage unit 230 in association with the scale information. By configuring it in this way, the opportunities and / or risks at a predetermined scale can be identified. When making this identification, it is also possible to identify the opportunities and / or risks considering industry type information, region information, etc. By configuring it in this way, it is possible to identify not only the opportunities and / or risks for a predetermined scale but also those considering industry type and region.

[0079] The analysis of opportunities and / or risks by region identifies the opportunities and / or risks in a predetermined region (the region to which a predetermined business entity belongs) from among the group of opportunity and / or risk information stored in the storage unit 230 in association with region information. With this configuration, it is possible to identify the opportunities and / or risks in a predetermined region. When making this identification, it is also possible to identify opportunities and / or risks considering industry type information, scale information, etc. With this configuration, it is possible to identify opportunities and / or risks not only in a predetermined region but also considering industry type and scale.

[0080] Also, the identification unit (solution identification unit) identifies solution information corresponding to opportunities and / or risks based on the disclosure information of a predetermined business entity. The identification unit identifies the solution information stored in the storage unit 230 in association with opportunities and / or risks. The presentation unit presents the identified solution information to the user (a predetermined business entity).

[0081] <Disclosure items> This disclosure also includes the following configuration. [Item E1 (P189)] Disclosed information of business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain (such as reports, integrated reports, reading information on the Internet), an acquisition unit capable of acquiring the business information of the business entities, and specific information (such as suggestive information) capable of generating information related to the acquired disclosed information (for example, information related to the report, content of the integrated report), and a presentation unit capable of presenting the specific information for each business information (for example, automatically suggesting for each industry type). An information processing system characterized by comprising: It may be configured as follows. Disclosed information of business entities constituting the upstream or downstream of the supply chain (such as reports, integrated reports, reading information on the Internet), an acquisition unit capable of acquiring the business information of the business entities, and specific information (including at least information related to the report) based on the report of business information (the second business entity) that is the same as or similar to the predetermined business information (scale information, regional information, information of the first business entity) can be generated, and a presentation unit capable of presenting specific information corresponding to the business information (automatically suggesting for each industry type). By configuring in this way, specific information can be suggested to the user using the disclosed information. [Item E2] The information processing system described in Item E1, wherein the business information includes information indicating the industry type of the business entity, information indicating the scale of the business entity, and information indicating the region to which the business entity belongs, and from the acquired disclosed information, opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region can be identified (identified and collected), and the presentation unit can present the identified opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region. An information processing system characterized by this. By configuring in this way, opportunities and / or risks by industry type, scale, and region can be presented to the user. [Item E3] The information processing system according to item E1, comprising: a reception unit capable of receiving business information; and a specification unit capable of specifying a report of business information (of a second business entity) that matches or is similar to the received predetermined business information. By configuring in this way, it is possible to specify a report that is disclosure information of business entities in the same or similar industries, of the same or similar scale, and in the same or similar regions. [Item E4] The information processing system according to item E1, wherein the acquired disclosure information is a report, and comprising: an analysis unit capable of analyzing sector information corresponding to the acquired report; a registration unit capable of registering by associating sector information with the report; a reception unit capable of receiving sector information from a user; and a specification unit capable of specifying a report corresponding to the received sector information, and the presentation unit is capable of presenting the specified report. By configuring in this way, it is possible to specify a report of the same sector.

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[0082] 100 User terminal 200 First information processing device 2000 Second information processing device?

Claims

1. An acquisition unit capable of acquiring reports from business entities that are upstream or downstream of the supply chain; an information generating unit capable of generating specific information including at least information related to the acquired report; A presentation unit capable of presenting specific information; An information processing system comprising:

2. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, The acquisition unit is capable of acquiring business information of business entities that are upstream or downstream of the supply chain, A reception unit capable of receiving predetermined information; an identification unit that identifies a report of a business entity having business information corresponding to the predetermined information; Equipped with The presenting unit is capable of presenting the specified report; An information processing system comprising:

3. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, the information generating unit is capable of generating identification information including at least information related to the identified report; An information processing system comprising:

4. 3. The information processing system according to claim 2, The information generating unit is capable of generating a new report based on the identified report; An information processing system comprising:

5. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, an analysis unit capable of analyzing sector information corresponding to the acquired reports; a registration section capable of registering a report in association with sector information; a reception unit capable of receiving sector information from a user; an identification unit that identifies a report corresponding to the received sector information; Equipped with The presenting unit is capable of presenting the specified report; An information processing system comprising:

6. Obtaining reports from business entities that are upstream or downstream of the supply chain; generating identification information including at least information related to the obtained report; Presenting specific information; An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer.

7. Obtaining reports from business entities that are upstream or downstream of the supply chain; generating identification information including at least information related to the obtained report; Presenting specific information; A program that causes a computer to execute.

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