Concrete infrastructures including roads, railways, bridges and tunnels, etc., are the fundamental public facilities providing services to sustain and support societal living conditions. 　The role of strong and durable concrete constructions is enable our society to be more sustainably and healthier. 　However, it is recognized that the diverse deteriorated factors can contribute to the major damages of concrete structures in durability, bearing capacity and so on during their service life. Such impacts are susceptible to induce early-stage deterioration and aging on concrete structures, challenging the safety hazards and security threats to human.

　Therefore, appropriate strategies for sustainable management must be determined and implement proper maintenance, contribute to the soundness and the longevity of concrete structures, achieving a sustainable society. 　Sustainable management has been defined as the facilities of sustainable practices in all aspects that maintain their performance above the required level during their services life. On that basis, its importance has been become a heighten attention at the present time.

　Changing with this era, CORE Institute of Technology Corp. started in July, 2013, with the ambition of being a modestly successful, valuable company focused on concrete structures and to fulfill the needs of strong, aesthetical and durable in concrete structure performance. 　Following CORE's vision, we thank our clients, peers and our employees being supportable to CORE and our shareholders so that we maintain sustainable development ever since establishment and deliver impactful solutions to our clients and our communities. 　In the early establishment, CORE aims to make works more effective, more organized and more productive. To build the best services, the principles of CORE are to provide the most proper diagnosis and suggest the most suitable countermeasures in order to support a prevention of futured maintenance-related losses for the existing conditions of infrastructures.

　For this matter, to reach the socially sustainable implementation goals , CORE is aimed to be a global pioneer to deliver the advanced technical excellence through our professional skills to the world. To continuous contribution, we ensure to promote company's targets on latest approaches and innovative technologies to support the society in sustainability. 　Through our efforts, we believe that CORE's value will aggressively drive the Goals 9 (Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation), and Goals 11(Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) to achieve the SDGs.

　Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the global pandemic has changed business landscape. The entrepreneurs are actively seeking tangible improvements including company operations and transformations in the face of future disruption. 　To keep the businesses running, CORE has entered into a new period of innovation on several areas, including Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Transformation, to adapt to the needs and demands for customers to thrive in the next era.

　New and unprecedented disruptions and disasters are just around the corner. More crucial threats, more unexpected impacts, more urgent crisis may likely take place in the future. In the face of the unprecedented global shocks, even although we live in uncertain times, we must race to implement sustainable society.

　As a frontline company, it is our responsibility to look ahead, build a strong foundation and thrive our techniques, as well as showcase the value and benefits of CORE to achieve the grand challenges of modern society.

President and CEO　Hideki Manabe