Sustainability
Sustainability promotion framework
The corporate value improvement committee was established in February 2018 with the goal of enhancing the corporate value of the company, aiming to make it a great place to work and to strengthen the brand. In April 2022, the name was changed to "Sustainability promotion committee" to promote management based on a sustainability perspective.
The "Sustainability promotion committee" is chaired by the President and COO, and its members include executive directors, non-executive directors, and executive officers. Subcommittees are set up at lower organization levels to discuss and decide on sustainability initiatives such as corporate branding, technological innovation, environmental awareness, social contribution, and employee engagement, and to quickly deploy these initiatives to each division and subsidiary.
Corporate auditors and external auditors attend the "Sustainability promotion committee" as observers.
In order to further promote initiatives aimed at achieving sustainable management, we established the "Sustainability Department" in April 2025, which will serve as the secretariat for the committee. The Sustainability Department is responsible for improving ESG evaluations by external organizations and disseminating information both internally and externally, thereby strengthening the foundation for company-wide sustainability activities.
Sustainability promotion committee activity
| Period covered | April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 |
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| Meeting times | 6 |
| Agenda | ・Reporting on the renewal of the operational structure for the Sustainability promotion committee and its subcommittees ・Reporting and discussing implemented contents for the Human capital project ・Discussing initiatives to promote health and productivity ・Discussing the development of the corporate branding strategy ・Discussing the development of human rights, ethics, and compliance policies and signing the United Nations Global Compact ・Sharing information crisis management public relations |
| Period covered | April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 |
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| Meeting times | 6 |
| Agenda | ・Explaining carbon neutral initiatives ・Discussing establishing carbon neutral goals ・Reporting on production reforms at Okazaki factory ・Reporting on employee engagement survey ・Discussing the human resources strategy ・Discussing materiality creation |
| Period covered | April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 |
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| Meeting times | 8 |
| Agenda | ・Reporting on activities related to open innovation ・Reporting on initiatives to disclose information in line with the TCFD recommendations and to reduce CO₂ emissions ・Discussing human resources strategy ・Reporting the current status of ESG information disclosure and discussing future initiatives ・Reporting on digital transformation (DX) human resource development programs ・Reporting on data usage ・Discussing the current status and issues of side businesses ・Reporting on issues and policies for supply chain development |
| Period covered | April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 |
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| Meeting times | 7 Note: This is the number of meetings held previously by the corporate value improvement committee (April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022) |
| Agenda | ・ Reporting the current status of contributions to SDGs ・ Discussing corporate branding strategy ・ Reporting on environmental initiatives and preparations for TCFD recommendations ・ Reporting on the results of social contribution activities and discussing future activities ・ Reporting on the use of the telework and flextime systems by employees and discussing how to make work easier and more rewarding ・ Reporting on efforts to improve employee communication skills and minimize the need for meetings ・ Discussing the status of Industrial Engineering human resource development for employees engaged in production and future development strategies |