Materiality

To achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value, the Group has identified Materiality (key material issues) that must be addressed.

To assess materiality, we examined anticipated social and environmental changes and challenges, narrowed down key issues according to their significance, proposed material topics, and reviewed them through discussions at the Sustainability Committee and the Board of Directors.

Materiality Goal KPIs
(1) Promoting the active engagement of a diverse workforce

We aim to build a corporate group where people of diverse backgrounds can continuously fulfill their potential by fostering a culture and workplace that encourage individuals to maximize their abilities, embrace new challenges, and grow each day.

  • Employee engagement indicators
  • Education and training costs per employee
  • Percentage of female managers in administrative departments
(2) Fostering innovation using technology

We aim to be a corporate group that builds on the spirit of craftsmanship that has been passed down through generations, continuously contributing to the creation of a prosperous society by relentlessly pursuing technological improvements and generating new innovations.

  • Net sales from new developments
  • Number of new product and business proposals
  • Number of automation and labor-saving initiatives
(3) Stable procurement and high-quality manufacturing

We aim to be a corporate group that continuously provides high-quality products and services by building a robust supply chain that enables coexistence and mutual prosperity with suppliers, as well as by sincerely engaging in manufacturing while carefully considering the views of our customers.

  • Number of new suppliers acquired
  • Reduction of loss in manufacturing processes
  • Strengthening of deadline management
(4) Contributing to a low-carbon society

We aim to be a corporate group that contributes to the realization of a sustainable society by developing and delivering products and services that address climate change, centered on our superior motor drive technology.

  • Reduction of Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions
  • Reduction of CO2 emissions during shipping and transportation
  • Value of orders for products and services that contribute to decarbonization
(5) Responsible corporate conduct for society and stakeholders

We aim to remain a corporate group that is indispensable to society and our stakeholders by maintaining transparent management that emphasizes ethics and enhancing our corporate value.

  • Human rights training participation rate
  • Compliance training participation rate
  • Improvement rate of information security drill results