Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions by 15% at the Advanced PCB Center by switching from heavy oil to city gas boilers.
• Maintained a 99% or higher waste recycling rate (Plants in Japan only).

Social Achievements

• Opened an in-house childcare center, “Meiko Childcare Center Nobikko”, to support employees returning from parental leave.
• Increased the number of female supervisors year over year.
• Implemented a task-based re-employment system for retired part-time employees.
• Provided scholarships to 120 students in 4 villages near Thang Long Plant, Vietnam.
• Donated face masks to support COVID-19 measures in various locations.

Governance Achievements

• Established a robust corporate governance system including external directors, auditors, and an Internal Audit Division.
• Implemented a company-wide internal control system, deemed effective in the Fiscal 2019 internal control report.
• Introduced a helpline for whistle-blowing.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Slight increase in CO2 emissions compared to the previous year (overall, despite reduction in some areas).
• Fluctuation in production volume impacting energy saving targets.
• Procurement risks due to natural disasters and epidemics.
• Market recalls due to defective automobile components.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented measures to minimize procurement risks caused by natural disasters and epidemics.
• Continued efforts to improve production efficiency and conduct further energy-saving initiatives.
• Set a goal of achieving “zero” defects to address quality-related risks.
• Optimized quality management systems at all stages to eliminate defective products.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Basic Procurement Policy
• Action Guidelines for Purchasing Deals
• Green procurement
• Environmental measure surveys
• Surveys on conflict minerals and employment of young workers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis)

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 26000, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, RBA (formerly EICC) Code of Conduct, REACH Regulations, RoHS Directive, ELV Directive

Certifications: ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 27001

Awards & Recognition

• Excellent Supply Quality Award
• Premiere Partner (10 consecutive years)
• Excellent Quality Award
• Supplier Quality Award for 2018 (Continental Corporation)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions per rate of consumption per production volume in Japan by 50% between Fiscal 2013 and Fiscal 2030
• Reduced power consumption for lighting by 53% without decreasing illumination, electricity consumption by 65,930 kWh/month, and CO2 emissions by 34.75 t-CO2/month.
• Reduced consumption by about 54.9% per day which is equivalent to 7.95 t-CO2 in a month.
• Recycling rate of waste exceeded 99% at factories in Japan in Fiscal 2021.
• Reduced the amount of water used by managing the amount used at each facility and using reverse osmosis (RO) water.
• Recovery rate of water in Kahoku Factory is 60%.

Social Achievements

• Promotion of diversity (empowerment of women and promotion of non-Japanese personnel)
• Development of a safe, comfortable workplace (zero industrial accidents)
• Improvement of employees’ health
• Contribution to and vitalization of each region
• Opened an in-house nursery in April 2020

Governance Achievements

• Establishment of management systems for supporting sustainable growth
• Strengthening of our BCP
• Transform Yamagata Factory into the second headquarters

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Shortages of materials such as semiconductors
• Lockdowns due to China’s zero-COVID policy
• Logistics disruptions
• Geopolitical tensions such as the situation in Russia and Ukraine
• Overseas interest rate hikes to control rapid inflation
• Weaker yen

Mitigation Strategies

• Review the purpose and work toward the realization of our Business Principles
• Strategically develop technologies, actively conduct investment, and develop an integrated manufacturing system for designing, mounting, and assembling electronic devices

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Green procurement
• Compliance with the green procurement standard
• Provision of information concerning “eco products”
• Action Guidelines for Purchasing Deals
• Meiko Group Green Procurement Standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Natural disasters

Transition Risks

• Shift to a low-carbon economy

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO 27001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Parts-embedding buildup
• LVH connection to electrodes of parts
• Large-area cavity connection to electrodes of parts
• Heat-dissipating structure with a heat-dissipating resin sheet
• Heavy copper-embedding buildup
• Copper inlay swaging
• .4"1
• Hybrid structure with LowDk/Df and RF4 materials
• MSAP
• FR4-FLEX PCBs
• Black hole treatment
• Mega through-holes
• Metal-based PCBs