Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved targets in all 24 areas of the fourth phase of the Environmental Action Plan, including reductions in CO2 emissions and environmentally hazardous substances.
• Developed plastic electronic throttle, reducing weight and enhancing performance (Green Product).
• Started verification tests for extracting and mass producing bio-fuel from algae.

Social Achievements

• Dispatched 674 employees for 74 days to support recovery efforts in Ishinomaki City after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
• 54,000 employees in 25 countries participated in community-based social contribution activities through DENSO Group Community Service Day.
• Increased annual dividends per share by 19 yen to 46 yen.

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened corporate governance in accordance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law.
• Implemented company-wide training to ensure calm and orderly response in the event of emergency power savings requests.
• Formulated a global policy related to the Anti-Monopoly Act and introduced it worldwide.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
• Long-term electric power shortages.
• Decreased employee engagement in CSR activities (2010).

Mitigation Strategies

• Established a disaster response task force and implemented various support activities.
• Implemented companywide training for emergency power savings.
• Developed new steps to link company policy with individual action, including a picture book and CSR News publication.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 57 manufacturing companies audited in 2011.

Responsible Procurement

• DENSO Group Declaration of Corporate Behavior
• Supplier CSR Guidelines
• CAPS (Constitution Assessment Program for Suppliers)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Earthquake, tsunami, flooding

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes, market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products, renewable energy sources

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G3, Japanese Ministry of the Environment Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2007

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO/TS16949

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Plastic electronic throttle, electric air conditioning system for hybrid buses, heat exchanger for overseas market

Awards & Recognition

• Outstanding award at the “2nd Make a CHANGE Day”, various awards from the Aichi Labour Bureau and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Peace of mind
• Corporate foundation

Environmental Achievements

• Reduction in CO2 emission in "Monozukuri (Manufacturing)" (t-CO2): +864.2 (vs fiscal 2020) +172.0 (vs fiscal 2022)255,029 (since second half of fiscal 2021) 18,782 (in fiscal 2023)

Social Achievements

• Percentage of sales increase in Advanced Safety and Automated Driving: +45.3 (vs fiscal 2020)

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• The advanced safety and autonomous driving category includes various products and technologies, limiting the visibility of how the projects will transfer into social benefit.
• The reporting indicator for the advanced safety and automated driving category and electrification category is revenue, which does not directly quantify the environmental and social benefits of these categories
• No commitment to undertake the independent audit or verification of the allocation and impact reporting
• Use of power purchasing agreements (PPAs), which may not necessarily lead to the addition of new renewable energy capacity in project locations

Mitigation Strategies

• Not disclosed

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ICMA's Green Bond Principles (GBP) 2021, Social Bond Principles (SBP) 2023, Sustainability Bond Guidelines 2021, LMA/APLMA/LSTA's Green Loan Principles (GLP) 2023, Social Loan Principles (SLP) 2023

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3
• SDG 7
• SDG 9
• SDG 11
• SDG 12
• SDG 13

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed