Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Human Resources
• New Business Fields
• Production Efficiency
• Overseas Production Expansion
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

Environmental Achievements

• R&D, manufacturing and commercialization of a metal separator incorporating a built-in gas diffusion layer for hydrogen fuel cells, contributing to affordable, environmentally-sound energy.

Social Achievements

• Various recruitment initiatives to secure a wider range of human resources; employee education and training.
• Collaboration with Yamanashi Prefecture and the University of Yamanashi on hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Governance Achievements

• Listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, signifying greater social responsibility.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Securing and developing human resources, particularly young technical professionals.
• Expanding into new business fields.
• Improving production efficiency and reducing costs.
• Expanding production overseas.
• Moderately slowing global economy, Sino-American trade friction, economic slowdown in emerging nations, geopolitical risk, and sluggish mobile-related sector.

Mitigation Strategies

• Various recruitment initiatives and employee training programs.
• Active pursuit of new business opportunities leveraging technological strengths and production capacity.
• Innovation in manufacturing processes, streamlining and automating operations.
• Shifting production bases overseas to streamline production and upgrade customer service.
• Improving quality and systematically reducing production costs by automating and streamlining manufacturing processes.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Green Finance Framework (GFF), Green Bond Principles (GBP), Green Loan Principles

Third-party Assurance: The Japan Research Institute, Limited (Second Party Opinion on GFF)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7.1
• 7.3
• 9.4
• 13.1
• 13.2
• 17.17

The hydrogen fuel cell project aims to make affordable, environmentally-sound energy more prevalent through R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization; it involves industry-government-academia partnerships.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Metal separator for hydrogen fuel cells

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Human Resources
• New Business Fields
• Production Efficiency
• Overseas Production Expansion
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Environmental Achievements

• Developed energy-saving products such as LEDs, contributing to combating global warming.

Social Achievements

• Securing and developing human resources both domestically and internationally.
• Striving to create a workplace with the best work-life balance for employees.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Securing and developing young technical professionals.
• Intensifying fierce global competition.

Mitigation Strategies

• Securing a wider range of human resources and developing employees through education and training.
• Establishing a solid management base capable of responding quickly to any situation.

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: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• LEDs

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction
• Renewable energy
• Energy saving
• Waste reduction
• Water reduction
• Plastic reduction
• Carbon neutrality
• Hydrogen society
• EV popularization

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced GHG emissions by 33.33% compared to 2012 (reaching 5,541 t-CO2 in FY2020)
• Installation of solar power generation equipment at the Tsugaru Factory (scheduled for completion in January 2023)
• Purchasing carbon-free electricity

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Not disclosed

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: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• GHG emission reduction
• Solar Power Generation
• Sustainable Products

Environmental Achievements

• Installed 7 solar power generation equipment; under construction for additional equipment in Enzan Factory, generating a total of 3.4 MW
• Target for 2030: Total GHG Emissions 11,080 t-CO2; GHG Emission Reduction 6,732 t-CO2

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Inventory adjustments for consumer and industrial equipment lasted longer than expected, impacting business performance.
• Impact of smartphone production adjustments.
• Lead frames for power semiconductors for data centers and industrial machinery production are facing adjustments.
• Sales of LED lead frames for displays decreased.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focusing on production technologies for power semiconductor lead frames and micro-connector parts experiencing global demand expansion.
• Strengthening technical capabilities and production capacity in plating processes.

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: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed