Sustainability
The Yazaki Group's CSR for sustainability management
The Yazaki Group has established and is implementing the CSR Policy while advancing initiatives that promote sustainability and the enhancement of corporate value.
With the aim of contributing to the development of a sustainable society, we will steadily conduct CSR activities and continue to engage in more proactive initiatives with a long-term and broad perspective.
CSR Policy
The Yazaki Group's Corporate Policy of "A Corporation in Step with the World" and "A Corporation Needed by Society" will only be realized by responding to the trust and needs of our global society. In implementing our Fundamental Management Policy, we will listen to the voices of our stakeholders and reflect them in our business activities. Our goal is to contribute to the sustainable development of the earth and society, and we will encourage our business partners to support this policy and work together with us toward its achievement.
Customers
We will develop and provide safe and high-quality products and services that meet the expectations of our customers, and comply with relevant laws and standards.
We will provide necessary product information property from the perspective of customers.
We will protect our intellectual property rights. At the same time, we will respect the legitimate intellectual property rights of others.
We will carefully manage and protect confidential information of our business partners that we may have acquired through business activities.
We will take preventive measures against all foreseeable risks surrounding our business and conduct risk management so that, in the event of an emergency, we will be able to protect the safety of our employees and local residents as well as maintain business continuity.
Local and Global Communities
We will respect the culture and laws of each country and territory, and in conducting all corporate activities comply at all times with relevant laws as well as internal regulations, including this policy.
We will comply with laws and regulations regarding import and export control of the country or region where we operate.
We will prohibit the offering of bribes to public officials and politicians and maintain a sound and transparent relationship with government agencies.
As good corporate citizens, we will endeavor to create an affluent society by promoting social contribution activities and proactive dialogue.
Global Environment
Based on the Yazaki Global Environment Charter, we will actively promote environmental conservation activities to ensure that a rich global environment is passed on to the next generation.
Business Partners
We wil maintain a fair, just, and transparent relationship with our business partners and conduct transactions with integrity.
We will comply with the laws and regulations of each country, region, or territory in order to maintain fair competition.
In procurement activities, we will expect business partners to act in accord with this policy.
Employees
We will build working relations of mutual trust through an open and sincere dialogue with our employees.
We will respect the diversity of our employees, provide equal employment opportunities, and not conduct discriminatory practices.
We will respect human rights and not tolerate human rights violations. We will not practice forced or child labor.
We will comply with laws and regulations related to labor, including wages and working hours, and at the same time, and we will provide fair working conditions to all of our employees and maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
We will actively pursue human resource development and improve the capacity and creativity of our employees.
Value creation process
The Yazaki Group has harnessed strengths cultivated over more than eight decades under its Corporate Policy that calls for “A Corporation in Step with the World” and “A Corporation Needed by Society.” In doing so, we have developed a business of connecting cars, people’s lives, and society. By addressing priority issues for the promotion of sustainability through our “connecting” business and initiatives centered around this Corporate Policy, we will continue to provide new value to stakeholders and communities and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Priority Issues for the Promotion of Sustainability
The Yazaki Group regards CSR as a management issue and believes it is important that it ascertains and manages the impact of the external environment on the company and the impact of its business activities on society in order to further promote initiatives concerning CSR. Accordingly, we have identified 23 items across six priority issue areas in terms of the promotion of sustainability that should be addressed on a priority basis.
In addition we have clarified connections between the priority issues and the SDGs in relation to achieving the SDGs.
CSR-related guidelines
Sustainability Report 2023
Since fiscal year 2002, the Yazaki Group has continuously published a CSR Report* for the purposes of disclosing information on company activities undertaken to achieve a sustainable society and raising awareness among its employees. We have decided to rename the report and publish it as the Sustainability Report from this fiscal year. This report provides information on the initiatives undertaken and results obtained over the past year by the Yazaki Group in line with priority sustainability issues, which were revised in fiscal year 2022 and affect our five key stakeholders—customers, local and global communities, the global environment, business partners, and employees—in accordance with our CSR Policy.
*Published as an Environmental Report in fiscal year 2002 and as a Social & Environmental Report between fiscal years 2003 and 2016
CSR Communication Book
The Yazaki Group publishes the CSR Communication Book to supplement the annual Sustainability Report by communicating to as many stakeholders as possible the information centered on the Group’s philosophy, values, and related businesses and initiatives as expressed in its CSR initiatives.
