UNIPRES's Sustainability
Philosophy on Sustainability
The Unipres Group established the Unipres Group Basic Policy for Sustainability. We engage in initiatives based on this policy. We will fulfill our social responsibility as a corporation, and will contribute to the achievement of a sustainable society by solving social issues through our business activities.
Unipres Group Basic Policy for Sustainability
The Unipres Group, through our excellence in press technologies, shall contribute to the realization of environmentally friendly and safer society globally. We shall build a trust-based relationship with our stakeholders by fair and sincere business activities. In this way, we shall create economic and social values at once to enable sustainable development of society and the Unipres Group in a mutually beneficial manner.
Sustainability Promotion System
In order to further strengthen our sustainability management in accordance with our Basic Policy for Sustainability, we established the Sustainability Committee. The Sustainability Committee is supervised by the Board of Directors and deliberates materiality (key issues) and medium- and long-term goals to address these issues. The Committee also reports and makes proposals to the Board of Directors, as appropriate, concerning policies, targets, action plans, progress, and achievements related to sustainability, including internal control. In addition, five specialist committees will be established under the Sustainability Committee, with each specialist committee focusing on ESG specific issues. The Committee is chaired by the president and consists of members appointed by the Board of Directors from among executive officers.
Materiality
We have investigated and examined the importance of a range of social issues from the perspectives of both the Unipres Group's business and stakeholders, and identified eight materiality (key issues). We are to review the materiality annually and change it as necessary to reflect the changes of social conditions and stakeholder opinions. We will continue to engage in dialogue with stakeholders, promote activities across the entire Group, and aim to enhance our sustainability management.
Process for Identifying Materiality Materiality for the Unipres Group
Medium- and Long-term Targets
We have set medium- and long-term targets to address materiality and are advancing company-wide initiatives.
*Those with no indication of scope are global targets.
| Materiality | Targets | SDGs |
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| Climate Change Countermeasures |
50% reduction in CO2 emissions from our business activities in FY2030 (relative to FY2018) |
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| Green Product Development |
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| Effective Use of Resources |
Recycling rate of industrial waste: 90% or higher [Unipres Corporation//Unipres Kyushu Corporation] |
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| Product Quality Improvement |
Zero defects |
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| Respect for Human Rights |
Zero incidents of serious human rights violations |
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| Promoting Diversity |
(i) Increase in women managers to 7% [Unipres Corporation] (ii) Increased ratio (60%) of local employees in senior management positions at overseas locations [Overseas] *Full-time board members and executive officers |
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| Supply Chain Management |
[Promoting sustainable purchasing] No high-risk suppliers regarding the environment and society *Suppliers whose scores are below our standard in the Suppliers' Self-Assessment |
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| Strengthening Corporate Governance |
(i) No incidents of serious legal violations (ii) No incidents of serious anti-corruption policy violations |
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Stakeholder Engagement
Methods of Interacting with Stakeholders
| Customers | Sales/proposal activities, quality assurance activities, and joint research activities |
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| Employees | Employee performance appraisals, educational program, awards program, informal gatherings between workers and management, internal whistle-blowing (via internal and external contact points), occupational safety and health measures, stress checks, employee motivation survey, various counselling services, and in-house newsletter/intranet |
| Suppliers | Purchasing activities, suppliers' meetings, Continuous Improvement (Kaizen) Training Workshops, and awards program |
| Shareholders and investors |
Disclosure of information (via statutory disclosure, the Tokyo Stock Exchange's timely disclosure, mass media, and external websites), General Meetings of Shareholders, business reports, financial results briefings for analysts and institutional investors, small meetings, individual interviews, shareholder questionnaires, and IR Mail service |
| Local communities | Participation in community activities, social contribution activities (sponsorships, donations, etc.), plant tours, disclosure of information and response to inquiries via external websites, participation in business associations (the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA), etc.) |