GS Yuasa Corporation

CSR Activities in 2019
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CSR Promotion

President’s Message ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶02

CSR Promotion Framework ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶10

CSR Policy and Code of Conduct ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

Materiality ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

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Activities

Developing Fair, Transparent, and Sound Business, and Anti-Corruption ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

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Conservation and Improvement of Adequate Working Environment ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

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Respect for Human Rights̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

Fulfillment of Our Responsibilities to Provide Safe and Secure Products and Services ̶̶̶̶̶̶

Global Environmental Conservation̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

Building Better Relationships with Local Communities̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

Ensuring Social Responsibility within Our Supply Chain ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

External Evaluation ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶GRI Content Index ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶
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Editorial Policy ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ 104
Every year, the GS YUASA Group announces its views toward CSR and the status of related initiatives on its

GS YUASA websites. This PDF file has been prepared to allow readers to refer to the information released in
the 2019 fiscal year through the contents of the “CSR Activities” website, of the sites of our.

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

President'sMessage
President'sMessage
RealizingsustainablegrowthforbusinessandsocietyInrecenttimes,therealizationofasustainablesocietyisthetargetofmanyproposalsandinitiativesintheinternationalcommunity,andawide
rangeofactivitiesbothinthepublicandprivatesectorarebeing
pursuedwiththisgoalinmind.Energytechnologyisessentialformaintainingstablelivingconditionsandenablingeconomicactivitieswhile
preservingtheglobalenvironment,andbatteriesareincreasinglyseenas
playingavitalroleinﬁndingsolutionsinthisarea.Iamconvincedthatourproductsandservicescansigniﬁcantlycontributetotheresolutionofsocialissues.
InApril2018,wesignedtheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact(UNGC),
whichmatchesthecorporatephilosophyandvaluesoftheGSYuasa
Group.WewillintensifyoureﬀortsintheFourAreas/TenPrinciplesthat
theUNGCasksofcompanies,andwewillconcentrateonleveragingourcompetenceandexperiencetohelprealizetheSustainableDevelopment
Goals(SDGs)whichcanalsobeseenasafuturemarketrequirement.In
concreteterms,theFifthMid-TermManagementPlanlaunchedinﬁscal
2019deﬁnesnewinitiativesaimedatkeyCSRissues(Materiality)whicharedirectlyrelatedtoourbusinessoperations.Weaimtocreateresults(Outcomes)thatcanbesharedbythecompanyandsocietythroughsuitablebusinessprocessesintegratedwithbusinessstrategies.Inordertoachievethis,wehaveembarkedonvariousinitiatives,joiningforceswithallofourstakeholders.
OntheoccasionoflaunchingthecurrentMid-TermManagementPlan,weformulatedalong-termvisiontobecomeanenergydevicescompanythatcontinuestocreatenewvalue.GSYuasawastheﬁrstcompanytosuccessfullymanufacturelead-acidbatteriesinJapan.Wealsowereﬁrstworldwideinrealizingmass
productionoflithium-ionbatteriesforelectricvehicles,andourhighleveloftechnologicalexpertiseisdemonstratedbyproductsthatdeliverstableperformanceeveninextremeandhighlydemanding
environmentssuchasindeepsearesearchsubmersibles,spacesatellites,aircraft,etc.Wearemeetingtheexpectationsofourstakeholdersalsothroughengagementinnext-generationvehicledevelopment,therenewableenergysectorincludingphotovoltaicandwindpowerinstallationsandinfrastructureapplications.
Whileexpandingthesebusinessactivitieswearealsostrivingtofurtherimprovethequalityofmanagement.
Withbatteriesatthecoreofoperations,weaimtocreatenewvaluethatcontributestothewell-beingandhappinessofpeopleandthesustainablegrowthofbusinessandsocietyasawhole.
OsamuMurao
President
GSYuasaCorporation-2-

President's Message

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ TheTenPrinciplesoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact＜HumanRights＞
Principle1:Businessesshouldsupportandrespecttheprotectionofinternationallyproclaimedhumanrights;andPrinciple2:makesurethattheyarenotcomplicitinhumanrights
abuses.
＜Labour＞
Principle3:Businessesshouldupholdthefreedomofassociationandtheeﬀectiverecognitionoftherighttocollective
bargaining;
Principle4:theeliminationofallformsofforcedandcompulsory
labour;Principle5:theeﬀectiveabolitionofchildlabour;andPrinciple6:theeliminationofdiscriminationinrespectofemployment
andoccupation.
＜Environment＞
Principle7:Businessesshouldsupportaprecautionaryapproachtoenvironmentalchallenges;
Principle8:undertakeinitiativestopromotegreaterenvironmental
responsibility;andPrinciple9:encouragethedevelopmentanddiﬀusionofenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologies.
＜Anti-Corruption＞
Principle10:Businessesshouldworkagainstcorruptioninallitsforms,
includingextortionandbribery.

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CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
TheGSYUASACSRPolicyandCodeofConduct,formulatedinMay2017asthePresident'sPolicy,have
becomethefoundationoftheGroup'sCSRactivities.IntheGSYuasaGroup,allemployeesunderstandthat
CSRactivitiesarebusinessactivities,andweencourageeveryonetotakepartbasedonourCSRPolicyandCodeofConductinordertoensurethesustainabledevelopmentofsocietyandbusiness.
CSRPolicy
Besideslegalcompliance,werespectinternationalnorms,guidelines,andinitiativesrelatedtosocial
responsibility,workonsustainabledevelopmentofourbusinessthroughdevelopingenergystorage
technologies,andcontributetopeople,society,andglobalenvironment.

1.Developingfair,transparent,andsoundbusiness,andanti-corruption

GSYUASAconductsatransparentbusinesspolicywhichaimstoearnthetrustofcustomers,
businesspartners,shareholders,andoflocalcommunitiesasatoppriority.Andtoadheretolawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregion.Furthermore,weaddresstopreventanykindofcorruption,
willnottolerateanyillegalpoliticalcontribution,briberyofpublicoﬃcials,andwillnothave
relationshipswithpersonnelororganizationsoforganizedcrime.

2.Respectforhumanrights

GSYUASAwillrespectallhumanrightsandlaborrights,andwillnottolerateanyforcedlabororchildlabor.Diversitywillberespected,withoutanydiscriminationbeingtolerated.

3.Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment

GSYUASAwillprovidesafeandcomfortableworkingenvironmentsforemployees.Proper
managementwillbeprovidedinordertopromotemidtolong-termdevelopmentofhumanresources.

4.Fulfillmentofourresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproductsandservices

GSYUASAensuresthesafetyandqualityofproducts/servicestotheendoftheirlifecycle
throughoutmanufacturing.Furthermore,GSYUASAhonestprovidesclearsafetyinformationforall
products/services.

5.Globalenvironmentalconservation

GSYUASAaddressestopreventpollution,andtomitigateclimatechange,andtoestablishasoundmaterial-cyclesocietythroughusingsustainableresources.
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6.Buildingbetterrelationshipswithlocalcommunities

GSYUASAwillcontributetosoundandsustainabledevelopmentoflocalcommunitiesthroughbuildingbetterrelationshipswiththeirlocalcommunities.

7.Ensuringsocialresponsibilitywithinoursupplychain

GSYUASAwillpromoteactionstoensuresocialresponsibilitywithinoursupplychain.
Date:May1,2017
GSYuasaCorporation
PresidentOsamuMurao

CSRCodeofconduct

1.Developingfair,transparent,andsoundbusiness,andanti-corruption

1-1.Compliance① Werespectinternationalandregionalnorms,guidelines,andinitiatives,andalsostrictly
complywiththelawsandregulationsineachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate.
② Asamemberoftheinternationalcommunity,wewillcomplywiththeexportcontrollawsandregulationsofeachcountryinordertomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andwewill
notexportinamannertospreadmaterialswhichcouldleadtotheproliferationofweaponsofmassdestruction.
1-2.Eliminationofmixingupoﬃcialbusinesswithpersonalaﬀairs
Wewillneverconducttobringdamagetothecompany,throughmisappropriationofcorporate
assetsandcorporateexpensesonlyforone'spersonalendsorelsewithmisfeasanceallowing
one'spersonaladvantage.
1-3.Fair,Transparentandfreecompetitionandtrade① Wewillnotengagehorizontalagreements(cartel)throughmeetingandparticipationtotradeassociation'sactivities,i.e.priceandquantityﬁxingaswellasexclusivityindistributionofproductsandservices.Uponreceiptofsuchproposal,wedeclineclearlywithoutleavingnodoubttobemisunderstood.Tothisextent,wewillneveractincollusionwithothercontractors,
nortoﬁxthewinningbidderand/orcontractprice.
② Weneveractinabuseofdominantposition,totakeadvantageofsubcontractors,i.e.,
withholdingtheamountofsubcontractpaymentswithoutreasonsattributabletothesubcontractororfailingtomakepaymentafterthelapseoftheduedateofpayment,or
obtainingundueorimproperadvantage.Also,uponissuingourordertosubcontractors,wewillretainthewrittenoﬀeronpaperorelectronicrecord.
③ Wewillnotobtainoruseindustrialinformationordataofothercompaniesorﬁrmsinan
unauthorizedway.
④ Wewillnotleaveproductlabellingorserviceinformationinexactorunclearinamannertocausecustomersmisunderstanding.
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1-4.Managementofconﬁdentialinformation① Weobservetheprotectionofconﬁdentialinformationanditsappropriateuse;then,attheeventofdisclosuretothethirdparties,wewilldiscloseonlyafterconcludingconﬁdentiality
agreement.
② Wewillobservetheprotectionandappropriateuseofconﬁdentialinformationreceivedfromourbusinesspartnersandco-researchersorco-developers;Wewillnotdisclosetothethird
partieswithoutthepriorconsentofthedisclosingparty.
③ Beforeassemblingpersonalinformation,wewillatﬁrstnotifythepurposeofuse,andthencollectinanappropriateway.Thepurposeofusingpersonalinformationistobelimitedandspeciﬁed.
④ Wewillconservepersonalinformationdatainsafetyandcontrolitsuse,thenmonitorina
suitablewaytheemployeesandsubcontractorsusing/handlingthesedata.
⑤ Wealwaysrespecttheindividualprivacy,soneedtopaythemostattentioninhandlingtheirconﬁdentialinformation,learnedfromone'sbusinessrelationsorinthecourseofbusiness,andatlast,nottoinformorleaktoanyonewithoutauthority.
⑥ Wewillnotcommitso-called""insidertrading"",actofmakingmaxproﬁtinstockandsecurity
exchangestransactionthankstoprivilegedacknowledgementofinternalinformation,within
ourgroupandreceivedfrombusinesspartners.
1-5.Respectforintellectualproperty① Wewillassesssuﬃcientlythirdparties'patents,industrialdesigns,trademarksandothercommercialrights,priortodevelopment,production,commercializationanddeliveryof,or
providingourproductsandservices.
② Wewillnotuseintellectualpropertyofathirdpartywithoutauthorizationofpatentholder,orunlesswehaveajustiﬁablereason.
③ Wewillnotunlawfullyduplicateanysoftwareandothercopyrightedworks,i.e.,Literatureandimages,Journalisticarticles,Paintings,Music.
1-6.Separationfromorganizedcrime① Wewillnotprovideanyformofbeneﬁtinexcessofthenormalshareholder'srighttoany
personorcompanyassociatedwithorganizedcrime.
② Wewillcutoﬀbusinessoranyotherrelationshipswithindividualsandorganizationshavinganindicationofsupportfororganizedcrime.
1-7.TransparencyofinformationdisclosureWewilldisclose,withinaspeciﬁctimelimitandwithappropriatemethod,anyinformation
requiredbylawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate,aswellasspeciﬁcinformationtomaintaingoodcommunicationwithotherstakeholdersandlocal
communities.
1-8.Legalcomplianceforpoliticalfundscontrol
Wewillnotcontributeforpoliticalfunds,requestingsomebusinessadvantageinreturn,suchasacquisitionormaintenanceoftrading,oraccesstonondisclosureinformation.Also,wewill
complywiththeconditionsstipulatedbythelawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperatebeforemakingpoliticalcontributions.
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1-9.ProhibitiontooﬀerentertainmentorgiftstopublicemployeeWewillnotoﬀermoney,entertainment,gifts,orothereconomicbeneﬁts,norprovideadvantages
topublicemployeesorequivalentpersonsperceivedasaconﬂictofinterest.
1-10.Soundrelationshipwithbusinesspartners
Wewillendeavortomaintainsoundbusinessrelationshipswithourbusinesspartners;therefore
wewillnotreceivemoney,giftorentertainmentoﬀeredfrombusinesspartnersexceeding
commonlyacceptedlimits.

2.Respectforhumanrights

2-1.Prohibitionofdiscriminationandrespectfordiversity
Wewillrespectandhonordiversityandwillnotdiscriminateanyoneforanyreason,including
race,gender,sexualidentity,nationality,nationalorigin,disability,andreligiousorpoliticalopinions.
2-2.Respectforindividualpersonality
Wewillnotcondonetheremovalofhumanrightsofanyindividualperson,includingsexual
harassmentandpowerharassment,northereductionofpersonaldignityofothers.
2-3.Respectforlaborrights
Wewillrespectlaborrightsincludingfreedomofassociationandcollectivebargainingrights,inaccordancewiththelawsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate.
2-4.ProhibitionofforcedlaborandchildlaborWewillneitherforcelabor,noremploychildrenunderthelegalworkingage.Furthermore,wewill
nottolerateforcedlabororchildlaborinanyway.
2-5.Avoidanceofcomplicityinhumanrightsabuse
Directlyorindirectly,wewillnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuse.

3.Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment3-1.Conservationandimprovementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments
Wewillmaintainandimproveworkingenvironmentsfromtheperspectiveofhealthandsafetyinaccordancewithlawsandregulationsofeachcountryorregioninwhichweoperate."
3-2.Ensuringappropriateworkinghours,securingminimumwagesandprohibitingunreasonablewagereduction① Wewillprovidemanagementinordertomaintainappropriateworkinghoursandwillmakeeveryeﬀorttotakemeasurestopreventmentalandphysicalhealthdisorderscausedbyoverwork.
② Weensurethatthesalarieswepayareovertheminimumwageofeachcountryorregioninwhichweoperate,andthattherewillbenounreasonablereduction.
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3-3.Midtolong-termhumanresourcesdevelopmentandappropriateabilityassessment
Wewillmakeeveryeﬀorttoproactivelysupportcareerdevelopmentinaccordancewitheach
employee'sabilitiesandaptitudes.Performanceofeachemployeewillbeassessedadequately.
3-4.Respectforindividualwork-lifebalanceWewillmakeeveryeﬀorttorespectdiverseworkingstyles,soastoensurework-lifebalanceandtomaintainphysicalandmentalhealthofemployees.
3-5.Oﬀerofequalemploymentandworkingopportunities
Wewilloﬀerequalopportunitiesinrecruitmentandpromotion,aswellasforbitanyarbitraryordiscriminatorytreatments.

4.Fulfillmentofresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproductsandservices.

4-1.Focusonsafetyandquality
Wewilladdresstoprioritizesafetyandqualitythroughoutourbusiness.Forthispurpose,wewill
strivetoprovidesafeproductsandservicestomaintainandimprovesatisﬁedqualityforcustomers,throughallourbusinessactivitieswhichareresearch&development,design,
procurement,production,salesandafter-salesservice.
4-2.MakingSafetyInformationaccessible
WeclarifySafetyInformationonourproductsandservices.SafetyInformationincludes
Instructionmanualssuppliedwithproducts,Labellingofproducts,Webportalcommunication,etc.WewillmakeSafetyInformationaccessibleforcustomersaswellasforanyotherstakeholdersinvolvedincommercializationofourproductsandservices.
4-3.SolutionsincaseofProductaccidents
Weaddresstopreventspin-oﬀeﬀectsontheextentofdamagesofaccidentsaswellasswiftly
reactincaseaseriousaccidentoccursonourproductorservice.Andalso,weinvestigateandcollatetherelativefacts,researchofcausalities,makeanecessaryreportontheseinsideandoutsideourcompanygroup,andthenwediscloseinformationsoastotakepreventivesteps.

5.Globalenvironmentalconservation

5-1.Promotingenvironmentalprotection① Wewillevaluateenvironmentalimpactresultingfromourbusinessactivities,productsandservices;striveforenvironmentalprotection(includingpreventionofpollution)throughenergy
saving,greenhousegasreduction,eﬃcientuseofrawmaterialsandwateraswellaswaste
reductionandrecycling;andaimtoincreaseourenvironmentalperformancethroughcontinuousimprovementoftheseaspects.
② Wewilladdresstoreducetheenvironmentalburdenresultingfromtheactivitiesconductedateachstageofthelifecycleofproductsandservices,fromacquisitionofrawmaterials,
developmentanddesign/conception,production,transportation,use,untilend-of-life
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CSR Policy and Code of Conduct

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)③ Wewillsatisfyenvironmentalneedscorrespondingtocomplywithenvironmentallawsandregulations.Inaddition,ifnecessary,weaddresstodevelopourenvironmentalrisk
managementwithoperationalcontrolbyvoluntarymanagementstandardsandforpreventing
accidentslikelytoleadtoenvironmentalpollution.
5-2.Providingenvironmentalconsiderationsproducts
Wewillcontributetotheenvironmentallyconscioussocietythroughtheprovisionofproducts
andservicescorrespondingtotheenvironmentalrequirements.

6.Buildingbetterrelationshipswithlocalcommunities

6-1.ContributiontosustainabledevelopmentofcommunitiesWerecognizethatwearememberofthecommunityandweaimtoworktogetherincooperation
withthelocalcommunitywhichisourfoundation.Wewillrespectlocalcultureandcustoms.
6-2.Adoptionoflocalhumanresources
Wewillactivelyadoptlocalhumanresourcesinthebusinessactivitiesofouroverseasaﬃliatesandcontributetothedevelopmentoflocalcommunitiesthroughourbusinessactivities.

7.Ensuringsocialresponsibilitieswithinoursupplychain

7-1.ResponsibleProcurementpromotion
WewillshareCSRProcurementGuidelineamongoursuppliers,thenaddresstopromote
ResponsibleProcurementuponinteractivecooperation,aimingtoensureoursocial
responsibilitiesacrossoverallsupplychain.
Date:May1,2017
GSYuasaCorporation
PresidentOsamuMurao-9-

CSR Policy and Code of Conduct

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

CSRPromotionFramework
OurCSRmanagement,inwhichweseektocontributetoasustainablesocietyandensurelong-termcommerce,formsanintegralpartofouraimtorealizeourcorporatephilosophy.
GSYuasaGroup'sCSR"InnovationandGrowth",ourcorporatephilosophy,isthebasisoftheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR.Bydevelopingnewtechnologiesandreformingourbusinessprocesseswithoutbeingboundbyconvention,weaimtogenerateinnovationand,asaresult,drivesustainablegrowthbyexpandingearningsandcontributingtopeople,society,andtheglobalenvironment.ThisisthebasisofourCSR.Furthermore,byrespondingswiftly
throughourbusinesstoglobalsocialissuesandtheneedsandexpectationsofinterestedparties,weaimtobecomeacompanyinwhichsocietyplaceslong-termtrustandhopesforustoremainapresenceintothefuture.
SeedetailsofGSYuasa'sphilosophyandManagementvision

CSRPromotionFramework
OurGrouphasestablishedanorganizationalframeworktopromoteCSRthroughourbusinessandtomakecontinuousimprovements.InordertosupervisetheCSRactivitiesoftheentireGroup,includingrelatedcompaniesbothinJapanandoverseas,wehavedesignatedthecompanyPresidentasthechiefcommanding
oﬃcerforthepromotionofCSRandsetupthepostofoﬃcerinchargeofCSR,whoisappointedbyandworksdirectlyunderthepresident.Inaddition,theCSRCommittee,whichischairedbytheoﬃcerinchargeofCSRandcomprisespersonsresponsibleforCSRinbusinessdivisions,Groupcompanies,etc.asmembers,
discusses,promotesandplansCSRactivitiesthroughouttheGroupasawhole.AfterimportantmattersrelatingtothepromotionofCSRintheGroup,includingCSRPolicy,havebeendiscussedintheCSR
Committee,theyaredecidedbytheBoardofDirectorsandmanagementmeetings.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ CSRPromotionFramework

CSRPromotionProcess
TheGSYuasaGrouphasestablishedaprocessbasedonourCSRpromotionplanthatadvancesCSR-related
initiativesthroughbusinessactivities.ThegoalofthisprocessistoachieveenhancedcorporatevalueandstakeholdersatisfactionthroughdevelopmentofacorporatephilosophywhichreﬂectstheGroupʼsenduringcorporatevalues.
WehaveformulatedmanagementandCSRpoliciestoserveasevaluationcriteriafordecision-makingtofacilitaterealizationofourcorporatephilosophy.RegardingthemajorareasofCSRpolicy,wehavecompiled
theCSRCodeofConduct,whichclariﬁesthespeciﬁcdirectionofCSRactivities,andindividualpolicies
clarifyingconcretebehavioralstandardsinCSRactivities.
OurbusinessstrategyprocessincorporatesplanningdesignedtorealizeCSRpolicy.CorporateplanningisformulatedtoensuresocialandcorporateGroupeconomicgrowthandsustainabilitywhichfulﬁlls
stakeholderneedsandexpectationswhileaddressingsocialissues.Achievingthisplanningrequires
applicationofmultiplemanagementsystemsbasedonexistingbusinessprocesses.PerformanceofoperationalprocessesreliesonreevaluationbytheCSRCommittee,chairedbytheoﬃcerinchargeofCSR,
withcontinuousimprovementsasnecessary.
Meanwhile,ourCSRManual,detailingtheGroupʼsCSRPolicy,isdistributedtoeachemployeetoensure
Company-wideCSRpromotion.BehavioralstandardsunderpinningtheCSRPolicyareclariﬁedforemployees
inQ&Asectionsandcolumnscoveringkeytopics,alongwithachecklistforemployeeself-assessmentofbehavioralconformitywithCSRPolicy.TheCSRManualistranslatedinto6languagesforuseamonglocalhireemployeesinouroverseasGroupcompaniestoensurefullcomprehensionofGrouppolicy.OurgoalistopromoteCSRdirectionalityandtoimplementCSRthroughourbusinessactivitiesbasedonacommon
understandingofCSRsharedbyallGroupemployeesinJapanandoverseas.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ CSRPromotionInitiatives
Phase

PeriodTargetSecond
stage
Third
stage
Fourthstage

FY2018

Analyzeandevaluateourperformanceusingtheseprocessesandthenmake
improvements
EstablishbusinessprocessesthatincorporateCSRissuesintoourbusinessstrategy(FifthMid-TermManagementPlan)
ImplementCSRactivitiesinallofourbusinessprocessestoensuresustainablesocialandcorporategrowth.

Firststage FY2016-17 CreateprocessestodealwiththeCSRissuesinrelationtoourbusinessstrategy(FourthMid-TermManagementPlan)
FY2019
FY2019
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

CSRPromotionActivitiesatOverseasGroupCompaniesWeactivelyconductCSReducationatoverseassitestoencourageoverseasGroupcompaniestoundertakeeﬀectiveCSRmeasures.
Weperiodicallydistributeane-mailnewsletter(theCSRe-mailnewsletter)witheasy-to-understandexplanationsofbasicCSRterminologyandGroupCSRpolicies.AtoverseasGroupcompanies,theCSR
e-mailnewsletteristranslatedintosixlanguagesthatlocalemployeescanunderstandanduseforCSR
trainingprovidedtoallemployees.
AtPT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia(YBID)andPT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasa(TBP),bothofwhicharelocatedinIndonesia,trainingforraisingCSRawarenessisconductedthroughemployeedialoguesoneach
educationaltopic.AtInciGSYuasaAkuSanayiveTicaretAnonimSirketiinTurkey,thecodeofcorporate
ethicsadoptedbythecompanyisusedasatopicofCSRtrainingandcasestudiesonanti-corruptionandotherissuesareusedtodeepenunderstandingofcorporateethics.
SincewebelievethatitisnecessaryforallemployeesincludingthoseatoverseasGroupcompaniestohaveasenseofownershipregardingCSR,wewillcontinuetoconductCSRtrainingthroughouttheGroupinthefuture.

CSRTrainingatYBID

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)Materiality
IncorporatingMateriality(KeyCSRIssues)intoGroup
BusinessStrategy

ToreﬂectCSRissuesinourbusinessstrategy,theGSYuasaGroupanalyzesandassessestheimpactonbusinessandtheimpactofourbusinessonsocietyandthenclariﬁestheGroup'smaterialityforitemsthatneedtobeaddressed.Regardingthespeciﬁedmateriality,asnecessarywehavesettargetsrelatingtoourbusinessstrategyand,toachievethosetargets,haveformulatedconcreteactivityplansandkey
performanceindicators(KPIs)togaugeprogressinachievingthegoals.
MaterialityisperiodicallyrevisedbytheGSYuasaGroupCSRCommitteeinaccordancewithevolving
stakeholderneeds/expectationsandsocialissues.Whenincorporatingmaterialityintobusinessstrategy,the
CSRCommitteeformulatesplansthatwillleadtoenhancedstakeholdersatisfactionthroughthestrengtheningofourcorporateinfrastructureandenhancementofcorporatevalue.
TheGSYuasaGroupaimsforenhancedmanagementofﬁnancialandnon-ﬁnancialoperations,aswellasforsustainablecorporateandsocialgrowththroughexecutionofbusinessprocessesthatincorporatematerialityintheMid-TermManagementPlan.
■ OverviewofCSRissuesimpactingsustainablegrowthinourFifthMid-TermManagementPlan
Category

Topic

E

Contributetosustainabilityoftheglobal
environment

S

Respectfor
humanrightsandcontributiontosociety

G

Promotionoffair,transparent,andswiftgroup-wide
governance

CSRIssuesRelatingtoSustainable
GrowthDevelopmentandglobalsalesofenvironmentalconsiderationsproducts
Reductionofenvironmentalburdenofbusinessactivities

Respectforhumanrights
Enhancementofproductivityandmotivationthroughhumanresources
development
Enhancementofworkenvironmentsandoccupationalhealthandsafety
Productsandinformationsharingthatisreassuringtoconsumers
Contributiontotheaddressingofsocietal
issueswithresponsibleprocurementandreductionofprocurementrisks
Respectforinternationalnormsandcompliancewithlawsofrespective
countries
Protectionofintellectualproperty
Thoroughmanagementofconﬁdential
information
Swiftandappropriatemanagement
decision-making

DetailsofMainPlansandTargets▪Ratioofenvironmentalconsiderations
productstooverallsales:35%(2021)▪Group-wideCO2emissionreductiontarget:
6%/3years▪Group-widewaterusereductiontarget:
8%/3years▪Enhancehumanrightseducationandhumanrightsriskmanagement▪Nurtureindependenthumanresourcesandestablishgroundworkforutilizingdiverse
humanresources▪Promotemeasurestoimprovework-lifebalance▪Achievegroup-widequalityimprovement▪Promotecomplianceeducation,
preparationoflegalinformation▪Contributetoeliminationofcounterfeit
goodsandbolsterpatentinfringement
preventionactivities▪Managementthatismindfulofthecorporategovernancecode*CSRissuesrelatingtosustainablegrowtharecategorizedasE(environment),S(social)orG(governance).
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)MaterialitySpecificationProcess
Step1:IdentifyriskandopportunityinCSR
ForkeychallengesintheMid-TermManagementPlan,weidentifyriskinCSR(thathinderstheresolutionoftheseissues)andopportunityinCSR(thatpromotestheresolutionoftheissues).Whenidentifyingtheserisksandopportunities,ouractionsarebasedoninternationalguidelinesrelatedtoCSR.

Step2:SpecifysignificantriskandopportunityinCSR
WeevaluateandassignascoretothescaleoftheCSRriskandopportunityidentiﬁedinStep1inconsiderationoftheimpactonbusiness(possibilityofoccurrencexscaleofimpactonbusiness),whichenablesustospecifyrisksandopportunitiesaskeybusinesschallenges.Next,weevaluatetheimpactofourGroup'sbusinessactivitiesonsocietyrelativetothesecorebusinessrisksandopportunitiesbasedonthenumberofrelatedCSRthemesandsocial
importance.Wethenspecifyrisksandopportunitiesthatwillbekey
CSRdomains.

■ MatrixofkeyCSRdomains

Step3:Specifymateriality
WeorderthecoreCSRrisksandopportunitiesevaluatedinStep2andthenspecifymaterialityinconsiderationoftheresponsemethodtotherisksandopportunities.Inordertoensuretheappropriatenessofthespeciﬁedmateriality,wherenecessarywealsoincorporatefeedbackfromstakeholdersthroughdialoguewithoutsideexperts.

MaterialityandResponsePlan
MaterialityspeciﬁedbytheGSYuasaGroupandsummariesofitsresponseplansareshowninthetablebelow.
Withrespecttomaterialityshowninthetable,wewillconductoperationandmanagementbasedonthemeasurabletargetmanagementandmanagementcriteria,makeongoingimprovementsandperform
eﬀectivemaintenanceandmanagement.Thedetailsoftheformulatedplanswillbereviewedandrevisedasnecessaryaccordingtothestatusofchangingcircumstancesandotherfactors.
Whencarryingoutthethree-yearMid-TermManagementPlan,theﬁrstyearofwhichisﬁscal2019,we
formulatednewmaterialityresponseplanstoaddressCSRissuesrelatingtosustainablegrowthundertherelevantplan.Aftersummarizingtheﬁscal2018materialityresponseplansandreviewingthemateriality,weestablishedmaterialityresponseplansforﬁscal2019andlater.
Thistablealsoshowsresultsofspeciﬁcationsafterconﬁrmingtherelevancebetweenthemateriality
speciﬁedbytheGroupandSDGs*whichisregardedastheuniversallanguage,forourstakeholdersʼ
understanding.
*SDGs(SustainableDevelopmentGoals):Goalstoconstructasustainablesociety,whichwereadoptedbytheUnitedNations,clearlyindicatingglobalsocialissuesthatshouldbesolved.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ SummaryofMaterialityResponsePlans(ﬁscal2019–2021)
Scopeof
KPI
Materiality
Activityoutline
application* (keyperformanceindicator)
Developingfair,transparent,andsoundbusiness,andanticorruption(1)Numberoftimescomplianceeducationinformation
disseminatedannually
Domestic (2)Numberofcompliancetrainingimplementation
Thoroughly
Provisionoflegal
topicsfulﬁllingourCSR informationandandensuringpromotionof(1)Progressratioofplansforcompliancecompliancetraining
overseasdeploymentofdomesticcompliancetraining
Overseas
system(2)Progressratiooflegal
violationriskresponseplan
ThoroughavoidanceofApplicationimplementation
infringementsfromDomestic ratioofpatentinfringement
third-partyintellectual
surveysatthedevelopment
propertyrights
stage
RespectandProtectionfor
Promotionoftheintellectual
enforcementagainst
Achievementratioofresponse
property
infringementproducts
Overseas plantointellectualproperty(expansionofaccessinfringement(imitation
channelstooverseas
products)
organizations,etc.)
Cyberattackresponseratioat
Globaltimeofdetectinghighsecurity
Promotionofsecurity
alertsmeasuresandstrengtheningofillegal
StrictInformationleakage
managementof /inappropriateaccess
Domestic conﬁrmationandresponsemonitoring
ratioattimeoflargedata
conﬁdential
outputinformation
PromotionofRatioofemployeespassing
informationsecurity
Domestic informationsecurity
training
proﬁciencytest
Respectforhumanrights
Domestic Achievementratioofhumanrightstrainingplan
Promotionof(1)Achievementratioofplanscompliancetrainingandforoverseasdeploymentofthoroughdissemination
domesticharassmenttrainingofhotlinereport
Overseas (2)Progressratioofoperation
systemimprovementplanforharassmentreportsystem
Respectforindividuality
Comprehensivehumanrightsriskmanagement

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Progressratioofhumanrights
riskresponseplan

Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

Scopeof
KPI
Materiality
Activityoutline
application* (keyperformanceindicator)
Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment(1)Numberoftimestraining
sessionssupportingwomenʼsskilldevelopmentare
Promotionof
Respectfor
conductedannuallydevelopmentoftheDomestic (2)Ratioofwomenamongnew
Diversity
skillsofwomen
graduatesrecruitedforcareer-trackpositions(1)Achievementratiooftrainingplantosupport
employeegrowth
Domestic (2)Achievementratioofworksiteeducationplan
usingskillmap
Promotionofhuman
Humanresources resourcedevelopment(1)Achievementratioofdevelopment
programs
educationalplansforheadsofoverseassite(2)AchievementratioofOverseas
overseasdeploymentplanforcareerdevelopment
supporttools(1)Responseratiotopreventtherecurrenceoflong
workinghours(2)Annualfrequencyoflabormanagementconsultations
Promotionoftherelatingtoworkinghours
thoroughmanagement Domestic(3)Operationalachievementofemployees'working
ratioofstandardfornumber
hoursandpreventionofdaysofpaidleavetakenoftherecurrenceofannually(10days/personorlongworkinghours
more)
Overseas Progressratioofplantoreducelongworkinghours(1)Numberofserious
Improvementofoccupationalaccidents
safetyandhealth(2)Missedworkfrequencyratioinworking(3)Numberofworkersnotenvironments
meetingourbloodlead
concentrationmanagement
Domestic
standards(4)Numberofpersonssubject
toworkmanagement
Promotionoflabor
categoryIIIinwork
safetyandhealthrisk
environmentmeasurements
management(1)Numberofserious
occupationalaccidents(2)Missedworkfrequencyratio
Overseas (3)Achievementratioofplansforoverseasdeploymentofworkerbloodlead
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Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

Scopeof
KPI
Materiality
Activityoutline
application* (keyperformanceindicator)
Fulﬁllmentofourresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproductsandservices
Promotionofquality
improvementandAchievementratiooftargets
strengtheningofquality
Globalforclaimsandin-process
communication
defects(utilizationofquality
Provisionofhigh- managementsystem)
qualityproducts StrengtheningofProgressratioofproductmaintenanceservice
Domestic maintenanceservicesystem
setup
operationalplan
Promotionofproduct
Numberofseriousproduct
Globalsafetyeducation
accidents
Globalenvironmentalconservation
Promotionofeﬀective
Ratioofreductionofwateruse
Globaluseofwaterresources(comparedwithFY2018)

Promotingenvironmental
protection

Developingandpopularizing
environmentallyconsidered
products

Contributiontorealizationoflowcarbonsociety
Preventionofenvironmentalpollution
(thoroughenvironmentalrisk
management)
Improvementinratioofuseofrecycledmaterialsinproducts
providedtomarkets
Marketexpansionforourproductscontainedinenvironmentallyconsciousproducts(foruseinlowemissionvehicles,etc.)
Developmentofproductsenhancing
environmental
performance

SDGs

RatioofreductionofCO2
emissions(comparedwithFY
2018)

GlobalDomestic
Overseas
GlobalNumberofmajor
environmentalaccidents
Progressratioofenvironmentalriskresponseplan(water
quality,airquality,undergroundseepage)
Ratioofuseofrecycledlead(rawmaterial)inalllead-acidbatteriesbyweight

GlobalPercentageofenvironmentallyconsideredproductsintotal
salesofallproducts

Domestic

Complianceratiosbylithiumionbatterieswithlifespan
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

Scopeof
KPI
Materiality
Activityoutline
application* (keyperformanceindicator)
Ensuringsocialresponsibilitywithinoursupplychain
Responsetoconﬂict
mineralsurvey

Responsible
procurement
promotion

Domestic

Achievementratioofconﬂict
mineralsurveyplan

Domestic

Achievementratioofsupplier
CSRissuesimprovementplan

Overseas

Achievementratioofsupplier
CSRissuesimprovementplan

Domestic(1)RatioofreductionofCO2
emissionsinsupplychains(comparedwiththeprevious
year)(2)Ratioofreductionofwateruseinsupplychains(comparedwiththeprevious
year)

SDGs

ManagementofsupplierCSRrisks

Reductionofenvironmentalburdeninsupplychains*ThescopeofapplicationmaynotcoverallGroupcompanies.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)DevelopingFair,Transparent,andSoundBusiness,andAnti-CorruptionWearefocusedonstrengtheningourcorporategovernancetoenhanceoursustainablegrowthandimproveourmedium-andlong-termcorporatevalue.
CorporateGovernanceApproachandGovernanceSystem
Todrivesustainablegrowthandenhancecorporatevalueoverthemediumandlongterms,theGSYuasa
Groupiscommittedtoestablishinganorganizationandsystemsthatenablefast,eﬃcientresponsestoachangingbusinessenvironment.Atthesametime,ourbasicpolicyoncorporategovernanceistomakeevery
eﬀorttothoroughlyimplementandstrengthencomplianceandenhancethesoundnessandtransparencyofmanagement.
Anewgovernancestructurebeganinﬁscal2017basedonthisphilosophy.GSYuasaCorporation,theholdingcompany,isresponsibleforformulatingmanagementstrategiesforalloftheGroup'sbusinesses,aswellasmanagementfortheentireGroupandoversightoftheGroup'sbusinessexecution.GSYuasa
InternationalLtd.,theGroup'scoreoperatingcompany,isthekeydecision-makingbodyforbusinessexecution,
consolidatingandstrengtheningbusinessexecutionandmakingswiftbusiness-relateddecisions.
TheBoardofDirectorsmakesfastandeﬀectivedecisionsrelatedtotheGroup'smanagementbyprioritizing
strategicdecisionmakingandsupervisoryfunctionsformanagementpolicy.Inaddition,monitoringhasbeen
reinforcedbyappointingmultipleindependentoutsidedirectors.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ GovernanceStructure(FY2019)

EvaluatingtheEffectivenessoftheBoardofDirectors
TheeﬀectivenessoftheBoardofDirectorshasbeenevaluatedonceayearsinceﬁscal2016.Alldirectorsandcorporateauditorsﬁlloutaquestionnaireonthestructure,management,agendaanddutiesoftheboard.Asaresultofanalysisandevaluationofthecontent,ithasbeendeemedthattheBoardofDirectorsisoperatingeﬀectively.Countermeasuresidentiﬁedforimprovementinﬁscal2017wereevaluatedinﬁscal2018andfoundtohavebeenlargelyachieved.However,assomesuggestedfurtherimprovementwasneededvis-a-visthefrequencyandcontentoffollow-upreportspertainingtoimportantagendaitems,re-evaluationoftheseareas
wasdiscussed.Goingforward,wewillcontinuetoassesstheeﬀectivenessoftheBoardofDirectorsandstrivetomakefurtherimprovements.

EstablishmentofNominationandCompensationCommittee
OnFebruary26,2019,theBoardofDirectorsvotedtoestablishadiscretionaryNominationandCompensation
Committee,chairedbyanindependentoutsidedirector,andservingasanadvisorybodytotheBoardof
Directors.Thegoalofthecommitteewillbetostrengthentheindependence,objectivityandaccountabilityof
BoardofDirectorfunctionssuchasdirectornominationsandcompensation.
Nominationcommitteefunctionsincludeconsultingonproposalsfornominatingnewdirectorsandforselectinganewcorporatepresidentandplansforsuccessors(includinghumanresourcedevelopment),in
additiontoreportingﬁndingstotheBoardofDirectors.Meanwhile,thecompensationcommitteewillconsultonpolicydeterminationsfordirectorcompensationaswellasforindividualdirectorremuneration,andreportingﬁndingstotheBoardofDirectors.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ NominationandCompensationCommitteestructure
Classiﬁcation

Chairperson

Committeemember

Positiontitle

Names

OutsideDirector
President
ExecutiveVicePresident
OutsideDirector

IkuoOtani
OsamuMurao
KeiNishida
TakayoshiMatsunaga

ReasonsforAppointingInternalDirectors
ToprovidecontrolovertheGroupastheholdingcompany,GSYuasaCorporationappliesabalancedapproachtoappointingdirectorswhopossessknowledgeandexperiencecoveringthebusinessandfunctionsoftheentireGroupandthenecessaryaptitudeandcompetencetoensurespeedydecisionmaking.
Atpresenttherearenofemaledirectors,butGSYuasapositivelyrecruitsfemalegraduatesandpromotes
measurestoencouragewomentobeactiveatwork,includingnext-generationtraining,andtheratioofwomeninmanagerialpositionsisgraduallyincreasing.

PolicyontheIndependenceofOutsideDirectors
CandidatesselectedasoutsidedirectorsmustmeettherequirementsforindependencesetoutintheCompaniesActandpossesstheexperienceandinsighttoobjectivelyandfairlyjudgethelegalityandappropriatenessoftheexecutionofthecompany'sdutiesfromtheshareholders'perspectivewithoutbeing
limitedbybeinginchargeofbusinessimplementation.Also,webelieveintheimportanceofemployingpeople
whoareoutwardlyindependentandusetheTokyoStockExchange'sindependencestandardsastheirreference.

RecordofAttendancebyOutsideDirectorsatBoardofDirectors
andAuditorMeetings
TherecordofattendancebyoutsidedirectorsatmeetingsoftheBoardofDirectorsandauditorsinﬁscal
2018isshownbelow.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ RecordofAttendancebyOutsideDirectorsatBoardofDirectorandAuditorMeetings
Names

BoardofDirectors
Numberofattendances/Numberofmeetings

AuditorMeeting
Numberofattendances/Numberofmeetings

IkuoOtani,
OutsideDirector

18/18-

TakayoshiMatsunaga,
OutsideDirector

13/13-18/18

13/1318/18

13/1313/1313/13

ShinjiOchiai,
OutsideCorporateAuditor(Full-time)
KatsuyaOhara,
OutsideCorporateAuditor(Full-time)
TsukasaFujii,
OutsideCorporateAuditor(Part-time)

RemunerationofDirectors
Remunerationpaidtodirectorsandauditorsinﬁscal2018isshownbelow.
■ TotalAmountofRemuneration,Etc.byCategoryandbyType,andNumberofApplicablePersons
Category

Directors(excludingoutsidedirectors)
Auditors(excludingoutsidecorporateauditors)

Totalamountofremuneration,etc. Numberofapplicablepersons(Millionsofyen)

Outsidedirectors/auditors- 23 -

102

6

12

1

54

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

InternalControlSystem
Tostrengthenthemanagementfoundation,theGSYuasaGrouphasimprovedthesystemandrelevantrulestoensurethemaintenanceofethicalbusinesspracticesbasedontheCompaniesAct.Thissystemincludes
mechanismstoensureeﬀectiveauditing,informationmanagement,andriskmanagementthroughouttheGroup.
TocomplywiththeinternalcontrolreportingsystemrequiredundertheFinancialInstrumentsandExchangeAct,wearemaintaininganinternalcontrolsystemandﬁnancialreportingmechanismstomeetallrequirements.
OurinternationalsubsidiariesandotherconsolidatedGroupcompaniesevaluatethestatusoftheimprovementandimplementationofinternalcontrols.Followingexternalaudits,reportsontheseinternal
controlsarepubliclydisclosed.

RiskManagement
BasicApproach
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatriskmanagementisessentialforthelastinggrowthofthecompany.Asourbasicapproach,theGroupthinksthatthefollowingtwopointsareimportantsothatcrisesstemmingfromtheescalationofrisksdonotexertaseriousimpactontheGrouporonsocietyingeneral.First,bypredictingandunderstandingrisksandadoptingappropriatepreliminarymeasures,theescalationofrisks(outbreakofcrises)canbeprevented.Second,eﬀectivemeasurescanbetakenbeforehandsothatevenifacrisisdoesoccur,thelossiskepttoaminimum.Basedonthisapproach,toproperlypromoteriskmanagement,ourGrouphas
formulatedriskmanagementrulesthatstipulatetheresponsibilitiesofemployeesandourriskmanagement
promotionsetup.

RiskManagementBasedonRiskManagementSheetsInaccordancewiththeriskmanagementrules,eachdepartmentassessesriskeverymonthusingarisk
managementsheet.Onthisform,thedepartmentﬁrstﬁllsinthemeasuresitistakingasabasicresponsetomitigatetherisksithasidentiﬁedandtoavoidanycriticaleventsaswellasthepoliciestominimizelossifacriticaleventdoesoccur.Eachdepartmentconﬁrmsthestatusofimplementationofthesemeasuresandrelatedpoliceseachmonth.Thedepartmentalsoﬁllsinthedetailsofanycriticaleventsthatoccurred,aswellasasummaryoftheresponseandtheinvestigationintothecauseandmeasurestopreventareoccurrence.
Thesepreventivemeasuresarefedbackintothe"basicresponse"andthestatusofimplementationischecked
eachmonthtoprovideaframeworkthatensuresthatsimilareventsdonothappenagain.
TheriskmanagementsheetsproducedbythedepartmentsarecompiledatthedivisionallevelwiththedirectorinchargeofthedivisionverifyingandassessingthestatusofresponsethroughtheRiskManagement
Committee.Thedeliberationsbythecommitteesaresummarizedandthenfedbacktoeachdepartmentaspartofamechanismtoimprovetheeﬀectivenessofriskmanagement.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ RiskManagementSheet

RiskManagementundertheGroupRiskManagementCommittee
TheGroupRiskManagementCommittee,headedby ■ RiskManagementStructurethepresidentandconsistingofthechairsofdepartmentalRiskManagementCommittees,holds
semiannualmeetingstopromotegroupwiderisk
managementandtoencouragethesharingofkey
informationrelatedtoriskmanagement.TheRisk
ManagementCommitteeconﬁrmsthattheappropriateriskmanagementmeasureshavebeen
implementedandthecommitteechairsreporton
progressinthisarea.Wealsoactivelyexchange
opinionsandshareinformationonthediﬀerentstylesofriskmanagement.

SystemforDealingwithCrises
Toprepareforthepossibilitythatariskmaterializes,wehaveestablishedasystemthatincludesanemergency
contactnetworktoswiftlyimplementcrisismanagement.Ifaseriouscrisisoccurs,membersoftheGroupRisk
ManagementCommitteewillbeappointedtoorganizeacrisismanagementheadquarters,underthepresident,tominimizecorporatelosses.Thesystemwehavesetupenablesustoimplementaneﬀectiveresponseswiftly
andwithappropriatecare.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

CompliancewithLaws,etc.
BasicPhilosophyonPromotingComplianceBytrainingourpersonnelaccordingtoourphilosophyofinnovationandgrowthwhilemanifestingourcommitmenttosocietyandpreservingtheglobalenvironment,weareensuringthatallemployeesareguided
intheirbehaviorfocusingoncompliancewithlaws,companyregulationsandethicalstandards.
TheComplianceDeclarationmadebythePresidentstatesthatsuccessmustneverbeachievedthroughlegalandmoralinfringementsandthat"establishingrulesandstructure"and"developingastrongsenseofcommitmenttorealizecompliance"areessentialtobecomingacorporateleaderincompliance.Following
theseguidelines,multifacetedcompliancepromotionactivitiesshouldbedevelopedateveryemployeelevel,
andeachemployeeshouldincorporateself-directedandproactiveactionsintohis/herbasicapproachtoyieldaneﬀectiveimprovementincomplianceawareness.

PermeationofComplianceAwareness
TheCSRManualwhichdelineatesrulesforadherencebyeverycorporateGroupmemberisdistributedtoall
employeestofacilitatepermeationofcomplianceawareness.
ThemanualclariﬁesGroupCSRpolicyandoutlinesbehavioralstandardswhicheachemployeemustfollow
duringbusinessactivities.Tofacilitateitsusageasatoolforemployeesingaugingbehavioralstandards,themanualdelineatesfollowingitems:
Concreteexamplesofcomplianceoperationsandtheoccurrenceofcompliancerisks(explanationsusingaquestionandanswerformatandcolumns)
Diagnosticchecklisttohelpemployeesassesstheirownadherencetocorporatebehavioralstandards.
Themanualfurtherdetailshowtousetheinternalwhistleblowersystemforsimpleriskdetectionandintroducesanemergencycontactsystemforuseinacrisistorealizequickresponsestocomplianceinfringements.

WorkplaceMeetingsonCSR
Workplacemeetingsoncompliance,initiatedinﬁscal2012asameansofallowingcomplianceawarenesstopermeatetoeachandeveryemployee,havebeenconductedforsevenconsecutiveyears.
Transitioninginto"workplacemeetingsonCSR"fromﬁscal2018,thesemeetingsintroduced14topics
alignedwithCSRpolicy,andarenowbeingexpandedto22GroupcompanieswithinJapaninadditiontothe331GSYuasaworkplaces.Some96%ofworkplaceshavereportedtheseactivitiestobeeﬀective,resultinginvigorousdebate.The14topicsofdiscussioninclude:deﬁningCSR,preventingintentionalwrongdoing,
handlingconﬁdentialinformation,subcontractinglaws,personalinformationprotection,securitytradecontrols,
intellectualproperty,respectforhumanrights,sexual/powerharassment,managementofworkinghours,
occupationalhealthandsafety,productsafety,wastemanagementandpromotionofsupplychainCSR
activities.Themeetingsuseeducationalmaterialsmadebythedivisioninchargeoneachtopicandincluding
contentrelatedtothecircumstancesoftheGroup.Weintendtocontinuerunningthesemeetingsandupgradingthecontenttoensurethatitisbothup-to-dateandeducational.
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GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline■ NumberofreportstotheGSYuasaGroup
corporateethicshotline
FY
Numberofreports
2014
3
2015
8
2016
5
2017
6
2018
10

WeestablishedGSYuasaGroupcorporateethics
hotlineregulationsandsetupacorporateethics
hotline.Accessiblebothinternallyandexternally,thehotlineenablesemployees,temporaryworkers,
businesspartnersandotherstoprovideinformation
anonymouslyiftheybecomeawareofbehaviorbyaGroupemployeethatviolatesthelaworcompany
regulationsorisunethicalorotherwiseinappropriateoranymatterthatisatriskofbecomingaviolation.
Inﬁscal2018,wereceived10reportsrelatingtoharassmentandothermatters.Weconductinquiries
andtakeappropriateaction,onthesematters,whileremainingcommittedtoprotectingwhistleblowers.

EliminationofAntisocialElements
TheGSYuasaGroupclearlydisavowscontact"withpersonnelororganizationsoforganizedcrime"inourCSR
Policy,whileourCSRCodeofConductsimilarlystipulates"separationfromorganizedcrime,"statingaspeciﬁc
policythat,"wewillnotprovideanyformofbeneﬁtinexcessofthenormalshareholder'srighttoanypersonorcompanyassociatedwithorganizedcrime"and"wewillcutoﬀbusinessoranyotherrelationshipswithindividualsandorganizationshavinganindicationofsupportfororganizedcrime."ThispolicyandtheCodeofConducthavebeensharedwithallGroupemployees.

InformationSecurity
EffortstoEnsureInformationSecurity
OurGroupplacesimportanceonglobaleﬀortstoensureinformationsecurity.Throughtheregularmonitoringofcommunicationsbyanoutsidesecurityservice,theintroductionofanillegalconnectiondetectionsystemandothermeasures,weendeavortopreventillegalaccesstoourin-housenetworkandforestalldamage.To
preventtheoutﬂowofconﬁdentialinformation,weconducttheencryptionofpersonalcomputerdatataken
outsidethecompanyandpromoteawareness-raisingactivitiessothatemployeesfollowourproceduresforthemanagementofinformationsystemuse,includingthedistributionofaninformationsecurityhandbookandtheimplementationofe-learning.Furthermore,basedonJapanesesecuritystandards,weconductsurveysofsecuritymeasuresinoverseasGroupcompaniesandgiveguidancetoaddressvulnerabilities.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)

IntellectualProperty
EffortstoEnsuretheProtectionofIntellectualPropertyWeseeintellectualproperty,theresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,asoneofourimportantassets.
Everyyearweﬁleabout200to300patentapplicationsinJapanandabout100to150overseas.Ourbasic
policyistoprotectourGroupʼsoutstandingtechnologythroughaggressivepatentapplicationsandtomaintainthetrustofourcustomersbyeliminatingimitationproducts.
Inﬁscal2019,wearepromotingeﬀortsgearedtowardAI/IoTpatentstosupplementourongoingslateofactivities.WearealsofocusingonintellectualpropertyriskaversionactivitiesinouroverseasGroupcompanies
andareaﬀordingintellectualpropertysupporttobusinesspromotioninourforefrontandoverseasdivisions.
Wearealsopursuingongoingcountermeasures,exposingandlitigatingagainstinjuriousoverseascounterfeit
goods,toensurethereliabilityofavailableproductsforourcustomers.

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RespectforHumanRights
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthattherightsofallpeoplemustberespectedinordertorealizeourphilosophyofcontributing
topeople,societyandtheglobalenvironment.
ProhibitionofDiscriminationandRespectforDiversity
ProvidingFairSelectionandOpportunity
TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesfairemployeeselection,evaluationandtrainingbasedonabilityandperformance.Weprohibitdiscriminationinrecruitment,personnelassessmentandotheremployee
circumstances.Also,werespectdiversityirrespectiveofrace,gender,sexuality,nationality,placeofbirth,
disability,religionorpoliticalopinion.

RespectforLaborRights
CreatingaPleasantWorkplacethroughLaborandManagement
WorkingasOne
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanpromoteapleasantworkplacethroughlaborandmanagement
workingasone.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasadopteda"unionshopsystem"andasageneralruleallregularemployees,asidefrommanagement,aremembersofthelaborunion.Furthermore,wearepursuingbusinessbasedonmutualunderstandingachievedthroughlaborunionrecommendationsandactive
discussiononmanagementpoliciesoftheGroupcompaniesinJapan,includingworkingconditionsandbeneﬁtprogramsforemployees.Throughthisrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement,wearesecuring
theobjectivityandtransparencyofcompanymanagement,whileincreasingtheeﬀectivenessofvarious
initiatives.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Labor-ManagementConsultativeStructure(DomesticGroupCompanies)
NameofLabor-management
consultativebody

Meeting
frequency

4times/year
Divisionalcommittee
Monthly
Factorycommittee
Monthly
Healthandsafetycommittee Monthly(statutory)
Expertcommitteeonwork Monthly
hours
Managementcouncil

Expertcommitteeonfuture
generations

Content

Company'smanagementpolicies,businessconditionsandstatusofbusinessexecution,etc.
IssuesfortherespectiveR&Dandbusinessdivisions
Issuesinproductiondivisions
Initiativestopreventoccupationalaccidents
Checkingthestatusofworkhoursandmakingimprovements

Twice/year Child-rearingandnursingcaresupport

ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
BasicRulesonForcedLaborandChildLabor
TheGSYuasaGroupisestablishingthefollowingbasicrulesonforcedlaborandchildlaboratoverseas
Groupcompanies,inadditiontoJapan.Wetakeimmediatecorrectiveactionupondiscoveringforcedlaboror
childlaborbyasupplier.
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
Wewillneitherforcelabor,noremploychildrenunderthelegalworkingage.Furthermore,wewillnottolerate
forcedlabororchildlaborinanyway.
Avoidanceofcomplicityinhumanrightsabuse
Directlyorindirectly,wewillnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuse.

ResponsestoLawsandRegulationsonModernSlaveryandWageDisparities
TheGSYuasaGroupcomplieswiththelawsandregulationsofeverycountryandregion,takingallnecessary
stepstomeettheprovisionsoftheUK'sModernSlaveryActenactedin2015andtheGenderPayGap
InformationRegulationsenactedin2017asoneoftheactivitiesinvolvedinsecuringthetransparencyofbusiness.
GSYuasaBatteryEuropeLimited(GYEUR),anoverseasGroupcompanyintheUnitedKingdom,hasreleased
statementsonitswebsiteregardingtheselawsandregulationsandinformationonthestatusofits
undertakings.Thiscompanywillcontinuetoperiodicallyreleaseinformationinthefuture.
Clickhereforrelevantinformation(linktheGYEURwebsite).
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GraspingHumanRightsInitiativesatOverseasGroupCompanies
Toavoidandalleviatenegativeeﬀectsofbusinessactivitiesonstakeholderhumanrights,fromﬁscal
2017theGSYuasaGrouplaunchedeﬀortstograspthestatusofhumanrightsinitiativesatoverseas
Groupcompanies.
Speciﬁcally,ourCSRpromotioninspectorstouredworkingenvironmentsandexaminedotheraspectsofoverseasGroupcompanies,conﬁrmingcompliancewiththelegalsystemsinnationsandregions
wherebusinessisconductedandmakingcomparisonswithinternationalhumanrightsstandards.
AtcertainoverseasGroupcompanies,issueshavebeenencounteredwithinternalwhistleblower
systemandotherprocedures.Planscallforanalysisandevaluationoftheseresultstodevise
countermeasuresinlinewiththeculturesandcustomsofthenationsandregionswherebusinessisconducted.
Maininspectionitems
Presenceofforcedlabor,childlabor,discrimination
Workhoursandwagemanagement
Respectfordiversity(employmentofpersonswithdisabilities,promotingwomenʼsroles,etc.)
Humanetreatment(harassment,internalwhistleblowersystem,etc.)
Freedomofassociation
Occupationalhealthandsafety,healthcare
Comfortableworkingenvironments(jobturnover,etc.)
Humanresourcesdevelopment,fairevaluationandpersonneltreatmentsystems

RaiseEmployeeAwarenesstowardRespectforHuman
RightsPromotingHumanRightsEducationToimplementbusinessactivitieswithrespectforhumanrights,theGSYuasaGrouppromoteseducationtoraiseemployeeawarenesstowardrespectforhumanrights.
Thefollowingenlightenmentandeducationinitiativeshelpemployeestograspvarioushumanrightsissues
andtheimportanceofbusinessactivitieskeyedtohumanrights.Asnecessary,personnelparticipateinhumanrightsriskassessmentandotherhumanrightsmanagementtrainingsessions,nurturingandexpandingknowledgevitalinproperlyrecognizingandevaluatinghumanrightsrisksandtheirnegativeeﬀects.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Humanrightsrespecteducation
Worksitetraining(meetings,discussions)inrespectforhumanrightsandavoidingharassment
Distributionofbookletsandinternale-mailnewslettersdesignedtoincreaserespectforhumanrights
DistributionofourGroupCSRpolicymanuals
Humanrightsriskexplanatorymeetingstargetingoverseassitemanagers■ WorksiteTrainingonRespectforHumanRightsandHarassment(FY2018)
Company

NumberofWorksites

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.
GroupcompaniesinJapan
Total

301
133
434

Worksite
ImplementationRate
(%)

100
100
100

Average
implementationtime(hours)

1.5
2.6
1.8

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ConservationandImprovementofAdequateWorking
Environment
TheGSYuasaGrouprespectsdiversityandworkstomaintainandimproveapleasantworkingenvironment.Wearealso
committedtodevelopinghumanresourceswithanemphasison
workplaceconditions.
ProvisionofComfortableWorkingEnvironment
Basicpolicy
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesitisimportanttoprovideacomfortableandhealthyworkingenvironmentinwhicheveryonecandisplaytheirabilitiesfullyandcontinuestoworkregardlessofgenderandage,toemployees.Suchprojectsareconceivedtobuildworkplacesrichinenergyandfulﬁllmentforeachandevery
member,promotinginitiativestosupplyemployeeswithworkenvironmentssteepedinrichandopen
communication.
Toprogressivelyraiseemployeesatisfaction,theGroupmovestosecureoutstandingpersonnel,boost
laborproductivityandotherwiseenhanceitscorporatecompetitiveness.
■ Numberandratioofnewemployees(FY2018,domesticcompanies)
Numberofnew
Agegroup employees(person)
Male
Female

10's
20's
30's
40's
50's
60's
Total

37
83
44
11
1
1
177

5
26
8
3
0
0
42

Ratio(%)
Male

16.9
37.9
20.1
5.0
0.5
0.5
80.8

Female

2.3
11.9
3.7
1.4
0.0
0.0
19.2

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Newgraduates
Mid-careeremployees
MaleFemaleMale
Female

37
48
0
0
0
0
85

5
23
0
0
0
0
28

0
35
44
11
1
1
92

0
3
8
3
0
0
14

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Numberofresigneesandjobturnover(FY2018,domesticcompanies)
Agegroup

10's
20's
30's
40's
50's
60's
Total

Numberofresignees(person)
Male
Female

1
9
21
6
8
11
56

0
2
6
1
0
0
9

Jobturnover(%)
Male
Female

2.8
1.8
3.2
0.7
1.0
7.0
1.9

0.0
1.8
5.6
0.9
0.0
0.0
2.1

■ NumberandBreakdownofEmployees(FY2018,domesticbusinesscompanies)
Typesofemployees

Number(persons)Male
FemaleRatio(%)

Male

Fulltimeemployee

2,918

448

86.7

13.3

Fixed-term
employment

201

19

91.4

8.6

Total

3,119

467

87.0

13.0

FemaleConservationandImprovementofSafetyandHealthin
WorkingEnvironments
Top-Management-PromotedHealthandSafetyMeasures
TheGSYuasaGrouppromotescompany-wideendeavorstobuildacorporatecultureofsafety.Basedonthe
HealthandSafetyDeclarationbythePresident,ouruncompromisingcommitmentistoprotectallemployeesfrominjury,sicknessandotherworkplaceissues.
TheHealthandSafetyPolicysetsforththeGroup'sbasicthinkingontheoptimumapproachesinthisdomain.OurOccupationalSafetyandHealthDivisionisinstrumentalinstrengtheninghealthandsafety
managementatbothdomesticbusinesssitesandoverseasGroupcompanies.TheseeﬀortsareaccompaniedbyeverydayhealthandsafetyactivitiesroutedthroughorganizationalstructuresfocusedonSafetyand
HealthCommitteesestablishedatindividualbusinessdivisionsandcompanies.

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Healthandsafetypolicy

PolicyWewillcreateacorporateculturethatensuresworker'ssafetyandhealth.

ActionAgenda

1. Wewillfulﬁlllegalrequirements,investresourcesandstipulateproceduresforallofouroperationsinordertoensureahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment.
2. Managers/supervisorswillgrasptherootcausesofdangersassociatedwithsafetyandhealthandtakemeasuressystematicallytolowertheirrisks.
3. Managers/supervisorswillnotoverlookunsafebehaviorofemployeesandwillprovideguidancetocorrectthem.
4. Employeeswillfollowpredeterminedrulesrelatedtosafetyandhealthinordertoprotecttheirownselves.
5. Employeeswillmakeareporttotheirsuperiorsrequestingforimprovementoffacilitiesorprocedureswhenheorsheﬁndstherootcauseofdanger.
■ OverviewofOrganizationalStructure

ReducingOccupationalAccidentRisk
GSYuasaGroupdomesticbusinesssiteinitiativesforsafeworkingenvironmentsincludeinstallationofsoftpolesforonsitepedestrian-vehicleseparation,reviewsofthevolumeandlocationofpedestriancrossings,
movestoone-wayvehicletraﬃc,restrictedbicycleaccessandothermeasures.Generalinspectionsareconductedsimultaneouslyatallplantworkplaces,withriskassessmentstrackinghazardsandriskreduction
stepsusedtoaddresssuchthreatlevels.Workplaceconditionsarefurtherclariﬁedwithenvironmental
measurementsandmonitoringoftheimpactofhazardoussubstancesonworkersthroughspecializedhealthexams.Inthisway,workenvironmentimprovementsreﬂecttheresultsofregularmonitoringandmeasurements.
RegardingoverseasGroupcompanies,wehaveimplementedhealthandsafetyinspectionsat18battery
manufacturingsitessinceﬁscal2017.Besidestrackingsafetylevels,wehaveendeavoredtoreducetheriskofoccupationalaccidentsbyreassessingrisks,pointingouthazardsandrequestingimprovements.Domestic
safetycontrolstandards,operationalprocessesandotherhealthandsafetymanagementschemesarealso
beingdeployedatoverseassites,promotingeﬀectiveadministrationoverourGroup-widehealthandsafety
performance.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Missedworkfrequencyrateandrateofintensity(GSYuasaInternationalLtd.)FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018

Missedworkfrequencyrate*1
Averagefrequencyrateinmanufacturingindustry
Rateofintensity*2
Averagerateofintensityinmanufacturingindustry

0.37
1.00
0.00
0.09

0.55
1.06
0.01
0.06

0.85
1.15
0.01
0.07

0.45
1.02
0.01
0.08

0.47
1.20
0.00
0.10

*1 Missedworkfrequencyrateisthenumberofpeoplemissingworkper1,000,000workhours,calculatedas:Missedwork
frequencyrate=(Numberofpeoplemissingwork/Totalhoursworked)x1,000,000*2 Rateofintensityisthenumberoflostdaysduetoaccidentsper1,000workhours,calculatedas:Rateofintensity=(Daysmissed/Totalhoursworked)x(300/365)x1,000

RaisingWorkerAwarenessConcerningSafetyWeconductactivitiesintendedtoraiseworkerawarenessofsafetyateachdomesticGroupbusinesssiteinordertomaintainandimprovesafetyandhealthmanagementoperations.
Wealsoensurethatsafetyandhealthactivitiesarewell-establishedandraisetheirlevelsbyconducting
educationandtrainingtopreventsafetyandhealthrisksfromoccurring.ThiseducationalprogramisnotlimitedtodomesticbusinesssitesbutisbeingdeployedatoverseasGroupcompaniesinstages.
[Examplesofactivitiesforraisingsafetyawareness]
Postingstatementsofmanagementintentconcerningoccupationalsafetyatallworksites
Distributingsafetyandhealthcards(cardswithfundamentalinformationconcerningworkplacesafety)toworkers(includingallrelevantpersonswhoenterworksites)
Periodicallyconductingsafetyandhealthawarenesssurveys(surveyscoverallemployeeswhoworkatworksitesandemployeesofsubcontractorsandcooperatingcompanies)[Examplesofeducationandtrainingtopreventsafetyandhealthrisksfromoccurring]
Periodictrainingrelatingtosafetytechniquessuchasriskpredictiontrainingandriskassessment(coverssafetytrainerswhoserveasthepersonnelforsafetyactivitiesateachworksite)- 36 -

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EnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
OptimizingWorkHours
Aimingtobeaworkplacethatprotectsthehealthofemployeesandenablesthemtoworkwithpeaceofmind,theGSYuasaGroupisstrivingtoensurethemostappropriateworkhoursthroughcooperation
betweenlaborandmanagement.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasintroducedandmanagedsystemstoaccuratelyunderstandandmanageworkhours(attendancemanagementsystemandaccesscontrolsystem).
Moreover,anexpertcommitteecombininglaborandmanagementisheldmonthly,andwechecktheconditionofemployeesworkinglonghoursandotherrelatedmatters,makingeﬀortstomanageappropriate
workinghours.
Wearetakingstepstoreducelaborhoursforemployeeswhohadworkedlonghoursbyproviding
consultationwithanindustrialphysicianandthroughanadvisorysystem(see"WorkStyleReform"below)forsupervisors.Inaddition,weprovidecompliance-relatededucationwiththethemesofpromoting
understandingofworkhourrulesandappropriatelymanagingworkhours,toemployees.
Inﬁscal2018,weconductedasurveyonthecurrentstatusofthemanagementofworkhoursatGSYuasa
GroupcompaniesinJapan(22companies)andgavefeedbackontheresultstoeachcompany.Asnecessary,
on-sitevisitswereconducted,andwegaveareporttoensureappropriatemanagementofworkinghours.
■ AnnualWorkingHours*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.
*Numberofannualprescribedworkdays=prescribedworkhoursminushourstakenforleaveandhoursabsentduetotardiness,leavingworkearly,etc.
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WorkStyleReform
AtGSYuasaGroup,laborandmanagementareworkingasonetoreducelongworkhoursandencourage
employeestotakeannualpaidleavewiththeaimsofimprovingworkeﬃciencyandenhancingcreativityatworkbymakingsureemployeesstayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy.
Examplesofinitiativestoprovidevariationinworkstyle
Settingone"noovertime"dayaweek
Makingitcompulsorytotakeatleast10daysofannualpaidleave
Prohibitingtwoconsecutivedaysofworkonprescribedholidays
Prohibitingovertimelateatnight(10p.m.to5a.m.)Introducingasystemtomonitoremployeesworkinginexcessofthestandardhours,andproviding
advicetosupervisorsonhowtodealwithovertimeissues■ PercentageofAnnualPaidLeaveTaken*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.
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TheGSYuasaGroupDesignatedasa"Companywith
ExcellentHealthManagement"
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.andthreeGroupcompanieswereeachdesignatedasaCompanywithExcellentHealthManagement2018-White500inaprogramrunbythe
MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryandNipponKenko
Kaigi,forthethirdyearinarow.
Underthissystem,corporationsthatimplementparticularly
excellenthealthmanagementintermsofinitiativestodealwithhealthissuesinlocalcommunitiesandhealthpromotion
suggestedbyNipponKenkoKaigiarepubliclyhonored.
Especiallyinﬁscal2018,wewerehighlyevaluatedforourendeavorstooptimizeworkinghours.
Aimingtocreateaworkingenvironmentinwhichemployees
canenjoygoodhealthandworkwithvigor,wewillcontinuetopromotehealthmanagement.
Specificgroup-widehealthpromotionmeasures
1.Optimizeworkhours,maintainpositivework-lifebalance
Thoroughobservanceof"no-overtime-workdays"
Makingitcompulsorytotakeatleast10daysofannualpaidleave
Establishmonthlyovertimeworkhourlimits
Prohibitingtwoconsecutivedaysofworkonprescribedholidays
Prohibitingovertimelateatnight
2.Mentaldisorderearlydetection,treatment,preventionofworsening
Expandedconsultationandcounselingwithindustrialphysiciansandnursingstaﬀers
Encouragenursingstaﬀerconsultationsforallemployeesidentiﬁedashighriskthroughstresstests
Continuedaccessto“linecare”and“self-care”trainingsessions
3.Earlycancerdetectionandtreatment
Regulardistributionofcancerself-examinationguidestoemployeesandfamilymembers
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MidtoLong-termHumanResourcesDevelopmentandAppropriateAbilityAssessment
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHumanResourcesAttheGSYuasaGroup,front-lineworkplacesaretheenginethatgeneratescorporatevalue,andthelead
playersinthoseworkplacesareouremployees.Webelievethebesttrainingison-the-jobtraining,sowithastrongfocusonmanagementbyobjectiveweimplementtrainingtonurtureautonomous-mindedhumanresources.Inoﬀ-the-jobtraining,employeestakepartincommunicationstrainingandvoluntarytrainingforcareerdevelopmentandtheimprovementofmanagementskills.Withrespecttocareerdevelopment,we
promotecareermanagementinwhichallemployeestaketheinitiativeinsettinggoalsandthinkingabout
theirvisionofworkbyimplementingannualreviewsrelatingtocareerformation.
■ TrainingSystem■ BasicsofHumanResourceDevelopment■ Averageannualhumanresourcesdevelopmenttraininghoursperemployee(FY2018,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.)
Item

GenderTypesofemployees

Classiﬁcation

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Male
FemaleIndeﬁnite-termemployment
Fixed-termemployment

1.6
2.5
2.2
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RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
PromotingWomen'sRoles
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatprovidingtheenvironmentandopportunityforwomen'sroleswillenable
everywomantoshine,whichinturnwillhelpusachievethe"innovationandgrowth"statedinourphilosophy
inaneﬀorttodoso,theGroupistakingstepstopromotewomen'sroleswiththeaimofdevelopingwomenwhocanmaximizetheirpotentialinwhatevertheydo.Weaimtocreateacompanywhereeveryfemale
employeeshineinherownuniquewaybyenhancingthedesireforpersonalgrowthandincreasingthestyleandnumberofrolesthroughthesynergisticeﬀectsofwhatwecallthe"threeLs."■ The"threeLs"
Declaration
GSYuasawillprovideadiversityofrolesforwomenthatarebright,funandaﬃrming.

ActionPlanPromotingWomen'sRoles(April1,2019toMarch31,2022)
Objective Raiseratioofwomenamongnewgraduatesrecruitedforcareer-trackpositionseveryyear
toover30%
1
Objective Raiseunderstandingofchildcaresupportsystemstoencouragemaleemployeestoparticipateinchildcare
2
Objective Raisethemaximumlimitonuseofhalf-daypaidleave
3■ HiringWomenforManagementPositions(asofApril1,2018,domesticbusinesscompanies)
Classiﬁcation

Female(persons)

Total(persons)

RatioofWomen(%)

Management

16

765

2.1

Divisionmanagerormore(includedintheabove)

2

256

0.8

Oﬃcer

0

40

0.0

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EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilitiesTopromotetheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.oﬀersawiderangeofopportunitiestopeoplewithdisabilities,includinginacompanycertiﬁedasaspecialsubsidiary*inDecember
2007.
AsofApril1,2019,2.79%ofemployeeswerepeoplewithdisabilities,whichexceedsthelegallymandated
employmentrateof2.2%aswellasthepreviousﬁscalyear'smarkof2.74%
Wewillcontinuetomanageemploymentsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescanputtheirskillsandqualitiestogooduseinaneﬀorttomaintainandimproveapleasantworkenvironment.
*Specialsubsidiary:AsystembasedontheDisabledPersonsEmploymentPromotionLaw,underwhich,whenasubsidiaryiscertiﬁedbyJapan'sMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfareasgivingspecialconsiderationtotheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,itcanberegardedasoneoftheparentcompany'sbusinessestablishmentswhencalculatingtheemploymentrateofpeoplewithdisabilities.

RehiringofElderlyEmployees
OurGroupoperatesarehiringsystembywhichemployeeswhohavereachedmandatoryretirementagecancontinuetoworkandutilizetheirwealthofexperienceandhigh-levelskillsandabilities.Ifanemployeewho
hasreachedmandatoryretirementagewishestoextendhisorheremploymentwithus,appropriate
decisionsonconditionsandpersonnelassignmentaremadebasedonanevaluationofjobnecessity,theemployeeʼsworkability,andotherfactors.Furthermore,aswithcurrentlyactiveemployees,weoperateaworktargetmanagementsystemandreﬂectjobperformanceinconditionssothatrehiredemployeescanworkwithmotivation.
Inthefuture,asJapanesesocietycontinuestobecharacterizedbyalowbirthrateandfurtheraging,thesecuringofhumanresourcesisexpectedtobecomeincreasinglydiﬃcult.NotonlydoesourGroupseetheemploymentofseniorcitizensasonemeasuretoalleviatethelaborshortage,butweaimtoimproveourcapacityforsustainedbusinessgrowthbyenablingoutstandingelderlypeopletodisplaytheirskillsandknow-how.
■ StateofRehiringofElderlyEmployees(FY2018,domesticcompanies)
Classiﬁcation

Male
FemaleTotal

Numberofrehired
employees(persons)Rehiringratio(%)

44
7
51

77
100
80

Employmentratioofrehireapplicants(%)

100
100
100

*Rehiringratio:Ratioofrehiredemployeestoretirees.
*Employmentratioofrehireapplicants:Ratioofemploymentofretireeswishingtoberehired.

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SupportingWorkAlongsideChildcare/NursingCare
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.formulatedanactionplanbasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildrenasajointlabor-managementprogram.Weareinvolvedinactivities
toachievetheobjectivesoftheplan,withtheaimofcreatinganenvironmentthatmakesiteasyfor
employeestoparticipateinchildcare.Wehavealsosetupanin-houseelectronicmessageboardcalled
SupportingaWorkandChildcareBalancewherewedisseminateinformationonchildcare-relatedsystemstoemployees.Toensurethatthechildbirth,childcareandnursingcaresupportsystemsarebeingused,wearemakingeveryeﬀorttoincreaseawarenessofthesystemsthroughtrainingbasedonlevelswithintheCompanythatincludemanagers.
■ Childbirth,ChildcareandNursingcaresupportsystems
Item

Childbirth,Childcare

SystemDetails

Alleviationofcommutation Systemunderwhichworkatthebeginningortheendofworkinghoursisexemptedforfemaleemployeeswhoareduringpregnancy
pregnant(upto60minutes/day)
Systemunderwhichaleaveofabsenceforsixweeksbefore
Maternityleavechildbirth(14weeksincaseofmultiplepregnancy)andeightweeksafterchildbirthcanbeobtained
Leaveforgoingtohospital Systemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoarepregnantorduringpregnancy/maternity havespentonlylessthanoneyearafterchildbirthcanobtainaprotectionleave
leaveformedicalexamination,etc.
SystemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoarepregnantorMaternityprotectionleaves havespentonlylessthanoneyearafterchildbirthcantakeleave(uptooneyear)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveanewborncantake
Paidleaveforbirths
leave(threedays)
Childcareleave
Short-timeworkingduetochildcare
Nursingleave
Breast-feedinghours
Exemption/limitationof
overtimeworkandlatenightwork

Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarebringingupachild/childrencantakeleave(asthemaximumperiod,untilachildreachestheageoftwo)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveachildinthesixth
gradeorunderinelementaryschoolorachildwithdisabilitycanworkforashorttimeorworkwithaﬂexibleschedule
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefornursingachildinthethirdgradeorunderinelementaryschool(ﬁvedays/yearforonechild;tendays/yearfortwochildrenormore)
Systemunderwhichemployeescangettimeforbreast-feedingababyunderayearold(twice/day,30minuteseachtime)
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Item

SystemLong-termnursingcare
leave
Short-termnursingcare
leave

Nursingcare Short-timeworkingduetonursingcare
Exemption/limitationof
overtimeworkandlatenightwork
Accumulatedleave
Others Leaveinhourlyunits
Telecommutingprogram
Returntoworkprogram

Details

Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercantakeleave(uptooneyear)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefornursingafamilymember(ﬁvedays/yearforoneperson;tendays/yearfortwopersonsormore)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercanworkforashorttimeorworkwithaﬂexible
schedule(uptothreeyears)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercanbeexemptfrom/limitovertimeandlate-nightwork
Systemunderwhichemployeescanaccumulatethenumberofdaysforannualpaidleavewhosevalidityhasexpired(upto40
days,acquiredforthereasonofnursingcareforafamily
memberorraisingachildinthethirdgradeorunderinelementaryschool,etc.)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleaveinhourlyunits
fromgrantedannualpaidleave(upto24hours/year)
Aprogramthatallowsemployeestoworkfromhomesotheycanbalanceworkwithchildcareornursingcare
Aprogramforrehiringemployeeswholeftworkforchildcare,nursingcareorothersimilarreasonstoreturntoworkifcertain
conditionsaremet■ UtilizationofChildcaresupportsystem
FY

2014
2015
2016
2017

FemalesMales
Numberofusers Usage Return-to-work Numberofusers Usage Return-to-work(person)rate(%)
rate(%)(person)rate(%)
rate(%)

5
9
7
8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

100.0
100.0
88.9
100.0

0
1
2
1

0.0
1.1
3.0
1.2

--100.0
50.0
100.0*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ UtilizationofNursingcaresupportsystem
FY

2014
2015
2016
2017

Long-termnursingcareleave
Numberofusers Return-to-workrate(person)
(%)

2
1
1
1

100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0

Short-termnursingcareleave
Numberofusers
TotalNumberof(person)days(day)

12
7
10
12

42.5
26.5
30
50.5

*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.
*Period：ApriltoMarch(long-termnursingcareleave),SeptembertoAugust(short-termnursingcareleave)

GSYuasaAwardedKuruminMark
TheKuruminMarkisasymbolgrantedbyJapan's
MinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfaretoorganizationsthatmeetcertainstandards
regardingformulationofactionplans,attainmentoftheirgoalsandotherrelatedactionsbasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupport
RaisingNext-GenerationChildren.
TheGSYuasaGroupaimstobeacompanythat
continuallysupportschildrearingbyestablishinganenvironmentwhereemployeescanstrikeagoodbalancebetweenworkandchildcare,andthenfurtherenrichtheseresults.

BusinessOperationsConsideringReligiousCustomsinEach
RegionAttheGSYuasaGroup'soverseassitesinIndonesiawhereMuslimsarethelargemajority,weareconducting
businessoperationsconsideringIslamictraditionsandcustoms.PT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia,PT.Trimitra
BateraiPrakasaandPT.GSBatteryhaveamosqueintheirrespectiveoﬃces.Thesecompaniesallow
employeestooﬀerprayersatamosqueduringworkinghours,andMuslimsgatherforprayersonFridaysfromboththeoﬃceandoutsidethecompany.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatunderstandingandrespectingcustoms,culturalvaluesandreligionineachregionareindispensableforbuildingagoodrelationshipwithlocalemployeesandeﬀectivelyoperating
businesses.

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FulfillmentofOurResponsibilitiestoProvideSafe
andSecureProductsandServicesAsatrustedmanufacturer,GSYuasaisconstantlyworkingtoimprovecustomersatisfactionandensuresafety.
FocusonSafetyandQuality
EnsuringQualityandSafetythroughCompany-wideQuality
Management
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotinginitiativesaimingtoimprovethequalityoftheproductsandservicesoﬀeredtoourcustomersonagroup-widebasis,basedontheQualityPolicy.Toremainamanufacturertrustedbycustomersatalltimes,theGSYuasaGroupapproachesmanufacturingactivitiesfromthecustomer's
perspectiveandworksrelentlesslytoimprovethequalityofproductsandservices.
Tomaintainthistrust,weformulated,undertheleadershipoftopmanagement,theGSYuasaQuality
ManagementSystembasedontheISO9001standardandarepromotingaqualitymanagementsystemthatcrossesbusinessdivisions.Thequalityofourproductsandservicesisdiscussedcompany-wideeverymonthbytheQualityManagementCommittee,whichischairedbyadirector(theexecutiveoﬃcerinchargeofquality),toenableustorespondswiftlytoanychange.
Aspartofourinitiativestopursuemanufacturing,weprovidequality-relatededucationcoursestoall
employeesandpromoteimprovementteamactivitiescompany-wideasawaytobolstertheawarenessofqualityamongemployeesandtoboosttheirunderstandingandskillsrelatedtoqualitymanagement.Thereby
enhancingthequalityofourproductsandservices.
TheseactivitieshavebeenhighlyratedbytheUnionofJapaneseScientistsandEngineers,andtheIndustrial
BatteriesProductionDivisionoftheIndustrialBatteries&PowerSourcesBusinessUnitreceivedtheDeming
Prize,whichisdesignedtorewardindividualsandcompanieswhohaveproducedgoodresultsthroughtheimplementationofqualitymanagement,inﬁscal2015.
QualityPolicy
GSYUASAiscommittedtoadiligentstudyof'Monozukuri'customerﬁrstthinkingandtheimprovementofproductsandservicefortherealizationofourCorporatePhilosophy.
*'Monozukuri': Meaning'Meaning'manufacturing'isnotjustpointingto'craftsmanship'inthenarrowsense.Itis"theoverallprocessofthecorporation,theindustryandtheon-siteactivity,implementingthedesigners'determinationintotheproductsandtheservicesforcustomersatisfaction,corporateproﬁtandjobsecurity."- 46 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ QualityManagementOrganization

Roundsofinspectionbytopmanagement
TheGSYuasaGroupsystematicallyconductsroundsofonsiteinspection,centeringondomesticfactoriesandbranches,bymanagement.Throughroundsofinspectionbymanagementconductedaspartoftop
managementactivities,themanagementgraspstheactualstateofonsiteoperationsandhasadialoguewithemployeesworkingateachsite.
Basedonthe"quality"ofwork,employeessharethesituationofactualactivitiesandtasksregardingvarious
themessuchassafety,qualityandenvironmentwithmanagement,fosteringmutualunderstanding.

PromotingGreaterCustomerSatisfaction
TheGSYuasaGroupvaluestheopinions,recommendationsandcomplaintsofcustomersregardingour
productsandservicesasimportantcustomerfeedback.Weimproveourproductsandservicesafter
consideringinquiresreceivedbyemailandtheopinionsofcustomersheardatourCustomerConsultation
Oﬃce.Wehavetakenmeasuresusingaudioguidancethroughwhichthetelephonenumberofapersoninchargeisautomaticallydialedaccordingtoinquiriesfromcustomersfromﬁscal2017,makingeﬀortstoimproveconvenienceforcustomers.
Thenumberofcomplaintsreceivedfromcustomershastendedtodecline.
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Goingforward,wewillcontinueworkingtoimprovecustomersatisfactionbypayingcloseattentiontotheopinionsofourcustomers.
■ Numberofinquiriestothecustomer
consultationoﬃce■ Numberofcustomercomplaints

GSYuasaCustomerConsultationOﬃce(acceptsinquiresandprovidesconsultationontheGS
YuasaGroup'sproducts)
Tollfree(inJapan):0120-43-1211Hours:Weekdays9:00-17:30(excludingSaturdays,Sundays,publicholidaysandholidaysprescribedbytheCompany);Validonlywithin
Japan,

SupplieroftheYearAwardReceivedfromCustomerCompany

GSYuasaTechnologyLtd.andGSYuasaLithiumPower,Groupsubsidiaries,werepresentedwiththe2018
SupplieroftheYearAwardfromtheBoeingCompanyfordevelopmentoflithium-ionbatterycellsforuse
inspaceapplications.
Spacelithium-ionbatteriesmanufacturedbytheGrouphavebeenusedinmanydomesticandoverseas
satellitesandinspacestationsupplyvehicles.
TheawardfromBoeingwaspresentedinrecognitionofthesigniﬁcantcontributionstoenhancingtheperformanceofsatellitesandtothedevelopmentofnext-generationproductsbytheGroupʼs
performance,developmentcapabilities,technicalsupportcapabilities,andresponsecapabilities.
TheGroupwillcontinuestrivingtoenhancecustomersatisfactionbyprovidinghigh-qualityproductsthat
instillconﬁdence.

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InitiativesforProductSafetyandSwiftDisseminationofInformation
EnsuringthesafetyofGSYuasaGroup'sproductshasbeenpositionedasacriticalchallengebecauseour
productsstore,controlandconvertelectricalenergy.
TheProductSafetyManagementCommitteeisresponsibleforguaranteeingthesafetyofourproducts
acrosstheboard.Wepromotedevelopmentsinbusinessdivisionsafterassessingconformitywithproductsafetystandardsaswellasthesafetyofproductsastheyareused,ageanddeteriorate.Forthisreason,wearestrengtheningourproducttestingproceduresusingfailuremodeandeﬀectanalysis(FMEA)andfaulttree
analysis(FTA).Inaddition,wegatherinformationonissueswithproductsafetyandprovidethistotop
managementwithoutdelayaspartofasystemthatwehaveestablishedandareoperatingtoensureaswift
response.
Movingahead,weaimtobecomeacompanysupportedbytrustandqualitybydevelopinghumanresources
capableofprovidingguidanceonqualityengineeringandproductsafety,whileproactivelydisclosing
informationonproductsafety.
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ImprovingEmployees'AwarenessofQuality
TheGSYuasaGroupeducatesemployeesaboutqualitytoinstilla"cultureofquality"throughouttheorganizationbasedonourQualityPolicy.
Weareadoptingasystemunderwhichallemployeescanbetaughtbasedonthetypeoftheirworkandtheirexperiencethroughaqualityeducationprogramsystemizedaccordingtothelevelofqualitycontrolandtype
andrankoftheirjob.Furthermore,basicquality-relatededucationhasbeencompulsoryforallnewrecruits
sinceﬁscal2008andtheirknowledgeofqualitycontrol(QC)isevaluatedbasedontheresultsoftheQC
examination.244passedfromGrade1toGrade4inﬁscal2018withacumulativetotalof2,456people
passingtheexamcompany-wideuptoﬁscal2018.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillpromoteactivitiescontributingtoareductioninquality-relatedlossesbypositioning
theraisingofemployees'awarenessofqualityandtheattainmentofknowledgeasimportantissues.
■ Quality-relatedEducation■ NumberofQualityEducationCoursesandParticipants(FY2018)
Levelofquality
managementknowledge

Introductory
Basic
Applied
Total

Numberofcourses

Numberofparticipants

8
11
29
48

206
328
243
777

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DevelopingHumanResourcesinQualityManagementthrough"Monozukuri(Manufacturing)Expert"EducationOntheoccasionofthe100thanniversaryofitsfounding,theGSYuasaGrouplaunchedthe"Monozukuri
Expert"educationworkshopsinOctober2017,withtheaimofdevelopingcontinuouslyhumanresourceswhocan"studyMonozukuridiligently"undertheGroup'sQualityPolicy.
Attheworkshops,weareaimingtodevelophumanresourceswhowilllearncontroltechnologyrequired
mainlyfordesigndevelopmentandbecapableofimplementingsuchtechnology.Participantsoftheworkshopsareexpectedtobecomeanexpertafteraone-yeartrainingperiodandactasacorememberforquality
improvementintheworkplacebyutilizinghis/herknowledgeandexperience.

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ExamplesofActivities
PresentationaboutTeamActivitiestoDriveKaizen(improvement)
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingkaizenteamactivitiestobolstertheawarenessofqualityamong
employeesandconductaggressivequalitymanagementcontrolinaneﬀorttoimprovethequalityofour
productsandservices.Inaddition,wehaveheldapresentationeventatwhichkaizenteamspresent
examplesoftheirimprovementactivitiessinceﬁscal2004,forthefollowingpurposes:
Promotionofactivitiestoenhanceworkplacecapabilities
Learningfromkaizenactivities/successfulresultsandhorizontaldeployment
Participationofallemployeesinkaizenactivities
Promotionofdynamiccommunications
Buildingacorporateculturewithamindsetfocusedonimprovement
Thispresentationeventwasheldtwice(JulyandDecember)inﬁscal2018.Astopmanagementandalargenumberofemployeestookpartinthepresentation,kaizenteamsnominatedbyeachbusinessdivision,includingoverseasGroupcompanies,presentedexamplesoftheirimprovementactivities.
Attheendofthepresentationevent,theexecutiveoﬃcerinchargeofqualitygavefeedback(individualandoverall)totheteams,andthePresidentexpressedhisappreciationtotheteamsandprovidedanassessmentofthepresentations.Furthermore,the"encouragementaward"bythePresident
andthe"impressionaward"determinedbyparticipants'voteswerepresentedtoteams.
Atpresentationeventsinrecentyears,notonlykaizenteamsinquality-relatedbusinessdivisionsbut
alsopeopleinthesalesanddevelopmentdivisionsaswellasoverseassitesmadepresentations,withavarietyofthemes.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthateveryonemustattainqualitymanagementtools.Throughthepresentationevent,wewillshareexperiences/know-howineachworkplaceonaglobalbasisandhorizontallydeveloptheresultsofimprovement,continuingoureﬀortstoconductvariousimprovement
activities.
■ Examplesofthemesinﬁscal2018
Improveoperatingratesinlithium-ionbatteryassemblyprocesses
ReducedefectiveproductcostsatthatKarawangplant(Indonesia)
Reducein-processdefectsatautomobilelead-acidbatteryplants
Reducework-in-progressinelectric-poweredvehicleslead-acidbatteryproductionprocesses
Makeprocessesvisibletoimproveintellectualpropertywork
ImprovetraceabilitysystemsusingITininspectionwork
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Groupphotoofparticipantsinapresentation
meeting

Duringthepresentation

Holdinganexhibitionshowingexamplesofcriticalquality
problems
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatfailureataworkplaceprovidesavaluablelearningopportunityintermsofthepreventionofdefectiveproducts.
Fromthisperspective,wehavetakenmeasuresfromﬁscal2016;speciﬁcally,weshareinformationon
examplesofpastproduct-relatedaccidentscausedbyunsafeconditionsandcriticalqualityproblems
withemployeessothatwewillneverallowasimilarqualityproblemtooccur.
Inﬁscal2018,thecriticalqualityproblemexampleexhibitionwasheldattheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,and320employeesparticipatedinthisexhibition.Theseexhibitionsusepanelsandothermeanstoexplainthecauses,mechanismsandotheraspectsbehindtheoccurrenceofpastcriticalqualityproblems,helpingemployeesrecognizeexamplesofpastmistakesasimportantlessons.For
furtherunderstandingofsuchlessons,areasareprovidedonsiteforexhibition-relatedpresentationsand
Q&Asessions.
Resultsofparticipantquestionnairesindicatethattheseexhibitionsareeﬀectiveinraisingemployee
awarenessofqualityissues.Reﬂectingsuchvisitordesires,exhibitionswillcontinuetoutilizethelessonsofpastfailurestoraisequalitygoingforward.

Atthecriticalqualityproblemexampleexhibition

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GlobalEnvironmentalConservation
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyandEnvironmentalMidtermPlans
Weworkforenvironmentalconservationinordertoreducetheimpactofourbusinessoperations,productsandserviceonenvironment,andmakecontinuousimprovements.
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyInrecentyears,weunderstandthatourstakeholdershavebecomeincreasinglyconcernaboutourenvironmentalissues,includingclimate-relatedissues.Insuchasituation,webelievethatwearesocially
responsibleforrealizingalow-carbonsocietyandcontributingtoarecycling-orientedsociety.
TheGSYuasaGrouphasestablishedthisFundamentalEnvironmentalPolicytooutlineourbasicGroupwideapproachtoenvironmentaleﬀorts.Thepolicyaimstoclarifyoursocialresponsibilitytowardtheenvironmentandguideourcontributionstotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.Wearealsodeveloping
andusingenvironmentalmanagementsystemsthatwillhelptoreduceenvironmentalimpactsandpreventanyaccidentsthatcouldcauseenvironmentalpollution.

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FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicy

FundamentalPhilosophyAttheGSYuasaGroup,wesetconservationoftheglobalenvironmentasoneofourmost
importanttasks,andwecontributetothecreationofasustainablesocietythroughthedevelopment,manufacture,andsaleofbatteries,whichareaformofcleanenergy,powersupply
systems,andlightingequipment.

ActionAgenda

1. Wecarefullyevaluatetheimpactontheenvironmentofourbusinessactivities,productsandservices,andweworktosaveenergy,reduceresourcesandwaste,andrecycleresourcesasawaytoprotecttheenvironment,whichincludespreventingpollution.Bymakingcontinual
improvementsintheseareas,weaimtoimproveourenvironmentalperformance.
2. Wepromotethedevelopmentanddesignofproductsthatprotecttheenvironmentbyconsideringhowtoreducetheenvironmentalburdenateverystageoftheproductlifecycle,
includingacquiringrawmaterials,developmentanddesign,production,transportation,useanddisposal.
3. Weworktodecreaseenvironmentalburdenswithourbusinesspartnersthroughoutourentire
supplychain,includingmaterialsprocurementandphysicaldistribution.
4. WehavecreatedenvironmentalmanagementsystemsaccordingtoISO14001standardsandhaveenactedenvironmentalpoliciesateachofouroﬃcesbasedonthesefundamentalpolicies.
Wealsoadvanceourenvironmentalmanagementactivitiesbysettingrelatedobjectives.
5. Weabidebyalllaws,ordinances,agreements,andregulationsrelatedtotheenvironment,aswellasotherrequirementsagreedonbytheGroup.Wealsomakevoluntarymanagement
standardsaccordingtotheseasnecessarytopromoteenvironmentalconservation.
6. Weappropriatelyexecuterevisionsbasedonenvironmentalauditsandmanagementreviewstomaintainandimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystemscontinuously.
7. Througheducation,training,andotherenvironmentalawarenesseﬀorts,wepromotetheenvironmentalawarenessofallGroupemployees,andwecontributetosocietythroughourenvironmentalpreservationactivities.
8. Weseektoachievegoodcommunicationswithourstakeholdersandwithsocietyasawholebyappropriatelyprovidinginformationrelatedtotheenvironment,includingourfundamental
environmentalpolicy.

EnvironmentalMid-termPlans
Wehavedevelopedmid-termplansforimportantissuesrelatedtoourfundamentalenvironmentalpolicyinordertocontributetotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.Fiscal2018istheﬁnalyearofthethirdFiveYearEnvironmentalPlan,andaccordingly,anoverviewoftheplanhasbeencreatedandanewEnvironmental
Mid-TermPlanwillbeformulated.
Thescopeofapplicationoftheplanforﬁscal2019andlaterwillbeexpandedfromthefourdomesticsites
inthepastto27domesticandoverseassites.Inaddition,thenewplanwillsetenvironmentalobjectives
linkedtotheﬁfthMid-TermManagementPlananditwillbecarriedoutasabusinessstrategyforrespondingtokeymanagementissuesthatconcerntheGroupasawhole- 55 -

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OverviewofThirdFive-YearEnvironmentalPlan(FY2014toFY2018)
Sitescovered:GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,GunmaandOdawaraPlants)

Keyitems
Objectives

1

Overview

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Energyconservationandreductionofgreenhousegases
WewillreduceCO2emissionintensityfromproductioninﬁscal2018byatleast5%,relativetoﬁscal
2013.

TheobjectivewasachievedbyincreasingthepercentageofCO2emissionintensityfromsalesofenvironmentally
productionwasreducedby11% consideredproductswithhighrelativetoﬁscal2013(11.8g
capacity,raisingbusiness
CO2/Wh).
eﬃciency(improvingstorage
batterychargingprocesses,etc.)
andtakingothermeasures.

Wewillreduceenergy
consumptionintensityinlogisticsinﬁscal2018byatleast5%,relativetoﬁscal
2013.

Energyconsumptionintensityinlogisticswasreducedby7.2%
relativetoﬁscal2013(0.0475L/
ton-km).

Theprimaryunit(intensity)
improvedsigniﬁcantlyfollowingafurthermodalshift,despitealevelingoﬀinfreightforwarding
volumesinceﬁscal2014.

Wewillcreateandoperateeﬃcientenergy
managementsystems.

Wecarriedoutenergy
conservationprogramsusingourenvironmentalmanagement
systems.

Itisnecessarytooperateasystemenablingaresponsetomanagementriskassociatedwithenergy.

ResourceconservationWewillreducetherateofproductionerrorsanddefectiveproducts
Theleadscrapratewas3.2%.
(consistencywithISO9001).
Wewillreducetherateofleadscraptolessthan2%inﬁscal2018.
WewillreducetheamountofwastewaterduringTheamountofwastewaterwas
productioninﬁscal2018by reducedby59%relativetoﬁscal
atleast77%,relativeto2003(918,000m3).
ﬁscal2003.

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Theratehasbeenimproving
sinceﬁscal2014,butthat
objectivewasnotachieved.Itisnecessarytostrengthen
initiativesaimedatreducing
wasteandlossbylinking
enhancementsinproductivity
withdesignfortheenvironment(DfE).
Theobjectivewasnotachieved,
buttheusagerateofrecycledwaterisontherise.Wewill
promotetheuseofrecycledwaterandmakecontinue
improvementmeasuresinthefuture.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

ResourcerecyclingInﬁscal2018,wewill
promotethecorrectwaysofdisposingandrecycling
100%ofusedindustrial
productsunderawidearea
certiﬁcationsystem.

ThepercentageofusedThepercentageofusedindustrialproductscorrectly
industrialproductscorrectly
disposedoforrecycledunderdisposedoforrecycledunderthewideareacertiﬁcationsystemthewideareacertiﬁcationsystem wasalmost100%.Theresourcewas94%.
recyclingschemehastakenhold
thankstothissystem.

Wewillcreatearesource
recyclingsystemfornextgenerationlithium-ion
batteries.

ItisimportanttoestablishasuitableresourcerecyclingWelookedintoarecovery
methodforlithium-ionbatteries schemeforlithium-ionbatteries
usedinnext-generationvehicles. usedinnext-generation
automobiles,forwhichthemarketisexpectedtoexpand.

Environmentallyconsciousproducts
2 Wewillworktopopularize
designfortheenvironment(DfE)products.
Promotionofgreen
procurement
Wewillsupporttheacquisitionandadvancementofenvironmentalmanagement
systemcertiﬁcationby
3 businesspartners.

Wepromotedthedevelopment
anddesignofproductsusingtheGSYuasaDesignfortheEnvironment(DfE)Guidelines
formulatedinOctober2005.

Environmentalconsiderationislackinginproductdesignrelativetodiversiﬁcationandadvancementinproductapplication.

93%ofalltransactionsweremadewithbusinesspartnersthathaveacquiredenvironmental
managementsystem
certiﬁcations.

Acertainlevelofsuppliershas
nowintroducedanenvironmental
managementsystem.Goingforward,itwillbeimportanttopromoteactivitiestosupport
furtherimprovement.

Incoordinationwithgreen
Managementofchemical procurement,wethoroughlyItisimportanttocontinuously
revampedthemanagementofsubstanceschemicalsubstancescontainedin implementmanagementofchemicalsubstancesinproducts
Wewillmonitortheﬂowof productsandcompliedwithrelativetolaws,regulationsandmaterialssubjecttotheGS Japaneseandinternationalcustomerrequirements.
regulationsontheallowable
YuasaGroupChemical
amounts.
ManagementGuidelines.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

ThoroughmanagementofItisimportanttoeﬀectively
environmentalrisk
conductenvironmentalrisk
Wemanagedenvironmentalrisk
managementinresponsetousingourownenvironmental
4 Wewillcomprehensively
businesschallengesandmanageenvironmentalrisk managementsystems.
stakeholderneedsandwithourenvironmental
expectations,etc.
managementsystems
throughouttheentire
productlifecycle.
Legalcompliance
TherewerenoinstancesofWewillsetvoluntary
managementstandardsthat emergenciesdirectlyrelatedtoenvironmentalpollutionandno5 arestricterthan
instancesofenvironment-related
environmentallawsandlawsuits,punitiveﬁnesorregulations,andwewill
administrativeﬁnes.
makeimprovementstoenvironmentalmanagement
technologies.

Itisimportanttoconduct
eﬀectiveenvironmentalrisk
managementtoenhancecompliance.

Maintenanceandcontinuousimprovementofenvironmental
Weimprovedourenvironmental
managementsystems
managementsystemsbyaddressingtheissuesidentiﬁed
6 Wewillmakecontinual
throughperiodicinternaland
improvementstoourenvironmentalmanagement externalaudits.
systemswiththeaimofproducingeﬀective
environmentalmanagement.

Itisimportanttocontinuously
improveenvironmental
managementsystemstoenhanceenvironmentalriskmanagement.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Socialcontribution
7 Wewillactivelyandcontinuallytakepartinenvironmentalconservation.

Weundertookenvironmental
programsandinitiatives,which
includedcleaningtheareas
aroundouroﬃces.

CommunicationabouttheenvironmentWewillexpandthescopeof
8 environmentalinformation
disclosurethroughtheEnvironmental&Social
Reportandensuresocial
appraisalisfedbacktoourenvironmentalmanagement
activities.

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Weconductedexternal
communicationstoreachawider
rangeofstakeholders,which
includedpublishingtheGSYuasa
Report.

Itisimportanttopromotesocial
contributionandenvironmental
communicationtomeetstakeholderneedsandexpectations.

■ MainEnvironmentalObjectivesoftheFifthEnvironmentalMid-TermPlan(FY2019–2021)
Scope:27domesticandoverseasoﬃces(7inJapanand20overseas)
Items

CO2emissions
Waterconsumption
Percentageofenvironmentallyconsideredproductsintotalsalesofallproducts
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Objectives(ﬁscal2021)

6%reductioncomparedwithﬁscal20188%reductioncomparedwithﬁscal201835%ormore
35%ormore

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EnvironmentalManagementSystems
GSYuasaoperatesenvironmentalmanagementsystemsthatcomplywithinternationalstandards.
Operationofenvironmentalmanagementsystems
AtGSYuasaGroup,wearedevelopingandusing
environmentalmanagementsystemsthatcomply
withtheISO14001internationalstandard.
Ateverysite,weuseaPDCA(Plan,Do,Check,Act)cycleaspartofasystematicframeworkforenvironmentalmanagement,enablingustomakecontinualimprovementsforenvironmental
conservation.

■ PDCACycle

OrganizationalStructureIntheorganizationalstructureforGSYuasaGroup's
environmentalmanagementsystems,thepresidentofGSYuasaservesasthechiefexecutiveoﬃcer
responsibleforenvironmentalmanagement,
overseeingtheenvironmentalmanagementoftheentireGroupworkingwithoﬃcersinchargeofenvironmentunderdirectsupervision.
EnvironmentalissuesthataﬀecttheentireGroup,suchasfundamentalenvironmentalpolicy,arediscussedandﬁnalizedatmanagementmeetings.
Wearealsoestablishingenvironmental
managementsystemsfordomesticbusinesssites
andoverseasGroupcompaniestoenablequickandeﬃcientcommunicationwithinthegroup.Startinginﬁscal2018,weareexpandingthescopeofISO
14001certiﬁcation,theinternationalstandardforenvironmentalmanagementsystems,fromourmain
domesticbusinesssitestotheentireGroup,
therebybuildingasystemforstrategicallyachieving
theGroup'senvironmentalgoals.

■ OverviewofOrganizationalStructure*FourdomesticbusinesssiteshaveobtainedintegratedISO
14001certiﬁcation(scheduledtoincreasetoseveninﬁscal
2019)*AmongouroverseasGroupcompanies,20productionsites
haveobtainedISO14001certiﬁcationforsystemscurrently
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96%

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EnvironmentalAuditingWeconductinternalenvironmentalauditsateveryGSYuasaGroupbusinesssitetodeterminewhetherourenvironmentalpolicyisbeingimplementedappropriatelyandthatenvironmentalobjectivesarebeingmet.
Inaddition,weevaluatetheenvironmentalmanagementsystemtoimproveperformanceaswellastoimprovethesystemitself.Wealsohaveanenvironmentalcertiﬁcationagencyconductexternal
environmentalauditstochecktheconformityandeﬀectsofourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
Internalenvironmentalauditing

Externalenvironmentalauditing

Internalenvironmentalauditors̶with
Auditsofthestatusofmaintenanceandqualiﬁcationsgainedfromtrainingbothinsideand managementforenvironmentalmanagement
outsidethecompany̶determinetheconditionof systemsbasedonISO14001standardsandthethefollowing:
functioningofPDCAcyclesconﬁrmedthatevery
1. CompliancewithenvironmentallawsandbusinesssiteadherestoISO14001standards.Weregulations,etc.(legalcomplianceaudit)
willcontinueworkingtoimprovethesesystemsbyevaluatingenvironmentalmanagementfroma2. Maintenanceandmanagementofenvironmentalmanagementsystems(system third-partyperspectiveandbyusinginformationonsuchitemsasareasneedingimprovement.
audit)
3. Degreeofachievementofenvironmental
objectives(performanceaudit)

EnvironmentalEducation
TheGSYuasaGroupemploysdiﬀerenttypesofenvironmentaleducationtomaintainandimprove
environmentalmanagementsystems.Inaddition,weregularlyprovidetrainingtoavoidexposuretoenvironmentalrisk.

GeneralEnvironmentalEducation■ EmployeeeducationIneverydivision,weprovideeducationtoallemployeestobuildawarenessoftheirroleinachievingtheenvironmentalpolicy.
■ Educationfornewrecruits
NewrecruitsaremadeawareoftheGSYuasaGroup'sbasicphilosophyonenvironmentalmanagement.

SpecializedEnvironmentalEducation■ Trainingofinternalenvironmentalauditors
Ateverybusinesslocation,wetraininternalenvironmentalauditorsandprovidethemwitheducationto
boosttheirskillstocontinuallyimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ EmergencyresponsetrainingIneverydivision,weregularlyprovidetrainingonresponsestopotentialemergenciestoallemployees
workinginoperationsthathavesigniﬁcantpotentialimpactontheenvironment.

EnvironmentalComplianceManagement
TheGSYuasaGroupregularlyreviewstheenvironmentallawsandregulationsthatmustbeobeyed,andensures,throughmonitoring,thatoperationsaremanagedinawaythatislegallycompliant.
Further,businessisconductedincompliancewithenvironmentallawsandregulationssinceweuse
hazardoussubstances,suchaslead,inourproductsandwemustobeythelawsandregulationsrelatedtotheoperationofrecyclingsystemsforusedproducts.
Therewasnolitigationandtherewerenopunitiveﬁnesoradministrativeﬁnesfornonadherencetoenvironmentallawsorregulationsinﬁscal2018.

EnvironmentalRiskManagement
OurGSYuasaGroupdevelopsenvironmentalriskmanagementwithconsiderationtothediﬀerentneedsofourstakeholders.Ineverybusinesslocation,weworktopreventenvironmentalpollutionthroughoperationalmanagementbasedonvoluntarystandardsthatarestricterthanregulatorystandardsbasedonenvironmentallaws,regionalordinancesandagreements.
Inoperationsthathavesigniﬁcantpotentialimpactontheenvironment,weimplementbothtangibleandintangiblemeasurestoreducetheriskofpollution.Thetangiblemeasuresinclude:increasingthevisibilityofoperations,preventingspillsandusingequipmenttoremovenoxioussubstances.Intangiblemeasures
include:equipmentinspections,monitoring,measuringandenhancingofoperationalproceduresWealsoholdemergencyresponsetrainingregularlytohelpmitigatedamageinanemergencysituation.
Inﬁscal2018therewerenoinstancesofemergenciesdirectlyrelatedtoenvironmentalpollutionatany
ofourbusinesslocations.
Inﬁscal2019,wehavestartedtoanalyzeandevaluatetheimpactsofclimate-relatedrisksonourfuturebusinessandhavepreparedmeasuresagainsttheserisks.

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EnvironmentalPerformanceandEnvironmentalAccountingWearecommittedtocontinuallyimprovingenvironmental
performanceandtoevaluatingtheeﬀectivenessofourenvironmentalactivities.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Remarks(1)Datacamefromsevensitesinjapaninﬁscal2018:GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,Gunma
andOdawaraPlants),GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbarakiWorks,ltd.
(2)FiguresforenergyconsumptionandCO2emissionsduringtransportationaresolelyfromGSYuasa
InternationalLtd.
(3)Figuresforthevolumeofusedproductsrecoveredandresourcesrecycledaresolelyfromindustrial
batteriesandpowersupplies.
(4)TheconversionfactorforcalculatingCO2emissionsforpowerconsumptionusestheCO2emissions
intensitydataissuedbytheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS).

ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptionat
ProductionSitesWorldwide
TheGSYuasaGroupconductsresearchonCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionatproductionsites
worldwideandundertakesglobalinitiativestoidentifyandreduceCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionfromproductionaroundtheworld.
ThetablebelowshowsCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionforﬁscal2018atmajorproductionsites
worldwide.Inﬁscal2019westartedtakingactiontocontributetoalow-carbon,sustainablesocietyaspartofourbusinessstrategybyincorporatingtheseglobalreductiontargetsintotheGroup'sMid-TermManagement
Plan.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ WaterConsumptionbycountry(Unit:m3)■ CO2EmissionsandWaterConsumption
Country

Japan

China
TaiwanVietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia

Productionsite

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,GunmaandOdawaraPlants)
GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd
LithiumEnergyJapanLtd.
GSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.
TianjinGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.
YuasaBattery(Shunde)Co.,Ltd.
YuasaBattery(Guangdong)Co.,Ltd.
GSBattery(China)Co.,Ltd.
TaiwanYuasaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
GSBatteryTaiwanCo.,Ltd.
GSBattery(Vietnam)Co.,Ltd.
GSYuasaBatteryMalaysiaSdn.Bhd.
PT.GSBattery
PT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasa
PT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia- 65 -

CO2
Water
Emissions Consumption(tCO2)(㎡)

124,186

1,127,913

30,46332,757
4,769
36,97027,247
17,0998,512
50,187
21,15910,9202,975
65,84038,582
24,428982,669
102,262
153,582
218,890
175,893
169,862
18,027
119,350
284,756
204,441
74,011
377,301
132,035
175,686

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Country

Productionsite

SiamGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.
YuasaBattery(Thailand)Pub.Co.,Ltd.
ThailandGSYuasaSiamIndustryLtd.
India
TataAutoCompGYBatteriesPrivateLimited
Pakistan
AtlasBatteryLtd.
TurkeyInciGSYuasaAkuSanayiveTicaretAnonimSirketi
UnitedKingdom GSYuasaBatteryManufacturingUKLtd.
UnitedStates YuasaBattery,Inc.
Australia
CenturyYuasaBatteriesPty.Ltd.
■ Calculationbasis
Items
Periodcovered
Numberoforganizations
CO2conversionfactorforpower

CO2
Water
Emissions Consumption(tCO2)(㎡)

34,162
12,423
6,545
18,737
20,81739,825
11,926
11,177
12,686564,332
175,516
34,03372,511
384,105
947,183
69,11670,18433,656

Japan

OutsideJapan

April1,2018-March31,2019

January1,2018-December31,2018

7

20

ValuespublishedbytheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS)

Individualcountry-basedGHGprotocol
factors

UtilizationofThird-PartyEvaluationofourCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumption
TheGSYuasaGrouprespondstotheCDPClimateChangeQuestionnaire,aprojectrequestingcompaniestoreleaseinformationontheirclimatechangestrategyandgreenhousegasemissions.TheGroupalsoresponds
totheWaterSecurityQuestionnaire,asisthecasewithclimatechange.WeusetheresultsofCDPevaluations
andpromoteinitiativestomitigateandadapttoclimatechangeaswellastorecognizewaterrisksanddevelopastrategyforthat.
TheGroupreceivedthird-partyveriﬁcationfromSGSJapanInc.,conﬁrmingthecredibilityofthegreenhousegasemissiondatathatwehavedisclosed.Wewillcontinuetoimplementthird-partyveriﬁcationtoassure
accuracyinthedisclosureofdata.
Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcationbySGSJapanInc.(FY2018)

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EnvironmentalPerformanceData
Scopeofcalculationsrelatedtoenvironmentalperformance

1.DataforthesecalculationscamefromsevenGSYuasaGroupplantsinJapan(Kyoto,Osadano,Odawara
andGunmaPlants,GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.).Note,however,thatﬁguresforenergyconsumptionandCO2emissionsfromlogisticscomefromGSYuasa
InternationalLtd.,includingdomesticlogisticssites.
2.Datafromﬁveyears(FY2014toFY2018)wasusedinthecalculations.However,datafromGSYuasa
EnergyCo.,Ltd.isincludedstartingwithﬁscal2017(wheretherearetwoﬁguresinagraph,theupper
ﬁgureistheresultincludingGSYuasaEnergy).Alldatawasreviewedpriortodisclosed.
3.TheCO2conversionfactorforcalculatingCO2emissionsforpowerconsumptionusesemissionintensity
dataforﬁscal2016fromtheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS)(0.52t-CO2/MWh).
4.Intensitydatausedinthegraphwascalculatedusingthefollowingformulas:(1)Energyintensityinlogistics(L/tonkilo)=Energyconsumed/Amountoftransportedcargo(2)CO2emissionintensityinproduction(g-CO2/Wh)=Amountofemissions/Volumeofbatteriesproduced(3)RatioofwastewaterreductionrelativetoFY2003(%)=[AmountofwastewaterinFY2003-amountofwastewater/AmountofwastewaterinFY2003]x100(4)Resourcerecyclingrate(%)=(Amountofresourcesrecycled/Amountofwaste)x100(5)Ratioofleadscrap(%)=(Amountofwasteplatesandbatteries(lead)/Amountofleadconsumption)x100■ EnergyConsumptioninProduction

INPUT■ WaterConsumption■ ConsumptionofMajorMaterials■ EnergyConsumptioninPhysicalDistribution- 67 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ CO2emissionsinProduction

OUTPUT■ AmountofWastewater■ AmountofWaste■ CO2EmissionsinPhysicalDistribution■ AmountofWastePlatesandBatteries(lead)■ AmountofResourcesRecycledUnderWideAreaCertiﬁcationSystem- 68 -

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EnvironmentalAccounting
Scopeofcalculationsforenvironmentalaccounting
Structures
PeriodcoveredReference

Sevendomesticsites(Kyoto,Osadano,OdawaraandGunmaPlants,GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,
LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.).Note,however,thatenvironment-related
equipmentcostswithinbusinessareacostsdonotincludeonsiteaﬃliatedcompanies.
April1,2018-March31,2019
EnvironmentalAccountingGuidelines2005Edition(issuedbytheMinistryoftheEnvironment)

Environmentalconservationcosts(categorizedbybusinessactivity)
CategoryKeyinitiatives(Thousandsofyen)

GS Lithium GS
Kyoto Osadano Odawara Gunma Yuasa
Plant Plant Plant Plant Energy Energy
Japan Ibaraki

Businessareacosts
390,102 379,869(total)Eﬀortsto
Pollution
prevention preventair,waterandsoil 237,392 269,675
costs
pollution
GlobalEﬀortstoenvironmental reduce
45,757
20,109
Breakdown conservation greenhousecosts
gasemissions
EﬀortstoResource
ensurerecycling
suitable
106,953
90,085costs
disposalof
waste
Additionaleﬀortsto
Upstreamanddownstream
reduce173
14
costs*1
environmental
burdenEmployeeeducationandManagementactivityISO14001
5,318
2,295
costs*2
maintenanceandmanagement
Researchanddevelopment
Researchandeﬀortsindevelopmentcosts
consideration 7,190,151 1,595,849
oftheenvironment
Environmental
Socialactivitycosts
volunteer
1,760
1,008
eﬀortsEﬀortsrelated
Environmental *3
tosoilpollution
0
158
remediationcosts
measuresTotal
7,587,505 1,979,192- 69 -

Total

28,811

69,860169,157

75,74742,554 1,156,100

7,066

33,154

145,656

6,674

22,490722,108

12,31928,418

3,979

8,940

15,267

134,789

9,426

8,287

19,52360,133

4,797

299,204

14

0

0

0

0

200

474

800

857

1,324

1,376

12,4440

0 1,009,000

73,000

0 9,868,000

310

635

19,7601,385

303

25,160

0

751

220

0

203

1,332

29,60872,046 1,198,994 151,456

44,436 11,063,236

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Economiceffectofenvironmentalconservationinitiatives
Category

Economiceﬀectsofmoreeﬃcientwater
use
Energyconservationeﬀects
Wastereductioneﬀects
Resourcerecyclingeﬀects(Thousandsofyen)

KeyitemMonetaryamount

Wateruseandwastewatercostreduction-20,423*3

Costreductionsforelectricity,heavyoil
andgas(citygas,LNG,LPG)
Costreductionforindustrialwaste
treatment
Proﬁtfromrecyclingandreusingwaste-288,567*3-84,911*3
74,020Effectofenvironmentalconservation
Category

Eﬀectsrelatedtoresourcesusedinbusinessactivities

Eﬀectsrelatedtoenvironmentalburden
andwastefrombusinessactivities

Keyitems

Amountofrecycledwaterused
Amountofreductioninwateruse
Amountofenergysaved(crudeoilconversion)
AmountofCO2reduced
Amountofwastereduced(ﬁnaldisposal
volume)Amountofwastewaterreduced
Amountofwasterecycled
Recyclingrate*4[Waterquality]Amountofleaddischarged[Air]Amountofleademitted

Materialamount

1,576,980m3
42,541m3*3-904kL*3-7,040ton-CO2*3-24ton*3
27,620m3*3
9,913ton
93%
37kg
126kg

*1UpstreamanddownstreamcostsarethetotalofconsultingexpensesandexpensesforcontractstocreatenewproductsbasedontheLawforPromotionofSortedCollectionandRecyclingofContainersandPackaging.
*2Inadditiontoemployeeeducation,andcostsrelatedtoISO14001maintenanceandmanagement,themanagementactivitycost
includesexpensesrelatedtoinformationdisclosure.
*3Thetablesshowamountsreducedcomparedwiththepreviousﬁscalyear(negativeamountsrepresentincreases).
*4Recyclingrate(%)=(amountrecycled/amountofwaste)x100- 70 -

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ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmentalBurdens
TheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtolessentheGroup's
environmentalburdennotonlyatthemanufacturingstage
butalsothroughouttheproductlifecycle.
Developmentanddesign
DesignfortheEnvironment(DfE)

TheGSYuasaGroup'sproductshavesomeimpactontheenvironmentduringeverystageoftheproductlifecycle,fromprocurementandmanufacturingtotransportation,useanddisposal.Forthisreason,wearecommittedtodesigningproductsbasedontheGSYuasaDesignfortheEnvironment
Guidelineswiththeaimofreducingtheenvironmentalburdenthroughouttheproductlifecycle,which
includestheconsumptionofresources,theemissionofgreenhousegases,andwaste.Theguidelines
coverdesignthatconsidersthematerialsusedintheproduct,the3Rs(reduce,reuse,recycle),easeofdisassembly,labeling,energyconservationandpackaging.TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesthedevelopmentanddesignofenvironmentallyconsciousproductsthroughdesignfortheenvironment(DfE)byusingtheseguidelineswhile,atthesametime,maintainingandimprovingtheperformanceofproducts.

ImplementingenvironmentalimpactassessmentsforproductsForanenvironmentalassessmentofproduct■ FlowofEnvironmentalAssessment
design,designdepartmentsemploydesign
standardsandthenevaluatethesuitabilityofproductsindesignreview(DR)meetingsbasedonenvironmentalimpactassessmentsofeverystageoftheproductlifecycle.Whenenvironmental
impactstandardsarenotmet,wereviewthedesignstandardsandredesigntheproduct.Weusetheexpertiseofseveraldepartmentsinadditiontodesigndepartments,including
engineering,marketing,procurement,qualityandtheenvironment,tomakesurethattheresultsof
DesignfortheEnvironment(DfE)arecommunicatedwidely,whichalsomaximizestheireﬀectiveness.
■ EnvironmentalAssessmentItems
1.Energyconservation 2.Volumereduction
3.Recyclability
4.Easeofdisassembly
5.Easeofseparation
6.Safetyandprocessing
environmental
conservation
7.Materialselection
8.Easeofmaintenance
9.Energyeﬃciency
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Reflectinginformationintheproductswedistribute

Importantinformation,suchascustomerrequirementsforGSYuasaGroupproducts,isusedwhenwechangethedesignofexistingproductsordesignnewproducts.ThishelpsboostthevalueofourDesignfortheEnvironment.Informationfrominterestedpartiesrelatedtoafter-salesservice,returnsandcomplaintsareusedasavaluableresourcetoimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofproducts.

Managementofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproducts

TheGSYuasaGrouptakesstepstoprovideproductswithminimalenvironmentalburdenbasedontheChemicalSubstanceManagementGuidelines,whichclarifythestandardsforchemicalsubstancesinproducts.Theseguidelinesarepartofinitiativestoexaminechemicalsubstancescontainedinmaterials
deliveredasstipulatedintheGSYuasaGroupgreenprocurementcriteria.Withtheseguidelines,weclassifychemicalscontainedinourmainmaterials,aswellasthesecondarymaterialsandthepartsusedintheproductsthattheGroupmakesandsellsaseitherprohibitedsubstancesormanagedsubstances.
TheGSYuasaGroupworkswithourbusinesspartnerswhosupplymainmaterials,auxiliarymaterialsandcomponentstoidentifyanddeﬁnitivelymanagethesubstancescoveredbytheguidelinestoraisetheenvironmentalqualityofourproducts.

Popularizingenvironmentallyconsideredproducts

TheGSYuasaGroupdeﬁnesenvironmentallyconsideredproductsasthoseproductsthathelpmitigate
globalwarming,andweareactivelyworkingtodevelopandpopularizesuchproducts.
Inﬁscal2019westartedincorporatingintotheGroup'sMid-TermManagementPlansalestargetsforenvironmentallyconsideredproducts,makingitpartofourbusinessstrategytoworkonclimatechange
throughtheproductsweprovidetocustomers.
■ ExamplesofEnvironmentallyConsideredProducts
Item

Description

Batteriesforvehicleswithstart-stopsystems

Batteriesforvehicleswithstart-stopsystems(ISS)forimprovinggasmileagebyallowingtheengine
tostopinsteadofidlingtoreducefuelconsumption

StoragebatterysystemAsystemtoeﬀectivelyutilizerenewableenergy(powerconditioners,lithium-ionbattery,etc.)

AutomotiveLithium-ion
Batteries

Hybridvehiclebatteriesandelectricvehicle
batteriesthatcontributesigniﬁcantlytoreducing
greenhousegases

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Production
Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions

Today,amongthechemicalsusedinGSYuasaGroupplants,thefollowingsubstancesaresubjecttoreportingunderthePRTRLaw.*TheGroupincorporatesthemanagementofhazardoussubstancesintoenvironmentalmanagementandregularlyassesseshowtheyhavebeenhandledtoreduce
environmentalriskandrelatedlegalcompliance.
*PRTR(PollutantReleaseandTransferRegister)Law
Thislawcoversidentifying,etc.,theemissionsofspeciﬁcchemicalsubstancesintotheenvironmentandpromotes
improvedmanagement.Thelawrequiresbusinessestocollect,tabulateanddisclosedatarelatedtohazardouschemical
substances,theirsources,theamountofemissionsandhowmuchistransferredoutoftheplant,includingaswaste.ClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances(substancesthatmaydamagepeople'shealthorinterferewiththegrowthofanimals
andplants)aresubjecttoreportingunderthePRTRsystem.Ofthesesubstances,thosethathavecarcinogenicpropertiesareclassiﬁedasSpeciﬁcClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances.

■ StatusofreleaseandtransferofsubstancessubjecttothePRTRLaw
Substances
subjecttothe
PRTRLaw

Sites

Kyoto
OsadanoLead *
Gunma
compoundsGSYuasaEnergy
Ibaraki
Kyoto
Arsenicandits
inorganic
Gunma
compounds* GSYuasaEnergy
Kyoto
OsadanoAntimonyanditscompounds
GunmaGSYuasaEnergy
Kyoto
ManganeseandOsadanoitscompounds LithiumEnergy
Japan
Kyoto
OsadanoNickel *Odawaracompounds
LithiumEnergy
Japan

(kg)

Released Transferred Transferred
Released intopublic
outsidetheintotheair waterways tosewage
system
site

-

-

60.0
21.0
15.0
14.0
16.0
2.7

-

-

9.0
0.0
0.0

-

0.0
1.5

0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
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3.9
8.4
4.7

-

1.5

-

0.6

-

6.3
14.0

0.8
1.5
2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Total

28,000.0 28,066.3
3,600.0 3,635.0
9.9
28.8
3,300.0 3,322.4
40.0
60.7
3.2
6.7
0.0
1.5
0.3
0.3
33.0
43.5
0.0
2.3
0.0
0.6
0.2
0.2
2,700.0 2,700.0
0.1
1.6
54,000.0 54,000.0
44.0
44.0
0.1
0.8
0.0
0.0
4,100.0 4,100.0

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Substancessubject
tothePRTRLaw

Sites

Kyoto
Cobaltandits
Osadanocompounds
LithiumEnergy
Japan
Kyoto
Dichloromethane
Ibaraki
Cadmiumandits
Odawaracompounds*
Triethylenetetramine Ibaraki
Total

Released Transferred Transferred
Released intopublic
outsidetheintotheair waterways tosewage
system
site

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
1,900.0
0.0
0.0
2,040.3

-

0.0

-

-

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

0.0
19.1

-

24.9

Total

184.0
184.0
0.1
0.1
4,100.0 4,100.0
300.0
300.4
34.0 1,934.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100,448.9 102,533.2-:Outsidescopeofcoverage*:ProductionofSpeciﬁcClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances

Makingindustrialwastetreatmentmoreefficient

TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesactivitiesforwastereductionandrecyclinginordertocontributetoarecycling-orientedsociety.
Inparticular,weconsiderthetreatmentofwastewatercontainingleadfrommanufacturingprocessesasanimportantissuefornotonlywastematerialbutalsowastewatertreatment.
Inﬁscal2018,wedevelopedoursystemofwastewatertreatmentfacilitiesatourKyotoPlantinordertoeﬀectivelytreatwastewatercontainingleadfrommanufacturingprocesses.
Byinstallinghigh-speedsedimentationequipmentthatcanrecoverleadfromwastewaterbefore
treatment,wereducedtheleadconcentrationofwastewaterbeforetreatmenttoabout1/150.
Asaresult,wewereabletoreducetheamountofchemicalsusedforwastewatertreatment,andwe
expectthattheamountofsludgecontainingleadproducedfromthewastewatertreatmentprocessisabout15%lowerthanbeforeintroduction.

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CuttingGreenhouseGasEmissionsfromProductionActivities

AtOurGroup'sdomesticbusinesssites,wenotonlyencourageactivitiesforenergyconservation,suchasswitchingtoLEDlightingandeducationofenergysaving,wealsopromoteactivitiesforenergyuse,suchasmodifyingequipmentconditionsettingandupdatingequipment.
Inparticular,weconsumemuchoftheGroup'selectricityuseinstoragebatterieschargingprocess.
WeconsiderenergyconservationduringourchargingprocessasanimportantissueforGHGemission
reduction.
Therefore,atallofoursites,weundertakemeasuresforenergyconservationduringourcharging
process.
Inﬁscal2018,wehaveimprovedsomeofourbattery-chargingprocessesandhaveenhancedtheequipmentatourKyotoPlant.Indoingso,wewereabletoreduceabout292tonsofCO2emissions.
GSYuasaGrouppromotesactivitiestoreduceGHGemissionbyimprovingtheworkeﬃciencyandconservingenergyasmuchaspossible.

ReducingWaterUsedinProductionProcessesAttheGroup'sdomesticbusinesssites,wepromoteusingwatereﬃcientlybyrecyclingwater,conserving
waterandsoon.
Atourstoragebatteryplants,wecontinuouslypromoterecyclingwaterforcoolingbatteriesinthechargingprocess.
Inaddition,atourspecialbatteryplants,wepromoteconservingwaterforcoolingair-conditioner.For
example,wechangedthewaternozzlesonwater-coolingdevicesfortheoutdoorunitsofdehumidiﬁers
tospraytypenozzles,reducedabout450m3ofwaterusageeachmonth(duringsummermonths)while
maintainingtheircoolingperformance.

Aspray-typewaterdispersionnozzle- 75 -

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Transportation
Reducingenergyconsumptioninlogistics

TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesenergy■ Energyconsumptionperfreightforwarding
conservationforfreightforwarding(shipping)as(crudeoilconversion)onewaytoreducetheenvironmentalburden
duringtheproductlifecycle.
Aspartofcoordinatedeﬀortstosaveenergy,
wecreatedasystemtoidentifythequantityofgoodsbeingshipped,aswellasenergy
consumptionandCO2emissionsduringlogistics.
Afterthat,apanelofexpertsregularlycheckstheresults(relativetotargetsforreducingenergy).
Wealsoworktoreducethequantityofitems
shippedbetweensitesbyintegratingphysicaldistributionbaseandwehaveconductedamodal
shiftfromtruckstorailcontainersandotherrelatedsystemsfortransportation.
Throughtheseactivities,wesucceededinreducingtheenergyconsumptionintensityinﬁscal
2018by7.2%comparedwithﬁscal2013.Goingforward,wewillstrivetocontinuallyimproveenergyeﬃciencyinlogisticsandwillpromote
activitiesthatlowertheenvironmentalburdenandlogisticscosts.

OperationofanEcoRailMarkSystem

TheEcoRailMarkSystemisasystemofcertiﬁcationforcompaniesandproductsthatmakethoroughuseofrailtransportationforminimalenvironmentalburden.TheGSYuasaGrouphasbeendesignatedasacertiﬁedcompanybytheRailwayFreightAssociationforsevenseriesofbatteriesforautomobiles
andmotorcycleshavebeencertiﬁed.Bygettingcustomerstopurchasecertiﬁedproducts,wearepromotingactivitiesinwhichcustomersandcompaniescanparticipatetogethertoreducetheburdenontheenvironment.TheGroupwillpromotelogisticsthatconsidertheenvironmentbyincreasingtheamountoffreightshippedbyrail.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ Ratiooffreightforwardingvolume

ExamplesofGSYuasaGroupproductswithEcoRailcertiﬁcation

Resourcerecycling
Operationofthewide-areacertificationsystemAwide-areacertiﬁcationsystemaimstoinvolvethemanufacturersofaproductintheproduct's
recyclinganddisposalonceitreachestheendofitsusefullife.Thesesystemsmakepossiblemore
eﬃcientrecyclingandprovidefeedbackonproductdesignleadingtoeasierdisposalandreuse,while
ensuringthatdiscardedgoodsaredisposedofproperly.
InJanuary2008,theGSYuasaGroupinJapanacquiredwide-areacertiﬁcationfromtheMinistryoftheEnvironmentforindustrialbatteriesandpowersupplies,andinJanuary2009startedacceptingordersinearnestforarecyclingsystembasedonthiscertiﬁcation.Evenfollowingthestartofoperations,we
continuetomakeimprovementssuchasexpandingthescopeofcoveredproductsandreviewing
operationalrulestocreatemechanismsforthereliableandproperdisposalofusedindustrialbatteries.
Asaresult,thevastmajorityofusedindustrialbatteriescurrentlycollectedbytheGroupareprocessed
underapplicationofthewide-areacertiﬁcationsystem.
Inthefuture,wewillpromoteevenmoreeﬀectiveoperationofthewide-areacertiﬁcationsystemtoimprovecustomerserviceaswellastorecycleandproperlydisposeofpost-useproducts.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2019 (Web version)■ AmountsHandledundertheWide-Area
CertiﬁcationSystem(IndustrialBatteries,
PowerSupplies)■ ApplicationRateoftheWide-Area
CertiﬁcationSystem(IndustrialBatteries,
PowerSupplies)

Thoroughoperationandmanagementofprocessingunderawidearea
certificationsystem

TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesintheimportanceofcreatingandoperatingasystemforrecoveringandrecyclingresourcesfromourusedproductstohelpcreatearecycling-orientedsociety.Toachievethisgoal,theGroupisstrengtheninginitiativesforprocessingusedproductsandresourcerecyclingusingawideareacertiﬁcationsystembasedonthewideareacertiﬁcationsystemforindustrialwasteguidelines
issuedinMarch2010.TheseguidelinesexpressourbasicphilosophyonprocessingusedGroup
products.Undertheguidelines,wehavedesignatedthreekeyelementsforoperatingawidearea
certiﬁcationsystem:(1)anoutlineofthesystem;(2)processingunderthesystem:and(3)establishinganoperationalsystemandclarifyingtheconcretemanagementandoperatingprocedures.Inaddition,
weareworkingtoensuretheeﬀectiveoperationandmanagementofprocessingunderthewidearea
certiﬁcationsystemusingtools,suchasachecklisttoconﬁrmthestatusofprocessingbywaste
processors,andbyshowingaseriesofexamplesintheguidelines.

IncreasingUsageRateofRecycledLeadinProducts

TheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtoincreasetheusagerateofrecycledlead-theprimarymaterialusedinlead-acidbatteries,oneofourcoreproducts.
Inﬁscal2019westartedtakingactiontoworktowardarecycling-orientedsocietyaspartofourbusinessstrategybyincorporatingintotheGroup'sMid-TermManagementPlantargetsfortheusagerateofrecycledleadcontainedinourlead-acidbatteries.
TheGSYuasaGrouphasbeentakingactiontorecycleourpost-useproductsbybuildingandoperatingarecyclingsystembasedonextendedproducerresponsibility(EPR).Wealsoplantostrengthenoureﬀortstouserecycledmaterialsinourproductsasweaimtocontributefurthertoarecycling-orientedsociety.

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BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocalCommunities
Wecontributetolocalcommunitiesthroughourbusinessactivities.
ContributionstotheEnvironment
StableSupplyofPhotovoltaicGenerationSystems
AphotovoltaicgenerationsystemusingtheGSYuasaGroup'slithium-ionbatterieshasbeeninoperationattheKushiroTownToritoushiWildlandPhotovoltaicGenerationPlantinHokkaido.
Whengeneratingphotovoltaicpower,changesinnaturalconditions,suchassunshinehoursandtemperature,canleadtosigniﬁcantﬂuctuationsinthepowergenerated,whileamajorincreaseinthephotovoltaicpowerloadcouldreducethequalityofthesystem'spowerintermsofbothvoltageandfrequency.Forthisreason,storagebatterysystemsarenecessarytostabilizeoutputﬂuctuationsinpower
generatedwhenphotovoltaicpowergeneratingfacilitiesareconnectedtothepowergrid.
Inconjunctionwiththeglobalincreaseinenergydemandduetothegrowingpopulation,economicgrowthandotherfactors,thereareincreasingcallsfortheexpandeduseofrenewableenergyasanalternativetolimitedfossilfuels.Theintroductionofstoragebatterysystemstostabilizeoutputﬂuctuationsisessentialfortheeﬀectiveuseofenergyfromphotovoltaicorwindpowergeneration.
TheGroupcontinuestopromotetheuseofhigh-performancelithium-ionbatterysystemsinpower
generationandisaimingtocontributetocreatingsustainablelocalcommunitiesusingrenewableenergy.

Industriallithium-ionbatterymoduleLIM50ENseries

OverallviewofKushiroToritoushiWildland
PhotovoltaicGenerationPlant- 79 -

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IncreasingtheAccuracyofGreenhouseGasObservations
TheIBUKI-2greenhousegasesobservingsatellitelaunchedfromtheTanegashimaSpaceCenterinOctober
2018wasequippedwithaspacelithium-ionbatterymanufacturedbytheGroup.ThemissionofIBUKI-2istoaccuratelyanduniformlymeasuregreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxideandmethanearoundtheworld
andtoincreasetheprecisionofmeasurements.
ManycountriesareobligatedtoreportontheirowngreenhousegasemissionsinaccordancewiththeParisAgreement,ininternationalmechanismrelatingtoclimatechange.Asaresult,thedataobtainedfrom
IBUKI-2,whichcantakeuniformmeasurementsaroundtheworld,isexpectedtoplayanimportantroleasascientiﬁcbasisforconﬁrmingtheaccuracyofgreenhousegasemissionsvolumesbyeachcountry.*
Groupproductswillcontinuetocontributetointernationaleﬀortstocurtailglobalwarming.
*Source:theJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)

SupportforActivitiesoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation
GSYuasaBatteryLtd.(GYB)isprovidingsupportfortheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundationaspartofinitiativestopreservetheenvironmentintheregion.
Yakushima,whichwasplacedontheWorldHeritageListin1993fortheﬁrsttimeinJapan,isrepresentativeofnatureinJapan.TheFoundationisinvolvedinactivitiestoprotectthebeautifulnaturalenvironmentonYakushima,aheritageforhumanity,andthebusinessforcreatingcommunitieswherenatureandpeoplecanco-exist.
Furthermore,GYBoﬀersafamilytourtoYakushimaastheprizetotheGoldAwardwinnerofthe"GSYuasa
EcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents"whichhasbeenheldfromﬁscal2009,andalsoconducts
activitiesforelementaryschoolstudentstoexperiencethebeautyofnature.
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingcontributiontotheprotectionofnatureonYakushimawhichiscalledthe"IslandofLife"andenvironmentaleducationforchildrenthroughsupportfortheFoundation.
PleasereferhereforthewebsiteoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundationRichnaturalenvironmentonYakushima(photocourtesyoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation,apublicinterestincorporated
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ContributionstoHumanResourceDevelopment
GSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents
SinceFY2009,GSYuasaBatteryLtd.hassponsoredtheGSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchool
studentstogivethepupils,whowillbecometheyoungcitizensinthefuture,anopportunitytoexpresstheirthoughtsontheglobalenvironment.
Thiscontestprogramprovidestheopportunityforchildrenandtheirfamiliestocometogetherandthink
abouttheenvironment.Weplantocontinueholdingthiseventinthefutureintheformofapainting.

EnvironmentalProgramsforElementarySchoolStudentsHeld
TheGroup'sKyotoPlantconductsclassesonenvironmentaltopicsforelementaryschoolstudentsinKyoto
Cityincooperationwiththelocalchamberofcommerceandindustry.ThisprogramisintendedtodeepentheunderstandingofelementaryschoolstudentsconcerningenvironmentalissuesbyconductingcoursesontheCompany'senvironmentaltechnologiesatelementaryschools.
Inﬁscal2018,theworkingsofphotovoltaicpowergenerationanditsenvironmentalcontributionswere
explainedtoelementaryschoolstudentsthroughaprogramon"therolesofphotovoltaicpowergenerationandstoragebatteries."Bypresentingnearbyexamplesoftheintroductionofsolarpowersystemsandconductinghands-onlessonsusingsolarpanelscombinedwithstoragebatteries,thestudentslearnedabouttheprocessofgeneratingelectricityfromphotovoltaicpower,arenewableenergy.
Goingforward,theGroupwillcontinuetoconducteducationalprogramsregardingenvironmental
preservationforchildren,whowillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.

Alessononphotovoltaicsystems

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SupportforShikiTheatreCompany's"KokoronoGekijo(TheatreoftheHeart)"
TheGSYuasaGroupsupportssomeofthetwelveperformancesinKyotoPrefectureof"KokoronoGekijo"(TheatreoftheHeart),sponsoredbytheShikiTheatreCompanyandPerformingArtsCentreFoundation.
"KokoronoGekijo"usesthestagetocommunicatetochildrensuchimportantlifelessonsasthevalueoflife,
considerationofothers,andthejoyoftrustingeachother.ChildrenacrossJapanareinvitedtotheperformancesinschoolgroups,freeofcharge.
InSeptember2018,theShikiTheatregaveeightperformances(morningandafternoonoverfourdays)ofitsoriginalmusical,"Majorin-WhoGaveupHerMagic".TheshowswereenjoyedbylargenumbersofchildrenfromaroundthecityofKyoto.EightemployeesoftheGSYuasaGroupassistedasvolunteersinfouroftheperformancesovertwodays,helpingoutatreceptionandshowingtheaudiencetotheirseats.
ThroughourcontinuedsupportofShikiTheatreCompany's"KokoronoGekijo,"wewillcontinuetosupport
activitiesthatdelivervaluable,unchanginglessonstochildrenwhowillbeleadersofthefuture.

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ContributionstoSociety
ContributionstoR&DRelatingtoSpaceDevelopment
Applications
TheGroup'sspacelithium-ionbatteriesareusedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).TheISSisamannedtestfacilityconstructedapproximately400kmabovetheEarth'ssurface.Itisusedthroughthecooperationofmanycountries.
ThemainobjectiveoftheISSisscientiﬁcandtechnologicaladvancesthroughvariousexperimentsandresearchinouterspace,andtheresultsofresearch,experimentation,andmeasurementarecontributingtoenrichinglifestylesandenhancingindustrialcompetitiveness.Itisakeyfacilityformakingsigniﬁcantadvancesinspacedevelopmentandisalsoasymbolofinternationalcooperationandpeaceoperatedjointly
throughtheprovisionofstate-of-the-arttechnologiesbynumerouscountries.*
PowerforallequipmentontheISSincludingexperimentationandobservationdevicesandlifesupport
systemsissuppliedbyphotovoltaicpowergeneration.However,powergenerationceases16timeseachdayastheISSpassesthroughtheearthʼsshadow,andduringtheseperiods,powerissuppliedbyGSYuasa
lithium-ionbatteriesforspaceusethatarechargedwhilethestationisinthesunlight.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuecontributingtothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyfortherealizationofasustainablesocietythroughdevelopmentandmanufactureofhigh-performancelithium-ion
batteries.
*Source:theJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)

TrafficSafetyAroundtheKyotoPlant
TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,hasconductedactivitiestosupportelementaryschool
studentsontheroutestoschoolforalongperiodoftime.Topreventtraﬃcaccidents,wekeeptraﬃcbyvehiclesusedforouroperationsdownontheroutestoschoolwhenchildrenareonthewaytoandfromschool,andwealsomakeeﬀortstoensuresafetyalongschoolroutesbyprotectingandguidingchildrenonthestreet.Inaddition,followinganaccidentinﬁscal2018whenanearthquakeoriginatinginnorthernOsaka
Prefecturecausedaconcrete-blockwalltocollapse,wecarriedoutasafetyinspectionoftheconcrete-blockwallsurroundingouroﬃcesite.Basedontheresultsoftheinspection,wereplacedthe840-meter-longconcrete-blockwallfacingtheschoolroutewithafence,therebyendeavoringtoimprovethesafetyofpassingschoolchildrenandlocalresidents.TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuetopromoteactivities
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Beforeexteriorwallrenovation

Afterexteriorwallrenovation

ParticipationinCommunityProgramsforReducingInfantsandChildrenSufferingfromMalnutrition
InIndonesia,14.4%ofinfantsandchildrenaged0to59monthssuﬀerfrommalnutrition.IntheKarawang
Regency(province)ofIndonesia,thereare270infantsandchildren0to59monthsexperiencing
malnutrition.
PTGSBatteryIndonesia(PTGS),anoverseasGroupcompanylocatedinKarawang,hasbeenparticipating
sinceﬁscal2015inaprogramtoreducechildrensuﬀeringfrommalnutritioninordertocontributetoresolvingthistypeofsocialproblem.Theprogramprovidesnutritionalsupplementfoodtoinfantsandchildrenuntiltheyreceiveadequatenutrition.Inﬁscal2018,twomalnourishedchildrenweretherecipientsofnutritionalsupplementaryfood.
PTGSwillcontinuesupportingprogramsforreducingmalnourishedinfantsandchildren,whichhavethepotentialofreducingtheincidenceofillnessanddevelopmentaldisabilities.

MarineEnvironmentPreservationUndertakeninCooperation
withNPO
Australiaisacountrywithabundantleisureactivitiesincludingmarinesportsandﬁshing,butinrecentyears,
oceanpollutioncausedbyillegaldumpingandotherfactorshasbecomeaseriousissue.
Toensurethesustainabilityoftheimportantmarinemarket,CenturyYuasaBatteriesPtyLtd.(CYBA),a
GroupcompanybasedinAustralia,isconductingaprogramtodonateoneAustraliandollarforeachmarine
batterythatitsellstoanonproﬁtorganizationthatperformspreservationoftheoceanenvironment.The
fundsdonatedbyCYBAsupporttheNPOʼsactivitiesandarealsousedforenvironmentaleducationinlocal
communitiesandotherprograms.
CYBAissupportingsolutionstolocalsocialissuesbyworkingincollaborationwithawiderangeofstakeholdersincludingNPOs.

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Activitiescontributingtolocalcommunitiesatourproduction
sitesinThailandAtourGroupcompaniesinThailand,wearepromotingactivitiestocontributetolocalcommunitiesasacompanywithagoodrelationshipwithlocalcommunities.
SiamGSBatteryCo.Ltd.(SGS)performeddredgingworkforﬂoodcontrolofriversintheareawherethebusinesssiteislocatedinadvanceoftherainyseason,whichstartsinJune.Duringtherainyseasonin
Thailand,largeamountsofrainfallinashortperiod,causingriverstoﬂood,andasaresult,thecompany
workedtoimproveasituationthatcouldadverselyaﬀectthelivesofemployeeslivingintheareaaswellasthelocaleconomy.
SiamGSSalesCo.,Ltd.(SGSS)conductanannualeventincooperationwiththelocalpolicedepartment
encouragingpeopletodrivesafely.InThailand,thetraﬃcaccidentfatalityrateis32.7per100,000persons,theworstlevelinAsia(ﬁscal2016statistics),makingthisaserioussocialissue.Asabusinessinvolvedintheautomobileindustry,SGSSundertakesactivitiesthatcontributetothecreationofalocalcommunitywhere
peoplecanliveinsafety.
GSYuasaSiamIndustryLtd.(GYSI)conductscleanupcampaignsandgivesdonationstonearbyelementary
schoolsandtemples,donatesﬂuorescentlightsthathavebecomeunneededasaresultofconversiontoLED
lighting,holdsplanttoursforstudents,sponsorsamarathoneventintheindustrialparkandparticipatesinvariousotheractivitiesthatemphasizeinteractionwiththelocalcommunity.GYSImakesperiodicreportstocommunityrepresentativesontheresultsofmonitoringmeasurementsofhazardoussubstances(lead)
releasedintotheenvironmentinconjunctionwithbusinessactivitiesandtakesothermeasurestomaintaingoodcommunicationswiththelocalcommunity.TheseactivitieswererecognizedbytheThaigovernment,
leadingtoreceiptoftheCSR-theDIWAward*1andThailandBrandMark*2certiﬁcation.
*1TheCSR-DIWAwardisgivenbytheDepartmentofIndustrialWorks(DIW)inThailandtocompaniesthatpromoteexceptional
businessactivitiesthatcontributetosustainabledevelopmentandthelocalcommunity.
*2ThailandBrandMarkisamarkusedinThailandthatguaranteesnotonlythequalityofmanufacturedproductsandservices,butalsothereliabilityandsafetyofproductionprocesses,environmentalconsideration,socialresponsibilityandotherfactors.
Undertheprogram,companiesthatmeetcertainstandardssetbytheDepartmentofInternationalTradePromotionoftheMinistryofCommercearecertiﬁed.

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EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOurSupplyChain
TheGSYuasaGroup,togetherwiththesupplychain,will
contributetocreatingasustainablesociety.
BasicProcurementPolicy
MajorProcurementPrograms
TheGSYuasaGroupprovideseducationandguidanceoncomplianceandCSR(corporatesocial
responsibility)tobusinesspartners,checksthewaytheymanageharmfulsubstancesinproducts,responds
toconﬂictmineralsviasurveysandencouragesgreenprocurement.Wealsoconductactivitiestohelpourbusinesspartnersimproveresultsandholdstudysessionsandpresentationsonhowtoboostquality.
Throughbetterpartnershipsinthesupplychain,weareimprovingtheresultsofbothourbusiness
partnersandtheGSYuasaGroup,whiledecreasingbusinessrisk.
BasicProcurementPolicyWeintendtoboosttheresultsofourbusinesspartnersandtheGSYuasaGroupbyworking
tocreatebetterpartnershipsbasedonmutualunderstandingandrelationshipsoftrust.

BriefingSessionsonProduction
TheGSYuasaGroupholdsbrieﬁngsessionsonproductionrunbymanagementaswellassocialgatherings
everyyeartoincreaseourmajorbusinesspartners'understandingoftheGSYuasaGroup'smanagement
policies,annualbusinesspolicyandbasicprocurementpolicy.Thisalsodeepensmutualunderstandingandstrengthensrelationshipsoftrustwiththesebusinesspartners.Inaddition,wegiveawardstobusiness
partnerswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoquality,priceandthesupplysystemintermsoftransactionsinthepreviousﬁscalyear.

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PromotionofResponsibleProcurement
StanceonCSRProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupadvancesmaterialsprocurementbasedonawarenessofsuchinternationalsocialissues
asforcedlabor,childlaborandenvironmentaldestruction.Alongwithquality,performance,pricing,delivery
deadlinesandotherconventionalsupplydemands,itisalsovitaltobaseprocurementinCSRchampioning
humanrights,workingconditionsandtheglobalenvironment.Towardthatend,theGroupdoesnotsimply
tackleCSRonitsown,butalso,incooperationwithsuppliers,promotesCSRprocurement(responsible
procurementactivitiestakingsustainabilityintoconsideration)inresponsetosocialissues.
BytacklingCSR,webelievewecanraisethemutualcorporatevalueofourGroupandsuppliersandrealizeamutuallyprosperoussupplychainoverall.

CSRProcurementInitiativesInﬁscal2018,theGSYuasaGrouppublishedCSRProcurementGuidelinesandissuedittosupplierstobetter
clarifythepracticesofresponsibleprocurement.TheseGuidelinesseektosupportasustainablesociety
throughthepartnershiplinkingtheGrouptoallsuppliers.Thekeygoalistoreducebusinessriskscapableofnegativelyimpactingimprovementsinmutualperformanceandsustainability,withsupplierbrieﬁngsheldtoraiseawarenessofthespiritandkeypointsofthesenewparametersthroughoutthesupplychain.
TopinpointimportantCSRissuesinitssupplychain,theGroupsurveysoursuppliers'graspofproperCSR
measures.Questionnairestrackcorporateethics,humanrights,workenvironments,environmental
protection,productsafety,informationandotherthemes.Wealsofollowuponresponsesthatposedoubtsorareunclear.Inﬁscal2018,weconductedquestionnairestargeting367suppliers(125inJapan,242
overseas).Basedonanalysisandassessmentoftheresponses,wewilldeterminepivotalsupplychainCSR
issuesandimplementappropriatemeasures.
ResponsibleProcurementGuidelines(557KB,14page)
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EnsuringQualityandHealth/SafetyTopromoteactivitiesthatraisequalityandenhancehealthandsafety,includingforbusinesspartnerswho
supplypartsandrawmaterials,theGSYuasaGroupprovidesguidanceonqualityreﬂectingtheneedsofourbusinesspartnersaswellashealthandsafetypatrols,ifrequired.Inprogramsthatraisequality,wesharewithbusinesspartnersthetargetvaluesandtheresultsofqualitydefectanalysisofproductssuppliedtotheGroupandworktoimprovethequalityoftheseitemsalongwithourpartners.Wealsoprovidesupportforthequalityenhancementmeasuresofbusinesspartnerssuchasbyconductingqualityimprovementlecturesandholdingqualityimprovementeventswherebusinesspartnersconductplanttoursforoneanother.
Throughtheseactivities,wearesupportingthecreationofstrongpartnershipsinthesupplychainandmeasurestoensurethequalityofproductsusedbycustomersaswellasthehealthandsafetyofourbusinesspartners.
■ IncidenceofQualityDefectsamongProductsDeliveredfromSuppliers

GY:GSYuasaInternationalLtd.
GYT:GSYuasaTechnologyLtd.

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GuidanceonQualityforBusinessPartners

Aqualityimprovementmeeting

ResponsetoConflictMinerals
Conﬂictmineralsmeanmineralresourcesminedinsomeconﬂictareasintheworld.
Intheseconﬂictareas,socialproblemssuchasinhumaneactsincludingmassacres,abductions,violenceandrecruitmentofchildsoldiersbyarmedgroupshaveoccurred,andmineralsminedinsuchareasareusedasasourceofsubstantialfundsbyarmedgroups.
TheGSYuasaGrouprecognizesthatitisimportanttotackletheconﬂictmineralproblemfortheglobal
supplychainandispromotingactivitiesnottobecomplicitinanyformofhumanrightsabuses,incooperationwithvariousstakeholdersincludingourbusinesspartners.
Therefore,wehaveformulatedapolicytodealwiththeproblemofconﬂictmineralsandarepromoting
responsiblemineralsprocurementwithoutusingconﬂictmineralsinaccordancewithoperational
managementbasedonthispolicy.
PolicyonConﬂictMinerals
GSYUASApromotesthefollowingcommitmentstoavoidassistingsuchanti-socialactivitiesasarmed
conﬂictwagedbyarmedgroupsandhumanrightsviolationsassociatedwiththearmedconﬂictinthe
DemocraticRepublicoftheCongoandneighboringcountries(hereinafter"Congo&Neighboring
Countries")andtoachievetheresponsibleprocurementofminerals.
1. Weworktoavoiddirectorindirectprocurementofconﬂictminerals(gold,tin,tantalumandtungstenwhichleadtotheassistancementionedabove)fromtheCongo&NeighboringCountries
andtheusetheconﬂictminerals,inaccordancewithGSYUASACSRPolicy.
2. Ifitisdiscoveredthatconﬂictmineralshavebeenprocuredorusedbyourgroupcompanyandits
supplier,wewillcooperatewithrelatedcompaniesandtakeactiontoavoidsuchprocurementanduse.
3. Wewillcontinuallyinvestigatetheuseofconﬂictmineralsvoluntarilyoruponarequestfromourcustomers.Wheninformationonthepurchasingsource(suchasthenameofasmelter)hasnotbeendisclosedingoodfaithandwehaveconcernsaboutthepossibleprocurementanduseof
conﬂictminerals,wewillworktoclarifyinformationonthepurchasingsource.
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GreenProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanmakesthefollowingrequestsofbusinesspartnersbasedonourGreenProcurementCriteria.
RequirementsforBusinessPartners
1. Operationofanenvironmentalmanagementsystem
2. Examinationofchemicalsubstancescontainedinitemsbeingsupplied
3. Checkingthelegalityofcuttingdowncertaintrees(logging)
4. ProgramstoidentifyandreduceCO2emissions
For2.above,weaskourbusinesspartnerstoexaminesubstancesusingChemicalSubstanceManagement
Guidelines,whichcomplywithinternationallawsandregulationsincludingEUdirectives(REACH,RoHS,etc.),
andtotestindividualchemicalsubstancesasspeciﬁedbycustomerneeds.
GSYuasaevaluatestheappropriatenessofstipulationstobusinesspartnersconcerninggreen
procurementbycheckingandauditingthestatusoftheirresponse.Whenselectingnewbusinesspartners,
weapplybusinesspartnerselectioncriteriarelatingtoenvironmentalmanagement.Inﬁscal2018,allbusinesspartnersthatenteredintonewagreementssatisﬁedthosecriteria.
Byprioritizingthosebusinesspartnersthatsupplygoodsthatconformtogreenprocurementstandards,
wearereducingtheenvironmentalburden,includingtheburdenwithinthesupplychain.
■ Businesspartnerselectioncriteriarelatingtoenvironmentalmanagement
Acquiredthird-partycertiﬁcationofenvironmentalmanagementsystems
Hasnotacquiredthird-partycertiﬁcationofenvironmentalmanagementsystemsbuthassubmittedaplanforacquisition■ IntroductionofEnvironmentalManagementSystembyBusinessPartners(FY2018,transaction
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ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptioninSupply
ChainsTheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtoreduceenvironmentalimpactnotjustfromitsownbusinessactivities,but
throughouttheentiresupplychaintoaddressenvironmentalissuesincludingclimatechangeandresource
depletion.
Inﬁscal2018,weconductedasurveyofourmaindomesticsuppliersconcerninggreenhousegas
emissionsandwaterconsumptioninconjunctionwithproductionofproductssuppliedtoourGroupandascertainedthestatusofenvironmentalimpactinsupplychains.Startinginﬁscal2019,wewillrequestthat
supplierscooperatewithourmeasuresforachievingCO2emissionandwaterconsumptionreductiontargets(downby1%ormorecomparedwiththepreviousﬁscalyear)inconjunctionwithproductionofproducts
suppliedtoourGroup.
TheGroupisworkingtoconservenaturalenvironmentsinallitsbusinessactivitiesbyeﬃcientlyusing
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ExternalEvaluationWedescribetheresultsofevaluationsfromvariousstakeholdersregardingtheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR
activities.

InclusioninESGInvestmentConstituents
ESGinvestmentmeansaninvestmentmadebyselectingcompanieswhoconsiderEnvironment,Socialand
Governance.Corporatevalueintermsofinvestmentisevaluatedbasednotonlyonﬁnancialinformation(acompany'sbusinessperformanceandmanagerialconditions,etc.)butalsonon-ﬁnancialinformation(areductioninemissionsofgreenhousegases,managementofchemicalsubstances,responsetohumanrights
issues,employees'work-lifebalance,compliance,andindependenceofoutsidedirectors,etc.).

MSCIJapanESGSelectLeadersIndex
ThisindexwasdevelopedbyMorganStanleyCapitalInternational(MSCI).Fortheindex,companieswithhigh
ESGevaluationineachcategoryofbusinesshavebeenselected.ThisistheindexadoptedbytheESG
investmentmanagedbytheGovernmentPensionInvestmentFund(GPIF),anentitymanagingpension
reservefundsinJapan.
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedforthisindexbyacquiring"A"rating(seveninvestmentratings:AAA,AA,
A,BBB,BB,BandC).

FTSE4GoodIndexSeries
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedforinclusioninglobalrepresentativeESGinvestmentindicesdevelopedby
FTSERussell,asubsidiaryoftheLondonStockExchange.TheFTSE4GoodIndexseriesisaseriesofstock
marketindicesmadeupofcorporationsthatsatisfyglobalcriteriaforESGmanagementandperformance.

FTSEBlossomJapanIndex
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedbyFTSERussell,asubsidiaryoftheLondonStockExchange,forinclusionintheFTSEBlossomJapanIndex,astockmarketindexmadeupofJapanesecorporationswithoutstanding
ESGpractices.ThisindexwasadoptedforESGinvestmentmanagementbytheGovernmentPension
InvestmentFund(GPIF),whichmanagesandinvestspensionfundsinJapan.
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CSRRating
ToyoKeizaiCSRRanking
CSRsurveyconductedbyToyoKeizaiInc.withtheaimtoﬁnd"acompanythatistrustedbysociety."
TheCompanyhasacquiredthefollowingratingsforeachinitiative(ﬁveratings:AAA,AA,A,BandC).
UtilizationofhumanresourcesAA

Environment

CorporategovernanceSociability

AA

AA

AA

EcoVadisBusinessSustainabilityRatings
EcoVadisoperatesajointplatformtoevaluatesustainabilityofsuppliers,andevaluatessuppliersbasedon
CSR-relatedstandardsconsideringresponsetoenvironmentalissues,laborpractices,respectforhumanrights,fairtradeandResponsibleProcurement.
TheCompanyhasreceivedthe"silverrank"certiﬁcationlevel(threeranks:gold,silverandbronze).

Evaluation,Certification,Award,Etc.RegardingCSR
Activities
DBJEmployees'HealthManagementRated
UnderthehealthmanagementratingloansystemconductedbytheDevelopmentBankofJapanInc.(DBJ),
companiesthatconductexcellentinitiativesfortheiremployees'healthhavebeenevaluated/selected,andthetermsandconditionsofloanaresetupaccordingtotheevaluation.
TheCompanyreceivedthehighestrank"particularlyexcellentintermsofinitiativesforemployees'health"in2018.

"CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement"(White500)"CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement"meansasystemunderwhichtheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry(METI)andTheNipponKenkoKaigijointlyconfercompaniesthatcarryoutparticularlyexcellent
healthmanagement,basedonactivitiestodealwithlocalhealthissuesandinitiativesforhealthimprovement
promotedbyTheNipponKenkoKaigi.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasbeenselectedasacertiﬁedcompany
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KuruminMark
TheCompanyhasbeencertiﬁedasacompanythatsupportschildcareinaccordancewiththeActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildren,whichaimstosupportsoundandhealthdevelopmentofchildrenwhowillleadthenextgeneration.Thus,theCompanyhasobtainedthe
KuruminMarkandwecanutilizeitasacertiﬁedcompany.

Third-PartyAssurance
Greenhousegasemissions
TheCompanyrequestedthird-partyveriﬁcationinordertosecurethecredibilityofourgreenhousegas
emissiondatathatisdisclosedontheCSRwebcontent,andreceivedtheresultsofveriﬁcation,saying"thereisnoitemindicatingthatithasnotreportedmaterialpointsabouttheGSYuasaGroup'sgreenhousegas
emissions(Scopes1and2)inFY2018".
Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcationbySGSJapanInc.(FY2018)

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GRIContentIndex
GRIContentIndex
OnthisCSRwebsite,wehavereferencedthattheGRI(GlobalReportingInitiative)Standards,aninternationalguidelineforcompanies'sustainabilityreports.
GRIStandards
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DisclosureTitle
GeneralDisclosures
Nameoftheorganization
Activities,brands,products,
andservices
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Locationofoperations
Ownershipandlegalform
Marketsserved

102-7 Scaleoftheorganization
Organizationalproﬁle102102-8 Informationonemployeesandotherworkers
102-9 Supplychain
Signiﬁcantchangestothe102-10 organizationanditssupply
chain
102-11 PrecautionaryPrincipleorapproach102-12Strategy
Ethicsandintegrity

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Directors
Evaluatingthehighest
EvaluatingtheEﬀectivenessoftheBoardofgovernancebody's
Directors
performance
Identifyingandmanaging CSRPromotionFramework
economic,environmental, MaterialitySpeciﬁcationProcessandsocialimpacts
Eﬀectivenessofrisk
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
managementprocesses
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
Reviewofeconomic,
environmental,andsocial CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
topicsHighestgovernancebody'sroleinsustainability
CSRPromotionFramework
reportingCommunicatingcriticalGSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
concerns
Natureandtotalnumberof GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
criticalconcerns
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Remunerationpolicies
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
Processfordetermining
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
remuneration
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
Stakeholders'involvementin CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
remuneration
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
Annualtotalcompensation ratio
Percentageincreaseinannualtotalcompensation ratio- 96 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards

Stakeholder
engagement102-40102-41
102-42102-43102-44102-45
Reportingpractice102-46102-47102-48102-49102-50102-51
102-52102-53102-54102-55102-56
103
201-1

201

Economic
Performance

201-2
201-3
201-4

DisclosureTitle
References
Listofstakeholdergroups AnalystCoverage
Collectivebargaining
RespectforLaborRights
agreements
Identifyingandselecting
stakeholders
Approachtostakeholder
engagement
Keytopicsandconcerns
raisedEntitiesincludedinthe
SecuritiesReport[SecuritiesReport(PDF)]consolidatedﬁnancial(Japaneseonly)
statements
Deﬁningreportcontentand EditorialPolicy
topicBoundaries
MaterialityandResponsePlan
Listofmaterialtopics
Restatementsofinformation EditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]
Changesinreporting
EditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]
EditorialPolicy[Periodcovered]
Reportingperiod
Dateofmostrecentreport September2018
Annually（Scheduledtobedisclosedin
Reportingcycle
September2020）
Contactpointforquestions InquiriestoGSYuasaCorporation
regardingthereport
ClaimsofreportinginaccordancewiththeGRIStandards
GRIcontentindex
GRIContentIndex
UtilizationofThird-PartyEvaluationofour
CO2EmissionsandWaterConsumption(GSYuasaCorporationhasnotobtainedExternalassurance
third-partyassuranceforthereportasawhole,butobtainedonlyforGreenhousegas
emissiondata.)
Economic
ManagementApproach
MaterialityandResponsePlan
ChartGenerator[ResultsofOperations/ProﬁtabilityIndicatorRatios]EarningsReport[EarningsReport(PDF)>Directeconomicvalue
StatementsofIncome(Costofsales､Selling,
generatedanddistributed generalandadministrativeexpenses､Nonoperatingexpenses､Extraordinaryloss､Proﬁt)]ShareholdersReturn
Financialimplicationsandotherrisksandopportunities duetoclimatechange
Deﬁnedbeneﬁtplan
SecuritiesReport[SecuritiesReport(PDF)]obligationsandother(Japaneseonly)
retirementplans
Financialassistancereceived fromgovernment- 97 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards
202

203

MarketPresence

IndirectEconomic
Impacts

DisclosureTitle
103 ManagementApproach
Ratiosofstandardentry
202-1 levelwagebygendercomparedtolocalminimum
wage
Proportionofsenior
202-2 managementhiredfromthelocalcommunity
103 ManagementApproach
203-1

203-2
103
204 ProcurementPractices 204-1
103
205-1
205
Anti-corruption
205-2

206

Anti-competitive
Behavior

205-3
103
206-1
103

301

Materials

301-1
301-2
301-3
103

302

Energy

302-1
302-2

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References-

ContributionstotheEnvironment[Stable
Infrastructureinvestments SupplyofPhotovoltaicGenerationSystems/andservicessupported
SupportforActivitiesoftheYakushima
EnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation]Signiﬁcantindirecteconomic impacts
ManagementApproach
Proportionofspendingon localsuppliers
ManagementApproach
Operationsassessedforrisksrelatedtocorruption Communicationandtraining PermeationofComplianceAwarenessaboutanti-corruption
WorkplaceMeetingsonCSR
policiesandprocedures
GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
Conﬁrmedincidentsofcorruptionandactionstaken Nocases
ManagementApproach
Legalactionsforanticompetitivebehavior,anti- Nocases
trust,andmonopoly
practices
Environmental
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]ManagementApproach
Resourcerecycling
Materialsusedbyweightor volume
Recycledinputmaterials
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[used
Amountofmainmaterialsconsumption]
ReclaimedproductsandFlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
theirpackagingmaterials Amountofrecycling]Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmentalBurdens
ManagementApproach>Transportation
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmentalBurdens>Developmentanddesign
Energyconsumptionwithin FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofenergyconsumptionintheorganization
production]
Energyconsumptionoutside FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofenergyconsumptioninphysicaloftheorganization
distribution]- 98 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandardsDisclosureTitle
302-3 Energyintensity
302-4 Reductionofenergy
consumption
Reductionsinenergy
302-5 requirementsofproducts
andservices
103

303

Water

303-1
303-2
303-3
103
304-1

304

Biodiversity

304-2
304-3
304-4
103
305-1
305-2

305

Emissions

305-3
305-4
305-5
305-6
305-7

References
EnvironmentalPerformanceData
Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[
Amountofenergysaved]-Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]ManagementApproach
ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWater
ConsumptionatProductionSitesWorldwide
Waterwithdrawalbysource FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofwaterconsumption]
Watersourcessigniﬁcantly
aﬀectedbywithdrawalof water
Waterrecycledandreused Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[
Amountofrecycledwaterused]ManagementApproach
Operationalsitesowned,
leased,managedin,or
adjacentto,protectedareas andareasofhighbiodiversityvalueoutside
protectedareas
Signiﬁcantimpactsofactivities,products,andservicesonbiodiversity
Habitatsprotectedorrestored
IUCNRedListspeciesandnationalconservationlist
specieswithhabitatsinareasaﬀectedbyoperations
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]ManagementApproach
ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWater
ConsumptionatProductionSitesWorldwide
Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions
Direct(Scope1)GHG
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
emissions
AmountofCO2emissionsinproduction]
Energyindirect(Scope2) FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[GHGemissions
AmountofCO2emissionsinproduction]
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Otherindirect(Scope3)
AmountofCO2emissionsinphysicalGHGemissions
distribution]GHGemissionsintensity
EnvironmentalPerformanceData
ReductionofGHGemissions Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[
AmountofCO2reduced]
Emissionsofozonedepletingsubstances(ODS) Nocases
Nitrogenoxides(NOX),sulfur Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions[
Statusofreleaseandtransferofsubstancesoxides(SOX),andothersubjecttothePRTRLaw(Releasedintothesigniﬁcantairemissionsair)]- 99 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards

DisclosureTitle

References
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
103 ManagementApproach
protection]EnvironmentalRiskManagement
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
306-1 Waterdischargebyquality
anddestination
Amountofwastewater]
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofﬁnaldisposal/Amountof
Wastebytypeanddisposal
recycling](Wasteemissionsaredisclosednotby306 EﬄuentsandWaste 306-2 methodhazardous/harmlesscategoriesbutbytype
anddisposal.)
306-3 Signiﬁcantspills
EnvironmentalRiskManagement
Noimportorexportofspeciﬁedhazardous
306-4 Transportofhazardous
waste
substancesundertheBaselConvention
Waterbodiesaﬀectedby306-5 waterdischargesand/or
runoﬀ
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
103 ManagementApproach
protection]EnvironmentalComplianceManagement
Environmental
307
ComplianceNon-compliancewith
307-1 environmentallawsandEnvironmentalComplianceManagement
regulations
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
promotion]
103 ManagementApproach
GreenProcurementNewsuppliersthatwere
308 SupplierEnvironmental
308-1
screenedusing
GreenProcurement
Assessment
environmentalcriteria
Negativeenvironmental
308-2 impactsinthesupplychain andactionstaken
SocialProvisionofComfortableWorking
Environment
103 ManagementApproach
EnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
ProvisionofComfortableWorking
401-1 Newemployeehiresandemployeeturnover
Environment>Basicpolicy
401
Employment
Beneﬁtsprovidedtofull-time
401-2 employeesthatarenotprovidedtotemporaryor part-timeemployees
SupportingWorkAlongside
401-3 Parentalleave
Childcare/NursingCare
103 ManagementApproach
RespectforLaborRights
Labor/Management
Minimumnoticeperiods
402
Relations402-1 regardingoperationalchanges- 100 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards

DisclosureTitle
103
403-1

403 OccupationalHealthandSafety

403-2
403-3
403-4
103
404-1

404 TrainingandEducation

404-2
404-3

405

DiversityandEqual
Opportunity406

Non-discrimination

407

Freedomof
AssociationandCollectiveBargaining

408

ChildLabor

103
405-1
405-2
103
406-1
103
407-1
103
408-1

ManagementApproach

References
Materiality[Improvementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments]ConservationandImprovementofSafety
andHealthinWorkingEnvironments

Workersrepresentationinformaljointmanagement- Top-Management-PromotedHealthandworkerhealthandsafety
SafetyMeasurescommittees
Typesofinjuryandratesofinjury,occupationaldiseases, Top-Management-PromotedHealthandlostdays,andabsenteeism, SafetyMeasuresandnumberofwork-related
fatalities
Workerswithhighincidence Materiality[Improvementofsafetyandorhighriskofdiseases
healthinworkingenvironments>Promotion
relatedtotheiroccupation oflaborsafetyandhealthriskmanagement]Healthandsafetytopics
TheagreementbetweenGSYuasaandthecoveredinformal
laborunionincludesclausesregarding
agreementswithtradesafetyandhealth.
unionsMateriality[Humanresourcesdevelopment]MidtoLong-termHumanResources
ManagementApproach
DevelopmentandAppropriateAbility
Assessment
Averagehoursoftraining FosteringAutonomous-mindedHumanperyearperemployee
Resources
Programsforupgrading
employeeskillsandFosteringAutonomous-mindedHumantransitionassistance
Resources
programs
Percentageofemployees
receivingregular
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHumanperformanceandcareer
Resourcesdevelopmentreviews
ManagementApproach
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
Diversityofgovernance
EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities
bodiesandemployees
Ratioofbasicsalaryandremunerationofwomento men
ProhibitionofDiscriminationandRespectforManagementApproach
Diversity
Incidentsofdiscrimination Nocases
andcorrectiveactionstaken
ManagementApproach
RespectforLaborRights
Operationsandsuppliersinwhichtherighttofreedom ofassociationandcollective
bargainingmaybeatrisk
ManagementApproach
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
Operationsandsuppliersatsigniﬁcantriskforincidents ofchildlabor- 101 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards
409 ForcedorCompulsory
Labor
410

SecurityPractices

411 RightsofIndigenous
Peoples

103
409-1
103
410-1
103
411-1
103
412-1

412

HumanRights
Assessment

412-2
412-3
103

413

LocalCommunities

413-1
413-2
103

414

SupplierSocial
Assessment

414-1
414-2

415

PublicPolicy

103
415-1

DisclosureTitle
References
ManagementApproach
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
Operationsandsuppliersatsigniﬁcantriskforincidents offorcedorcompulsory
laborManagementApproach
SecuritypersonneltrainedinhumanrightspoliciesorproceduresManagementApproach
Incidentsofviolations
involvingrightsofindigenouspeoples
Materiality[Respectforindividuality]ManagementApproach
WorkplaceMeetingsonCSR
Operationsthathavebeen
subjecttohumanrights
reviewsorimpact
assessments
Employeetrainingonhuman PromotingHumanRightsEducationrightspoliciesorprocedures
Signiﬁcantinvestment
agreementsandcontracts
thatincludehumanrights clausesorthatunderwent
humanrightsscreening
BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocal
ManagementApproach
Communities
Operationswithlocal
communityengagement,
impactassessments,and developmentprograms
Operationswithsigniﬁcantactualandpotentialnegative impactsonlocal
communities
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
ManagementApproachpromotion]PromotionofResponsibleProcurementNewsuppliersthatwere
screenedusingsocialcriteria Negativesocialimpactsinthesupplychainandactions CSRProcurementInitiatives
takenManagementApproach
Politicalcontributions
Nocases- 102 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards

DisclosureTitle
103

416 CustomerHealthand
SafetyAssessmentofthehealth416-1 andsafetyimpactsofproductandservice
categories
Incidentsofnon-compliance416-2 concerningthehealthandsafetyimpactsofproducts
andservices
103 ManagementApproach
417-1

417

MarketingandLabeling
417-2
417-3
103

418

419

CustomerPrivacy

Socioeconomic
ComplianceManagementApproach

418-1
103
419-1

References
Materiality[Provisionofhigh-quality
products]FocusonSafetyandQuality
Importantannouncementregarding
products

Automotive/MotorcycleBatteries&Chargers
Requirementsforproduct TractionBatteries&Chargers
andserviceinformationand LightingEquipment
IndustrialBatteries/PowerSupplySystems
labeling
Lithium-ionBatteries
ExportHandlingProduct(Japaneseonly)
Incidentsofnon-complianceconcerningproductandNocases
serviceinformationandlabeling
Incidentsofnon-complianceconcerningmarketingNocasescommunications
Materiality[Strictmanagementof
conﬁdentialinformation]ManagementApproach
InformationSecurity
Substantiatedcomplaints
regardingconcerning
breachesofcustomer
Nocasesprivacyandlossesofcustomerdata
Materiality[ThoroughlyfulﬁllingourCSR
andensuringcompliance]ManagementApproach
CompliancewithLaws,etc.
Non-compliancewithlaws
andregulationsinthesocial Nomajorﬁnesorpenaltieswereimposedandeconomicarea- 103 -GRI Content Index

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EditorialPolicy
EditorialPolicyOnthisCSRwebsite,wereportontheGSYuasaGroup'sconceptandinitiativesregardingCSR.
WediscloseinformationthatconsiderstheopinionsofstakeholdersandtheirimportancetotheGSYuasa
Group.

PeriodcoveredWediscloseinformationcenteringonCSRactivitiesinﬁscal2018(April1,2018toMarch31,2019).
InordertoreporttheGSYuasaGroup'slatestCSRactivities,wediscloseinformationonactivitiesafterﬁscal
2018wheneverappropriate.
Withrespecttosomeperformancedata,wediscloseinformationbeforeﬁscal2018toshowachangeovertime.

Structures
GSYuasaGroup(GSYuasaCorporationandmajordomesticandoverseassubsidiaries)arecovered.
Theterm"theCompany"referstoGSYuasaCorporation.
Anexplanationisgiveninaparticularsituationwheneverappropriateifthestructurecovereddiﬀers.

AccuracyofinformationToensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationwedisclose,itisveriﬁedbymultipledepartments,suchasthedepartmentinchargeofthespeciﬁcareaandthePublicRelationsDepartment.

Materialchanges
Regardingstructurescovered,therehasbeennomaterialchangeindisclosedinformation.
Furthermore,thereisnoitemthatshouldbecorrectedduetoanerrorinadescriptionintheprevious
disclosedinformation.
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sustainabilityreports.
ClickhereforGRIContentIndex.

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