GS Yuasa Corporation

CSR Activities in 2018
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CSR Promotion

President’s Message ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶02

CSR Promotion Framework ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶11

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 ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶
Editorial Policy

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Editorial Policy ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ 105
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 2018 fiscal year through the contents of the “CSR Activities” website, of the sites of our.

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)

President'sMessage
President'sMessage
Weareaimingtocontributetoasustainablesocietyanddevelopourbusinessesfurther.
Nowadays,aspowersavingandlowerenvironmentalburdenshave
becomemajorsocialissuesonaglobalbasis,theroleoftheGS
YuasaGroup'sproductsprovidingthefunctionof"buildingup
energy"hasbecomemoresigniﬁcant.IbelievethattheGrouphasbeenabletoconductbusinessoverthepast100yearsbecausewehavelistenedtovoicesfromaroundtheworld,haveﬂexiblydealt
withsocialenvironmentalchangesandhavecontinuouslycreatednewvalues.
Inordertoﬁrmlysucceedinthiscorporatemission,theGroupsignedtheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact(UNGC)whichmatches
theGroup'sphilosophyandsenseofvalues,inApril2018.TheGroup
operatingbusinessesgloballyintendstofulﬁllitssocial
responsibilitiesaswellastopursuesustainablegrowthbyaggressivelypromotingtheFourAreas/TenPrinciplesthattheUNGC
askscompaniestoembrace,supportandimplement.
Astheﬁrststeptowardsthat,theGroupclariﬁedinitiativeswithhighpriorityasthe"CSRmajortheme(materiality)"inFiscalYear
2017byconsideringtheUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).SDGsindicateissues
thatmustbesolvedbyhumanityasawholeasacommonsubjectforbothdevelopingcountriesandadvancednations.TheGSYuasaGroupregardsthesolutionoftheseissuesasabusinessopportunity
andintendstogrowsustainablybycontributingtosociety.Thereareawidevarietyofareasinwhichwecancontribute:forexample,thespreadoftheuseofenvironmentallyconsciousvehicleswithlower
carbondioxide(CO2)emissions,expansionoftheuseofrenewableenergygenerationsuchassolar
powerandwindpower,andstrengtheningsocialinfrastructuresbypreparingbackupindustrial
batteries/power-supplyequipmentforemergencysituationssuchasdisasters.
Wewillcontinuetocreatevarious"innovations"throughourbusinessactivitiesandcontributetothesolutionofglobalsocialissuesaswellasglobalenvironmentalconservation,aimingatsustainablegrowth.Bydoingso,theGroupwillcontinuetogrowasacompanythatisindispensableforsocietyandpeoplearoundtheworldforthenext100years,makingeﬀortstomeettheexpectationsofourstakeholders
OsamuMuraoPresident
GSYuasaCorporation-2-

President's Message

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ TheTenPrinciplesoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact＜HumanRights＞
Principle1:Businessesshouldsupportandrespecttheprotectionofinternationallyproclaimedhumanrights;andPrinciple2:makesurethattheyarenotcomplicitinhumanrights
abuses.
＜Labour＞
Principle3:Businessesshouldupholdthefreedomofassociation
andtheeﬀectiverecognitionoftherighttocollective
bargaining;
Principle4:theeliminationofallformsofforcedandcompulsory
labour;Principle5:theeﬀectiveabolitionofchildlabour;andPrinciple6:theeliminationofdiscriminationinrespectofemploymentandoccupation.
＜Environment＞
Principle7:Businessesshouldsupportaprecautionaryapproachtoenvironmentalchallenges;
Principle8:undertakeinitiativestopromotegreaterenvironmental
responsibility;andPrinciple9:encouragethedevelopmentanddiﬀusionofenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologies.
＜Anti-Corruption＞
Principle10:Businessesshouldworkagainstcorruptioninallits
forms,includingextortionandbribery.

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CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
TheGSYUASACSRPolicyandCodeofConduct,formulatedinMay2017asthePresident'sPolicy,have
becomethefoundationoftheGroup'sCSRactivities.IntheGSYuasaGroup,allemployeesunderstandthatCSRactivitiesarebusinessactivities,andweencourageeveryonetotakepartbasedonourCSR
PolicyandCodeofConductinordertoensurethesustainabledevelopmentofsocietyandbusiness.
CSRPolicy
Besideslegalcompliance,werespectinternationalnorms,guidelines,andinitiativesrelatedtosocialresponsibility,workonsustainabledevelopmentofourbusinessthroughdevelopingenergy
storagetechnologies,andcontributetopeople,society,andglobalenvironment.

1.Developingfair,transparent,andsoundbusiness,andanti-corruption

GSYUASAconductsatransparentbusinesspolicywhichaimstoearnthetrustofcustomers,
businesspartners,shareholders,andoflocalcommunitiesasatoppriority.Andtoadheretolawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregion.Furthermore,weaddresstopreventanykindof
corruption,willnottolerateanyillegalpoliticalcontribution,briberyofpublicoﬃcials,andwillnothaverelationshipswithpersonnelororganizationsoforganizedcrime.

2.Respectforhumanrights

GSYUASAwillrespectallhumanrightsandlaborrights,andwillnottolerateanyforcedlaboror
childlabor.Diversitywillberespected,withoutanydiscriminationbeingtolerated.

3.Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment

GSYUASAwillprovidesafeandcomfortableworkingenvironmentsforemployees.Proper
managementwillbeprovidedinordertopromotemidtolong-termdevelopmentofhumanresources.

4.Fulfillmentofourresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproducts
andservices

GSYUASAensuresthesafetyandqualityofproducts/servicestotheendoftheirlifecycle
throughoutmanufacturing.Furthermore,GSYUASAhonestprovidesclearsafetyinformationforallproducts/services.
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5.Globalenvironmentalconservation

GSYUASAaddressestopreventpollution,andtomitigateclimatechange,andtoestablishasoundmaterial-cyclesocietythroughusingsustainableresources.

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,wewillcomplywiththeexportcontrollaws
andregulationsofeachcountryinordertomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andwewillnotexportinamannertospreadmaterialswhichcouldleadtotheproliferationof
weaponsofmassdestruction.
1-2.Eliminationofmixingupoﬃcialbusinesswithpersonalaﬀairs
Wewillneverconducttobringdamagetothecompany,throughmisappropriationof
corporateassetsandcorporateexpensesonlyforone'spersonalendsorelsewith
misfeasanceallowingone'spersonaladvantage.
1-3.Fair,Transparentandfreecompetitionandtrade① Wewillnotengagehorizontalagreements(cartel)throughmeetingandparticipationtotradeassociation'sactivities,i.e.priceandquantityﬁxingaswellasexclusivityin
distributionofproductsandservices.Uponreceiptofsuchproposal,wedeclineclearly
withoutleavingnodoubttobemisunderstood.Tothisextent,wewillneveractincollusionwithothercontractors,nortoﬁxthewinningbidderand/orcontractprice.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)② Weneveractinabuseofdominantposition,totakeadvantageofsubcontractors,i.e.,
withholdingtheamountofsubcontractpaymentswithoutreasonsattributabletothesubcontractororfailingtomakepaymentafterthelapseoftheduedateofpayment,or
obtainingundueorimproperadvantage.Also,uponissuingourordertosubcontractors,
wewillretainthewrittenoﬀeronpaperorelectronicrecord.
③ Wewillnotobtainoruseindustrialinformationordataofothercompaniesorﬁrmsinan
unauthorizedway.
④ Wewillnotleaveproductlabellingorserviceinformationinexactorunclearinamannertocausecustomersmisunderstanding.
1-4.Managementofconﬁdentialinformation① Weobservetheprotectionofconﬁdentialinformationanditsappropriateuse;then,attheeventofdisclosuretothethirdparties,wewilldiscloseonlyafterconcluding
conﬁdentialityagreement.
② Wewillobservetheprotectionandappropriateuseofconﬁdentialinformationreceived
fromourbusinesspartnersandco-researchersorco-developers;Wewillnotdisclosetothethirdpartieswithoutthepriorconsentofthedisclosingparty.
③ Beforeassemblingpersonalinformation,wewillatﬁrstnotifythepurposeofuse,andthencollectinanappropriateway.Thepurposeofusingpersonalinformationistobelimitedandspeciﬁed.
④ Wewillconservepersonalinformationdatainsafetyandcontrolitsuse,thenmonitorina
suitablewaytheemployeesandsubcontractorsusing/handlingthesedata.
⑤ Wealwaysrespecttheindividualprivacy,soneedtopaythemostattentioninhandlingtheirconﬁdentialinformation,learnedfromone'sbusinessrelationsorinthecourseofbusiness,andatlast,nottoinformorleaktoanyonewithoutauthority.
⑥ Wewillnotcommitso-called""insidertrading"",actofmakingmaxproﬁtinstockandsecurityexchangestransactionthankstoprivilegedacknowledgementofinternal
information,withinourgroupandreceivedfrombusinesspartners.
1-5.Respectforintellectualproperty① Wewillassesssuﬃcientlythirdparties'patents,industrialdesigns,trademarksandothercommercialrights,priortodevelopment,production,commercializationanddeliveryof,or
providingourproductsandservices.
② Wewillnotuseintellectualpropertyofathirdpartywithoutauthorizationofpatent
holder,orunlesswehaveajustiﬁablereason.
③ Wewillnotunlawfullyduplicateanysoftwareandothercopyrightedworks,i.e.,Literatureandimages,Journalisticarticles,Paintings,Music.
1-6.Separationfromorganizedcrime① Wewillnotprovideanyformofbeneﬁtinexcessofthenormalshareholder'srighttoany
personorcompanyassociatedwithorganizedcrime.
② Wewillcutoﬀbusinessoranyotherrelationshipswithindividualsandorganizations
havinganindicationofsupportfororganizedcrime.
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1-7.TransparencyofinformationdisclosureWewilldisclose,withinaspeciﬁctimelimitandwithappropriatemethod,anyinformation
requiredbylawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate,aswellasspeciﬁcinformationtomaintaingoodcommunicationwithotherstakeholdersandlocal
communities.
1-8.Legalcomplianceforpoliticalfundscontrol
Wewillnotcontributeforpoliticalfunds,requestingsomebusinessadvantageinreturn,suchasacquisitionormaintenanceoftrading,oraccesstonondisclosureinformation.Also,
wewillcomplywiththeconditionsstipulatedbythelawsandregulationsofeachcountry
andregioninwhichweoperatebeforemakingpoliticalcontributions.
1-9.ProhibitiontooﬀerentertainmentorgiftstopublicemployeeWewillnotoﬀermoney,entertainment,gifts,orothereconomicbeneﬁts,norprovide
advantagestopublicemployeesorequivalentpersonsperceivedasaconﬂictofinterest.
1-10.Soundrelationshipwithbusinesspartners
Wewillendeavortomaintainsoundbusinessrelationshipswithourbusinesspartners;
thereforewewillnotreceivemoney,giftorentertainmentoﬀeredfrombusinesspartners
exceedingcommonlyacceptedlimits.

2.Respectforhumanrights

2-1.Prohibitionofdiscriminationandrespectfordiversity
Wewillrespectandhonordiversityandwillnotdiscriminateanyoneforanyreason,
includingrace,gender,sexualidentity,nationality,nationalorigin,disability,andreligiousorpoliticalopinions.
2-2.Respectforindividualpersonality
Wewillnotcondonetheremovalofhumanrightsofanyindividualperson,includingsexual
harassmentandpowerharassment,northereductionofpersonaldignityofothers.
2-3.Respectforlaborrights
Wewillrespectlaborrightsincludingfreedomofassociationandcollectivebargainingrights,
inaccordancewiththelawsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate.
2-4.ProhibitionofforcedlaborandchildlaborWewillneitherforcelabor,noremploychildrenunderthelegalworkingage.Furthermore,wewillnottolerateforcedlabororchildlaborinanyway.
2-5.Avoidanceofcomplicityinhumanrightsabuse
Directlyorindirectly,wewillnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuse.
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3.Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment3-1.Conservationandimprovementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments
Wewillmaintainandimproveworkingenvironmentsfromtheperspectiveofhealthandsafetyinaccordancewithlawsandregulationsofeachcountryorregioninwhichwe
operate."
3-2.Ensuringappropriateworkinghours,securingminimumwagesandprohibitingunreasonablewagereduction① Wewillprovidemanagementinordertomaintainappropriateworkinghoursandwill
makeeveryeﬀorttotakemeasurestopreventmentalandphysicalhealthdisorders
causedbyoverwork.
② Weensurethatthesalarieswepayareovertheminimumwageofeachcountryorregioninwhichweoperate,andthattherewillbenounreasonablereduction.
3-3.Midtolong-termhumanresourcesdevelopmentandappropriateabilityassessment
Wewillmakeeveryeﬀorttoproactivelysupportcareerdevelopmentinaccordancewitheachemployee'sabilitiesandaptitudes.Performanceofeachemployeewillbeassessed
adequately.
3-4.Respectforindividualwork-lifebalanceWewillmakeeveryeﬀorttorespectdiverseworkingstyles,soastoensurework-lifebalanceandtomaintainphysicalandmentalhealthofemployees.
3-5.Oﬀerofequalemploymentandworkingopportunities
Wewilloﬀerequalopportunitiesinrecruitmentandpromotion,aswellasforbitanyarbitraryordiscriminatorytreatments.

4.Fulfillmentofresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproductsandservices.

4-1.Focusonsafetyandquality
Wewilladdresstoprioritizesafetyandqualitythroughoutourbusiness.Forthispurpose,wewillstrivetoprovidesafeproductsandservicestomaintainandimprovesatisﬁedqualityforcustomers,throughallourbusinessactivitieswhichareresearch&development,design,
procurement,production,salesandafter-salesservice.
4-2.MakingSafetyInformationaccessible
WeclarifySafetyInformationonourproductsandservices.SafetyInformationincludes
Instructionmanualssuppliedwithproducts,Labellingofproducts,Webportal
communication,etc.WewillmakeSafetyInformationaccessibleforcustomersaswellasforanyotherstakeholdersinvolvedincommercializationofourproductsandservices.

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4-3.SolutionsincaseofProductaccidents
Weaddresstopreventspin-oﬀeﬀectsontheextentofdamagesofaccidentsaswellasswiftlyreactincaseaseriousaccidentoccursonourproductorservice.Andalso,we
investigateandcollatetherelativefacts,researchofcausalities,makeanecessaryreportontheseinsideandoutsideourcompanygroup,andthenwediscloseinformationsoastotakepreventivesteps.

5.Globalenvironmentalconservation

5-1.Promotingenvironmentalprotection① Wewillevaluateenvironmentalimpactresultingfromourbusinessactivities,productsandservices;striveforenvironmentalprotection(includingpreventionofpollution)throughenergysaving,greenhousegasreduction,eﬃcientuseofrawmaterialsandwateraswellaswastereductionandrecycling;andaimtoincreaseourenvironmentalperformancethroughcontinuousimprovementoftheseaspects.
② Wewilladdresstoreducetheenvironmentalburdenresultingfromtheactivities
conductedateachstageofthelifecycleofproductsandservices,fromacquisitionofrawmaterials,developmentanddesign/conception,production,transportation,use,until
end-of-lifetreatmentandﬁnaldisposal③ Wewillsatisfyenvironmentalneedscorrespondingtocomplywithenvironmentallawsandregulations.Inaddition,ifnecessary,weaddresstodevelopourenvironmentalrisk
managementwithoperationalcontrolbyvoluntarymanagementstandardsandforpreventingaccidentslikelytoleadtoenvironmentalpollution.
5-2.Providingenvironmentalconsiderationsproducts
Wewillcontributetotheenvironmentallyconscioussocietythroughtheprovisionofproductsandservicescorrespondingtotheenvironmentalrequirements.

6.Buildingbetterrelationshipswithlocalcommunities

6-1.ContributiontosustainabledevelopmentofcommunitiesWerecognizethatwearememberofthecommunityandweaimtoworktogetherincooperationwiththelocalcommunitywhichisourfoundation.Wewillrespectlocalcultureandcustoms.
6-2.Adoptionoflocalhumanresources
Wewillactivelyadoptlocalhumanresourcesinthebusinessactivitiesofouroverseas
aﬃliatesandcontributetothedevelopmentoflocalcommunitiesthroughourbusinessactivities.

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7.Ensuringsocialresponsibilitieswithinoursupplychain

7-1.ResponsibleProcurementpromotion
WewillshareResponsibleProcurementguidelineamongoursuppliers,thenaddresstopromoteResponsibleProcurementuponinteractivecooperation,aimingtoensureoursocial
responsibilitiesacrossoverallsupplychain.
Date:May1,2017
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CSRPromotionFramework
OurCSRmanagement,inwhichweseektocontributetoasustainablesocietyandensurelong-termcommerce,forms
anintegralpartofouraimtorealizeourcorporate
philosophy.
GSYuasaGroup'sCSR"InnovationandGrowth",ourcorporatephilosophy,isthebasisoftheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR.By
reformingourbusinessprocessesanddevelopingnewtechnologieswithoutbeingboundbyconvention,weaimtogenerateinnovationand,asaresult,drivesustainablegrowthbyexpandingearningsandcontributingtopeople,society,andtheglobalenvironment.ThisisthebasisofourCSR.Furthermore,byrespondingswiftlythroughourbusinesstoglobalsocialissuesandtheneedsandexpectationsofinterestedparties,weaimtobecomeacompanyinwhichsocietyplaceslong-termtrustandhopesforustoremainapresenceintothefuture.

CSRPromotionFramework
OurGrouphasestablishedanorganizationalframeworktopromoteCSRthroughourbusinessandto
makecontinuousimprovements.InordertosupervisetheCSRactivitiesoftheentireGroup,including
relatedcompaniesbothinJapanandoverseas,wehavedesignatedthecompanyPresidentasthechiefcommandingoﬃcerforthepromotionofCSRandsetupthepostofoﬃcerinchargeofCSR,whoisappointedbyandworksdirectlyunderthepresident.Inaddition,theCSRCommittee,whichischairedbytheoﬃcerinchargeofCSRandcomprisespersonsresponsibleforCSRinbusinessdivisions,Group
companies,etc.asmembers,discusses,plans,andpromotesCSRactivitiesthroughouttheGroupasawhole.Asnecessary,mattersdecidedbytheCSRCommitteearereportedtoorincludedintheagenda
fordiscussionbytheBoardofDirectorsbeforebeingreﬂectedinourbusinessstrategy.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ CSRPromotionFrameworkSeedetailsofGSYuasa'sphilosophyandManagementvision

Medium-toLong-TermCSRPromotionInitiatives
Asshowninthefollowingtable,ourGroupformulatesmedium-tolong-termCSRpromotionplanswiththeaimofconductingCSRactivitiesthroughourbusiness.Forﬁscal2019,wehavesetthetargetofincorporatingimportantCSRthemesthattakeaccountofglobalsocialissuesandtheneedsandexpectationsofinterestedpartiesintoourbusinessstrategy.
Phase

PeriodSecond
stage
Third
stage

FY2018

TargetFirststage FY2016-17 CreateprocessestodealwiththeCSRchallengesinrelationtoourbusinessstrategy(FourthMid-TermManagementPlan)
FY2019

Analyzeandevaluateourperformanceusingtheseprocessesandthenmakeimprovements
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Materiality
Materiality(KeyCSRChallenges)
ToreﬂectCSRchallengesinourbusinessstrategy,theGSYuasaGroupanalyzesandassessestheimpactonbusinessandtheimpactofourbusinessonsocietyandthenclariﬁestheGroup'smaterialityforitemsthatneedtobeaddressed.Regardingthespeciﬁedmateriality,asnecessarywehavesettargetsrelatingtoourbusinessstrategyand,toachievethosetargets,haveformulatedconcreteactivityplansandkeyperformanceindicators(KPIs)togaugeprogressinachievingthegoals.

MaterialitySpecificationProcess
Step1:IdentifyriskandopportunityinCSR
ForkeychallengesintheMid-TermManagementPlan,weidentifyriskinCSR(thathinderstheresolutionofthesechallenges)andopportunityinCSR(thatpromotestheresolutionofthechallenges).Whenidentifying
theserisksandopportunities,ouractionsarebasedoninternationalguidelinesrelatedtoCSR.

Step2:SpecifysignificantriskandopportunityinCSR

WeevaluateandassignascoretothescaleoftheCSRriskand■ MatrixofkeyCSRdomains
opportunityidentiﬁedinStep1inconsiderationoftheimpactonbusiness(possibilityofoccurrencexscaleofimpactonbusiness),whichenablesustospecifyrisksandopportunitiesaskeybusinesschallenges.Next,weevaluatetheimpactofourGroup'sbusinessactivitiesonsocietyrelativetothesecorebusinessrisksandopportunitiesbasedonthenumberofrelatedCSRthemesandsocial
importance.Wethenspecifyrisksandopportunitiesthatwillbekey
CSRdomains.

Step3:Specifymateriality
WeorderthecoreCSRrisksandopportunitiesevaluatedinStep2andthenspecifymaterialityinconsiderationoftheresponsemethodtotherisksandopportunities.Inordertoensuretheappropriatenessofthespeciﬁedmateriality,wherenecessarywealsoincorporatefeedbackfromstakeholdersthroughdialogue
withoutsideexperts.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)MaterialityandResponsePlan
MaterialityspeciﬁedbytheGSYuasaGroupanditsresponseplanareshowninthetablebelow.Withrespecttomaterialityshowninthistable,wewillimplementmanagementbyobjectivesbasedontheresponseplanandmakeimprovements.ThistablealsoshowsresultsofspeciﬁcationsafterconﬁrmingtherelevancebetweenthematerialityspeciﬁedbytheGroupandSDGs*whichisregardedastheuniversallanguage,forourstakeholders'
understanding.

*SDGs(SustainableDevelopmentGoals):Goalstoconstructasustainablesociety,whichwereadoptedbytheUnitedNations,clearly
indicatingglobalsocialissuesthatshouldbesolved.

■ TableofMateriality/ResponsePlan

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)
Developingfair,transparent,andsoundbusiness,andanticorruption
Annualfrequencyofissueoflegal
information
RatioofDomestic implementationofcompliancetrainingintrainingbyrankfor
employeespromoted
Thoroughly
Provisionoflegaltomanagerialand
fulﬁllingourCSR informationandsupervisorypositions
andensuringpromotionofOverseasdeployment
compliancecompliancetrainingofdomestic
compliancetraining
systemOverseas
Buildingofsystemtosharethelegal
informationofeachcountry
Materiality

RespectandProtectionfor
intellectual
property

Activityoutline

Scopeofapplication*

Strengtheningofsearchtoprevent
patentinfringement(thoroughimplementationofsurveysatthedevelopmentstage)

Thoroughavoidanceofinfringementsfromthird-party
intellectualproperty
rightsGlobalPromotionoftheenforcementagainst
infringement
products(expansionofaccesschannels
tooverseasorganizations,etc.)

Monitoringandenforcementoflocal
Overseas intellectualproperty
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FY2018
targetSDGs

16times
100%ofeligible
persons
Understandingoflocaltraining
systems
Understandingofmethodofgatheringlegal
informationatoverseassites
Complete
operation

Complete
operation

Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Materiality

Activityoutline

PromotionofsecuritymeasuresandstrengtheningofStrictillegal/inappropriate
managementof accessmonitoring
conﬁdential
information

Promotionof
informationsecurity
training
Respectforhumanrights

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)
Cyberattackresponse
Global ratioattimeofdetectinghighsecurity
alertsInformationleakage
Domestic conﬁrmationandresponseratioattimeoflargedataoutput
Achievementofplantodeployillegal
Overseas /inappropriateaccessmonitoringsysteminoverseasGroup
companies
Ratioofemployees
Domestic passinginformation
securityproﬁciency
test

Scopeofapplication*

FY2018
target

SDGs

100%
100%

100%

100%

Achievementofeducationalplans
Domestic relatingtothe100%
improvementofselfPromotionofhumananalysisskills
Respectforresource
Understandingoftheindividuality
development
stateofprograms
Understanding
Overseas implementationofof
educationrelatingto performancetheimprovementofself-analysisskills
Conservationandimprovementofadequateworkingenvironment
Achievementofeducationalplans
Domestic relatingtothe100%
improvementofselfPromotionofhumananalysisskills
Human
resource
resources
Understandingofthedevelopment
development
stateofprograms
Understanding
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KPI
FY2018(keyperformancetargetindicator)(1)Responseratiotopreventtherecurrenceoflongworkinghours(2)Annualfrequency(1)100%
Promotionoftheoflabor-management(2)12times
Domestic consultationsrelating (3)10ormore
thoroughmanagementoftoworkinghoursdays/person
employees'working(3)Numberofdaysofhoursandprevention
annualpaidleaveoftherecurrenceofacquiredlongworkinghours
Understandingofthe Understanding
Overseas stateofresponsetooflongworkinghours,
performanceetc.
(1)Numberof
Improvementofaccidentsrequiring(1)None
safetyanddaysoﬀwork
healthinworking
Domestic (2)Employees'blood (2)35㎍/㎗orless
environments
leadconcentration(3)None(3)NumberofClass3
workingenvironments(1)Understandingofstateofaccidents
Promotionoflabor
requiringdaysoﬀwork
safetyandhealthrisk(2)Understandingof Understanding
management
stateofemployees'ofbloodlead
performance
Overseas concentrationand
Settingofsettingofadministrative
administrative
standards
standards
(3)Understandingofstateofleadhandling
controlconcentration
Fulﬁllmentofourresponsibilitiestoprovidesafeandsecureproductsandservices
Promotionofquality
improvementandstrengtheningofquality
Global Achievementofquality
100%
targets
communication(utilizationofquality
managementsystem)
Provisionofhigh-quality
products
Strengtheningofmaintenanceservice
Achievementofsales
setup(siteDomestic targetsofmaintenance100%
expansion,personnel
companies
training,etc.)
Materiality

Activityoutline

Scopeofapplication*- 16 -

SDGs

Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Materiality

Activityoutline

Promotionofproductsafety
education
Globalenvironmentalconservation

Promotionofeﬀectiveuseofwaterresources

Contributiontorealizationoflowcarbonsociety

Promotingenvironmental
protection

Scopeofapplication*

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)

FY2018
targetGlobalNumberofserious
productaccidents

None

Domestic
Overseas
Domestic
Overseas

Domestic
Promotionofmeasurestoprevent
pollution(thoroughenvironmentalrisk
management)

Considerationofoverseasdeploymentofvoluntaryusedproductretrieval
systemOverseas

Overseas

SDGs

Reduceby
77%ormore
Volumeofwastewater (comparedwithFY2003)
Understandingofstate Understandingofuseofwaterofrecycling
performance
Reduceby5%ormoreCO2emissionintensity (comparedwithFY2013)
Understandingofstate UnderstandingofmanagementofCo2
ofemissionreduction
performancetargets
Numberofcases
exceedingvoluntaryadministrative
None
standards(waterandairquality)
Understandingofstateofoperationof
Understanding
voluntaryofadministrative
standards(waterand performanceairquality)
Implementationof
Understanding
undergroundseepageofrisksurveys
performance(1)Understandingofstateofusedproductrecoveryintarget
Understanding
countries
of(2)Understandingof performanceusedproductrecovery
systemsattargetsites- 17 -

Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Materiality

Activityoutline

Scopeofapplication*

Marketexpansionforourproducts
containedinenvironmentally
GlobalDevelopingand consciousproducts
popularizing(foruseinlowenvironmentally emissionvehicles,
consideredetc.)
products
Developmentofproductsenhancing Domestic
environmental
performance
Ensuringsocialresponsibilitywithinoursupplychain
Continued
implementationof
Globalconﬂictmineral
Responsible
surveys
Procurement
promotion
Managementof
GlobalsupplierCSRrisks

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)

FY2018
targetAchievementofsales
targets

100%

AchievementoflonglifetargetsforLi
batteries

100%

Conﬂictmineralsurvey
implementationratio

100%

RetrievalratioofsupplierCSRrisk
questionnaires

100%

SDGs

*ThescopeofapplicationmaynotcoverallGroupcompanies.

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Materiality

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)DevelopingFair,Transparent,andSoundBusiness,andAnti-CorruptionWearefocusedonstrengtheningourcorporategovernancetoenhanceoursustainablegrowthandimproveourmedium-andlong-termcorporatevalue.
CorporateGovernanceApproachandGovernanceSystem
Todrivesustainablegrowthandenhancecorporatevalueoverthemediumandlongterms,theGSYuasa
Groupiscommittedtoestablishinganorganizationandsystemsthatenablefast,eﬃcientresponsestoachangingbusinessenvironment.Atthesametime,ourbasicpolicyoncorporategovernanceistomakeevery
eﬀorttothoroughlyimplementandstrengthencomplianceandimprovethesoundnessandtransparencyofmanagement.
Anewgovernancestructurebeganinﬁscal2017basedonthisphilosophy.GSYuasaCorporation,theholdingcompany,isresponsibleforformulatingmanagementstrategiesforalloftheGroup'sbusinesses,aswellasmanagementfortheentireGroupandoversightoftheGroup'sbusinessexecution.GSYuasa
InternationalLtd.,theGroup'scoreoperatingcompany,isthekeydecisionmakingbodyforbusinessexecution,
consolidatingandstrengtheningbusinessexecutionandmakingswiftbusiness-relateddecisions.
TheBoardofDirectorsmakesquick,eﬀectivedecisionsbyprioritizingstrategicdecisionmakingandsupervisoryfunctionsformanagementpolicy.Inaddition,increasingthenumberofindependentoutside
directorshelpsreinforcemonitoring.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ GovernanceStructure

EvaluatingtheEffectivenessoftheBoardofDirectors
TheeﬀectivenessoftheBoardofDirectorshasbeenevaluatedonceayearsinceﬁscal2016.Alldirectorsandcorporateauditorsﬁlloutaquestionnaireonthestructure,management,agendaanddutiesoftheboard.Asaresultofanalysisandevaluationofthecontent,ithasbeendeemedthattheBoardofDirectorsisoperatingeﬀectively.Inﬁscal2017,however,opinionswerealsostatedtotheeﬀectthatthefollow-upofimportant
agendaitemswasinadequateanddiscussionofmedium-andlong-termmanagementplansneededdeepening.
Therefore,wehaveresolvedtoissueregularreportsonmattersdesignatedasrequiringprogressreports,
reviewthecompilationprocessformedium-andlong-termmanagementplans,issueregularprogressreports
aftercompilation,andimplementappropriateanalysisandresponse.Goingforward,wewillcontinuetoassesstheeﬀectivenessoftheBoardofDirectorsandstrivetomakefurtherimprovements.

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

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)

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

RemunerationofDirectors
Remunerationpaidtodirectorsandauditorsinﬁscal2017isshownbelow./p>■ TotalAmountofRemuneration,Etc.byCategory
Category

Directors
(excludingoutsidedirectors)
Auditors(excludingoutsideauditors)
Outsidedirectors/auditors

Totalamountofremuneration,etc.
(Millionofyen)

Numberofapplicablepersons

209

11

11

2

51

6

RecordofAttendancebyOutsideDirectorsatBoardofDirectors
andAuditorMeetings
TherecordofattendancebyoutsidedirectorsatmeetingsoftheBoardofDirectorsandauditorsinﬁscal
2017isshownbelow.
■ RecordofAttendancebyOutsideDirectorsatBoardofDirectorandAuditorMeetings
Names

HirofumiOnishi,OutsideDirector
IkuoOtani,
OutsideDirector
ShinjiOchiai,
OutsideFull-timeAuditor
KatsuyaOhara,
OutsideFull-timeAuditor
TsukasaFujii,OutsidePart-timeAuditor

BoardofDirectors
No.ofattendances/No.ofmeetings

AuditorMeeting
No.ofattendances/No.ofmeetings18/18-

13/13-18/18

15/1518/18

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)

InternalControlSystem
Tostrengthenthemanagementfoundation,theGSYuasaGrouphasimprovedthesystemandrelevantrulestoensurethemaintenanceofethicalbusinesspracticesbasedontheCompaniesAct.Thissystemincludes
mechanismstoensureeﬀectiveauditing,informationmanagement,andriskmanagementthroughouttheGroup.
TocomplywiththeinternalcontrolreportingsystemrequiredundertheFinancialInstrumentsandExchange
Law,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 2018 (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 2018 (Web version)

CompliancewithLaws,etc.
BasicPhilosophyonPromotingComplianceBytrainingourpersonnelaccordingtoourphilosophyof"InnovationandGrowth"whilemanifestingourcommitmenttosocietyandpreservingtheglobalenvironment,weareensuringthatallemployeesareguided
intheirbehaviorfocusingoncompliancewithlaws,companyregulationsandethicalstandards.
Multifacetedactivitieswithinnovativemethodsarebeingusedtopromotecomplianceandensurethatthediﬀerentthemescoveralllevelsofemployees.Whenpromotingcompliance,itisalsoessentialtoestablish
rulesandastructuretofollow,aswellasastrongsenseofcommitment.Inthisspirit,weadoptedCompliance
PromotionRegulationsinlinewiththeComplianceDeclarationmadebythepresident.TheGSYuasaCorporate
EthicalStandardscoverthetenitemsthatallemployeesmustsupportandthecorporateethicalbehavior
guidelinesthatoutlineresponsestospeciﬁcsituations.Otheractivitiesareaimedatenhancingawarenessbygettingeveryemployeetothinkaboutwhatheorsheshoulddoforcompliance.

ComplianceManualWedistributeacompliancemanualtoallemployeesthatincludescompanyregulationsrelatedtocompliance.
Theten-itemCodeofConductincludescommentaryinaQ&Aformat,innovativewaystopromote
understandingwithcontentbasedonactualpractices,anintroductiontotheGSYuasaGroupcorporateethics
hotline,theGroup'sinternalwhistleblowersystemandanemergencycontactsystemforuseinacrisis.

WorkplaceMeetingsonCompliance
Workplacemeetingsoncompliancehavebeenconductedforsixconsecutiveyearssince2012.Thepurposeofthesemeetingsistoimproveemployeeawarenessofcompliance.Themeetings,includingactiveexchangesofopinion,wereheldat441workplacesinﬁscal2017with96%ofthesitescommentingthattheactivitieswereeﬀective.Manytopicswerecovered,includingrespectforhumanrights,preventionofinappropriateconduct,
managementofworkinghours,harassment,occupationalhealthandsafety,wastemanagement,productsafety,handlingofconﬁdentialinformationandsubcontractinglaws.Themeetingsuseeducationalmaterials
madebythedivisioninchargeoneachtopicandincludingcontentrelatedtothecircumstancesoftheGroup.
Weintendtocontinuerunningthesemeetingsandupgradingthecontenttoensurethatitisbothup-to-dateandeducational.

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GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
WeestablishedGSYuasaGroupcorporateethics
hotlineregulationsandsetupacorporateethics
hotline.Accessiblebothinternallyandexternally,thehotlineenablesemployees,temporaryworkers,
businesspartnersandotherstoprovideinformation
anonymouslyiftheybecomeawareofbehaviorbyaGroupemployeethatviolatesthelaworcompany
regulationsorisunethicalorotherwiseinappropriateoranymatterthatisatriskofbecomingaviolation.
Inﬁscal2017,sixreportsweremadeincludingone
caseofharassment.Weconductinquiriesandtakeappropriateaction,onthesematters,whileremaining
committedtoprotectingwhistleblowers.

NumberofreportstotheGSYuasaGroup
corporateethicshotline
2013
5
2014
3
2015
8
2016
5
2017
6

EliminationofAntisocialElementsInourCorporateEthicalStandards,ourGroupclearlystatesitspolicyof"nothavinganyrelationswhatsoever
withantisocialelementsandresolutelyconfrontinganyunreasonabledemands,etc."AndinourCorporate
EthicalBehaviorGuidelines,wespeciﬁcallystipulate"prohibitionoftheprovisionofbeneﬁts,""eliminationofantisocialelements,"anda"ﬁrmresponse."Ouremployeesaremadefullyawareofthesestandardsandguidelines.

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

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IntellectualProperty
EffortstoEnsuretheProtectionofIntellectualPropertyWeseeintellectualproperty,theresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,asoneofourimportantassets.Ourbasic
policyistoprotectouroutstandingtechnologythroughaggressivepatentapplicationsandtomaintainthetrustofourcustomersbyeliminatingimitationproducts.Everyyearweﬁleabout300patentapplications;inﬁscal2017thenumberwas343.

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RespectforHumanRights
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthattherightsofallpeoplemustberespectedinordertorealizeourphilosophyofcontributingtopeople,societyandtheglobalenvironment.
ProhibitionofDiscriminationandRespectforDiversity
ProvidingFairSelectionandOpportunity
TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesfairemployeeselection,evaluationandtrainingbasedonabilityandperformance.Weprohibitdiscriminationinrecruitment,personnelassessmentandotheremployee
circumstances,andwerespectdiversityirrespectiveofrace,gender,sexuality,nationality,placeofbirth,
disability,religionorpoliticalopinion.Atthesametime,weconductthenecessarycheckstomakesure
wedon'thirepeopleunderthelegalworkingageorthosewithoutqualiﬁcations.

RespectforLaborRights
CreatingaPleasantWorkplacethroughLaborandManagementWorkingasOne
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanhaveadopteda"unionshopsystem"andasageneralruleallregularemployees,asidefrommanagement,aremembersofthelaborunion.Furthermore,wearepursuingbusinessbasedonmutualunderstandingachievedthroughlaborunionrecommendationsandactivediscussiononmanagementpoliciesoftheGroupcompaniesinJapan,includingworking
conditionsandbeneﬁtprogramsforemployees.Throughthisrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement,wearesecuringtheobjectivityandtransparencyofcompanymanagement,while
increasingtheeﬀectivenessofvariousinitiatives.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ Labor-ManagementConsultativeStructure(DomesticGroupCompanies)
NameofLabor-management Meeting
consultativebodyfrequency

Content

4Company'smanagementpolicies,businessconditionsandtimes/year statusofbusinessexecution,etc.
Divisionalcommittee
Monthly IssuesfortherespectiveR&Dandbusinessdivisions
Factorycommittee
Monthly Issuesinproductiondivisions
Healthandsafetycommittee Monthly Initiativestopreventoccupationalaccidents(statutory)
Managementcouncil

Expertcommitteeonwork Monthly Checkingthestatusofworkhoursandmaking
hours
improvements
Expertcommitteeonfuture Twice/year Child-rearingandnursingcaresupport
generations

InteractionbetweenCompanyandLaborUnion(GSYuasaLaborUnion's10th
AnniversaryFestivalandSummerFestival)AfestivalwasheldattheKyotoInternationalExhibitionHall(MiyakoMesse)onApril15,2017tocelebratethe10thanniversaryofthelaborunion'sfounding.Morethan800peopleattended,
includingfamilymembers,providingcolleaguesanexcellentopportunitytointeract.
AsummerfestivalisalsoheldattheTokyoBrancheveryAugust,oneoftheeventsrunbyamutualaidsocietythatpromotesfriendshipsamongemployees.

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InitiativesatOverseasGroupCompanies
GroupcompaniesinChina,SoutheastAsiaandotherareasoverseasaredeepeninginteractions
betweenlaborandmanagementbyholdingcompanytripsandsportsfestivals.
TianjinGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.andGSBatteryTaiwanCo.,Ltd.havereceivedacommendationfrom
TianjinCityandtheDepartmentofLaborinTaiwan,respectively,forbeingamodelcompanyforgoodlabor-managementrelations.

ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
BasicRulesonForcedLaborandChildLabor
TheGSYuasaGroupisestablishingthefollowingbasicrulesonforcedlaborandchildlaboratoverseas
Groupcompanies,inadditiontoJapan.Wetakeimmediatecorrectiveactionupondiscoveringforcedlabororchildlaborbyabusinesspartner.
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
Wewillneitherforcelabor,noremploychildrenunderthelegalworkingage.Furthermore,wewillnottolerateforcedlabororchildlaborinanyway.
Avoidanceofcomplicityinhumanrightsabuse
Directlyorindirectly,wewillnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuse.

ResponsetotheUK'sModernSlaveryAct
TheGSYuasaGroupcomplieswiththelawsandregulationsofeverycountryandregion,takingallnecessarystepstomeettheprovisionsoftheUK'sModernSlaveryActenactedinOctober2015asoneoftheactivitiesinvolvedinsecuringthetransparencyofbusiness.
GSYuasaBatteryEuropeLimited(GYEUR),oursubsidiaryintheUnitedKingdom,hasreleasedastatementonitswebsiteregardingmodernslavery.Thiscompanywillcontinuetoresearchthemodern
slaveryrisksregardingslavelaborandhumantraﬃckingandwillupdatethisstatementbasedontheresultsregularly.
ClickhereforGYEUR'sstatementonmodernslavery.
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ConservationandImprovementofAdequateWorking
Environment
TheGSYuasaGrouprespectsdiversityandworkstomaintainandimproveapleasantworkenvironment.Wearealsocommittedtodevelopinghumanresourceswithanemphasisonworkplaceconditions.
ProvisionofComfortableWorkingEnvironment
Basicpolicy
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesitisimportanttoprovideanadequateworkingenvironmentinwhich
everyonecandisplaytheirabilitiesfullyandcontinuestoworkregardlessofgenderandage,toemployees.Therefore,GSYuasaispromotinginitiativesaimedatenhancingemployees'willtowork,
stabilizationofthejobretentionrateandimprovementinproductivity,byconductingadequate
employmentmanagementinordertoheightenemployees'awarenessofacomfortableworking
environmentandjobsatisfaction.
■ Numberandratioofnewemployees(FY2017,domesticcompanies)
Age
group

10's
20's
30's
40's
Total

Numberofnew
employees(person)
Male

21
85
30
1
137

Female

3
31
5
0
39

Ratio(%)
Male

11.9
48.3
17.0
0.6
77.8

Female

1.7
17.6
2.8
0.0
22.2

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Mid-careerNewgraduates
employees
MaleFemaleMale
Female

21
69
0
0
90

3
29
0
0
32

0
16
30
1
47

0
2
5
0
7

Conservation and Improvement of Adequate Working Environment

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ Numberofresigneesandjobturnover(FY2017,domesticcompanies)
Agegroup

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

Numberofresignees(person)
Male
Female

7
21
4
1
1
34

1
5
1
0
0
7

Jobturnover(%)
Male
Female

1.58
3.71
0.51
0.15
0.73
1.29

1.00
5.95
0.91
0.00
0.00
1.82

ConservationandImprovementofSafetyandHealthin
WorkingEnvironments
ReducingtheRiskofAccidentsthroughriskassessments
TheGSYuasaGroupmakeshealthandsafety-relatedassessmentsbasedonanorganizationalframeworkledbyhealthandsafetycommitteesineverybusinessdivisionandcompany,underahealthandsafetypolicy.
Withrespecttohealthandsafetymeasures,weidentifytherootcausesofpotentialdangerthroughriskassessmentsandconductmeasurestoreducerisksaheadoftime.Inadditionweappoint"safety
trainers"whoarevitalforconductingsafety-relatedprogramsintheworkplaces,includingcontract
employees.Weareworkingtoentrenchandimprovesafetythrougheducationonsafetyproceduressuchasdangerpredictionandriskassessment.
Forworkenvironmentmanagementandhealthmanagement,wearemakingeﬀortstoimprovetheworkingenvironmentbasedonregularmonitoringandmeasurementresultsbygraspingtheactual
conditionoftheworkplaceenvironmentthroughassessmentsandbymonitoringtheimpactofharmful
substancesonworkersthroughspecialhealthdiagnoses.

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Healthandsafetypolicy

PolicyWewillcreateacorporateculturethatensuresworker'ssafetyandhealth.

ActionAgenda

1. Wewillfulﬁlllegalrequirements,investresourcesandstipulateproceduresforallofouroperationsinordertoensureahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment.
2. Managers/supervisorswillgrasptherootcausesofdangersassociatedwithsafetyandhealthandtakemeasuressystematicallytolowertheirrisks.
3. Managers/supervisorswillnotoverlookunsafebehaviorofemployeesandwillprovide
guidancetocorrectthem.
4. Employeeswillfollowpredeterminedrulesrelatedtosafetyandhealthinordertoprotect
theirownselves.
5. Employeeswillmakeareporttotheirsuperiorsrequestingforimprovementoffacilitiesorprocedureswhenheorsheﬁndstherootcauseofdanger.
Missedworkfrequencyrate*1
Averagefrequencyrateinmanufacturingindustry
Rateofintensity*2
Averagerateofintensityinmanufacturingindustry

FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017

0.00
1.05
0.00
0.10

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

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

EnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
OptimizingWorkHours
Aimingtobeaworkplacethatprotectsthehealthofemployeesandenablesthemtoworkwithpeaceofmind,theGSYuasaGroupisstrivingtoensurethemostappropriateworkhoursthroughcooperation
betweenlaborandmanagement.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasintroducedandmanagedsystemstoaccuratelyunderstandandmanageworkhours(attendancemanagementsystemandaccesscontrol
system).Moreover,anexpertcommitteecombininglaborandmanagementheldmonthlycheckstheconditionofemployeesworkinglonghoursandotherrelatedmatters,makingeﬀortstomanage
appropriateworkinghours.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Wearetakingstepstoreducelaborhoursforemployeeswhohadworkedlonghoursbyproviding
consultationwithanindustrialphysicianandthroughanadvisorysystem(see"WorkStyleReform"
below)forsupervisors.Inaddition,weprovidecompliance-relatededucationwiththethemesofpromotingunderstandingofworkhourrulesandappropriatelymanagingworkhours,toemployees.
ForGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapan,wehaveconductedasurveyonthecurrentstatusofthemanagementofworkhoursfromMay2018andwillgivefeedbackontheresultstoeachdomestic
company.
■ AverageNumberofFixedHours*Notes:EmployeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoutsideJapan.
*Numberofannualprescribedworkdays=prescribedworkhoursminushourstakenforleaveandhoursabsentduetotardiness,leavingworkearly,etc.
*Period:JanuarytoDecemberWorkStyleReform
AtGSYuasaGroup,laborandmanagementareworkingasonetoreducelongworkhoursandencourageemployeestotakeannualpaidleavewiththeaimsofimprovingworkeﬃciencyandenhancingcreativityatworkbymakingsureemployeesstayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy.
Examplesofinitiativestoprovidevariationinworkstyle
Settingone"noovertime"dayaweek
Makingitcompulsorytotakeatleast10daysofleaveayear
Prohibitingtwoconsecutivedaysofworkonprescribedholidays
Prohibitingovertimelateatnight(10p.m.to5a.m.)Introducingasystemtomonitoremployeesworkinginexcessofthestandardhours,andprovidingadvicetosupervisorsonhowtodealwithovertimeissues- 33 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ PercentageofAnnualPaidLeaveTaken*Notes:EmployeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoutsideJapan.
TheyearsshowninthischartrefertoSeptemberinthespeciﬁedyeartoAugustofthefollowingyear,basedona
calculationmethodsetbyJapan'sMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfare.

TheGSYuasaGroupDesignatedasa"Companywith
ExcellentHealthManagement"
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.andthreeGroupcompanies
wereeachdesignatedasaCompanywithExcellentHealthManagement2018-White500inaprogramrunbythe
MinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryandNipponKenko
Kaigi.Underthissystem,corporationsthatimplement
particularlyexcellenthealthmanagementintermsofinitiativestodealwithhealthissuesinlocalcommunities
andhealthpromotionsuggestedbyNipponKenkoKaigiarepubliclyhonored.GSYuasawasrecognizedfor(1)improvingthehealthawarenessofemployees,(2)enhancingthehealthmanagementsystem,and(3)enhancinginitiativestopromotehealthandconducting
activitiesrelatingtodiversity.
Aimingtocreateaworkingenvironmentinwhich
employeescanenjoygoodhealthandworkwithvigor,wewillcontinuetopromotehealthmanagement.

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MidtoLong-termHumanResourcesDevelopmentandAppropriateAbilityAssessment
FosteringAutonomousActingTalentAttheGSYuasaGroup,front-lineworkplacesaretheenginethatgeneratescorporatevalue,andtheleadplayersinthoseworkplacesareouremployees.Webelievethebesttrainingison-the-jobtraining,sowithastrongfocusonmanagementbyobjectiveweimplementtrainingtonurtureautonomous
actingtalent.Inoﬀ-the-jobsettings,employeestakepartincommunicationstrainingandvoluntarytrainingforcareerdevelopmentandtheimprovementofmanagementskills.Withrespecttocareerdevelopment,weurgeallemployeestoconductareviewoftheircareereveryyearsothattheywillhaveagoalandadesirableimageintheirworkinaresponsibleway■ TrainingSystem■ BasicsofHumanResourceDevelopment■ Averageannualtraininghoursperemployee(GSYuasaInternationalLtd.)
Item

GenderTypesofemployees

Classiﬁcation

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FemaleMale
Indeﬁnite-termemployment
Fixed-termemployment

12.7
6.4
7.7
0.7

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)

RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
PromotingWomen'sRoles
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatprovidingtheenvironmentandopportunityforwomen'sroleswill
enableeverywomantoshine,whichinturnwillhelpusachievethe"innovationandgrowth"statedinourphilosophyinaneﬀorttodoso,theGroupistakingstepstopromotewomen'sroleswiththeaimofdevelopingwomenwhocanmaximizetheirpotentialinwhatevertheydo.Weaimtocreateacompany
whereeveryfemaleemployeeshinesinherownuniquewaybyenhancingthedesireforpersonalgrowthandincreasingthestyleandnumberofrolesthroughthesynergisticeﬀectsofwhatwecallthe"threeLs."■ The"threeLs"
Declaration
GSYuasawillprovideadiversityofroles
forwomenthatarebright,funandaﬃrming.
ActionPlanPromotingWomen'sRoles(April1,2016toMarch31,2019)
Objective Steadilyincreasethepercentageofwomenhired20%inFY201630%inFY
1
2018
Objective Ensurethatatleastonewomanayeartakespartinnext-generationselectgrouptraininginordertoboostthebusinessskillsoffemaleemployees
2
Objective Supportthestrengtheningofmanagementabilitiesforsupervisorsinordertocreateanenvironmentthatencouragesfemaleemployeestoworktotheirpotential
3

EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilitiesTopromotetheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.oﬀersawiderangeofopportunitiestopeoplewithdisabilities,includinginacompanycertiﬁedasaspecialsubsidiary*inDecember2007.
AsofJune1,2018,2.69%ofemployeeswerepeoplewithdisabilities,whichexceedsthelegally
mandatedemploymentrateof2.2%aswellasthepreviousﬁscalyear'smarkof2.51%
Wewillcontinuetomanageemploymentsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescanputtheirskillsandqualitiestogooduseinaneﬀorttomaintainandimproveapleasantworkenvironment.
*Specialsubsidiary:AsystembasedontheDisabledPersonsEmploymentPromotionLaw,underwhich,whenasubsidiaryiscertiﬁedbyJapan'sMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfareasgivingspecialconsiderationtotheemploymentofpeople
withdisabilities,itcanberegardedasoneoftheparentcompany'sbusinessestablishmentswhencalculatingtheemploymentrateofpeoplewithdisabilities.
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SupportingWorkAlongsideChildcare/NursingCare
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.formulatedanactionplanbasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildrenasajointlabor-managementprogram.Weareinvolvedinactivitiestoachievetheobjectivesoftheplan,withtheaimofcreatinganenvironmentthatmakesiteasyforemployeestoparticipateinchildcare.Wehavealsosetupanin-houseelectronicmessage
boardcalledSupportingaWorkandChildcareBalancewherewedisseminateinformationonchildcarerelatedsystemstoemployees.Toensurethatthechildbirth,childcareandnursingcaresupportsystems
arebeingused,wearemakingeveryeﬀorttoincreaseawarenessofthesystemsthroughtrainingbasedonlevelswithintheCompanythatincludemanagers.
■ Childbirth,ChildcareandNursingcaresupportsystems
Item

SystemDetails

Alleviationofcommutation Systemunderwhichworkatthebeginningortheendofworkinghoursisexemptedforfemaleemployeeswhoareduringpregnancy
pregnant(upto60minutes/day)
Systemunderwhichaleaveofabsenceforsixweeks
Maternityleave
beforechildbirth(14weeksincaseofmultiplepregnancy)andeightweeksafterchildbirthcanbeobtained
Leaveforgoingtohospital Systemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoarepregnantorduringpregnancy/maternity havespentonlylessthanoneyearafterchildbirthcanprotectionleaveobtainaleaveformedicalexamination,etc.
SystemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoarepregnantorMaternityprotectionleave havespentonlylessthanoneyearafterchildbirthcantakeleave(uptooneyear)
SystemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveanewborncanChildbirth Paidleaveforbirths
takeleave(threedays)
Childbirth,Childcare
SystemunderwhichemployeeswhoarebringingupaChildcareleavechild/childrencantakeleave(asthemaximumperiod,untilachildreachestheageoftwo)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveachildinthe
Short-timeworkingdueto sixthgradeorunderinelementaryschoolorachildwithchildcaredisabilitycanworkforashorttimeorworkwithaﬂexible
schedule
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefornursingachildinthethirdgradeorunderinelementaryschool(ﬁve
Nursingleavedays/yearforonechild;tendays/yearfortwochildrenor
more)
SystemunderwhichemployeescangettimeforbreastBreast-feedinghours
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Item



Nursing
care

SystemExemption/limitationof
overtimeworkandlatenightwork
Nursingcareleave
Short-timeworkingduetonursingcare
Nursingcaretimeoﬀ
Exemption/limitationof
overtimeworkandlatenightwork

Others

Accumulatedleave
Leaveinhourlyunits

Details

Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoareraisingachildcanbeexemptfrom/limitovertimeandlate-nightwork
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercantakeleave(uptooneyear)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercanworkforashorttimeorworkwithaﬂexible
schedule(uptothreeyears)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefornursingafamilymember(ﬁvedays/yearforoneperson;tendays/yearfortwopersonsormore)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamily
membercanbeexemptfrom/limitovertimeandlate-nightwork
Systemunderwhichemployeescanaccumulatethenumberofdaysforannualpaidleavewhosevalidityhas
expired(upto40days,acquiredforthereasonofnursingcareforafamilymemberorraisingachildinthethird
gradeorunderinelementaryschool,etc.)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleaveinhourly
unitsfromgrantedannualpaidleave(upto24hours/year)■ UtilizationofChildcaresupportsystem
FY

2014
2015
2016
2017

FemalesMales
Numberof
Usage Return-toNumberof
Usage
Return-tousers(person) rate(%) workrate(%) users(person) rate(%) workrate(%)

5
9
7
8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

100.0
100.0
88.9
100.0

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0
1
2
1

0.0
1.1
3.0
1.2

--100.0
50.0
100.0

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ UtilizationofNursingcaresupportsystem
FY

2014
2015
2016
2017

Long-termNursingcareleave
Numberofusers
Return-to-work(person)rate(%)

2
1
1
1

100.0
100.0
100.0
0.0

Short-termNursingcareleave
Numberofusers Totalumberofdays(person)
(day)

12
7
10
12

42.5
26.5
30
50.5

GSYuasaAwardedKuruminMark
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.attainedthe
KuruminMarkcertiﬁcationin2017.The
KuruminMarkisasymbolgrantedbyJapan's
MinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfaretoorganizationsthatmeetcertainstandards
regardingformulationofactionplans,
attainmentoftheirgoalsandotherrelated
actionsbasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-Generation
Children.
TheGSYuasaGroupaimstobeacompany
thatcontinuallysupportschildrearingbyestablishinganenvironmentwhereemployees
canstrikeagoodbalancebetweenworkandchildcare,andthenfurtherenrichtheseresults.

BusinessOperationsConsideringReligiousCustomsinEach
RegionAttheGSYuasaGroup'soverseassitesinIndonesiawhereMuslimsmakeupalargeshareofthepopulation,weareconductingbusinessoperationsconsideringIslamictraditionsandcustoms.PT.Yuasa
BatteryIndonesia,PT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasaandPT.GSBatteryhaveamosqueintheirrespectiveoﬃces.Thesecompaniesallowemployeestooﬀerprayersatamosqueduringworkinghours,andMuslimsgatherforprayersonFridaysfromboththeoﬃceandoutsidethecompany.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatunderstandingandrespectingcustoms,culturalvaluesandreligionineachregionareindispensableforbuildingagoodrelationshipwithlocalemployeesandeﬀectively
operatingbusinesses.
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FulfillmentofOurResponsibilitiestoProvideSafeandSecureProductsandServicesAsatrustedmanufacturer,GSYuasaisconstantlyworking
toimprovecustomersatisfactionandensuresafety.
FocusonSafetyandQuality
QualityPolicy
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotinginitiativesaimingtoimprovethequalityoftheproductsandservices
oﬀeredtoourcustomersonagroup-widebasis,basedonthe"GSYuasaQualityPolicy."
QualityPolicy
GSYUASAiscommittedtoadiligentstudyof'Monozukuri'customerﬁrstthinkingandtheimprovementofproductsandservicefortherealizationofourCorporatePhilosophy.
*'Monozukuri': Meaning'Meaning'manufacturing'isnotjustpointingto'craftsmanship'inthenarrowsense.Itis"theoverallprocessofthecorporation,theindustry
andtheon-siteactivity,implementingthedesigners'determinationintotheproductsandtheservicesforcustomersatisfaction,corporateproﬁtandjob
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EnsuringQualityandSafetythroughCompany-wideQuality
Management
Toremainamanufacturertrustedbycustomersat ■ QualityManagementOrganization
alltimes,theGSYuasaGroupapproaches
manufacturingactivitiesfromthecustomer's
perspectiveandworksrelentlesslytoimprovethequalityofproductsandservices.
Tomaintainthistrust,weformulated,undertheleadershipoftopmanagement,theGSYuasa
QualityManagementSystembasedontheISO
9001standardandarepromotingaquality
managementsystemthatcrossesbusinessdivisions.Thequalityofourproductsandservices
isdiscussedcompany-wideeverymonthbythe
QualityManagementCommittee,whichischairedbyadirector(theexecutiveoﬃcerinchargeofquality),toenableustorespondswiftlytoanychange.YoshiakiYamaguchi,DirectorofGSYuasa
InternationalLtd.isthechairmanofthiscommitteeinﬁscal2018.
Aspartofourinitiativestopursue
manufacturing,weprovidequality-related
educationcoursestoallemployeesandpromote
improvementteamactivitiescompany-wideasawaytobolstertheawarenessofqualityamong
employeesandtoboosttheirunderstandingandskillsrelatedtoqualitymanagement.Thereby
enhancingthequalityofourproductsandservices.
TheseactivitieshavebeenhighlyratedbytheUnionofJapaneseScientistsandEngineers,andtheIndustrialBatteriesProductionDivisionoftheIndustrialBatteries&PowerSourcesBusinessUnit
receivedtheDemingPrize,whichisdesignedtorewardindividualsandcompanieswhohaveproducedgoodresultsthroughtheimplementationofqualitymanagement,inﬁscal
2015.

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Roundsofinspectionbytopmanagement
TheGSYuasaGroupsystematicallyconductsroundsofonsiteinspection,centeringondomestic
factoriesandbranches,bymanagement.Throughroundsofinspectionbymanagementconductedaspartoftopmanagementactivities,themanagementgraspstheactualstateofonsiteoperationsandhasadialoguewithemployeesworkingateachsite.
Basedonthe"quality"ofwork,employeessharethesituationofactualactivitiesandtasksregarding
variousthemessuchassafety,qualityandenvironmentwithmanagement,fosteringmutual
understanding.
Personsinchargeofonsiteoperationsaswellasyoungermanagersreporttasksandactivitiesofeachsitetomanagement,providinganopportunityfortheexchangeofopinionsbetweenemployeesandmanagement.

PromotingGreaterCustomerSatisfaction
TheGSYuasaGroupvaluestheopinions,recommendationsandcomplaintsofcustomersregardingour
productsandservicesasimportantcustomerfeedback.Weimproveourproductsandservicesafter
consideringinquiresreceivedbyemailandtheopinionsofcustomersheardatourCustomer
ConsultationOﬃce.Wehavetakenmeasuresusingaudioguidancethroughwhichthetelephonenumberofapersoninchargeisautomaticallydialedaccordingtoinquiriesfromcustomersfromﬁscal2017,
makingeﬀortstoimproveconvenienceforcustomers.
Thenumberofcomplaintsreceivedfromcustomershastendedtodeclineoverthepastﬁveyears.
Goingforward,wewillcontinueworkingtoimprovecustomersatisfactionbypayingcloseattentiontotheopinionsofourcustomers.
■ Numberofinquiriestothecustomer
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GSYuasaCustomerConsultationOﬃce(acceptsinquiresandprovidesconsultationontheGSYuasaGroup'sproducts)
Tollfree(inJapan):0120-43-1211Hours:Weekdays9:00-17:30
(excludingSaturdays,Sundays,publicholidaysandholidaysprescribedbytheCompany);Validonly
withinJapan,

InitiativesforProductSafetyandSwiftDisseminationofInformation
EnsuringthesafetyofGSYuasaGroup'sproductshasbeenpositionedasacriticalchallengebecause
ourproductsstore,controlandconvertelectricalenergy.
TheProductSafetyManagementCommitteeisresponsibleforguaranteeingthesafetyofour
productsacrosstheboard.Wepromotedevelopmentsinbusinessdivisionsafterassessingconformity
withproductsafetystandardsaswellasthesafetyofproductsastheyareused,ageanddeteriorate.
Forthisreason,wearestrengtheningourproducttestingproceduresusingfailuremodeandeﬀect
analysis(FMEA)andfaulttreeanalysis(FTA).Inaddition,wegatherinformationonissueswithproductsafetyandprovidethistotopmanagementwithoutdelayaspartofasystemthatwehaveestablishedandareoperatingtoensureaswiftresponse.
Movingahead,weaimtobecomeacompanysupportedbytrustandqualitybydevelopinghumanresourcescapableofprovidingguidanceonqualityengineeringandproductsafety,whileproactively
disclosinginformationonproductsafety.
■ GSYuasaProductSafetyActionFlow- 43 -

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ImprovingEmployees'AwarenessofQuality
TheGSYuasaGroupeducatesemployeesaboutqualitytoinstilla"cultureofquality"throughouttheorganizationbasedonourQualityPolicy.
Weareadoptingasystemunderwhichallemployeescanbetaughtbasedonthetypeoftheirworkandtheirexperiencethroughaqualityeducationprogramsystemizedaccordingtothelevelofquality
controlandtypeandrankoftheirjob.Furthermore,basicquality-relatededucationhasbeencompulsory
forallnewrecruitssinceﬁscal2008andtheirknowledgeofqualitycontrol(QC)isevaluatedbasedontheresultsoftheQCexamination.276passedfromGrade1toGrade4inﬁscal2017withacumulative
totalof2,183peoplepassingtheexamcompany-wideuptoﬁscal2017.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillpromoteactivitiescontributingtoareductioninquality-relatedlossesbypositioningtheraisingofemployees'awarenessofqualityandtheattainmentofknowledgeasimportant
issues.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ NumberofQualityEducationCoursesandParticipants
Levelofqualitymanagement
knowledge

Introductory
Basic
Applied
Total

Fiscal2016
Numberof
Numberofcoursesparticipants

6
22
7
35

161
692
179
1,032

Fiscal2017
Numberof
Numberofcoursesparticipants

9
24
7
40

230
504
77
811

■ CumulativeTotalofSuccessfulQCExaminees﹡Period:ApriltoMarchofthefollowingyear

DevelopingHumanResourcesinQualityManagementthrough"Monozukuri(Manufacturing)Expert"EducationOntheoccasionofthe100thanniversaryofitsfounding,theGSYuasaGrouplaunchedthe"Monozukuri
Expert"educationworkshopsinOctober2017,withtheaimofdevelopinghumanresourceswhocan"studyMonozukuridiligently"undertheGroup'sQualityPolicy.
Attheworkshops,weareaimingtodevelophumanresourceswhowilllearncontroltechnology
requiredmainlyfordesigndevelopmentandbecapableofimplementingsuchtechnology.Participantsoftheworkshopsareexpectedtobecomeanexpertafteraone-yeartrainingperiodandactasacore
memberforqualityimprovementintheworkplacebyutilizinghis/herknowledgeandexperience.

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ExamplesofActivities
PresentationaboutTeamActivitiestoDriveKaizen(improvement)
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingkaizenteamactivitiestobolstertheawarenessofqualityamong
employeesandconductaggressivequalitymanagementcontrolinaneﬀorttoimprovethequalityofour
productsandservices.Inaddition,wehaveheldapresentationeventatwhichkaizenteamspresent
examplesoftheirimprovementactivitiessinceﬁscal2004,forthefollowingpurposes:
Promotionofactivitiestoenhanceworkplacecapabilities
Learningfromkaizenactivities/successfulresultsandhorizontaldeployment
Participationofallemployeesinkaizenactivities
Promotionofdynamiccommunications
Buildingacorporateculturewithamindsetfocusedonimprovement
Thispresentationeventwasheldtwice(JulyandDecember)inﬁscal2017.Astopmanagementandalargenumberofemployeestookpartinthepresentation,kaizenteamsnominatedbyeachbusinessdivisionpresentedexamplesoftheirimprovementactivities.
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.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ Listofthemesinﬁscal2017
Presentingtopics

Presentingteams

Aimingtobetheworld'scleanest,safest IndustrialBatteryManufacturing
Department,IndustrialBattery
batteryplant
Division,GSYuasaTechnologyLtd.

24th
(July2017)

Boostingproductivityonthebattery
chargeElinebystabilizingthelabelingmachineReducinglaborhoursandshortening
preparationtimebyimproving
preparationsystems
Enhancingandstrengtheningreforms
byusingcustomerassetmanagement
systemsmoreeﬃciently

ProductionSection3,Global
ProductionDivision,GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.
DevelopmentDepartment,Power
SupplySystemProductionDivision,
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.
OriginalEquipmentSalesGroup,TokyoSalesDepartmentI,Power
SupplySystemSalesDivision,GS
YuasaInternationalLtd.
RenewableEnergySalesGroup,
Improvingsalesqualitythroughtheswift KansaiSalesDepartmentII,Power
implementationofaPDCAcycle
SupplySystemSalesDivision,GS
YuasaInternationalLtd.
Sales&ProﬁtsImprovementinY2016 YuasaBattery(Thailand)Pub.Co.,
Ltd.

YuasaBattery(Thailand)Pub.Co.,
Ltd.
SpecialBatteryQualityControlGroup,
Reducingthenumberofdefectsfrom SpecialBattery&Lithium-ionBattery
workerrors
DivisionManufacturingDepartment,
GSYuasaTechnologyLtd.
ImprovingproductivityofENbatteriesin ManufacturingGroup,Gunmathechargingprocess(preparationfor AutomotiveBatteryProduction
massproductionandimprovementin Department,ProductionBusiness
Division,AutomotiveBatteryBusinesschargingactivities)
Unit,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.
DevelopmentDepartmentNo.3,
ActivitiestopreventdefectsbyDevelopmentBusinessDivision,
formulatingthe"newICadoption
25thLithium-ionBatteryBusinessUnit,GS(December2017) standard"
YuasaInternationalLtd.
ManufacturingManagementGroup,
LPS(LEJProductionSystem)ProductionManagementDivision,
SystematicimprovementactivitiesLithiumEnergyJapanLtd.
Stabilizingproductionofbatteriesforvehicleswithstart-stopsystemsintheB TIANJINGSBATTERYCo.,LTD.
chargingprocess
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Presentingtopics

Presentingteams

Improvingthefractiondefectiveofpole GSBatteryVietnamCo.,LTD.
platesinslitters/cuttingmachines
Activitiestoimprovethequalityofreportsonmeasurementresultsand GSEnvironmentalScienceLaboratory
promoterationalization"from5S
Co.,Ltd.
activitiestobusinessdivision-based
improvementactivities"
CellAssemblySection,Manufacturing
Reducinglossesofwindingmaterials No.2Group,ProductionDivision,Blue
EnergyCo.,Ltd.
SealedBatterySection,Stationary
BatteryManufacturingGroup,
Reducingthenumberofnearmissin IndustrialBatteryManufacturing
thechargingprocess
Department,IndustrialBatteries&PowerSourcesBusinessUnit,GS
YuasaInternationalLtd.

Atthepresentationevent

Duringthepresentation

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Holdinganexhibitionshowingexamplesofcriticalquality
problems
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatfailureataworkplaceprovidesavaluablelearningopportunityintermsofthepreventionofdefectiveproducts.
Fromthisperspective,wehavetakenmeasuresfromﬁscal2016;speciﬁcallyweshareinformationon
examplesofpastproduct-relatedaccidentscausedbyunsafeconditionsandcriticalqualityproblems
withemployeessothatwewillcontinuetotalkaboutfailureinthefuturewithoutforgettingitandwill
neverallowasimilarqualityproblemtooccur.
Inﬁscal2017,thesecondcriticalqualityproblemexampleexhibitionwasheldattheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,andtopmanagementandapproximately340employeesparticipatedinthisexhibition.TheExhibitionisaimedathelpingemployeestolearnalessonfromthepastexamplesoffailureascausesofcriticalqualityproblemsorthemechanismofoccurrenceareexplained.
Inaddition,inorderforparticipantstofurtherenhanceanunderstandingofthis,wepreparedapresentationareawithinthevenuewhereexamplespresentedbyeachbusinessdivisionweredisplayedandheldpresentationandQ&Asessionsregardingeachdisplay.Thepresentationwasverysuccessful
astherewerepeopleseeingitwhilestanding,indicatingahighlevelofinterestintheGroup'squality
problemsamongemployees.

Atthecriticalqualityproblemexampleexhibition

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GlobalEnvironmentalConservation
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyandEnvironmentalMidtermPlans
TheGSYuasaGroupworkstoprotecttheenvironmentandmakeconstantimprovementsthatconsidertheimpactontheglobalenvironmentofbusinessoperations,productsandservices.
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicy
TheFundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyoftheGSYuasaGroupwasestablishedtoserveasaguidelineforenvironmentalmanagement.Inourdomesticoﬃces,wedevelopedanorganizationalenvironmental
managementsystemandhavebeenpromotinginitiativestoimplementourenvironmentalpolicy,whichisbasedonouroverarchingfundamentalenvironmentalpolicy.Wehavedevelopedmid-termplansforimportantissuesrelatedtoourenvironmentalpolicyinordertocontributetotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.Wecontinuetomanagethestatusofimplementationoftheseinitiatives.

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FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicy

FundamentalPhilosophyAttheGSYuasaGroup,wesetconservationoftheglobalenvironmentasoneofourmost
importanttasks,andwecontributetothecreationofasustainablesocietythroughthedevelopment,manufacture,andsaleofbatteries,whichareaformofcleanenergy,power
supplysystems,andlightingequipment.

ActionAgenda

1. Wecarefullyevaluatetheimpactontheenvironmentofourbusinessactivities,products
andservices,andweworktosaveenergy,reduceresourcesandwaste,andrecycle
resourcesasawaytoprotecttheenvironment,whichincludespreventingpollution.Bymakingcontinualimprovementsintheseareas,weaimtoimproveourenvironmental
performance.
2. Wepromotethedevelopmentanddesignofproductsthatprotecttheenvironmentbyconsideringhowtoreducetheenvironmentalburdenateverystageoftheproductlife
cycle,includingacquiringrawmaterials,developmentanddesign,production,transportation,useanddisposal.
3. Weworktodecreaseenvironmentalburdenswithourbusinesspartnersthroughoutourentiresupplychain,includingmaterialsprocurementandphysicaldistribution.
4. WehavecreatedenvironmentalmanagementsystemsaccordingtoISO14001standards
andhaveenactedenvironmentalpoliciesateachofouroﬃcesbasedonthesefundamental
policies.Wealsoadvanceourenvironmentalmanagementactivitiesbysettingrelated
objectives.
5. Weabidebyalllaws,ordinances,agreements,andregulationsrelatedtotheenvironment,aswellasotherrequirementsagreedonbytheGroup.Wealsomakevoluntary
managementstandardsaccordingtotheseasnecessarytopromoteenvironmental
conservation.
6. Weappropriatelyexecuterevisionsbasedonenvironmentalauditsandmanagement
reviewstomaintainandimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystemscontinuously.
7. Througheducation,training,andotherenvironmentalawarenesseﬀorts,wepromotetheenvironmentalawarenessofallGroupemployees,andwecontributetosocietythroughourenvironmentalpreservationactivities.
8. Weseektoachievegoodcommunicationswithourstakeholdersandwithsocietyasawholebyappropriatelyprovidinginformationrelatedtotheenvironment,includingourfundamentalenvironmentalpolicy.

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EnvironmentalMid-termPlans
Wehavedevelopedmid-termplansforimportantissuesrelatedtoourfundamentalenvironmentalpolicy
inordertocontributetotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.Wecontinuetomanagethestatusof
implementationoftheseinitiatives.

ThirdFive-YearEnvironmentalPlan(FY2014toFY2018)andFY2017Results
Sitescovered:GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,GunmaandOdawaraPlants)

1

Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Energyconservation
andreductionof
greenhousegases
WewillreduceCO2emissionintensityfromproductioninﬁscal
2018byatleast5%,
relativetoﬁscal2013.

CO2emissionintensityfromproductionwasreducedby4%
relativetoﬁscal2013(12.5g
CO2/Wh).

Peakcutmeasuresaretheprimaryfactorbehindatendency
towardlowerenergycosts.

Wewillreduceenergy
consumptionintensityinlogisticsinﬁscal
2018byatleast5%,
relativetoﬁscal2013.

Energyconsumptionintensityinlogisticswasreducedby8%
relativetoﬁscal2013(0.0469L/
ton-km).

Theprimaryunit(intensity)
improvedsigniﬁcantlyfollowingafurthermodalshift,despitealevelingoﬀinfreightforwarding
volumesinceﬁscal2014.

Wewillcreateandoperateeﬃcientenergymanagement
systems.

Wecarriedoutenergy
conservationprogramsusingourenvironmentalmanagement
systems.

Itisnecessarytooperateasystemenablingaresponsetomanagementriskassociatedwithenergy.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Resource
conservationWewillreducetherateofproductionerrors
anddefectiveproducts Theleadscrapratewas3%.
(consistencywithISO9001).

Itisnecessarytostrengthen
initiativesaimedatreducing
wasteandlossbylinking
enhancementsinproductivity
withdesignfortheenvironment(DfE).

Wewillreducetherateofleadscraptolessthan2%inﬁscal2018.

Wewillreducetheamountofwastewater Theamountofwastewaterwasduringproductionin reducedby60%relativetoﬁscal
ﬁscal2018byatleast 2003(902,000m3).
77%,relativetoﬁscal
2003.

Theusagerateofrecycledwaterisontherise.Goingforward,itwillbeimportanttocontinue
promotingtheusageofrecycledwater.

Resourcerecycling
ThepercentageofusedThepercentageofusedindustrialproductscorrectlyInﬁscal2018,wewill industrialproductscorrectly
disposedoforrecycledunderpromotethecorrect disposedoforrecycledunderwaysofdisposingand thewideareacertiﬁcationsystem thewideareacertiﬁcationsystem
wasalmost100%.Theresource
recycling100%ofused was98.9%.
recyclingschemehastakenholdindustrialproducts
thankstothissystem.
underawidearea
certiﬁcationsystem.
Wewillcreatearesourcerecycling
systemfornextgenerationlithium-ion
batteries.

Environmentallyconsciousproducts
2 Wewillworktopopularizedesignfortheenvironment(DfE)
products.

ItisimportanttoestablishasuitableresourcerecyclingWelookedintoarecovery
methodforlithium-ionbatteries schemeforlithium-ionbatteries
usedinnext-generationvehicles. usedinnext-generation
automobiles,forwhichthemarketisexpectedtoexpand.
Wepromotedthedevelopment
anddesignofproductsusingtheGSYuasaDesignfortheEnvironment(DfE)Guidelines
formulatedinOctober2005.
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Environmentalconsiderationislackinginproductdesignrelativetodiversiﬁcationandadvancementinproductapplication.

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3

Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Promotionofgreen
procurement
Wewillsupporttheacquisitionandadvancementofenvironmental
managementsystem
certiﬁcationbybusinesspartners.

93%ofalltransactionsweremadewithbusinesspartnersthathaveacquiredenvironmental
managementsystem
certiﬁcations.

Acertainlevelofsuppliershas
nowintroducedanenvironmental
managementsystem.Goingforward,itwillbeimportanttopromoteactivitiestosupport
furtherimprovement.

ManagementofchemicalsubstancesWewillmonitortheﬂowofmaterials
subjecttotheGS
YuasaGroupChemical
Management
Guidelines.

Incoordinationwithgreen
procurement,wethoroughlyItisimportanttocontinuously
revampedthemanagementofchemicalsubstancescontainedin implementmanagementofchemicalsubstancesinproducts
productsandcompliedwithrelativetolaws,regulationsandJapaneseandinternationalcustomerrequirements.
regulationsontheallowableamounts.

Thoroughmanagementofenvironmentalrisk
ItisimportanttoeﬀectivelyWemanagedenvironmentalrisk conductenvironmentalrisk
Wewillmanagementinresponsetousingourownenvironmental
4 comprehensively
businesschallengesandmanageenvironmental managementsystems.
stakeholderneedsandriskwithour
expectations,etc.
environmental
managementsystems
throughouttheentire
productlifecycle.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Self-Assessment/Challenges

LegalcomplianceWewillsetvoluntary Therewerenoinstancesofmanagementstandards emergenciesdirectlyrelatedtoenvironmentalpollutionandno
5 thatarestricterthanenvironmentallawsand instancesofenvironment-related
regulations,andwewill lawsuits,punitiveﬁnesormakeimprovementsto administrativeﬁnes.
environmental
management
technologies.

Itisimportanttoconduct
eﬀectiveenvironmentalrisk
managementtoenhancecompliance.

Maintenanceandcontinuous
improvementofenvironmental
management
systems
6 Wewillmakecontinual
improvementstoourenvironmental
managementsystems
withtheaimofproducingeﬀective
environmental
management.

Itisimportanttocontinuously
improveenvironmental
managementsystemstoenhanceenvironmentalriskmanagement.

Weimprovedourenvironmental
managementsystemsbyaddressingtheissuesidentiﬁed
throughperiodicinternalandexternalaudits.

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Keyitems
Objectives

FY2017results

Socialcontribution
7 Wewillactivelyandcontinuallytakepartinenvironmental
conservation.

Weundertookenvironmental
programsandinitiatives,which
includedcleaningtheareas
aroundouroﬃces.

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Communication
abouttheenvironmentWeconductedexternal
Wewillexpandthescopeofenvironmental communicationstoreachawider
rangeofstakeholders,which
8 informationdisclosure
includedpublishingtheGSYuasa
throughtheEnvironmental&Social Report.
Reportandensuresocialappraisalisfed
backtoourenvironmental
managementactivities.

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Itisimportanttopromotesocial
contributionandenvironmental
communicationtomeetstakeholderneedsandexpectations.

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EnvironmentalManagementSystems
GSYuasaoperatesenvironmentalmanagementsystemsthatcomplywithinternationalstandards.
Operationofenvironmentalmanagementsystems
AtGSYuasaGroupsitesinJapan,wearedevelopingandusingenvironmentalmanagement
systemsthatcomplywiththeISO14001
internationalstandard.
Ateverysite,weuseaPDCA(Plan,Do,Check,Act)cycleaspartofasystematicframeworkforenvironmentalmanagement,enablingustomakecontinualimprovementsforenvironmental
conservation.

■ PDCACycle

OrganizationalStructureTheorganizationalstructureforGSYuasaGroup's ■ OverviewofOrganizationalStructure
environmentalmanagementsystemsincludesanoverallsystemfortheentireGroupaswellasspeciﬁcsystemsforindividualsites.
IntheGroup-widestructure,thepresidentofGS
Yuasaservesasthechiefexecutiveoﬃcer
responsibleforenvironmentalmanagement,
overseeingtheenvironmentalmanagementoftheentireGroupworkingwithenvironmentaloﬃcers
underdirectsupervision.Environmentalissues
thataﬀecttheentireGroup,suchasfundamental
environmentalpolicy,arediscussedandﬁnalizedatmanagementmeetings.
Wealsohaveenvironmentalmanagement
systemsforindividualsites.Theseareledbyregionalenvironmentalmanagementoversight
representativesandregionalenvironmental
managementrepresentatives,andimportant
informationonenvironmentalperformanceissharedwiththeGroup-wideenvironment
managementteam.
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EnvironmentalAuditingWeconductinternalenvironmentalauditsateveryGSYuasaGroupbusinesssitetodeterminewhether
ourenvironmentalpolicyisbeingimplementedappropriatelyandthatenvironmentalobjectivesarebeing
met.Inaddition,weevaluatetheenvironmentalmanagementsystemtoimproveperformanceaswellastoimprovethesystemitself.Wealsohaveanenvironmentalcertiﬁcationagencyconductexternal
environmentalauditstochecktheconformityandeﬀectsofourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
Internalenvironmentalauditing

Externalenvironmentalauditing

Internalenvironmentalauditors̶with
Auditsofthestatusofmaintenanceandqualiﬁcationsgainedfromtrainingbothinsideand managementforenvironmentalmanagement
outsidethecompany̶determinethecondition systemsbasedonISO14001standardsandtheofthefollowing:
functioningofPDCAcyclesconﬁrmedthatevery
1.CompliancewithenvironmentallawsandbusinesssiteadherestoISO14001standards.
regulations,etc.(legalcomplianceaudit)
Wewillcontinueworkingtoimprovethese
2.Maintenanceandmanagementofenvironmental systemsbyevaluatingenvironmentalmanagement
managementsystems(systemaudit)
fromathird-partyperspectiveandbyusing
3.Degreeofachievementofenvironmental
informationonsuchitemsasareasneeding
objectives(performanceaudit)
improvement.

EnvironmentalEducation
TheGSYuasaGroupemploysdiﬀerenttypesofenvironmentaleducationtomaintainandimprove
environmentalmanagementsystems.Inaddition,weregularlyprovidetrainingtoavoidexposuretoenvironmentalrisk.

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

SpecializedEnvironmentalEducation■ Trainingofinternalenvironmentalauditors
Ateverybusinesslocation,wetraininternalenvironmentalauditorsandprovidethemwitheducationto
boosttheirskillstocontinuallyimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
■ EmergencyresponsetrainingIneverydivision,weregularlyprovidetrainingonresponsestopotentialemergenciestoallemployees
workinginoperationsthathavesigniﬁcantpotentialimpactontheenvironment.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)ComprehensiveComplianceManagement
TheGSYuasaGroupregularlyreviewstheenvironmentallawsandregulationsthatmustbeobeyed,andensures,throughmonitoring,thatoperationsaremanagedinawaythatislegallycompliant.
Further,businessisconductedincompliancewithenvironmentallawsandregulationssinceweuse
hazardoussubstances,suchaslead,inourproductsandwemustobeythelawsandregulationsrelatedtotheoperationofrecyclingsystemsforusedproducts.
Therewasnolitigationandtherewerenopunitiveﬁnesoradministrativeﬁnesfornonadherencetoenvironmentallawsorregulationsinﬁscal2017.

PreventingExposuretoComplianceRiskandEnvironmental
PollutionRisk
Ineverybusinesslocation,weworktopreventenvironmentalpollutionthroughoperationalmanagement
basedonvoluntarystandardsthatarestricterthanregulatorystandardsbasedonenvironmentallaws,
regionalordinancesandagreements.
Inworkingtomitigatetheriskofenvironmentalpollution,wetakeactioninoperationswherethereisthepossibilityofwatercontamination,airpollutionorsoilcontamination.Thisincludestangibleactions:increasingthevisibilityofoperationsandpreventingspillsaswellasusingequipmenttoremovenoxious
substancesandintangiblemeasures,suchasequipmentinspections,monitoring,measuringandenhancingoperatingprocedures.
Also,wehaveidentiﬁedthefollowingpotentialemergencysituationsthatcouldhaveaseriousimpact
ontheenvironment,andwearetakingstepstopreventthesesituationsfromoccurring.
●Spillsofliquidwastefromoutsidetanks,pipelines,etc.andundergroundseepagethatexceeds
acceptedstandards
●Dischargesintotheairofsootandsmokefrommeltingfurnaces,dustcollectorsanddehydratorsthatexceedsacceptedstandards
Tomakesurewearefullypreparedforanemergency,weregularlyholdemergencyresponsetraining
tohelpminimizedamage.
Therewerenoinstancesofemergenciesdirectlyrelatedtoenvironmentalpollutionatanyofourbusinesslocationsinﬁscal2017.

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EnvironmentalPerformanceandEnvironmental
AccountingWearecommittedtocontinuallyimprovingenvironmental
performanceandtoevaluatingtheeﬀectivenessofourenvironmentalactivities.
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle- 60 -

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ManagementofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptionat
ProductionSitesWorldwide
TheGSYuasaGroupconductsresearchonCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionatproductionsites
worldwideandundertakesglobalinitiativestoidentifyandreduceCO2emissionsandwaterconsumption
fromproductionaroundtheworld.
ThetablebelowshowsCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionforﬁscal2017atmajorproduction
sitesworldwide.92%oftheseproductionsiteshaveobtainedISO14001certiﬁcationand,topromote
reductionsinCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionandothernecessarymeasures,areusinganenvironmentalmanagementsystemthatcomplieswithinternationalstandardsandregulations.
Theperiodscoveredbythecalculationsare:Japan
OutsideJapan

April1,2017-March31,2018
January1,2017-December31,2017■ CO2Emissionsbycountry(Unit:tCO2)■ WaterConsumptionbycountry(Unit:m3)- 61 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ CO2EmissionsandWaterConsumption
Country

Productionsite

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,GunmaandOdawaraPlants)
Japan
LithiumEnergyJapanLtd.
GSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.
TianjinGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.
YuasaBattery(Shunde)Co.,Ltd.
China
YuasaBattery(Guangdong)Co.,Ltd.
GSBattery(China)Co.,Ltd.
TianjinYuasaBatteriesCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanYuasaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanGSBatteryTaiwanCo.,Ltd.
Vietnam
GSBattery(Vietnam)Co.,Ltd.
Malaysia
GSYuasaBatteryMalaysiaSdn.Bhd.
PT.GSBattery
Indonesia
PT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasa
PT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia
SiamGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.
ThailandYuasaBattery(Thailand)Pub.Co.,Ltd.
GSYuasaSiamIndustryLtd.
India
TataAutoCompGYBatteriesPrivateLimited
Pakistan
AtlasBatteryLtd.
TurkeyInciGSYuasaAkuSanayiveTicaretAnonimSirketi
UnitedKingdom GSYuasaBatteryManufacturingUKLtd.
UnitedStates YuasaBattery,Inc.
Australia
CenturyYuasaBatteriesPty.Ltd.

CO2
Water
Emissions Consumption
(tCO2)(㎡)

112,316

1,097,414

31,004
4,426
38,42728,65816,1707,898
1,417
51,46023,944
11,381
2,943
68,44837,02522,01032,01812,567
6,704
17,63325,50425,193
11,188
8,254
12,906

98,168211,739
226,828
174,832
175,832
14,31819,188
302,765
150,029
211,544
73,625
390,222
144,775
160,921551,696
229,017
44,241
78,562391,994
500,569
78,831
69,63837,098TheCO2conversionfactorforpoweroutsideJapanusesthecoeﬃcientspeciﬁedundertheGHGProtocolforeachcountry.

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ResponsetoCarbonDisclosureProject(CDP)
TheGSYuasaGrouprespondstotheCDPClimateChangeQuestionnaire,aprojectrequesting
companiestoreleaseinformationontheirclimatechangestrategyandgreenhousegasemissions.
TheGroupalsorespondstodisclosureofinformationonmeasurestodealwithwaterrisk,asisthecasewithclimatechange.WeusetheresultsofCDPevaluationsandpromoteinitiativestomitigate
andadapttoclimatechangeaswellastorecognizewaterrisksanddevelopastrategyforthat.
Greenhousegasemissions
TheCompanyrequestedthird-partyveriﬁcationinordertosecurethecredibilityofourgreenhousegasemissiondatathatisdisclosedonthiswebpage,andreceivedtheresultsofveriﬁcation,saying"thereisnoitemindicatingthatithasnotreportedmaterialpointsabouttheGSYuasaGroup's
greenhousegasemissions(Scopes1and2)inFY2017".
Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcationbySGSJapanInc.(FY2017)

EnvironmentalPerformanceData
Scopeofcalculationsrelatedtoenvironmentalperformance

1.DataforthesecalculationscamefromsixGSYuasaGroupplantsinJapan(Kyoto,Osadano,Odawara
andGunmaPlants,LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.).Note,however,thatﬁguresforenergyconsumptionandCO2emissionsfromlogisticscomefromGSYuasaInternationalLtd.,
includingdomesticlogisticssites.
2.Datafromﬁveyears(FY2013toFY2017)wasusedinthecalculations.DataforLithiumEnergy
JapanandGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.isfromﬁscal2014andshowninorangeonthegraph.Alldatawasreviewedpriortoreporting.
3.TheCO2conversionfactorforcalculatingCO2emissionsforpowerconsumptionusesemission
intensitydatafromtheFederationofElectricPowerCompaniesofJapan(FEPC)andTheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS)(tablebelow).Furthermore,sincetheCO2emission
intensitydataforﬁscal2017hadnotbeenreleased,theCO2emissiondatainitiallydisclosedforﬁscal2017wascalculatedusingtheintensityforﬁscal2016.AtthispointnowthattheCO2emission
intensityforﬁscal2017hasbeenreleased,thecalculationoftheCO2emissionsforﬁscal2017hasbeenredoneusingtheintensityforﬁscal2017.
■ CO2conversionfactordataforpowerconsumption
FY20130.57
FY20140.56
FY20150.53
FY20160.52
FY2017
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4.Intensitydatausedinthegraphwascalculatedusingthefollowingformulas:(1)Energyintensityinlogistics(L/tonkilo)=Energyconsumed/Amountoftransportedcargo
(2)CO2emissionintensityinproduction(g-CO2/Wh)=Amountofemissions/Volumeofbatteries
produced(3)RatioofwastewaterreductionrelativetoFY2003(%)=[AmountofwastewaterinFY2003amountofwastewater/AmountofwastewaterinFY2003]x100
(4)Resourcerecyclingrate(%)=(Amountofresourcesrecycled/Amountofwaste)x100
(5)Ratioofleadscrap(%)=(Amountofwasteplatesandbatteries(lead)/Amountoflead
consumption)x100■ EnergyConsumptioninProduction

INPUT■ WaterConsumption■ ConsumptionofMajorMaterials■ EnergyConsumptioninPhysicalDistributionandEnergyIntensityinPhysicalDistribution- 64 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ CO2emissionsinProductionandCO2
EmissionIntensity

OUTPUT■ AmountofWastewaterandRatioof
WastewaterReductionrelativetoFY2003■ AmountofWasteandResourceRecycling
Rate■ CO2EmissionsinPhysicalDistribution
■ AmountofWastePlatesandBatteries(lead)andRatioofLeadScrap■ AmountofResourcesRecycledUnder
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EnvironmentalAccounting
Scopeofcalculationsforenvironmentalaccounting
Structures
PeriodcoveredReferenceSixdomesticsites(Kyoto,Osadano,OdawaraandGunmaPlants,LithiumEnergyJapan
andGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.).Note,however,thatenvironment-relatedequipmentcosts
withinbusinessareacostsdonotincludeonsiteaﬃliatedcompanies.
April1,2017-March31,2018
EnvironmentalAccountingGuidelines2005Edition(issuedbytheMinistryoftheEnvironment)

Environmentalconservationcosts(categorizedbybusinessactivity)(Thousandsofyen)

Category
Businessareacosts
(total)Pollution
prevention
costs

Osadano Odawara Gunma LithiumGS
Keyinitiatives KyotoPlant Plant
Plant Plant Energy
IbarakiJapan
Eﬀortstopreventair,
waterandsoil
pollution

Total

379,756

156,199

23,54280,81872,36040,627753,302

246,380

101,352

4,904

40,2494,570

20,028417,483

7,500

32,704

9,180

10,860

121,461

11,138

7,865

58,6109,739

214,358

16

0

0

0

414

394

605

2,253

1,027

23,6010

0 1,970,000

0 11,170,000

323

685

770

220

3,643

0

0

0

0

2,516

GlobalBreakdown environmental Eﬀortstoreduce
46,19615,021conservation greenhousegas
emissions
costs
Resource
Eﬀortstoensure
recycling
suitabledisposal
87,18039,826
costsofwaste
Additionaleﬀorts
Upstreamanddownstream
toreduce389
9
costs*1
environmental
burdenEmployeeeducationandManagementactivityISO14001
17,348
1,974
*2
costs
maintenanceandmanagement
Researchanddevelopment
Researchand
eﬀortsin
7,458,436 1,741,564
developmentcosts
considerationoftheenvironment
Environmental
Socialactivitycosts
550
1,095
volunteereﬀorts
EﬀortsrelatedtoEnvironmental *3soilpollution
0
2,516
remediationcosts
measuresTotal
7,856,479 1,903,3572- 66 -

24,275

82,108 2,045,383

41,874 11,953,476

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Economiceffectofenvironmentalconservationinitiatives(Thousandsofyen)

CategoryKeyitemEconomiceﬀectsofmoreeﬃcientwater
use
Energyconservationeﬀects

Monetary
amountWateruseandwastewatercostreduction-12,810*3

Costreductionsforelectricity,heavyoil
andgas(citygas,LNG,LPG)
Costreductionforindustrialwaste
treatment
Proﬁtfromrecyclingandreusingwaste-202,436*3

Wastereductioneﬀects
Resourcerecyclingeﬀects

47,451*3
183,920

Effectofenvironmentalconservation
Category

Eﬀectsrelatedtoresourcesusedinbusinessactivities

Eﬀectsrelatedtoenvironmentalburden
andwastefrombusinessactivities

Keyitems

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

Material
amount1,491,970m3-15,524m3*3
6,563ton-*3
CO2
8ton*3555m3*3
8,889ton*3
99%
31kg
131kg

*1Upstreamanddownstreamcostsarethetotalofconsultingexpensesandexpensesforcontractstocreatenew
productsbasedontheLawforPromotionofSortedCollectionandRecyclingofContainersandPackaging.
*2Inadditiontoemployeeeducation,andcostsrelatedtoISO14001maintenanceandmanagement,themanagement
activitycostincludesexpensesrelatedtoinformationdisclosure.
*3Thetablesshowamountsreducedcomparedwiththepreviousﬁscalyear(negativeamountsrepresentincreases).
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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.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ EnvironmentalAssessmentItems
1.Energyconservation 2.Volumereduction
3.Recyclability
4.Easeofdisassembly
5.Easeofseparation 6.Safetyandprocessing
environmental
conservation
7.Materialselection
8.Easeofmaintenance
9.Energyeﬃciency
10.Reusability(lifeextension)

Reflectinginformationintheproductswedistribute

Importantinformation,suchascustomerrequirementsforGSYuasaGroupproducts,isusedwhenwechangethedesignofexistingproductsordesignnewproducts.ThishelpsboostthevalueofourDesignfortheEnvironment.Informationfrominterestedpartiesrelatedtoafter-salesservice,returns
andcomplaintsareusedasavaluableresourcetoimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofproducts.

Managementofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproducts

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

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.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ StatusofreleaseandtransferofsubstancessubjecttothePRTRLaw
Substancessubject
tothePRTRLaw

Leadcompounds*
Arsenicandits
inorganic
compounds*
Antimonyandits
compounds
Manganeseandits
compounds

Nickelcompounds*

Cobaltandits
compounds
Dichloromethane

Sites

Kyoto
OsadanoGunma
Ibaraki
Kyoto
Gunma
Kyoto
OsadanoGunma
Kyoto
OsadanoLithium
EnergyJapan
Kyoto
OsadanoOdawaraLithium
EnergyJapan
Kyoto
OsadanoLithium
EnergyJapan
Kyoto
IbarakiOdawaraCadmiumandits
compounds*
Triethylenetetramine Ibaraki
TotalTransferred
Released Releasedintopublicintotheair waterways tosewage
system

47.0
29.8
40.8
13.0
1.1
0.0
7.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1

-

-

4.8
7.7

-

0.6

-

2.4

-

4.4
13.8

(kg)
Transferredoutsidethe
site

Total

0.0
0.0

29,000.0 29,051.4
3,027.5 3,071.1
34.4
80.0
260.0 280.7
2.8
4.5
0.0
0.6
38.0
46.2
0.0
5.6
0.0
2.4
1,800.0 1,800.0
0.2
2.3

28,000.0 28,000.0

0.6
0.9
5.6

0.0

-

0.0

0.0
0.7
0.0

-

0.0
0.0
0.0

280.0
0.3
0.0

280.0
1.0
0.0

0.0

-

0.0

9,200.0

9,200.0

0.0
0.1

-

0.0
0.0

280.0
0.2

280.0
0.3

0.0

-

0.0

9,200.0

9,200.0

0.5
1,900.0
0.0

-

0.0

380.0
31.0
0.0

380.5
1,931.0
0.0

0.0

-

-

0.0
2,042.4-:Outsidescopeofcoverage*:ProductionofSpeciﬁcClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances- 70 -

0.0
0.0
15.5

-

25.3

0.0
0.0
81,534.4 83,617.6
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)

Makingindustrialwastetreatmentmoreefficient

TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,reducesthenumberoftimestransporttakesplacebychangingtheloadcapacity(size)ofvehiclesforcollectingandtransportingsludgefrom4tonsto10
tonsregardingtheindustrialwastetreatmentforsometypesofsludge.Areductioninthenumberoftimestransporttakesplacecanleadnotonlytoenergysaving,areductioninairpollutantsandareductioningreenhousegases,butalsolowercollectionandtransportcosts.Inﬁscal2017,suchcosts
werereducedbyapproximately600,000yenthankstoareductioninthenumberoftimestransportofindustrialwastetookplace.
Inaddition,wereviewedindustrialwastedisposalcontractorsinordertostrengthenrecyclingofusedmetalssuchasgold,silverandaluminumcontainedinindustrialwaste,andasaresultitcanbechanged
fromwastetreatmenttovaluableresourcetransaction,leadingtoareductioninwastetreatment-related
expenses.TheGSYuasaGroupispromotinginitiativesfocusingoncostreductionsthankstoactivities
toreducetheenvironmentalburden.

Sludgeloadedona10-tontruck

EnergySavingbyUpgradingAirConditioningUnits

TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,conductedenergysavingactivitiesbyupgradingair
conditioningunitsusedinitsfactoriesandoﬃces.
AttheKyotoPlant,manyairconditioningunitsareusednotonlyforoﬀeringcomforttoemployees
butalsoforachievingthemostsuitableproductionconditions,andtherewereunitsthathadbeenusedforalongperiodoftime.Furthermore,preventingleakageofrefrigerantssuchasﬂuorocarbonswhichareusedinrefrigerationandcoldstorageequipmenthasbecomethecenterofattentionastheLawconcerningareductioninemissionsofﬂuorocarbonswasenforcedin2015.
Undersuchcircumstances,theKyotoPlantplannedtoupgradeobsoleteairconditioningunitsasaneﬀectivemeasuretoreducebothenergyuseandariskofleakingﬂuorocarbons.Informulatingtheplan,itdeterminedwhichairconditioningunitsinthePlantshouldbeupgraded,byratingthemaccordingtoyearsofuseandotherfactors.Ithadtakenappropriatemeasuresincludingtheformulationoftheunit
upgradingplanandtheestimationoftheeﬀectsofcostreductionsthroughenergysaving,andconsequentlyitwasabletoutilizeagovernmentsubsidy.
Inﬁscal2017,theupgradingof21airconditioningunitsresultedinsuccessfulreductioninCO2emissionsbyaround85tonsaswellasareductionintheriskofleakingﬂuorocarbonsandunit
maintenancecosts.
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Upgradedairconditioningunit(outdoorunit)

IncreasingtheNumberofWaterMeters

TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,hasbeenincreasingthenumberofwatermetersfromthepreviousﬁscalyearinordertoappropriatelygraspwaterconsumptionperworkplace.
Previously,asthenumberofwatermetersthatmeasurewaterconsumptionofeachworkplacewas
insuﬃcient,theKyotoPlanthadcalculatedwaterconsumptionofeachworkplaceeverymonthbyusingthewaterusecalculationstandardsetbyitselfandcheckedtheeﬀectsofwatersavingactivitiesandtheexistenceofwaterleakage.However,ithasbecomediﬃculttograspwatersavingeﬀortsbyeach
workplaceunderthepreviouscalculationstandardsduetoachangeintheproductionprocessandthewatersavingperformancereachingacertainlevel.
Consideringthissituation,theKyotoPlantinstalledadditional10watermetersateachappropriate
point,afteranalyzingthecurrentarrangementsofwatermetersandtheconditionofwaterpipes.
Moreover,ithasinstalledthelatestdigitalmetersatimportantpoints,makingitpossibletomonitor
waterconsumptiononareal-timebasis.TheKyotoPlantwilldevelopfurtherinitiativesandpromote
continuouswatersavingactivitiesbyappropriatelygraspingthewaterconsumptionofeachworkplace.

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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,wesucceededinreducingtheenergyconsumptionintensityinﬁscal2017by8%comparedwithﬁscal2013.
Goingforward,wewillstrivetocontinuallyimproveenergyeﬃciencyinlogisticsandwillpromote
activitiesthatlowertheenvironmentalburdenandlogisticscosts.

OperationofanEcoRailMarkSystem

TheEcoRailMarkSystemisasystemofcertiﬁcationforcompaniesandproductsthatmakethoroughuseofrailtransportationforminimalenvironmentalburden.TheGSYuasaGrouphasbeendesignatedasacertiﬁedcompanybytheRailwayFreightAssociationforsevenseriesofbatteriesforautomobilesandmotorcycleshavebeencertiﬁed.Bygettingcustomerstopurchasecertiﬁedproducts,wearepromoting
activitiesinwhichcustomersandcompaniescanparticipatetogethertoreducetheburdenontheenvironment.TheGroupwillpromotelogisticsthatconsidertheenvironmentbyincreasingtheamountoffreightshippedbyrail.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ Ratiooffreightforwardingvolume

ExamplesofGSYuasaGroupproductswithEcoRailcertiﬁcation

Resourcerecycling
Operationofthewide-areacertificationsystemAwide-areacertiﬁcationsystemaimstoinvolvethemanufacturersofaproductintheproduct's
recyclinganddisposalonceitreachestheendofitsusefullife.Thesesystemsmakepossiblemore
eﬃcientrecyclingandprovidefeedbackonproductdesignleadingtoeasierdisposalandreuse,while
ensuringthatdiscardedgoodsaredisposedofproperly.
InJanuary2008,theGSYuasaGroupinJapanacquiredwide-areacertiﬁcationfromtheMinistryoftheEnvironmentforindustrialbatteriesandpowersupplies,andinJanuary2009startedaccepting
ordersinearnestforarecyclingsystembasedonthiscertiﬁcation.InFY2010andFY2013webroadenedtherangeofeligibleproducts,andinFY2011wereviewedtheoperatingrulesrelatedtosmallproducts,resultinginanimprovementofoursecure,eﬀectivedisposalsystemfordiscarded
goods.
InFY2017,theamountofdiscardedgoodsweprocessedunderthewide-areacertiﬁcationsystemreached4,505tons.Thisﬁgurewas98.9%ofthediscardedproductstheGSYuasaGroupinJapan
collectedinthesameperiod.AsfarasindustrialbatteriesforthedomesticGroupareconcerned,thewide-areacertiﬁcationsystemisnowﬁrmlyestablished.
Inthefuture,wewillpromoteevenmoreeﬀectiveoperationofthewide-areacertiﬁcationsystemtoimprovecustomerserviceaswellastorecycleandproperlydisposeofpost-useproducts.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (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.

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BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocalCommunities
Wecontributetolocalcommunitiesthroughourbusinessactivities.
ContributionstotheEnvironment
StableSupplyofPhotovoltaicGenerationSystems
AphotovoltaicgenerationsystemusingtheGSYuasaGroup'slithium-ionbatterieshasbeeninoperation
attheKushiroTownToritoushiWildlandPhotovoltaicGenerationPlantinHokkaidosinceApril2017.
Whengeneratingphotovoltaicpower,changesinnaturalconditions,suchassunshinehoursandtemperature,canleadtosigniﬁcantﬂuctuationsinthepowergenerated,whileamajorincreaseinthephotovoltaicpowerloadcouldreducethequalityofthesystem'spowerintermsofbothvoltageandfrequency.Forthisreason,inHokkaido,itisnecessarytoreduceoutputﬂuctuationsbyinstallingstoragebatterysystemswhenconnectingphotovoltaicpowergenerationtopowersystems.TheGS
YuasaGroup'slithium-ionbatterysystemwasinstalledatthisplantasakeydevicetoreducepower
outputﬂuctuations.
TheGroupcontinuestopromotetheuseofhigh-performancelithium-ionbatterysystemsinpower
generationandisaimingtocontributetocreatingsustainablelocalcommunitiesusingrenewableenergy.

Industriallithium-ionbatterymoduleLIM50EN
seriesOverallviewofKushiroToritoushiWildland
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SupportforActivitiesoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation
GSYuasaBatteryLtd.(GYB)isprovidingsupportfortheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCultural
Foundationaspartofinitiativestopreservetheenvironmentintheregion.
Yakushima,whichwasplacedontheWorldHeritageListin1993fortheﬁrsttimeinJapan,isrepresentativeofnatureinJapan.TheFoundationisinvolvedinactivitiestoprotectthebeautifulnaturalenvironmentonYakushima,aheritageforhumanity,andthebusinessforcreatingcommunitieswhere
natureandpeoplecanco-exist.
Furthermore,GYBoﬀersafamilytourtoYakushimaastheprizetotheGoldAwardwinnerofthe"GS
YuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents"whichhasbeenheldfromﬁscal2009,andalso
conductsactivitiesforelementaryschoolstudentstoexperiencethebeautyofnature.
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingcontributiontotheprotectionofnatureonYakushimawhichiscalledthe"IslandofLife"andenvironmentaleducationforchildrenthroughsupportfortheFoundation.
PleasereferhereforthewebsiteoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundationRichnaturalenvironmentonYakushima(photocourtesyoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation,apublicinterestincorporated
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ContributionstoHumanResourceDevelopment
GSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents
SinceFY2009,GSYuasaBatteryLtd.hassponsoredtheGSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementary
Schoolstudentstogivethepupils,whowillbecometheyoungcitizensinthefuture,anopportunitytoexpresstheirthoughtsontheglobalenvironment.
Thiscontestprogramprovidestheopportunityforchildrenandtheirfamiliestocometogetherandthinkabouttheenvironment.Weplantocontinueholdingthiseventinthefutureintheformofapainting.

Holdinganout-of-schoolclassforelementaryschool
studentsintheregion
TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,heldanout-of-schoolclassforchildrenattendingtheelementaryschoolintheneighborhoodinSeptember2017.
ThePlanthascontinueddailyinteractionswiththatschoolthroughsupportingchildrenontheroutes
toschool,andthisisthefourthtimeforittoholdtheout-of-schoolclass.
Underthetopic"Let'sstudytheregion,"attendantslearnedaboutourbusinessesbyvisitingashowroomwithinthePlantandthroughaQ&Asession.Attheshowroom,childrentooknoteswithgreat
enthusiasmwhilelisteningtoexplanationsandshowedaninterestinourproducts.AndattheQ&A
sessionconductedattheendoftheclass,manystudentsactivelyaskedquestions,showingagreatinterestinourbusinessactivities.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuetovaluearelationshipwiththelocalcommunitiesthroughthese
activities.

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SupportforShikiTheatreCompany's"KokoronoGekijo(TheatreoftheHeart)"
TheGSYuasaGroupsupportssomeofthetwelveperformancesinKyotoPrefectureof“Kokorono
Gekijo”(TheatreoftheHeart),sponsoredbytheShikiTheatreCompanyandPerformingArtsCentre
Foundation.“KokoronoGekijo”usesthestagetocommunicatetochildrensuchimportantlifelessonsasthevalueoflife,considerationofothers,andthejoyoftrustingeachother.ChildrenacrossJapanareinvitedtotheperformancesinschoolgroups,freeofcharge.
InSeptember2018,theShikiTheatregaveeightperformances(morningandafternoonoverfourdays)ofitsoriginalmusical,“Majorin-WhoGaveupHerMagic”.Theshowswereenjoyedbylarge
numbersofchildrenfromaroundthecityofKyoto.EightemployeesoftheGSYuasaGroupassistedasvolunteersinfouroftheperformancesovertwodays,helpingoutatreceptionandshowingtheaudiencetotheirseats.
ThroughourcontinuedsupportofShikiTheatreCompanyʼs“KokoronoGekijo,”wewillcontinuetosupportactivitiesthatdelivervaluable,unchanginglessonstochildrenwhowillbeleadersofthefuture.

ShikiTheatreCompany'sfamilymusical“Majorin-Who
GaveupHerMagic”(Photograph:TakeshiArai)

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ContributionstoSociety
Developmentofhigh-accuracylocation-positioningservices
Space-uselithium-ionbatteriesmanufacturedbytheGSYuasaGroupwereinstalledinthequasi-zenithsatellitesystem"Michibiki2"launchedbytheTanegashimaSpaceCenterinJune2017.
"Michibiki"isJapan'ssatellitepositioningsystem(asystemunderwhichpositioninginformationiscalculatedbasedonaradiowavefromthesatellite)mainlycomposedofquasi-zenithorbitsatellites.
Bycombiningthisquasi-zenithsatellitewiththeGPSsatellite,stableandhigh-accuracylocationpositioningservicescanbeprovidedeveninmountainousareasorstreetsofbigbusinessbuildingsinurbanareas,pavingthewayforawiderangeofapplicationssuchasanautomaticdrivingsystemforautomobilesthatisexpectedtobeputintopracticaluseandthedetectionofearthquakeorvolcanic
activity.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuetocontributetodevelopmentofhigh-accuracylocation-positioning
servicesasanewsocialinfrastructureindispensableforJapan'seconomicactivities,throughdevelopmentandmanufacturingofhigh-performancelithium-ionbatteries.

Trafficsafetyforchildrenontheroutestoschool
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.receivedtheaward"PromotionforfutureKyototownplanning"bythe
KyotoCityinOctober2017.
Thisaward,givenbyKyotoCity,isdesignedtohonorindividualsororganizationswhohaveconductedactivitiestoachieveasafeandhealthylifeforallgenerationswiththeaimofcreatinganattractive
futureKyoto.
TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,hasconductedactivitiestosupportelementaryschool
studentsontheroutestoschoolforalongperiodoftime.Wekeeptraﬃcbyvehiclesusedforouroperationsdownontheroutestoschoolwhenchildrenareonthewaytoandfromschool,andatthesametimewehavecarriedoutactivitiestopreventtraﬃcaccidentsbyprotectingandguidingchildrenonthestreet.Asaresult,theKyotoPlantreceivedtheaward.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuetopromoteactivitiescontributingtoasafeandhealthylifeinlocal
communities.

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Activitiescontributingtolocalcommunitiesatourproduction
sitesinThailandAtourGroup'sproductionsitesinThailand,wearepromotingactivitiestocontributetolocal
communitiesasacompanywithagoodrelationshipwithlocalcommunities.
GSYuasaSiamIndustryLtd.(GYSI)hasbeeninvolvedinactivitiesfocusingoninteractionswithlocal
communities,suchascleaningofanddonationstonearbyelementaryschoolsandtemples,managementofanicecreamshopfortheeventonChildren'sDayheldonthesecondSaturdayinJanuary,oﬀeringﬂuorescentlightsthatwerereplacedbyLEDtoelementaryschools,holdingaplant
tourforstudents,andco-sponsoringamarathonintheindustrialpark.Theseactivitieshavebeenhighly
ratedbytheThaigovernment,andGYSIhadreceivedtheCSR-DIWAward*threeyearsinarowfromﬁscal2016.
SiamGSBatteryCo.Ltd.(SGS)hasinstalledsignboardstopreventtraﬃcaccidentsatahighfrequencyaccidentlocationinthevicinityofthecompany,i.e.,ontheroadwithheavycartraﬃclocatedinfrontoftheoﬃce.Asacompanyengagedintheautomobileindustry,weareconductingactivitiestocontainanincreaseinthenumberoftraﬃcaccidentsresultingfromthepopularizationoftheautomobile,asmuchaspossible.
AtproductionsitesoftheGYYuasaGroupinThailand,wearepromotinginteractionwithlocal
communitiesthroughprovidingeducationtolocalresidentsandsecuringsafety,ratherthanmerely
oﬀeringadonationorvolunteeractivities.
*TheCSR-DIWAwardisgivenbytheDepartmentofIndustrialWorks(DIW)inThailandtocompaniesthatpromote
exceptionalbusinessactivitiesthatcontributetosustainabledevelopmentandthelocalcommunity.

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EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOurSupply
Chain
TheGSYuasaGroup,togetherwiththesupplychain,will
contributetocreatingasustainablesociety.
BasicProcurementPolicy
MajorProcurementPrograms
TheGSYuasaGroupprovideseducationandguidanceoncomplianceandCSR(corporatesocial
responsibility)tobusinesspartners,checksthewaytheymanageharmfulsubstancesinproducts,
respondstoconﬂictmineralsviasurveysandencouragesgreenprocurement.Wealsoconductactivities
tohelpourbusinesspartnersimproveresultsandholdstudysessionsandpresentationsonhowtoboostquality.
Throughbetterpartnershipsinthesupplychain,weareimprovingtheresultsofbothourbusiness
partnersandtheGSYuasaGroup,whiledecreasingbusinessrisk.
BasicProcurementPolicyWeintendtoboosttheresultsofourbusinesspartnersandtheGSYuasaGroupbyworkingtocreatebetterpartnershipsbasedonmutualunderstandingandrelationshipsoftrust.

BriefingSessionsonProduction
TheGSYuasaGroupholdsbrieﬁngsessionsonproductionrunbymanagementaswellassocial
gatheringseveryyeartoincreaseourmajorbusinesspartners'understandingoftheGSYuasaGroup's
managementpolicies,annualbusinesspolicyandbasicprocurementpolicy.Thisalsodeepensmutual
understandingandstrengthensrelationshipsoftrustwiththesebusinesspartners.Inaddition,wegiveawardstobusinesspartnerswhohavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoquality,priceandthesupply
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PromotionofResponsibleProcurement
EnsuringQualityandHealth/SafetyTopromoteactivitiesthatraisequalityandenhancehealthandsafety,includingforbusinesspartners
whosupplypartsandrawmaterials,theGSYuasaGroupprovidesguidanceonqualityreﬂectingtheneedsofourbusinesspartnersaswellashealthandsafetypatrols,ifrequired.Inprogramsthatraise
quality,wesharewithbusinesspartnersthetargetvaluesandtheresultsofqualitydefectanalysisofproductssuppliedtotheGroupandworktoimprovethequalityoftheseitemsalongwithourpartners.
Wehavesettargetvaluesforﬁscal2018at24cases(qualitydefects)forproductstobedeliveredtoGSYuasaInternationalLtd.and0.80%(rateofqualitydefects)forthosetoGSYuasaTechnologyLtd.
Webelievethattheseactivitiescreatestrongpartnershipsinthesupplychainandareimportanttoensurethequalityofproductsusedbycustomersaswellasthehealthandsafetyofourbusiness
partners.
■ IncidenceofQualityDefectsamong
ProductsDeliveredfromSuppliers

Note:Thevaluesin2017wererevisedfromthepreviouslyannouncedvaluesafterreviewingthisgraphdata.

GuidanceonQualityforBusinessPartners

ResponsetoConflictMinerals
Conﬂictmineralsmeanmineralresourcesminedinsomeconﬂictareasintheworld.
Intheseconﬂictareas,socialproblemssuchasinhumaneactsincludingmassacres,abductions,violenceandrecruitmentofchildsoldiersbyarmedgroupshaveoccurred,andmineralsminedinsuchareasareusedasasourceofsubstantialfundsbyarmedgroups.
TheGSYuasaGrouprecognizesthatitisimportanttotackletheconﬂictmineralproblemfortheglobal
supplychain,andispromotingactivitiesnottobecomplicitinanyformofhumanrightsabuses,incooperationwithvariousstakeholdersincludingourbusinesspartners.
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Therefore,wehaveformulatedapolicytodealwiththeproblemofconﬂictmineralsandarepromoting
responsiblemineralsprocurementwithoutusingconﬂictmineralsinaccordancewithoperational
managementbasedonthispolicy.
PolicyonConﬂictMinerals
GSYUASApromotesthefollowingcommitmentstoavoidassistingsuchanti-socialactivitiesasarmedconﬂictwagedbyarmedgroupsandhumanrightsviolationsassociatedwiththearmed
conﬂictintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongoandneighboringcountries(hereinafter"Congo&NeighboringCountries")andtoachievetheresponsibleprocurementofminerals.
1. Weworktoavoiddirectorindirectprocurementofconﬂictminerals(gold,tin,tantalumandtungstenwhichleadtotheassistancementionedabove)fromtheCongo&Neighboring
Countriesandtheusetheconﬂictminerals,inaccordancewithGSYUASACSRPolicy.
2. Ifitisdiscoveredthatconﬂictmineralshavebeenprocuredorusedbyourgroupcompany
anditssupplier,wewillcooperatewithrelatedcompaniesandtakeactiontoavoidsuchprocurementanduse.
3. Wewillcontinuallyinvestigatetheuseofconﬂictmineralsvoluntarilyoruponarequestfromourcustomers.Wheninformationonthepurchasingsource(suchasthenameofasmelter)hasnotbeendisclosedingoodfaithandwehaveconcernsaboutthepossibleprocurement
anduseofconﬂictminerals,wewillworktoclarifyinformationonthepurchasingsource.

GreenProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanmakesthefollowingrequestsofbusinesspartnersbasedon
ourGreenProcurementCriteria.
RequirementsforBusinessPartners
1. Operationofanenvironmentalmanagementsystem
2. Examinationofchemicalsubstancescontainedinitemsbeingsupplied
3. Checkingthelegalityofcuttingdowncertaintrees(logging)
4. ProgramstoidentifyandreduceCO2emissions
For2.above,weaskourbusinesspartnerstoexaminesubstancesusingChemicalSubstanceManagementGuidelines,whichcomplywithinternationallawsandregulationsincludingEUdirectives(REACH,RoHS,etc.),andtotestindividualchemicalsubstancesasspeciﬁedbycustomerneeds.
GSYuasaevaluatestheappropriatenessofstipulationstobusinesspartnersconcerninggreen
procurementbycheckingandauditingthestatusoftheirresponse.Byprioritizingthosebusiness
partnersthatsupplygoodsthatconformtogreenprocurementstandards,wearereducingtheenvironmentalburden,includingtheburdenwithinthesupplychain.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)■ IntroductionofEnvironmentalManagementSystembyBusinessPartners(FY2017,transactionamountbase)PromotionofResponsibleProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupassessesbusinesspartnersusingaQCDEapproach(quality,cost,deliveryandenvironment).Goingforward,wewilladdelementsofCSRtotheseassessmentstoensurethatoursocialresponsibilityisbeingmetthroughoutthesupplychain.Toachievethisgoal,wewillsharetheGS
YuasaGroup'sResponsibleProcurementGuidelineswithourbusinesspartnersandworktopromote
ResponsibleProcurementbasedonmutualcooperation.
Inbrieﬁngsessionsonproductioninﬁscal2018,weareaskingourbusinesspartnerstostrengthen
theirCSRinitiativesandtocooperatewithusonResponsibleProcurement.Currently,weareconducting
asurveyonthestatusofourbusinesspartners'CSRinitiatives.Goingforward,weplantoidentifyCSR
riskinthesupplychainbyanalyzingandevaluatingthesurveyresultsandimplementinitiativestoreducerisk.
ResponsibleProcurementGuidelines(557KB,14page)

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ExternalEvaluationWedescribetheresultsofevaluationsfromvariousstakeholdersregardingtheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR
activities.

InclusioninESGInvestmentConstituents
ESGinvestmentmeansaninvestmentmadebyselectingcompanieswhoconsiderEnvironment,SocialandGovernance.Corporatevalueintermsofinvestmentisevaluatedbasednotonlyonﬁnancial
information(acompany'sbusinessperformanceandmanagerialconditions,etc.)butalsonon-ﬁnancial
information(areductioninemissionsofgreenhousegases,managementofchemicalsubstances,
responsetohumanrightsissues,employees'work-lifebalance,compliance,andindependenceofoutsidedirectors,etc.).

MSCIJapanESGSelectLeadersIndex
ThisindexwasdevelopedbyMorganStanleyCapitalInternational(MSCI).Fortheindex,companies
withhighESGevaluationineachcategoryofbusinesshavebeenselected.ThisistheindexadoptedbytheESGinvestmentmanagedbytheGovernmentPensionInvestmentFund(GPIF),anentitymanaging
pensionreservefundsinJapan.
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedforthisindexbyacquiring“AA”rating(seveninvestmentratings:
AAA,AA,A,BBB,BB,BandC).

CSRRating
ToyoKeizaiCSRRanking
CSRsurveyconductedbyToyoKeizaiInc.withtheaimtoﬁnd"acompanythatistrustedbysociety."
TheCompanyhasacquiredthefollowingratingsforeachinitiative(ﬁveratings:AAA,AA,A,BandC).
UtilizationofhumanresourcesAA

Environment

CorporategovernanceSociability

AA

AA

AA

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EcoVadisBusinessSustainabilityRatings
EcoVadisoperatesajointplatformtoevaluatesustainabilityofsuppliers,andevaluatessuppliers
basedonCSR-relatedstandardsconsideringresponsetoenvironmentalissues,laborpractices,respectforhumanrights,fairtradeandResponsibleProcurement.
TheCompanyhasreceivedthe“silverrank”certiﬁcationlevel(threeranks:gold,silverandbronze).

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

"CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement2018"(White
500)“CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement”meansasystemunderwhichtheMinistryofEconomy,
TradeandIndustry(METI)andTheNipponKenkoKaigijointlyconfercompaniesthatcarryout
particularlyexcellenthealthmanagement,basedonactivitiestodealwithlocalhealthissuesandinitiativesforhealthimprovementpromotedbyTheNipponKenkoKaigi.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasbeenselectedasacertiﬁedcompanyofthissystem.

KuruminMark
TheCompanyhasbeencertiﬁedasacompanythatsupportschildcareinaccordancewiththeActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildren,whichaimstosupportsoundandhealthdevelopmentofchildrenwhowillleadthenextgeneration.Thus,theCompanyhasobtained
theKuruminMarkandwecanutilizeitasacertiﬁedcompany.

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Third-PartyAssurance
Greenhousegasemissions
TheCompanyrequestedthird-partyveriﬁcationinordertosecurethecredibilityofourgreenhousegasemissiondatathatisdisclosedontheCSRwebcontent,andreceivedtheresultsofveriﬁcation,saying"thereisnoitemindicatingthatithasnotreportedmaterialpointsabouttheGSYuasaGroup's
greenhousegasemissions(Scopes1and2)inFY2017".
Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcationbySGSJapanInc.(FY2017)

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GRIContentIndex
GRIContentIndex
OnthisCSRwebsite,wehavereferencedthattheGRI(GlobalReportingInitiative)standard,aninternationalguidelineforcompanies'sustainabilityreports.
GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle
GeneralDisclosures

References102-1 Nameoftheorganization
Activities,brands,
102-2 products,andservices102-3 Locationof
headquarters

CorporateProﬁle[CorporateName]102-6 Marketsserved

SecuritiesReport[Securities
Report(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
CorporateProﬁle[NumberofEmployee]
Location
FinancialHighlights[Sales]
Financial>ChartGenerator[Financial
Position]

Products
CorporateProﬁle[HeadOﬃce]CorporateInformation[Group
102-4 LocationofCompanies]
operations
StockData
102-5 Ownershipandlegal
form

102

Organizational
proﬁle102-7 Scaleoftheorganization

Informationon
102-8 employeesandother workers
EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOur
102-9 Supplychain
SupplyChain

Signiﬁcantchanges
102-10 totheorganization NewsReleaseanditssupplychain- 90 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

102-11 Precautionary
Principleorapproach RiskManagement102-12 Externalinitiatives
102-13 Membershipofassociations

Strategy

References

Statementfrom102-14 seniordecisionmaker102-15 Keyimpacts,risks,andopportunities

President'sMessage[UNGlobal
Compact]
Value-CreationProcess[SDGs]
ResponsetoCarbonDisclosureProject
KeidanrenCharterofCorporate
Behavior
President'sMessage
CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
RiskInformation

Values,principles, Philosophy
102-16 standards,andnormsofbehavior CSRPolicy&CodeofConduct
Ethicsandintegrity
BasicPhilosophyonPromoting
Mechanismsfor102-17 adviceandconcerns Compliance
GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthics
aboutethics
HotlineCorporateGovernance>ApproachandGovernanceSystem102-19 Delegatingauthority CSRPromotionFramework
Executive-level
responsibilityfor
CSRPromotionFramework102-20 economic,
environmental,andsocialtopics
Consulting
stakeholderson
IRCalendar
102-21 economic,
environmental,andsocialtopics
CompositionoftheCorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
102-22 highestgovernance
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)bodyandits
committees
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
102-23 Chairofthehighest
governancebody GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)

102-18 GovernancestructureGovernance- 91 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

References

Nominatingand102-24 selectingthehighest CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
governancebody GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
102-25 Conﬂictsofinterest CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)Roleofhighest
CorporateGovernance102-26 governancebodyinsettingpurpose,values,andstrategy
Collectiveknowledge EvaluatingtheEﬀectivenessofthe
BoardofDirectors
102-27 ofhighest
governancebody PolicyontheIndependenceofOutside
DirectorsEvaluatingthe102-28 highestgovernance EvaluatingtheEﬀectivenessofthebody'sperformance BoardofDirectors
Identifyingand
CSRPromotionFramework
102-29 managingeconomic,
environmental,and MaterialitySpeciﬁcationProcesssocialimpacts
Eﬀectivenessofrisk CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
102-30 management
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
processes
Reviewofeconomic,
102-31 environmental,and CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
socialtopics
Highestgovernancesrolein
CSRPromotionFramework
102-32 body'sustainability
reportingGSYuasaGroupCorporateEthics
102-33 Communicating
Hotlinecriticalconcerns

Natureandtotal
102-34 numberofcriticalconcerns102-35 Remuneration
policies
Processfor102-36 determining
remuneration
Stakeholders'
102-37 involvementinremuneration- 92 -

GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthics
HotlineCorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

102-38 Annualtotalcompensationratio -References

Percentageincrease
102-39 inannualtotalcompensationratio
AnalystCoverage102-40 Listofstakeholder
groups102-41 Collectivebargaining
agreements

Stakeholder
engagement



Identifyingand102-42 selecting
stakeholders
Approachto102-43 stakeholder
engagement102-44 Keytopicsandconcernsraised

Entitiesincludedin102-45 theconsolidated
ﬁnancialstatements
Deﬁningreport102-46 contentandtopic
Boundaries
102-47 Listofmaterial
topicsSecuritiesReport[Securities
Report(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
EditorialPolicy
MaterialityandResponsePlan

102-48 Restatementsofinformation

EditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]

102-52 Reportingcycle

Annually(ScheduledtobedisclosedinAugust2019)102-49 Changesinreporting EditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]
EditorialPolicy[Periodcovered]
Reportingpractice 102-50 Reportingperiod
102-51 Dateofmostrecent
August2017
reportContactpointfor
102-53 questionsregarding InquiriestoGSYuasaCorporation
thereport
Claimsofreporting
102-54 inaccordancewith theGRIStandards
102-55 GRIcontentindex GRIContentIndex- 93 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandardDisclosureTitle

102-56 Externalassurance
Economic

103

201-1
201

Economic
Performance
201-2
201-3
201-4
103

202 MarketPresenceManagement
Approach

References

ManagementofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptionatProductionSites
Worldwide
(GSYuasaCorporationhasnotobtained
third-partyassuranceforthereportasawhole,butobtainedonlyforGreenhousegasemissiondata.)
MaterialityandResponsePlan

Financial>ChartGenerator[ResultsofOperations/ProﬁtabilityIndicatorRatios]EarningsReport[EarningsReport(PDF)
Directeconomic
valuegeneratedand >StatementsofIncome(Costofsales､
Selling,generalandadministrative
distributed
expenses､Non-operatingexpenses､Extraordinaryloss､Proﬁt)]
ShareholdersReturn
Financialimplications
andotherrisksand opportunitiesduetoclimatechange
Deﬁnedbeneﬁtplan SecuritiesReport[Securities
obligationsandother Report(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
retirementplans
Financialassistancereceivedfromgovernment
Management
Approach

Ratiosofstandard
202-1 entrylevelwagebygendercomparedto localminimumwage
Proportionofsenior
202-2 managementhiredfromthelocal
community- 94 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

103
203 IndirectEconomic
Impacts
204


Procurement
Practices

205

Anti-corruption

206

Anti-competitive
Behavior

Management
Approach

Infrastructure203-1 investmentsandservicessupported
203-2 Signiﬁcantindirect
economicimpacts
103 Management
Approach

Proportionof
204-1 spendingonlocal
suppliers
103 Management
Approach

References

ContributionstotheEnvironment[StableSupplyofPhotovoltaic
GenerationSystems/Supportfor
ActivitiesoftheYakushima
EnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation]-

Operationsassessed
205-1 forrisksrelatedto corruption
Communicationand ComplianceManualWorkplaceMeetingsonCompliance
205-2 trainingaboutanticorruptionpolicies GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthics
Hotlineandprocedures
Conﬁrmedincidents
205-3 ofcorruptionand Nocases
actionstaken
103 Management
Approach
Legalactionsfor
anti-competitive
206-1 behavior,anti-trust, Nocasesandmonopoly
practices- 95 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle
Environmental

103
301

Materials

302

EnergyManagement
Approach301-1 Materialsusedbyweightorvolume301-2 Recycledinput
materialsused

References

Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
Resourcerecycling-

FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Cycle[Amountofmainmaterials
consumption]
Reclaimedproducts301-3 andtheirpackaging FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Cycle[Amountofrecycling]materials
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmental
103 Management
Burdens>Transportation
Approach
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmental
Burdens>Developmentanddesign
Energyconsumption FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Cycle[Amountofenergyconsumption
302-1 withintheinproduction]organization
Energyconsumption FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Cycle[Amountofenergyconsumption
302-2 outsideoftheinphysicaldistribution]organization
EnvironmentalPerformanceData
302-3 Energyintensity
302-4 Reductionofenergy
consumption
Reductionsinenergy
302-5 requirementsofproductsandservices- 96 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

303

Water

DisclosureTitle

Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
Management
ManagementofCO2Emissionsand103 Approach
WaterConsumptionatProductionSites
Worldwide
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
303-1 Waterwithdrawalby
Cycle[Amountofwaterconsumption]sourceWatersources303-2 signiﬁcantlyaﬀectedbywithdrawalofwater
Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[303-3 WaterrecycledandAmountofrecycledwaterused]
reused
103

304-1

304

Biodiversity

References

304-2
304-3
304-4

Management
Approach
Operationalsites
owned,leased,managedin,or
adjacentto,protectedareasand areasofhighbiodiversityvalue
outsideprotectedareas
Signiﬁcantimpactsofactivities,
products,andservicesonbiodiversity
Habitatsprotected orrestored
IUCNRedList
speciesandnational
conservationlist
specieswithhabitats inareasaﬀectedbyoperations- 97 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

103

305-1
305-2

305

Emissions

305-3
305-4

References

Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ManagementofCO2EmissionsandManagement
WaterConsumptionatProductionSites
ApproachWorldwide
IdentifyingchemicalsubstanceemissionsFlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Direct(Scope1)
Cycle[AmountofCO2emissionsin
GHGemissions
production]
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Energyindirect
Cycle[AmountofCO2emissionsin(Scope2)GHG
production]
emissions
Otherindirect(Scope FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife2emissionsin3)GHGemissions Cycle[AmountofCO
physicaldistribution]GHGemissions
EnvironmentalPerformanceData
intensity

Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[305-5 ReductionofGHG
AmountofCO2reduced]
emissions
Emissionsofozone305-6 depletingsubstances (ODS)
Nitrogenoxides(NOX),sulfuroxides Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions[Statusofreleaseand305-7 (SOX),andothertransferofsubstancessubjecttothesigniﬁcantair
PRTRLaw(Releasedintotheair)]emissions
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
Management
103 Approach
PreventingExposuretoComplianceRisk
andEnvironmentalPollutionRisk
Waterdischargeby FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
306-1 qualityandCycle[Amountofwastewater]
destination
306 EﬄuentsandWaste
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLife
Cycle[Amountofﬁnaldisposal/Amountofrecycling]
306-2 Wastebytypeand(Wasteemissionsaredisclosednotbydisposalmethodhazardous/harmlesscategoriesbutbytypeanddisposal.)PreventingExposuretoComplianceRisk
306-3 Signiﬁcantspills
andEnvironmentalPollutionRisk- 98 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard





307

Environmental
Compliance308

Supplier
Environmental
Assessment

DisclosureTitle

306-4 Transportofhazardouswaste
Waterbodies
306-5 aﬀectedbywater
dischargesand/or
runoﬀ

References-

Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
EnvironmentalManagementSystems>103 Management
Approach
ComprehensiveComplianceManagement
Non-compliancewith EnvironmentalManagementSystems>307-1 environmentallaws ComprehensiveComplianceManagement
andregulations
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
promotion]
103 Management
ApproachGreenProcurementNewsuppliersthat
308-1 werescreenedusing
environmental
criteria
Negativeenvironmental
308-2 impactsinthesupply chainandactions
taken
Social

401

Employment

ProvisionofComfortableWorking
Environment
103 Management
EnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
Approach
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalanceNewemployeehires ProvisionofComfortableWorking
401-1 andemployee
Environment>Basicpolicy
turnoverBeneﬁtsprovidedtofull-timeemployees
401-2 thatarenotprovided totemporaryorparttimeemployees
SupportingWorkAlongside
401-3 Parentalleave
Childcare/NursingCare- 99 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

References

Management
Approach

Materiality[Humanresources
development]
MidtoLong-termHumanResources
DevelopmentandAppropriateAbility
Assessment

Management
RespectforLaborRights
Approach
402 Labor/Management
Minimumnotice
Relations402-1 periodsregarding operationalchanges
Materiality[Improvementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments]
Management
ConservationandImprovementof
103 Approach
SafetyandHealthinWorking
Environments
Workers
representationin
ReducingtheRiskofAccidentsthrough403-1 formaljoint
management-worker riskassessments
healthandsafetycommittees
Typesofinjuryandratesofinjury,
OccupationalHealth403
occupational
andSafety403-2 diseases,lostdays, ReducingtheRiskofAccidentsthroughandabsenteeism, riskassessments
andnumberofworkrelatedfatalities
Workerswithhigh Materiality[Improvementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments>403-3 incidenceorhighriskofdiseasesrelated Promotionoflaborsafetyandhealthtotheiroccupation riskmanagement]Healthandsafety TheagreementbetweenGSYuasaand403-4 topicscoveredinformalagreements thelaborunionincludesclauses
withtradeunions regardingsafetyandhealth.
103

404

Trainingand
Education

103

Averagehoursof404-1 trainingperyearper FosteringAutonomousActingTalent
employee- 100 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

405 DiversityandEqual
Opportunity

DisclosureTitle

References

Programsfor404-2 upgradingemployee
skillsandtransition FosteringAutonomousActingTalentassistanceprograms
Percentageofemployeesreceiving
404-3 regularperformance FosteringAutonomousActingTalentandcareerdevelopmentreviews
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
103 Management
Approach
Diversityof
405-1 governancebodies EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities
andemployees
Ratioofbasicsalary405-2 andremunerationof womentomen
ProhibitionofDiscriminationand
103 Management
RespectforDiversity
Approach

Incidentsof
406-1 discriminationandcorrectiveactions Nocases
taken
RespectforLaborRights
103 Management
Approach
OperationsandFreedomofsuppliersinwhich
407 AssociationandCollectiveBargaining 407-1 therighttofreedom ofassociationandcollectivebargainingmaybeatrisk
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChild
103 Management
Labor
Approach
Operationsand408
ChildLabor
suppliersat408-1 signiﬁcantriskfor incidentsofchildlabor
406 Non-discrimination- 101 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

103
Forcedor
409 CompulsoryLabor

409-1
103

410 SecurityPractices

411 RightsofIndigenous
Peoples

410-1
103
411-1
103
412-1

412

HumanRights
Assessment

412-2

412-3

References

ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildManagement
Labor
Approach
Operationsandsuppliersatsigniﬁcantriskfor incidentsofforcedorcompulsorylabor
Management
Approach
Securitypersonnel
trainedinhumanrightspoliciesorproceduresManagement
Approach
Incidentsofviolationsinvolving rightsofindigenous
peoplesMateriality[Respectforindividuality]
Management
WorkplaceMeetingsonComplianceApproach
Operationsthathavebeensubjecttohumanrightsreviews orimpact
assessments
Employeetrainingonhumanrightspolicies orprocedures
Signiﬁcant
investment
agreementsandcontractsthat
includehumanrights clausesorthat
underwenthumanrightsscreening- 102 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

103

413 LocalCommunities

413-1

413-2
103
414

SupplierSocial
Assessment

414-1
414-2

415

PublicPolicy

416 CustomerHealthandSafety

103

References

BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocal
Management
Communities
Approach
Operationswithlocal
community
engagement,impact assessments,anddevelopment
programs
Operationswithsigniﬁcantactualandpotentialnegative impactsonlocal
communities
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
Management
promotion]
ApproachPromotionofResponsibleProcurementNewsuppliersthatwerescreenedusing socialcriteria
Negativesocial
impactsinthesupply chainandactions
takenManagement
Approach415-1 Politicalcontributions Nocases
Materiality[Provisionofhigh-quality
products]
103 Management
Approach
FocusonSafetyandQuality
Assessmentofthehealthandsafety
416-1 impactsofproduct andservice
categories
Incidentsofnoncompliance
Importantannouncementregarding
416-2 concerningthehealthandsafety products
impactsofproducts
andservices- 103 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandard

DisclosureTitle

Management
Approach
Requirementsfor417-1 productandservice
informationandlabeling
Incidentsofnoncompliance417-2 concerningproductandservice
informationandlabeling
Incidentsofnoncompliance417-3 concerningmarketingcommunications
103 Management
Approach103417

MarketingandLabeling

418 CustomerPrivacy




419

Socioeconomic
Compliance

References

ProductsCatalog(Japaneseonly)
ExportHandlingProduct(Japaneseonly)NocasesNocases
Materiality[Strictmanagementof
conﬁdentialinformation]
InformationSecurity

Substantiatedcomplaintsregarding
418-1 concerningbreachesofcustomerprivacy andlossesofcustomerdata
Materiality[Thoroughlyfulﬁllingour
CSRandensuringcompliance]
103 Management
ApproachCompliancewithLaws,etc.
Non-compliancewith419-1 lawsandregulations
inthesocialandeconomicarea- 104 -GRI Content Index

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EditorialPolicy
EditorialPolicyOnthisCSRwebsite,wereportontheGSYuasaGroup'sconceptandinitiativesregardingCSR.
WediscloseinformationthatconsiderstheopinionsofstakeholdersandtheirimportancetotheGS
YuasaGroup.

PeriodcoveredWediscloseinformationcenteringonCSRactivitiesinﬁscal2017(April1,2017toMarch31,2018).
InordertoreporttheGSYuasaGroup'slatestCSRactivities,wediscloseinformationonactivitiesafterﬁscal2017wheneverappropriate.
Withrespecttosomeperformancedata,wediscloseinformationbeforeﬁscal2017toshowachangeovertime.

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

AccuracyofinformationToensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationwedisclose,itisveriﬁedbymultipledepartments,suchasthedepartmentinchargeofthespeciﬁcareaandthePublicRelationsDepartment.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2018 (Web version)Materialchanges
Regardingstructurescovered,therehasbeennomaterialchangeindisclosedinformation.
Furthermore,thereisnoitemthatshouldbecorrectedduetoanerrorinadescriptionintheprevious
disclosedinformation.

ReferencedguidelinesWehavereferencedtheGRI(GlobalReportingInitiative)standard,aninternationalguidelineforcompanies'sustainabilityreports.
ClickhereforGRIContentIndex.

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