GS Yuasa Corporation

CSR Activities in 2020
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CSR Promotion

President’s Message ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶02

CSR Promotion Framework ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶10

CSR Policy and Code of Conduct ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

Materiality ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶

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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 ̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶̶ 101
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 2020 fiscal year through the contents of the “CSR Activities” website, of the sites of our.

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)

President'sMessage
President'sMessage
BecomeanenergydevicecompanythatcontinuallycreatesnewvalueAstheﬁrstinJapantosuccessfullymanufacturelead-acidbatteries,
andﬁrstworldwideinachievingmassproductionoflithium-ion
batteriesforelectricvehicles,ourhighleveloftechnologicalexpertiseisdemonstratedbyproductsthatdeliverstableperformanceeveninextremeandhighlydemandingenvironments,suchasindeepsea
researchsubmersibles,aircraft,spacesatellites,etc.Wearealso
meetingtheexpectationsofourstakeholdersthroughengagementinnext-generationvehicledevelopment,therenewableenergysector,andinfrastructureapplications.Iamconﬁdentthattheseeﬀortsaretheresultofpracticingourcorporatephilosophyofbeingcommittedtopeople,societyandtheglobalenvironmentthroughtheinnovationandgrowthofouremployeesandbusinessentities.
InMay2017,weformulatedasthePresidentʼsPolicytheGSYuasa
CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct,whichclariﬁesthiscorporate
philosophy,andinApril2018wesignedtheU.N.GlobalCompact(UNGC),whichalignswithourownCSRpoliciesandvalues.OurbusinesscompanieshavesetupaCSR
CommitteetoputintopracticetheFourAreasandTenPrinciplestheUNGCasksofcompanies,aswellasthesustainabledevelopmentgoals(SDGs)adoptedbytheUnitedNationsandourCSRpolicies.Weareworkingtocontributetoasustainablesocietythroughourbusinessactivities.
Societyandmarketscontinuetochangealongwiththetimes.Toensurewecontinuetorespondtotheexpectationsofourshareholders,wehavesetoutalong-termvisiontobecomeanenergydevicecompanythatcontinuallycreatesnewvalue.Theroleexpectedofenergydevicesinhelpingtorealizeasustainablesocietywillbecomeincreasinglyimportant,andgoingforward,wewillcontinuetolisten
seriouslytofeedbackfromavarietyofstakeholdersaswetakeonthechallengeofcreatingnewvaluetomakeourselvesneededbysociety.
OsamuMurao
President
GSYuasaCorporation-2-

President's Message

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ TheTenPrinciplesoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact＜HumanRights＞
Principle1:Businessesshouldsupportandrespecttheprotectionofinternationallyproclaimedhumanrights;andPrinciple2:makesurethattheyarenotcomplicitinhumanrights
abuses.
＜Labour＞
Principle3:Businessesshouldupholdthefreedomofassociationandtheeﬀectiverecognitionoftherighttocollective
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,wecarryoutbusinessinaccordancewiththeCSRPolicyandCodeofConductinordertoensurethesustainabledevelopmentofsocietyandbusiness.
CSRPolicy
Besideslegalcompliance,werespectinternationalnorms,guidelines,andinitiativesrelatedtosocial
responsibility,workonsustainabledevelopmentofourbusinessthroughdevelopingenergystorage
technologies,andcontributetopeople,society,andglobalenvironment.

1.DevelopingFair,Transparent,andSoundBusiness,andAnti-Corruption

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

2.RespectforHumanRights

GSYUASAwillrespectallhumanrightsandfundamentallaborrights,andwillnottolerateany
forcedlabororchildlabor.Wewillalsorespectdiversity,withoutanydiscriminationbeing
tolerated.

3.ConservationandImprovementofAdequateWorkingEnvironment

GSYUASAwillprovidesafeandcomfortableworkingenvironmentsforemployees.Proper
managementwillbeprovidedinordertopromotemidtolong-termdevelopmentofhumanresources.

4.FulfillmentofOurResponsibilitiestoProvideSafeandSecureProductsandServices
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.Compliance(1) Werespectinternationalandregionalnorms,guidelines,andinitiatives,andalsostrictly
complywiththelawsandregulationsineachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate.
(2) Asamemberoftheinternationalcommunity,wewillcomplywiththeexportcontrollaws
andregulationsofeachcountryinordertomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity,andwewillnotexportinamannertospreadmaterialswhichcouldleadtotheproliferationof
weaponsofmassdestruction.
1-2.Eliminationofmixingupoﬃcialbusinesswithpersonalaﬀairs
Wewillneverconducttobringdamagetothecompany,throughmisappropriationof
corporateassetsandcorporateexpensesonlyforone'spersonalendsorelsewith
misfeasanceallowingone'spersonaladvantage.
1-3.Fair,Transparentandfreecompetitionandtrade(1) Wewillnotengagehorizontalagreements(cartel)throughmeetingandparticipationtotradeassociation'sactivities,i.e.priceandquantityﬁxingaswellasexclusivityin
distributionofproductsandservices.Uponreceiptofsuchproposal,wedeclineclearly
withoutleavingnodoubttobemisunderstood.Tothisextent,wewillneveractincollusion
withothercontractors,nortoﬁxthewinningbidderand/orcontractprice.
(2) Weneveractinabuseofdominantposition,totakeadvantageofsubcontractors,i.e.,
withholdingtheamountofsubcontractpaymentswithoutreasonsattributabletothesubcontractororfailingtomakepaymentafterthelapseoftheduedateofpayment,or
obtainingundueorimproperadvantage.Also,uponissuingourordertosubcontractors,
wewillretainthewrittenoﬀeronpaperorelectronicrecord.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)(3) Wewillnotobtainorusetradesecretordataofothercompaniesorﬁrmsinan
unauthorizedway.
(4) Wewillnotleaveproductlabellingorserviceinformationinexactorunclearinamannertocausecustomersmisunderstanding.
1-4.Managementofconﬁdentialinformation(1) Weobservetheprotectionofconﬁdentialinformationanditsappropriateuse;then,attheeventofdisclosuretothethirdparties,wewilldiscloseonlyafterconcludingconﬁdentiality
agreement.
(2) Wewillobservetheprotectionandappropriateuseofconﬁdentialinformationreceived
fromourbusinesspartnersandco-researchersorco-developers;Wewillnotdisclosetothethirdpartieswithoutthepriorconsentofthedisclosingparty.
(3) Beforeassemblingpersonalinformation,wewillatﬁrstnotifythepurposeofuse,andthencollectinanappropriateway.Thepurposeofusingpersonalinformationistobelimited
andspeciﬁed.
(4) Wewillconservepersonalinformationdatainsafetyandcontrolitsuse,thenmonitorina
suitablewaytheemployeesandsubcontractorsusing/handlingthesedata.
(5) Wealwaysrespecttheindividualprivacy,soneedtopaythemostattentioninhandlingtheirconﬁdentialinformation,learnedfromone'sbusinessrelationsorinthecourseofbusiness,andatlast,nottoinformorleaktoanyonewithoutauthority.
(6) Wewillnotcommitso-called""insidertrading"",actofmakingmaxproﬁtinstockandsecurityexchangestransactionthankstoprivilegedacknowledgementofinternal
information,withinourgroupandreceivedfrombusinesspartners.
1-5.Respectforintellectualproperty(1) Wewillresearchsuﬃcientlythirdparties'patents,industrialdesigns,trademarksandotherintellectualpropertyrights,priortodevelopment,production,commercializationanddeliveryof,orprovidingourproductsandservices.
(2) Wewillnotuseintellectualpropertyofathirdpartywithoutauthorizationofintellectual
propertyholder,unlesswehaveajustiﬁablereason.
(3) Wewillnotunlawfullyduplicateanysoftwareandothercopyrightedworks,i.e.,Literatureandimages,Journalisticarticles,Paintings,Music.
1-6.Separationfromorganizedcrime(1) Wewillnotprovideanyformofbeneﬁtinexcessofthenormalshareholder'srighttoany
personorcompanyassociatedwithorganizedcrime.
(2) Wewillcutoﬀbusinessoranyotherrelationshipswithindividualsandorganizationshaving
anindicationofsupportfororganizedcrime.
1-7.TransparencyofinformationdisclosureWewilldisclose,withinaspeciﬁctimelimitandwithappropriatemethod,anyinformation
requiredbylawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperate,aswellasspeciﬁcinformationtomaintaingoodcommunicationwithotherstakeholdersandlocal
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1-8.Legalcomplianceforpoliticalfundscontrol
Wewillnotcontributeforpoliticalfunds,requestingsomebusinessadvantageinreturn,suchasacquisitionormaintenanceoftrading,oraccesstonondisclosureinformation.Also,wewill
complywiththeconditionsstipulatedbythelawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregioninwhichweoperatebeforemakingpoliticalcontributions.
1-9.Prohibitiontooﬀerentertainmentorgiftstopublicemployees
Wewillnotoﬀermoney,entertainment,gifts,orothereconomicbeneﬁts,norprovide
advantagestopublicemployeesorequivalentpersonsperceivedasaconﬂictofinterest.
1-10.Soundrelationshipwithbusinesspartners
Wewillendeavortomaintainsoundbusinessrelationshipswithourbusinesspartners;
thereforewewillnotreceivemoney,giftorentertainmentoﬀeredfrombusinesspartners
exceedingcommonlyacceptedlimits.

2.RespectforHumanRights

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

3.ConservationandImprovementofAdequateWorkingEnvironment3-1.Conservationandimprovementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments
Wewillmaintainandimproveworkingenvironmentsfromtheperspectiveofhealthandsafetyinaccordancewithlawsandregulationsofeachcountryorregioninwhichweoperate.

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3-2.Ensuringappropriateworkinghours,securingminimumwagesandprohibitingunreasonablewagereduction(1) Wewillprovidemanagementinordertomaintainappropriateworkinghoursandwillmakeeveryeﬀorttotakemeasurestopreventmentalandphysicalhealthdisorderscausedbyoverwork.
(2) Weensurethatthesalarieswepayareovertheminimumwageofeachcountryorregioninwhichweoperate,andthattherewillbenounreasonablereduction.
3-3.Midtolong-termhumanresourcesdevelopmentandappropriateabilityassessment
Wewillmakeeveryeﬀorttoproactivelysupportcareerdevelopmentinaccordancewitheach
employee'sabilitiesandaptitudes.Performanceofeachemployeewillbeassessedadequately.
3-4.Respectforindividualwork-lifebalanceWewillmakeeveryeﬀorttorespectdiverseworkingstyles,soastoensurework-lifebalanceandtomaintainphysicalandmentalhealthofemployees.
3-5.Oﬀerofequalemploymentandworkingopportunities
Wewilloﬀerequalopportunitiesinrecruitmentandpromotion,aswellasforbidanyarbitraryordiscriminatorytreatments.

4.FulfillmentofOurResponsibilitiestoProvideSafeandSecureProductsandServices

4-1.Focusonsafetyandquality
Wewilladdresstoprioritizesafetyandqualitythroughoutourbusiness.Forthispurpose,wewillstrivetoprovidesafeproductsandservicestomaintainandimprovesatisﬁedqualityforcustomers,throughallourbusinessactivitieswhichareresearch&development,design,
procurement,production,salesandafter-salesservice.
4-2.MakingSafetyInformationaccessible
WeclarifySafetyInformationonourproductsandservices.SafetyInformationincludes
Instructionmanualssuppliedwithproducts,Labellingofproducts,Webportalcommunication,etc.WewillmakeSafetyInformationaccessibleforcustomersaswellasforanyotherstakeholdersinvolvedincommercializationofourproductsandservices.
4-3.SolutionsincaseofProductaccidents
Weaddresstopreventspin-oﬀeﬀectsontheextentofdamagesofaccidentsaswellasswiftlyreactincaseaseriousaccidentoccursonourproductorservice.Andalso,we
investigateandcollatetherelativefacts,researchofcausalities,makeanecessaryreportontheseinsideandoutsideourcompanygroup,andthenwediscloseinformationsoastotakepreventivesteps.

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5.GlobalEnvironmentalConservation

5-1.Promotingenvironmentalprotection(1) Wewillevaluateenvironmentalimpactresultingfromourbusinessactivities,productsandservices;striveforenvironmentalprotection(includingpreventionofpollution)throughenergysaving,greenhousegasreduction,eﬃcientuseofrawmaterialsandwateraswellaswastereductionandrecycling;andaimtoincreaseourenvironmentalperformancethroughcontinuousimprovementoftheseaspects.
(2) Wewilladdresstoreducetheenvironmentalburdenresultingfromtheactivitiesconductedateachstageofthelifecycleofproductsandservices,fromacquisitionofrawmaterials,
developmentanddesign/conception,production,transportation,use,untilend-of-life
treatmentandﬁnaldisposal.
(3) Wewillsatisfyenvironmentalneedscorrespondingtocomplywithenvironmentallawsandregulations.Inaddition,ifnecessary,weaddresstodevelopourenvironmentalrisk
managementwithoperationalcontrolbyvoluntarymanagementstandardsandforpreventingaccidentslikelytoleadtoenvironmentalpollution.

5-2.Providingenvironmentallyconsciousproducts
Wewillcontributetotheenvironmentallyconscioussocietythroughtheprovisionofproducts
andservicescorrespondingtotheenvironmentalrequirements.

6.BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocalCommunities

6-1.ContributiontothesustainabledevelopmentofcommunitiesWerecognizethatwearememberofthecommunityandweaimtoworktogetherincooperationwiththelocalcommunitywhichisourfoundation.Wewillrespectlocalcultureandcustoms.
6-2.Adoptionoflocalhumanresources
Wewillactivelyadoptlocalhumanresourcesinthebusinessactivitiesofouroverseasaﬃliatesandcontributetothedevelopmentoflocalcommunitiesthroughourbusinessactivities.

7.EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOurSupplyChain

7-1.ResponsibleProcurementpromotion
Wewillshareresponsibleprocurementguidelineamongoursuppliers,thenaddresstopromoteResponsibleProcurementuponinteractivecooperation,aimingtoensureoursocial
responsibilitiesacrossoverallsupplychain.
Date:May1,2017
GSYuasaCorporation
PresidentOsamuMurao-9-

CSR Policy and Code of Conduct

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)

CSRPromotionFramework
OurCSRmanagement,inwhichweseektocontributetoasustainablesocietyandensurelong-termcommerce,formsanintegralpartofouraimtorealizeourcorporatephilosophy.
GSYuasaGroup'sCSR"InnovationandGrowth",ourcorporatephilosophy,isthebasisoftheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR.By
developingnewtechnologiesandreformingourbusinessprocesseswithoutbeingboundbyconvention,weaimtogenerateinnovationand,asaresult,drivesustainablegrowthbyexpandingearningsandcontributingtopeople,society,andtheglobalenvironment.ThisisthebasisofourCSR.Furthermore,byrespondingswiftlythroughourbusinesstoglobalsocialissuesandtheneedsandexpectationsofinterestedparties,weaimtobecomeacompanyinwhichsocietyplaceslong-termtrustandhopesforus
toremainapresenceintothefuture.
SeedetailsofGSYuasa'sphilosophyandManagementvision

CSRPromotionFramework
OurGrouphasestablishedanorganizationalframeworktopromoteCSRthroughourbusinessandto
makecontinuousimprovements.InordertosupervisetheCSRactivitiesoftheentireGroup,wehave
designatedthecompanyPresidentasthechiefcommandingoﬃcerforthepromotionofCSRandsetupthepostofoﬃcerinchargeofCSR,whoisappointedbyandworksdirectlyunderthepresident.In
addition,theCSRCommittee,whichischairedbytheoﬃcerinchargeofCSRandcomprisespersons
responsibleforCSRinbusinessdivisions,Groupcompanies,etc.asmembers,discusses,promotesandplansCSRactivitiesthroughouttheGroupasawhole.AfterimportantmattersrelatingtothepromotionofCSRintheGroup,includingCSRPolicy,havebeendiscussedintheCSRCommittee,theyaredecidedbytheBoardofDirectorsandmanagementmeetings.
■ CSRPromotionFramework- 10 -CSR Promotion Framework

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)

CSRPromotionProcess
TheGSYuasaGrouphasestablishedaprocessbasedonourCSRpromotionplanthatadvancesCSRrelatedinitiativesthroughbusinessactivities.Thegoalofthisprocessistoachieveenhancedcorporate
valueandstakeholdersatisfactionbybuildingasmechanismbasedonacorporatephilosophywhich
reﬂectstheGroupʼsenduringcorporatevalues.
WehaveformulatedmanagementandCSRpoliciestoserveasevaluationcriteriafordecision-makingtofacilitaterealizationofourcorporatephilosophy.RegardingthemajorareasofCSRpolicy,wehavecompiledtheCSRCodeofConduct,whichclariﬁesthespeciﬁcdirectionofCSRactivities,andindividual
policiesclarifyingconcretebehavioralstandardsinCSRactivities.
OurbusinessstrategyprocessincorporatesplanningdesignedtorealizeCSRpolicy.CorporateplanningisformulatedtoensuresocialandcorporateGroupeconomicgrowthandsustainabilitywhichfulﬁlls
stakeholderneedsandexpectationswhileaddressingsocialissues.Achievingthisplanningrequires
applicationofmultiplemanagementsystemsbasedonexistingbusinessprocesses.PerformanceofoperationalprocessesreliesonreevaluationbytheCSRCommittee,chairedbytheoﬃcerinchargeof
CSR,withcontinuousimprovementsasnecessary.
Meanwhile,ourCSRManual,detailingtheGroupʼsCSRPolicy,isdistributedtoeachemployeetoensure
Company-wideCSRpromotion.BehavioralstandardsunderpinningtheCSRPolicyareclariﬁedfor
employeesinQ&Asectionsandcolumnscoveringkeytopics,alongwithachecklistforemployeeselfassessmentofbehavioralconformitywithCSRPolicy.TheCSRManualistranslatedinto6languagesforuseamonglocal-hireemployeesinouroverseasGroupcompaniestoensurefullcomprehensionofGroup
policy.OurgoalistopromoteCSRdirectionalityandtoimplementCSRthroughourbusinessactivities
basedonacommonunderstandingofCSRsharedbyallGroupemployeesinJapanandoverseas.
■ CSRPromotionInitiatives
Phase

PeriodTargetSecond
stage
Third
stage
Fourthstage

FY2018

Analyzeandevaluateourperformanceusingtheseprocessesandthenmake
improvements
EstablishbusinessprocessesthatincorporateCSRissuesintoourbusinessstrategy(FifthMid-TermManagementPlan)
ImplementCSRactivitiesinallofourbusinessprocessestoensuresustainablesocialandcorporategrowth.

Firststage FY2016-17 CreateprocessestodealwiththeCSRissuesinrelationtoourbusinessstrategy(FourthMid-TermManagementPlan)
FY2019
FY2019
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ OverviewofCSRPromotionProcess

CSRPromotionActivitiesatOverseasGroupCompaniesWeactivelyconductCSReducationatoverseassitestoencourageoverseasGroupcompaniestoundertakeeﬀectiveCSRmeasures.
Weperiodicallydistributeane-mailnewsletter(theCSRe-mailnewsletter)witheasy-to-understandexplanationsofbasicCSRterminologyandGroupCSRpolicies.AtoverseasGroupcompanies,the
CSRe-mailnewsletteristranslatedintosixlanguagesthatlocalemployeescanunderstandanduse
forCSRtrainingprovidedtoallemployees.
AtPT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia(YBID)andPT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasa(TBP),bothofwhicharelocatedinIndonesia,trainingforraisingCSRawarenessisconductedthroughemployeedialoguesoneacheducationaltopic.AtInciGSYuasaAkuSanayiveTicaretAnonimSirketiinTurkey,andGS
BatteryVietnamCo.,Ltd(GSV)inVietnam,thecodeofcorporateethicsadoptedbythecompanyisusedasatopicofCSRtrainingandcasestudiesonanti-corruptionandotherissuesareusedtodeepenunderstandingofcorporateethics.
SincewebelievethatitisnecessaryforallemployeesincludingthoseatoverseasGroupcompanies
tohaveasenseofownershipregardingCSR,wewillcontinuetoconductCSRtrainingthroughouttheGroupinthefuture.

CSRTrainingatYBID(FY2018)

ACSRcourseatTBP
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)Materiality
IncorporatingMateriality(KeyCSRIssues)intoGroup
BusinessStrategy
ToreﬂectCSRissuesinourbusinessstrategy,theGSYuasaGroupanalyzesandassessestheimpactonbusinessandtheimpactofourbusinessonsocietyandthenclariﬁestheGroup'smaterialityforitemsthatneedtobeaddressed.Regardingthespeciﬁedmateriality,asnecessarywehavesettargetsrelatingtoourbusinessstrategyand,toachievethosetargets,haveformulatedconcreteactivityplansandkey
performanceindicators(KPIs)togaugeprogressinachievingthegoals.
MaterialityisperiodicallyrevisedbytheGSYuasaGroupCSRCommitteeinaccordancewithevolving
stakeholderneeds/expectationsandsocialissues.Whenincorporatingmaterialityintobusinessstrategy,
theCSRCommitteeformulatesplansthatwillleadtoenhancedstakeholdersatisfactionthroughthestrengtheningofourcorporateinfrastructureandenhancementofcorporatevalue.
TheGSYuasaGroupaimsforenhancedmanagementofﬁnancialandnon-ﬁnancialoperations,aswellasforsustainablecorporateandsocialgrowththroughexecutionofbusinessprocessesthatincorporatematerialityintheMid-TermManagementPlan.
■ OverviewofCSRissuesimpactingsustainablegrowthinourFifthMid-TermManagementPlan
Category

Topic

E

Contributetosustainabilityoftheglobal
environment

S

Respectfor
humanrightsandcontributiontosociety

CSRIssuesRelatingtoSustainable
GrowthDetailsofMainPlansandTargets▪Group-wideCO2emissionreduction
target:6%/3years
Developmentandglobalsalesof▪Group-widewaterusereduction
environmentalconsiderations
target:8%/3years
products
Reductionofenvironmentalburden ▪Ratioofenvironmentalofbusinessactivities
considerationsproductstooverallsales:35%
Respectforhumanrights
Enhancementofproductivityand ▪Enhancehumanrightseducationandmotivationthroughhuman
humanrightsriskmanagement
resourcesdevelopment
Enhancementofworkenvironments ▪Nurtureautonomous-mindedhumanandoccupationalhealthandsafety resourcesandestablishgroundworkforutilizingdiversehumanresources
Productsandinformationsharing ▪Promotemeasurestoimproveworkthatisreassuringtoconsumers
lifebalanceContributiontotheaddressingof ▪Achievegroup-widequality
societalissueswithresponsible
improvement
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CategoryG

Topic

Promotionoffair,transparent,andswiftgroup-wide
governance

CSRIssuesRelatingtoSustainable
GrowthDetailsofMainPlansandTargets

Respectforinternationalnormsand ▪Promotecomplianceeducation,compliancewithlawsofrespective preparationoflegalinformation
countries
Protectionofintellectualproperty ▪Contributetoeliminationofcounterfeitgoodsandbolsterpatent
Thoroughmanagementofinfringementpreventionactivities
conﬁdentialinformation
Swiftandappropriatemanagement ▪Managementthatismindfulofthecorporategovernancecode
decision-making*CSRissuesrelatingtosustainablegrowtharecategorizedasE(environment),S(social)orG(governance).

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

Step2:SpecifysignificantriskandopportunityinCSR

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

Step3:Determinemateriality
WeorderthecoreCSRrisksandopportunitiesevaluatedinStep2andthendeterminematerialityinconsiderationoftheresponsemethodtotherisksandopportunities.Inordertoensuretheappropriatenessofmateriality,wherenecessarywealsoincorporatefeedbackfromstakeholdersthroughdialoguewithoutsideexperts.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)MaterialityandResponsePlan
MaterialitydeterminedbytheGSYuasaGroupandsummariesofitsresponseplansareshowninthetablebelow.
Withrespecttomaterialityshowninthetable,wewillconductoperationandmanagementbasedonthemeasurabletargetmanagementandmanagementcriteria,makeongoingimprovementsandperform
eﬀectivemaintenanceandmanagement.Thedetailsoftheformulatedplanswillbereviewedandrevisedasnecessaryaccordingtothestatusofchangingcircumstancesandotherfactors.
WhencarryingouttheMid-TermManagementPlan,theﬁrstyearofwhichisﬁscal2019,weformulated
newmaterialityresponseplanstoaddressCSRissuesrelatingtosustainablegrowthundertherelevant
plan.Aftersummarizingtheﬁscal2018materialityresponseplansandreviewingthemateriality,weestablishedmaterialityresponseplansforﬁscal2019andlater.
■ SummaryofMaterialityResponsePlans(ﬁscal2019–2021)
Materiality

Activityoutline

Scopeofapplication*

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)(1)NumberoftimescomplianceeducationinformationdisseminatedDomestic annually(2)Numberofcompliancetraining
implementationtopics(1)Progressratioofplansforoverseasdeploymentofdomestic
Overseas compliancetrainingsystem(2)Statusofachievementoflegal
violationriskresponseplan

Thoroughly
fulﬁllingour Provisionoflegalinformationand
CSRandpromotionofcompliancetraining
ensuring
compliance

Thoroughavoidanceofinfringement
Achievementratioofpatentuseplans
Domestic
Respectand third-partyintellectualproperty
intheASEANregionandChina
Protection rights,promotionoftheuseofcompanyintellectualpropertyrights
forintellectual Promotionoftheenforcement
Achievementratioofresponseplantoagainstinfringementproducts
property
Overseas
intellectualpropertyinfringement(expansionofaccesschannelsto(imitationproducts)
overseasorganizations,etc.)
Cyberattackresponseratioattimeof
Globaldetectinghighsecurityalerts
PromotionofsecuritymeasuresandStrictmanagement strengtheningofillegal
Informationleakageconﬁrmationand/inappropriateaccessmonitoringof
Domestic responseratioattimeoflargedata
conﬁdential
outputinformation Promotionofinformationsecurity
Ratioofemployeespassing
Domestic
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)Materiality

Scopeofapplication*

Activityoutline

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)

Domestic Achievementratioofhumanrights
trainingplan(1)RatioofemployeespassingthePromotionofcompliancetraining
harassmenttrainingproﬁciency
Respectfor andthoroughdisseminationof
test
hotlinereportsystem
Overseas
individuality(2)Statusofachievementofoperationalimprovementplanforharassmentreportsystem
Comprehensivehumanrightsrisk
Domestic Statusofachievementofhumanmanagement
rightsriskresponseplan(1)Numberoftrainingsessionsheldtopromotetheempowermentof
Respectfor Womenʼsempowerment
womeninourorganization
Domestic (2)Ratioofwomenamongnew
Diversity
graduatesrecruitedforcareertrackpositions(1)Achievementratiooftrainingplantosupportemployeegrowth
Domestic
Human(2)Achievementratioofworksite
resources Promotionofhumanresource
educationplanusingskillmap
development developmentprograms
Overseas Achievementratioofglobalhumanresourceseducationplan(1)Responseratiotopreventtherecurrenceoflongworkinghours(2)Annualfrequencyoflabormanagementconsultationsrelating
Promotionofthethoroughtoworkinghours
managementofemployees'working Domestic (3)Operationalachievementratioofhoursandpreventionofthestandardfornumberofdaysofrecurrenceoflongworkinghours
paidleavetakenannually(10days/personormore)
StatusofachievementofplantoEnhancement
Overseas
reducelongworkinghours
ofwork
environments(1)Numberofseriousoccupational
andaccidents
occupational(2)Missedworkfrequencyratio
healthandDomestic (3)Numberofworkersnotmeeting
safetyourbloodleadconcentration
managementstandards(4)Numberofworksitesinwork
PromotionoflaborsafetyandhealthmanagementcategoryIIIriskmanagement(1)Numberofseriousoccupational
accidents(2)Missedworkfrequencyratio
Overseas (3)Achievementratioofplansforoverseasdeploymentofworker
bloodleadmanagement- 16 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)Materiality

Scopeofapplication*

Activityoutline

KPI
(keyperformanceindicator)

Promotionofqualityimprovement
andstrengtheningofquality
Achievementratiooftargetsforcommunication(utilizationofquality Global claimsandin-processdefects
Provisionof managementsystem)high-quality StrengtheningofmaintenanceStatusofachievementofproductproducts
Domestic maintenanceservicesystemservicesetup
operationalplan
Promotionofproductsafety
Global Numberofseriousproducteducation
accidents
Promotionofeﬀectiveuseofwater Global Ratioofreductionofwateruse
resources(comparedwithFY2018)
ContributiontorealizationoflowRatioofreductionofCO2emissions
Globalcarbonsociety(comparedwithFY2018)
Promotingenvironmental Preventionofenvironmental
Global Numberofmajorenvironmental
protection
pollution
accidents
Improvementinratioofuseofrecycledmaterialsinproducts
Global Ratioofrecycledleadusedasleadrawmaterialsinlead-acidbatteries
providedtomarkets
Marketexpansionforourproducts
PercentageofenvironmentallyDevelopingand containedinenvironmentally
Globalconsideredproductsintotalsalesofpopularizing consciousproducts(foruseinlowallproducts
environmentally emissionvehicles,etc.)
considered
Developmentofproductsenhancing Domestic Complianceratiosbylithium-ion
products
batterieswithlifespanperformanceenvironmentalperformancestandards
Domestic Responsestoresponsiblemineral
Responsible Responsestoresponsiblemineralprocurement
procurement
procurement
promotion
ManagementofsupplierCSRrisks
Global AchievementratioofsupplierCSR
issuesimprovementplan*ThescopeofapplicationmaynotcoverallGroupcompanies.
*Thisplanisperiodicallyreviewed,andasaresult,theremaybediﬀerencesfromthedetailsoftheplandisclosedlasttime.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)DevelopingFair,Transparent,andSoundBusiness,andAnti-CorruptionTogainthetrustofsociety,weemphasizeappropriateearnings
throughhighlyethicalconduct.
CompliancewithLaws,etc.
BasicPhilosophyonPromotingComplianceBytrainingourpersonnelaccordingtoourphilosophyofinnovationandgrowthwhilemanifestingourcommitmenttosocietyandpreservingtheglobalenvironment,weareensuringthatallemployeesareguidedintheirbehaviorfocusingoncompliancewithlaws,companyregulationsandethicalstandards.
TheComplianceDeclarationmadebythePresidentstatesthatsuccessmustneverbeachievedthroughlegalandmoralinfringementsandthat"establishingrulesandstructure"and"developingastrongsenseofcommitmenttorealizecompliance"areessentialtobecomingacorporateleaderincompliance.Basedontheseguidelines,multifacetedcompliancepromotionactivitiesaredevelopedateveryemployeelevel,andeachemployeeisencouragedtoincorporateself-directedandproactiveactionstoyieldaneﬀective
improvementincomplianceawareness.

PermeationofComplianceAwareness
TheCSRManualwhichdelineatesrulesforadherencebyeverycorporateGroupmemberisdistributedtoall
employeestofacilitatepermeationofcomplianceawareness.
ThemanualclariﬁesGroupCSRpolicyandoutlinesbehavioralstandardswhicheachemployeemust
followduringbusinessactivities.Tofacilitateitsusageasatoolforemployeesingaugingbehavioral
standards,themanualdelineatesfollowingitems:
Concreteexamplesofcomplianceoperationsandtheoccurrenceofcompliancerisks(explanations
usingaquestionandanswerformatandcolumns)
Diagnosticchecklisttohelpemployeesassesstheirownadherencetocorporatebehavioralstandards.
Themanualfurtherdetailshowtousetheinternalwhistleblowersystemforsimpleriskdetectionandintroducesanemergencycontactsystemforuseinacrisistorealizequickresponsestocomplianceinfringements.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)

WorkplaceMeetingsonCSR
Workplacemeetingsoncompliancewereinitiatedinﬁscal2012asameansofallowingcomplianceawarenesstopermeatetoeachandeveryemployeeandhavebeenconductedforeightconsecutiveyears
throughtill2019.
Transitioninginto"workplacemeetingsonCSR"fromﬁscal2018,thesemeetingsintroducedtopics
alignedwithCSRpolicy,andarenowbeingexpandedto22GroupcompanieswithinJapaninadditiontothe364GSYuasaworkplaces.TheeducationalmaterialsusedinthemeetingshavebeenmadebythedivisioninchargeforeachtopicandincludecontentrelatedtothecircumstancesoftheGroup.Vigorousdebatestook
placeatmanyofthemeetingsheldinﬁscal2019,and97%oftheworkplacesratedthemasmeaningful.We
intendtocontinuerunningthesemeetingsandupgradingthecontenttoensurethatitisbothup-to-dateandeducational.
■ ExamplesofthemesofCSRworkplacemeetings
DeﬁningCSR
Preventingintentionalwrongdoing
Handlingconﬁdentialinformation
Subcontractinglaws
Personalinformationprotection
SecuritytradecontrolsIntellectualproperty
Respectforhumanrights
Harassment
Managementofworkinghours
Occupationalhealthandsafety
Productsafety
Wastemanagement
Ensuringsocialresponsibilitywithinoursupplychain

GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
WeestablishedGSYuasaGroupcorporateethics■ NumberofreportstotheGSYuasaGrouphotlineregulationsandsetupacorporateethics
corporateethicshotline
hotline.Accessiblebothinternallyandexternally,theFY
Numberofreports
hotlineenablesemployees,temporaryworkers,
businesspartnersandotherstoprovideinformation
20158
anonymouslyiftheybecomeawareofbehaviorbyaGroupemployeethatviolatesthelaworcompany
2016
5
regulationsorisunethicalorotherwise
20176
inappropriateoranymatterthatisatriskofbecomingaviolation.Inﬁscal2019,wereceived
2018
10
sevenreportsrelatingtoharassmentandother2019
7
matters.Weconductinquiriesandtakeappropriate
action,onthesematters,whileremainingcommitted
toprotectingwhistleblowers.
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EliminationofAntisocialForces
TheGSYuasaGroupclearlydisavowscontact"withpersonnelororganizationsoforganizedcrime"inour
CSRPolicy,whileourCSRCodeofConductsimilarlystipulates"separationfromorganizedcrime,"statingaspeciﬁcpolicythat,"wewillnotprovideanyformofbeneﬁtinexcessofthenormalshareholder'srighttoanypersonorcompanyassociatedwithorganizedcrime"and"wewillcutoﬀbusinessoranyotherrelationshipswithindividualsandorganizationshavinganindicationofsupportfororganizedcrime."This
policyandtheCodeofConducthavebeensharedwithallGroupemployees.

InformationSecurity
EffortstoEnsureInformationSecurity
OurGroupplacesimportanceonglobaleﬀortstoensureinformationsecurity.Throughtheregularmonitoringofcommunicationsbyanoutsidesecurityservice,theintroductionofanillegalconnection
detectionsystemandothermeasures,weendeavortopreventillegalaccesstoourin-housenetworkandforestalldamage.Topreventtheoutﬂowofconﬁdentialinformation,weconducttheencryptionofpersonal
computerdatatakenoutsidethecompanyandpromoteawareness-raisingactivitiessothatemployees
followourproceduresforthemanagementofinformationsystemuse,includingthedistributionofan
informationsecurityhandbookandtheimplementationofe-learning.Furthermore,basedonJapanese
securitystandards,weconductsurveysofsecuritymeasuresinoverseasGroupcompaniesandgive
guidancetoaddressvulnerabilities.

IntellectualProperty
EffortstoEnsuretheProtectionofIntellectualPropertyWeseeintellectualproperty,theresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,asoneofourimportantassets.
Everyyearweﬁleabout200to300patentapplicationsinJapanandabout100to150overseas.OurbasicpolicyistoprotectourGroupʼsoutstandingtechnologythroughaggressivepatentapplicationsandtomaintainthetrustofourcustomersbyeliminatingimitationproducts.
Sinceﬁscal2019,wehavebeenpromotingeﬀortsgearedtowardpatentanalysisandAI/IoTpatentstosupplementourongoingslateofactivities.Wearealsofocusingonintellectualpropertyriskaversion
activitiesinouroverseasGroupcompaniesandareaﬀordingintellectualpropertysupporttobusinesspromotioninourforefrontandoverseasdivisions.Wearealsopursuingongoingcountermeasures,exposing
andlitigatingagainstinjuriousoverseascounterfeitgoods,toensurethereliabilityofavailableproductsforourcustomers.

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TransparentInformationDisclosureGoodCommunicationwithSocietyWebelievethatfortheGSYuasaGrouptoachievesustainablegrowthandincreasecorporatevalue,itisnecessarythatweundertakebusinessactivitieswhilegainingunderstandingthroughpositivedialoguewithvariousstakeholders
Inrecentyears,theassetinvestmentofshareholdersandinvestorshasbecomeincreasinglydiversiﬁedandstronginterestintheenvironmentalinitiativesandstakeholderrelationshipsofinvestmenttargetshasdeveloped.TheGSYuasaGroupappropriatelydisclosesnotjustﬁnancialinformation,butalsomaterial
informationrelatingtosustainabilityandworkstoenhancethetransparencyofmanagement.
ThroughourdisclosuresonthisCSRwebsite,weseektodeepenmutualunderstandingandbuildtrusting
relationshipsthroughcommunicationswithawiderangeofstakeholdersbypubliclydisclosingaccurate,
understandable,andhighlyusefulinformationregardingtheGroupʼsmaterialimpactsonsocietyandtheenvironment.

RiskManagement
BasicApproach
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatriskmanagementisessentialforthelastinggrowthofthecompany.As
ourbasicapproach,theGroupthinksthatthefollowingtwopointsareimportantsothatcrisesstemmingfromtheescalationofrisksdonotexertaseriousimpactontheGrouporonsociety.First,bypredicting
andunderstandingrisksandadoptingappropriatepreliminarymeasures,theescalationofrisks(outbreakofcrises)canbeprevented.Second,eﬀectivemeasurescanbetakenbeforehandsothatevenifacrisisdoes
occur,thelossiskepttoaminimum.Basedonthisapproach,toproperlypromoteriskmanagement,ourGrouphasformulatedriskmanagementrulesthatstipulatetheresponsibilitiesofemployeesandourrisk
managementpromotionsetup.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Thestructureandfunctionsofriskmanagement

RiskManagementBasedonRiskManagementSheetsInaccordancewiththeriskmanagementrules,eachdepartmentassessesriskusingariskmanagement
sheet.Onthisform,thedepartmentﬁrstﬁllsinthemeasuresitistakingasabasicresponsetomitigatetherisksithasidentiﬁedandtoavoidanycriticaleventsaswellasthepoliciestominimizelossifacriticaleventdoesoccur.Eachdepartmentconﬁrmsthestatusofimplementationofthesemeasuresandrelatedpolicies
eachmonth.Thedepartmentalsoﬁllsinthedetailsofanycriticaleventsthatoccurred,aswellasasummaryoftheresponseandtheinvestigationintothecauseandmeasurestopreventareoccurrence.
Thesepreventivemeasuresarefedbackintothe"basicresponse"andthestatusofimplementationischeckedeachmonthtoprovideaframeworkthatensuresthatsimilareventsdonothappenagain.
TheriskmanagementsheetsproducedbythedepartmentsarecompiledatthedivisionallevelwiththedirectorinchargeofthedivisionverifyingandassessingthestatusofresponsethroughtheRisk
ManagementCommittee.Thedeliberationsbythecommitteesaresummarizedandthenfedbacktoeach
departmentasrequired,toenhancetheeﬀectivenessofriskmanagement.

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RiskManagementundertheGroupRiskManagementCommittee
TheGroupRiskManagementCommittee,headedbythepresidentandconsistingofthechairsofdepartmentalRiskManagementCommittees,holdssemiannualmeetingstopromotegroup-widerisk
managementandtoencouragethesharingofkeyinformationrelatedtoriskmanagement.TheRisk
ManagementCommitteeconﬁrmsthattheappropriateriskmanagementmeasureshavebeenimplemented
andthecommitteechairsreportonprogressinthisarea.Wealsoactivelyexchangeopinionsandshare
informationonthediﬀerentstylesofriskmanagement.

SystemforDealingwithCrises
Toprepareforthepossibilitythatariskmaterializes,wehaveestablishedasystemthatincludesanemergencycontactnetworktoswiftlyimplementcrisismanagement.Ifaseriouscrisisoccurs,membersfromtheGroupRiskManagementCommitteewillbeappointedtoorganizeacrisismanagement
headquarters,underthepresident,tominimizecorporatelosses,andaneﬀectiveresponsewillbe
implementedswiftlyandwithappropriatecare.

SeehereforasummaryoftheGroupʼscorporategovernance.

ResponsetotheCOVID-19pandemicInordertopreventthespreadofthenovelcoronavirusinfection,ourGrouphasimplementedthefollowinginitiativesgivingtopprioritytothesafetyofourcustomers,thelocalresidents,concerned
parties,andemployees.
Implementationoftelecommutingandstaggeredoﬃcehoursinworkplaceswherethiscanbeimplementedandnotjustinareasconsideredtobeunderdeclarationofastateofemergency
Cancellationorpostponementofmeetingsandeventsthatarenoturgent,alongwithWebandtelephoneconferencingalternatives
Suspensionofdomesticandoverseasbusinesstrips,inprinciple,alongwithWebandtelephone
conferencingalternatives
Strictenforcementofhealthmanagementincludinghandwashing,gargling,alcoholdisinfection,andwearingamask
Voluntarilyrefrainingfromgoingtoworkincaseofpoorhealthsuchasinthecaseofafever
Note:Dependingonthespreadoftheinfection,thisincludespreventionmeasuresthathavebeenrelaxedorpartiallylifted.

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

RespectforLaborRights
CreatingaPleasantWorkplacethroughLaborandManagement
WorkingasOne
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanpromoteapleasantworkplacethroughlaborandmanagement
workingasone.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasadopteda"unionshopsystem"andasageneralruleallregularemployees,asidefrommanagement,aremembersofthelaborunion.Furthermore,wearepursuingbusinessbasedonmutualunderstandingachievedthroughlaborunionrecommendationsandactivediscussiononmanagementpoliciesoftheGroupcompaniesinJapan,includingworkingconditions
andbeneﬁtprogramsforemployees.Throughthisrelationshipbetweenlaborandmanagement,wearesecuringtheobjectivityandtransparencyofcompanymanagement,whileincreasingtheeﬀectivenessofvariousinitiatives.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Labor-ManagementConsultativeStructure(DomesticGroupCompanies)
NameofLabor-management
consultativebody

Managementcouncil

Meeting
frequency

Content

4times/year Company'smanagementpolicies,businessconditionsandstatusofbusinessexecution,etc.

Divisionalcommittee
Monthly
Factorycommittee
Monthly
Healthandsafetycommittee Monthly(statutory)
Expertcommitteeonwork
Monthlyhours
Expertcommitteeonfuture Twice/year
generations

IssuesfortherespectiveR&Dandbusinessdivisions
Issuesinproductiondivisions
Initiativestopreventoccupationalaccidents
Checkingthestatusofworkhoursandmaking
improvements
Child-rearingandnursingcaresupport

ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
BasicRulesonForcedLaborandChildLabor
TheGSYuasaGrouphasestablishedandenforcesthebasicrulesonforcedlaborandchildlabor.Webuildasystemtotakeimmediatecorrectiveactionupondiscoveringforcedlabororchildlaborbyasupplier.
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildLabor
Wewillneitherforcelabor,noremploychildrenunderthelegalworkingage.Furthermore,wewillnottolerateforcedlabororchildlaborinanyway.
Avoidanceofcomplicityinhumanrightsabuse
Directlyorindirectly,wewillnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuse.

ResponsestoLawsandRegulationsonModernSlaveryandWageDisparities
TheGSYuasaGroupcomplieswiththelawsandregulationsofeverycountryandregion,takingallnecessarystepstomeettheprovisionsoftheUK'sModernSlaveryActenactedin2015andtheGender
PayGapInformationRegulationsenactedin2017asoneoftheactivitiesinvolvedinsecuringthetransparencyofbusiness.
GSYuasaBatteryEuropeLimited(GYEUR),anoverseasGroupcompanyintheUnitedKingdom,has
releasedstatementsonitswebsiteregardingtheselawsandregulationsandinformationonthestatusofitsundertakings.Thiscompanywillcontinuetoperiodicallyreleaseinformationinthefuture.
Clickhereforrelevantinformation(linktheGYEURwebsite).

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GraspingHumanRightsInitiativesatOverseasGroupCompanies

Toavoidandalleviatenegativeeﬀectsofbusinessactivitiesonstakeholderhumanrights,fromﬁscal
2017theGSYuasaGrouplaunchedeﬀortstograspthestatusofhumanrightsinitiativesatoverseas
Groupcompanies.
Speciﬁcally,ourCSRpromotioninspectorstouredworkingenvironmentsandexaminedotheraspectsofoverseasGroupcompanies,conﬁrmingcompliancewiththelegalsystemsinnationsandregionswherebusinessisconductedandmakingcomparisonswithinternationalhumanrights
standards.
AtcertainoverseasGroupcompanies,issueshavebeenencounteredwithinternalwhistleblower
systemandotherprocedures.Planscallforanalysisandevaluationoftheseresultstodevise
countermeasuresinlinewiththeculturesandcustomsofthenationsandregionswherebusinessisconducted.
Maininspectionitems
Presenceofforcedlabor,childlabor,discrimination
Workhoursandwagemanagement
Respectfordiversity(employmentofpersonswithdisabilities,promotingwomenʼsroles,etc.)
Humanetreatment(harassment,internalwhistleblowersystem,etc.)
Freedomofassociation
Occupationalhealthandsafety,healthcare
Comfortableworkingenvironments(jobturnover,etc.)
Humanresourcesdevelopment,fairevaluationandpersonneltreatmentsystems

RaiseEmployeeAwarenesstowardRespectforHuman
RightsPromotingHumanRightsEducation
TheGSYuasaGroupconductsemployeeeducationtoimplementbusinessactivitieswithrespectforhumanrights.
Thefollowingenlightenmentandeducationinitiativeshelpemployeestograspvarioushumanrights
issuesandtheimportanceofbusinessactivitieskeyedtohumanrights.Whennecessary,personnel
participateinhumanrightsmanagementtrainingsessions,nurturingandexpandingknowledgevitalinproperlyrecognizingandevaluatinghumanrightsrisksandtheirnegativeeﬀects.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Humanrightsrespecteducation
Worksitetraining(meetings,discussions)inrespectforhumanrightsandavoidingharassment
Distributionofbookletsandinternale-mailnewslettersdesignedtoincreaserespectforhumanrightsDistributionofourGroupCSRpolicymanuals
Humanrightsriskexplanatorymeetingstargetingoverseassitemanagers■ WorksiteTrainingonRespectforHumanRightsandHarassment(FY2019)
Company

NumberofWorksites

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.
GroupcompaniesinJapan
Total

364
164
528

Worksite
ImplementationRate
(%)

100
100
100

Average
implementationtime(hours)

1.4
2.4
1.9

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ConservationandImprovementofAdequateWorking
Environment
TheGSYuasaGrouprespectsdiversityandworkstomaintainandimproveapleasantworkingenvironment.Wearealso
committedtodevelopinghumanresourceswithanemphasison
workplaceconditions.
ProvisionofComfortableWorkingEnvironment
Basicpolicy
TheGroupbelievesthattheabilityofeveryonetofullydemonstratetheircapabilitiesandcontinueworking
ingoodphysicalandmentalhealthiscrucialandtakesmeasureswithanemphasisonworksitesthatfacilitateworkandprovidingmeaningfulwork.Wealsostrivetoestablishworkenvironmentsthatfacilitatecommunication.
Toprogressivelyraiseemployeesatisfaction,theGroupmovestosecureoutstandingpersonnel,boost
laborproductivityandotherwiseenhanceitscorporatecompetitiveness.
■ Numberandratioofnewemployees(FY2019,domesticcompanies)
Numberofnew
employees(person)Agegroup
Male
Female

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

36
81
40
9
0
0
166

2
31
7
3
0
0
43

Ratio(%)
Male

17.2
38.8
19.1
4.3
0.0
0.0
79.4

Female

1.0
14.8
3.3
1.4
0.0
0.0
20.6

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Newgraduates
Mid-careeremployees
MaleFemaleMale
Female

36
63
0
0
0
0
99

2
29
0
0
0
0
31

0
18
40
9
0
0
67

0
2
7
3
0
0
12

Conservation and Improvement of Adequate Working Environment

CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Numberofresigneesandjobturnover(FY2019,domesticcompanies)
Agegroup

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

Numberofresignees(person)
Male
Female

0
18
13
6
7
5
49

0
2
3
0
2
0
7

Jobturnover(%)
Male
Female

0.0
3.4
1.9
0.8
0.8
3.0
1.6

0.0
1.4
2.7
0.0
1.9
0.0
1.5

■ NumberandBreakdownofEmployees(FY2019,domesticbusinesscompanies)
Typesofemployees

Number(persons)Male
FemaleRatio(%)

Male

Fulltimeemployee

2,959

466

86.4

13.6

Fixed-term
employment

198

20

90.8

9.2

Total

3,157

486

86.7

13.3

FemaleIntroductionofGLTDProgram

TheGroupintroducedagrouplong-termdisability(GLTD)insuranceprograminNovember2019withtheaimofcreatinganenvironmentwhereemployeescanworkwithreassuranceandexpanding
ourbeneﬁtsprograms.Ifanemployeerequiresanextendedperiodofrecuperationduetoinjuryorillness,theGLTDprogramcreatesanenvironmentthatallowstheemployeetofocusonrecovery
withoutworryingaboutincome,supportingarapidreturntowork.Theprogramprovidesacertain
levelofincomeuptoage60andaddssupplementarybeneﬁtsthroughtheself-helpeﬀortsofemployees.

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ConservationandImprovementofSafetyandHealthin
WorkingEnvironments
Top-Management-PromotedHealthandSafetyMeasures
TheGSYuasaGrouppromotescompany-wideendeavorstobuildacorporatecultureofsafety.BasedontheHealthandSafetyDeclarationbythePresident,ouruncompromisingcommitmentistoprotectallemployeesfrominjury,sicknessandotherworkplaceissues.
TheHealthandSafetyPolicysetsforththeGroup'sbasicthinkingontheoptimumapproachesinthisdomain.OurOccupationalSafetyandHealthDivisionisinstrumentalinstrengtheninghealthandsafety
managementatbothdomesticbusinesssitesandoverseasGroupcompanies.Weestablishedorganizationalstructuresandcarryoutsafetyandhealthmeasurescenteredonsafetyandhealthcommitteesestablishedinindividualbusinessdivisionsandcompanies.
SomeoverseasGroupcompanieshaveacquiredcertiﬁcationoftheiroccupationalhealthandsafety
managementsystemsincompliancewithinternationalstandards.ByeﬀectivelyusingsystematicmechanismsbasedonthePDCAcycle,wearecontinuouslyimprovingsafetyandhealthperformance.
Domesticbusinesssitesarecurrentlyworkingtoacquirecertiﬁcationfortheiroccupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystemsincompliancewithinternationalstandards(ISO45001)andseektoachieveeﬀectivemanagementinordertocarryouthealthandsafetypolicies.
Healthandsafetypolicy

PolicyWewillcreateacorporateculturethatensuresworker'ssafetyandhealth.

ActionAgendaTopmanagementwillpromoteactivitiesinlinewiththehealthandsafetypolicybysharingthefollowingactionagendaapplicabletoallemployees.
1. Wewillfulﬁlllegalrequirements,investresourcesandstipulateproceduresforallofouroperationsinordertoensureahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment.
2. Wewillpromotecontinuousimprovementtothemanagementsystemtoachievedeterminedgoalsforhealthandsafety.
3. Managers/supervisorswillgrasptherootcausesofdangersassociatedwithsafetyandhealthandtakemeasuressystematicallytolowertheirrisks.
4. Throughconferenceanddiscussion,managers/supervisorswillreﬂectopinionsofemployeestoactivitiespromotinghealthandsafety.
5. Managers/supervisorswillnotoverlookunsafebehaviorofemployeesandwillprovide
guidancetocorrectthem.
6. Employeeswillfollowpredeterminedrulesrelatedtosafetyandhealthinordertoprotect
theirownselves.
7. Employeeswillmakeareporttotheirsuperiorsrequestingforimprovementoffacilitiesorprocedureswhenheorsheﬁndstherootcauseofdanger.

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ OverviewofOrganizationalStructure

ReducingOccupationalAccidentRisk
Atallworksitesofplantsatdomesticbusinesssites,weidentifypotentialhazardsourcesbyconducting
generalinspectionsandtakemitigationmeasuresaccordingtothescaleoftherisk.Similarmeasuresarealsotakenconcerningindicationsmadebyperiodicon-sitesafetypatrolactivitiesconductedundertheleadershipofthesafetyandhealthoﬃcer.Wealsoperiodicallytakeworkenvironmentmeasurementsandconductspecializedhealthexamstomonitortheeﬀectsofhazardoussubstancesonemployeesandbasedontheresults,makeimprovementstoworkenvironments.
Wecontinuouslyreassessoccupationalaccidentrisksandindicatesourcesofriskattheproduction
plantsofoverseasGroupcompaniesbasedontheresultsofsafetyandhealthauditsconductedbyCSR
promotioninspectors.Whenimprovementsconcerningindicationsaremade,informationondomestic
managementcriteriaandoperationalprocessesisshared,leadingtolowerriskthroughouttheGroup.
■ Missedworkfrequencyrateandrateofintensity(GSYuasaInternationalLtd.)FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019

Missedworkfrequencyrate*1

Averagefrequencyrateinmanufacturingindustry
Rateofintensity*2
Averagerateofintensityinmanufacturingindustry

0.55
1.06
0.01
0.06

0.85
1.15
0.01
0.07

0.45
1.02
0.01
0.08

0.47
1.20
0.00
0.10

0.62
1.20
0.01
0.10

*1 Missedworkfrequencyrateisthenumberofpeoplemissingworkper1,000,000workhours,calculatedas:Missedwork
frequencyrate=(Numberofpeoplemissingwork/Totalhoursworked)x1,000,000*2 Rateofintensityisthenumberoflostdaysduetoaccidentsper1,000workhours,calculatedas:Rateofintensity=(Daysmissed/Totalhoursworked)x(300/365)x1,000- 31 -

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EnsuringSafetyDuringTravelWithinPlantSites
Atdomesticbusinesssites,wecreatesafeenvironmentsfortravelwithinplantsitesbyinstallingsoftpolestoseparatevehiclesandpedestrians,optimizingthenumberandpositionsofcrosswalks,setting
one-wayroutesforvehicles,restrictingbicycleaccess,andtakingothermeasures.
AttheKyotoPlant,multiplebicycle-parkinglotslocatedthroughoutthesitewereconsolidatedintoasinglelot,reducingopportunitiesforcontactbetweenpedestriansandvehicles.Inaddition,weensurethesafetyofbicyclesandpedestrianspassingnearsitegatesbytakingmeasurestoimprovevisibilityonroadsandsidewalksaroundtheplantandinstallingautomaticalarmdevicestoprovidenoticewhenvehiclesenterandexit.
Topreventaccidentscausedbymovementwithinplants,theGroupisworkingtoensurethoroughcompliancewithtraﬃcsafetymeasuresandtraﬃcrulesonplantsites.

HeatstrokeCountermeasuresTorespondtotheincreaseinoccupationalaccidentscausedbyheatstrokeinourdomesticbusinesssites,
wehaveinformedworkersaboutheatstrokecountermeasureguidelinesspecifyingmeasuresformitigatingtheadversephysicaleﬀectsofworkinginahigh-temperature,high-humidityenvironment,thetimingofbreaks,andothermatters.Wearealsotakingmeasurestopermanentlyinstallemergency
responsekits(withsaltsupplements,icepacks,etc.)tomitigatetheinitialsymptomsofheatstrokeatworksites.
Inﬁscal2019,weconductedaheatstrokecountermeasureseminartoincreaseworkervigilanceandimprovedlaborenvironmentsbyintroducingworkclosethatcurtailbodytemperatureincreasesattheworksite.AttheKyotoPlant,microbusescirculatearoundtheplantsiteinthesummer,andwehave
initiatedmeasurestoreducethephysicalburdensonworkerswhenmovingaroundthesiteinhot
weather.
TheGroupistakingactivemeasurestopreventtheincidenceofheatstrokeinemployeesbyconducting
comprehensivephysicalstatusmanagement(includingprovisionofadequatewaterandsalt)athightemperature,high-humidityworkenvironmentsandconductingtrainingtoraiseworkerawarenessregardingheatstrokeprevention.

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RaisingWorkerAwarenessConcerningSafety
TheGSYuasaGroupconductactivitiesintendedtoraiseworkerawarenessofsafetyinordertomaintainandimprovesafetyandhealthmanagementoperations.
Wealsoensurethatsafetyandhealthactivitiesarewell-establishedandraisetheirlevelsbyconducting
educationandtrainingtopreventsafetyandhealthrisksfromoccurring.
[Examplesofactivitiesforraisingsafetyawareness]
Postingstatementsofmanagementintentconcerningoccupationalsafetyatallworksites
Distributionofsitesafetycardswithbasicsitesafetyinformation
Periodicallyconductingsafetyandhealthawarenesssurveys[Examplesofeducationandtrainingtopreventsafetyandhealthrisksfromoccurring]
Periodictrainingonhazardavoidancetechniques(includingriskpredictionandriskassessment)
Periodicexperience-basedrisktrainingforemployeestogainﬁrst-handunderstandingofthenearbyrisksattheworksite

Experience-basedrisktraining(1) Experience-basedrisktraining(2)
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EnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
OptimizingWorkHours
Aimingtobeaworkplacethatprotectsthehealthofemployeesandenablesthemtoworkwithpeaceofmind,theGSYuasaGroupisstrivingtoensurethemostappropriateworkhoursthroughcooperation
betweenlaborandmanagement.GSYuasaInternationalLtd.hasintroducedandmanagedsystemstoaccuratelyunderstandandmanageworkhours(attendancemanagementsystemandaccesscontrol
system).Moreover,anexpertcommitteecombininglaborandmanagementisheldmonthly,andwechecktheconditionofemployeesworkinglonghoursandotherrelatedmatters,makingeﬀortstomanage
appropriateworkinghours.
Wearetakingstepstoreducelaborhoursforemployeeswhohadworkedlonghoursbyproviding
consultationwithanindustrialphysicianandthroughanadvisorysystem(see"WorkStyleReform"below)forsupervisors.Inaddition,weprovidecompliance-relatededucationwiththethemesofpromoting
understandingofworkhourrulesandappropriatelymanagingworkhours,toemployees.
■ AnnualWorkingHours*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.
*Numberofannualprescribedworkdays=prescribedworkhoursminushourstakenforleaveandhoursabsentduetotardiness,leavingworkearly,etc.
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WorkStyleReform
AtGSYuasaGroup,laborandmanagementareworkingasonetoreducelongworkhoursandencourage
employeestotakeannualpaidleavewiththeaimsofimprovingworkeﬃciencyandenhancingcreativityatworkbymakingsureemployeesstayphysicallyandmentallyhealthy.
Examplesofinitiativestoprovidevariationinworkstyle
Settingone"noovertime"dayaweek
Makingitcompulsorytotakeatleast10daysofannualpaidleave
Prohibitingtwoconsecutivedaysofworkonprescribedholidays
Prohibitingovertimelateatnight(10p.m.to5a.m.)Introducingasystemtomonitoremployeesworkinginexcessofthestandardhours,andproviding
advicetosupervisorsonhowtodealwithovertimeissues■ PercentageofAnnualPaidLeaveTaken*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.
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MidtoLong-termHumanResourcesDevelopmentandAppropriateAbilityAssessment
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHumanResourcesAttheGSYuasaGroup,front-lineworkplacesaretheenginethatgeneratescorporatevalue,andthelead
playersinthoseworkplacesareouremployees.Webelievethebesttrainingison-the-jobtraining,sowithastrongfocusonmanagementbyobjectiveweimplementtrainingtonurtureautonomous-mindedhumanresources.Inoﬀ-the-jobtraining,employeestakepartincommunicationstrainingandvoluntarytrainingforcareerdevelopmentandtheimprovementofmanagementskills.Withrespecttocareerdevelopment,
wepromotecareermanagementinwhichallemployeestaketheinitiativeinsettinggoalsandthinking
abouttheirvisionofworkbyimplementingannualreviewsrelatingtocareerformation.
■ TrainingSystem■ BasicsofHumanResourceDevelopment■ Averageannualhumanresourcesdevelopmenttraininghoursperemployee
(FY2019,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.)
Item

GenderTypesofemployees

Classiﬁcation

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Male
FemaleIndeﬁnite-termemployment
Fixed-termemployment

7.2
11.3
8.2
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RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
PromotingWomen'sRoles
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatprovidingtheenvironmentandopportunityforwomen'sroleswill
enableeverywomantoshine,whichinturnwillhelpusachievethe"innovationandgrowth"statedinourphilosophyinaneﬀorttodoso,theGroupistakingstepstopromotewomen'sroleswiththeaimofenablingthemtomaximizetheirpotentialinwhatevertheydo.Byraisingmotivationforself-growthandincreasingthenumberofactiverolesforfemaleemployeesthroughthesynergisticeﬀectsofthethreeL's,weaimtobeacompanywhereeveryfemaleemployeecanshineinherownuniqueway.
■ The"threeLs"
Declaration
GSYuasawillprovideadiversityofrolesforwomenthatarebright,funandaﬃrming.

ActionPlanPromotingWomen'sRoles(April1,2019toMarch31,2022)
Objective Raiseratioofwomenamongnewgraduatesrecruitedforcareer-trackpositionsevery
yeartoover30%
1
Objective Raiseunderstandingofchildcaresupportsystemstoencouragemaleemployeestoparticipateinchildcare
2
Objective Raisethemaximumlimitonuseofhalf-daypaidleave
3■ HiringWomenforManagementPositions(asofApril1,2019,domesticbusinesscompanies)
Classiﬁcation

Female(persons)

Total
(persons)

RatioofWomen(%)

Management

18

753

2.4

Divisionmanagerormore(includedintheabove)

2

253

0.8

Oﬃcer

0

39

0.0

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EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilitiesTopromotetheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.oﬀersawiderangeofopportunitiestopeoplewithdisabilities,includinginacompanycertiﬁedasaspecialsubsidiary*inDecember2007.
AsofApril1,2020,2.53%ofemployeeswerepeoplewithdisabilities,whichexceedsthelegally
mandatedemploymentrateof2.2%.
Wewillcontinuetomanageemploymentsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescanputtheirskillsandqualities
togooduseinaneﬀorttomaintainandimproveapleasantworkenvironment.
*Specialsubsidiary:AsystembasedontheDisabledPersonsEmploymentPromotionLaw,underwhich,whenasubsidiaryiscertiﬁedbyJapan'sMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfareasgivingspecialconsiderationtotheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,itcanberegardedasoneoftheparentcompany'sbusinessestablishmentswhencalculatingtheemployment
rateofpeoplewithdisabilities.

RehiringofElderlyEmployees
OurGroupoperatesarehiringsystembywhichemployeeswhohavereachedmandatoryretirementage
cancontinuetoworkandutilizetheirwealthofexperienceandhigh-levelskillsandabilities.Ifanemployee
whohasreachedmandatoryretirementagewishestoextendhisorheremploymentwithus,appropriate
decisionsonconditionsandpersonnelassignmentaremadebasedonanevaluationofjobnecessity,theemployeeʼsworkability,andotherfactors.Furthermore,aswithcurrentlyactiveemployees,weoperateaworktargetmanagementsystemandreﬂectjobperformanceinconditionssothatrehiredemployeescanworkwithmotivation.
Inthefuture,asJapanesesocietycontinuestobecharacterizedbyalowbirthrateandfurtheraging,thesecuringofhumanresourcesisexpectedtobecomeincreasinglydiﬃcult.NotonlydoesourGroupseetheemploymentofseniorcitizensasonemeasuretoalleviatethelaborshortage,butweaimtoimproveourcapacityforsustainedbusinessgrowthbyenablingoutstandingelderlypeopletodisplaytheirskillsandknow-how.
■ StateofRehiringofElderlyEmployees(FY2019,domesticcompanies)
Classiﬁcation

Male
FemaleTotal

Numberofrehired
employees(persons)Rehiringratio(%)

153
10
163

82.3
100
83.0

Employmentratioofrehireapplicants(%)

100
100
100

*Rehiringratio:Ratioofrehiredemployeestoretirees.
*Employmentratioofrehireapplicants:Ratioofemploymentofretireeswishingtoberehired.

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SupportingWorkAlongsideChildcare/NursingCare
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.formulatedanactionplanbasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildrenasajointlabor-managementprogram.Weareinvolvedinactivitiestoachievetheobjectivesoftheplan,withtheaimofcreatinganenvironmentthatmakesiteasy
foremployeestoparticipateinchildcare.Wehavealsosetupanin-houseelectronicmessageboardcalled
SupportingaWorkandChildcareBalancewherewedisseminateinformationonchildcare-relatedsystems
toemployees.Toensurethatthechildbirth,childcareandnursingcaresupportsystemsarebeingused,
wearemakingeveryeﬀorttoincreaseawarenessofthesystemsthroughtrainingbasedonlevelswithin
theCompanythatincludemanagers.
■ Childbirth,ChildcareandNursingcaresupportsystems
Item

SystemDetails

Systemunderwhichworkatthebeginningortheendofworkinghoursisexemptedforfemaleemployeeswhoarepregnant(upto60minutes/day)
Systemunderwhichaleaveofabsenceforsixweeks
beforechildbirth(14weeksincaseofmultiple
Maternityleave
pregnancy)andeightweeksafterchildbirthcanbeobtained
Leaveforgoingtohospital Systemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoareduringpregnancy/maternity pregnantorhavespentonlylessthanoneyearafter
protectionleavechildbirthcanobtainaleaveformedicalexamination,etc.
SystemunderwhichfemaleemployeeswhoareMaternityprotectionleaves pregnantorhavespentonlylessthanoneyearafterchildbirthcantakeleave(uptooneyear)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveanewborn
Paidleaveforbirths
cantakeleave(threedays)
Childbirth
SystemunderwhichemployeeswhoarebringingupaChildbirth, Childcareleavechild/childrencantakeleave(asthemaximumperiod,Childcare
untilachildreachestheageoftwo)
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhohaveachildinthe
Short-timeworkingdueto sixthgradeorunderinelementaryschoolorachildwithchildcaredisabilitycanworkforashorttimeorworkwithaﬂexibleschedule
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefornursingachildinthethirdgradeorunderinelementary
Nursingleaveschool(ﬁvedays/yearforonechild;tendays/yearfortwochildrenormore)
SystemunderwhichemployeescangettimeforbreastBreast-feedinghours
feedingababyunderayearold(twice/day,30minutes
eachtime)
Exemption/limitationof
overtimeworkandlate-night Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoareraisingachildcanbeexemptfrom/limitovertimeandlate-nightwork
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Item

SystemDetails

Long-termnursingcareleave Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamilymembercantakeleave(uptooneyear)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleavefor
Short-termnursingcareleave nursingafamilymember(ﬁvedays/yearforoneperson;tendays/yearfortwopersonsormore)
Nursingcare Short-timeworkingdueto Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforafamilymembercanworkforashorttimeorworkwithanursingcare
ﬂexibleschedule(uptothreeyears)
Exemption/limitationof
Systemunderwhichemployeeswhoarecaringforaovertimeworkandlate-night familymembercanbeexemptfrom/limitovertimeandwork
late-nightwork
Systemunderwhichemployeescanaccumulatethenumberofdaysforannualpaidleavewhosevalidityhas
Accumulatedleave
expired(upto40days,acquiredforthereasonof
nursingcareforafamilymemberorraisingachildinthethirdgradeorunderinelementaryschool,etc.)
Systemunderwhichemployeescantakeleaveinhourly
unitsfromgrantedannualpaidleave(upto24
Others Leaveinhourlyunits
hours/year;tobeexpandedtoamaximumof40
hours/yearinSeptember2020)
Aprogramthatallowsemployeestoworkfromhome,so
Telecommutingprogram
theycanbalanceworkwithchildcareornursingcare
Aprogramforrehiringemployeeswholeftworkfor
Returntoworkprogramchildcare,nursingcareorothersimilarreasonstoreturntoworkifcertainconditionsaremet■ UtilizationofChildcaresupportsystem
FY

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

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

5
9
7
8
15

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

100.0
100.0
88.9
87.5
91.0

0
1
2
1
2

0.0
1.1
3.0
1.2
1.8

--100.0
50.0
100.0
100.0

*Notes:Employeesdonotincludepersonnelonleaveorthosetransferredtoworkplacesoverseas.

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FY

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

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

2
1
1
1
2

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

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

12
7
10
14
23

42.5
26.5
30.0
63.5
103.0

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

GSYuasahasreceivedPlatinumKurumin
certiﬁcation

PlatinumKuruminisaprogramofcertiﬁcation
grantedbyJapanʼsMinistryofHealth,Labour
andWelfaretoorganizationsthatprovidehighlevelsofchildcaresupport
GSYuasahaslongworkedtocreate
environmentswhereemployeescancontinuetoworkwhilecaringforchildrenandﬁrstreceived
Kurumincertiﬁcationin2017.Sincethen,wehaveestablishedactionplanstopromotesupportandenhanceitseﬀects,expandedtheapplicableperiodoftheprogramforreduced
workinghoursforchildcare,introducedatelecommutingprogramthatincludeschildcare,andtookothermeasures,leadingtothePlatinum
Kurumincertiﬁcation.
TheGroupwillcontinueitseﬀortstoacompanythatcontinuouslysupportschildcarebyenablingemployeestostrikeagoodbalance
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HealthManagementInitiatives
Inordertorealizethecorporatephilosophyof“innovationandgrowthofouremployeesandbusiness
entities,”theGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatitisimportanttopreparethefoundationtoenableemployeestoperformtheirdutieswhilemaintaininggoodphysicalandmentalhealthsoastoachievemaximum
performance.
HealthManagementPolicyInordertorealizethe"innovationandgrowth"ofouremployeesandbusinessentities,theGS
YuasaGroupsupportsemployeesandtheirfamiliesincollaborationwithhealthinsurancesocietysoastoensurethattheymaintaintheirownhealthandencourages"healthpromotion"sothatallemployeescanworkzealouslyandwithasenseoffulﬁllment.
Westrivetopreventtheonsetandseverityoflifestyle-relateddiseasesandmentaldisorders.
Wesupportmanagingofbothworkandmedicaltreatmentsothateveryonecanengageindecentwork.
Weencouragehealthpromotiontomaintainandimprovehealth.
■ PromotionFramework
TheGSYuasaGroupappointsageneraloccupationalhealthphysician(acontractedoccupationalhealthphysician)attheheadoﬃceandoccupationalhealthphysiciansatitsmajoroﬃces,with10full-timenursingstaﬀersnationwide.Inaddition,incollaborationwiththehealthinsurancesociety,theGroup
conductshealthmanagementpromotionmeetingsattendedbythehealthmanagementoﬃcer(concurrentlyservingaschairpersonofhealthinsurancesociety)andlaborunionexecutivestopromotemeasuresforemployeehealthissues.Further,inordertopreventseverityofmentaldisorders,wehaveestablishedaconduciveenvironmentforcounselingfromclinicalpsychotherapiststhatcanbeavailedeveryweekatourheadoﬃceandsomeofourotheroﬃces.
■ Speciﬁcmeasuresforhealthpromotion
1.Preventionoflifestyle-relateddiseases
Conﬁrmationofmedicalexaminationandfollowupsforpersonswithabnormalﬁndingsinregularhealthcheckups
Recommendationsofthoroughmedicalexaminationstopersonswhohavetogetsecondary
healthchecks(includinghealthcheck-upsutilizingworkersʼcompensationinsurance)
Regulardistributionofour“HealthMailMagazine”aimedatpromotingthehealthofemployees
throughcollaborationbetweenourcompanyandhealthinsurancesociety
Implementationofquit-smokingmeasuresandmeasuresagainstpassivesmoking
Implementationofhealthconsultationsandeducationfornewgraduatesandmid-career
employeestoimprovehealthliteracyinearlystages
Conductinghealthevents(includingwalkingeventstwiceayear)
2.EarlydetectionandtreatmentofmentaldisordersAnenhancedsystemofconsultationandcounselingwithoccupationalhealthphysiciansandnursingstaﬀers
Encouragenursingstaﬀerconsultationsforallemployeesidentiﬁedashighriskthroughstresstests
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3.Earlydetectionandtreatmentofcancer
Inclusionofvariouscancerscreeningsandgynecologicalexaminationsinregularhealthcheckups(noindividualpayments)
Regulardistributionofcancerself-examinationkitstoemployeesandfamilymembers(noindividualpayments)
4.Optimizeworkhours,maintainpositivework-lifebalance
Thoroughobservanceof"no-overtime-workdays"
Makingitcompulsorytotakeatleast10daysofannualpaidleave
Establishmonthlyovertimeworkhourlimits
Prohibitingtwoconsecutivedaysofworkonprescribedholidaysandovertimelateatnight
Introductionofleaveinhourlyunits,telecommutingprogram,andexpansionoftheﬂextime
system■ ObjectivesandResultsfor"healthpromotion"
Items

Objectives

Consultationrateofregularhealthcheckups
Consultationrateofmedicalre-examinationofpersonswithabnormalﬁndingsinregularhealthcheckups
Consultationrateofstresschecks
Rateofsmoking
Consultationrateofgynecologicalexaminations
Consultationrateofcolorectalcancerscreenings

100%
70%
100%
20%
100%
100%

Results
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019

100% 100% 100%57% 59% 63%
84% 93% 94%
24% 23% 22%
58％ 55％ 58％
65% 65% 67%

TheGSYuasaGroupDesignatedasa"Companywith
ExcellentHealthManagement"

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.andfourGroupcompanieswereeachdesignatedasaCompanywithExcellentHealthManagement2018inaprogramrunbytheMinistryof
Economy,TradeandIndustryandNipponKenkoKaigi,forthefouryearsinarow.
Underthissystem,corporationsthatimplementparticularly
excellenthealthmanagementintermsofinitiativestodeal
withhealthissuesinlocalcommunitiesandhealthpromotion
suggestedbyNipponKenkoKaigiarepubliclyhonored.
Aimingtocreateaworkingenvironmentinwhich
employeescanenjoygoodhealthandworkwithvigor,wewillcontinuetopromotehealthmanagement.

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BusinessOperationsConsideringReligiousCustoms
AttheGSYuasaGroup'soverseassitesinIndonesiawhereMuslimsarethelargemajority,weareconductingbusinessoperationsconsideringIslamictraditionsandcustoms.PT.YuasaBatteryIndonesia,
PT.TrimitraBateraiPrakasaandPT.GSBatteryhaveamosqueintheirrespectiveoﬃces.These
companiesallowemployeestooﬀerprayersatamosqueduringworkinghours,andMuslimsgatherfor
prayersonFridaysfromboththeoﬃceandoutsidethecompany.Wealsoestablishedamulti-purposeroomthatcanbeusedasamosqueonthesiteoftheGroupʼsKyotoPlantandallowemployeestopray
duringworkinghours.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatunderstandingandrespectingcustoms,culturalvaluesandreligionineachregionareindispensableforbuildingagoodrelationshipwithlocalemployeesandeﬀectively
operatingbusinesses.

SpecialWebsiteonDiversityEstablished

InApril2020,theGSYuasaGrouplaunchedaspecialwebsitetoprovidetimelyinformationon
ourapproachestodiversityandthestatusofactivities.Thesitepresentseasy-to-understandinformationregardingtheGroupʼsmeasuresfortheempowermentofwomen,workstylereforms,employmentofpersonswithdisabilities
andforeignnationals,andmore.
Goingforward,wewillactivelydisclose
informationonplanstoprovideopportunitiesfordiversehumanresourcestodemonstratetheirfullcapabilitiesaswellastheresultsofthoseplans.
Seehereforinformationonthespecialdiversitywebsite(inJapanese).

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HumanResourceandLaborMeasurestoPreventtheSpreadoftheNovelCoronavirusInresponsetothenovelcoronavirus,whichisspreadingglobally,strongsocialdemandsarebeing
madetopreventthespreadofinfectionincludingavoidingcrowdedareasandavoidinggatheringinareaswherepeoplegatherinhighdensityandspendtime.TheGSYuasaGroupisconductinghumanresourceandlabormanagementtopreventthespreadofthenovelcoronavirusinfectionssothatwe
canensurethesafetyandpeaceofmindofouremployees.
Introductionoftelecommutingprogramandstaggeredworktimes
Weintroducedatelecommutingprogramandstaggeredworktimesasmeasurestopreventthespreadofthenovelcoronavirus.Neitheroftheseprogramshasnolimitonthenumberoftimes
theymaybeused.Weareoperatingthisprogramsothattheycanbeactivelyusedsuchasbyallowingemployeestomakeuseofbothprograms.
Handlingofleaveinconjunctionwithschoolclosures,etc.
Incaseswhereemployeesareunabletofreelyreporttoworkduetorequeststoparentstorefrainfromsendingtheirchildrentodaycarefacilities,schoolclosures,andsoonandincaseswhere
therearesubstantialhealthrisksfrominfectionwiththenovelcoronavirusduetochronicillness
andsoon,weareallowingemployeestousetheiraccumulatedleave.Insomecases,employees
whodonothaveaccumulatedleavearepermittedtotakespecialleaveintheformofnonstatutoryleave.
Measuresconcerninguseofcafeterias(1)Distributionofcafeteriausedtimes
Crowdingincafeteriasismitigatedbydistributingemployeeusedtimesthroughoutmorningandafternoon.
(2)ModiﬁcationofseatingarrangementsTopreventthespreadofinfectionwhileeating,seatingarrangementshavebeenmodiﬁedsothatcafeteriausersdonotfaceoneanotherandemployeesarerequestedtoshortentheircafeteriausetimes.
(3)VentilationincafeteriasToincreaseventilationwithincafeterias,whichareclosedspaces,windowsanddoorsareopenwhencafeteriasarebeingused.
(4)Handwashingbeforeuse
Alcohol-baseddisinfectantsprayshavebeeninstalledathandwashingstationsandatotherlocationssothatcafeteriauserscandisinfecttheirhands.
MeasuresconcerningnewemployeesTheﬁscal2020newemployeeentranceceremonyandgrouptrainingfornewemployeeswere
canceledandon-the-jobtrainingcommencedonApril1attheassignmentsitesofnewemployees.
Grouptrainingprogramsfornewemployeeshavebeenchangedtovideocoursesandonline
learningsonewemployeescanstudyintheworkplace.
MeasuresconcerningrecruitingAllrecruitingevents(companybrieﬁngs,interviews,etc.)scheduledforMarch2020andlaterhavebeencanceledandonlinecompanybrieﬁngsarebeingconducted.SinceApril8,2020,job
matchinginterviewshavebeenconductedonlineratherthaninperson.Onlineinterviewsarealso
conductedformid-careerrecruits.
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FulfillmentofOurResponsibilitiestoProvideSafe
andSecureProductsandServicesAsatrustedmanufacturer,GSYuasaisconstantlyworkingtoimprovecustomersatisfactionandensuresafety.
FocusonSafetyandQuality
EnsuringQualityandSafetythroughCompany-wideQuality
Management
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotinginitiativesaimingtoimprovethequalityoftheproductsandservices
oﬀeredtoourcustomersonagroup-widebasis,basedontheQualityPolicy.Toremainamanufacturer
trustedbycustomersatalltimes,theGSYuasaGroupapproachesmanufacturingactivitiesfromthecustomer'sperspectiveandworksrelentlesslytoimprovethequalityofproductsandservices.
Tomaintainthistrust,weformulated,undertheleadershipoftopmanagement,theGSYuasaQuality
ManagementSystembasedontheISO9001standardandarepromotingaqualitymanagementsystemthatcrossesbusinessdivisions.Thequalityofourproductsandservicesisdiscussedcompany-wideevery
monthbytheQualityManagementCommittee,whichischairedbyadirector(theexecutiveoﬃcerinchargeofquality),toenableustoenhancequalitybyrespondingswiftlytoanychange.
Aspartofourinitiativestopursuemanufacturing,weprovidequality-relatededucationcoursestoall
employeesandpromoteimprovementteamactivitiescompany-wideasawaytobolstertheawarenessofqualityamongemployeesandtoboosttheirunderstandingandskillsrelatedtoqualitymanagement.
Therebyenhancingthequalityofourproductsandservices.
TheseactivitieshavebeenhighlyratedbytheUnionofJapaneseScientistsandEngineers,andtheIndustrialBatteriesProductionDivisionoftheIndustrialBatteries&PowerSourcesBusinessUnitreceived
theDemingPrize,whichisdesignedtorewardindividualsandcompanieswhohaveproducedgoodresults
throughtheimplementationofqualitymanagement,inﬁscal2015.
QualityPolicy
GSYUASAiscommittedtoadiligentstudyof'Monozukuri'customerﬁrstthinkingandtheimprovementofproductsandservicefortherealizationofourCorporatePhilosophy.
*'Monozukuri': Meaning'Meaning'manufacturing'isnotjustpointingto'craftsmanship'inthenarrowsense.Itis"theoverallprocessofthecorporation,theindustryandtheon-siteactivity,implementingthedesigners'determinationintotheproductsandtheservicesforcustomersatisfaction,corporateproﬁtandjobsecurity."- 46 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ QualityManagementOrganization■ QualityLossIndexforDomesticBusiness*TheindexisshownwiththeFY2014qualitylossindexsetat100(Thequalitylossrateisthelossratiooccurringduringproductmanufacturingandsales.)- 47 -

Quality Policy and Quality Management Organization

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Roundsofinspectionbytopmanagement
TheGSYuasaGroupsystematicallyconductsroundsofonsiteinspection,centeringondomesticfactories
andbranches,bymanagement.Throughroundsofinspectionbymanagementconductedaspartoftop
managementactivities,themanagementgraspstheactualstateofonsiteoperationsandhasadialogue
withemployeesworkingateachsite.
Basedonthe"quality"ofwork,employeessharethesituationofactualactivitiesandtasksregarding
variousthemessuchassafety,qualityandenvironmentwithmanagement,fosteringmutualunderstanding.
Personsinchargeofonsiteoperationsaswellasyoungermanagersreporttasksandactivitiesofeachsitetomanagement,providinganopportunityfortheexchangeofopinionsbetweenemployeesandmanagement.

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

GSYuasaCustomerConsultationOﬃce(acceptsinquiresandprovidesconsultationontheGS
YuasaGroup'sproducts)
Tollfree(inJapan):0120-43-1211Hours:Weekdays9:00-17:30(excludingSaturdays,Sundays,publicholidaysandholidaysprescribedbytheCompany);Validonly
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InitiativesforProductSafetyandSwiftDisseminationofInformation
EnsuringproductsafetyofGSYuasaGroup'sproductshasbeenpositionedasacriticalchallengebecause
ourproductsstore,controlandconvertelectricalenergy.
WecreatedacompanywideorganizationcenteredontheProductSafetyManagementCommitteetoundertakemeasuresforensuingproductsafety.Wepromotedevelopmentsinbusinessdivisionsafter
assessingconformitywithproductsafetystandardsaswellasthesafetyofproductsastheyareused,age
anddeteriorate.Forthisreason,wearestrengtheningourproductrealizationproceduresusingknow-how
gainedfromcasestudiesoffailures,failuremodeandeﬀectanalysis(FMEA),designreviewbasedonfailuremode(DRBFM),andfaulttreeanalysis(FTA).Inaddition,wegatherinformationonissueswithproductsafetyandprovidethistotopmanagementwithoutdelayaspartofasystemthatwehave
establishedandareoperatingtoensureaswiftresponse.
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ImprovingEmployees'AwarenessofQuality
TheGSYuasaGroupeducatesemployeesaboutqualitytoinstilla"cultureofquality"throughouttheorganizationbasedonourQualityPolicy.
Weareadoptingasystemunderwhichallemployeescanbetaughtbasedonthetypeoftheirworkandtheirexperiencethroughaqualityeducationprogramsystemizedaccordingtothelevelofqualitycontrol
andtypeandrankoftheirjob.Furthermore,basicquality-relatededucationhasbeencompulsoryforallnew
recruitssinceﬁscal2008andtheirknowledgeofqualitycontrol(QC)isevaluatedbasedontheresultsoftheQCexamination.356passedfromGrade1toGrade4inﬁscal2019withacumulativetotalof2,812
peoplepassingtheexamcompany-wideuptoﬁscal2019.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillpromoteactivitiescontributingtoareductioninquality-relatedlossesbypositioningtheraisingofemployees'awarenessofqualityandtheattainmentofknowledgeasimportant
issues.
■ Quality-relatedEducation■ NumberofQualityEducationCoursesandParticipants(FY2019)
Levelofquality
managementknowledge

Introductory
Basic
Applied
Total

Numberofcourses

Numberofparticipants

15
19
18
52

310
449
445
1,204

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ CumulativeTotalofSuccessfulQCExaminees﹡Period:ApriltoMarchofthefollowingyear

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

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PresentationaboutTeamActivitiestoDriveKaizen(improvement)
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingkaizenteamactivitiestobolstertheawarenessofqualityamong
employeesandconductaggressivequalitymanagementcontrolinaneﬀorttoimprovethequalityofourproductsandservices.Inaddition,wehaveheldapresentationeventatwhichkaizenteams
presentexamplesoftheirimprovementactivitiessinceﬁscal2004,forthefollowingpurposes:
Promotionofactivitiestoenhanceworkplacecapabilities
Learningfromkaizenactivities/successfulresultsandhorizontaldeployment
Participationofallemployeesinkaizenactivities
Promotionofdynamiccommunications
Buildingacorporateculturewithamindsetfocusedonimprovement
Thispresentationeventwasheldtwice(JulyandDecember)inﬁscal2019.Astopmanagementandalargenumberofemployeestookpartinthepresentation,kaizenteamsnominatedbyeachbusinessdivision,includingoverseasGroupcompanies,presentedexamplesoftheirimprovementactivities.
Attheendofthepresentationevent,theexecutiveoﬃcerinchargeofqualitygavefeedback(individualandoverall)totheteams,andthePresidentexpressedhisappreciationtotheteamsandprovidedanassessmentofthepresentations.Furthermore,the"encouragementaward"bythe
Presidentandthe"impressionaward"determinedbyparticipants'voteswerepresentedtoteams.
Atpresentationeventsinrecentyears,notonlykaizenteamsinquality-relatedbusinessdivisions
butalsopeopleinthesalesanddevelopmentdivisionsaswellasoverseassitesmadepresentations,withavarietyofthemes.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthateveryonemustattainqualitymanagementtools.Throughthepresentationevent,wewillshareexperiences/know-howineachworkplaceonaglobalbasisandhorizontallydeveloptheresultsofimprovement,continuingoureﬀortstoconductvarious
improvementactivities.
■ Examplesofthemesinﬁscal2019
SupportforrecoveryofthedamagetoKansaiInternationalAirportcausedbyTyphoonNo.21
MeasurestoreducedefectrateatnewplantsinChina
Implementationofreciprocalplanttourswiththeaimofenhancingbusinesspartnerquality
Digitizationofformsinmanufacturingprocessesandreinforcementoftraceability
Improvementofoperationaleﬃciencyandaccuracybycreatinganautomotivebattery
businessdatacollectionWorkstylereformsthroughdrasticimprovementinfrontoﬃceoperations
Measurestoreinforceenvironmentalmanagementsystemsatdomesticbusinesssites- 52 -

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

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Groupphotoofparticipantsina Duringthepresentation
presentationmeeting(December2019)(July2019)

Holdinganexhibitionshowingexamplesofcriticalquality
problems
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatfailureataworkplaceprovidesavaluablelearningopportunityintermsofthepreventionofdefectiveproducts.
Fromthisperspective,wehavetakenmeasuresfromﬁscal2016;speciﬁcally,weshareinformationonexamplesofpastproduct-relatedaccidentscausedbyunsafeconditionsandcriticalquality
problemswithemployeessothatwewillneverallowasimilarqualityproblemtooccur.
Inﬁscal2019,thecriticalqualityproblemexampleexhibitionwasheldattheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,and421employeesparticipatedinthisexhibition.Theseexhibitionsusepanelsandothermeanstoexplainthecauses,mechanismsandotheraspectsbehindtheoccurrenceofpast
criticalqualityproblems,helpingemployeesrecognizeexamplesofpastmistakesasimportantlessons.Forfurtherunderstandingofsuchlessons,areasareprovidedonsiteforexhibition-relatedpresentationsandQ&Asessions.Untilﬁscal2018,theexhibitionwasheldforlimitedperiods,butbychangingittoapermanentexhibit,informationoncriticalqualityproblemscanbesharedwithemployeesfromsitesotherthantheKyotoPlantatanytime.
Resultsofparticipantquestionnairesindicatethattheseexhibitionsareeﬀectiveinraisingemployee
awarenessofqualityissues.Reﬂectingsuchvisitordesires,exhibitionswillcontinuetoutilizethelessonsofpastfailurestoraisequalitygoingforward.

Atthecriticalqualityproblem
exampleexhibition(November2019)

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and Services Examples of Activities

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GlobalEnvironmentalConservation
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyandEnvironmentalMidtermPlans
Weworkforenvironmentalconservationinordertoreducetheimpactofourbusinessoperations,productsandserviceonenvironment,andmakecontinuousimprovements.
FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicyInrecentyears,weunderstandthatourstakeholdershavebecomeincreasinglyconcernaboutourenvironmentalissues,includingclimate-relatedissues.Insuchasituation,webelievethatwearesocially
responsibleforrealizingalow-carbonsocietyandcontributingtoarecycling-orientedsociety.
TheGSYuasaGrouphasestablishedthisFundamentalEnvironmentalPolicytooutlineourbasicGroupwideapproachtoenvironmentaleﬀorts.Thepolicyaimstoclarifyoursocialresponsibilitytowardtheenvironmentandguideourcontributionstotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.Wearealso
developingandusingenvironmentalmanagementsystemsthatwillhelptoreduceenvironmentalimpacts
andpreventanyaccidentsthatcouldcauseenvironmentalpollution.

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FundamentalEnvironmentalPolicy

FundamentalPhilosophyWearecommittedtopeople,societyandtheglobalenvironmentthroughinnovationandgrowthofouremployeesandbusinessentities.Wewillapplytheadvancedenergy-relatedtechnologies
wehavebuiltupthroughbatteryresearchanddevelopmentworktohelpformacarbon-neutral
circulareconomyandbringaboutasustainablesociety.

ActionAgenda

1. Compliancewithlaws,regulations,andotherrequirements
Wewillstrivetopreventenvironmentalincidents,complywithlegalrequirements,andreducerisksconnectedwiththeuseofchemicalsubstances,andcontinuallyimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystemwiththeaimofenhancingourenvironmental
performance.
2. Reducingenvironmentalload
Tocontributetothepreventionofglobalwarming,wewillreducegreenhousegasemissions
andwaterconsumptionlevelsacrossourentiresupplychain.
3. EﬃcientutilizationofnaturalresourcesTocontributetothecreationofacirculareconomy,wewillminimizetheamountofnatural
resourcesweusethrougharangeofmeans,includingreducingrawmaterialusage,using
recycledmaterials,andreducingwastage.
4. Environment-friendlyproductsTobeablecontinue“creatingthefutureofenergy”,wewilldevelopandmanufacture
productsthatcancontributetotheformationofacarbon-neutralcirculareconomy.
5. DisclosureWewilldiscloseenvironment-relatedinformationtostakeholdersinanappropriatemanner,andstrivetocoexistharmoniouslywithcommunitiesthroughengaginginproactive
communication.
6. Humanresourcesdevelopment
Wewillfoster,acrosstheentireGSYuasaGroup,personnelabletoforgethefutureofourbusinesswiththeaimofmeetingourresponsibilitiesinhelpingtocreateacarbon-neutral
circulareconomy.

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EnvironmentalMid-termPlans
Wehavedevelopedmid-termplansforimportantissuesrelatedtoourfundamentalenvironmentalpolicy
inordertocontributetotheemergenceofasustainablesociety.
Sinceﬁscal2019wehavebeenpromotingthisasoneofourbusinessstrategiestoaddresskey
managementissuesthatconcerntheentireGroupbyincorporatingenvironmentalobjectivesintoourMidtermManagementPlan.Inaddition,thescopeofapplicationofthisplanhasbeenexpandedfromfour
domesticsitesinthepastto27domesticandoverseassites.
■ MainEnvironmentalObjectivesoftheFifthEnvironmentalMid-TermPlan(FY2019–2021)
Scope:27domesticandoverseasoﬃces(7inJapanand20overseas)
Items

CO2emissions

Water
consumption

Objectives Objectives Results(ﬁscal(ﬁscal(ﬁscal
2021)
2019)
2019)

Self-Assessment/Challenges

Thetargetwasachievedasaresultofenergy6%
2%savingmeasuresinproductionprocesses
reduction reduction 2% includingstoragebatterychargingprocesses
compared compared reduction andpartsmanufacturingprocesses.Itiswithﬁscal withﬁscal
importanttotakemeasurestoreduce
2018
2018
greenhousegasemissionsthroughactivitiesthat
improveoperationaleﬃciencyintothefuture.
OverseasGroupcompaniesachievedwateruse
8%
3%
reduction reduction 2% reductiontargets,butdomesticbusinesssites
compared compared reduction didnotachievethetargetsduetoproblemswithwatercirculationfacilitiesandotherfactors.In
withﬁscal withﬁscal
thefuture,wewillcontinuouslyundertake
2018
2018
activitiestopromotethereuseofwater.

Percentageofenvironmentallyconsidered
productsintotal
salesofall
products

35%ormore

31％ormore

34%

Ratioofrecycled
leadusedasleadrawmaterialsinlead-acidbatteries

35%ormore

28％ormore

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Thetargetwasachievedasaresultofhigher
salesofvehicleswithstart-stopsystems,which
reducefuelconsumption,andproductssubject
togeneratingsystemsthatuserenewableenergy.Goingforward,wewillcontinuetoprovideproductsthatmeetmarketneedsinrelationtoglobalwarming.
Therateofuseofrecycledleadbyoverseas
Groupcompanieshasincreasedrapidlyinrecent
years,resultingintheamountofrecycledleadusedinlead-acidbatteriesgreatlyexceeding
initialexpectations.Goingforward,wewill
continueeﬀortstomaintainandimprovetheselevels.

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

OrganizationalStructureIntheorganizationalstructureforGSYuasa
Group'senvironmentalmanagementsystems,thepresidentofGSYuasaservesasthechief
executiveoﬃcerresponsibleforenvironmental
management,overseeingtheenvironmental
managementoftheentireGroupworkingwithoﬃcersinchargeofenvironmentunderdirectsupervision.EnvironmentalissuesthataﬀecttheentireGroup,suchasfundamentalenvironmental
policy,arediscussedandﬁnalizedatmanagementmeetings.
Wearealsoestablishingenvironmental
managementsystemsfordomesticbusinesssitesandoverseasGroupcompaniestoenable
quickandeﬃcientcommunicationwithinthegroup.Startinginﬁscal2018,weareexpanding
thescopeofISO14001certiﬁcation,theinternationalstandardforenvironmental
managementsystems,fromourmaindomestic
businesssitestotheentireGroup,therebybuildingasystemforstrategicallyachievingtheGroup'senvironmentalgoals.

■ OverviewofOrganizationalStructure*Sevendomesticbusinesssiteshaveobtainedintegrated
ISO14001certiﬁcation*AmongouroverseasGroupcompanies,20production
siteshaveobtainedISO14001certiﬁcationforsystems
currentlyinuseISOcertiﬁcationacquisitionrate
atdomesticandoverseas
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96%

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EnvironmentalAuditingWeconductinternalenvironmentalauditsateveryGSYuasaGroupbusinesssitetodetermine
whetherourenvironmentalpolicyisbeingimplementedappropriatelyandthatenvironmental
objectivesarebeingmet.Inaddition,weevaluatetheenvironmentalmanagementsystemtoimprove
performanceaswellastoimprovethesystemitself.Wealsohaveanenvironmentalcertiﬁcation
agencyconductexternalenvironmentalauditstochecktheconformityandeﬀectsofourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
Internalenvironmentalauditing

Externalenvironmentalauditing

Internalenvironmentalauditors̶with
Auditsofthestatusofmaintenanceandqualiﬁcationsgainedfromtrainingbothinside managementforenvironmentalmanagement
andoutsidethecompany̶determinethesystemsbasedonISO14001standardsandtheconditionofthefollowing:
functioningofPDCAcyclesconﬁrmedthatevery
1. CompliancewithenvironmentallawsandbusinesssiteadherestoISO14001standards.
regulations,etc.(legalcomplianceaudit)Wewillcontinueworkingtoimprovethesesystemsbyevaluatingenvironmental
2. Maintenanceandmanagementofenvironmentalmanagementsystems(system managementfromathird-partyperspectiveandbyusinginformationonsuchitemsasareas
audit)
needingimprovement.
3. Degreeofachievementofenvironmental
objectives(performanceaudit)

EnvironmentalEducation
TheGSYuasaGroupemploysdiﬀerenttypesofenvironmentaleducationtomaintainandimprove
environmentalmanagementsystems.Inaddition,weregularlyprovidetrainingtoavoidexposuretoenvironmentalrisk.

GeneralEnvironmentalEducation■ EmployeeeducationIneverydivision,weprovideeducationtoallemployeestobuildawarenessoftheirroleinachievingtheenvironmentalpolicy.
■ Educationfornewrecruits
NewrecruitsaremadeawareoftheGSYuasaGroup'sbasicphilosophyonenvironmental
management.

SpecializedEnvironmentalEducation■ Trainingofinternalenvironmentalauditors
Ateverybusinesslocation,wetraininternalenvironmentalauditorsandprovidethemwitheducationtoboosttheirskillstocontinuallyimproveourenvironmentalmanagementsystems.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ EmergencyresponsetrainingIneverydivision,weregularlyprovidetrainingonresponsestopotentialemergenciestoallemployees
workinginoperationsthathavesigniﬁcantpotentialimpactontheenvironment.

EnvironmentalComplianceManagement
TheGSYuasaGroupregularlyreviewstheenvironmentallawsandregulationsthatmustbeobeyed,andensures,throughmonitoring,thatoperationsaremanagedinawaythatislegallycompliant.
Further,businessisconductedincompliancewithenvironmentallawsandregulationssinceweuse
hazardoussubstances,suchaslead,inourproductsandwemustobeythelawsandregulations
relatedtotheoperationofrecyclingsystemsforusedproducts.
Therewasnolitigationandtherewerenopunitiveﬁnesoradministrativeﬁnesfornonadherencetoenvironmentallawsorregulationsinﬁscal2019.

EnvironmentalRiskManagement
OurGSYuasaGroupdevelopsenvironmentalriskmanagementwithconsiderationtothediﬀerent
needsofourstakeholders.Ineverybusinesslocation,weworktopreventenvironmentalpollution
throughoperationalmanagementbasedonvoluntarystandardsthatarestricterthanregulatory
standardsbasedonenvironmentallaws,regionalordinancesandagreements.
Inoperationsthathavesigniﬁcantpotentialimpactontheenvironment,weimplementbothtangible
andintangiblemeasurestoreducetheriskofpollution.Thetangiblemeasuresinclude:increasingthevisibilityofoperations,preventingspillsandusingequipmenttoremovenoxioussubstances.
Intangiblemeasuresinclude:equipmentinspections,monitoring,measuringandenhancingofoperationalproceduresWealsoholdemergencyresponsetrainingregularlytohelpmitigatedamageinanemergency
situation.
Inﬁscal2019therewerenoinstancesofemergenciesdirectlyrelatedtoenvironmentalpollutionatanyofourbusinesslocations.
Inﬁscal2019,wehavestartedtoanalyzeandevaluatetheimpactsofclimate-relatedrisksonour
futurebusinessandhavepreparedmeasuresagainsttheserisks.

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InitiativesfortheTaskForceonClimate-relatedFinancial
Disclosures(TCFD)*1
IntherecommendationspublishedbytheTCFDinJune2017,inordertostabilizeﬁnancialmarkets
throughasmoothtransitiontoalow-carbonsociety,companiesarebeingcalledontodisclose
informationonmedium-tolong-termclimaterelatedrisksandtheirﬁnancialimpact.
InDecember2019,theGSYuasaGroupexpresseditssupportfortheTCFDrecommendationsandaﬃrmeditsparticipationintheTCFDConsortium.
TheGSYuasaGrouprecognizesthatclimate-relatedissuesthatmayhaveasigniﬁcantlong-term
impactoncorporatemanagementareimportantmanagementissues,andbelievesthatitisnecessary
topromotestrategiesforrespondingtosuchissues.Forthis,theGroupinitiatedtheworkofexaminingrisksandopportunitiesbasedonclimatechangescenariosinﬁscal2019thattookinto
accounttheinformationdisclosureschemeproposedbyTCFD.Wearepromotinganalysisofrisksandopportunitiesinrespectivescenariostakingasbasisthe2°Cscenario,whichassumesthatalowcarbonsocietyhasbeenrealizedthroughtheachievementofthegoal*2relatedtotheincreasing
globalaveragetemperature,andthe4°Cscenario,whichassumesthatthisgoalhasnotbeen
achievedandglobalwarminghasprogressed.
Thefollowingtableliststherisksandopportunitiesbeingcurrentlyexaminedaspotential
candidates.Inparticular,trendsintheautomotivemarketaﬀectingtheautomotivebatterybusiness,
whichisourmainproduct,areconsideredimportantintermsofbothrisksandopportunities.In
addition,thespreadofrenewableenergyonaglobalscaleisbeingseenasamajoropportunitytoexpandsalesofstoragebatterysystems.
Inthefuture,wearecommittedtopromotingidentiﬁcationofrisksandopportunitiesusingTCFD
andtothedevelopmentofbusinessstrategies,aswellastomakingconcertedeﬀortsforappropriate
disclosureofinformationrelatedtoclimatechange.
*1AnorganizationestablishedbytheFinancialStabilityBoardattherequestofG20forexaminingclimate-related
informationdisclosureandwaysinwhichﬁnancialinstitutionscanrespond*2Thegoalofkeepingtheglobalaveragetemperatureincreasewellbelow2°Ccomparedtothepre-Industrial
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Classiﬁcation

Area

ValueChain
Stage

Content

Withthespreadofrenewableenergy,itisexpectedthattherewillbeanincreaseinthedemandforlargeProducts
scalestoragebatteriesforpowerstoragefacilities
and
Sales
necessaryforsupplystabilization.Salesareexpected
Servicestoincreasethroughthedevelopmentofpower
storagesystemsandproductdevelopmentthatmeetmarketneeds.
Opportunities
Thebelow2℃andthe2℃scenariossuggestthatthemarketforgasolinecarswillexpandinthemediumProducts
termandhybridandelectricvehicleswillbecome
and
Sales
popularinthelong-term.Bylaunchingproductsthat
Servicesmeetthemarketneedsattherighttime,weexpecttoseeanincreaseinmarketshare.
The2℃scenariosuggeststhatcarbontaxeswillbeincreasedtomeeteachcountryʼsCO2emission
Regulations Procurement reductiontargetsandcostsofprocurementofenergy
fromfossilfuelswillincrease.Additionalinitiativesforenergyconservationanduseofrenewableenergywill
becomeimportant.
Transition
Consideringtheimplicationsofbelow2℃and2℃
Risks
scenarios,aswellasregulatoryplanningconditions
includingforgasolinevehiclesinEurope,itisMarketSales
expectedthatthegasolinevehiclemarketwillshrink
signiﬁcantlyinthelong-term.Itisnecessarytotransformbusinessmodelstorespondtomarket
changes.
Thereareconcernsaboutsuspensionofoperationsatourcompanyplantsanddisruptionofthesupply
DirectShort-term Operations,chainduetoﬂooddamagecausedbyabnormal
Risks
Procurement weather.Asurveytoanalyzeandevaluatelosses
causedbyﬂooddamageatourcompanyplantshas
Physicalbeenconductedfromﬁscal2019.
Risks
Someoverseasaﬃliatedcompanieshaveconcerns
aboutthefutureriskofdroughtina4℃scenario.Itis
Long-term
DirectRisks
Operations necessarytoadoptmeasuresincludingreductionintheamountofwaterusedandpromotingwaterreuse
toensuresuﬃcientwaterforbusinessactivities.

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EnvironmentalPerformanceandEnvironmental
AccountingWearecommittedtocontinuallyimprovingenvironmental
performanceandtoevaluatingtheeﬀectivenessofourenvironmentalactivities.
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Remarks(1)Datacamefromsevensitesinjapaninﬁscal2019:GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,
GunmaandOdawaraPlants),GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbaraki
Works,ltd.
(2)FiguresforenergyconsumptionandCO2emissionsduringtransportationaresolelyfromGS
YuasaInternationalLtd.
(3)Figuresforthevolumeofusedproductsrecoveredandresourcesrecycledaresolelyfromindustrialbatteriesandpowersupplies.
(4)TheconversionfactorforcalculatingCO2emissionsforpowerconsumptionusestheCO2emissionsintensitydataissuedbytheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS).

ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptionat
ProductionSitesWorldwide
TheGSYuasaGroupiscommittedtoworkingonreductionofCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptioninproductionactivitiesworldwide.
Wearepromotinginitiativesthatcontributetoalow-carbon,sustainablesocietyaspartofourbusinessstrategybyincorporatingtheseglobalreductiontargetsintheGroup'sMid-Term
ManagementPlan.
■ CO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionbycountry(FY2019)
Country

Japan
China
TaiwanVietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia
ThailandIndia
Pakistan
TurkeyUnitedKingdom
UnitedStates
Australia
Total

CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)

190,636
82,24572,912
12,559
1,944
124,877
53,157
20,472
18,42537,346
11,882
10,571
12,677649,702

Water
Consumption(㎡)

2,393,768
585,578
346,970
243,067
59,873727,019764,067
81,641
325,419844,204
64,24775,46834,274
6,545,593- 63 -

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ CO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionbyproductionsitesfortheGroup(FY2019)
Country

Productionsite

GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,Gunma
andOdawaraPlants)
GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd
Japan
LithiumEnergyJapanLtd.
GSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.
TianjinGSBatteryCo.,Ltd.
YuasaBattery(Shunde)Co.,Ltd.
China
YuasaBattery(Guangdong)Co.,Ltd.
GSBattery(China)Co.,Ltd.
TaiwanYuasaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanGSBatteryTaiwanCo.,Ltd.
Vietnam
GSBatteryVietnamCo.,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 GSYuasaBatteryManufacturingUKLimited
UnitedStates YuasaBattery,Inc.
Australia
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CO2
Water
Emissions Consumption(t-CO2)(㎡)

126,042
30,28529,537
4,772
37,21824,111
14,7896,127
52,142
20,76912,5591,944
67,07233,90023,90436,487
11,328
5,342
20,472
18,42537,346
11,882
10,571
12,677

1,169,524
996,957
94,323
132,964
268,354
145,002
154,425
17,797
237,477
109,493
243,067
59,873
409,616
146,323
171,080
556,616
163,252
44,19981,641
325,419844,204
64,24775,46834,274

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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ ChangesintheCO2emissionsfortheGroup*■ ChangesinthewaterconsumptionfortheGroup**Wehavebeenexpandingthescopeofapplicationsince *Wehavebeenexpandingthescopeofapplicationsinceﬁscal2018.
ﬁscal2018.
*TheCO2conversionfactorinthecalculationofCO2emissionsassociatedwithpowerusageusesthefollowing
publishedvalues.
Japan:TheprimaryunitofCO2emissionsoftheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS)
OutsideofJapan:Individualcountry-basedGHGprotocolfactors

AppropriateEnvironmentalInformationDisclosure
TheGroupconductsinformationdisclosureinresponsetotheCDP.TheCDPrequirescompaniestodiscloseinformationofenvironmentalstrategiesbasedontheneedsofinstitutionalinvestorsandcustomers.
Forthevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions,wediscloseinformationforwhichauthenticityofdatahasbeensecuredthroughthird-partyveriﬁcation*.Wearealsopromotingdisclosureofinformationonperformanceandcountermeasureswithregardstowaterrisks.
Inthefutureaswell,wearecommittedtoworkingondisclosureofappropriateenvironmental
informationinresponsetotheneedsofvariousstakeholders.
*Wehavereceivedthird-partyveriﬁcationfromSGSJapanInc.Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcation(FY2019)

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EnvironmentalPerformanceData
Scopeofcalculationsrelatedtoenvironmentalperformance

1.Thisdatasummarizestheenvironmentalperformanceofsixandsevensitesofaﬃliatedcompanies
inJapan.However,energyconsumptionandCO2emissionsinphysicaldistributionandﬁguresforthevolumeofusedproductsrecoveredandresourcesrecycled,arevaluesforGSYuasa
InternationalLtd.
ScopeofapplicationSixsites
Sevensites
GY

Targetorganization
GSYuasaInternationalLtd.(Kyoto,Osadano,GunmaandOdawaraPlants),LithiumEnergyJapan
andGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.
Sixsites,GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,GSYuasaInternationalLtd.

2.Theperiodcoveredbythisdataisfromﬁscal2015to2019.However,sinceforGSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,datacompilationbeganin2018,datafromthesevensitespriorto2018isnotdisclosed.
Alldatawasreviewedpriortodisclosed.
3.TheCO2conversionfactorforcalculatingCO2emissionsforpowerconsumptionusesemission
intensitydataforﬁscal2016fromtheElectricPowerCouncilforaLowCarbonSociety(ELCS)(0.52t-CO2/MWh).
Category

INPUT

Items

ScopeofUnit application

ﬁscal
2015

ﬁscal
2016

ﬁscal
2017

ﬁscal
2018

ﬁscal
2019

AmountofSixsites 122,018 128,237 137,701 139,704 134,837
main
t Sevenmaterials
200,486 197,972
sites
consumptionSixsites 1,409,055 1,391,797 1,409,366 1,367,172 1,381,683
Amountof3
water
m Seven2,366,429 2,393,768
consumption
sites
AmountofSixsites
73,496 75,444 76,540 79,975 76,747
energyconsumption
in
kL
Seven
production
95,805 95,047
sites(crudeoilconversion)
Amountofenergyconsumptioninphysical kL
GY
2,886
3,079
3,140
3,078
3,411
distribution(crudeoilconversion)
Volumeof
used
t
GY
5,209
4,963
4,505
4,276
4,294
products
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Category

Items

ScopeofUnit application

ﬁscal
2015

ﬁscal
2016

ﬁscal
2017

ﬁscal
2018

ﬁscal
2019

Sixsites
8,417
8,823
8,977
8,957
9,069
t Seven
10,609 13,333
sites
8,316
8,726
8,889
8,801
8,674
Amountof t Sixsites
Sevenrecycling
9,913 12,372
sites
1,145,374 1,134,686 1,134,131 1,092,148 1,121,283
Amountof m3 Sixsites
Sevenwastewater
1,937,866 2,041,965
sites
AmountofSixsites 150,339 154,309 147,746 154,635 153,434
OUTPUT CO2
temissionsin CO2 Seven
192,175 190,636
sites
production
AmountofCO2emissionsin COt- 2 GY
7,448
7,933
8,119
7,970
8,931
physical
distribution
Volumeof
used
t
GY
4,287
4,107
3,740
3,559
3,566
products
recyclingAmountofwastedischarged

EnvironmentalAccounting
Scopeofcalculationsforenvironmentalaccounting
Structures
PeriodcoveredReference

Sevendomesticsites(Kyoto,Osadano,OdawaraandGunmaPlants,GSYuasaEnergyCo.,Ltd.,LithiumEnergyJapanandGSIbarakiWorks,Ltd.).Note,however,thatenvironment-relatedequipmentcostswithinbusinessareacostsdonotincludeonsite
aﬃliatedcompanies.
April1,2019-March31,2020
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Environmentalconservationcosts(categorizedbybusinessactivity)
Category

Businessareacosts(total)
Pollutionprevention
costs
Breakdown Globalenvironmental
conservationcosts
Resourcerecycling
costs
Upstreamanddownstreamcosts*1
Managementactivitycosts*2
Researchanddevelopmentcosts
Socialactivitycosts
Environmentalremediationcosts*3
Total

Keyinitiatives

Eﬀortstopreventair,waterandsoil
pollution
Eﬀortstoreducegreenhousegasemissions
Eﬀortstoensuresuitabledisposalofwaste
Additionaleﬀortstoreduceenvironmental
burdenEmployeeeducationandISO14001
maintenanceandmanagement
Researchanddevelopmenteﬀortsinconsiderationoftheenvironment
Environmentalvolunteereﬀorts
Eﬀortsrelatedtosoilpollutionmeasures

Economiceffectofenvironmentalconservationinitiatives
CategoryKeyitemEconomiceﬀectsofmoreeﬃcientwater
use
Energyconservationeﬀects

Wateruseandwastewatercost
reduction*3
Costreductionsforelectricity,heavyoil
andgas(citygas,LNG,LPG)*3
Costreductionforindustrialwaste
treatment*3
Proﬁtfromrecyclingandreusingwaste

Wastereductioneﬀects
Resourcerecyclingeﬀects- 68 -

Total(Thousandsofyen)

1,378,583
971,851
150,972
255,76129
7,708

9,517,000
24,950
4,948
10,933,219

Monetary
amount(Thousandsofyen)-6,063
114,033
45,948160,845

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Effectofenvironmentalconservation
CategoryKeyitems

Material
amountAmountofrecycledwaterused1,413,992m3
EﬀectsrelatedtoresourcesusedinAmountofreductioninwateruse*3-27,338m3
businessactivities
Amountofenergysaved(crudeoil
758kL
conversion)*3
1,539tonAmountofCO2reduced*3
CO2
Amountofwastereduced(ﬁnaldisposal-265tonvolume)*3-104,099m3
Eﬀectsrelatedtoenvironmentalburden Amountofwastewaterreduced*3
andwastefrombusinessactivities
Amountofwasterecycled
12,372ton
Recyclingrate*4
93%[Waterquality]Amountoflead
35.7kgdischarged[Air]Amountofleademitted
154.0kg*1Upstreamanddownstreamcostsarethetotalofconsultingexpensesandexpensesforcontractstocreatenew
productsbasedontheLawforPromotionofSortedCollectionandRecyclingofContainersandPackaging.
*2Inadditiontoemployeeeducation,andcostsrelatedtoISO14001maintenanceandmanagement,themanagement
activitycostincludesexpensesrelatedtoinformationdisclosure.
*3Thetablesshowamountsreducedcomparedwiththepreviousﬁscalyear(negativeamountsrepresentincreases).
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ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmentalBurdens
TheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtolessentheGroup's
environmentalburdennotonlyatthemanufacturingstage
butalsothroughouttheproductlifecycle.
Developmentanddesign
Designingenvironmentallyconsciousproducts

TheGSYuasaGroup'sproductshavesomeimpactontheenvironmentduringeverystageoftheproductlifecycle,fromprocurementandmanufacturingtotransportation,useanddisposal.Inordertoreducetheenvironmentalburdenthroughouttheproductlife-cyclecausedbytheconsumptionofresourcesandthegenerationofgreenhousegasesandwaste,theGroupiscommittedtoimproving
theproductperformancethroughdesigningthatconsidersselectionofrawmaterials,easeofdisassemblyandsegregation,energyconservation,andappropriatelabelling.
Foranenvironmentalassessmentofproductdesign,designdepartmentsemploydesignstandards
andthenevaluatethesuitabilityofproductsindesignreview(DR)meetingsbasedonenvironmental
impactassessmentsofeverystageoftheproductlifecycle.Whenenvironmentalimpactstandards
arenotmet,wereviewthedesignstandardsandredesigntheproduct.Weusetheexpertiseof
severaldepartmentsinadditiontodesigndepartments,includingengineering,marketing,procurement,qualityandtheenvironment,tomakesurethattheresultsofDesignfortheEnvironment(DfE)arecommunicatedwidely,whichalsomaximizestheireﬀectiveness.
■ EnvironmentalAssessmentItems
1.Energyconservation
2.Volumereduction
3.Recyclability
4.Easeofdisassembly
5.Easeofseparationprocessing
6.Safetyandenvironmentalconservation
7.Materialselection
8.Easeofmaintenance
9.Energyeﬃciency
10.Reusability(lifeextension)■ FlowofEnvironmentalAssessment- 70 -

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Reflectinginformationintheproductswedistribute

Importantinformation,suchascustomerrequirementsforGSYuasaGroupproducts,isusedwhen
wechangethedesignofexistingproductsordesignnewproducts.ThishelpsboostthevalueofourDesignfortheEnvironment.Informationfrominterestedpartiesrelatedtoafter-salesservice,returns
andcomplaintsareusedasavaluableresourcetoimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceofproducts.

Managementofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproducts

TheGSYuasaGrouptakesstepstoprovideproductswithminimalenvironmentalburdenbasedontheChemicalSubstanceManagementGuidelines,whichclarifythestandardsforchemicalsubstancesinproducts.TheseguidelinesarepartofinitiativestoexaminechemicalsubstancescontainedinmaterialsdeliveredasstipulatedintheGSYuasaGroupgreenprocurementcriteria.Withtheseguidelines,weclassifychemicalscontainedinourmainmaterials,aswellasthesecondarymaterials
andthepartsusedintheproductsthattheGroupmakesandsellsaseitherprohibitedsubstancesormanagedsubstances.TheGSYuasaGroupworkswithourbusinesspartnerswhosupplymain
materials,auxiliarymaterialsandcomponentstoidentifyanddeﬁnitivelymanagethesubstances
coveredbytheguidelinestoraisetheenvironmentalqualityofourproducts.

Popularizingenvironmentallyconsideredproducts

TheGSYuasaGroupdeﬁnesenvironmentallyconsideredproductsasthoseproductsthathelp
mitigateglobalwarming,andweareactivelyworkingtodevelopandpopularizesuchproducts.
Inﬁscal2019westartedincorporatingintotheGroup'sMid-TermManagementPlansalestargets
forenvironmentallyconsideredproducts,makingitpartofourbusinessstrategytoworkonclimatechangethroughtheproductsweprovidetocustomers.
■ ExamplesofEnvironmentallyConsideredProducts
Examplesofproducts

Item

Description

Batteriesforvehicleswithstart-stopsystems

Batteriesforvehicleswithstart-stopsystems(ISS)forimprovinggasmileagebyallowingtheenginetostopinsteadofidlingtoreducefuelconsumption

StoragebatterysystemAsystemtoeﬀectivelyutilizerenewableenergy(powerconditioners,lithium-ionbattery,etc.)

AutomotiveLithium-ion
Batteries

Hybridvehiclebatteriesandelectricvehicle
batteriesthatcontributesigniﬁcantlytoreducing
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Production
Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions

Today,amongthechemicalsusedinGSYuasaGroupplants,thefollowingsubstancesaresubjecttoreportingunderthePRTRLaw.*TheGroupincorporatesthemanagementofhazardoussubstances
intoenvironmentalmanagementandregularlyassesseshowtheyhavebeenhandledtoreduce
environmentalriskandrelatedlegalcompliance.
*PRTR(PollutantReleaseandTransferRegister)Law
Thislawcoversidentifying,etc.,theemissionsofspeciﬁcchemicalsubstancesintotheenvironmentandpromotes
improvedmanagement.Thelawrequiresbusinessestocollect,tabulateanddisclosedatarelatedtohazardouschemical
substances,theirsources,theamountofemissionsandhowmuchistransferredoutoftheplant,includingaswaste.
ClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances(substancesthatmaydamagepeople'shealthorinterferewiththegrowthofanimalsandplants)aresubjecttoreportingunderthePRTRsystem.Ofthesesubstances,thosethathavecarcinogenic
propertiesareclassiﬁedasSpeciﬁcClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances.

■ StatusofreleaseandtransferofsubstancessubjecttothePRTRLaw
Substances
subjecttothe
PRTRLaw

Sites

Kyoto
Osadano*Leadcompounds
GunmaGSYuasaEnergy
Ibaraki
Kyoto
Arsenicandits
inorganic
Gunma
compounds* GSYuasaEnergy
Kyoto
Antimonyandits Osadanocompounds
Gunma
GSYuasaEnergy
Kyoto
ManganeseandOsadanoitscompounds LithiumEnergy
Japan
Kyoto
OsadanoNickel *Odawaracompounds
LithiumEnergy
Japan

(kg)

Released Released Transferred Transferredintothe intopublic tosewage outsidetheair waterways system
site

60.0
33.0
36.0
7.0
18.0
2.8
8.1
2.8
1.0
0.0
-

-

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3.0
7.1
4.7

-

0.7

-

0.7

-

4.9
16.0

0.4
0.4
2.7

0.0

33,000
3,000
13.0
2,800
30.0
3.4
0.3
42.0
0.3
1,300.0
32,000
540.0
0.1
0.0
2,400.0

Total

33,064.9
3,049.0
52.0
2,814.1
52.7
6.6
0.7
0.3
50.5
2.7
0.7
0.3
1,300.0
2.8
32,000
540.0
1.1
0.0
2,400.0

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Substancessubject
tothePRTRLaw

Sites

Released Released Transferred Transferredintothe intopublic tosewage outsidetheair waterways system
site

Kyoto
Cobaltandits
Osadano0.1
compounds
LithiumEnergy Japan
Kyoto
0.5
Dichloromethane
Ibaraki
1,400.0
Cadmiumandits
Odawara0.0
compounds*
Triethylenetetramine Ibaraki
0.0
Total

1,569.3

-

-

0.0
16.2

340.0
0.1
2,400.0
320.0
34.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
24.3 78,223.2

Total

340.0
0.2
2,400.0
320.5
1,434.0
0.0
0.0
79,833.0-:Outsidescopeofcoverage*:ProductionofSpeciﬁcClassIDesignatedChemicalSubstances

Reducingwasteemissions

Inadditiontopromotingactivitiesforreductionofwasteemissions(includinglead-containingsludge
andwastealkali)thatcontainshazardoussubstancesgeneratedduringtheproductionprocess,theGroupisalsoactivelyworkingonreducingthegenerationofnon-hazardouswaste(suchaswood
scraps).
TheGunmaplanthaschangedthespeciﬁcationsofwoodenpalletsusedwhenimportingbatteriesfromoverseas,andhasachievedreuseofthesefortransportationofbatterieswithintheplantandtootherbusinesssites.Inﬁscal2019,wereusedmorethan7,000woodenpalletsresultingina224tonsreductioninwasteemissionsvolumecomparedtothepreviousﬁscalyear,whileatthesametimeleadingtoinitiativestocurbtheconsumptionofnaturalresources.
TheGSYuasaGroupiscommittedtopromotingactivitiesforwastereductionandrecyclinginordertocontributetoarecycling-orientedsociety.

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CuttingGreenhouseGasEmissionsfromProductionActivities

AtOurGroup'sdomesticbusinesssites,wenotonlyencourageactivitiesforenergyconservation,suchasswitchingtoLEDlightingandeducationofenergysaving,wealsopromoteactivitiesforeﬃcientenergyuse,suchasmodifyingequipmentconditionsettingandupdatingequipment.
Inparticular,weconsumemuchoftheGroup'selectricityuseinstoragebatterieschargingprocess.
WeconsiderenergyconservationduringourchargingprocessasanimportantissueforGHG
emissionreduction.Therefore,atallofoursites,weundertakemeasuresforenergyconservation
duringourchargingprocess.
Asaresultofourcontinuouseﬀortstoimprovethebattery-chargingprocessofstoragebatteries
andenhancethechargingequipmentatourKyotoPlant,weachievedreductioninpower
consumptionby381MWhinﬁscal2019(resultinginareductionofapproximately197tofCO2
emissions).
GSYuasaGrouppromotesactivitiestoreduceGHGemissionbyimprovingtheworkeﬃciencyandconservingenergyasmuchaspossible.

Chargingprocessofstorage
batteries

OperationofwastewatertreatmentassumingabnormalweatherAshazardoussubstances(suchaslead)areusedtomanufacturestoragebatteries,theGroupiscontinuouslyengagedinactivitiestominimizetheadverseeﬀectsontheenvironmentaroundtheplant.Inaddition,wehaveadoptedpreparatorymeasuresthatconformtoregulatorystandardsfordischargeofwastewateroﬀ-site,intheeventofabnormalweather(suchasheavyrainfall)causedbyclimaticchanges.
AttheOsadanoPlant,roofdeposits(includinghazardousmaterials)areregularlycleanedbythesprinklersysteminstalledontheroofofthefactory.Thewashwaterfromtheartiﬁcialsprinklingisreleasedafterconductingproperwastewatertreatment.Wearecommittedtoworkingonstabilizationofthewaterqualityofwastewaterbyadoptingregularcountermeasurestodealwithheavyrainfall.

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Transportation
Energyconservationactivitiesforlogistics

TheGSYuasaGrouppromotesenergyconservationforfreightforwarding(shipping)asonewaytoreducetheenvironmentalburdenduringtheproductlifecycle.
Aspartofcoordinatedeﬀortstosaveenergy,wecreatedasystemtoidentifythequantityofgoodsbeingshipped,aswellasenergyconsumptionandCO2emissionsduringlogistics.Wehave
establishedasystemtoidentifythequantityofgoodsbeingshipped,aswellasenergyconsumption
andCO2emissionsduringlogistics,andareimplementingenergysavingmeasuressuchasreducing
thequantityofitemsshippedbetweensitesbyintegrationofphysicaldistributionbasesandamodal
shiftfromtruckstorailcontainersandotherrelatedsystemsfortransportation.
Inaddition,theGrouphasbeendesignatedascertiﬁedbytheEcoRailMarkSystem*forﬁveseriesofbatteriesforautomobilesandmotorcycles.Bygettingcustomerstopurchasecertiﬁedproducts,
wearepromotingactivitiesinwhichcustomersandcompaniescanparticipatetogethertoreducetheburdenontheenvironment.
OurGrouppromoteslogisticsthatconsidertheenvironmentbyactiveutilizationofrailfreighttransportation.
*AsystemofcertiﬁcationbytheRailwayFreightAssociation,forcompaniesandproductsthatmakethoroughuseofrailtransportationforminimalenvironmentalburden.

ExamplesofGSYuasaGroupproductswithEcoRailcertiﬁcation

Resourcerecycling

Applicationofthewide-areacertificationsystemforindustrialbatteriesAwide-areacertiﬁcationsystemaimstoinvolvethemanufacturersofaproductintheproduct's
recyclinganddisposalonceitreachestheendofitsusefullife.Thesesystemsmakepossiblemore
eﬃcientrecyclingandprovidefeedbackonproductdesignleadingtoeasierdisposalandreuse,while
ensuringthatdiscardedgoodsaredisposedofproperly.
InJanuary2008,theGSYuasaGroupinJapanacquiredwide-areacertiﬁcationfromtheMinistryoftheEnvironmentforindustrialbatteriesandpowersupplies,andinJanuary2009startedaccepting
ordersinearnestforarecyclingsystembasedonthiscertiﬁcation.Evenfollowingthestartofoperations,wecontinuetomakeimprovementssuchasexpandingthescopeofcoveredproducts
andreviewingoperationalrulestocreatemechanismsforthereliableandproperdisposalofusedindustrialbatteries.
Inthefuture,wewillpromoteevenmoreeﬀectiveoperationofthewide-areacertiﬁcationsystemtoimprovecustomerserviceaswellastorecycleandproperlydisposeofpost-useproducts.
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Supplies)

Thoroughoperationandmanagementofprocessingunderawidearea
certificationsystem

TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesintheimportanceofcreatingandoperatingasystemforrecoveringandrecyclingresourcesfromourusedproductstohelpcreatearecycling-orientedsociety.Toachievethisgoal,theGroupisstrengtheninginitiativesforprocessingusedproductsandresource
recyclingusingawideareacertiﬁcationsystembasedonthewideareacertiﬁcationsystemforindustrialwasteguidelinesissuedinMarch2010.TheseguidelinesexpressourbasicphilosophyonprocessingusedGroupproducts.Undertheguidelines,wehavedesignatedthreekeyelementsfor
operatingawideareacertiﬁcationsystem:(1)anoutlineofthesystem;(2)processingunderthesystem:and(3)establishinganoperationalsystemandclarifyingtheconcretemanagementandoperatingprocedures.Inaddition,weareworkingtoensuretheeﬀectiveoperationandmanagementofprocessingunderthewideareacertiﬁcationsystemusingtools,suchasachecklisttoconﬁrmthestatusofprocessingbywasteprocessors,andbyshowingaseriesofexamplesintheguidelines.

IncreasingUsageRateofRecycledLeadinProducts

TheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtoincreasetheusagerateofrecycledlead-theprimarymaterialusedinlead-acidbatteries,oneofourcoreproducts.
Inﬁscal2019westartedtakingactiontoworktowardarecycling-orientedsocietyaspartofourbusinessstrategybyincorporatingintotheGroup'sMid-TermManagementPlantargetsfortheusagerateofrecycledleadcontainedinourlead-acidbatteries.
TheGSYuasaGrouphasbeentakingactiontorecycleourpost-useproductsbybuildingandoperatingarecyclingsystembasedonextendedproducerresponsibility(EPR).Goingforward,we
alsoplantostrengthenoureﬀortstopromotetheuseofrecycledmaterialsinourproducts.

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BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocalCommunities
Weseektocontributetosolutionstosocialissuesthroughourbusinessactivitiessothatwecansupportthesoundandsustainabledevelopmentoflocalcommunities.
ContributionstoSociety
ContributiontotheSDGsthroughProductsandServices
TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)expresspriorityglobalissuesandtheidealstatusofglobal
societyinrelationtoeconomics,society,andtheenvironmentinthelead-upto2030.Manycountries,
companies,andotherorganizationsareactivelyaddressingtheseissueswiththeaimofcreating
sustainablesocieties.
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatitcancontributetoachievingthesocietysoughtbytheSDGsbypracticingourcorporatephilosophyofcontributingtopeople,society,andtheglobalenvironmentthroughinnovationandgrowthofouremployeesandbusinessentities.TheGroupisdevelopinggloballywithstoragebatteriesasitsmainproducts,andbyprovidingproductsandservicestoregionalsocietiesineverycountryoftheworldbymakinguseofthestoragebatterytechnologieswehaveaccumulated
throughmorethanacenturyofexperience,weareworkingtosolvethesharedproblemsoftheinternationalcommunity.
SeehereforinformationonoureﬀortstocontributetotheSDGswithGroupproductsandservices.

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ContributionstoR&DRelatingtoSpaceDevelopment
Applications
TheGroup'sspacelithium-ionbatteriesareusedontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).TheISSisamannedtestfacilityconstructedapproximately400kmabovetheEarth'ssurface.Itisusedthroughthecooperationofmanycountries.
ThemainobjectiveoftheISSisscientiﬁcandtechnologicaladvancesthroughvariousexperimentsandresearchinouterspace,andtheresultsofresearch,experimentation,andmeasurementarecontributing
toenrichinglifestylesandenhancingindustrialcompetitiveness.Itisakeyfacilityformakingsigniﬁcantadvancesinspacedevelopmentandisalsoasymbolofinternationalcooperationandpeaceoperated
jointlythroughtheprovisionofstate-of-the-arttechnologiesbynumerouscountries.*
PowerforallequipmentontheISSincludingexperimentationandobservationdevicesandlifesupport
systemsissuppliedbyphotovoltaicpowergeneration.However,powergenerationceases16timeseachdayastheISSpassesthroughtheearthʼsshadow,andduringtheseperiods,powerissuppliedbyGS
Yuasalithium-ionbatteriesforspaceusethatarechargedwhilethestationisinthesunlight.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuecontributingtothedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyfortherealizationofasustainablesocietythroughdevelopmentandmanufactureofhigh-performancelithium-ion
batteries.
*Source:theJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)

TrafficSafetyAroundthePlant
TheKyotoPlant,oneofourGroupcompanies,hasconductedactivitiestosupportelementaryschool
studentsontheroutestoschoolforalongperiodoftime.Topreventtraﬃcaccidents,wekeeptraﬃcbyvehiclesusedforouroperationsdownontheroutestoschoolwhenchildrenareonthewaytoandfromschool,andwealsomakeeﬀortstoensuresafetyalongschoolroutesbyprotectingandguidingchildrenonthestreet.Inaddition,weareworkingtoensurenearbybicycletraﬃcsafetybytakingmeasurestopreventaccidentswhenemployeescommutetoandfromworkbybicycle.
TheGSYuasaGroupwillcontinuetopromoteactivitiesthatwillleadtosafelivinginlocalcommunities.
■ Measurestopreventtraﬃcaccidentsinvolvingemployeeswhocommutebybicycle
Onlyemployeeswhopassanin-companytestofsafebicycleusearepermittedtocommutebybicycleTrainingisconductedtoraisethesafetyawarenessofemployeeswhousebicycles
Periodictraﬃcsafetytrainingisprovidedtoemployeeswhocommutebybicycle

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ParticipationinCommunityProgramsforReducingInfantsandChildrenSufferingfromMalnutrition
InIndonesia,malnutritionisbecominganincreasinglyseriousproblem.Incaseswhereinfantsandchildren
suﬀerfrommalnutrition,theyaremoresusceptibletosuﬀerfromdiabetes,heartdisease,andotherconditionslaterintheiradultlife,andthereisapossibilityofadverseeconomicimpactsduetoasmaller
laborforceandexpandingmedicalexpenses.
PT.GSBattery(PTGS),anoverseasGroupcompanylocatedinKarawang,hasbeenparticipatingsinceﬁscal2015inaprogramtoreducechildrensuﬀeringfrommalnutritioninordertocontributetoresolving
thistypeofsocialproblem.Theprogramprovidesnutritionalsupplementfoodtoinfantsandchildrenuntiltheyreceiveadequatenutrition.Inﬁscal2019,thirty-sevenmalnourishedchildrenweretherecipientsofnutritionalsupplementaryfood.
PTGSwillcontinuesupportingprogramsforreducingmalnourishedinfantsandchildren,whichhavethepotentialofreducingtheincidenceofillnessanddevelopmentaldisabilities.

Activitiescontributingtolocalcommunitiesatourproduction
sitesinThailandAtourGroupcompaniesinThailand,wearepromotingactivitiestocontributetolocalcommunitiesasacompanywithagoodrelationshipwithlocalcommunities.
SiamGSBatteryCo.Ltd.(SGS)performeddredgingworkforﬂoodcontrolofriversintheareawherethebusinesssiteislocatedinadvanceoftherainyseason,whichstartsinJune.Duringtherainyseasonin
Thailand,largeamountsofrainfallinashortperiod,causingriverstoﬂood,andasaresult,thecompany
workedtoimproveasituationthatcouldadverselyaﬀectthelivesofemployeeslivingintheareaaswellasthelocaleconomy.
SiamGSSalesCo.,Ltd.(SGSS)conductanannualeventincooperationwiththelocalpolicedepartment
encouragingpeopletodrivesafely.InThailand,thetraﬃcaccidentfatalityrateis32.7per100,000
persons,theworstlevelinAsia(ﬁscal2019statistics),makingthisaserioussocialissue.Asabusinessinvolvedintheautomobileindustry,SGSSundertakesactivitiesthatcontributetothecreationofalocal
communitywherepeoplecanliveinsafety.
GSYuasaSiamIndustryLtd.(GYSI)conductscleanupcampaignsandgivesdonationstonearby
elementaryschoolsandtemples,donatesﬂuorescentlightsthathavebecomeunneededasaresultofconversiontoLEDlighting,holdsplanttoursforstudents,sponsorsamarathoneventintheindustrialpark
andparticipatesinvariousotheractivitiesthatemphasizeinteractionwiththelocalcommunity.GYSI
makesperiodicreportstocommunityrepresentativesontheresultsofmonitoringmeasurementsofhazardoussubstances(lead)releasedintotheenvironmentinconjunctionwithbusinessactivitiesandtakesothermeasurestomaintaingoodcommunicationswiththelocalcommunity.Theseactivitieswere*1andThailandBrand
recognizedbytheThaigovernment,leadingtoreceiptoftheCSR-theDIWAward*2
Mark certiﬁcation.
*1TheCSR-DIWAwardisgivenbytheDepartmentofIndustrialWorks(DIW)inThailandtocompaniesthatpromote
exceptionalbusinessactivitiesthatcontributetosustainabledevelopmentandthelocalcommunity.
*2ThailandBrandMarkisamarkusedinThailandthatguaranteesnotonlythequalityofmanufacturedproductsandservices,butalsothereliabilityandsafetyofproductionprocesses,environmentalconsideration,socialresponsibilityandotherfactors.Undertheprogram,companiesthatmeetcertainstandardssetbytheDepartmentofInternationalTrade
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Riverdredgingwork(SGS)

Drivingsafetycampaign(SGSS)
(FY2018)

PlaquefortheCSR-DIW
Award(GYSI)

ContributionstotheEnvironment
StableSupplyofPhotovoltaicGenerationSystems
AphotovoltaicgenerationsystemusingtheGSYuasaGroup'slithium-ionbatterieshasbeeninoperation
attheKushiroTownToritoushiWildlandPhotovoltaicGenerationPlantinHokkaido.
Whengeneratingphotovoltaicpower,changesinnaturalconditions,suchassunshinehoursandtemperature,canleadtosigniﬁcantﬂuctuationsinthepowergenerated,whileamajorincreaseinthephotovoltaicpowerloadcouldreducethequalityofthesystem'spowerintermsofbothvoltageandfrequency.Forthisreason,storagebatterysystemsarenecessarytostabilizeoutputﬂuctuationsinpower
generatedwhenphotovoltaicpowergeneratingfacilitiesareconnectedtothepowergrid.
Inconjunctionwiththeglobalincreaseinenergydemandduetothegrowingpopulation,economic
growthandotherfactors,thereareincreasingcallsfortheexpandeduseofrenewableenergyasanalternativetolimitedfossilfuels.Theintroductionofstoragebatterysystemstostabilizeoutput
ﬂuctuationsisessentialfortheeﬀectiveuseofenergyfromphotovoltaicorwindpowergeneration.
TheGroupcontinuestopromotetheuseofhigh-performancelithium-ionbatterysystemsinpower
generationandisaimingtocontributetocreatingsustainablelocalcommunitiesusingrenewableenergy.

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IncreasingtheAccuracyofGreenhouseGasObservations
TheIBUKI-2greenhousegasesobservingsatellitelaunchedfromtheTanegashimaSpaceCenterin
October2018wasequippedwithaspacelithium-ionbatterymanufacturedbytheGroup.Themissionof
IBUKI-2istoaccuratelyanduniformlymeasuregreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxideandmethanearoundtheworldandtoincreasetheprecisionofmeasurements.
ManycountriesareobligatedtoreportontheirowngreenhousegasemissionsinaccordancewiththeParisAgreement,ininternationalmechanismrelatingtoclimatechange.Asaresult,thedataobtainedfromIBUKI-2,whichcantakeuniformmeasurementsaroundtheworld,isexpectedtoplayanimportantroleasascientiﬁcbasisforconﬁrmingtheaccuracyofgreenhousegasemissionsvolumesbyeachcountry.*
Groupproductswillcontinuetocontributetointernationaleﬀortstocurtailglobalwarming.
*Source:theJapanAerospaceExplorationAgency(JAXA)

SupportforActivitiesoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation
GSYuasaBatteryLtd.(GYB)isprovidingsupportfortheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCultural
Foundationaspartofinitiativestopreservetheenvironmentintheregion.
Yakushima,whichwasplacedontheWorldHeritageListin1993fortheﬁrsttimeinJapan,isrepresentativeofnatureinJapan.TheFoundationisinvolvedinactivitiestoprotectthebeautifulnaturalenvironmentonYakushima,aheritageforhumanity,andthebusinessforcreatingcommunitieswhere
natureandpeoplecanco-exist.
Furthermore,GYBoﬀersafamilytourtoYakushimaastheprizetotheGoldAwardwinnerofthe"GS
YuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents"whichhasbeenheldfromﬁscal2009,andalso
conductsactivitiesforelementaryschoolstudentstoexperiencethebeautyofnature.
TheGSYuasaGroupispromotingcontributiontotheprotectionofnatureonYakushimawhichiscalledthe"IslandofLife"andenvironmentaleducationforchildrenthroughsupportfortheFoundation.
PleasereferhereforthewebsiteoftheYakushimaEnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation

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ContributionstoHumanResourceDevelopment
GSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchoolStudents
SinceFY2009,GSYuasaBatteryLtd.hassponsoredtheGSYuasaEcoArtContestforElementarySchool
studentstogivethepupils,whowillbecometheyoungcitizensinthefuture,anopportunitytoexpress
theirthoughtsontheglobalenvironment.
Thiscontestprogramprovidestheopportunityforchildrenandtheirfamiliestocometogetherandthink
abouttheenvironment.Weplantocontinueholdingthiseventinthefutureintheformofapainting.

EnvironmentaleducationclassesforElementarySchoolStudentsHeld
TheGroup'sKyotoPlantconductsclassesonenvironmentaltopicsforelementaryschoolstudentsinKyoto
Cityincooperationwiththelocalchamberofcommerceandindustry.Thisprogramisintendedtodeepentheunderstandingofelementaryschoolstudentsconcerningenvironmentalissuesbyconductingcourses
ontheCompany'senvironmentaltechnologiesatelementaryschools.
Inﬁscal2019,weconductedanenvironmentalcourseontheworkingsofphotovoltaicpowergeneration
anditsenvironmentalcontributionsatanearbyelementaryschoolwith"therolesofphotovoltaicpower
generationandstoragebatteries"asthetheme.Bypresentingnearbyexamplesoftheintroductionofphotovoltaicpowerandconductinghands-onlessonsusingsolarpanelscombinedwithstoragebatteries,
theelementaryschoolstudentslearnedabouthowphotovoltaicpower,arenewableenergy,isused.The
coursecoverednotjusttherelationshipbetweenphotovoltaicpowergenerationandstoragebatteries,butalsothatphotovoltaicpowergenerationcanhelpcurtailglobalwarming.
Goingforward,theGroupwillcontinuetoconducteducationalprogramsregardingenvironmental
preservationforchildren,whowillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.

Alessononphotovoltaicsystems
(November2019)Alessonusingsolarcells
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SupportforShikiTheatreCompany's"KokoronoGekijo(TheatreoftheHeart)"
TheGSYuasaGroupsupportssomeofthetwelveperformancesinKyotoPrefectureof"KokoronoGekijo"(TheatreoftheHeart),sponsoredbytheShikiTheatreCompanyandPerformingArtsCentreFoundation.
"KokoronoGekijo"usesthestagetocommunicatetochildrensuchimportantlifelessonsasthevalueoflife,considerationofothers,andthejoyoftrustingeachother.ChildrenacrossJapanareinvitedtotheperformancesinschoolgroups,freeofcharge.
InSeptember2019,theShikiTheatregaveeightperformances(morningandafternoonoverfourdays)
atROHMTheatreKyotoofitsoriginalmusical,"TheStoryofaSeagullandtheCatWhoTaughtHertoFly".
TheshowswereenjoyedbylargenumbersofchildrenfromaroundthecityofKyoto.SixemployeesoftheGSYuasaGroupassistedasvolunteersinfouroftheperformancesoverthreedays,helpingoutatreceptionandshowingtheaudiencetotheirseats.
ThroughourcontinuedsupportofShikiTheatreCompany's"KokoronoGekijo,"wewillcontinuetosupportactivitiesthatdelivervaluable,unchanginglessonstochildrenwhowillbeleadersofthefuture.

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production
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EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOurSupplyChain
TheGSYuasaGroup,togetherwiththesupplychain,will
contributetocreatingasustainablesociety.
CollaborationwithBusinessPartners
BuildingBetterPartnerships
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthatallsuppliersareimportantbusinesspartners.Basedonthisidea,we
providesupportforimprovingoperationsandforqualitycontrolandhealthandsafetymanagementaswellaseducationandguidanceoncomplianceandCSR(corporatesocialresponsibility)tobusiness
partners.Wealsoholdproductionbrieﬁngsessionsandannualsocialgatheringsrunbymanagementtoraiseunderstandingofourmanagementpolicies,annualbusinesspolicies,andbasicprocurementpolicy
andtodeepenmutualunderstandingandtrust.Wealsocreatedasystemforgrantingawardstobusiness
partnersthathavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoquality,price,delivery,andsocialcontribution.
Throughbetterpartnershipsthroughoutthesupplychain,weseektoimprovetheresultsofbothourbusinesspartnersandtheGSYuasaGroup.
BasicProcurementPolicyWeintendtoboosttheresultsofourbusinesspartnersandtheGSYuasaGroupbyworkingtocreatebetterpartnershipsbasedonmutualunderstandingandrelationshipsoftrust.

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PromotionofResponsibleProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupadvancesmaterialsprocurementbasedonawarenessofsuchinternationalsocial
issuesasforcedlabor,childlaborandenvironmentaldestruction.Alongwithquality,performance,pricing,deliverydeadlinesandotherconventionalsupplydemands,itisalsovitaltobaseprocurementinCSR
championinghumanrights,workingconditionsandtheglobalenvironment.Towardthatend,theGroupdoesnotsimplytackleCSRonitsown,butalso,incooperationwithsuppliers,promotesresponsible
procurementinresponsetosocialissues.
BytacklingCSR,webelievewecanraisethemutualcorporatevalueofourGroupandsuppliersandrealizeamutuallyprosperoussupplychainoverall.

ResponsibleProcurementInitiativesInﬁscal2018,theGSYuasaGrouppublishedResponsibleProcurementGuidelinesandissuedittosupplierstobetterclarifythepracticesofresponsibleprocurement.TheGuidelinesseektosupportasustainablesocietythroughthepartnershiplinkingtheGrouptoallsuppliers.Thekeygoalistoreducebusinessriskscapableofnegativelyimpactingimprovementsinmutualperformanceandsustainability,
withsupplierbrieﬁngsheldtoraiseawarenessofthespiritandkeypointsofthesenewparameters
throughoutthesupplychain.
Inthecaseofnewtransactions,weselectbusinesspartnersthatconformtotheGuidelines.
WealsoconductquestionnairesurveysofbusinesspartnerstoassessconformitywiththeGuidelines.Incaseswhereissuesareidentiﬁedbasedonthesurveyresults,weconﬁrmthestatusofresponseswithbusinesspartnersandconductauditsasnecessary.Auditsareconductedbyconﬁrmingdocumentsandmakingon-siteobservationsbasedontheGuidelines,andoperationalimprovementsaremadeincooperationwithbusinesspartners.
Inﬁscal2018,wesurveyedatotalof367companies(125inJapanand242overseas).Weconduct
auditsofbusinesspartnersinﬁscal2019basedonthesurveyresultsandtakenecessaryimprovement
measures(measurestoavoidrestrictingthefreedomofmovementofworkersandsoon).
ResponsibleProcurementGuidelines(557KB,14page)

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EnsuringQualityandHealth/SafetyTopromoteactivitiesthatraisequalityandenhancehealthandsafety,includingforbusinesspartnerswho
supplypartsandrawmaterials,theGSYuasaGroupprovidesguidanceonqualityreﬂectingtheneedsofourbusinesspartnersaswellashealthandsafetypatrols,ifrequired.Inprogramsthatraisequality,wesharewithbusinesspartnersthetargetvaluesandtheresultsofqualitydefectanalysisofproducts
suppliedtotheGroupandworktoimprovethequalityoftheseitemsalongwithourpartners.Wealso
providesupportforthequalityenhancementmeasuresofbusinesspartnerssuchasbyconductingquality
improvementlecturesandholdingqualityimprovementeventswherebusinesspartnersconductplant
toursforoneanother.
Healthandsafetypatrolsthatperformsafetyinspectionsatbusinesspartnerplantspointoutpotential
hazardsandproposemeasurestomitigatethosehazardsdependingonthescaleoftherisks.Weprovide
supportforbusinesspartnerstoidentifyworkplacerisksthatposehazardstoworkersandtakeappropriateactionincludingmonitoringofhazardsandformulationofsafeworkingprocedures.Since
ﬁscal2019,wehavebeenholdingexperience-basedtraining,sobusinesspartnerpersonnelcanexperienceﬁrst-handandgainanunderstandingofthehazardsintheirworkplaces.
Throughtheseactivities,wearesupportingthecreationofstrongpartnershipsinthesupplychainandmeasurestoensurethequalityofproductsusedbycustomersaswellasthehealthandsafetyofourbusinesspartners.

Businesspartnerplanttour
(October2019)

Qualityimprovementlectures(October2019)

Experience-basedtraining(January2020)

ResponsibleMineralProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupbelievesthataddressingsocialissues(armedconﬂict,humanrightsviolations,etc.)thatmayariseduringtheextraction,transport,andtradingofmineralsusedinourproductsiscrucialintheglobalmineralsupplychain,andwestrivetoconductresponsiblemineralprocurementwithanemphasisoninternationallycertiﬁedframeworks.
Therefore,wehaveformulatedapolicyonresponsiblemineralprocurementandweundertake
comprehensiveoperationsandmanagementinaccordancewiththatpolicysothatwecancollaborate
withbusinesspartnersandvariousotherstakeholderstoundertakeactivitieswithoutbeingcomplicitinarmedconﬂictorhumanrightsabuses.

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GSYUASAResponsibleMineralProcurementPolicy
GSYUASAshall,recognizingtherisksofsigniﬁcantadverseimpactswhichmayariseinthesupply
chainofthemineralsusedintheproducts,parts,andmaterialshandledbyourcompany,promoteresponsiblemineralprocurementwhilerespectingtheinternationallyrecognizedframework
throughthefollowinginitiatives,tofulﬁlltheresponsibilitiestorespecthumanrightsandavoid
contributingtoconﬂicts.
1. GSYUASAwillinvestigatewhetheritsgroupcompaniesortheirsuppliersprocureorusethemineralsthatmaycontributetohumanrightsviolationsorarmedconﬂicts.
2. GSYUASAwill,ifitwasrevealedthatanyoneofitsgroupcompaniesortheirsuppliershas
procuredorusedmineralsthathaveahighriskofcontributingtohumanrightsviolationsorarmedconﬂicts,workonactivitiestoavoidtheprocurementoruseofsuchminerals,incollaborationwithrelatedcompanies.

Seehereforthefulltextofthepolicyonresponsiblemineralprocurement.

GreenProcurement
TheGSYuasaGroupcompaniesinJapanmakesthefollowingrequestsofbusinesspartnersbasedonourGreenProcurementCriteria.
RequirementsforBusinessPartners
1. Operationofanenvironmentalmanagementsystem
2. Examinationofchemicalsubstancescontainedinitemsbeingsupplied
3. Checkingthelegalityofcuttingdowncertaintrees(logging)
4. ProgramstoidentifyandreduceCO2emissions
For2.above,weaskourbusinesspartnerstoexaminesubstancesusingChemicalSubstanceManagementGuidelines,whichcomplywithinternationallawsandregulationsincludingEUdirectives(REACH,RoHS,etc.),andtotestindividualchemicalsubstancesasspeciﬁedbycustomerneeds.
GSYuasaevaluatestheappropriatenessofstipulationstobusinesspartnersconcerninggreen
procurementbycheckingandauditingthestatusoftheirresponse.Whenselectingnewbusiness
partners,weapplybusinesspartnerselectioncriteriarelatingtoenvironmentalmanagement.Inﬁscal
2019,allbusinesspartnersthatenteredintonewagreementssatisﬁedthosecriteria.
Byprioritizingthosebusinesspartnersthatsupplygoodsthatconformtogreenprocurementstandards,
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CSR Activities of GS Yuasa Corporation in 2020 (Web version)■ Businesspartnerselectioncriteriarelatingtoenvironmentalmanagement
Acquiredthird-partycertiﬁcationofenvironmentalmanagementsystems
Hasnotacquiredthird-partycertiﬁcationofenvironmentalmanagementsystemsbuthassubmittedaplanforacquisition■ IntroductionofEnvironmentalManagementSystembyBusinessPartners(FY2019,transaction
amountbase)

ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWaterConsumptioninSupply
ChainsTheGSYuasaGroupisworkingtoreduceenvironmentalimpactnotjustfromitsownbusinessactivities,
butthroughouttheentiresupplychaintoaddressenvironmentalissuesincludingclimatechangeandresourcedepletion.
Toaddressglobalwarmingandwaterresourceissuesinparticular,werequestthatbusinesspartners
cooperatewithourmeasuresforachievingCO2emissionsandwaterconsumptionreductiontargets(downby1%ormorecomparedwiththepreviousﬁscalyear)inconjunctionwithproductionofproducts
suppliedtoourGroup.
TheGroupisworkingtoconservenaturalenvironmentsinallitsbusinessactivitiesbyeﬃcientlyusing
resourcesincludingenergyandwaterthroughouttheentiresupplychain.

ManagingBusinessContinuityRisksintheSupplyChain
TheGSYuasaGroupconductsperiodicsurveystodeterminethestatusofbusinesscontinuityofbusiness
partnerssothatwecanensurestablesuppliesofpurchasedpartsandmaterialsevenintheeventof
unexpectedcircumstancesincludingtheoccurrenceofanaturaldisasteroraccident.
Ifadisasterorotherincidentoccurs,weusetheinformationgatheredfromearliersurveystorespondpromptly.Afterassessingthestatusofdamagetobusinesspartners,weinvestigateappropriateresponse
measuresandsoon.
Goingforward,wewillcollaboratewithbusinesspartnersandtakemeasurestoensurebusiness
continuityeveninthefaceofunexpectedcircumstances.
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ExternalEvaluationWedescribetheresultsofevaluationsfromvariousstakeholdersregardingtheGSYuasaGroup'sCSR
activities.

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

MSCIJapanESGSelectLeadersIndex
ThisindexwasdevelopedbyMorganStanleyCapitalInternational(MSCI).Fortheindex,companieswithhighESGevaluationineachcategoryofbusinesshavebeenselected.ThisistheindexadoptedbytheESG
investmentmanagedbytheGovernmentPensionInvestmentFund(GPIF),anentitymanagingpension
reservefundsinJapan.
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedforthisindexbyacquiring“A”rating(seveninvestmentratings:AAA,
AA,A,BBB,BB,BandCCC).(AsofMarch2020)

FTSE4GoodIndexSeries
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedforinclusioninglobalrepresentativeESGinvestmentindicesdevelopedbyFTSERussell,asubsidiaryoftheLondonStockExchange.TheFTSE4GoodIndexseriesisaseriesofstockmarketindicesmadeupofcorporationsthatsatisfyglobalcriteriaforESGmanagementandperformance.(AsofJune2020)

FTSEBlossomJapanIndex
TheCompanyhasbeenselectedbyFTSERussell,asubsidiaryoftheLondonStockExchange,forinclusionintheFTSEBlossomJapanIndex,astockmarketindexmadeupofJapanesecorporationswithoutstandingESGpractices.ThisindexwasadoptedforESGinvestmentmanagementbytheGovernment
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CSRRating
ToyoKeizaiCSRRanking
CSRsurveyconductedbyToyoKeizaiInc.withtheaimtoﬁnd"acompanythatistrustedbysociety."
TheCompanyhasacquiredthefollowingratingsforeachinitiative(ﬁveratings:AAA,AA,A,BandC).
(AsofNovember2019)
UtilizationofhumanresourcesAA

Environment

CorporategovernanceSociability

AAA

AA

AA

EcoVadisBusinessSustainabilityRatings
EcoVadisoperatesajointplatformtoevaluatesustainabilityofsuppliers,andevaluatessuppliersbasedon
CSR-relatedstandardsconsideringresponsetoenvironmentalissues,laborpractices,respectforhumanrights,fairtradeandResponsibleProcurement.
TheCompanyhasreceivedthe"silverrank"certiﬁcationlevel(Fourranks:Platinum,gold,silverandbronze).(AsofSeptember2020)

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

"CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement2020""CompanywithExcellentHealthManagement"meansasystemunderwhichtheMinistryofEconomy,
TradeandIndustry(METI)andTheNipponKenkoKaigijointlyconfercompaniesthatcarryoutparticularly
excellenthealthmanagement,basedonactivitiestodealwithlocalhealthissuesandinitiativesforhealthimprovementpromotedbyTheNipponKenkoKaigi.TheCompanyhasbeenselectedasacertiﬁed
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PlatinumKurumin
PlatinumKuruminisacertiﬁcationprogramunderwhichtheMinisterofHealth,LabourandWelfare
recognizescompaniesthatoﬀerhighlevelsofchildcaresupport.GSYuasawasselectedasacertiﬁed
companyunderthisprogram.

CDP
CDPisaLondon-basedinternationalnon-proﬁtorganizationthatcollects,analyzes,andpubliclyreleases
informationontheenvironmentalstrategiesofleadingcompaniesaroundtheworldinresponsetotheneedsofinstitutionalinvestors.GSYuasaisclassiﬁedintheBrankforclimatechangeprogramsthat
requireinformationdisclosureongreenhousegasemissions,risksandopportunitiesarisingfromclimatechange,andothertopics(assessmentsarebasedonaneight-stepscale:A,A-,B,B-,C,C-,D,D-).

Third-PartyAssurance
Greenhousegasemissions
TheCompanyrequestedthird-partyveriﬁcationinordertosecurethecredibilityofourgreenhousegas
emissiondatathatisdisclosedontheCSRwebcontent,andreceivedtheresultsofveriﬁcation,saying"thereisnoitemindicatingthatithasnotreportedmaterialpointsabouttheGSYuasaGroup's
greenhousegasemissions(Scopes1and2)inFY2019".
Statementonthird-partyveriﬁcationbySGSJapanInc.(FY2019)

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GRIContentIndex
GRIContentIndex
OnthisCSRwebsite,wehavereferencedthattheGRI(GlobalReportingInitiative)Standards2016,aninternationalguidelineforcompanies'sustainabilityreports.
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102

102-10102-11
102-12Strategy
Ethicsandintegrity

102-13102-14102-15102-16102-17

DisclosureTitle
References
GeneralDisclosures
Nameoftheorganization CorporateProﬁle[CorporateName]Activities,brands,products, Products
andservices
Locationofheadquarters CorporateProﬁle[HeadOﬃce]GroupCompanies&Links
Locationofoperations
Ownershipandlegalform StockData
SecuritiesReport[SecuritiesReport(PDF)]Marketsserved(Japaneseonly)
CorporateProﬁle[NumberofEmployee]
Location
Scaleoftheorganization FinancialHighlights[Sales]
Financial>ChartGenerator[Financial
Position]
Informationonemployees ProvisionofComfortableWorking
Environment
andotherworkers
EnsuringSocialResponsibilitywithinOur
Supplychain
SupplyChain
Signiﬁcantchangestotheorganizationanditssupply NewsRelease
chain
PrecautionaryPrincipleor RiskManagement
approachPresident'sMessage[UNGlobalCompact]
AppropriateEnvironmentalInformation
Externalinitiatives
Disclosure[CarbonDisclosureProject]
KeidanrenCharterofCorporateBehavior
Membershipofassociations President'sMessage
Statementfromsenior
CSRPolicyandCodeofConduct
decision-makerKeyimpacts,risks,and
RiskInformation
opportunities
Values,principles,standards,andnormsof Philosophy
CSRPolicy&CodeofConduct
behavior
Mechanismsforadviceand BasicPhilosophyonPromotingCompliance
GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
concernsaboutethics- 92 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards

102-18102-19102-20102-21
102-22102-23102-24102-25102-26



Governance102-27102-28102-29102-30102-31
102-32102-33102-34102-35102-36102-37102-38DisclosureTitle
References
CorporateGovernance>ApproachandGovernancestructure
GovernanceSystem
CSRPromotionFramework
Delegatingauthority
Executive-level
responsibilityforeconomic, CSRPromotionFrameworkenvironmental,andsocial
topicsConsultingstakeholdersoneconomic,environmental, IRCalendar
andsocialtopics
Compositionofthehighest CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
governancebodyandits GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
committees
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Chairofthehighest
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
governancebody
Nominatingandselecting CorporateGovernance[CORPORATEthehighestgovernance
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)body
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Conﬂictsofinterest
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)RoleofhighestgovernanceCorporateGovernancebodyinsettingpurpose,values,andstrategy
EvaluatingtheEﬀectivenessoftheBoardofDirectors
Collectiveknowledgeofhighestgovernancebody PolicyontheIndependenceofOutside
Directors
Evaluatingthehighest
EvaluatingtheEﬀectivenessoftheBoard
governancebody'sofDirectors
performance
Identifyingandmanaging CSRPromotionFramework
economic,environmental, MaterialitySpeciﬁcationProcessandsocialimpacts
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Eﬀectivenessofrisk
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
managementprocesses
Reviewofeconomic,
environmental,andsocial CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
topicsHighestgovernancebody's
CSRPromotionFrameworkroleinsustainability
reportingCommunicatingcriticalGSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
concerns
Natureandtotalnumberof GSYuasaGroupCorporateEthicsHotline
criticalconcerns
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Remunerationpolicies
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
Processfordetermining
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
remuneration
Stakeholders'involvementin CorporateGovernance[CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE(PDF)](Japaneseonly)
remuneration
Annualtotalcompensation ratio- 93 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards102-39102-40102-41

Stakeholder
engagement102-42102-43102-44102-45

Reportingpractice102-46102-47102-48102-49102-50102-51
102-52102-53102-54102-55102-56103

201

Economic
Performance

201-1

201-2

DisclosureTitle
References
Percentageincreaseinannualtotalcompensation ratio
Listofstakeholdergroups AnalystCoverage
Collectivebargaining
RespectforLaborRights
agreements
Identifyingandselecting stakeholders
Approachtostakeholder engagement
Keytopicsandconcerns raised
Entitiesincludedinthe
SecuritiesReport[SecuritiesReport(PDF)]consolidatedﬁnancial(Japaneseonly)
statements
Deﬁningreportcontentand EditorialPolicy
topicBoundaries
MaterialityandResponsePlan
Listofmaterialtopics
RestatementsofEditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]
information
EditorialPolicy[Materialchanges]
Changesinreporting
EditorialPolicy[Periodcovered]
Reportingperiod
Dateofmostrecentreport September2019
Annually（Scheduledtobedisclosedin
Reportingcycle
September2021）
Contactpointforquestions InquiriestoGSYuasaCorporation
regardingthereport
ClaimsofreportinginaccordancewiththeGRI Standards
GRIContentIndex
GRIcontentindex
AppropriateEnvironmentalInformation
Disclosure(GSYuasaCorporationhasnotobtainedExternalassurance
third-partyassuranceforthereportasawhole,butobtainedonlyforGreenhousegasemissiondata.)
Economic
IncorporatingMateriality(KeyCSRIssues)
ManagementApproachintoGroupBusinessStrategy
ChartGenerator[ResultsofOperations/ProﬁtabilityIndicatorRatios]
EarningsReport[EarningsReport(PDF)>StatementsofIncome(Costofsales､Selling,
Directeconomicvalue
generatedanddistributed generalandadministrativeexpenses､Nonoperatingexpenses､Extraordinaryloss､Proﬁt)]
ShareholdersReturn
Financialimplicationsandotherrisksandopportunitiesduetoclimate change- 94 -GRI Content Index

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202

MarketPresence

201-3

201-4
103
202-1
202-2
103

IndirectEconomic
Impacts

203-1

204

Procurement
Practices

203-2
103
204-1
103
205-1

205

Anti-corruption

205-2

203

205-3
206

Anti-competitive
Behavior

103
206-1
103

301

Materials

301-1
301-2
301-3

DisclosureTitle
References
Deﬁnedbeneﬁtplan
SecuritiesReport[SecuritiesReport(PDF)]obligationsandother(Japaneseonly)
retirementplans
Financialassistancereceivedfromgovernment ManagementApproach
Ratiosofstandardentry
levelwagebygendercomparedtolocalminimum wage
Proportionofsenior
managementhiredfromthe localcommunity
ManagementApproach
ContributionstotheEnvironment[Stable
Infrastructureinvestments SupplyofPhotovoltaicGenerationSystems/SupportforActivitiesoftheYakushima
andservicessupported
EnvironmentalandCulturalFoundation]Signiﬁcantindirect
economicimpacts
ManagementApproach
Proportionofspendingon localsuppliers
ManagementApproach
Operationsassessedfor risksrelatedtocorruption
Communicationandtraining
WorkplaceMeetingsonCSR
aboutanti-corruption
policiesandprocedures
Conﬁrmedincidentsofcorruptionandactions
Nocases
takenManagementApproach
Legalactionsforanticompetitivebehavior,anti- Nocases
trust,andmonopoly
practices
Environmental
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ManagementApproach
Resourcerecycling
Materialsusedbyweightor EnvironmentalMid-termPlans[Ratioof
recycledleadusedasleadrawmaterialsinvolumelead-acidbatteries]
Recycledinputmaterials FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofmainmaterialsconsumption]
usedFlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Reclaimedproductsandtheirpackagingmaterials Amountofrecycling]- 95 -GRI Content Index

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302

Energy

303

Water

304

Biodiversity

305

EmissionsDisclosureTitle

References
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmental
103 ManagementApproach
Burdens>Transportation
ActivitytoDecreaseEnvironmental
Burdens>Developmentanddesign
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofenergyconsumptionin
302-1 Energyconsumptionwithintheorganization
production]
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
302-2 Energyconsumption
outsideoftheorganization Amountofenergyconsumptioninphysicaldistribution]302-3 Energyintensity
Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[302-4 Reductionofenergy
Amountofenergysaved]
consumption
Reductionsinenergy
302-5 requirementsofproducts andservices
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWater
103 ManagementApproach
ConsumptionatProductionSites
Worldwide
303-1 Waterwithdrawalbysource FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofwaterconsumption]
Watersourcessigniﬁcantly
303-2 aﬀectedbywithdrawalof water
303-3 Waterrecycledandreused Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[
Amountofrecycledwaterused]
103 ManagementApproach
Operationalsitesowned,
leased,managedin,or
304-1 adjacentto,protectedareas
andareasofhighbiodiversityvalueoutside
protectedareas
Signiﬁcantimpactsof
304-2 activities,products,andservicesonbiodiversity304-3 Habitatsprotectedorrestored
IUCNRedListspeciesandnationalconservationlist
304-4 specieswithhabitatsinareasaﬀectedbyoperations
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ReductionofCO2EmissionsandWater
103 ManagementApproach
ConsumptionatProductionSites
Worldwide
Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[305-1 Direct(Scope1)GHG
AmountofCO2emissionsinproduction]
emissions- 96 -GRI Content Index

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305-2

305-3




305-4
305-5
305-6
305-7
103
306-1

306 EﬄuentsandWaste

306-2
306-3
306-4
306-5

307

Environmental
Compliance

103
307-1
103

308

Supplier
Environmental
Assessment

308-1
308-2

DisclosureTitle
References
Energyindirect(Scope2) FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
AmountofCO2emissionsinproduction]GHGemissions
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Otherindirect(Scope3)
AmountofCO2emissionsinphysicalGHGemissions
distribution]GHGemissionsintensity
Eﬀectofenvironmentalconservation[
ReductionofGHG
AmountofCO2reduced]
emissions
Emissionsofozonedepletingsubstances(ODS) Nocases
Identifyingchemicalsubstanceemissions[
Nitrogenoxides(NOX),
Statusofreleaseandtransferofsulfuroxides(SOX),andsubstancessubjecttothePRTRLaw
othersigniﬁcantair(Releasedintotheair)]emissions
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ManagementApproach
EnvironmentalRiskManagement
Waterdischargebyquality FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofwastewater]anddestination
FlowofMaterialsintheProductLifeCycle[
Amountofﬁnaldisposal/Amountof
Wastebytypeanddisposal recycling]
(Wasteemissionsaredisclosednotbymethodhazardous/harmlesscategoriesbutbytypeanddisposal.)
EnvironmentalRiskManagement
Signiﬁcantspills
TransportofhazardousNoimportorexportofspeciﬁedhazardous
waste
substancesundertheBaselConvention
Waterbodiesaﬀectedbywaterdischargesand/or runoﬀ
Materiality[Promotingenvironmental
protection]
ManagementApproach
EnvironmentalComplianceManagement
Non-compliancewithEnvironmentalComplianceManagement
environmentallawsandregulations
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
promotion]
ManagementApproach
GreenProcurementNewsuppliersthatwereGreenProcurement
screenedusing
environmentalcriteria
Negativeenvironmental
2EmissionsandWater
impactsinthesupplychain ReductionofCO
ConsumptioninSupplyChains
andactionstaken- 97 -GRI Content Index

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DisclosureTitle
Social103

401

Employment

402 Labor/Management
Relations403 OccupationalHealthandSafety

404

Trainingand
Education

ManagementApproach

References

ProvisionofComfortableWorking
EnvironmentEnsuringAppropriateWorkingHours
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalance
ProvisionofComfortableWorking
Environment>Basicpolicy

401-1 NewemployeehiresandemployeeturnoverBeneﬁtsprovidedtofull401-2 timeemployeesthatarenotprovidedtotemporaryor part-timeemployees
SupportingWorkAlongside
401-3 Parentalleave
Childcare/NursingCare
RespectforLaborRights
103 ManagementApproach
Minimumnoticeperiods
402-1 regardingoperationalchangesMateriality[Improvementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments]
103 ManagementApproach
ConservationandImprovementofSafety
andHealthinWorkingEnvironments
Workersrepresentationin
CreatingaPleasantWorkplacethrough403-1 formaljointmanagement–
workerhealthandsafety LaborandManagementWorkingasOne
committees
Typesofinjuryandratesofinjury,occupational
Top-Management-PromotedHealthand403-2 diseases,lostdays,andabsenteeism,andnumber SafetyMeasuresofwork-relatedfatalities
Workerswithhighincidence Materiality[Improvementofsafetyandhealthinworkingenvironments>403-3 orhighriskofdiseases
relatedtotheiroccupation Promotionoflaborsafetyandhealthrisk
management]Healthandsafetytopics
TheagreementbetweenGSYuasaandthe403-4 coveredinformal
laborunionincludesclausesregarding
agreementswithtradesafetyandhealth.
unionsMateriality[Humanresourcesdevelopment]MidtoLong-termHumanResources
103 ManagementApproach
DevelopmentandAppropriateAbility
Assessment
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHuman404-1 Averagehoursoftraining
Resourcesperyearperemployee
Programsforupgrading
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHuman404-2 employeeskillsandResources
transitionassistanceprograms
Percentageofemployees
FosteringAutonomous-mindedHuman404-3 receivingregularperformanceandcareer Resources
developmentreviews- 98 -GRI Content Index

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GRIStandards
405

406

407

408

DiversityandEqual
Opportunity

Non-discrimination
Freedomof
AssociationandCollectiveBargaining
ChildLabor

409 ForcedorCompulsory
Labor
410

SecurityPractices

411 RightsofIndigenous
Peoples

103
405-1

405-2
103
406-1
103
407-1
103
408-1
103
409-1
103
410-1
103
411-1
103
412-1

412

HumanRights
Assessment

412-2
412-3
103

413

LocalCommunities

413-1

DisclosureTitle
References
RespectforIndividualWork-LifeBalanceManagementApproach
Diversityofgovernance
EmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities
bodiesandemployees
Ratioofbasicsalaryandremunerationofwomento men
ProhibitionofDiscriminationandRespect
ManagementApproachforDiversity
Incidentsofdiscriminationandcorrectiveactions
Nocases
taken
RespectforLaborRights
ManagementApproach
Operationsandsuppliersinwhichtherighttofreedom ofassociationandcollective
bargainingmaybeatrisk
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildManagementApproach
Labor
Operationsandsuppliersatsigniﬁcantriskforincidents ofchildlabor
ProhibitionofForcedLaborandChildManagementApproach
Labor
Operationsandsuppliersatsigniﬁcantriskforincidents offorcedorcompulsory
laborManagementApproach
Securitypersonneltrainedinhumanrightspoliciesor proceduresManagementApproach
Incidentsofviolations
involvingrightsofindigenouspeoples
Materiality[Respectforindividuality]
ManagementApproach
RespectforHumanRights
Operationsthathavebeen
subjecttohumanrights
reviewsorimpact
assessments
Employeetrainingon
PromotingHumanRightsEducation
humanrightspoliciesorprocedures
Signiﬁcantinvestment
agreementsandcontracts
thatincludehumanrights clausesorthatunderwent
humanrightsscreening
BuildingBetterRelationshipswithLocal
ManagementApproach
Communities
Operationswithlocal
communityengagement, impactassessments,anddevelopmentprograms- 99 -GRI Content Index

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414

SupplierSocial
Assessment

415

PublicPolicy

416 CustomerHealthand
Safety417

MarketingandLabeling

418

CustomerPrivacy

419

Socioeconomic
Compliance

DisclosureTitle
References
Operationswithsigniﬁcant413-2 actualandpotential
negativeimpactsonlocal communities
Materiality[ResponsibleProcurement
promotion]
103 ManagementApproach
CSRProcurementInitiativesNewsuppliersthatwere
CSRProcurementInitiatives
414-1 screenedusingsocial
criteria
Negativesocialimpactsin
CSRProcurementInitiatives
414-2 thesupplychainandactionstaken
103 ManagementApproach
415-1 Politicalcontributions
Nocases
Materiality[Provisionofhigh-quality
products]
103 ManagementApproach
FocusonSafetyandQuality
Assessmentofthehealth
InitiativesforProductSafetyandSwift
416-1 andsafetyimpactsofDisseminationofInformation
productandservice
categories
Incidentsofnon-compliance
Importantannouncementregarding
416-2 concerningthehealthandsafetyimpactsofproducts products
andservices
103 ManagementApproach
Automotive/MotorcycleBatteries&Chargers
Requirementsforproduct TractionBatteries&Chargers
417-1 andserviceinformationand LightingEquipmentIndustrialBatteries/PowerSupplySystems
labeling
Lithium-ionBatteries
ExportHandlingProduct(Japaneseonly)
Incidentsofnon-compliance417-2 concerningproductandNocases
serviceinformationandlabeling
Incidentsofnon-compliance417-3 concerningmarketingNocasescommunications
Materiality[Strictmanagementof
conﬁdentialinformation]
103 ManagementApproach
InformationSecurity
Substantiatedcomplaints
regardingconcerning
418-1 breachesofcustomer
Nocasesprivacyandlossesofcustomerdata
Materiality[ThoroughlyfulﬁllingourCSR
andensuringcompliance]
103 ManagementApproach
CompliancewithLaws,etc.
Non-compliancewithlaws419-1 andregulationsinthesocial Nomajorﬁnesorpenaltieswereimposedandeconomicarea- 100 -GRI Content Index

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EditorialPolicy
EditorialPolicyOnthisCSRwebsite,wereportontheGSYuasaGroup'sconceptandinitiativesregardingCSR.
WediscloseinformationthatconsiderstheopinionsofstakeholdersandtheirimportancetotheGSYuasa
Group.

PeriodcoveredWediscloseinformationcenteringonCSRactivitiesinﬁscal2019(April1,2019toMarch31,2020).
InordertoreporttheGSYuasaGroup'slatestCSRactivities,wediscloseinformationonactivitiesafterﬁscal2019wheneverappropriate.
Withrespecttosomeperformancedata,wediscloseinformationbeforeﬁscal2019toshowachangeovertime.

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

AccuracyofinformationToensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationwedisclose,itisveriﬁedbymultipledepartments,suchasthedepartmentinchargeofthespeciﬁcareaandthePublicRelationsDepartment.

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

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