Relationship with Society
Social Requirements

The FDK Approach

Disclosing accurate, transparent information● Proceeding communication opportunities withstakeholders● Responding to heightened demands for nonfinancial information disclosure●Governance

FY2019 Achievements

Communicating and Collaborating with Stakeholders
Disclosing correct information for the requestfrom customers● Engaging in social contribution activities with localcommunities, residents and other stakeholders●●❶FDK published a CSR report in 2019 and made every
effort in informational disclosure.
❷Response to customers
FDK provided accurate information when it received inquiries
from customers such as questions about its company profile.
❸Shareholders/Investors
FDK provided accurate explanations to 162 inquires
from shareholders and investors this year.

HumanRights

Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues❹Suppliers
FDK conducted CSR surveys with procurement partners, personnel dispatching companies, outsourcers, industrial waste processing contractors, and other business partners and provided results as feedback.
❺Employees
FDK held monthly liaison meetings between labor and management as well as conducted employee satisfaction surveys.
❻Local communities
FDK continued to take part in local social contribution activities.

Examples of Initiatives (2): activities contributing to local communities

Highlights of Relationship with Society

Contributing activities to Main local communities that utilize the features of FDK businesses

Number of Battery-making
Class sessions held

Number of internships

82

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Number of communications
with shareholders, investors

Number of survey responses
from customers
about CSR/conflict minerals

Number of local events
joined by FDK

Number of factory tours

162160

Number of local clean-upactivities

168

Initiatives supporting Relationship with Society
Communicating and Collaborating with Stakeholders

・Kosai Plant
Battery-making Class・Washizu Plant
Factory Tour for Washizu
Elementary School in Kosai City・Kosai Plant Participation in theKosai Hands-on Science Booth・Washizu Plant
Factory Tour for the Engineering
Department of Shizuoka University❶Releasing CSR Report❷Customers
Disclosing accurate information when responding torequests from customers❸Shareholders/Investors
The general shareholdersʼ meeting, IR meeting, information disclosure over the website, and the deliberations forthe communication oppotunities for the briefings about
management policy and business performance, etc.

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❹Suppliers
Proceeding two-way communication.
❺Employees
Communications with Labor union, Employee satisfaction
monitoring, Communication with Top Management.
❻Continually engage in social contribution activities withlocal communities, residents and other stakeholders
Participate in local community exchanges and local
clean-up activities, provide factory tours, and always
work to offer internships and assist in fundraising,blood drives and other such activities.

KosaiPlant

Battery-making ClassInternships

WashizuPlant

Battery-making Class
Factory tours and internships

Takasaki
PlantInternships
On-site trainees accepted from special
needs high schools

Tottori
Plant

Tours and internships

Kosai
Plant

Participation in the Hamanako Clean activity
Participation in traffic safety campaigns

Washizu
Plant

Participation in the Hamanako Clean activity
Participation in highway clean-up activity infront of the plant

Takasaki
Plant

Sorting and collection of Takasaki Festival trash
Clean-up efforts around the company

Tottori
Plant

Clean-up of highway and grounds/participation in Uradome Coast clean-up
Greening campaign fundraising support

Main activities contributing to local communities

・Kosai Plant
Hamanako Clean activity

・Washizu Plant
Highway clean-up in front of the plant

As a good corporate citizen, the FDK Group will pursue a thorough understanding of the multiple needs and expectations of its stakeholders and pursue
business activities to meet these needs and expectations. FDK Group works to heighten corporate value by continually engaging in corporate activities that
contribute to society through proper disclosure of information that should be made public, and a dialogue with stakeholders, reflected in business activities.

FY2019 Targets

Provision of dry-cell batteries and otheraid to areas impacted by Typhoon Faxai
Sponsorship of The Sound of Batteries
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Examples of Initiatives (1): FY2019 Targets and Achievements

HeadOffice・Takasaki Plant
Sorting and collection of
Takasaki Festival trash・Tottori Plant
Replanting of flowerbeds atroadside stations

FDK
FDK Engineering clean-up activity
ENGINEERING (local clean-up effort)

・FDK ENGINEERING
Clean-up activity

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