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Contents
Top Message .................................................................... 3■ Corporate Profile

Smart Energy Partner

CompanyName

FDK CORPORATIONFounded1950

Head Office

Shibaura Crystal Shinagawa Bldg.,
1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8212 Japan

Capital31,709 million yen(as of March 31, 2020)

Net Sales

FY2019(April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020)
Consolidated: 62,123 million yen

Employees

Consolidated: 3,030(as of March 31, 2020)

The Story of Value Creation at the FDK Group
Approach to Value Creation ........................................... 5

The FDK Value Chain ................................................... 11
CSR Management ....................................................... 13
Seven Prioritized Initiatives ......................................... 15
Management System

FDK CORPORATION is a manufacturer, which manufactures, sells and exports various kinds of batteries,
Description
rechargeable batteries, battery devices, electronicof businesscomponents and devices as well as applied products
and applied devices.
Main
Products

Ni-MH batteries, Alkaline batteries, Lithium batteries,
Carbon-zinc batteries, Power storage systems, Lightproducts, Production systems for batteries, Switching
power supplies, DC-DC power modules, Toner, Signal
processing modules for LCD

and contribute to materialization and development of sustainable society.

Strengthening Corporate Governance .......................... 17
Building an Internal Control System ............................ 18
Ensure Compliance ..................................................... 18
Occupational Health and Safety Activities ................ 19
Risk Management ................................................... 20
Relationships with Customers and Suppliers
Offerings .................................................................... 21
Quality Assurance Activities ..................................... 23
Relationship with Society

FDK Group, as a Smart Energy Partner, assemble advanced technologies, would
like our customers to best utilize electric energy in a safe and efficient manner,

10 year Scheme and Mid Term Business Plan “R1” ....... 7
Ideal Form .................................................................... 9

Communicating and Collaborating with Stakeholders ..... 25■ About “FDK Group CSR Report 2020”

Editorial Policy
FDK has published the FDK Group CSR Report since 2017 so that allof its stakeholders will understand its various activities based on the
CSR Policy of the FDK Group.
The “FDK Group CSR Report 2020” reports primarily on efforts in the
FDK Group Approach to Value Creation and the Seven Prioritized Initiatives based on the CSR Policy.
Target Period
This report focuses on activities during FY2019 (April 1, 2019 to March
31, 2020). (Some information is included outside of this period.)
Scope
This report covers activities for FDK and the FDK Group. Some of thereport is specific to FDK.
Reference Guidelines
The “FDK Group CSR Report 2020” is created by referring to ISO
26000 Guidance on Social Responsibility and the 2012 Environmental
Reporting Guidelines.

Relationships with Employees
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion .............................. 27
Developing human resources for their contribution to society
and the planet ............................................................. 29
Environmental Conservation Activities
Protecting the Global Environment .............................. 31
Overview of Group Companies ........................................ 35
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
Successors to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) put forward
in 2001, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at
the United Nations Summit of September 2015 and comprise international targets to be achieved from 2016 through 2030. They are composed of 17 goals and 169 targets for achieving a sustainable world.

ISO 26000 (Core Themes) Icons

Governance

Human
RightsLabor
Practice

Environment

Fair Trade

ConsumerIssuesCommunity

Contact
General Affairs and Human Resource Department, Corporate Headquarters
Tel: +81-3-5715-7402
Fax: +81-3-5715-7401
E-Mail: csr@fdk.co.jp

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TOP MESSAGE

As a Smart Energy Partner, FDK Groupwill achieve its vision to help materialize
and develop a sustainable society.
In order for us to further strengthen our business structure and improve our corporate value, we need to refine the FDK Group visionand meet the expectations of our various stakeholders. Toward thatend in October 2019, we formulated a 10 year scheme as our ideal
form in ten years, and the Mid Term Business Plan “R1”, which covers
what needs to be done during the first three (3) years (from FY2020
to 2022) of this period.
As a Smart Energy Partner that assembles advanced technologies, FDK Group would like our customers to best utilize electric energy in a safe and efficient manner, and it hopes to contribute to thematerialization and development of a sustainable society. Our vision isto help solve social issues through FDK products and services.

FDK Group CSR Management
The FDK Group has established the “FDK Group CSR Policy”, and set
Seven Prioritized Initiatives for putting it into practice based on that
CSR Policy. In taking on these challenges, we demonstrate a commitment to responsible business operations as a global company. In orderto move forward with these initiatives, we have formed a CSR Promotion Committee, tasked with disseminating and firmly establishing the“FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines” that are at the core of FDKGroup CSR activities, and the “FUJITSU Way”, which comprises the
Fujitsu Group philosophy. The committee performs regular reviews to
confirm the action status of the Seven Prioritized Initiatives. The FDKGroup is driving forward its corporate responsibility efforts founded in
the CSR Policy around seven prioritized initiatives: Protecting the Global Environment, Embracing Diversity and Inclusion, Developing humanresources for their contribution to society and the planet, Engaging in
Dialogue and Cooperation with Stakeholders, Ensuring Compliance,
and Strengthening Corporate Governance. We will fulfill our corporatesocial responsibilities through businesses that help solve social challenges and strive to realize our vision.
The FDK Group believes that corporate governance is the foundation of business management, and that strengthening it improves thesoundness and transparency of the company while improving value for3

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FDK shareholders. We therefore conduct reviews of the management
system and organization as necessary for each measure based on thegeneral principles of the Corporate Governance Code.
In order to achieve sound legal compliance and respond to societal requirements, we have established company-wide cross-sectionalorganizations including the “Health and Safety Committee”, the “Risk
Compliance Committee”, the “Environmental Management Committee”, the “Product Chemical Substances Management Committee”
and the “Export Control Committee”. We have also established the“Product Safety Promotion Committee” to respond to consumer issues
as we strengthen our quality assurance system to ensure appropriatequality and safety. In order to move forward with CSR initiatives froma more global perspective, activities complying with international CSR
criteria (ISO 26000 and the RBA Code of Conduct for associates of
the Fujitsu Group) are to be implemented at business locations both
domestic and overseas, and throughout the internal processes thatcomprise each business activity, as well as their supply chains.
By steadily advancing and continually improving these initiatives, I
hope we can ensure the realization of the FDK Group Vision.

Realizing our Vision Together with Employees
We understand human resources to be the most essential management resource in realizing the FDK Group Vision. We have raised “Embracing Diversity and Inclusion” as one prioritized initiative based on
the CSR Policy. Through the business changes and processes that
we have experienced up to this point, the FDK Group has come toinclude human resources with different corporate cultures and modesof thought. By making greater use of these diverse human resources, we will undertake efforts that enable employees to further apply
themselves and innovate. The FDK Group has also set “Developing
human resources for their contribution to society and the planet” asanother prioritized initiative founded in the human resource principalsof the CSR Policy. We will enhance training and skill-acquisition opportunities that include better stratified training as well as training toenhance specialized skills and nurture global business leaders. The

FDK Group will also conduct employee satisfaction surveys and focus
on developing global human resources who can be active from a global perspective, serving as a driving force toward the realization of the
FDK Group Vision.

Contributing to the Materialization and Development of a Sustainable Society by Providing
Battery Solutions
The FDK Group is moving forward with the development and commercialization of next-generation batteries such as small all-solid-state
SMD batteries, nickel-zinc batteries, and metal-hydride air secondary
batteries. In addition to existing products and services, we will also
provide new ones including a next generation of batteries for markets
such as IoT, mobility and social infrastructure, which will support coming societal developments.
At the FDK Group, we are focusing effort on contributing to theachievement of four particular targets associated with the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) put forward by the United Nations. By providing battery solutions, we are moving forward with efforts to solve
social issues from an outside-in perspective that is seen as a crucial
approach to helping achieve SDGs.
I hope that through this report, an understanding will be fosteredof the FDK Group CSR activities. I would also like to ask all of our
stakeholders for their candid feedback and insights for the sake offuture FDK Group initiatives.

FDK CORPORATION
President & CEO

Ryo Nagano

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Approach to Value Creation

SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
Successors to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) put forward in 2001, the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) were adopted at the United Nations Summit of September 2015 and comprise international targets to beachieved from 2016 through 2030. They are composed of 17 goals and 169 targets for achieving a sustainable
world.

In continually addressing seven prioritized initiatives based on our CSR Policy, the FDK Group engages in management
as a responsible global corporate citizen. The FDK Group provides unique value to all of its stakeholders, helping toresolve social issues through the development and supply of batteries, power storage systems and electronic devices
founded in the core technologies FDK has cultivated up until now.

● Glowing consciousness to CSR● Importance of product quality and management quality

2020

Business Model

OutputSDGs Emphasized by the FDK Group

Stakeholders● Sudden changes in the price of natural resources● Sharp rising in labor costs at overseas manufacturing base
● Market maturity and change of market structure

In Social Infrastructure and Businesses!

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Alkaline batteries■ Ni-MH batteries■ Lithium batteries■ Various modules■

In Homes!
● Smoke detector● Cordless telephone● Remote controls● Smart Meter● Toy● Liquid crystal display (LCDs)● LED light● Credit card

● Automobile● Wrist watch

Contributions tosociety● Flashlights

Alkaline batteries■ Ni-MH batteries■ Lithium batteries■ Various modules■(do it all)
Promises toshareholders

Ensure quality as a manufacturer● Innovate recycling processes● Conserve resources and reduce
waste and emissions
Reduce CO2● Execute measures against disasters● Execute measures of
prevention/reduction disaster●● Mobile phone base station ● Smartphone charger ● Beauty & health devices

Customersatisfaction

Innovate new technologies
and processes● Save resources and energy●

Employees

Customers●

Core
Technologies● Intellectual capital

Suppliers● Emergency-response vending machine ● Emergency lighting

Surrounding
Environment

Invested
Capital● Computer

Innovate energy consumption● Power storage and improve
efficiency of energy consumption●

The FDK Group Vision is FDK Group would like ourcustomers to best utilize electric energy in a safe andefficient manner, and contribute to materialization anddevelopment of sustainable society. The FDK Groupmakes contributions through the batteries, power
storage systems and electronic devices provided
thanks to its proprietary technologies in addition to
the production processes, such as improving power
storage by using renewable energy, enhancing energy
efficiency and resource efficiency, conserving the environment such as reducing CO2 emissions, improving
infrastructure, and strengthening security measures.
FDK has defined the above four SDGs to emphasize
as the FDK Group, including social issues that FDK
can help resolve through its existing technologies andproducts in addition to potential contributes throughnew business measures and actions in the future.

Shareholders/
Investors

Global Society/
Local Communities

FDK considers customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, investors, global society andlocal communities to be
primary stakeholders. By
continuing to provide value to all of the stakeholders through the businessactivities,FDK will contribute to the sustainable
development of society.

And Game: FDKʼs new culture required to execute plan
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Information on the FDK Group Strategy
Framework 10 yearsʼ scheme and Mid
Term Business Plan R1
The FDK Group has formulated and developed “Mid-Term Business Plan 1618” as a means to strengthen our foundational business which has returned to developing materials focusing on powders, and to improve our presence asan “Leader in Energy Management Systems Across Multiple Platforms” through providing products that make use ofbattery and electronic business synergies to the industrial and consumer markets.
The development to differentiate ourselves from our competitors has worked to develop high energy density cathodematerials for small all-solid-state SMD batteries, to establish sample specifications, and to develop batteries with wide
temperature, high capacity, and long-life characteristics. Although we strove to develop small modules with high-density characteristics, fiercer competition and stagnation in the market significantly diverged results from initial plans.
In order for us to strengthen our business structure and improve our corporate value, we need to brush up on our
vision for FDK Group and meet the expectation of our various stakeholders. Toward that end, we have formulated 10
yearsʼ scheme as our ideal form in ten years now, and the Mid Term Business Plan “R1”, which covers what needs tobe done during the first three years of this period.

R1(FY2020-22)

Engineering

R2(FY2023-25)

R3(FY2026-28)

To cultivate new industries

10 Years from Now(FY2029)

Engineering

Strengthen engineering

Batteries

To grow with profit

Electronics

Next Generation Batteries

Utilize management resources

To establish a new business model●

Stabilize Ni-MH and lithium businesses as two business pillars●

To revitalise Alkaline business and re-establish brand value●

Strengthen engineering capabilities●

Revitalize the electronics business via new business concepts to foster growth●

Launch and develop new businesses as well as spearhead co-creation with partners

Ni-MH

Lithium

Electronics

Top pillar of earnings
underpinned by fiveother pillars

Expansion of new
applications including
In-vehicle accessories, asa second pillar of earnings

To increase business value
To explore new concept

Alkaline

Engineering

To strengthen domestic
add-value business
Revitalise Brand value

To strengthen automotive industry businessTo support internal
engineering

Power Management
Solutions

Large Scale Storage Battery
Smart Factory

In-vehicle Accessary

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Ni-MH batteries■ Alkaline batteries■ Lithium batteries■ Next Generation Batteries■ Power Management
Solutions■ Engineering■

Towards new growthBatteries

Team up for development

To ramp-up volume

R1 Business Portfolio

New Business
Ramp-up/Seeding Next Generation Batteries
Solutions
Co-Creation

Smart Meter

Home Appliance
Railway Backup

Automotive Starters

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Ideal Form
Contribute to the materialization and development of a sustainable society by actively taking advantage of ecosystems to increase the value of offerings provided together with various partners and enable customers to utilize
electric energy in diversified ways.
● To add various functions & features onto unique value of our current offerings (reliability, safety, environment protection) and respond to usersʼ expectations to use electric energy in a wider range of applications.
● Use the technical capabilities of the current portfolio to revitalize and reform FDK.
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Smart Factory & Mobility

Batteries installed in IoT devices used to communicate with cloud computing or management center
Small all-solid -state SMD batteries(high durability, high output, and compact)

Drive batteries installed on vehicles, factory equipment, and other machines requiring stable operation
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Smart Home & Office

Smart Infrastructure

Batteries installed in various devices with highfunctionality used indoors and outdoors

Batteries for spare and storage can be placed
anywhere to support infrastructures of society
Hydride/air batteries(large capacity, inexpensive, and high durability)

Small all-solid -state SMD batteries(high durability, long life, and rapid charging)
Nickel-zinc (high durability, long life, rapid charging)

Large Scale Storage Battery
Smart Factory

In-vehicle Accessary9

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Smart Meter

Home Appliance
Railway Backup

Automotive Starters

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The Story of Value Creation at the FDK GroupThe FDK Value Chain

Providing Safe, Secure Products with Consideration for the Environment

Policy Orientation
Initiatives Toward Realizing Our Policies

Throughout all FDK business activity processes (i.e., our value chain), we work together within the company on initiatives toprovide products that are safe and secure forthe customer and environmentally friendly.
With this as our premise, we recognize how
crucial it is to elevate the quality of management through internal environmental initiatives and thoroughgoing compliance. FDK
works to provide products and services thathave value for our customers by promoting
activities that include collaboration with our
suppliers.

Development & Engineering

Procurement

Manufacturing

Sales

Distribution

We strive to develop, improve and increase thereliability of products that are valuable for theircontribution to addressing and resolving social
issues and customer needs. We strengthen
links among the development and engineering
department within each business division sothat we can maximize the results produced byour human resources, expertise and technology.

We are building a globally optimized components
and materials procurement system by forging
links among the purchasing departments withineach of our domestic business divisions andoverseas production sites, as well as the FujitsuGroup. We communicate thoroughly with our
suppliers as we work to achieve sustainableprocurement through which we can prosper
together as partners.

We engage in the manufacture of highly reliable
products by incorporating optimal manufacturing
facilities and manufacturing technologies, andthorough adherence to specified performance andquality standards. By further evolving manufacturing
technologies for batteries, electronic devices andproducts integrating these technologies cultivated up
until now, we work to manufacture products developed
to meet the needs of customers and society.

We strive to communicate fully with customers sothat we can accurately grasp and contextualize
the problems and needs that they face, andpropose appropriate solutions that translate
FDKʼs strengths into value for customers. Theirrequests are correctly conveyed as feedback to
the development department, which contacts
the customer with the technical support
department to ascertain their needs.

In offering batteries, which are bothelectrochemical products and heavymaterials, and precision parts in the formof electronic products, we continually strive
to ensure the quality distribution needed toreliably deliver products without diminishing
their performance or the value that they
provide.

●Developing products to address the needsof customers and resolve societal issues.

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Strengthening links among the engineeringdevelopment department of business divisions.

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New product development through partnerships
with external research institutes including
academic associations and universities.

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Strengthening compliance in such areas
as management of intellectual property
and products and other items containing
chemical substances.

Achieving greater quality through initiatives
to adopt ISO-compliant processes from theresearch and development stages.

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Fair, impartial, responsible procurement
activities in which suppliers are selectedbased on standards of quality, responsive
pricing, prompt delivery, technologicalcapability, environmental conservation andbusiness conditions.
Procurement activities that are in keepingwith laws and regulations including ISO
and codes of conduct, as well as the Subcontract Act.
Collaborate with business partners ininitiatives from business reviews, regular
audits, development and promotion of FDKGroup CSR policies, green procurement,
and Business Continuity Management(BCM).

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Implementation of ISO-compliant processes.

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In addition to Total Productive Maintenance(TPM) activities, we share our expertise via
technical accreditation systems and operational manual production, as well as employ BCM, line automation and IoT.

Discerning market trends and latent needs while
exposing ourselves to a wide range of candid
customer opinion through exhibition and event
planning enables us to take the initiative in offering
products and services that have value for customers.

We strive to ensure rapid, reliable delivery of our
products to customers through BCP that includes
logistic measures such as alternative routes aswell as shipping methods in the distribution
network in the event of a natural disaster.

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Furthering environmental conservation initiatives
in line with the ISO standards and activities of thecompany-wide environmental organization at eachproduction site. We also advance manufacturing
in a safe, comfortable environment by furthering
occupational health and safety and 5S activities.

We have not only put in place a Customer Service
Desk to respond directly to opinions expressed by ourcustomers, but also strive to apply the information
to develop products that reflect an understanding ofcustomer problems, as well as a concern for greater
safety, security, and environmental awareness. We also
regularly conduct Customer Satisfaction (CS) surveys
to reflect in activities to enhance customer satisfaction.

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Impartially selecting and building relationships of trustwith optimal, trustworthy distribution companies.

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We provide education on legal and regulatorycompliance for accurate responses to regulations
in each country, sound import/export management
and precise customs procedures.

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We not only further initiatives to reduce our environmental
impact, such as railway transport, better transport
efficiency and waste reductions, but also prioritize actions
for environmental and safety measures among workers
as well as strive for responsible and sustainable logistics.

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Members of top management regularly check on
work sites in an effort to closely share challenges andinitiatives between management and the workplace
to make improvements and achieve goals.

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We engage in uncompromising informational management,
business ethics and compliance in an effort to makecustomers feel confident about doing business with us.

Relevant SDGs

Platforms Supporting the Value Chain

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Corporate GovernanceCompliance

Risk Management

Human Resource Development

Environmental Considerations

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The Story of Value Creation at the FDK GroupCSR Management
CSR activities for the FDK Group strives to resolve various social issues and contributes to the development of a sustainable society and planet through the practice of “FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines” and the “FUJITSU Way”
as a member of the Fujitsu Group.
FDK Group CSR Policy is practiced by implementing the “FDK Group
Corporate Conduct Guidelines” showing the contents which all thepeople who work in FDK group should positively practice, and the “FUJITSU Way” which is a group philosophy as a member of the FujitsuGroup.
As a Smart Energy Partner that assembles advanced technologies, the FDK Group would like our customers to best utilize electricenergy in a safe and efficient manner, and it hopes to contribute to thematerialization and development of a sustainable society. According tothis vision, all of our business activities will practice the FUJITSU Way
and the FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines to help foster sustainable growth of the planet and society based on the expectations
and requirements of our diverse stakeholders.
Our CSR efforts focus on seven prioritized initiatives. In addressingthese challenges, we demonstrate a commitment to responsible business operations as a global company.

Procurement Activities In-line with CSR

The FDK Group has collaborated with the suppliers in drafting the “FDKGroup Supply Chain CSR Promotion Guidebook”, which presents ourapproach to promoting procurement activities in keeping with CSR
principles. It is based on the “FDK Group CSR Policy”, “FDK Group
Corporate Conduct Guidelines”, and the “FUJITSU Way”.
FDK Group asks the suppliers who make up its supply chain tocomply with these policies in the same way FDK Group conducts procurement activities in compliance with these guidelines.
CSR Policy
FDK Group Corporate
Conduct Guidelines

FUJITSU Way

CSR-oriented Procurement Activities

FDK Group
Supply Chain
C S R P ro mot io nGuidebook

FDK Group
Supply Chain
CSR Survey
Questionnaire

Requests for
Suppliers

Promotion Framework for CSR Policies
FDK established the CSR Promotion Committee to expand and standardize the “FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines” and the “FUJITSU Way”, which are the key to the CSR activities of the FDK Group.
The CSR Promotion Committee chaired by a director (corporate
officer) confirms the action status of the seven prioritized initiatives
based on the CSR Policy and periodically reviews matters such as

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CSR-related information and initiatives. We also publish a wide range
of information on our corporate homepage from the FDK Group CSR
Policy and the prioritized initiatives set based on that CSR Policy tomeasures and activity results.
The CSR Promotion Committee has three organizational subcommittees for the purpose of executing activities to promote compliancewith the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) international CSR guidance, conducting surveys and responding to requests about CSR from
customers, and properly managing minerals procurement.

Positioning of the Seven Prioritized Initiatives
Set According to the CSR Policy
The FDK Group has set Seven Prioritized Initiatives based on its CSR
Policy.
We deliberate on levels of severity and priority to set these initiatives in order to engage in responsible business management that

Framework of CSR Promotion

responds to social requirements.
By taking on these seven prioritized initiatives, we provide value toall of our stakeholders while working to realize the FDK Group Vision.
CSR management activities include actions that comply with core
ISO 26000 issues, and the standards in all five sections of the RBA,
improving our quality of business management.

Social Requirements

CSR Promotion Committee
Role of the Promotion Committee
1. Formulate, set, and promote CSR prioritized initiatives
2. Promote activities to improve corporate sustainability in order to conform to RBA standards

Corporate Sustainability Improvement
Subcommittee

CSR Survey Subcommittee

Responsible Minerals
Subcommittees

Role of Subcommittee
Act to close the gap with
RBA standards
Member Structure
Departments related tolabor, ethics, environment,
health and safety

Role of Subcommittee
Conduct CSR surveys

Role of Subcommittee
Conflict Mineral Surveys

Member StructureMembers that cover items
in CSR surveys

Member Structure
Persons in charge oftechnology departments

Seven Prioritized Initiatives

CSR
PolicyResponsible Mineral Procurement Policy
The FDK Group adheres to the Fujitsu Group Policy on Responsible
Minerals Procurement and sees its corporate responsibility related tomineral issues as one important CSR challenge. Our policy designates
tantalum, tin, gold, tungsten, and cobalt as minerals with a high risk of
supporting conflicts, using forced labor, or violating human rights, andit removes any problematic refineries or other business proprietorsfrom the supply chain.
The FDK Group will ensure transparency throughout the supply
chain and strive for responsible mineral procurement.
* Minerals supporting conflicts through mining and brokering to raise capital for armed
groups, or minerals closely related to issues such as human rights violations or labor
problems.
The Dodd-Frank Act enacted in the United States in July 2010 defines tantalum, tin,gold, tungsten, and other minerals determined by the State Department as conflictminerals, including minerals exported from the Democratic Republic of the Congoand neighboring countries, and this Act indicates a duty to report any use of conflictmaterials by a company listed publicly in America to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
Since FY2019, FDK has undertaken a Responsible Minerals Procurement effort thatcovers high-risk minerals including cobalt in addition to existing conflict minerals.

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Contributing to the Materialization andDevelopment of a Sustainable Society

Protecting the Global
Environment

Embracing Diversity andInclusion

FDK group, as a Smart Energy Partner,
assemble advanced technologies, would
like our customers to best utilize electricenergy in a safe and efficient manner,and contribute to materialization anddevelopment of sustainable society.

FDK Group intends to contribute to the resolution of
global environmental challenges through developing
and supplying high performance batteries andelectronic devices, as well as reducing the loads onthe environment in the process of our Procurement,
Production and Supply.

FDK Group will promote diversity inhuman resources and irrespective of
nationality, gender, sexual orientation,age, ability/disability, religion or values
to enable individuals to grow with thecompany.

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Ensure Compliance

Strengthening Corporate
Governance

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Developing human resources for theircontribution to society and the planet

Communicating and
Collaborating with Stakeholders

FDK Group will lead the way in cultivating employees who, from a global
perspective, are pioneers in contributing to the advancement of society.

As a good corporate citizen, FDK Groupwill pursue a thorough understanding of
the multiple needs and expectations of
its stakeholders and pursue businessactivities to meet these needs andexpectations.

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Conduct GuidelinesE

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FDK Group will act with sense of ethics
and comply with the laws and social
codes.

Toward the realization of the CSR
Policy, aims to improve the transparency and supervision function of management, FDK Group will strengthen the
Corporate Governance.

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Seven Prioritized Initiatives
FDK Group is advancing its CSR activities by setting seven prioritized initiatives based on its CSR Policy. These prioritizedinitiatives actively tackle issues that contribute to society through FDK Group businesses as well as achieve items pursued in areas such as the ISO2600 and RBA. As a global organization, the FDK Group uses these prioritized initiatives
to promote responsible management in the efforts below.
Prioritized Initiatives

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Protecting
the Global Environment

FDK Group intends to contribute to the resolution of
global environmental challenges through developing andsupplying high performance batteries and electronic
devices, as well as reducing the loads on the environment in the process of our Procurement, Productionand Supply.

The FDK Group will delivery offerings to customers that realize clean, safe and stableelectric energy use in the battery, engineering, next-generation battery, and power
management solution fields.

FDK Group always thinks about environmental issues and is taking positive action to
reduce the loads and risk on the environment through supplying products to realize a
Clean Economy era.
FDK implements energy conservation measures at factories and offices while promoting
improvements in distribution to help prevent global warming.
● FDK Group reduces the loads on the environment through the actions for 3R (Reduce,
Re-use, Re-cycle).
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FY2019 Actions

Focus Measures

Contributing to the Materialization andDevelopment of a Sustainable Society.

As a Smart Energy Partner that assembles advanced
technologies, the FDK group would like our customers
to best utilize electric energy in a safe and efficientmanner, and it hopes to contribute to the materializationand development of a sustainable society.

2

Ideal Form

The FDK Group will actively take advantage of ecosystems to increase the value of offerings provided together with various partners as well as develop and provide products andsolutions that enable customers to utilize electric energy in diversified ways.

<Reducing the environmental impact of customers>
Promoting the development of eco-conscious products with consideration for life-cycle,
such as high-efficiency energy-saving products and resource-saving products.
<Reducing the environmental impact in FDK processes>● Reducing CO emissions and energy consumption.
2● Reducing waste.
● Reducing chemical substances.

Targets<Products>● Continuous introduction of valuable products that satisfy market need into
industrial markets with growth potential● FDK Group releases synergy products that make use of proprietary technologies from the Batteries and Electronic Devices Businesses into the industrial
market to respond to market needs

Achievements

ISO
26000

Details

P21〜P24<Action>● FDK Group realizes technological development proposals adapted to needs byenhancing market research and rapidly discovering customer and market trends.

Developed and supplied battery products for household electronics featuring improved safety and storage performancefor safe, secure use, as well as reduced-cost models and battery products using eco-conscious packaging.
For the infrastructure market, developed and supplied battery products for in-vehicle, re prevention/security, smart
meter and back-up power supply applications in response to customer requirements and environmental issues.
● In the field of electronic devices, developed products that contribute to reduced electric power consumption andlightweight miniaturization by customers.
● Developed and shipped samples of small all-solid-state SMD battery in order to work toward mass production of next-generation batteries that help resolve challenges faced by customers and by society. We have also begun working toward thedevelopment of metal-hydride air secondary battery with promising potential future uses in social infrastructure.

<Eco-conscious product development>● Develop four or more products at each site every year that help improveenergy efficiency● Develop three or more products at each site every year that help improve
resource efficiency●

Achieved our development target set for products that contribute to greater energy efficiency.
Failed to achieve our development target set for products that contribute to greater resource efficiency.
Achieved our CO2 emissions reduction targets.
● Achieved our target to improve the energy consumption per unit an average of 1% per year at all sites.
● Achieved our waste reduction targets.
● Achieved our chemical substance reduction targets.

P31〜P34

Identified physical obstacles obstructing a barrier-free environment.
Expanded the scope of employees eligible for the flex-time program as of July 1, 2019.
Implemented a trial telework program at the head office between October and December 2019. We also conducted asurvey with eligible participants after the trail to identify any challenges the telework program encountered.
● Added discussion-type training to traditional classroom training programs to improve management capabilities.
● Conducted LGBT-related training and handed out leaflets during the Human Rights Week initiative toward adoption ofinternal company systems for same-sex partners.

P27〜P28

Distributed basic educational materials in advance to increase understanding through prior learning.
Conducted training to deepen understanding of other cultures in October after expanding the scope of eligibility,
enhancing the curriculum, and increasing the number of training hours.

P29〜P30

Released our CSR report (2019).
Continued timely informational disclosures.
● Responded to 52 inquiries from customers (company profile, etc.).
● Responded to 214 inquiries from shareholders and investors.
● Responded to 160 inquiries about CSR and conflict mineral surveys from customers.
● Responded to 11 inquiries from external entities related to risk.
● Expanded the scope of major suppliers taking part in the FDK Group Supply Chain CSR Survey Questionnaire andreceived their feedback.
● Conducted monthly liaison meetings between labor and management. We also handled eight consultations on thehuman resource hotline.
● Continued to take part in local social contribution activities at each business site.

P25〜P26

Reviewing regulations about compliance.
This review drafted and revised Group-wide regulations (new regulations:2; revisions:12).
● Planned and regularly conducted education programs.
● Conducted compliance education.
● e-Learning● Education performed through stratied training● Ongoing export management education● Improving monitoring.
● Internal reporting received: 5 instances● Collecting information about new or revised laws and reflecting to business activity correctively.
● Published an internal Legal News compiling information such as legal and regulatory amendments.
● Released information about export controls on the company intranet.

P17〜P20

Shared results from a review of consolidated financial statements audited by accounting auditors.
Reported our auditing plans and results through the Auditing Department● Conducted self-evaluations and training at the March 2020 Board of Directors meeting.
Theme: Succession Management and the Duties and Responsibilities of Corporate Officers(attended by FDK corporate officers).

P17〜P20<Reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption>● Reduce energy consumption, and limit CO emissions by the overall domestic2
FDK Group to 35,259t or less
● Improve the energy consumption per unit an average of 1% per year at all sites<Reducing waste>
Improve the amount of waste generated per unit by 4% compared to FY2015 at all sites

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<Reducing chemical substances>● Improve PRTR chemical emissions per unit by 4% compared to FY2015 at all sites

3

FDK Group will promote diversity in human resources
and irrespective of nationality, gender, sexual orientation,age, ability/disability, religion or values to enable
individuals to grow with the company.

4●

All the people in FDK Group prohibit all the discrimination* and accept the diversity in its
human resources with actual actions.
* Violation of human rights due to emotional or physical abuse, sexual harassment, and unfair
discrimination based on nationality, race, gender, religion, policy, social standing, birthplace, disability,
sexual orientation.

Creating the working environment-friendly for all the people.
● Improving the personnel treatment system.
● Proceeding the educational activity such as trainings and seminars.
●

Developing Human Resources WhoContribute to Society and the Planet

FDK Group will lead the way in cultivating employees
who, from a global perspective, are pioneers in contributing to the advancement of society.

Foster awareness of work-style reforms
Consider expanded work-style options such as flex-time, staggered shifts,
telework and working from home
● Educational activities to foster understanding of employees in long-term careor with disabilities, and LGBT employees● Consideration for creating professional environments conducive to work byLGBT employees, or those with disabilities● Ongoing hosting of (workplace management) seminars for managers● Holding seminars for supervisors● Holding life-planning seminars for senior employees● Education and training for next-generation leaders● Promotion of increased use of childrearing leave for male employees● Action plan implementation (renewing awareness of women and increasing
their participation in managerial positions)●Embracing Diversity andInclusion

FDK develops human resources who can be active from a global perspective throughbusiness in a long term.

●●

Proceeding the systems to develop human resources for their contribution to local
community through business.
Cultivating the communication ability through the relation with local community.

<Implementation of FDK Group Plans for Nurturing Human Resources (3rd-year)>● Improvement of existing training● Sharing and transparency of educational plans● Revise training programs<Nurture next-generation business leaders and professional human resources>
Providing leadership training

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<Consideration of planning and implementation for global hiring><Holding seminars to nurture global human resources>
Training to deepen understanding of other cultures●

5

Communicating and Collaboratingwith Stakeholders

As a good corporate citizen, FDK Group will pursue
a thorough understanding of the multiple needs andexpectations of its stakeholders and pursue businessactivities to meet these needs and expectations.

6

FDK Group correctively discloses the information to be opened and communicate withstakeholders. FDK Group continuously pursues company activities to contribute to thesociety by reflecting the communication to the business activities.

<Proceeding communication opportunities with Stakeholders and correct response for requests>● Releasing CSR Report● Customers: Disclosing correct information for the request from customers● Shareholders, investors: Studying to realize the communication opportunities like
Shareholders meeting, IR meeting, information on Home page, Management policy and
Financial results briefings● Supplier: Proceeding two-way communication..
● Employee: Communications with Labor union, Employee satisfaction monitoring,
Communication with Top Management.
● Local community: Activity to contribute to local community (such as, Communication
event with local community, Cleaning activity, Factory tour, Making Battery class, etc.)

FDK Group will act with a sense of ethics and comply
with laws, regulations and social codes.

Strengthening Corporate
Governance

Toward the realization of the CSR Policy, aims to improve
the transparency and supervision function of management,
FDK Group will strengthen the Corporate Governance.

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Ensuring Compliance

Enhancing the activity to improve the company sustainability (evaluation, improvement,
education)
Reviewing regulations about compliance● Planning and performing the education program for Corporate Conduct guidance,business ethics including to the overseas group companies● Improving monitoring● Collecting information about new or revised laws and reflecting to business activity
correctively
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7

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Releasing CSR Report.
● Customers: Disclosing correct information for the request from customers● Shareholders , investors: Conduct evaluations into various communication
opportunities, such as shareholder meetings, IR meetings, informational disclosures via the corporate homepage, management policies and financial briefings● Supplier: Proceeding two-way communication.
● Employee: Dialogue between labor and management, satisfaction surveys, acommunication with top management and promote risk management● Local communities: social contribution activities for local residents and others●

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Management and all the Employees always act along the laws and social codes promptly
recognizing the new or revised information of the laws.

Planning to design the Board of Directors to do the correct decision making with fully
effective supervision and the separation of supervision and execution● Evaluating the Board of Directors (Self evaluation and third partyʼs verification,
Continuous improvement) and Training to maintain and improve the effectiveness ofBoard of Directors.
●

The Managements fully understand the essence of Corporate governance and take thenecessary actions to review the Management system and organization.

Reviewing regulations about compliance
Planning and performing the education program for Corporate Conduct
guidance, business ethics including to the overseas group companies.
● Improving monitoring● Collecting information about new or revised laws and reflecting to businessactivity correctively●●

Smoothly share information and conduct ongoing high-quality auditing
and supervision with outside directors through the Audit and Supervisory
Committee Office● Continually conduct self-evaluations of Board of Directors and training for
directors● Participation by corporate officers in the above training●●●

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Management System

Governance

Human
RightsLabor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues●Corporate Governance System chart

Social Requirements

The FDK Approach●

Ensuring management transparency
Continually enhancing corporate ethics● Strengthening supervisory functions

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*As of April 1,2020

Shareholders Meeting

Strengthening corporate governance
Ensure Compliance● Continuously operating an internal control system

Nomination/Dismissal

Nomination/Dismissal

Link

Audit and Supervisory Committee/Members
Directives

Auditing/Supervision

Nomination/Dismissal

Board of Directors

ReportingAccounting Auditors

Auditing
Nomination/Dismissal/Auditing

Reporting

Audit and Supervisory Committee Office

Link

Auditing

Highlights of Management System
Link

Number of outside directors(total number of directors: 7)

Attendees of compliance training
course for all employees

Number of transmissions ofcompliance-related information
through the company intranet

3

3,425

25

5

Occupational accident
occurrence rate

Occupational accident
severity rate

Number of management
reviews for manifested risks

Number of internal reports

0.52

0.00

Number of occupational
accidents

115

Initiatives supporting Management System
Strengthening Corporate Governance
Basic Concept
FDK Group reviews measures and the management system as necessary based on the general principles of the Corporate Governance
Code stipulated by the Financial Instruments Exchange as well as
executes organizational reforms and other measures because it believes strengthening corporate governance improves the soundness
and transparency of the company and improves the value for FDK
shareholders. We strive for rapid informational disclosure about management while also providing financial information via the Internet.
Moreover, FDK has introduced a corporate officer system composed of
two directors and corporate executive officers as well as five corporate
officers to operate businesses that separate auditing and businessexecution functions of management. In addition, three of our sevendirectors, who include Audit and Supervisory Committee members, areoutside directors as stipulated by Article 2.15 of the Companies Act.

Board of Directors
The FDK Board of Directors is composed of four directors (excluding
directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members) andthree directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.

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Board of Directors meetings are held once every month to determine
important management matters and deliberate the progress status of
performance and investigate the measures.

President & CEO
Department for Internal Auditing(Auditing Department)
Auditing

ReportingManagement Meetings(Decisions about Business Operations)
Directives/SupervisionCorporate Officers
Each Department and Group Company

Building an Internal Control System
Basic Concept
As a means to fulfill corporate social responsibilities, the FDK Groupapproved the Basic Policy for Establishing an Internal Control System at the Board of Directors meeting by recognizing the necessity of strengthening corporate governance to maintain a sound andstrong relationship with FDK stakeholders from customers to suppliers, shareholders, employees and local communities while ensuring
the appropriateness of operations and reliability of financial reportingin addition to realizing management that complies with relevant laws
and the Articles of Incorporation. The pursuit of management efficiency and control of the risks arising in business activities are essential to
improve the corporate value of the FDK Group. Therefore, we promote
ongoing efforts through the systems below.

Audit and Supervisory Committee
The FDK Audit and Supervisory Committee is composed of three directors, including two outside directors, with meetings held once a monthand whenever else a meeting is deemed appropriate to monitor andaudit the appropriateness and validity of management. Furthermore,each Audit and Supervisory Committee member attends the Board of
Directors meetings to share objective and fair insight about overallmanagement and each matter while also auditing the appropriatenessand validity of business operations of the directors according to theauditing policies formulated by the Audit and Supervisory Committee.
FDK has established an Audit and Supervisory Committee Office withthe purpose to facilitate high-quality auditing and supervision as wellas to contribute to the strengthening of governance through smooth
informational sharing with outside directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members.

3．Regulations and other systems to manage risks of loss
4．Systems to ensure directors of FDK and subsidiary companies efficiently execute business
5．Systems to ensure the appropriateness of operations of the corporate group comprising the FDK Corporation and its subsidiarycompanies
6．Systems to ensure the appropriateness of auditing functions by
Audit and Supervisory Committee members(1) Directorship training
FDK holds training for directors as well as corporate officers with theobjective of teaching knowledge both in and outside the scope of theirexpertise in an effort to increase the expertise and knowledge of its
directors.

Systems to Ensure the Appropriateness of Operations
The FDK Group continually promotes the following systems:
1．Systems to ensure directors and employees perform their duties inaccordance with laws, regulations and the Articles of Incorporation
2．Systems to store and manage information related to the performance of duties by directors(2) Board of Directors performance evaluation
FDK holds discussions based on survey questionnaire evaluation
methods and the results of third-party analysis of questionnaires. In
doing so, the Board of Directors can discuss any issues while continually working to strengthen its supervisory functions.

Ensure Compliance
Basic Concept
FDK Group established the “FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines”
as the standard of conduct for each and every employee. FDK Group
strives to earn trust from consumers, customers and suppliers by clar-

ifying the policy that states, “FDK Group acts with a sense of ethics andcomplies with the laws and social codes”, in FDK Action Guidelines.
We publish these Action Guidelines on the intranet as well as externally on the FDK homepage.

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GovernanceComplying with Laws and Regulations Related to Business
Operations
The business operations of the FDK Group must comply with a wide
range of laws and regulations. In addition to this broad compliance,
understanding culture and customs and clearly responding to social
trends are part of comprehensive compliance from an ethical perspective. FDK has also put in place dedicated organizations for each fieldof compliance such as “Health and Safety Committee”, “Environmental
Management Committee”, “Product Chemical Substances Management Committee”, “Export Management Committee” and “Product
Safety Promotion Committee” in an effort to operate its businesses incompliance with all laws and regulations.

Occupational Health and Safety Activities

3．Status of Occupational Accidents
A total of seven occupational health and safety accidents occurred in
FY 2019̶five on business sites in Japan and two on business sites
overseas (excluding traffic accidents).
The occurrence rate was 0.52 with a severity rate of 0.00 for
occupational accidents on business sites in Japan.
*Occurrence rate: (Number of deaths or injuries/total hours of operation x 1,000,000)
Severity rate: (Number of days lost/total operation hours x 1,000)

FDK promptly reports any occupational accidents that occur on its
intranet and shares information across organizational boundaries inongoing efforts to prevent similar occupational accidents.
●Changes in the Annual Occurrence Rate
2.00

1.83
1.58

1.66

1.63

1.61

▼

2．Occupational Health and Safety Promotion System
The FDK Group holds quarterly meetings of the Central Health and
Safety Committee, which includes the president and the chairman of
the labor union, as a supervisory function for the Health and Safety Committees at each business site. The central committee sharesinformation about activities at each business site while formulating

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1.8

1.66

1.50

1.00

▼

1．About the FDK Group Health and Safety Policy
Basic Philosophy
We respect and value the life and dignity of every individual as a basic philosophy. The foundation of FDK health and safety ensures thehealth and safety of every employee. The FDK Group aims to eliminate
all occupational accidents and illness through a safety first mentality,a safe and comfortable workplace, and active initiatives to cultivate
healthy minds and bodies.
Basic Policy
FDK aims to improve and ensure the safety and health of its employees
under the basic principle that occupational accidents must not happen.
Every employee participates in building a safe and comfortable workplaceby systematizing and continually developing independent occupational
health and safety activities for the purpose of eliminating all occupational accidents. FDK also places importance on employee mental healthmeasures not just from the perspective of employees and their families,
but also in terms of earning trust as a company and operating businesssmoothly. These actions have strengthened our mental health efforts.

0.54
0.50

0.41

0.51

0.41

0.45

0.58

0.54
0.52

0.00

0.00

0.25

0.24

0.24

0.25

0.25

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

FDK

All Industries

2019

Electronic Equipment Industry

Occurrence rate: Death or injury due to occupational accidents per a total of one
million hours of operation.

●Changes in Annual Severity Rate
0.12
0.10

0.10

0.10
0.09

0.08

0.09

0.05

0.04

0.00

0.09

0.07

0.06

0.02

0.09

0.03
0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.00

2016

2017

2018

0.00

0.00
0.00
2013
2014
2015
FDK

0.02

All Industries

Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues

▼4．Occupational health and safety education
The entire FDK Group always strives to raise awareness about healthand safety by providing occupational health and safety education to
new employees in addition to stratified occupational health and safety
training.

●Risk Management Process chart

Assessment

Risk Management Initiatives
1． Basic Concepts of Risk Management
The FDK Group aims to improve sustainable corporate value and makecontributions to customers, local communities, and all other stakeholders through its global business activities.
To achieve these goals, we properly identify any potential risks resulting from our business activities and prioritize important issues requiring a response. Therefore, the FDK Group has established, practices, and continually improves a Group-wide risk management systemfounded in the FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines and FUJITSU
Way. Our Board of Directors drafted a Basic Policy for Establishing an
Internal Control System to define rules and systems that pursue management efficiency and control risks resulting from business activities.
We also share this basic policy with our shareholders.

▼Group-wide activity plans.
On-site Safety and Health Committee meetings are held jointly bylabor and management at each business site every month to executeactivities according to health and safety action plans.
Some business sites have acquired the OHSAS 18001 and ISO
45001 certifications for occupational health and safety management.
We take advantage of these management systems in an effort to realize
a framework with an even higher-level of occupational health and safety.

2． Risk Management Process
Each department takes the following steps. Identify, evaluate and verify potential risks inherent to business activities. Clarify the priority of
response for each risk and determine risk control policies (avoidance,
mitigation, migration and retention of risks). Execute measures in eachdepartment to prevent risks before they manifest in accordance withdecided policies. Each department rapidly escalates response in theevent any risks do manifest. Any issues are resolved as quickly as
possible to minimize the impact through an appropriate response incooperation with each relevant department and the Risk & Compliance
Committee Secretariat as well as working to identify the underlying
causes in addition to formulating and executing plans to prevent recurrence.

●

Identify risks●

Analysis/evaluation

Rapid escalation
Early response, impact
minimization by multiple
departments● Formulate and executemeasures to prevent
recurrence●●

Investigate and execute
reduction measures,such as avoidance andmeasures to prevent
risks before they happen● Investigate andimplement migration
and retention●

Monitoring, reviewing, and continually improving●Internal Reporting System

Users
All Employees of the FDK Group
Including Transfers, contract and part-time
employees, temporary employees, etc.
[Internal Reporting Desk]
Employees of FDK Group Suppliers[Supplier Compliance Desk]

Internal Reporting System
The FDK Group has put in place the proper reporting and consultation
systems for compliance violations to quickly discover and take corrective actions of any such improprieties as well as use as a resource tostrengthen honest and fair management in compliance with the law.
FDK has established an Internal Reporting Desk and Supplier Compliance Desk. The “Internal Reporting Desk”, “Supplier Compliance
Desk”, and the “Internal Reporting Regulations” guarantee anonymityof anyone who reports a violation in addition to ensuring no harm isdone as a result of reporting an issue. Any issue discovered as a resultof investigation into a report is immediately addressed with reform
measures. There were five reports in FY2019 which were addressed
appropriately.

Respond to
manifested risks

Measures▼

The FDK Group explains laws and regulations closely related to its
work from internal regulations to the Foreign Exchange Act, the Product Liability Act, Antimonopoly Act, and Personal Information Protection
Law in various stratified training programs, such as new and mid-level
employee training as well as new manager training, to bring about
understanding in every person.
In addition to the above, FDK continually conducts various compliance training (including e-learning) for all of the employees. FDK
also conducts training annually at each business site related to export management and subcontracting transactions. Furthermore, FDK
strives to raise awareness about laws and regulations by providing
employees a broad range of information about compliance that includes information about amendments to laws and regulations, and an
introduction of examples about violations using the intranet.

▼

About Education

Human
RightsReporting/Consultation

Reporting/Consultation

External Point of Contact

Internal Point of Contact

Law Firm

Compliance related Dept.

Contact in a form the person who reports an issue cannot be identified

0.01
0.00
2019

Electronic Equipment Industry

Severity rate: Number of days lost due to occupational accidents per a total of one
thousand hours of operation.

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Relationships with Customers and Suppliers
Social Requirements

The FDK Approach

Increasing importance of product quality
and management quality● Expanse of the reliable and safety needsin the social infrastructure●●

FDK Group will take advantage of ecosystems
to increase the value of offerings provided together with various partners to enable customers to utilize electric energy in diversified ways.

Highlights of Relationships with Customers and Suppliers
Number of presentations
at exhibitions in FY2018

Number of
ISO 9001-certified
production sites

Number of
IATF16949-certified
production sites

Number of
ISO 14001-certified
production sites

5

9

3

9

GovernanceWe exhibited the FDK power storage system equipped with Ni-MH
batteries (in-development), the NI-MH batteries for in-vehicle, security,
medical and back-up power applications, lithium batteries as thin andlight as paper and their applications, and all-solid-state SMD batteries
that use high-potential cathode materials (reference exhibition).
(2) Exhibition at CEATEC 2019
FDK exhibited at the CEATEC 2019 held at Makuhari Messe over fourdays from October 25 to October 18, 2019. CEATEC is an
exhibition that brings together
people and technologies togenerate business opportunities under a theme of harnessing CPS/IoT and Co-creation
across all industries and business categories. FDK exhibitedits small all-solid state SMD
batteries (reference exhibition),
its easy automotive charger
dedicated to Ni-MH batteries,
and the FUJITSU PremiumS
Exhibition Photo 2
Alkaline Battery.

Human
RightsLabor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssuesExhibition Photo 4

Initiatives supporting Relationships with Customers and Suppliers
As a Smart Energy Partner that assembles advanced technologies, the FDK Group would like our customers to best utilize electric energy in a safeand efficient manner, and it hopes to contribute to the materialization and development of a sustainable society. This vision will help to resolve social
issues through the products and services provided by the FDK Group.

Exhibition Photo 5

Our offerings enable reliable applications for clean and safe electric energy to corporate and individual users that support peopleʼs lifestyles.
Basic Concept
The FDK Group strives to build product development, supply and quality assurance systems that help resolve social issues as well as works
to promote green procurement based on concepts for continuallydeveloping and supplying high-quality, safe, environmentally-friendly
batteries and electronic devices able to satisfy customers.

FDK Group Initiatives
The FDK Group strives to continually provide batteries and electronic
devices that use environmentally-friendly materials by complying withenvironmental laws and regulations to heighten value as a company cultivating the future. As part of its business, FDK Group works
to develop products able to provide new added value derived fromthe distinct technology cultivated in the Battery and Electronic Device
Businesses up until now. FDK strives in product development with care
to always supply safe, secure, and environmentally-friendly products
in demand by customers as well as the market.

Introduction to FDK customers in FY2019(Including some FY2018 events)(1) Exhibition at Battery Japan(10th International Rechargeable Battery Expo)
FDK exhibited at Battery Japan held at Tokyo Big Site over three days
from February 27 to March 1, 2019. Battery Japan is an international
business conference bringing together all the technologies, components, materials, devices, and secondary batteries necessary for the
research, development, and manufacture of secondary batteries andcapacitors.

Exhibition Photo 3(3) Exhibition at the Mass-Trans Innovation Japan 2019
FDK exhibited at Mass-trans Innovation Japan 2019 (MTI Japan 2019)held at Makuhari Messe over three days from November 27 to November 29, 2019. MTI Japan 2019 is a comprehensive mass transit trade
fair for all industries from traffic and railway systems, infrastructuretechnology and facilities to electric power, transportation, operation
management, train cars, interiors, and even travel services.
FDK exhibited its 24-volt DC Ni-MH battery system for safety
devices at railway crossings, in-vehicle battery systems to transmit
shutdown signals to devices during power outages, built-in 100-volt
AC output inverters, battery systems for train station equipment, automatic AA Ni-MH charging and other cutting-edge technologies.

(4) Exhibition at the 6th Wearable Expo
FDK exhibited at the 6th Wearable Expo held at Tokyo Big Site overthree days from February 12 to February 14, 2020.
The Wearable Expo is an exhibition to show off all wearable devices from the latest wearable terminals to application solutions, AR/VR
technology, and components and materials for the development of thelatest wearable devices.
FDK exhibited its small SoLiCell TM all-solid-state SMD battery
using high-potential cathode materials (reference display), its thinlithium batteries and their applications as well as other cutting-edge
technologies.

Exhibition Photo 6

Exhibition Photo 1

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GovernanceElectronics●●Ni-MH batteries●●FDK has striven to propose and develop smaller and lighter electronics

FDK has striven to develop and supply a variety of Ni-MH
batteries from products for household electronics to in-vehicle accessories, power back-up systems, and those for mobility and social infrastructure.

●●Alkaline batteries

FDK has striven to supply safe and secure alkaline batteries that enhance leakage resistance and long-term storage
performance.
We also began developing and shipping products ineco-friendly packaging.

for its customers. We also worked to develop and supply products thatuse sensing and wireless technologies.
●●These efforts also endeavored to develop and supply power supplies fordevices with eco-friendly designs.
Research and development●●FDK furthered initiatives toward the mass production of small all-solid-

state SMD batteries. We also strove to develop high capacity, safe, andhighly durable metal-hydride air batteries as another type of next-generation battery.

Improvement Processes of Actions to Strengthen Quality
Assurance
1. Strengthen quality assurance activities
FDK conducts reviews from broad standpoints that involve not only a●●Lithium batteries

FDK has striven to develop and supply products for markets
such as smart meters and in-vehicle equipment. We also advanced the development of thin batteries for the wearable
device market.

single department but all other departments through the entire verification process from product planning to mass production in accordance with quality standards and other regulations while reinforcing
greater objectivity in these assessments to realize quality that builds
trust with customers, which is the quality policy of the FDK Group.

2. Green Procurement Initiatives

The FDK Group contributes to the materialization and development ofa more sustainable society by conducting business activities that consider the environmental burden and supply environmentally-friendly
products. The FDK Group provides environmentally-friendly products
to customers by procuring and using eco-friendly materials based on
the FDK Group Green Procurement Standards.

●Quality Assurance System
Quality Management System

President

FDK Group Quality Policy
Quality Policy“We will provide customers with quality they can rely on.”Philosophy
Our mission is to develop and supply high-quality, safe, and environmentally-friendly products that satisfy customers through a basic
quality-first approach. The FDK Group knows it must never cause any
grave quality issues or violate the laws or regulations of each country
worldwide.
Therefore, every department takes customer-oriented actions
throughout each step from sales to research, planning, development,
design, production and even customer service to provide more precise
quality management.
▼

1. Quality Action Guidelines

2. Quality Assurance System

The FDK Group has built a quality management system to achieve theQuality Policy and Quality Action Guidelines and will always undertake
quality assurance activities.

3． Acquisition Status of ISO 9001/IATF 16949▼

1．We will make quality requests from customers our highest priority
and take swift pertinent action to heighten customer satisfaction.

2．We will strengthen fundamental activities in the development stage
and incorporate quality, price, delivery, and environmental considerations into production to help prevent quality issues at the production stage, improve profitability, strictly adhere to delivery dates,
and improve environmental performance.
3．We will continually enhance risk management throughout various
aspects of compliance from product safety to the chemical substances contained in products.
4．We will improve manufacturing to thoroughly reduce any loss ofquality, such as process waste and losses from complaints.
5．We will continually improve the quality management system to execute more effective quality management.
▼

Development with Considerations for Quality and Safety

FDK Group Corporate Conduct Guidelines
FUJITSU Way

FDK has built a quality management system and always works to improve its processes. Nine business sties in Japan and overseas haveacquired the ISO 9001 certification as of March 2020. Three of thesesites have also acquired the IATF 16949 certification.
▼

4． Quality Assurance Initiatives

Continually strive to ensure
product and service quality and safety
in all aspects of our business activities

Work to build an abundant future together
with customers and society

Increasing corporate value

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Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues▼

Products

Quality assurance divisions actively work to share information with all
business divisions to drive these activities, formulate quality proposals,
escalate responses in the event of problems and quality issues related
to compliance, conduct education to nurture human resources, andhorizontally share other information such as expertise and examples
of defects. FDK has established a Group-wide Quality Management
Committees hosted by top management to approach quality management from a Group-wide management perspective.

▼● FY2019 Achievements

Human
Rights(1) Quality assurance system
In order to provide quality products and services that satisfy the function and performance requirements as well as other customer needs,
FDK fosters cooperation between management and other various departments. This necessitates the participation of every employee in
activities across every process of its corporate activities. FDK has built
a quality management system, and will achieve and assure quality
able to satisfy customers in each process from product planning to
manufacture, shipment and aftercare services.
(2) Quality assurance promotion system
FDK engages in collaborative activities linked to those of each business site, including those overseas, across a diverse product line-up.

Improvement activities: Check activities on-site by top management
Convene Group-wide Quality Management Committees

Quality Assurance Division

Reliability Assurance
Departments

Business Group

Manufacturing Departments

Sales GroupEngineering Departments

Quality Control Departments

Committees: Contained
chemical substances

Overseas Group Companies

Committees: Product Safety

Quality Control Departments●Chart of each quality assurance verification process

Quality Policy: We will provide customers with quality they can rely on.

Planning

Design

Review
Risk (management, environment, facilities)
and design reviews, etc.
Reliability assessment of components and products

Reliability assessment of systems

Assessment/testing

Customer satisfaction

Risk escalation
Judgment for
shipping

Storing, sharing and use of knowledge
Quality statusmonitoring and improvement

Support improvement activities through selection, assessment and regular audits of suppliers

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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 local
communities, 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.

Human
RightsLabor 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

8

2

9

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

162

160

Number of local clean-up
activities

16

8

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 the
Kosai 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.

Kosai
Plant

Battery-making ClassInternships

Washizu
Plant

Battery-making Class
Factory tours and internships

Takasaki
Plant

Internships
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
Powered by the Sun concertsBasic Concept

Examples of Initiatives (1): FY2019 Targets and Achievements

Head
Office・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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Relationships with Employees

Governance

Examples of Initiatives (2): Diversity Initiatives
Social Requirements

The FDK Approach

Work style reforms, creating environments
conducive to work
● Equality in hiring (post-retirement rehiring,hiring of people with disabilities, womenʼswork-place participation and advancement）●

Embracing diversity and inclusion● Creating work-friendly environments● Developing human resources for their contribution
to society and the planet●

Highlights of Relationships with Employees
Number of education and training
sessions incorporating humanrights into the curriculum

Number of female
employees in management
and supervisory roles

Employment Rate of Female
Employees

Number of Employees using
the Childcare Leave Program

5

3

18.7

8

Ratio of non-Japanese employees(Domestic business sites）

Days of paid leave taken/
per person/year

Overtime work hours/
per person/month

FY2019 employment rate ofpersons with disabilities

0.86

15.3

13.2

2.2

Initiatives supporting Relationships with Employees
Embracing Diversity and Inclusion
Basic Concept
Policy Orientation
FDK Group promotes diversity in human resources irrespective of nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability/disability, religion orvalues as a basic policy to enable individuals to grow with the company.
Ideal Form
Our Ideal Form is for everyone working in the FDK Group to refuse
to engage in any form of discrimination and welcome diverse humanresources with actual action.

Examples of Initiatives (1): Initiatives to Respect Human Rights
FDK Group expanded awareness about the respect for human rights
by conducting human rights enlightenment activities in conjunction
with the Human Rights Week in December.

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Human rights activities:
Held seminars for the purpose of improving human rights awareness● Distributed human rights promotion leaflets to every employee● Established a human rights consultation desk
● Added amenities to the workplace (multi-purpose restrooms, barrier-free utilities, etc.)● Reviewed revisions to internal policies with consideration for samesex partners● Human rights education and training●

FDK Group has incorporated human rights training in the various training curriculum to put in place opportunities for employees to actively
think about human rights.
● Management training● New manager training● C1 promotion training● Mid-level employee training, etc.

The FDK Group launched the Success Support Project for Womenand set up the Office to Support Womenʼs Success for the purposeof expanding and supporting opportunities for women to succeed. The
Office to Support Womenʼs Success was renamed the Diversity Promotion Office on April 1, 2017.
The Diversity Promotion Office strives to foster respect for diversity while working to create a work-friendly environment.
The Diversity Promotion Office comprises an office manager, staff,
promotion members (appointed from each business division) as wellas advisors from human affairs and the labor union led by the director
in charge of corporate affairs.
Diversity Promotion Framework
FDK Group has worked to build a women-friendly workplace since
FY2014, and it has been promoting diversity thereafter around thetwo axes of “supporting the success of diverse human resources” and“realizing diverse work styles” with the aim of facilitating individual
growth regardless of gender to create new value therein.

Activity Achievements of the Diversity Promotion Office● Renewing Awareness and Reforming the Corporate culture
Held a career advancement seminar for women
The FDK Group held a seminar for woman to nurture up-and-coming
leaders with the hope of raising awareness and encouraging theactive participation of female employees.
● Heightened motivation
Provided leadership training
Formulated and supported career paths
Conducted career design training● Raised awareness about work-life balanceStandardized operations and created procedural manuals and other
instructional materials● Initiatives for after age-based retirement
Held life-planning seminars● Raised awareness about the Act on Promotion of Womenʼs Participation and Advancement in the Workplace
Renewed awareness among women and increased the number offemale supervisors

Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues●Employment Rate of Female Employees
（%）
30.0
20.9
20.0

18.1

18.7

2018

2019

10.0

0.0

2017

●Number of Employees using the Childcare Leave Program（Persons）
20
Female

10

Male

7

5
0.0

Policy Orientation
FDK Group is promoting diversity around the two principles below
based on issues identified in our Employee Satisfaction Survey, thefeed-back received in diversity questionnaire that targeted female employees.
1．Improve the growth and motivation of individuals
Each and every person shall accept one another to drive added
value and contribute to the organization in their own unique way.
2．Enhance corporate competitiveness and growth
FDK Group management and employees will freely debate mattersfrom diverse perspectives to continually forge new knowledge andtechnology.

Human
Rights

2017

7

7

1
2018

1
2019

●Change in Employment Rate of persons with disabilities
（%）
3.0
2.2

2.1

2.2

2017

2018

2019

2.0

1.0

0.0

Career Advancement Seminar for Women

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Governance

Developing human resources for their contribution to society and the planet

Developing Global business Leaders

Example of Initiatives (3): human resource development policy

The FDK Group defines global human resources as “people who havesufficient knowledge about their company and can work in operations
in different environments while respecting the cultures of different▶ Themes to Nurture Human Resources
FDK Group strives to nurture human resources by categorizing human resource development into four main themes.

Higher Standard Education

Selected Personnel Education

Strengthening Stratified Training(Increasing Overall Quality of Work and Management)

Nurture Global Business and Future LeadersEnhance the comprehensiveness of stratified training tailored toeach level and role from junior to senior employees

Nurture business leaders who are able to actively participate
globally from a long-term perspective

Cultivate a climate diverse “individuals”
can actively participate

Promoting Professionalism

Improve human resource support and the motivation of eachindividual through diversity promotion and career support.

Enhance high-level specialized training and nurture professional
human resources (horizontally expand specialized in-house training)▶ Stratified training
We provide training that aims to raise awareness of legal and regulatory compliance as well as teach the knowledge and skills needed ateach organizational level, such as CSR know-how and leadership in
the workplace.
● New general manager training● New manager training● C1 promotion training● Mid-level employee training (basic/advanced)● New employee training●Picture of a Global Human Resource

Employee who has sufficient knowledge about
FDK (their company) and supports operations ina multicultural environment while respecting
the traditions of different countries

Employee who possesses the skills (language
and communication skills) to think about andexecute matters from a global perspective

Knows about their own company

Considers both local and global
perspectives as a whole
Possesses language and communications
skills required during the execution stage

History, products, business region, andmanagement knowledge of FDK
Culture, history, society, and economic state ofother countries

Internal Training 3▶ Developing next generation of business leaders
FDK conducts training to cultivate the next generation of businessleaders for a strong organization able to accurately assess and respond to environmental changes. The effort involves nurturing self-reliant and independent individuals with broad perspectives reflecting
discernment of their relationship with society while developing anddisseminating transformative awareness and thinking within the company.
The training is built around looking at and thinking about thingsfrom various points-of-view to heighten ideas without exception as
well as nurture new inspiration and an ability in discovery.

Language and communication skills●Human Resource Development System
Specialized skill training

Quality management, statistics, and analysis
Occupational health, safety,
and the environment

Internal Training 4

FDK Group is conducting education in-line with three categories; “basic training” related to the knowledge, skills, and code of conduct thatshould be shared with all employees, “stratified training” in-line withthe level and role of each employee from new employees to management, and “specialized skill training” to heighten the expertise of
employees in their occupations.

●●●

Junior employee training

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Export management

Electricity andchemical seminars

Development training for the next
generation of business leaders

Supervisor promotion training ● Workplace management training

New employee training●

Supervisor training●

New manager training

Basic training
TOEIC

Mental health seminars

ComplianceNew
employees

Internal Training 2

Law

Stratified training

Human Resource Development System

Internal Training 1

Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssuescountries” in addition to “possessing the skills (language and communication skills) to think about and execute matters from a global
perspective.”and learns about other countries

Examples of Initiatives (4):

Human
RightsHuman rights
seminarsJunioremployees

Mid-level
employees

Occupational health and safety education
Knowledge ofdisaster prevention

Informational management/
informational security

Education and training for supervisors
and next-generation leaders

Managers

Internal Training 5

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Environmental Conservation Activities
Social Requirements

The FDK Approach

Reduction of environmental impacts● Global warming prevention● Waste reduction●●

Governance

Human
RightsLabor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssuesFDK Group Environmental Policy

Providing environmentally-friendly products● Increasing productivity and regularly upgrade facilities● Reuse of items of value, thorough sorting

The FDK Group will promote environmental management under its slogan based on the philosophy below.
Philosophy
As a Smart Energy Partner that assembles advanced technologies, the FDK group would like our customers
to best utilize electric energy in a safe and efficient manner, and it hopes to contribute to the materializationand development of a sustainable society. Moreover, the FDK Group will promote environmental initiatives

Highlights of Environmental Conservation Activities

as efforts undertaken by all employees whether FDK Group companies or partners through fair corporate activities which comply with environmental laws and regulations to pass down a beautiful global environment

9th Environmental Action Planof 6 target items

5

Design for environment

Reduction of greenhousegases

Target achievement

Reduction of chemical substances of 4 sites,

Reduction of waste of 4
sites,

Local environment/social
contributions

Target achievement

Target achievement

Target achievement

Target achievement

Protecting the Global Environment
Basic Concept
As a member of the Fujitsu Group, the FDK Group recognizes the needfor action toward the realization of an independently sustainable andrecycle-oriented society with initiatives toward environmental conservation that follow the business activities of the company, which include
not only legal compliance in each country and region, greenhousegas reduction, waste reduction, and thorough management of chemical substances but also the reduction of our environmental impact
through the products that FDK provides.
FDK established the FDK Group Environmental Policy to promoteeven more robust Group-wide environmental management.

FDK Group Environmental Policy Action Guidelines
1．Promote and continually enhance environmental management through anenvironmental management system that complies with the ISO 14001.
2．Promote the sustainable use of natural resources, measures tocombat climate change, protection of the ecosystem, and measures to prevent environmental pollution.
3．Comply with all requirements that have been agreed upon fromenvironmental laws and regulations to agreements made with administrative bodies related to FDK business activities.

FDK GROUP CSR REPORT 2020

The FDK Group Slogan

FDK Group Environmental Management Framework
Group Environmental Management Committee
President

Companywide policies and othervital deliberations/decisions
Action plan formulation

FDK Group 9th Environmental Action Plan
The FDK Group has formulated a plan that conforms to the FujitsuGroup Environmental Action Plan and it has been promoting environmental initiatives.
Through these policies and targets, FDK Group contributes to re-

Environmental Conservation Initiatives

31rich with nature to the next generation.

FDK Group Cares about Nature and Safeguards our Planet.

Target achievement

were achieved

Improved energy efficiencyof 4 sites

Each Location(Production site/sales office)ducing the environmental impact of customers and society while striving to reduce the environment impact of the FDK Group by strategicallyand continuously expanding environmental conservation activities to
all FDK business regions. Results for FY2019 are shown below.
The FDK Group will continue to further enhance our efforts towardachieving these targets.

●FDK Group 9th Environmental Action Plan FY2019 Achievements

4．Undertake initiatives through relevant departments using the items
below as prioritized themes:(1) Promote eco-conscious product development.
(2) Promote energy savings.
(3) Properly manage chemical substances.
(4) Reduce waste and promote recycling.
(5) Promote local environmental efforts and social contribution activities.
(6) Advocate initiatives for suppliers and customers to reduce CO2
emissions.
5．Set environmental goals and targets to achieve in the Environmental
Policy and promote environmental management as an effort undertaken by all employees whether FDK Group companies or partners.
6．Raise awareness about the Environmental Policy with all employees
whether FDK Group companies or partners working on FDK Grouppremises and also share it with the general public.

Items

Design forenvironment

Action Plan

Overall(Achievement
Rate)

Develop at least six battery products or electronic devices annually that contribute to better
energy efficiency (energy savings) throughout the entire Group in Japan.

○

Develop at least three battery products or electronic devices annually that contribute tobetter resource efficiency (resource savings) throughout the FDK Group in Japan.

×

Reduction ofLimit overall CO2 emissions from energy consumption at the FDK Group in Japan to 34,568
greenhouse gases tons or less by the end of FY2020.

○（111％）

Improve the energy consumption per unit 1% compared to the previous fiscal year at allsites as an indicator of energy use.

○
（100％）

Energy efficiency

Reduction of
Improve PRTR chemical emissions per unit by 5% compared to FY2015 by the end ofchemical substances FY2020 at all sites as an indicator of PRTR chemical substance use.
Reduction ofwaste

Improve the amount of waste generated per unit by 5% compared to FY2015 by the endof FY2020 at all sites as an indicator of waste production.

Local environment/ Conduct at least 25 initiatives a year toward local environmental efforts and social contrisocial contributions bution activities throughout the FDK Group.

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Governance“The Sound of Batteries Powered by the Sun Concerts”●Environmental performance data by business site

As part of its social and environmental contribution activities, FDK supports The Sound of Batteries Powered by the Sun Concerts by Yumiko
Orishige, one of the worldʼs only claviola performers. The performances are powered entirely from Ni-MH batteries charged using sunlight.
FDK will continue to engage in projects that contribute to society
and the environment through the activities that utilize the features of
FDK businesses.

Items

12,501
12,524

4,934
5,142

131
158

(m3)

FY2019Previous fiscal year

82,774
94,70722,012
22,69967,14569,52044,68544,865480
747

FY2019Previous fiscal year

0
0

0
0

171
139

0
3

－

(kg)

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

－

(kg)

－

－

－

－

－

FY2019Previous fiscal year

344
375

－

2337
1,728

－

－

(kg)

－

－

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

－

(g/Nm3)－－

Less than 0.001

－

－

(m3)

FY2019Previous fiscal year

82,774
94,707

20,977
21,79635,58933,88944,802
44,863

480
538

(t)

FY2019Previous fiscal year

67
153

195
218

346
380

388
449

4
10

PRTR chemical emissions

Soot (measured density)
Waste water
The Sound of Batteries Powered by the Sun Concert 3

Waste
▼

Change in CO2 emissions (Japan/Overseas) FY2014 to FY2019(t)
60,000Items

50,00050,00040,00040,000CO2 emissions

30,00030,00020,00020,00010,00010,000

0

0

2015

2016

Takasaki

Tottori

2017

2018

Washizu

FDK ENGINEERING2019

The data for Sanyo is current as of June 2019.

27
28

3,016
3,517

2,686
2,319

3,446
4,795

－

(m )

FY2019Previous fiscal year－

21,15023,608

10,3779,040

12,627
10,087FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

(kg)

－

－

－

－

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

(kg)

－

－

－

－

－

－

－

－

(kg)

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

－

－

－

(g/Nm3)

－

－

－

－

FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

(m3)

16,92018,886

10,3779,040

11,364
10,087FY2019Previous fiscal year

－

(t)

10
12

32
26

166
397

PRTR chemical emissions
2015

2016

Xiamen FDK

2017

Fuchi Electronics

2018

2019

FDK Indonesia

The data for Suzhou FDK is current as of September 2018.

SOx emissions▼

Change in Amount of Waste (Japan/Overseas) FY2014 to FY2019●Change in Amount of Waste (Japan)
(t)
1,600

(t)
1,600

1,400

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

800

800

600

600

400

400

200

200

Kosai

33

●Change in Amount of Waste (Overseas)

2013

2014

Sanyo

FDK GROUP CSR REPORT 2020

2015

Takasaki2016
Tottori

2017
Washizu

2018

2019

FDK ENGINEERING

0

Soot (measured density)
Waste water
Waste

2013

Suzhou FDK

2014
Xiamen FDK

2015

2016

2017

Fuchi Electronics

2018

2019

FDK Indonesia

FDK
Indonesia

FY2019Previous fiscal year

3

2014

Fuchi
Electronics(t-co2)

Water usage

Suzhou FDK

XiamenFDKFDKECOTEC(Unit)NOx emissions

0

－

－

●Change in CO2 emissions (Overseas)(t)
60,000Sanyo

FDKEngineering

14,017
14,179NOx emissions

2014

Washizu Plant

4,912
6,830

SOx emissions

Kosai

Tottori Plant

FY2019Previous fiscal year

Water usage

The Sound of Batteries Powered by the Sun Concert 1

Takasaki Plant

Labor Environment Fair Trade Consumer Community
PracticeIssues(t-co2)CO2 emissions

The Sound of Batteries Powered by the Sun Concert 2●Change in CO2 emissions (Japan)

Kosai Plant(Unit)

Human
Rights－－* “－” indicates an item not measured in the specified fiscal year because it is outside the scope of statistics collected at a given plant, is not pertinent, or is only subject to obligatory measurement every other year.
*The CO2 conversion coefficient for purchased electric power is calculated as 0.57t-CO2 /MWh to calculate CO2 emissions.
*Suzhou FDK has been excluded from the above due to suspension of operations from January 2019.
*The Sanyo Plant has been excluded from the above due to an April 2019 decision to transfer of manufactured product operations at the plant.

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Overview ofGroup Companies■Head Office/Business Site/Sales Office
Head OfficeBusiness Site
1

7Head Office

ISO 9000ʼs and TS/IATF 16949

Address
Shibaura Crystal Shinagawa Bldg., 1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8212 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5715-7400

ISO 14001

Address2281 Washizu, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka 431-0495 Japan
TEL: +81-53-576-2151
307-2 Koyagi-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma, 370-0071, Japan
TEL: +81-27-361-7575
28 Ohta, Iwami-cho, Iwami-gun, Tottori 681-0063 Japan
TEL: +81-857-73-1771
614 Washizu, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka 431-0431 Japan
TEL: +81-53-576-2111

ISO 14001

ISO 9000ʼs and TS/IATF 16949

EC98J2005

4745

EC98J2005

4184927

EC98J2005

ISO9001:4193838
IATF16949:281965

EC98J2005

JQA-0459

Address
Shibaura Crystal Shinagawa Bldg., 1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8212 JapanISO 14001

ISO 9000ʼs and TS/IATF 16949−

EC98J2005

Business Site
Business Site

1

2

Kosai Plant

3

Takasaki Plant

4

Tottori Plant

5

Washizu Plant

Sales OfficeHamamatsu

Business Site

5

3

8

2

6

Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Office Tel: +81-3-5715-7436

7

Sapporo Sales Office8

Sendai Sales Office9

Nagoya Sales Office10

Osaka Sales Office11

Hiroshima Sales Office

12

Fukuoka Sales Office

13

Okinawa Sales Center

3
1
4

2

6

1

9

10

11

12

−

EC98J2005

Tsukamoto Bldg. 7 Goukan, 13-9-1 Kita 7 jo-Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0007
EC98J2005
TEL: +81-11-798-4699
Tsutsujigaoka BK Terrace, 4-12-1 Tsutsujigaoka, Miyagino-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 983-0852 JapanEC98J2005
TEL: +81-22-293-5265
Orchid Bldg., 2-38-2 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 450-0002 JapanEC98J2005
TEL: +81-52-561-3141
Terasaki No. 2 Bldg., 1-8-29 Nishimiyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 532-0004
Japan
EC98J2005(Battery Sales) Tel: +81-6-6350-4883(Electronic Device Sales) Tel: +81-6-6350-4877
UPEC Hikari-machi Bldg., 2-9-27 Hikari-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima732-0052 JapanEC98J2005
TEL: +81-82-535-1450
Ichigo Hakata Bldg., 1-28 Gion-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-0038 JapanEC98J2005
TEL: +81-92-291-9421
1-9-6 Inanse, Urasoe-shi, Okinawa 901-2128 Japan (Ryukyu Freight Forwarders Co., Ltd T.C.
Division)
EC98J2005
TEL: +81-98-868-8685

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XIAMEN FDK CORPORATION3FUCHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

4PT FDK INDONESIA

Address281 Hirooka, Hosoe-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka 431-1302 Japan
TEL: +81-53-522-5280
No. 16, Malong Road, Huoju Garden, Huoju Hi-Tech District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
TEL: +86-592-603-0576
No. 355, Section 2, Nankan Road, Rutsu Shan, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
TEL: +886-3-322-2124
Kawasan Industri MM2100, Blok MM-1 Jatiwangi Cikarang Barat, Bekasi 17520 Jawa Barat, Indonesia
TEL: +62-21-8998-2111

ISO 14001

ISO 9000ʼs and TS/IATF 16949

EC98J2005

JQA-QMA15241

00117E20324R3M/3502
4E9E001-03

ISO9001:00117Q30657R3M/3502
IATF16949:298607
ISO9001:2015/69024.3
IATF16949:0339560

13/02329

13/02328

ISO 14001

ISO 9000ʼs and TS/IATF 16949■ Group Companies (10 sales and other companies)
Business Site

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FDK SALES CO., LTD.

Address
Shibaura Crystal Shinagawa Bldg., 1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8212 Japan
Tel: +81-3-5715-7430

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FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
(Gifu Site)

478 Ehigashi, Aza, Tsuchikura, Hirata-cho, Kaizu-shi, Gifu 503-0322 Japan
TEL: +81-584-66-4781

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FDK PARTNERS CORPORATION4FDK AMERICA, INC.

5FDK ELECTRONICS GMBH

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FDK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

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FDK HONG KONG LTD.

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FDK KOREA LTD.

9FDK TAIWAN LTD.

2281 Washizu, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka 431-0431 Japan
TEL: +81-53-576-3121（Head Office） 1280 E. Arques Avenue, MS310, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, U.S.A.
TEL: +1-408-746-6815（Dallas Office） 2801 Telecom Parkway, MS C1R, Richardson, Texas 75082, U.S.A.
TEL: +1-972-231-2531
Einsteinring 24, 85609 Aschheim/Munich, Germany
TEL: +49-89-3306680-0
4, Leng Kee Road. #04-08 SiS Bldg., Singapore 159088, Singapore
TEL: +65-6472-2328
Suite 1607-1608A, 16/F., Tower 3, China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Kowloon, Hong Kong
TEL: +852-2799-9773
11F, Kyobo Life Insurance Bldg., 1, Jong-ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul 03154, Republic of Korea
TEL: +82-2-582-8452
8F.-4, No.57, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan
TEL: +886-2-2311-5161
408/150, 35th Floor Phaholyothin Place Building, Phaholyothin Road, Khweng Samsain-nai,
Khet Phayathai, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
TEL: +66-2-163-4664

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Shibaura Crystal Shinagawa Bldg.,
1-6-41 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8212 Japan
General Affairs and Human Resource
Department, Corporate Headquarters
Tel: +81-3-5715-7402
Fax: +81-3-5715-7401
E-Mail: csr＠fdk.co.jp