S M L Select region Home Global Network Initiatives for SDGs What Are SDGs? Contributions to SDGs through Business Relationship between SDGs and Five CSR Priority Areas Internal Prevailing of SDGs What Are SDGs? In September of 2015, the "United Nations Sustainable Development Summit" was held at the UN Headquarters. The outcome document thereof, "Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," was unanimously adopted by 193 member nations and contains Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs consist of 17 goals with 169 associated targets. In order to achieve these goals by 2030, the participation and contributions of companies are expected. Efforts by the IDEC Group towards these SDGs have been introduced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on their website as an example of companies engaged in SDGs. Contributions to SDGs through Business The IDEC Group aims to create new economic and social value through our business activities and to contribute to safety and the environment on the global level. Here, we introduce our 6 business catergories, our core products, the social value they create, and the related SDGs. Business category Core products Social value Major related SDGs HMI Solutions - Switches - Emergency-stop pushbutton switches - Joysticks - Buzzers - Display lights - Pursuing safety and ease of use - Quality assurance Panel Solutions - Relays / sockets - Terminal blocks - Switching power supplies - Circuit protectors - Industrial LED lighting - Reducing consumed energy - Providing optimal light for various applications Automation Solutions - Programmable controllers - Operator Interfaces - Sensors(Photoelectric switches / Proximity switches) - Automatic identification devices - Solutions to shortage of workers - Achieving sophisticated management control in medical institutions - Solutions for achieving automation in cases of increase in logistics - Solutions for factory automation in diverse manufacturing industries Safety and Explosion protection Solutions - Safety-related devices - Explosion-protection devices - Eliminating industrial accidents - Promoting international standardization Systems - Security systems - Various systems - Constructing optimal systems by combining control devices and technology New Businesses - Renewable energy business - Next-generation agricultural solutions - Ultrafine bubble generator - Utilizing natural energy - Promoting the use of renewable energy - Promoting the healthy growth of vegetation - Achieving efficient soil purification - Creating a safe and comfortable environment in global society Relationship between SDGs and Five CSR Priority Areas We/IDEC add Safety and Quality as our strengths to “ESG” (Environment / Social / Governance) to create “ESG+Sa+Q”, which we consider to be our five CSR priority areas. The following describes the relationship between the five priority areas and SDGs. Environmental Policy With regard to enterprise management and the global environment, we realize that people around the world have a shared desire to happily coexist with the earth. Therefore, in all of our business activities, we prioritize environmental conservation and strive for sustainable development. ISO14001 Environmentally-friendly Products Environmental Data Code of conduct in relationship between IDEC and stakeholders In conducting our business activities, we respect all of our stakeholders including our customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders, society, and our employees, maintaining the dignity as a trusted company, coexisting with and flourishing with stakeholders. Social Contribution Activities Life-Work Balance Diversity Corporate Governance Policy Since the IDEC Group believes that management transparency and efficiency for stakeholders including shareholders is the basis of corporate governance, we strengthen our corporate governance in order to increase our corporate value. Compliance Risk Management Safety Policy Based on our basic management policy of "contributing to society and economy through business activities" under the premise of "management with respect for humanity," the IDEC Group aims to constantly achieve a high level of safety in all our business activities, creating a safe and comfortable environment not only inside the IDEC Group but throughout global society. Safety Assessor International Safety Standards Quality Assurance Policy The quality we are aiming at is “usability.” In order to provide superior products that users can purchase and use with satisfaction, and to develop technologies that make them the most economically, we have established a quality assurance system that challenges every employees and realize "IDEC Quality." Quality Assurance System ISO9001 Certification Quality Education Internal Prevailing of SDGs We conduct training and workshops on SDGs to raise awareness and understanding of employees to SDGs. Up to now, we have set up a workshop at the follow-up training for recruited employees and at the general conference of each division, and there we provide the opportunity to think about what we/IDEC can do with SDGs. Holding CSR Innovation Seminar The IDEC Group regularly holds in-house seminars on CSR for executives, division managers, and leader-level employees. We invite experts inside and outside the company to hold CSR seminars based on five themes from time to time. The theme contains Safety (Sa) and Quality (Q) issues which is the foundation of the IDEC Group as a manufacturer that creates "safety" in addition to the three issues of Environment (E), Social (S) and Governance (G). Through seminar attendance, we consider social issues, SDGs and efforts to solve them, and then we improve the level of ESG + Sa + Q to increase corporate value. Holding SDGs Workshops In order to deepen the understanding of SDGs and solve social issues, we hold workshops for each division as an opportunity to consider and discuss ideas about how we can expand the IDEC Group business and core technology and what we can do. From new employees to executive officers, members participate from various generations and participate in free, lively debate, make SDGs issues "personally involved." Implementing CSR Trainings We conduct CSR training for young employees who joined us as recent graduates. We also hold SDGs workshops on initiatives to CSR and thinking about what the IDEC Group can do to achieve SDGs. It is a good opportunity for participants to reconfirm their own standing points by reflecting on their own career they have cultivated up to now, as well as by engaging in the training together with members who are the same age. Corporate Profile Site Map Global Site Terms of Use Use of, and copying from, this site is subject to our terms conditions. (C) 2017 IDEC Corporation All rights reserved.