The Yokohama Rubber Group selected priority issues for each group of stakeholders.
In this section, we report on the priority items identified according to ISO 26000 and our progress toward achieving them, as well as the data requested for disclosure.
On our CSR Website, we describe backgrounds regarding the importance of each priority, our goals, our aspirations, the FY 2016 activity report, the challenges we faced, and future measures.
*1 ISO 26000:
A set of guidelines created by the International Standards Organization (ISO) on the social responsibilities of companies and other organizations.
- [Self-evaluation code]
- ○ ＝ Achieved or improved △＝ Unachieved or unchanged ×＝ Deteriorated
- Organizational Governance
- Human Rights
- Labour Practices
- The Environment
- Fair Operating Practices
- Consumer Issues
- Community Involvement and Development
Organizational Governance
- The global environment
- Local community
- Customers
- Stockholders and investors
- Partners
- Employees
Our Goals
- Continuous improvement of corporate value and an identity that is trusted by all stakeholders.
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
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| Economic performance |
Allocation of economic value (non-consolidated)
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| Compliance※3 |
Training participants rate (non-consolidated)*among eligible employees
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Target for FY2017 |
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Whistle-blowers (consolidated)*Does not include non-anonymous consultations
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*2 Stakeholder:
The individuals, groups and concerned interests with a stake in the activities of a company or any other organization.
*3 Compliance:
The act of abiding by laws, regulations, and social norms.
Human Rights
- Partners
- Employees
Our Goals
- Respecting human rights both internally and externally; no child labour or forced labour in our group or by our partners; sincerely responding to and improving complaints on human rights
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Child labour / forced or compulsory labour |
Number of jobs identified as suspected child labour or forced labour (consolidated)
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Human rights grievance mechanisms |
Official number of complaints to the Grievance Mechanisms (consolidated)*No. of complaints received through official channels
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○ Target for FY2017 |
Labour Practices
- Partners
- Employees
Our Goals
- To be an organization that allows people of diverse ages, genders, and nationalities to demonstrate their maximum capabilities
- Establishing a zero-hazard culture of safety by promoting physical and mental health
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational safety and health |
Lost worktime rate (consolidated)*per 1 million hours
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△ *Internal target not reached |
| Training and education programs |
Time for education and training (non-consolidated)
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| Diversity and equal opportunity |
Female employment rate for main career track (non-consolidated)*Cf. rate of female employees (consolidated): 12.8%
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The Environment
- The global environment
Our Goals
- To make all of our products environmentally-friendly
- To reduce the total amount of GHG emissions (to 50% less than 2005 levels across the value chain)
- To promote the efficient use of water resources according to the characteristics of water risks
- To develop biodiversity conservation activities at production sites
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
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| Materials |
Total amount of materials used (consolidated)
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| Water |
Water intake (consolidated)
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○ *Due to the expansion of the scope of calculation |
| Products and services |
Environmentally-friendly product rate among all of our products (consolidated)
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Biodiversity conservation |
Implementation rate of conservation activities at production sites (consolidated)*Scope of estimation has been adjusted
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| Energy |
Total consumption (consolidated)
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| Air emissions |
Greenhouse gas emissions (consolidated)
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| Environmental grievance mechanisms |
Official number of complaints to the Grievance Mechanisms (consolidated)*No. of complaints received through official channels
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○ Target for FY2017 |
*4 Value chain:
The overall series of activities or stakeholders providing or receiving value in the form of products or services.
Fair Operating Practices
- Partners
Our Goals
- CSR activities in collaboration with our partners
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
|---|---|---|
| Partner assessment for environment, human rights, labour practices and social impacts |
Percentage of partners that we started working with after impact assessments (consolidated)
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Partners’ compliance complaint (Grievance mechanisms for impacts on society) |
Official numbers of complaints to the grievance mechanisms (consolidated)*No. of complaints received through official channels
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Participating companies in our CSR workshops for partners |
Number of participating companies/participation rate (non-consolidated)*Small and medium size companies with which we have a stable amount of business
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○ Target for FY2017 |
Consumer Issues
- Customers
Our Goals
- Achievement and maintenance of zero violations of regulations and voluntary codes concerning usage of our products and services
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
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| Safety and health for our customers, labeling compliance of our products and services |
Number of violations of regulations or voluntary codes concerning product safety, labeling, and provision of product usage information (consolidated)
*There was an incident of non-compliance with golf club rules, which was attributable to Yokohama Rubber. |
△ Target for FY2017 |
Community Involvement and Development
- Local society
Our Goals
- Making contributions to local community development by engaging with the community, with a focus on the Forever Forest Project (a 500,000 tree-planting project)
| Accomplishments | Self-assessment | |
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| Local communities |
Implementation rates of community activities and dialogues at production sites (consolidated)
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Promotion of the Forever Forest Project |
Number of trees planted in a year (cumulative) / Target achievement rate
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○ Target for FY2017 |
| Market presence |
Percentages of sites which pay salaries higher than minimum wage (consolidated)
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○ Target for FY2017 |
