Our business activities impact the local communities where we are active in various ways. It is extremely important to communicate with local communities to ensure that their expectations are met in order to ensure sustainable business activities. In addition, we recognize that we have shared interests with the community as a stakeholder in the region, and for this reason we would like to work towards community development.
This stance is declared in the Stakeholder Policy, and the actions that should be taken by employees are stipulated in the Yokohama Rubber Group Action Guidelines.

We recognize that aiming for harmony with local communities where we conduct business is of the utmost importance, in order to achieve both social trust and business management, and to provide sustainable value as a global company.
Yokohama Rubber continues to foster community engagement through innovative initiatives, such as the annual "Biodiversity Panel Discussion" held at the Hiratsuka manufacturing plant. In 2023, the event incorporated web-based components to broaden participation and enhance communication with local residents.
In addition, as part of our support for disaster affected areas, we made donations to the affected areas in Japan and provided relief supplies such as water and food to local residents overseas.
The Yokohama Magokoro Fund, an employee-driven social contribution fund established eight years ago, provided support to 13 organizations working in environmental protection, social welfare, and other areas in fiscal year 2023. The fund also contributed to four disaster relief efforts.
Furthermore, by actively participating in volunteer activities such as disaster relief and environmental conservation, employees aim to deepen their understanding of local and societal challenges. We are committed to working alongside community members to develop solutions and contribute to a better future.
We will continue to strive to become a company and office that realizes our CSR slogan, "Caring for the Future”.

Yosuke Todaka,
General Manager, CSR Planning Department, CSR Division

• Building a trusted identity together with local communities
  To achieve this, we will use various forms of engagement and focus on issues and development in the local communities.
• A worldwide system is in place to apply what stake holders have to say.
• The total number of trees planted and saplings provided in Japan and overseas reached 1.50 million in 2030.

As a general rule, we hold meetings with local residents twice a year for the purpose of community communication, but from the perspective of preventing the spread of the COVID-19, we basically stopped holding these meetings.
There were no complaints regarding social impact to the formal grievance mechanism. Each of our sites has established a consultation services to receive feedback from the local community. We have also set up an inquiry form on our corporate website. (https://www.y-yokohama.com/global/contact/)

The following items have been established as the main action items that the Yokohama Rubber Group will address first, taking into account the level of impact of business activities and the level of social interest.