Sustainability

Our thoughts on sustainabilit

Sustainability

Basic CSR Policy

Basic way of thinking
Topre contributes to society by giving top priority to the provision of products and services that reduce environmental impacts.

As a company, we strive for fairness and transparency by complying thoroughly with ethical standards and laws and regulations.
We promote social contribution activities and initiatives for sustainability.
The company as a whole responds to environmental problems and implements environmental conservation initiatives positively. In particular, we emphasize efforts to combat climate change (CO₂ reductions).
We enhance and develop technologies to provide products and services useful to society through customer satisfaction.
We provide safe and healthy work environments for all employees.
We promote CSR activities cooperatively through communication with stakeholders.

The sharing of the CSR spirit

To strengthen activities with a common awareness of CSR, we distribute these portable cards with the group’s Basic Philosophy and Code of Conduct to all group employees. These are the high-level concepts of the group and fundamental to our CSR initiatives. We also prepare and distribute these cards translated into local languages at overseas bases.

CSR education

＜Provision of regular information＞

We have issued “Topre CSR Information” bimonthly since October 2022 to provide basic education on sustainability and send out updated information to all employees. We are working to raise awareness of CSR initiatives by having everybody feel initiatives related to CSR and climate change closely.

＜e-learning＞

We are implementing specialized CSR education in an e-learning format for selected participants in each division. By producing educational materials internally, we are able to keep educational content up-to-date, and we will use this knowledge and information in the improvement of understanding of initiatives aimed at CSR and climate change measures and in dialogue with customers from now on. In fiscal year 2023, 222 people received this education across the group as a whole.

The CSR promotion system and climate change measures system

The group has established the promotion of CSR and climate change measures under the same system with the Board of Directors at the top. The Board of Directors is composed of all Directors, including External Directors, with the President assuming the role of chair. The secretariat reports to the Board of Directors under the direction of the Director in charge of CSR and climate change measures. The results of and plans for sustainability initiatives are reported at Topre Group CSR Meetings held regularly twice a year, and the results of Topre Group CSR Meetings are reported to the Board of Directors. In addition, the Board of Directors conducts reviews through the Director in charge of CSR and climate change measures when important issues related to sustainability initiatives occur.

*1: Automotive Equipment, Refrigeration Equipment,
　　Air Conditioning Equipment, Electronic Equipment
*2: Topre global systems: Internal Control Committee;
　　Operations, Purchasing and Quality Headquarters;
　　ISO 14001 (Environment) Secretariat;
　　Safety and Health Committee
*3：Domestic companies: Toho Transportation, Toprec, Topre Kyushu,
　　 Topre Tokai, Mitsuike
*4：Overseas companies: USA, China (3 companies),
　　 Thailand, Mexico, India

Topre Group CSR Meetings

The group holds Topre Group CSR Meetings twice a year. By reporting on and confirming CSR and the climate change measures taken in each division, activities are being promoted with common awareness of the initiatives taken within the group as a whole, both in Japan and overseas, and we are aiming to connect this to more enhanced initiatives in each division.

Contributions to the SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations in 2015, are global achievement goals for 2030 addressing social issues such as poverty, employment and the environment.
The group will engage with various issues facing the world and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, namely the achievement of the SDGs, through its business activities.

Dialogue with stakeholders

We ensure transparency by disclosing corporate information appropriately to stakeholders, and strive for mutual dialogue and cooperation.

stakeholders	Main opportunities for dialogue
Customers	By providing customers with superior products and services, and valuing communication with them, we strive to meet their trust and expectations.	・Daily sales activities ・Maintenance ・Exhibitions ・Plant tours ・Company website
Business partners	Our business partners are important for us to produce high-quality products stably, and we believe the establishment of cooperative systems is important. We strive to build relationships of trust with business partners and for understanding and cooperation towards the realization of a sustainable society.	・Daily purchasing activities ・Supplier conference ・QC competition presentation ・Company website
Shareholders and investors	The company raises management transparency by disclosing accurate and fair information in a timely manner, and strives to build relationships of trust with shareholders and investors through constructive dialogue that leads to understanding of the company’s business activities.	・General meetings of shareholders ・Financial results briefings ・IR website ・Individual interviews with institutional investors
Employees	We respect human rights based on the high-level concepts of the Topre Group, and aim to create an environment in which each and every employee can demonstrate their abilities to the maximum.	・Plant tours by the president ・Labor-management council ・Establishment of consultation desks ・Industrial physician interviews ・Various training and programs ・Company newsletter and Intranet
Local society	We are working positively on social contribution activities and environmental conservation in each country and region.	・Educational support for the next generation ・Support for the promotion of sport ・Regional exchanges ・Plant tours ・Cleanup activities

CSR Materiality

The process of identifying important CSR issues and associating them with the SDGs

* In March 2022, the group identified the CSR materialities to work on in accordance with the following process, and associated them with important SDGs.

Topre’s CSR materialities

Items		Main initiatives	Related SDGs
Environment	Reduction of CO₂ emissions*1	・Reduction of CO₂ emissions in production activities
	Establishment and operation of environmental management	・Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification: All domestic and overseas bases ・Integrated acquisition of ISO 14001 certification: Domestic bases	－
	Thorough implementation of chemical substance management	・Establishment and operation of internal management rules
	Development of environmentallyconsiderate products and technologies	・Proposal of technologies that connect to environmental conservation
	Cooperation with suppliers	・Promotion of green procurement
Society	Respect for human rights	・Education on human rights and diversity ・Implementation of human rights due diligence
	Establishment and operation of quality management	・Acquisition of IATF 16949 certification: Automotive related ・Acquisition of ISO 9001 certification: Product-related	－
	Cooperation with suppliers	・Promotion of CSR procurement
Governance	Strengthening of corporate governance	・Building of group governance	－
	IR activities for investors	・Publication of ESG Databook (CSR Report) ・Enhancement of disclosed information	－
	Strengthening of information security	・Establishment of an information management system across the group	－
	Strengthening of risk management	・Review of BCP

*1: Among the CSR materialities, the “reduction of CO₂ emissions” is the most important issue