Sustainability Management

Stakeholder Engagement

In order for the Company to conduct its business activities and achieve long-term, stable enhancement of corporate value, it is essential to build good relationships of trust with each stakeholder, including shareholders, investors, customers, suppliers, and local communities. We will listen sincerely to our stakeholders and communicate with them to create new value together, which will lead to the realization of sustainable growth.

	Basic approach	Expected results	Specific initiatives
shareholders and Investors	We strive to disclose timely, fair, and accurate information to shareholders and investors. We promote constructive dialogue with shareholders and investors to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value.	Appropriate disclosure of information on business environment changes	Opinions and assessments given through dialogue with shareholders and investors are reflected in our management strategies, and linked to our measures to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value.
Customers	We provide safe and secure, attractive products with our customers and quality as top priorities based on our Management Philosophy. We will identify needs and contribute with high value-added products that lead to low carbon and mobility safety and security.	Improvement of product competitiveness of powertrain products Responsiveness to changes in mobility, such as electrification Enhanced response to carbon neutral	Product development that meets customer needs Promotion of future products and technologies Stable production and supply Quality improvement Cost reduction activities
Suppliers	We will build a relationship of trust with our suppliers by complying with laws and rules, conducting fair and equitable transactions, and acting in good faith. We work together with our suppliers on technological development and improvement activities, aiming for mutual development and growth.	Stable transactions based on a medium-term outlook, sharing information on changes in the business environment	Support for cost reduction and quality improvement, support for carbon neutral activities (including staff training), sharing of procurement policies and activities
Employees	We value our employees as important assets. As such, we want to be a company where a diverse range of human resources can actively participate at work. We will provide an environment and take initiatives to enable each employee to demonstrate their abilities and create new value.	Education system for developing capabilities, fair personnel system reform, and promotion of DEI	Restructuring and promotion of education system, enhancement of dialogue between labor and management, promotion of diverse work styles
Local communities	We implement measures to create a more affluent and comfortable living environment in the local communities that form the basis of our business activities and employees’ daily lives.	Environmental preservation, regional revitalization, sports promotion	Our Long Distance Team athletes and staff hold running workshops for children at kindergartens and nurseries near our headquarters, teaching them the joy of exercise and the importance of staying active for a healthy lifestyle.
Natural environment	To protect the future of our planet, we are advancing conservation activities for natural environments and biodiversity based on the 30by30 initiative, while also providing environmental education and hands-on experiences for children.	Nature regeneration and ecosystem restoration	We utilized thinned timber from Aisan Toyota no Mori adjacent to the Toyota Plant to offer an experience in cultivating shiitake mushrooms from logs for employees and their families. We provide an environment that fosters a connection with nature.