Sustainability

Sustainability Report 2022

Yazaki publishes its first Annual Sustainability Report, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability.

This Report focuses in our environmental, social and governance performance associated to our everyday activities, and it has been prepared in alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. It also presents the initiatives being implemented to achieve each of our ambitions and our contribution towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) we have prioritized.

The data herein refers to our fiscal year (FY) 2021 which covers the period from July 2021 to June 2022. Some information is put in relation to FY2017 (baseline), to provide a perspective of the evolution of Y-EMEA's performance.

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At Yazaki Europe, we focus on balancing the interests of all stakeholders with our own ambitious goals and healthy, sustainable growth – for a successful common future.– Redouane Kharibach, Head of Controlling

Corporate Social Responsibility

As a global organisation, Yazaki adapts to dynamic market changes, processes and community development to create value and be successful while consistently making significant and positive contributions to the benefit and development of society.

Yazaki has endeavoured to use innovative technologies for the benefit of customers and to improve products, safety standards and the environment, and these values will not change. As a responsible employer, Yazaki has a vision to achieve the best through understanding cultural and social differences.

This approach allows for the achievement of long-term and sustainable financial success and growth, and also contributes to the creation of socio-economic stability.

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2022
Reports prior to 2022 are available Yazaki Corporate Website: Society & Environment CSR report archive

Our greatest asset? Our employees

We are fundamentally committed to our employees, and this plays an important part throughout the organisation. Making the individual knowledge of each of our employees available to the entire organisational process as efficiently as possible is one of the main focuses of our executive management.

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Environmental protection – for a better tomorrow

In accordance with the Yazaki Global Environment Charter, Yazaki proceeds with its initiatives “to make the world a better place and work to enrich society through environmentally oriented business activities, environmental awareness, and individual contributions by all employees in line with our fundamental business policy.”

An Environmental Management Vision and an Environmental Action Plan were adopted looking ahead to the coming years. All group companies are working to continuously enhance environmental performance and are focussing their energies on the development of environmental management systems. At Yazaki, this also includes Health and Safety topics as well as Design for Environment.

Health & Safety

Workplace health and safety, phrased in the fifth fundamental management policy, is also a top-priority management issue. The creation of a safe and healthy workplace where one can work with peace of mind is the wish of all employees and the responsibility of the employer.

In addition to observing all applicable laws and regulations, Yazaki continually implements improvements in workplace environments and health management. The health and safety activities adopted by senior management at each site are implemented systematically with the cooperation of all personnel involved.

Design for Environment

Environmental performance in the automotive industry is becoming ever more important. In order to ensure that these goals are met, it is necessary to consider environmental performance at an early stage of the design process. New vehicle programmes have several important targets for environmental product design:

Improving reusability, recyclability, and recoverability to minimize impact on the end-of-life process
Reducing substances of concern to eliminate risk to human health and the environment
Increasing fuel efficiency in order to provide vehicles with lower emission levels

A balance is necessary if optimal environmental performance is to be achieved. The environmental impact of various life cycle stages of a product, from the raw material through to end-of-life treatment, must be considered.

To promote and improve environmental product design, Yazaki Europe Limited has implemented Design for Environment (DfE) guidelines, which enable the engineer to assess the environmental performance of future products, or to evaluate the impact on the environmental of proposed design changes.

Highest importance is given to several EU directives and regulations affecting the automotive industry. Some are product specific, whereas others are generic and are applicable across all sectors. Mandatory measures are compliance with environmental legislation and avoidance of substances of concern, material marking and recyclates.

Yazaki Corporation views mandatory legislation as a minimum standard of achievement, and always tries to surpass the requirements set by the government.