CSR Initiatives
Based on its Corporate Mission, TAMRON seeks to increase its corporate value and achieve the realization of a sustainable society. Currently, as indicated by phenomena such as global warming, sustainability crises are growing steadily and progressively more severe. As concerns about social issues—such as human rights and labor issues—become increasingly serious, there are growing expectations for companies to work to resolve social issues. TAMRON has identified issues that must be solved to enable sustainable growth for the company and society as key CSR issues. The key CSR issues that we have identified are incorporated into our management strategy, and we set targets for these issues each year as we engage in our corporate activities.
Corporate Mission
TAMRON creates emotion and
reassurance through its mastery of light,
contributing to the realization of a fulfilling society.
CSR Themes for Enhancing CSR Management
CSR Themes for Enhancing CSR Management
We have been working on our business operations under CSR themes established for being a company acknowledged by stakeholders, and we have established the "Standards of Business Conduct", which is the way TAMRON behaves as a company.
We have established a sound corporate governance system and carry out management with a fundamental focus on compliance,while also considering the economy, society and the environment.
Furthermore, by engaging in themes such as the environment,quality/product safety, and employment/human resources and other social issues, we are striving to be a company that has the power to be selected by customers.
CSR Themes and Standards of Business Conducts
1.Contributing to social issues through business（SDGs）
Looking to providing solutions to social issues, TAMRON creates new value through its corporate activities to achieve economic growth, solve social issues and contribute to the realization of a fulfilling society.
2.Quality and product safety
TAMRON combines innovation with its technological capabilities to create excitement and peace of mind by providing high quality products that earn the trust of customers while considering safety and the environment.
3.Environment
TAMRON recognizes that global environmental issues are issued shared by humanity, endeavors to reduce the impact on and conserve the environment, and contributes to the development of a sustainable society in harmony with the environment.
4.Compliance
TAMRON is aware that it exists together with society. We place a priority on observing laws and regulations while respecting social rules, and carry out our corporate activities with a high sense of ethics.
5.Information disclosure
To enhance corporate value, TAMRON actively works to disclose corporate information effectively and fairly, and engages in constructive dialogue with the stakeholders associated with its business.
6.Occupational safety and health
To develop a pleasant workplace environment that considers the health and safety of each employee, TAMRON monitors the state of health of its employees, undertakes initiatives on the maintenance and management of health, and makes every effort to ensure employee safety.
7.Social contributions
To create a society in which people can experience spiritual fulfillment, TAMRON engages in activities contributing to the development of photography and film culture, and acting as a good corporate citizen, takes part in local community activities and contributes to their development.
8.Human resources/human rights
TAMRON makes every effort to provide employees with opportunities to develop and demonstrate their abilities in ways that respect their diversity, character and individuality. We embrace a global perspective, value teamwork and endeavor to cultivate human resources who harness creativity.
9.Information management
TAMRON establishes protections from threats such as information asset incidents and crimes, and lives up to the trust placed in it by customers and society.
10.CSR procurement
TAMRON engages in sound trade practices, and works with its business partners to promote procurement activities that consider social responsibility including human rights, labor standards and the environment.
11.Risk (crisis management)
TAMRON prepares against risks that could threaten civic life or corporate activities, and does the utmost to prevent such risks from occurring. Should any such crisis occur, we will make every effort to minimize damage and loss, effect a swift recovery, prevent recurrences and fulfill our social responsibility.
12.Corporate governance
Top management works to build up sustainable corporate value by establishing governance to engage in fair, transparent and swift decision making in response to a changing business environment.
Standards of Business ConductManagement system for CSR ( SDGs )
With the aim of fulfilling TAMRON’ s corporate social responsibility and contributing to the development of a sustainable society, the CSR Committee, whose members include full-time directors, full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Members and executive officers, meets five times a year in principle. The committee makes decisions on and deliberates over basic matters, policies and important targets concerning CSR and promotion of the integrated management system, and also manages the progress of important targets.
Tamron has formulated a Code of Conduct as a foundation for corporate behavior. The Code is also incorporated into Tamron’s Integrated Management Manual, which is a core regulation in Tamron’s management system that integrates ISO 9001 quality and ISO 14001 environmental standards.
This system is applied across all departments to promote compliance with laws, respect for fair social rules, and high ethical standards. All related internal rules are developed in alighment with this principle, and activities based on this system are audited at least once annually by internal auditors or external audit organizations.
Integrated Management Manual
Process for Identifying Key CSR Issues
Firstly, we identified social issues surrounding TAMRON based on international guidelines. We then assessed the importance of those issues for various stakeholders, and the possibility and potential impact of any risks. After considering the validity of the results of our assessment, we identified key CSR issues and submitted them for final decision making by the CSR Committee.
We will continuously improve our response to sustainability issues.
| Materiality | CSR themes | Key CSR Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Creating emotion and reassurance |
Quality and Product Safety | Enhancing product quality and safety management |
| Promoting CSR procurement | Building a sustainable supply chain | |
| Creating new light | Solving social issues through corporate activities (SDGs) | Contributing to social issues through business |
E Contributing to a sustainable earth |
Environment | Reducing CO2 emissions |
| Recycling resources and reducing waste | ||
| Environmentally friendly design | ||
| Reducing harmful chemical substances | ||
| Water management | ||
S Promoting human capital management |
Human resources and rights | Human resource development |
| Advance DE&I | ||
| Respect for human rights | ||
| Social contributions | ||
| Occupational safety and health | Promoting health and productivity management | |
G Developing the foundations of trust and sustained growth |
Compliance | Full enforcement of compliance |
| Risk (crisis management) | Strengthening business continuity management (BCM) | |
| Information management | Strengthening of information security | |
| Disclosure of information | ||
| Corporate governance | Improving the governance system |
Key CSR Issues: Results of Activities
| Key CSR issues | 2024 target | 2024 results |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing product quality and safety management | Taking steps to enhance product quality and safety management | Product quality and safety management enhanced |
| Building a sustainable supply chain | Education for high-risk suppliers based on the 2023 SAQ survey, which takes into account environmental and human rights issues | Education and confirmation of effectiveness for all five suppliers with high human rights risks |
| Contributing to social issues through business | R&D expenses to net sales ratio of 8% or more | 8.0% |
| Reducing CO2 emissions | 12% reduction compared with FY2015 | 15.2% reduction |
Recycling resources and reducing waste |
《Reduction of the volume of industrial waste generated》 | |
| ・Head office: Below the average of the past three years (26,014.5 kg) | 38,174.5 kg; target not achieved due to the impact of office waste | |
| ・Mold & Tooling Technology Center: 2% reduction of waste plastic compared with 2023 (70,290 kg/mold or less (intensity)) |
18.6% increase; target not achieved due to the impact of a decrease in the number of production molds and an increase in waste for mold verification purposes | |
| ・China plant: 2% decrease from 2023 | 11.9% decrease | |
| ・Vietnam Plant: 1% decrease from 2023 | 20.5％ increase; target not achieved due to the impact of increased production | |
| 《Recycling of waste plastics》 | ||
| ・China Plant: Recycling rate: 3.8% | 2.8%; target not achieved due to the impact of waste plastic from PC and PPS molding waste left over from increased production | |
| Environmentally friendly design |
Introduction of TAMRON eco-label: All models | Introduced for seven models |
| Reduce bags used for owner’s manuals: Reduction rate in new models: 100% | 100% | |
| Introduction of recycled plastic materials: Multiple models | PC-G plastics containing 30% recycled material already introduced in mass production | |
| Reducing harmful chemical substances | 0 | 0 |
| Water management | 《Grasping actual amount of clean water use》 | |
| ・Head office: Not to exceed FY2023 amount (4,177 m3/year or less) | 4,113m3 | |
| ・Hirosaki: Not to exceed FY2023 amount (983m3/year or less) | 1,059m3; target not achieved due to the increased use of mist in clean rooms | |
| ・Namioka: Not to exceed FY2023 amount (54,370 m3/year or less) | 76,997m3; target not achieved due to an increase in GM production and the introduction of pure water equipment | |
| 《Reduction of clean water use》 | ||
| ・China Plant: 5% decrease compared with 2023 (406,320.7 m3/year or less) | 2.9% reduction; target not achieved because of increased water use due to the modification of facilities for automation | |
| ・Vietnam Plant: 1% decrease compared with 2023 + for newly built second plant (88,629m3/year or less) | 9,899m3 increase; target not achieved because of increased water use due to increased operating days and personnel resulting from an increase in production | |
| Human resource development | Education and training costs per employee: 15% year-on-year increase | 54% increase |
| Advance DE&I | Percentage of female managerial staff (section manager and above): year-on-year increase | 7.41% (previous year: 7.97%); target not achieved |
| Respect for human rights | Improvement of human rights due diligence system | 《“Identifying, assessing, preventing, and mitigating negative impacts” implemented》 |
| ・Identified and assessed risks through the Risk Management Committee | ||
| ・Prevented and mitigated risks for high-risk suppliers (education provided) | ||
| 《“Explanation and disclosure” implemented》 | ||
| ・Disclosed in the Integrated Report in June, and on the Company website | ||
| Social contributions | Formulation of basic policy for social contribution activities and establishment of promotion system: Formulate and approve Group policy | Carried over to the next fiscal year; target not achieved |
| Promoting health and productivity management | Number of occupational accidents: Decrease from the previous year (7 in 2023) | 7 |
| Full enforcement of compliance | Violations of laws and regulations: 0 | 0 |
| Conduct compliance awareness survey: once a year | Conducted within the Tamron Group | |
| Strengthening business continuity management (BCM) | Conduct company-wide training | Company-wide training conducted |
| Strengthening information security | Information leakage: 0 | 0 |
| Network infections: 0 | 0 | |
| Information disclosure | Enhance sustainability disclosures | Disclosed in annual securities report (“Sustainability philosophy and initiatives”) as of March 27, 2024 |
| Disclosed in Integrated Report (“ESG/Sustainability Strategy”) as of June 10, 2024 | ||
| Disclose progress in preventing recurrences | Disclosed to TSE (“Notice Concerning Progress of Measures to Prevent Recurrence”) on February 8 and August 8, 2024 | |
| Improving the governance system | Institutional design changes and retention | Transitioned to a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee model as of March 27, 2024 Related rules and regulations were established or revised on the same date |
| Governance Review Committee operation | Committee has met nine times since its establishment in November 2024 | |