Priority Issues

Japan

The Kyocera Group starts by considering social conditions, trends in the international community and the external environment surrounding our company, and key social and management priorities identified through stakeholder dialogue. Then the Kyocera Group CSR Committee deliberates and identifies top priorities for the Kyocera Group to address.
Important issues to be resolved through business, in particular, are approved by the Kyocera Group Management Committee or the Board of Directors according to the approval criteria. The Kyocera Group aims to enhance its value to society by organizing opportunities to address the selected top issues, concentrating management resources on four priority markets, and strengthening our business development and management foundation to help fulfill societal needs

	Selecting Key Issues	Risks and Opportunities （● Risk / ○ Opportunity）	Details of Efforts	Reference
Contributing Through Products and Services
	Fighting climate change	Stricter regulations and penalties relating to climate change Increased costs / damage to corporate brand from neglecting climate imperatives Rising demand for renewable energy / private power generation for private consumption Rising demand for improved thermal efficiency and energy conservation Rising demand for products supporting EV transformation and lighter automobiles	Reassessing long-term environmental targets (including 30% reduction of GHG emissions in FY2031 compared to FY2014) Deploying our renewable energy business via Kyocera Kanden Energy LLP and Kyocera EPA LLP Voluntary renewable energy efforts and collaborative verification trials of three renewable technologies (solar cells, fuel cells, storage batteries) RE100 initiative (Nakayama Office, Yokohama) Establishing regional energy management	Environment & Energy Efforts to Create a Low-Carbon Society Measures to Fight Climate Change Climate Change Scenarios Innovation Management BE INNOVATION! Environment & Energy
	Preventing traffic accidents and enhancing transportation	Greater need to optimize traffic flow via ICT Growing market for ADAS technologies to support drivers, promote autonomous vehicles and improve safety	Developing an autonomous driving system for buses Promoting deployment of roadside units linked to traffic lights on public roads Facilitating adoption of a “smart pole” Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)	Automotive-related BE INNOVATION! Mobility Innovation Management
	Expanding of information infrastructures via technological innovation	Rising demand for base station-related products to improve communications networks Rising demand for 5G smartphones and related products New system / service business opportunities supporting 5G infrastructure Greater need for Low-Power, Wide-Area (LPWA) telecom services in Japan Rising demand for digital technologies such as AI, IoT, and smart cities	Development of local 5G systems Development of 5G smart routers	Information & Communication BE INNOVATION! Information & Communication
	Reducing medical staff shortages and medical costs	Growing need for self-administered medical care Growing need for health and nursing care services Growing interest in extending healthy lifespan	Improving durability of orthopedic joint implants Achieving digital medical care that utilizes SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) Regenerative medical therapy for knee osteoarthritis	Medical & Healthcare BE INNOVATION! Medical & Healthcare Innovation Management
	Sustainable use of water / natural resources	Reduced water usage through digital printing Growing need to develop ocean-related technologies	Expanding our digital printing business to reduce environmental burden caused by dyes in apparel production Collecting oceanographic data through joint development of smart buoys	Examples of Providing Value to Society
	Eliminating labor shortages in major industrial nations	Growing need to improve productivity via collaborative robots New opportunities to optimize logistics and deliveries via drones	Development and commercialization of an AI collaborative robot system to automate training / teaching	Resolving Labor Shortages in Major Industrialized Countries by Developing Our Cobot Business
Strengthening our Management Infrastructure
	Achieving diversity	Growing need to secure and train diverse human resources	Adoption of flexible work systems Training to promote manager candidates of greater diversity Promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities Publication of SOGI and LGBT guidelines	Developing Human Resources with Diverse Skillsets Developing Human Resources with Diverse Skillsets Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
	Human rights initiatives	Growing need to enforce human rights in supply chains Loss of brand equity due to a lack of human rights measures	Expansion of human rights policy Human rights due diligence based on the RBA^* Code of Conduct with external organizations Implementation of Kyocera Supply Chain CSR Survey RBA: Responsible Business Alliance	Respect for Human Rights Respect for Human Rights Supply Chain Management
	Promoting digitization	Greater productivity and management efficiency	Establishing a data collection / analysis platform Efforts to double manufacturing productivity Improving security and efficiency in administrative work	Promoting Digitization
	Establishing safe and secure work environments	Suspended business from unexpected causes including pandemics Helping employees reach best personal potential via work environments that promote well-being and job satisfaction	Training of risk assessment trainers and risk assessors in incident prevention (in Japan) Implementation of hazard experience training using Virtual Reality (VR) Developing a total health and wellness plan	Occupational Safety Occupational Health, Safety, and Fitness Initiatives
	Reducing carbon emissions in manufacturing processes	Stricter regulations and penalties as a consequence of measures against global warming Increased costs and damage to the corporate brand as a result of incompatibilities with a decarbonized society	Adoption of renewable energy Enhanced energy conversation	Measures to Fight Climate Change
	Enhancing crisis management, disaster response and information security	Reputation risk, loss of trust / business, damage to important assets Risk of financial penalties and damages	Improving business continuity planning (BCP) to reduce risks to data security caused by storms, floods or cyberattacks BCP response to the COVID-19 pandemic BCP response to supply chain risks	Compliance and Risk Management Risk Management and Compliance
	Enhancing corporate governance and compliance	Occurrence of various risks Risk of harm to business from loss of customer trust, fines, and / or other costs from conduct violating laws or social norms	Strengthening the supervisory function of the Board of Directors and improving its effectiveness (adding outside directors) Global (five-region) legal and IP system Revision of privacy policy	Corporate Governance Compliance and Risk Management Corporate Governance Risk Management and Compliance