FY2022 Material Issues Targets and Results

Environment

Material Issues: Responding to Climate Change and Energy Issues

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Reduction of average CO2 emissions from new vehicles

Identify CO2 emissions from new vehicles based on new business plan, and reflect in product plans for next fiscal year measures that will erase gaps between targets and identified results:

CO2 emissions Down 18% (compared with FY2010, result)

Increased use of electrified vehicles*1

Identify ratio of electrified vehicles sales based on new business plan, and reflect in product plans for next fiscal year measures that will erase gaps between targets and identified results:

Electrified vehicles sales ratio 11% (result)

Reduction of CO2 emissions from business activities

Reduction measures implemented:

Steady implementation of investment plans and improvement activities, such as installed a solar power system and upgraded to energy-saving equipment.
Ideas for implementation measures for FY2023-2024 and incorporation into the investment plan.
Ideas for medium- and long-term measures for FY2030 and consideration of future technologies.

CO2 emissions Down 33% (compared with FY2018, result)

Enact measures in response to climate change

Promote disaster countermeasures, such as electricity supply systems that use electrified vehicles. Specifically, introduced various measures, including the DENDO DRIVE STATION/HOUSE, DENDO Community Support Program and V2X*2 demonstration project.

○: As planned △: Delayed

  1. Electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, and hybrid vehicles
  2. V2X: A general term encompassing vehicle to home (V2H) and vehicle to grid (V2G), among others.

Material Issues: Resource Recycling Initiatives

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Expanding adoption of non-fossil-based plastic

Percentage of non-fossil-based plastic in target vehicles:

Achieve FY2022 target

Achievement of zero direct landfill waste

Achieved zero direct landfill waste (less than 0.5%) in our management target companies (20 companies).

Reuse of batteries used in electrified vehicles

Began development of autonomous street lighting by reusing batteries from electrified vehicles

Installed energy storage facilities for the demonstration of two concepts employing used batteries in conjunction with quick chargers and bidirectional chargers at the Okazaki Plant's M-Tech Lab, which started the demonstration in January 2023

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Prevention of Pollution

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Properly manage hazardous substances in products

Properly manage hazardous substances:

We are obtaining information on GADSL*3 regulated substances, upgrading our management system, and switching parts and making design changes in accordance with the ELV*4 directive.

○: As planned △: Delayed

  1. Global Automotive Declarable Substance List, a list to facilitate the exchange of information on environmentally hazardous substances, created by consensus of a group of automotive manufacturers in various countries
  2. ELV: End-of-Life Vehicles

Material Issues: Conservation of Water Resources

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Manage water risks at each production facility

Put in operation and improve of operation at a discharged water recycling plant at Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MMTh)

Completed an effluent treatment facility and associated sludge dewatering equipment to treat emissions from the Mizushima Plant's paint plant, sheet metal plant, and in other production processes.

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Preservation of Biodiversity

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Promote preservation activities that leverage the results of ecosystem surveys at locations in Japan

Nurture and protect indigenous species at business sites in Japan:

At the Kyoto Plant, continued to manage a biotope*5 and cultivated rare aquatic plants
At Kyoto Plant-Shiga, engaged in wetland conservation and cultivation of rare white egret flower

○: As planned △: Delayed

  1. A biotope is a space where organisms can live in natural surroundings.

Social

Material Issues: Delivering Products which Help Prevent Traffic Accidents

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Delivering products which help prevent traffic accidents

Expand introduction of advanced safety technologies

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Improvement of Product, Sales, and Service Quality

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Improving product quality

Ratio of defects identified within 3 months in service of new vehicle sale: Achieved reduction target

Improving sales quality

SSI (Sales Satisfaction Index): activities are progressing well and the target score was generally achieved.

Improving service quality

CSI (Customer Service Index): activities are progressing well and the target score was generally achieved.

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Contribution to Local Economy through Business Activities

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Employment

Continuous creation of local employment:

Created local employment for 11,000 people in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam (including non-full-time employees)

Human resource development

Support for the development of personnel responsible for the development of the local economy:

<Representative examples of training>
Internship programmes / business-level-enhancement seminars for local employees / behavioural training / Sales and service training.

Technology transfer

By continuing with local production, support advances in the local manufacturing industry:

<Major projects>
Provided training vehicles and online classes to vocational training schools in Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam.

Export

Supporting growth of the local economy through the acquisition of foreign currency by means of export:

<Number of vehicles exported>
Exported 291,000 vehicles from Thailand and 93,000 from Indonesia

Environment and social contribution

Leverage our technologies and services to help resolve local social issues:

  • Promoted joint study of Kei-car segment commercial BEV in Thailand and Indonesia with logistics companies and state-owned postal service
  • Began environmental contribution project to install rooftop solar power systems at hospitals in Thailand
  • Solar panels installed on factory roofs in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Material Issues: Promotion of Work Style Reforms in Response to the New Normal(Diversity, Work-Life Balance)

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Appropriate operation of remote work Monitor proper operation and effectiveness of remote working and respond to improvements.
Promotion of women's activities

Initiatives based on the "Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace.

Conduct questionnaire survey on personal awareness/workplace climate
Initiatives to encourage male employees to take childcare leave

Promotion of employment of people with disabilities

Continued promotion of employment of people with disabilities.

Employment rate of people with disabilities 2.33% (as of March 2023)

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Stepping up Human Resource Development

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Re-organisation of the education system

Briefings and training for the penetration of the new human resources system.

Enhancing managers' ability to manage

Conducted selective training for managers.

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Promoting Occupational Health and Safety

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Creating safe and secure workplaces

Ongoing measures for the creation of safe workplaces: Overall accident rate*6 0.31 (result)

×
Promote physical and mental health

Ongoing promotion of employees' physical and mental health: New mental patient incidence rate*7 0.76% (result)

×
Preservation and enhancement of employee health

"2023 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations": Certified

○: As planned ×: Failed to meet target

  1. Number of accidents with or without loss of workdays per 1 million working hours
  2. (Total number of new mental health patients ÷ total number of workers)×12

Material Issues: Achieving a Sustainable Supply Chain

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Reinforcement of CSR in the supply chain

Expanding implementation of CSR third-party assessments at business partners:

Explanation of the purpose of CSR third-party assessments to suppliers, and implementation of CSR third-party assessments by approximately 80% of suppliers in terms of purchase value.
In addition, promote improved assessment of suppliers who have already undergone assessment

○: As planned △: Delayed

Material Issues: Promoting Social Contribution Activities

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Promote ongoing activities that address social issues and regional needs

Disaster cooperation agreements completed in 47 prefectures around Japan

Promote activities in the "STEP" field

Target: At least 3 social contribution activities with new co-operation partners

Actual: 5

○: As planned △: Delayed

Governance

Material Issues: Strengthening Governance and Ensuring Compliance

Items FY2022 Targets and Results Self-Evaluation
Operate internal control committees

Meet twice during the year, report the status and evaluation of internal control to the Executive Officer, President & CEO:

Meetings convened in April and November

Prevent serious incidents

Enact thorough effective internal control to prevent serious incidents:

Serious incidents None occurred

○: As planned △: Delayed