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Management Strategy and Sustainability

Overview of Sustainability

Problems such as climate change and changing demographics are presenting our advancing global society with many challenges.
Daikin aims to contribute to sustainable growth for the world by solving social problems and providing society with new value.

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Daikin's Basic Profile

We are bringing the world healthy and comfortable lifestyles.

Basic Management Policy

Corporate Policies

1. Absolute Credibility
2. Enterprising Management
3. Harmonious Personal Relation

Our Group Philosophy, People-Centered Management

CSR Philosophy

Strategic Management Plan

FUSION25

Offer new value for the environment and air to realize both contributions to a sustainable society and Group growth

Strategic Management Plan Fusion 25

Daikin's Three Business Pillars

Daikin's Three Business Pillars

Management Strategy and Sustainability

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Awareness of social issues

The world faces many problems, and to solve these will require that all stakeholders, whether from government, industry, or other parts of society, work together to create globally linked frameworks.

Outlook for Global Risk

Extreme weather events and temperatures Natural disasters Failures of climate change mitigation and adaptation
Extreme weather events and temperatures Natural disasters Failures of climate change mitigation and adaptation
Loss of biodiversity Pandemics Natural resource crises
Loss of biodiversity Pandemics Natural resource crises
Extreme weather events and temperatures Natural disasters
Extreme weather events and temperatures Natural disasters
Failures of climate change mitigation and adaptation Water crises
Failures of climate change mitigation and adaptation Water crises
Loss of biodiversity Pandemics
Loss of biodiversity Pandemics

Source: World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2020

International Framework

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Common goals to find solutions by 2030 for pressing world problems such as poverty, inequality, and climate change in order to realize a sustainable society

Paris Agreement to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

All major greenhouse-gas emitting countries, including emerging countries, shall reduce their emissions in order to limit global warming by less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels by the latter half of this century

Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

The Kigali Amendment mandates to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs in CO2-equivalent in order to mitigate their impact on global warming

UN Global Compact (UNGC)

A worldwide framework for achieving sustainable growth by having member companies recognize universal values in relation to issues such as human rights, labor, environment, and corruption

Assessments of Daikin, Stakeholder Dialogue

ESG assessment

Honors for Daikin

Dialogue with stakeholders

Stakeholder Engagement

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Values provided to society by Daikin

Daikin's Aims for Value Creation

Provide new value that makes people and space healthier and more comfortable while at the same time reducing environmental impact.

Value Creation for the Earth
Value Creation for the Earth

Reduce environmental impact through all business activities and contribute to alleviating climate change

  • Further raise the environmental performance of products
  • Make effective use of resources
  • Protect forests and help sustain their inherent functions
Work toward sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • 7. Affordable and clean energy
  • 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 11. Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12. Responsible consumption and production
  • 13. Climate action
Value Creation for Cities
Value Creation for Cities

Contributing to solving energy-related issues arising from urbanization and contribute to the creation of sustainable cities

  • Effectively use energy throughout entire buildings and entire cities
  • Build systems for recycling-based societies
  • Create new types of energy
Work toward sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • 7. Affordable and clean energy
  • 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 11. Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12. Responsible consumption and production
  • 13. Climate action
Value Creation for People
Value Creation for People

Pursue new possibilities for air and contribute to healthy, comfortable lifestyles

  • Provide safe and reliable air environments
  • Improve indoor environments to support people's healthy and comfortable lifestyles
  • Raise productivity to contribute to economic advancement
Work toward sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • 3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 11. Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12. Responsible consumption and production

Foundation Underpinning Value Creation

Human Resources

Contribute to the growth of employees and local citizens

  • Training of highly skilled personnel
  • Job creation
  • Contribution to local economic development
Work toward sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • 8. Decent work and economic growth
Co-creation (partnerships)

Contribute to solving social issues through industry-government-academia partnerships

  • Formation of market value (international rules and standards)
  • Creation of new solutions that contribute to improved quality of life
Work toward sustainable development goals (SDGs)
  • 17. Partnerships for the goals
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Daikin's actions toward a sustainable society

Based on Our Group Philosophy, which is the unifying force for our management, we create and implement proposals for Group action in five-year cycles under our Fusion strategic management plans. In fiscal 2018, we formulated Daikin Environmental Vision 2050 in order to contribute to solving increasingly serious global environmental problems over the long term. Based on this environmental vision, we set targets and implement measures under our Fusion strategic management plans with the goal of contributing to a sustainable society by taking on the world's problems through our business. In addition, we have established indicators and targets for the 10 sustainability themes for the entire Daikin Group to work toward.

Daikin's Aims for Value Creation
Daikin's Aims for Value Creation
Sustainability

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