Editorial Policy

Editorial Policy

Sustainability Report 2022 and Sustainability (website) cover the basic philosophy of the Daikin Group with regards to sustainable growth, achievements in fiscal 2021, and plans for the future.
Daikin has identified key sustainability themes, among them response to climate change, after analyzing risks and opportunities based on the business characteristics of its operations, impacts of its business activities and market forecasts. We have also reviewed our indicators and targets on sustainability based on the Fusion 25 Strategic Management Plan formulated in 2021.
This report contains Daikin’s basic approach to sustainable growth, fiscal 2021 achievements, and future plans following the five Value Provision themes (environment, value of air, customer satisfaction, human resources, and co-creation) and the five Foundational themes (corporate governance, respect for human rights, supply chain management, stakeholder engagement, and local communities). It was designed to convey this information to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand manner.

• Sustainability Report

Third-Party Verification

To ensure reliability of the content of this report, Daikin had a third-party verification conducted for data on greenhouse gas emissions, water use, waste water, waste emissions, and chemical substances emissions.

• Third-Party Verification

Referenced Standards and Guidelines

• GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• ISO 26000 Guidance on social responsibility
• Environmental Reporting Guidelines of Japan’s Ministry of the Environment

• Search by Guidelines

Disclosure of financial and non-financial information

Daikin discloses information according to the needs of stakeholders.

Reports on financial information: Disclosure of financial information and IR information

• Investor Relations website
• Brief Report on the Settlement of Accounts
• Integrated Report

Reports on non-financial information: Disclosure of initiatives on sustainability covering the main themes of CSR and the environment

• Sustainability website
• Sustainability Report
• Corporate Governance Report

What This Report Covers

Term Covered

This report covers fiscal 2021 (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022).

Daikin Organizations Covered

This report covers Daikin Industries, Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

• Financial： Covers Daikin Industries, Ltd. and its 322 consolidated subsidiaries (total 323 companies) .
• Social： Covers Daikin Industries, Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries; however, the coverage may differ by each item (Data coverage range is specified per item).
• Environment: Covers four Daikin Industries, Ltd., production bases; eight production subsidiaries in Japan, and 58 production subsidiaries overseas.

Japan

Overseas