Consideration of Community and Society

Policies on Consideration of Community and Society

The Nabtesco Group formulated The (material CSR issues) identified, indicating Web Nabtesco Way in FY2012. In it, our com- a policy to actively implement efforts for mitment to achieving harmony with local the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Nabtesco Way communities and cultures is expressed In line with the above, in addition to https://www.nabtesco. in the Action Guidelines applicable to all contributing to local economies by the com/en/company/greeting. Group members: “To grow together within establishment of a local production and html our society, we will participate in social local consumption system, we are fostering activities, actively foster exchange and exchange with local educational institutions REFERENCE cooperation with local communities, and and the implementation of environmental promote harmony.” Moreover, the Nabte- education and sports promotion projects Nabtesco Group’s CSR sco Group’s CSR Basic Policy stipulated in for the development of the next generation Basic Policy FY2016 includes local community develop- of leaders, with an eye to contributing to Page 10 ment among the 12 issues of materiality the development of local communities.

Donation of Assist Wheel® Electric Wheelchairs

We developed the Assist Wheel® (AW) to ular ground is particularly useful. In 2015, help ease the physical burden of caretak- we donated the AW to West Japan Railway ers of wheelchair-bound people in moving Company in addition to local governments. their chargers from place to place. The AW So far, We have donated 300 AW wheel- is an electric wheelchair equipped with a chairs in total. sensor that automatically switches on the We aim to be able to contribute to motor and brake and delivers superior improving the lives of even more people performance, especially on both ascending through the provision of the AW wheel- and descending slopes, irregular ground chairs. Electric Wheelchair and other places where moving ordinary “Assist Wheel” wheelchairs is difficult. The grip sensor detects the Since FY2008 we have been donating AW force being used to operate the wheelchair, and the electric wheelchairs to local governments in areas motor assists the caregiver in which the Nabtesco Group has bases on slopes and pebbled paths. The electric wheelchair thus or where many of its employees reside. In reduces the burden imposed on FY2011, we also began donating the AW caregivers. wheelchairs to areas afflicted by the Great East Japan Earthquake, where the superior performance of the wheelchairs on irreg- Donation to Imabari City in Ehime prefecture

121 Nabtesco Value Report 2016 Provide safety, Ensure PART 2 Financial Road Map for comfort and a management Corporate Profile Disclosure Policy Information Growth sense of security transparency 00 122 Nabtesco Value Report 2016 42 44 18 10 17 18 32 18 16 14 41 270 Total Number 5 5 2 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 5 30 2016 other facilities for tours and internship programs. In FY2016, the Group hosted 260 groups comprising 2,476 people in such events held to foster exchange with local people. and information to employees. In addition, and information to employees. In addition, to promote employees’ community contribution activities, our working regulations provides for the use of accumulated leave for participating in volunteer activities organized by international NGOs. Mie Pref. Company Gifu Pref. Iwate Pref. Chiba Pref. Hyogo Pref. Ehime Pref. Miyagi Pref. Yamagata Pref. Yamaguchi Pref. Fukushima Pref. Public Institution Local government/ West Japan Railway Tokyo, Kanagawa Pref., Tokyo, Kanagawa Pref., Site/Region Total Number of AW donated Nabtesco Headquarters in Tokyo Nabtesco Headquarters Plants Nabtesco Tarui and Gifu Nabtesco Tsu Plant Seishin Plant Nabtesco Kobe, Konan, NAM Yamagata Plant TSP and Toyo Jidoki TSP Matsuyama Plant and Shikoku Marine Customer Service 3 Prefectures in Tohoku Numbers of Donated Assist Wheel® Wheelchairs Donated Assist Wheel® Numbers of In order to contribute to the development of next-generation human resources as a member of the local community, the Nabtesco Group invites students, teach- ers and general citizens to its plants and Development of the Next Generation of Leaders Exchange with Local Educational Facilities The Nabtesco Group believes that employees’ participation in local community - contribution activities helps nurture diver sified values and establish trust with the communities in which we operate, thus we are actively providing relevant support NAM: Nabtesco Automotive Corporation TSP: TS Precision Co., Ltd. NAM: Nabtesco Automotive Corporation TSP: TS Precision Contribution Activities Support for Employees’ Community Consideration of Community and Society

Support for an Environmental Education Program

Nabtesco has been supporting Asahi will be provided at elementary schools in Shimbun’s Environmental Education November and December, and participato- Program in since FY2014. The Program is ry events will be held for the children, who held to help children learn about the Earth will be asked to write articles and essays in a pleasant manner, and encourage for some of the events. them to voluntarily take actions for the planet. We will continue to support this program also in FY2016. Under the Program, free-of-charge educational materials, which Asahi Shimbun created with four supporting companies including Nabtesco, will be distributed to 240,000 children in about 3,000 elementary schools located across Japan (as of FY2016). Moreover, an environmental event will be held in September, special classes Special class provided in the Program

Development of the Next Generation through Sports Promotion Projects

U10 Starter League co-sponsored by Nabtesco and DyDo held for the first time

The Nabtesco Group, in partnership with participating, the first championship, held DyDo DRINCO, INC., hosted a soccer in February 2017, was great success. championship in Mie Prefecture, where both companies have operational bases. Given the decrease in the number of children joining soccer teams and the widen- ing gaps in performance levels between teams, this championship aims to provide children with an opportunity to participate on an equal footing, thereby offering more opportunities for exchange between teams and developing the next generation through

sports. With approximately 560 children Soccer Championship

123 Nabtesco Value Report 2016 Provide safety, Ensure PART 2 Financial Road Map for comfort and a management Corporate Profile Disclosure Policy Information Growth sense of security transparency 00 124 Nabtesco Value Report 2016 1,000 mangrove seedlings, taking the total 1,000 mangrove seedlings, planted in this activ- number of seedlings grow in intertidal ity to 2,250. Mangroves mingles with fresh zones where seawater hopes that mangroves water, and there are water, maintain and will help purify marine mitigate the damage recover ecosystems, and prevent caused by natural disasters, Nabtesco Group will global warming. The conduct social contri- continue to regularly bution activities into the future. A commemorative photo of the mangrove planting activity Planting mangrove seedlings Mangrove Planting Activity Conducted by Overseas Group Company Group Overseas by Conducted Activity Planting Mangrove Products (Thailand) Nabtesco Automotive Power Control Co., Ltd. and Nabtesco been conducting (Thailand) Co., Ltd. have activity on tideland a mangrove planting of the Bang Pu located within the premises in the province Nature Education Center activity was carried of Samut Prakan. The past. In August 2016, out three times in the the fourth the two companies conducted time. A total of event jointly for the first 160 employees and their families planted