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PersonalTech for a Better World

JDI believes that with novel ideas and a limitless drive for better technology JDI can build a world where people can thrive. With JDI’s wide range of products, JDI can improve the lived experiences of people around the world.

PersonalTech for a Better World

Sustainability management

JDI Sustainability Policy

JDI’s mission is “PersonalTech For A Better World.” We believe that people, society, and the world being healthy are fundamental to achieving our mission.

(1)Compliance with JDI Ethics
JDI has established a code of ethics, JDI Ethics, and seek compliance to it from all employees in order to ensure ethical management and support people, society, and the world being healthy. JDI Ethics is the foundation for all of JDI’s activities. JDI Ethics calls for respecting human rights, maintaining and improving the workplace environment, working for global environmental protection, maintaining good relationships with local communities, avoiding actions that are inappropriate and in conflict with socially-accepted norms, and acting sincerely in accordance with sound public morals.

(2)Co-Existence and Co-Creation with All Stakeholders
JDI strives to co-create social value and maintain good relationships with all stakeholders, including society broadly, customers and business partners, competitors, shareholders and investors, and employees.

(3)Sustainable Growth
Based on the above policies, JDI works to generate sustainable growth as a company by contributing to the achievement of fully-realized and prosperous societies, reducing the environmental load across the supply chain, supporting the success of local communities and society, and carrying out effective governance.

Organization and Structures for Sustainability

We have established multiple committees and management systems related to the environment, society, and governance, such as an environmental management system and compliance committee, to address ESG issues. Each committee and management system provide reports to the Board of Directors in a timely and appropriate manner. We have also established a sustainability department to carry out initiatives for the realization of a sustainable society and improve longterm corporate value. The sustainability department cooperates with each committee and management system to oversee ESG initiatives carried out by each department and promote company-wide initiatives. The sustainability department provides reports on overall sustainability activities to the Board of Directors. In addition to above mentioned initiatives, we are working on the development of proprietary technologies and creation of new businesses to solve social issues through business activities.

Organization and Structures for Sustainability
Human Rights Human Resource Development Labor Practices, Safety, and Health  Environment Fair Operating Practices, Ethics Value Creation
Compliance Committee
Safety and Health Management System
Environmental Management System
(ISO 14001)
Safety and Health Management System (ISO9001/IATF16949)
Human Resource Management
Supply Chain Management
Solving social issues through business activities

Materiality

To realize future value for all stakeholders, JDI has identified materiality as issues to be addressed by JDI and its group companies. By working on each of the materiality issues, we will create customer and societal value as a company essential to social development and promote our sustainable growth.

JDI’s Materiality

"JDI has identified its major challenges from the perspective of the degree of importance in the context of JDI’s risks and opportunities, as well as in the context of its stakeholders, taking into account the demands of society such as international guidelines and initiatives, and then identified major challenges to be addressed and reported them to the Board of Directors."

Approach to Determining Materiality

Approach to Determing Materiality

With regard to human capital, an aspect of materiality, we will promote the maximization of the value of each employee through various initiatives, as well as ensuring the diversity of the workforce in order to improve employee engagement and build an organization that will continue to create new value. Regarding the response to climate change, we have started to work on climaterelated scenario analysis, risk and opportunity selection, financial impact assessment in accordance with TCFD recommendations, and accelerated initiatives aimed at realizing a decarbonized society.

Materiality, Important Initiative Items, and Related SDGs

Category Materiality Policy for Initiatives FY2023 Results and Achievements Action Plan and Goals SDGs Initiatives*1
Creating Value and Solving Social Issues Through Business Activities Developing and Commercializing Proprietary 
Technologies that Solve Social Issues
  • JDI will create customer value by leveraging JDI’s Global No.1 proprietary technologies.
  • JDI is working to develop products/technologies that contribute to solving societal problems, such as Rælclear,
    a transparent interface, as new businesses.
  • JDI is committed to reducing its environmental impact through the global development of various technologies
    such as eLEAP, a next-generation OLED with superior environmental performance; HMO, an ultra-low power
    backplane technology; and LumiFree, a free control lighting technology that helps reduce energy consumption.
  • Initiated prototyping for mass production of GreenTech eLEAP
  • Decided to commercialize the self-care health monitoring service,
    Virgo. Began joint research on the correlation between driver’s driving behavior and health
  • Rælclear, which contributes to reducing communication stress, was selected for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
    ’Information Accessibility Good Practice FY2023’
  • Expanded production capacity and built an ecosystem through the global deployment of eLEAP
    an ecosystem
    through the global deployment of eLEAP
  • Achieve one million active users for smart ring Virgo (FY2029)
  • Improve light utilization efficiency of LumiFree (target
    transmittance +10%) and achieve widespread adoption of
    lighting fixtures (target CAGR 20%≦) (FY2024-FY2027)
     
Contributing to Solutions to Environmental Issues with GreenTech
Strengthening Management Base Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
  • In addition to product quality, cost, and delivery, JDI selects suppliers based on their commitment to sustainability, including human rights and the environment.
  • Supplier Sustainability Self- Audit Implementation Rate: 100%
  • Ratio of Supplier Sustainability Self-Audits scoring 80 points or more (out of 100): 85% 
  • Supplier Sustainability Self-Audit Implementation Rate: Over 95%
  • Ratio of Supplier Sustainability Self-Audits scoring
    80 points or more (out of 100): Over 80%
Ensuring Compliance
  • To become a trustworthy company, JDI will act in accordance with social norms and business ethics, and comply with laws and regulations.
  • Ethics Code Education Attendance Rate: 100%
  • Human Rights and Harassment Education Attendance Rate: 99%
  • Ethics Code Education Attendance Rate: 100%
  • Human Rights and Harassment Education Attendance Rate: 100%
Strengthening Risk Management
  • JDI appropriately manages and evaluates various risks related to business activities, implementing preventive measures according to priority. This is aimed at minimizing losses in case a risk that significantly affects business activities materializes.
  • Mitigation Measure Follow-up Rate for All Risk Items: 100%
  • Mitigation Measure Follow-up Rate for All Risk Items: 100%
  • Education to Strengthen Risk Avoidance Capabilities for
    Employees (implemented from FY2024) Attendance Rate: 100%
Human Capital Recruiting and Developing
Talented Employees
  • JDI is working to secure and nurture excellent talents who contribute to the growth of JDI’s group, including
    engineers who continue to challenge the development of Global No. 1 proprietary technologies towards
    the creation of new value.
  • JDI is actively promoting measures to improve employee engagement.
  • Hired 13 new graduates and 96 mid-career recruits*2
  • Permanent establishment of the internal public recruitment
    system (15 successful applicants)
  • Implemented promotion training, reviewed curriculum for
    training aimed at promoted managers, among others
  • Enhancement of support contents for self-enlightenment learning
  • Enhancement of various educational programs, including
    specialized field education involving technical training, as
    well as tier-based, selective, and global education
  • New planning and implementation of management training
    for managers
Cultivating Diversity in
The Workplace
  • Respecting the human rights of each employee, JDI will create a work environment that accommodates diverse work styles and enables employees with different backgrounds to realize their full potential and pursue new ideas and value creation.
  • Ratio of Female Managers: 1.9% (as of April 1, 2024)
  • Ratio of Female Employees among Hired Workers (full-time): 12.8%
  • Paternity Leave Take-up Rate for Men (including spouse
    maternity leave): 86%
  • Raising awareness for the uptake of paternity leave by men
    through human rights and harassment education
  • Revision of the flextime system to enable more flexible working
    styles (implemented from April 2024)
  • Target Ratio of Female Managers (FY2026): 3.8%
  • Average ratio of female employees among hired workers
    (full-time) from FY2021 to FY2025: 20% or more
  • Paternity Leave Take-up Rate for Men (including spouse
    maternity leave) in FY2025: 80%
  • Implementation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
    understanding training for managers
  • Implementation of development and support measures for
    female leader classes
Environment Taking Measures against Climate Change*3
  • JDI is implementing appropriate measures to address the risks and opportunities identified based on the results of the scenario analysis, in accordance with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related
    Financial Disclosures (TCFD). 
  • Reduction of CO2 emissions from energy sources: 2,035 t-CO2
  • Renewable Energy Ratio: 0.02%
  • Reduction of CO2 emissions from energy sources in
    FY2024: 897 t-CO2
  • Renewable Energy Ratio in FY2025: 5.0% (based on FY2022)
  • Obtained third-party assurance for greenhouse gas emission data
    in FY2024
  • Obtained certification from the international initiative SBT
    (within a few years)

*1 SDGs refers to the "Sustainable Development Goals" adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. JDI supports the Sustainable Development Goals.
*2 This includes employees who joined JDI after transferring from JOLED Inc. to JDI’s subsidiary, JDI Design and Development LLC.
*3 Each value for climate change response targets domestic production bases.