Environmental Management
The Environmental Management of the IDEC Group
The IDEC Group aims to create an optimum environment for humans and machines, and to achieve safety, ANSHIN and well-being for people around the world. We regard the preservation of the global environment as the highest priority in all aspects of our business activities.
In 2024, we renewed our Environmental Policy as a set of guidelines for meeting social demands from various stakeholders and fulfilling corporate social responsibilities. In addition, we have held up the realization of carbon neutrality as our view for 2050 and incorporated it into one of our long-term visions.
In 2025, we established new sustainability KPIs aimed at linking our efforts to address environmental issues with contributions to our business activities, in conjunction with the renewal of medium-term management plan. The KPIs consist of three targets: (1) Sales of enhanced eco-friendly products: 8.2 billion yen, (2) Reduction ratio of CO2 emissions: 35% (vs. FY2020), and (3) Supplier engagement ratio: 80% based on transaction value. For each KPI, we have established annual milestones and review progress on a quarterly basis, while working toward the achievement of these new KPIs across the entire IDEC Group.
Alongside our initiatives based on the new sustainability KPIs, we are advancing efforts to realize a circular society by reducing environmental impacts from our business activities, including waste reduction and the introduction of recycled materials, with a focus on our major global manufacturing sites. Through these initiatives, we aim to achieve both conservation of the global environment and the sustainable growth in our business activities.
Initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions
A 24% reduction in CO2 emissions (Scope 1 & 2)—one of our sustainability KPIs for the period from FY2023 through FY2025—has been achieved, with emissions reduced from 11,943 t-CO2 in the baseline year FY2020 to 8,555 t-CO2 in FY2025, representing a 24% reduction.
To achieve the target of reducing CO2 emissions by 35% (vs. FY2020 levels) over the three years beginning in FY2026, it is essential that the entire IDEC Group (not only domestic operations) works together. For Scope 1, we will review the appropriate number of company vehicles, increase the ratio of hybrid and electric vehicles, and promote the electrification of various heat sources. For Scope 2, we will reduce power consumption at each site, switch to electricity providers with low CO2 emission factors, and replace air conditioning and production equipment with more energy-efficient models.
Sustainability KPIs (FY2026-FY2028)
Sales of enhanced eco-friendly products: 8.2 billion yen
Reduction ratio of CO2 emissions: 35% (Scope 1&2, vs. FY2020)
Supply chain engagement ratio: 80%
External environmental evaluations
In the “CDP Climate Change Report 2025” published by CDP in November 2025, we received a “B” score for the third consecutive year since 2023. While we achieved A or A− scores in many climate change categories—such as business strategy, initiatives to reduce CO₂ emissions, governance, dependencies and impacts, and processes for risks and opportunities—challenges remained in the areas of third-party verification and target setting. For CDP Water 2025, we received a B− score, the same as in 2024, while the Supplier Engagement score improved significantly to B, up from D in 2024.
IDEC's "B" score for climate change in 2024 is at the management level in CDP's classification, which indicates that the company understands its own environmental risks and impacts and takes actions on climate issues.
In EcoVadis 2026, we scored 78 points in the environmental category, an improvement of three points from 2025. Our overall score of the IDEC Group reached a record high of 66 points, earning a Bronze Medal for the second consecutive year.
IDEC expressed the support for TCFD in 2021 and has been disclosing climate-related financial information in 2022. Starting in 2024, we have disclosed environmental information based on the IFRS S2. We actively engage in external initiatives, including the United Nations Global Compact, climate change initiative, and the GX Future Consortium. In addition, we are a full member of NECA (Nippon Electric Control Technology Industries Association), an industry association in Japan.