Mazda promotes sustainability initiatives through business activities conducted in line with its Basic Policy on Sustainability.
APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
Basic Policy on Sustainability
While striving to sincerely meet the requests and expectations of all stakeholders under its corporate philosophy, Mazda aims for sustainable growth as a company through its global business activities. The Company is determined to contribute to the sustainable development of society through efforts to resolve various social issues by making the most of its strengths.
Earth
Through environmental conservation initiatives, we aim to prevent global warming, realize a sound material-cycle society, and create a sustainable future in which people and vehicles coexist with a bountiful, beautiful earth.
People
Respecting diverse talents and values, Mazda understands that individuals working together each play an active role in their own way. This leads to innovation in products and services that offer true Joy of Driving and emotional enrichment to our customers.
Society
We will realize vehicles and a society where all people, wherever they live, can enjoy unrestricted mobility that offers safety and security and contributes to enriching lives and the sustainable development of local communities.
Management
While working to build a good relationship with all stakeholders, we will continue our efforts to enhance corporate governance by ensuring compliance and making fair, transparent, prompt, and decisive decisions.
(Established in December 2021)
Sustainability Promotion Framework
Sustainability issues have been a topic of discussion at meetings of Mazda's Board of Directors since FY March 2016. However, recognizing that more effective sustainability promotion frameworks were necessary to respond to the recent rise in interest pertaining to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, Mazda revised its Companywide promotion framework in FY March 2025. This revision entailed reorganizing and renaming the former CSR Management Strategy Committee to create the Sustainability Committee. Under this committee, we established the Future Subcommittee for discussing future issues and the Issue Response Subcommittee for discussing urgent issues. This framework better equips the Company to address short-term, medium-term, and long-term issues and to develop more effective processes and systems for responding to urgent issues. Group companies, internal departments, and committees coordinate and carry out their duties in accordance with the initiatives, policies, and guidelines formulated by the Sustainability Committee.
Sustainability Committee
The Sustainability Committee discusses directives for sustainability initiatives from short-term, medium-term, and long-term perspectives based on changes in global social trends.
- Chair: Executive in charge of sustainability
- Frequency: Regularly
- Members: Members of the Executive Committee Meeting
Note: Frequency and members vary based on discussion agenda.
The following two subcommittees have been established for discussions based on certain agenda items.
- Future Subcommittee: Investigation of potential risks and opportunities from a medium- to long-term perspective and discussion of Groupwide sustainability directives to support the sustainability of the Group
- Issue Response Subcommittee: Discussion of policies for addressing urgent sustainability issues based on social expectations and international sustainability regulation trends
Discussions by the Future Subcommittee
In February 2025, the Future Subcommittee began arranging discussions of issues from a diverse range of perspectives among 15 members, including junior managers from various internal departments. These members are charting a course for Mazda's sustainability initiatives based on a vision for society in 2040, and consideration for scenario projections and the risks and opportunities that may emerge for the Group. Suggestions are made to senior management in accordance with the results of these discussions.
CEO Moro and members of the Future Subcommittee
Overview of Sustainability Promotion Framework
Major Sustainability Promotion Framework Reforms and Initiatives
| FY March 2005 |
|
|---|---|
| FY March 2008 |
|
| FY March 2009 |
|
| FY March 2010 |
|
| FY March 2013 |
|
| FY March 2014 |
|
| FY March 2015 - FY March 2016 |
|
| FY March 2017 |
|
| FY March 2018 - FY March 2021 |
|
| FY March 2022 |
|
| FY March 2023 |
|
| FY March 2024 |
|
| FY March 2025 |
|
Promotion of Sustainability Across the Entire Value Chain
In cooperation with suppliers and dealerships, Mazda has established a system for promoting sustainability initiatives across the entire value chain. The Company places emphasis on engagement with stakeholders to ensure that its sustainability initiatives not only comply with international rules as well as the laws and regulations of the relevant countries and regions but also respect local history, culture, and customs.
