Mazda promotes sustainability initiatives through its business activities in line with the basic policy on sustainability.
APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY
Basic Policy on Sustainability
While striving to sincerely meet the requests and expectations of all stakeholders under our corporate philosophy,Mazda aims for sustainable growth as a company through our global business activities. We are determined to contribute to the sustainable development of society through efforts to resolve various social issues by making the most of our 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
Each department carries out its operations based on goals and plans formulated with an understanding of the policies and guidelines determined by the Sustainability Committee, which the Executive in charge of sustainability chairs, and in cooperation with other Group companies, each internal department, and various committees. The Board of Directors has been discussing sustainability issues since FY March 2016. Mazda recognized that a more effective organization is necessary to meet recently growing interests over ESG. In FY March 2025, the Company updated companywide promotion organization, and renamed and reorganized former CSR Management Strategy Committee to Sustainability Committee.
Sustainability Committee
According to the changes of social environment trends in global, discuss direction of sustainability initiatives from long-term perspective and also short to medium term perspective.
- Chair: Executive in charge of sustainability
- Frequency: Quarterly
- Member: Executive Committee Meeting members
＊Frequency and members are different by discussion agenda
Established following 2 subcommittees in accordance with discussion agenda.
- Future Subcommittee: Discuss direction of the Group-wide sustainability initiatives
- Issue Response Subcommittee: Discuss action for urgent sustainability issues
Sustainability Promotion Framework（as of July 31, 2024）
History of the Sustainability Framework
| FY March 2005 | ・Began company-wide CSR initiatives ・CSR Committee established |
| FY March 2008 | ・Mazda evaluates its CSR initiatives in the six areas referencing the Charter of Corporate Behavior issued by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), etc. ・CSR Promotion Department established as a permanent structure ・Announced Long-Term Vision for Technology Development "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom" |
| FY March 2009 | ・Integrated CSR initiatives and management ・Reinforced global perspective ・CSR Committee reorganized as the CSR Management Strategy Committee |
| FY March 2010 | ・Promoted initiatives both globally and across departments ・CSR & Environment Department established as a permanent structure ・Former CSR Promotion Department reorganized as a supervising compliance body and renamed as the Compliance Administration Department |
| FY March 2013 | ・CSR Targets established ・Started to implement the PDCA cycle to promote CSR initiatives based on ISO 26000 ・Compliance supervision functions transferred to the Office of General & Legal Affairs |
| FY March 2014 | ・Started study to review and identify key CSR issues (materiality) |
| FY March 2015 -FY March 2016 | ・Disclosed the process of reviewing and identifying materiality ・Continued to conduct interviews with interested parties in the Company and with external experts and specialists |
| FY March 2017 | ・Disclosed the results of the materiality review, and the items that were identified ・Reviewed the areas of CSR initiatives |
| FY March 2018 - FY March 2021 | ・Continued the process of reviewing and identifying materiality ・Discussions under way to clarify the relationship between the Company’s initiatives based on the Medium-Term Management Plan and the SDGs ・Announced Long-Term Vision for Technology Development "Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030" |
| FY March 2022 | ・Completed the process of reviewing and identifying materiality ・Identified the social issues that the Mazda Group should resolve through its business and clarified the relationship between these issues and the SDGs and targets adopted by the United Nations ・Formulated the Basic Policy on Sustainability |
| FY March 2023 | ・Reviewed materiality |
| FY March 2024 | ・Reviewed sustainability promotion framework |
Sustainability Promotion throughout the Entire Value Chain
In cooperation with suppliers and dealerships, Mazda has established a sustainability initiative promotion system throughout the entire value chain. The Company places emphasis on dialogues with stakeholders, to ensure that its sustainability initiatives not only comply with international rules as well as the laws and regulations of each country/region, but also respect local history, culture, and customs.
