The Mitsubishi Electric Group and the SDGs

In 2015, the countries of the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Mitsubishi Electric Group views these SDGs as an important agenda, the realization of which society seeks.

Under its Purpose that "We, the Mitsubishi Electric Group, will contribute to the realization of a vibrant and sustainable society through continuous technological innovation and ceaseless creativity" the Group aims to contribute to solving social issues. This policy corresponds to what the globally shared goals of the SDGs aim to achieve.

Through our numerous businesses and the entirety of our corporate activities, including environment, social and governance (ESG)-related activities, the Mitsubishi Electric Group is contributing to meeting the 17 SDGs.

Priority SDG initiatives

In line with the materiality identified for fiscal 2022, we reviewed the SDGs to address on a priority basis that we determined in fiscal 2019. In the course of reviewing our goals, we conducted an internal and external survey. As a result of it, we found that Mitsubishi Electric is expected to contribute to resolving social challenges through its business activities.
Based on a study within the company, we set SDGs 3, 7, 9, 11, and 13 as the Priority SDG initiatives, which correspond to "realize a decarbonized society" and "solve social challenges in the four areas of Life, Industry, Infrastructure, and Mobility," the areas that the Group will focus on going forward. By further promoting initiatives to create value for these goals to which we can contribute significantly as a comprehensive electrical and electronics manufacturer, we will make a specific contribution to achieving the SDGs.

• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being　　Life and Mobility fields
• Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy　　Energy savings in production and products and services, etc. for realizing a decarbonized society
• Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure　　Industry field
• Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities　　Infrastructure and Mobility fields
• Goal 13: Climate Action　　Realization of a decarbonized society

In doing this, the Mitsubishi Electric Group will integrate the concept of the SDGs into its management strategy and contribute to the SDGs that we will prioritize through our materiality initiatives.

Initiatives related to the 17 SDGs

The Mitsubishi Electric Group, as a comprehensive electrical and electronic manufacturer, handles a wide range of technologies, products, and services, ranging from familiar home electronics products to satellites and projects on a national scale. As such, we believe that we can also greatly contribute toward meeting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Progress of Initiatives to Address the SDGs

The Mitsubishi Electric Group is conducting measures in a variety of forms to make our employees aware of the background to the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to entrench the individual goals themselves, in order to deepen understanding of the SDGs among each of them. Considering how the Mitsubishi Electric Group could contribute, the Sustainability Committee, Sustainability Expert Committee and Sustainability Business Promotion Committee commenced reviews by devising potential responses by their own companies. In fiscal 2019, we decided on "Priority SDG initiatives" and reviewed them in fiscal 2022.

With achievement of the goals we share globally as our objective, we will maintain our efforts to bolster management as we work to make everyone throughout the company fully cognizant of our SDGs and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs as part of our operations.

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  Lecture presentation for executives by Toshio Arima from Global Compact Network Japan

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  Lecture presentation regarding the SDGs for research and development divisions

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  SDGs training