Sustainability Data Book 2025

Basic Data

  • Editorial Policy
  • Publication Date
  • Period Covered, Report Scope
  • Company Data
  • Number of Employees (Japan / Overseas)
  • Affiliated Companies
  • Business Sites (Japan / Overseas)
  • Manufacturing Sites (Japan / Overseas)

Financial Data

  • Financial Data

Philosophy

  • YKK Group and YKK AP Philosophy
  • "Purpose"-Defines our Ideas at YKK AP
  • Initiatives to Instill our Philosophy

Concept of Sustainability

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Based on the YKK Philosophy

Materiality and Indicators

  • Materiality
  • The Approach to Identifying Materiality Issues
  • Materiality Identification and Review Process
  • Materiality-Based Initiatives
  • Materiality Promotion System

Supported Initiatives, Certifications, and Key External Assessments

  • Supported Initiatives and Groups, Certifications
  • Evaluations of Product Safety Initiatives
  • Major Award Topics for the Year

Corporate Governance

  • Our Basic Principle
  • Corporate Governance System
  • Board of Directors
  • Corporate Officers' Bio and Number of Attendances
  • Activities of the Board of Directors and the Audit & Supervisory Board
  • Skill Matrices
  • Policy on Determination of Individual Cmpensation for Directors
  • Corporate Governance Functions (Committees)

Compliance

  • Basic Approach
  • Code of Conduct
  • Standards for Compliance Activities: "YKK Global Criteria of Compliance"
  • Corporate Compliance System
  • Whistleblowing System
  • Practicing the Code of Conduct

Risk Management

  • Basic Approach
  • YKK AP's Risk Management Policy
  • Risk Management Promotion Structure
  • Key Risk Identification Process
  • Response to Main Key Risks
  • BCM (Business Continuity Management) Initiatives

Information Security

  • Basic Approach
  • Code of Conduct for Information Security
  • Information Security System
  • Handling of Customer Information
  • Information Security Measures
  • Information Security Education

Environmental Management

  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Promotion System
  • Carbon Neutral Project Highlights
  • Environmental Targets
  • Performance Against Environmental Targets (Single Fiscal Year)
  • Details of SBTi-Certified Targets
  • Environmental Management System Accreditation
  • Percentage of Companies Certified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards
  • Number of Pollution and Environmental Incidents
  • Third-Party Verification
  • Percentage of Employees who have Received Training on Environmental Issues
  • Percentage of Business Sites where Environmental Risk Assessments have been Conducted
  • YKK AP's Major Manufacturing Sites in Japan and Overseas (Site Data)

Material Flow

  • Material Flow

Energy Conservation・Prevention of Global Warming

  • Energy Use by Type
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scopes 1 and 2)
  • CO2 Emissions from Logistics (Japan)
  • Energy Use and Energy Use per Unit of Intensity (Manufacturing and Sales Sites in Japan)
  • Renewable Energy Ratio
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 3)
  • Environmentally Conscious Investment Policy and Results
  • FY2024 Environmental Accounting Results

Resource Conservation・Recycling

  • Waste Emissions and Recycling
  • Aluminum Recycling
  • Vinyl Recycle
  • Approach to Water Resources
  • Water Use (Water Withdrawal), Wastewater Discharge Volume, Reuse and Reclamation Volume

Pollution Prevention

  • PRTR Substances, Air Pollutants
  • Pollutants Discharged into Water

Conservation of Biodiversity

  • Basic Approach

Contributions to CO2 Reductions through Products

  • Contributions to CO2 Reductions through High Thermal Insulation Products
  • Sustainable Products
  • Rate of Vinyl Window Use
  • Rate of High Thermal Insulation Window Use
  • Ratio of New Constructions to Remodeling Projects

Human Rights

  • Our Basic View
  • YKK AP Human Rights Policy
  • Human Rights Relating to Business Activities
  • Human Rights Due Diligence
  • Human Rights Promotion System
  • Activity Results and Plans
  • Reviews and Impact Assessments relating to Human Rights
  • Establishment of Business Partner Consultation and Reporting Channel

Human Resources

  • Our Basic View
  • Basic Data
  • Promoting Diversity & Inclusion
  • Work Style
  • Human Resources Development
  • Employee Engagement

Industrial Health and Safety

  • Our Basic View
  • Health and Safety Promotion System
  • Work-Related Accident Prevention Initiatives
  • Responding After Work-Related Accidents
  • Industrial Injury

Health Management

  • Our Basic View
  • Fundamental Health Promotion Policy
  • Health Promotion Structure
  • Health Promotion Targets and Initiatives
  • Health Management Indicators

Customer Satisfaction

  • Our Basic View
  • Promotion System for Improving Customer Satisfaction
  • Facilities for Improving Customer Satisfaction
  • Initiatives for Improving Customer Satisfaction

Supply Chain Management

  • YKK Group Procurement Policy
  • Basic Principles of Procurement
  • Supply Chain Management Data

Innovation Management

  • Intellectual Property Management Systems
  • Number of Patents Held

Stakeholder Communication

  • Approach to Stakeholder Engagement
  • Opportunities for Communication with Various Stakeholders