GRI Standards Reference Index
GRI Content Index
ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. has reported in accordance with the GRI Standards for the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 in principle.
GRI 1 used: Foundation 2021
The Integrated Report 2023 is here:
www.alpsalpine.com/e/ir/library/annual/
General Disclosures
| GRI standard | Disclosure number | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 | 1. The organization and its reporting practices | |||
| 2-1 | Organizational details | ▶Corporate Data(P72) | Corporate Facts | |
| Global Network | ||||
| Alps Alpine Group | ||||
| 2-2 | Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting |
▶Reporting scope and period(P1) ▶Corporate Data(P72) |
Global Network | |
| Alps Alpine Group | ||||
| 2-3 | Reporting period, frequency and contact point | ▶Reporting scope and period(P1) | Contact Us | |
| 2-4 | Restatements of information | - | - | |
| 2-5 | External assurance | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 2. Activities and workers | ||||
| 2-6 | Activities, value chain and other business relationships |
▶Alps Alpine Products and Their Markets (P13) ▶Corporate Data(P72) ▶Sustainable Procurement(P34) ▶Approach to Financial Strategy-Introduction of Major Investments(P25) |
Products/Technology | |
| Corporate Facts | ||||
| Supply Chain Management | ||||
| New R&D Building Completed at Alps Alpine Sendai R&D Center (Furukawa) | ||||
| 2-7 | Employees |
▶Corporate Data(P72) ▶ESG Data (P70) |
Corporate Facts | |
| Employee Data | ||||
| 2-8 | Workers who are not employees | - | - | |
| 3. Governance | ||||
| 2-9 | Governance structure and composition |
▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) ▶Directors, Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee Members, and Vice Presidents(P47-48) |
Corporate Governance | |
| Directors & Corporate Officers | ||||
| The 90th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders | ||||
| 2-10 | Nomination and selection of the highest governance body | ▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) | Corporate Governance | |
| 2-11 | Chair of the highest governance body |
▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) ▶Directors, Directors and Audit and Supervisory Committee Members, and Vice Presidents(P47-48) |
Corporate Governance | |
| Directors & Corporate Officers | ||||
| 2-12 | Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts |
▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) ▶Stakeholder Engagement(P56) ▶Sustainability Management(P26) ▶Financial Strategy and Capital Management(P25) |
Corporate Governance | |
| Sustainability Management | ||||
| Investor Relations | ||||
| Sustainable Procurement Measures | ||||
| Promotion of Job Satisfaction | ||||
| 2-13 | Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts |
▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) ▶Sustainability Management(P26) ▶TCFD-Based Information Disclosure(P30) ▶Workplace Environment and Occupational Health and Safety(P41) ▶Compliance(P49-50) |
Corporate Governance | |
| Sustainability Management | ||||
| TCFD-Based Information Disclosure | ||||
| Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | ||||
| Compliance | ||||
| 2-14 | Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting |
▶Sustainability Management(P26) ▶TCFD-Based Information Disclosure(P30) |
Sustainability Management | |
| TCFD-Based Information Disclosure | ||||
| 2-15 | Conflicts of interest |
▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) ▶Compliance(P49-50) ▶Stock Information(P73) |
Corporate Governance | |
ALPS ALPINE GROUP CODE OF CONDUCT |
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| 2-16 | Communication of critical concerns |
▶Corporate Governance(P42) ▶Sustainability Management(P26) ▶Workplace Environment and Occupational Health and Safety(P41) ▶Compliance(P49-50) ▶Risk Management(P51) |
Corporate Governance | |
| Sustainability Management | ||||
| Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | ||||
| Compliance | ||||
| Risk Management | ||||
| 2-17 | Collective knowledge of the highest governance body | ▶Corporate Governance(P42-46) | Corporate Governance | |
| 2-18 | Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body | ▶Corporate Governance(P44) | Corporate Governance | |
| 2-19 | Remuneration policies | ▶Corporate Governance(P46) | Corporate Governance | |
| 2-20 | Process to determine remuneration | ▶Corporate Governance(P45-46) | Corporate Governance | |
| 2-21 | Annual total compensation ratio | - | - | |
| 4. Strategy, policies and practices | ||||
| 2-22 | Statement on sustainable development strategy |
▶CEO Message(P4-7) ▶Alps Alpine’s Value Creation Process(P8) ▶Material Issues and Measures(P18) ▶Sustainability Management(P26-27) ▶Overview of Business Operations(P58-63) |
CEO Message | |
| Materiality (Material Issues) | ||||
| 2-23 | Policy commitments |
▶Compliance(P49) ▶Respect for Human Rights(P40) ▶Diversity and Inclusion（D&I）(P38) ▶Sustainable Procurement(P34) |
ALPS ALPINE GROUP CODE OF CONDUCT |
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| Compliance | ||||
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| Diversity and Inclusion | ||||
| Supply Chain Management | ||||
| 2-24 | Embedding policy commitments |
▶Compliance(P49-50) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) ▶Sustainable procurement(P34) |
Compliance | |
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| Supply Chain Management | ||||
| 2-25 | Processes to remediate negative impacts |
▶Compliance(P49) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) |
Compliance | |
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| 2-26 | Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns | ▶Compliance(P49) | Compliance | |
| 2-27 | Compliance with laws and regulations | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 2-28 | Membership associations | ▶Stakeholder Engagement(P56) | Stakeholder Engagement & External Recognition | |
| 5. Stakeholder engagement | ||||
| 2-29 | Approach to stakeholder engagement |
▶Stakeholder Engagement(P56) ▶Financial Strategy and Capital Management(P25) ▶Sustainable procurement(P34) ▶Promotion of Job Satisfaction(P37) |
Stakeholder Engagement & External Recognition | |
| Investor Relations | ||||
| Supply Chain Management | ||||
| Promotion of Job Satisfaction | ||||
| 2-30 | Collective bargaining agreements | - | - | |
| GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 | 3-1 | Process to determine material topics | ▶Material Issues and Measures(P17) | Materiality (Material Issues) |
| 3-2 | List of material topics | ▶Material Issues and Measures(P18) | Materiality (Material Issues) | |
| 3-3 | Management of material topics | ▶Material Issues and Measures(P18) | Materiality (Material Issues) | |
Economy
| GRI standard | Disclosure number | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 |
201-1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed |
▶Utilization and Strengthening of Management Resources(P15) ▶Summary of Key Management Indicators(P67-68) |
IR Library |
| 201-2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change | ▶TCFD-Based Information Disclosure(P30-32) | TCFD-Based Information Disclosure | |
| 201-3 | Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans | - | - | |
| 201-4 | Financial assistance received from government | - | - | |
| GRI 202: Market Presence 2016 |
202-1 | Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage | ▶ESG Data (P70) | Employee Data |
| 202-2 | Proportion of senior management hired from the local community | ▶ESGData(P70-71) | Governance Data | |
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 |
203-1 | Infrastructure investments and services supported |
▶Financial Strategy and Capital Management(P25) ▶Stakeholder Engagement(P56) |
Decarbonization |
| Social Contributions | ||||
| 203-2 | Significant indirect economic impacts | - | - | |
| GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 |
204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | - | - |
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016 |
205-1 | Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | - | Corporate Governance |
| Global Network | ||||
| 205-2 | Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
▶Compliance(P50) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) |
Compliance | |
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| 205-3 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | - | - | |
| GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 |
206-1 | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | - | - |
| GRI 207: Tax 2019 |
207-1 | Approach to tax | ▶Compliance(P50) | Compliance |
| 207-2 | Tax governance, control, and risk management | ▶Compliance(P50) | Compliance | |
| 207-3 | Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax | - | - | |
| 207-4 | Country-by-country reporting | - | - |
Environment
| GRI standard | Disclosure number | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 301: Materials 2016 |
301-1 | Materials used by weight or volume | - | - |
| 301-2 | Recycled input materials used | - | - | |
| 301-3 | Reclaimed products and their packaging materials | - | - | |
| GRI 302: Energy 2016 |
302-1 | Energy consumption within the organization |
▶Decarbonization(P28) ▶Non-Financial Highlights(P66) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Decarbonization |
| Target / Result | ||||
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 302-2 | Energy consumption outside of the organization |
▶Decarbonization(P28) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Decarbonization | |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 302-3 | Energy intensity |
▶Non-Financial Highlights(P66) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Target / Result | |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption |
▶Material Issues and Measures(P18) ▶Decarbonization(P28) ▶Non-Financial Highlights(P66) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Materiality (Material Issues) | |
| Decarbonization | ||||
| Target / Result | ||||
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 302-5 | Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
▶Decarbonization(P28) ▶Circular Economy(P29) |
Decarbonization | |
| Circular Economy | ||||
| GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 |
303-1 | Interactions with water as a shared resource |
▶Circular Economy(P29) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Circular Economy |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 303-2 | Management of water discharge related impacts | - | - | |
| 303-3 | Water withdrawal | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 303-4 | Water discharge | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 303-5 | Water consumption | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 |
304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | ▶Circular Economy(P29) | Coexistence with Nature |
| 304-2 | Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity | - | - | |
| 304-3 | Habitats protected or restored | - | Coexistence with Nature | |
| 304-4 | IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations | - | - | |
| GRI 305: Emissions 2016 |
305-1 | Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data |
| 305-2 | Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 305-3 | Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| 305-4 | GHG emissions intensity | ▶Non-Financial Highlights(P66) | Environmental Data | |
| 305-5 | Reduction of GHG emissions |
▶Decarbonization(P28) ▶Non-Financial Highlights(P66) |
Decarbonization | |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 305-6 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) | - | - | |
| 305-7 | Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides(SOx), and other significant air emissions | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data | |
| Pollution Prevention & Chemical Substance Management | ||||
| GRI 306: Waste 2020 |
306-1 | Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts | ▶Circular Economy(P29) | Circular Economy |
| 306-2 | Management of significant waste- related impacts | ▶Circular Economy(P29) | Circular Economy | |
| ▶Material Issues and Measures(P18) | Materiality (Material Issues) | |||
| 306-3 | Waste generated |
▶Circular Economy(P29) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Circular Economy | |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| 306-4 | Waste diverted from disposal | ▶Utilization and Strengthening of Management Resources(P15) | - | |
| 306-5 | Waste directed to disposal |
▶Circular Economy(P29) ▶ESG Data(P69) |
Circular Economy | |
| Environmental Data | ||||
| GRI307: Environmental Compliance 2016 |
307-1 | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | ▶ESG Data(P69) | Environmental Data |
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 |
308-1 | New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | ▶Sustainable procurement(P34) | Sustainable Procurement Measures |
| 308-2 | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | - | - |
Society
| GRI standard | Disclosure number | Disclosure | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRI 401: Employment 2016 |
401-1 | New employee hires and employee turnover | ▶ESG Data (P70) | Employee Data |
| 401-2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or parttime employees | - | - | |
| 401-3 | Parental leave | ▶ESG Data (P70) | Employee Data | |
| GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016 |
402-1 | Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | - | - |
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 |
403-1 | Occupational health and safety management system | ▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety |
| ISO Certification (ISO/TISAX) | ||||
| 403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) ▶Risk Management(P51) |
Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| Risk Management | ||||
| 403-3 | Occupational health services | - | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| 403-4 | Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | ▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| 403-5 | Worker training on occupational health and safety | - | - | |
| 403-6 | Promotion of worker health | ▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| 403-7 | Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | ▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| 403-8 | Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system | ▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) | Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| ISO Certification (ISO/TISAX) | ||||
| 403-9 | Work-related injuries |
▶Workplace environment, safety, and hygiene(P41) ▶ESG Data (P70) |
Workplace Environment, Health & Safety | |
| Employee Data | ||||
| 403-10 | Work-related ill health | - | - | |
| GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 |
404-1 | Average hours of training per year per employee | - | Securing & Developing Human Resources |
| Employee Data | ||||
| 404-2 | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | ▶Securing and Developing Human Resources(P36) | Securing & Developing Human Resources | |
| 404-3 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | - | - | |
| GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 |
405-1 | Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
▶ESGData(P70-71) ▶Corporate Governance(P43) |
Employee Data |
| Governance Data | ||||
| 405-2 | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | ▶ESG Data (P70) | Employee Data | |
| GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016 |
406-1 | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | ▶Respect for human rights(P40) | Respect for Human Rights |
| GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 |
407-1 | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
▶Sustainable procurement(P34) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) |
Basic Policy on Sustainable Procurement |
| Sustainable Procurement Measures | ||||
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| GRI 408: Child Labor 2016 |
408-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
▶Sustainable procurement(P34) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) |
Basic Policy on Sustainable Procurement |
| Sustainable Procurement Measures | ||||
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016 |
409-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
▶Sustainable procurement(P34) ▶Respect for human rights(P40) |
Basic Policy on Sustainable Procurement |
| Sustainable Procurement Measures | ||||
| Respect for Human Rights | ||||
| GRI 410: Security Practices 2016 |
410-1 | Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures | ▶Respect for human rights(P40) | Respect for Human Rights |
| GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016 |
411-1 | Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples | - | - |
| GRI412: Human Rights Assessment 2016 |
412-1 | Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | ▶Respect for human rights(P40) | Respect for Human Rights |
| 412-2 | Employee training on human rights policies or procedures | ▶Respect for human rights(P40) | Respect for Human Rights | |
| 412-3 | Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | - | - | |
| GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 |
413-1 | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | ▶Stakeholder Engagement(P56) | Social Contributions |
| Stakeholder Engagement & External Recognition | ||||
| 413-2 | Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities | - | - | |
| GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 |
414-1 | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | ▶Sustainable procurement(P34) | Sustainable Procurement Measures |
| 414-2 | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | ▶Sustainable procurement(P34) | Sustainable Procurement Measures | |
| GRI 415: Public Policy 2016 |
415-1 | Political contributions | ▶ESG Data(P71) | Governance Data |
| GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 |
416-1 | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | ▶Product Quality and Safety(P33) | Product Quality & Safety |
| 416-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | - | - | |
| GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016 |
417-1 | Requirements for product and service information and labeling |
▶Environmental Strategy for Realizing a Sustainable Society(P27) ▶Circular Economy(P29) |
Environmental Strategy |
| Circular Economy | ||||
| Products | ||||
| 417-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling | - | - | |
| 417-3 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications | - | - | |
| GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016 |
418-1 | Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | - | - |
| GRI419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016 |
419-1 | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | - | - |