Sustainability | EnvironmentAddressing Biodiversity
Our Approach
We at TDK see the role we play through our business activities as being to achieve a sustainable future through, for example, working to restore and protect the global environment. Loss of Biodiversity has become a long - term global risk second only to climate change. Throughout the entire value chain - from the procurement of raw materials to product disposal - there is demand for activities that avoid, mitigate, and restore adverse impacts on biodiversity, and that contribute to Nature Positive.
All TDK employees are aware of the impact on the environment from production activities. We consider the relationship between business operations and the environment and strive to protect an affluent global environment. The TDK Environmental Charter expressly provides that employees are to consider contributions to ecosystems and take proactive action at all times. We also promote initiatives in collaboration with external partners, such as local communities.
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Addressing the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
On September 18, 2023, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) issued its final Recommendations. Using the LEAP approach developed by TNFD, TDK has begun analyzing the connections between its businesses and nature, and identifying and assessing its dependence on natural capital including biodiversity, as well as the impacts, risks, and opportunities.
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Governance
Please refer to the TCFD/TNFD
Strategy
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Risk Management
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Metrics and Targets
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Initiatives
Consideration of water resources (Global)
At TDK, water is an essential resource in manufacturing activities. Since we are impacted by such events as the exhaustion of water resources and flooding, the proper understanding and management of water risks are important issues for us. We monitor and manage regional water risks and the state of water use in production factories and endeavor to reduce water withdrawals in manufacturing processes.
The reduction of water withdrawal is one of the activities in the "TDK Environment, Health and Safety Action 2025," and we have set an annual reduction target of 1.5% improvement in the intensity of water withdrawal compared to the previous fiscal year. In FY March 2024 TDK’s total water withdrawal amounted to 15,179m3, which was down 8.75% from the previous fiscal year. In addition, intensity improved by 5.4% compared with the previous fiscal year, so our target was achieved.
For more information on our approach to water resources, please see the link below.
Miyawaki Forest at Nashik (TDK India Private Limited, Nashik Factory)
The Nashik Factory in India has planted a forest belt based on the Miyawaki Method* on land covering about 6,000 ㎡ adjacent to the Nashik ruins. More than 10,000 trees of more than 60 species have planted to date. The trees planted are useful to improving forest cover and protecting biodiversity. This project will contribute to the government's objective of raising the percentage of land covered by forest in the country from the present level of 17% to 33%. Carrying out such activities leads to a raising our employees’ awareness of biodiversity. The factory has asked the nonprofit Nashik Saytrees Environmental Trust for cooperation in maintaining the forest belt.
* The Miyawaki Method was conceived by the Japanese ecologist Akira Miyawaki, who was already tackling forestry development and greenification in large urban areas in the 1970s. The method involves selecting trees and plants that can grow naturally in the soil and are best for the ecosystem, growing seedlings, and then planting them in a mixed-color and dense fashion. While taking advantage of the qualities of the vegetation, it restores a natural situation. Thanks to this method, forests grow 10 times faster and with three times more density than normal, leading to 30 times greater CO2 absorption. A self-sufficient natural forest is created in three years.
”Trees For Life,” planting program (PT TDK ELECTRONICS INDONESIA, Batam / Indonesia)
Home to the offices of PT TDK Electronics Indonesia, Batam Island has long suffered from arid conditions. Furthermore, several years ago, there were also forest fires. The water levels in reservoirs have been extremely low, and the area is at high risk of water shortages. As a member of the local community, PT TDK has been participating in tree-planting programs, and helping to revitalize reservoirs as sources of water and forest ecosystems. The underlying theme for our tree-planting program is "Trees for Life." PT TDK has planted 1,000 trees every year since 2016, and since 2021 it has also been planting 1,000 mangrove trees per year as well. This program is being implemented in cooperation with the local government, and with the participation of both TDK employees and students in TDK's educational program.
