Sustainability | SocialSocial Contribution Activities
Our Approach
As a corporate citizen, TDK recognizes the importance of coexisting with the community and, thinking about what we can do for society as a company, promotes various original social contribution activities.
Principle
Based on TDK's corporate motto of "Contribute to culture and industry through creativity," the TDK Group aspires to foster the development of a healthy and prosperous society by implementing various activities in which all TDK employees can feel committed and connected to the community.
Policy
The TDK Group will utilize its various resources (employees, products, capital, information, etc.) to globally implement proactive community activities - both alone and working alongside NPOs and NGOs - that contribute to the betterment of society in the areas of (1) academic, research, and education, (2) sports, art, and culture, (3) environmental conservation, and (4) social welfare and local community service activities.
Initiatives
Academic, Research and Education Activities
TDK is willing to return the profits of its activities to local communities by utilizing our accumulated product technologies and human resources. Specifically, TDK wishes to offer opportunities for young people who will lead the next generation to acquire a wide range of knowledge, experiences, and skills.
One specific example is the TDK Museum, which was renovated in April 2026. The museum introduces the history of TDK’s products utilizing magnetic technology and its technologies and also, as a new aspect, its efforts toward the future, the aim being to support the science and technology studies of the young people who will be the leaders of society in the next generation. The museum also continuously conducts electronics workshops and science on-site lessons in junior high schools and conducts programs that support joint education on- and off-site.
TDK Museum's Community Activities
Sports, Art and Culture Activities
Strategic Technology Partnerships with Porsche Motorsport
Starting in 2024, TDK has entered into a strategic technical partnership with Porsche Motorsport for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. TDK is working together with the Porsche Formula E team and the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team to make a technological contribution in the field of e-Mobility (xEV), which is helping to build a sustainable society in the future, and in the area of eSports, which brings people emotion and excitement.
TDK provides cutting-edge technology, including MLCCs and inertial sensors that are able to function in a challenging environment, for the new Porsche 99X Electric racing car to support the enhancement of machine performance. The insights obtained through this collaboration can be used to drive electrification throughout society as a whole, leading the way toward a sustainable future.
In the e-sports field, we are working together with the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team, using TDK’s technology to contribute toward the evolution of gaming.
Providing Sponsorship for the World Athletics Championships
Aiming to be a company that continues to bring stakeholders inspiration and excitement, TDK provides support for sporting and cultural activities. We have been a sponsor of the World Athletics Championships ever since they were first held in 1983. In our Rising Stars program, which we launched in 2017, schoolchildren who are interested in athletics have the opportunity to meet top athletes, and to experience the venues where high-level international competitions take place.
For the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in 2025, we launched a new technology collaboration project relating to javelin throwing, which has contributed toward helping the sport evolve by enriching the viewing experience through the utilization of cutting-edge technology to visualize throwing data. In addition, we held an experience event at Japan’s National Stadium for individuals who had received provisional job offers to join in TDK in 2026. Through these activities, we share the global enthusiasm of support and work together with the next generation to build a sustainable future.
Environmental Conservation Activities
TDK is engaged in R&D activities to provide products that make people's lives more convenient. But we also work earnestly on various environmental conservation activities to contribute to a symbiosis with the global environment.
One example is the TDK Beech Forest tree-planting event, as well as fertilization activities, that have been held every year since 2004 at factories in Akita Prefecture. To date, we have planted approximately 10,500 trees.
In June 2025, a total of 50 employees and family members took part in an activity to spread fertilizer to help the growth of beech tree saplings that had been planted the previous year. In October 2025, 74 employees and family members took part in a beech tree planting activity; we will continue to implement environmental conservation activities in the coming fiscal year.
Social Welfare and Local Community Service Activities
TDK conducts its business activities on a global basis. We endeavor to apply TDK’s resources in beneficial ways and provide help to local communities to solve issues and bring about a better society.
Going forward, we will conduct activities according to the needs of people in individual locales.
Disaster Area Assistance
In 2025, following on from a similar activity held in the previous year, a group of 81 volunteers from TDK (of which 76 were new employees) took part in an activity to provide support for post-disaster recovery in the city of Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture (which was severely affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011).
After learning about environmental activities at a local lecture hall, the volunteers helped with weeding in rapeseed fields, fence painting, etc. The volunteers also viewed vehicles powered by biodiesel made from rapeseed oil, and took part in an educational tour of eco-houses that make effective use of solar power. Participating in this activity helped to strengthen the volunteers’ interest in environmental activities. We intend to continue taking part in volunteer activities and to further deepen our interest in environmental issues.
