Stakeholder Engagement

We receive comments and requests for products and services in our daily operations; these are shared among relevant personnel including top management and used to improve product quality and improve after sales services.

In the course of our daily procurement operations we ask our suppliers to undertake their own sustainability practices. We also conduct surveys of suppliers based on the RBA* Code of Conduct to confirm the status of their compliance.

In FY2023, the President and senior executives of Kioxia Holdings Corporation shared videos with employees outlining our management vision and strategies; they were shown via online conferences and via our intranet at the beginning of each half semester.

The aim was to maintain and improve employee motivation by directly sharing in a timely manner with all employees information about management decisions that affect the whole company. And senior executives also deliver e-mails to employees about any important management decision after that in a timely manner.

Kioxia Group fully respects internationally recognized human rights standards, including the International Bill of Human Rights (Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenants on Human Rights) and the core labor standards specified by the International Labor Organization. We additionally adhere to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and we ensure that our employees enjoy fundamental labor rights. The labor agreement concluded with the Labor Union of Kioxia Corporation stipulates that the Labor Union has three basic rights—the right to association, the right to collective bargaining, and the right to act collectively.

At the Kioxia Labor-Management Congress held every six months, Kioxia Corporation discusses its business policies with representatives of the Association of Kioxia Unions in Japan. In addition, Kioxia and representatives of the Association of the Kioxia Union in Japan hold negotiations every spring. Kioxia pays higher than the legal minimum wage and ensures all employees are fairly treated.

Kioxia Group companies overseas hold discussions with their labor unions or employee representatives in accordance with the laws and regulations of the countries and regions in which they operate.

Kioxia Corporation regularly conducts employee engagement surveys in order to solicit feedback from employees, and to periodically monitor the level of employees’ understanding of and adherence to the company's policies.

We share the survey results with employees, and the presidents of each our companies sends a message addressing and commenting on these; in this way we leverage the survey to create a more open corporate culture.

Kioxia Group sees it as our responsibility as a good corporate citizen and as a member of the local communities where we have a presence to leverage our business activities to help address issues faced by those communities. In particular we aim to engage in business activities that are rooted in those communities, such as promoting local employment and trade with local companies.

Kioxia Group offers internships to enable students to experience working and develop an interest in manufacturing.

As a good corporate citizen, Kioxia Group strives to build better relationships with the communities where we conduct our business. For example, we communicate with local communities about our efforts to protect the environment through initiatives such as factory visits and by holding classes at elementary schools. We do this so that a wide range of stakeholders, such as the communities around Yokkaichi Plant—including schools, students, customers, and other companies—can learn about Kioxia Group's environmental activities.

At the eco-charity bazaar that our Yokkaichi Plant has been hosting since 2007, we recycle unwanted household goods and donate all profits from the bazaar to the Yokkaichi City Greening Fund. In FY2023, we collected and donated 29,410 contact lens cases through an activity promoting corneal transplants.

Kioxia Group is expanding its business around the world. The jobs we create help support local communities, especially production facilities that employ large numbers of local people.

By paying taxes in accordance with national laws and regulations, Group companies and their employees make an economic contribution to the countries and regions where they operate.

Kioxia actively participates in the activities of industrial associations to help address various social issues.

• TCFD Consortium
• Responsible Business Alliance

• Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
• Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association