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.

We ask suppliers to undertake their own sustainability management through regular events that we call Partners’ Days, where we explain our procurement policies and daily procurement operations. We also conduct surveys of suppliers based on the RBA Code of Conduct to confirm the status of their compliance.

In FY2021, KIOXIA's president and top-level executives shared videos with employees outlining our management vision and strategies; they were shown via video conferences and via our intranet at the beginning of each half semester.
The aim was to maintain and improve employee motivation by directly delivering emails in a timely manner to all employees in order to share accurate information about management decisions that affect the whole company.

KIOXIA respects internationally recognized human rights to the fullest extent, 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, and we support the basic principles of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and we work to ensure that our employees enjoy fundamental labor rights. The labor agreement concluded with the KIOXIA Labor Union 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 discusses its business policies with representatives of the Association of KIOXIA Unions in Japan.
Moreover KIOXIA and representatives of the Association of KIOXIA Union in Japan hold wage negotiation in every spring, consequently KIOXIA pays higher than legal minimum wage to employees.
KIOXIA Group companies overseas hold similar 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 regularly conducts employee engagement surveys in order to solicit feedback from employees, and to periodically monitor the level of employees’ understanding of, and agreement with, the company's policies.
We share the survey results with employees, and our president sends a message addressing and commenting on these; in this way we leverage the survey to create a more open corporate culture.

We communicate with local communities about our environmental efforts by means of such initiatives 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 activities.

KIOXIA Group sees it as our responsibility as a good corporate citizen and as a member of the local communities to not just leverage our business activities to address issues faced by those communities, but to engage in business activities that are rooted in the area, such as promoting local employment and trade with local companies.
KIOXIA Group offers internships to enable students to experience working and the enjoyment of manufacturing.

As a good corporate citizen, KIOXIA Group strives to build better relationships with the communities where we conduct our business.
At the eco-charity bazaar that our Yokkaichi Operations 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 FY2021, we collected and donated approximately 37,000 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 Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, TCFD Consortium, Responsible Business Alliance, and other industry organizations, to help address various social issues.