SDGs

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Program in September, 2015, are a collection of 17 global goals to achieve sustainable society by 2030. SDGs requires cooperation between all governments, private sector and civil society.
TAIYO YUDEN is promoting reduction of environmental effect and social contribution in our corporate activity. We also supply products and provide solutions which link improvement of social issues.

Table. SDGs and Efforts

SDGs	Efforts	Links for Details
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages	Periodical blood donation by employees at each of TAIYO YUDEN Group sites	Contributing to Communities (Blood Donation)
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all	Electronic handicraft workshop for students to develop an interest in science	Contributing to Communities (Electronic Handicraft Workshop)
	Donation for the welfare fund for orphans from traffic accidents founded by the founder of TAIYO YUDEN and some scholarships	Contributing to Communities (Donation to Fund for Orphans from Traffic Accidents)
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls	Formulation and implement of action plan about promotion of women's participation and advancement	Diversity Promoting Activities
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all	Treatment of used water in factory to displace clean water	Safety & Environmental Report, Data by Site
	Cleanup activities to protect ecosystem on the waterfront where various species live	Contributing to Communities (Cleanup on Hills, Riversides, and Seacoasts)
	Reduction of water use by recycling water	Environmental action case (Reducing Water Use) Waste, Water (Results of Water Resource Efforts)
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all	Providing solutions to improve photovoltaics efficiency using PV Micro Converter and monitoring system	Solution Proposals / Solar Power Generation
	Generation of electricity with photovoltaic power plant to promote utilization of sustainable energy	News Release "Operation Start of Hongo Photovoltaic Power Plant"
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	Enhancement of safety working environment to level up Health and Safety	Health & Safety Activities (Efforts and Status)
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation	For enhancement of energy efficiency, development and supply the Lithium Ion Capacitor; long life and high capacity	Solution Proposals/Power Storage Devices
Reduce inequality within and among countries	Establishment and implement of equal opportunity policy to prohibit any discriminations	Human Rights and Labor
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable	Providing solutions to realize safety in city with Optical Wireless Communication security system	Optical Wireless Communication/Examples of Applications
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns	Effective Use of Natural Resources	Environmental Taget and Progress
	3R activities (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) of waste and water resources considering biodiversity and coexistence between humans and nature	Waste, Water
	Reduction of energy use to curb global warming	GHG, Energy
	Annual reporting on sustainability activity	Safety & Environmental Report
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts	Reduction of energy use to curb global warming	GHG, Energy
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts	Annual reporting on sustainability activity	Safety & Environmental Report
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development	Mangrove tree plantation to achieve healthy and productive oceans in Philippines	Biodiversity action case (Mangrove Tree Planting)
	Cleanup activities on riversides and seacoasts to prevent marine pollution	Contributing to Communities (Cleanup on Hills, Riversides, and Seacoasts)
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss	Plantation in Philippines and Malaysia to restore forests	Contributing to Communities (Afforestation)
	Weeding and thinning in forests to conserve mountain ecosystems	Biodiversity action case (Volunteering for Forest Maintenance)
	Extermination of invasive alien species to protect land and water ecosystems	Biodiversity action case (Extermination of alien species)
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels	Identification and assessment of conflict minerals, and sourcing responsible minerals	Responsible Minerals Procurement