SUSTAINABILITY

Precision for a changing and sustainable world

Tsubaki Nakashima is a manufacturing company that operates on three continents (Asia, Europe and America) and is strongly committed to serving its customers, creating a work environment in which its employees can feel motivated, respectful of available resources and 'Environment, which does its part every day to contribute to a truly sustainable future; this way of being and acting is fundamental to the success of our 20 plants, in the countries and communities in which we operate.

We are a manufacturer of precision balls, rollers, ball screws and blowers, very high precision components for the metrology sector but also of medical devices with regional production and procurement, short lead times and accurate, through a network of production and well-organized sale that meets the needs of our customers.

As social, industrial, technological and lifestyle changes proceed globally, we have decided to make the foundations of business value realization more solid and current:
1. Sustainability, as the simultaneous achievement of economic prosperity, creation of a healthy, safe, and low environmental impact environment, where everyone is equal, with equal rights and duties, equal opportunities. In our vision, zero impact, in a holistic sense, is fundamental: Vision Zero for us is zero accidents, zero damage to people and environment, but also zero inequalities and zero lack of knowledge, which means equal opportunities for our employees.
2. The highest QCDS (Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Service), to be the best-in-class, customer- and market-oriented ball manufacturer by continuously improving products, processes, and services.
3. One Team Spirit, which is the basis of our corporate culture, of our corporate identity.
4. Transformation, that is, being more and more a global company with an international mentality every day, precisely by continuously transforming our organization to always be one step ahead, capable of seizing opportunities to be better, stronger, more aware. The armed arm of this transformation is the Monozukuri understood as a set of processes, which encompasses activities of thought, remodeling, organization, action, continuous improvement aimed at the creation of high-quality products.
5. The orientation towards continuous Growth, in terms of commercial solidity and profit, to anticipate market needs, satisfy customer expectations, find new customers, new markets and new business opportunities

As Tsubaki Nakashima, we are aware of the responsibility we have towards the people who work for us and the world around us.

This is why we worked hard for sustainable development that will allow us to improve the performance of our plants, in all respects.
The Sustainability Committee has not only defined the strategies and guidelines for sustainable development but has also started working with many of our plants on energy efficiency plans, better use of resources, respect for the environment, reduction of environmental impacts; and this year we will also involve those entities in which it was not possible to start operating this past year, also due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic.

The organization has been strengthened everywhere and, in every Region, and Plant today we can boast high-level professionals in the Safety, Environment and Energy fields.
Our Sustainable Development Model, developed in 2021 and based on three fundamental pillars - Integrated Governance System; Sustainable Monozukuri; Communication and Brand identity - has begun to unfold all of its enormous potential in its true meaning and if on the one hand it has consolidated the foundations of Corporate Governance, on the other it has allowed us to set the cornerstones on which industrial and on processes.
In January 2022 we defined the Carbon Footprint (based on Science Based Target Methodology), during the year we developed specific Energy efficiency projects; in autumn we identified the opportunities in terms of innovative technologies and energy purchasing and at the end of 2022 we developed a specific “Green Electricity” and “Waste recycling” Strategy, which will be applied in the next years.

An important element that measures the results achieved, in addition to the KPIs that we will see in this Report, is the company's decision to disclose our impacts on the environment and natural resources and take action to reduce negative impacts through the CDP: Tsubaki Nakashima received the "B" rating which is in the range of denominated "Management". The result achieved is above the Asian regional average - which is C - and above the average of the manufacturing sector to which it belongs (also in this case, "C").
This tells us that we are on the right track and how much effort we will put into achieving excellence.

We believe that transparency, openness, and risk management, as well as the efforts we are making to transform our Company will allow us to be stronger, to protect and improve our company’s reputation, boost our competitive advantage, uncover risks and opportunities, and track and benchmark progress.

Sustainability Policy

Tsubaki Nakashima will continue to improve its own integrated corporate governance system, organization, processes, products, and services aiming to continue to grow as an environmentally responsible and ethically aware business.
The company therefore reaffirm its commitment to transparency and good governance, particularly in matters of sustainable and profitable growth, attention to our stakeholders, and the company's vision zero’s approach (zero accidents, zero occupational illnesses, zero wastes, zero inequalities, zero lack of knowledge).
Tsubaki Nakashima vision is to maintain and improve its position as a leading manufacturer of high-quality, high-precision components through sustainable, controlled, and participatory processes, with a high focus to the customers and all stakeholders needs and to globally prevent all negative implications.
The identification of the expectations of the stakeholders, the analysis of the requirements and needs, the definition of attainable challenging and measurable objectives, the definition of clear timeframes and resources must guide the company towards continuous and sustainable improvement (people, planet and prosperity), integrating the systems in use and aligning the integrated corporate governance system with internationally recognized standards to help ensure that Tsubaki Nakashima serves the role that society expects.
In particular, the company is committed to providing safe and healthy working conditions, respecting the environment, and responsibly using the available natural resources, in full compliance with the statutory, regulatory, organizational and customer requirements, assessing risks to the products, services, environment and to its employees, setting targets and measuring the performance, and encouraging the active participation of employees and their representatives.

*FY2022.