Revision of the NGK Group Code of Conduct and establishment of the ESG Committee
First written in FY2019. 3 of 8 entries say "Reframed", first in FY2022. Latest entry: 2026-06-29.
Ngk moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2026).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 2 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
73 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-06-29RestatedGovernance
「サステナビリティ統括委員会：ＥＳＧ・ＳＤＧｓ要素を含むサステナビリティ課題に関する事項」
サステナビリティ統括委員会を、ESG・SDGsを含むサステナビリティ課題の担当機関として継続して位置付けている。 - FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「(Note) Effective 1 April 2026, the structure of subcommittees under the Sustainability Steering Committee was reviewed, a Human Rights Subcommittee was newly established, and the Supply Chain Subcommittee was dissolved, with its functions transferred to the Environmental Action Subcommittee and Human Rights Subcommittee.」
The organization under the Sustainability Steering Committee, formerly the ESG Steering Committee, was reviewed and a Human Rights Subcommittee was newly established. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「(Note) The “ESG Steering Committee” was renamed the “Sustainability Steering Committee” effective 1 April 2025.」
The ESG Steering Committee was renamed the Sustainability Steering Committee, and the management structure for addressing sustainability issues has been reorganized accordingly. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To ensure compliance with laws and regulations, including competition laws and overseas anti-bribery laws, the Company newly established the NGK Group Anti-Corruption Policy in April 2024. It is also strengthening compliance through ongoing messages from senior management, compliance training for officers and employees of Group companies in Japan and overseas, operation of a competition law compliance program aligned with international standards, and use of the Competition Law Compliance Handbook.」
In addition to its existing competition law compliance framework, the Company newly established an anti-corruption policy in April 2024. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Under the ESG Steering Committee, chaired by the President, the Board of Directors will appropriately oversee the Group’s efforts to address sustainability issues at the management level, including ESG matters.」
The Company continues to address sustainability issues at the management level, centered on the ESG Steering Committee, with oversight by the Board of Directors. - FY2022ReframedAnnual report
「In April 2022, the former ESG Committee was reorganized as the ESG Steering Committee, chaired by the President, to strengthen the handling at the management level of sustainability issues across the Group, including ESG and SDGs-related matters. The Board of Directors will appropriately oversee these activities.」
The ESG Committee established in 2019 was reorganized into the ESG Steering Committee, chaired by the President and overseen by the Board of Directors, strengthening the handling of sustainability issues at the management level. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In April 2021, the Company established the ESG Promotion Division to handle the Group’s ESG activities across organizational boundaries and strengthen related communications.」
Following the establishment of the ESG Committee in 2019, the ESG Promotion Division was established in April 2021 to coordinate ESG activities across the organization and communicate related information. - FY2019First statedAnnual report
「In conjunction with the revision, the Company established the ESG Committee in April 2019 as a body within its governance structure for sharing information, exchanging views and discussing policies at the management level concerning E (environmental), S (social) and G (governance) matters.」
The Code of Conduct was revised to emphasize a sustainable society, respect for human rights and compliance, and a committee was established to discuss ESG matters at the management level.