Stakeholder Engagement

The JVCKENWOOD Group pursues proactive and careful dialogue with various stakeholders to actively advance sustainable business operations and improve corporate value. The Group has identified particularly important stakeholders and organized its engagements (establishment of trusting relations) with each stakeholder as shown below.

Stakeholders	Customers	Business partners	Shareholders/investors	Employees	Government/ local communities/ NGOs・NPOs
Basic stance	・Pursue product development and manufacturing through customer-oriented processes that help resolve social issues in order to improve customer satisfaction	・Enhance understanding of our company through sustainable procurement activities and PR/advertising/design strategies ・Improve trust through sincere interactions ・Collaborate to achieve sustainability procurement through the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)	・Disseminate management information in a timely and appropriate manner, and build trusting relations ・Improve our corporate value as an investment destination by formulating and implementing ESG-conscious management strategies/initiatives (PDCA) based on sustainability management and ESG enhancements	・Carry out reforms to make workplaces more comfortable environments in which individual employees can maximally demonstrate their capabilities ・Promote diversity to make the best of a wide variety of human resources	・Strive for co-existence with local communities through advertising and public relations efforts ・Work together with local communities to address local issues and build good trusting relations in order to achieve sustainable business operations
Communication methods	■ Websites ■ Product pamphlets ■ Reports ■ Design movies ■ Television commercials	■ Websites ■ Press releases ■ Responses to press inquiries/interviews ■ Reports ■ Request forms	■ Websites ■ Press releases ■ Securities reports ■ Financial statements ■ Shareholder news letters ■ Reports	■ Intranet ■ In-house newsletters ■ Reports ■ In-house events ■ Award system ■ Movie production	■ Websites ■ Environmental education ■ Press releases ■ Responses to press inquiries/interviews ■ Reports
Opportunities for communication	● Newspapers ● Magazines ● Advertisement ● Sales activities ● Seminars ● Exhibitions	● Newspapers ● Magazines ● Specialist journals ● Web members ● Industry groups/committees	● Disclosures to shareholders ● Financial Results briefings ● IR/SR meetings	●Labor-management council meetings ● Internal financial results briefings ● Behavioral guidelines briefings ● Seminars ● Training sessions	● Newspapers ● Magazines ● Specialist journals ● Web members ● Factory tours ● Local events (social/environmental) ● Training seminars ● Industry groups

Stakeholders

Customers

Business partners

Shareholders/investors

Employees

Government/
local communities/
NGOs・NPOs

Basic stance

・Pursue product development and manufacturing through customer-oriented processes that help resolve social issues in order to improve customer satisfaction

・Enhance understanding of our company through sustainable procurement activities and PR/advertising/design strategies

・Improve trust through sincere interactions

・Collaborate to achieve sustainability procurement through the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)

・Disseminate management information in a timely and appropriate manner, and build trusting relations

・Improve our corporate value as an investment destination by formulating and implementing ESG-conscious management strategies/initiatives (PDCA) based on sustainability management and ESG enhancements

・Carry out reforms to make workplaces more comfortable environments in which individual employees can maximally demonstrate their capabilities

・Promote diversity to make the best of a wide variety of human resources

・Strive for co-existence with local communities through advertising and public relations efforts

・Work together with local communities to address local issues and build good trusting relations in order to achieve sustainable business operations

Communication methods

■ Websites

■ Product pamphlets

■ Reports

■ Design movies

■ Television commercials

■ Websites

■ Press releases

■ Responses to press inquiries/interviews

■ Reports

■ Request forms

■ Websites

■ Press releases

■ Securities reports

■ Financial statements

■ Shareholder news letters

■ Reports

■ Intranet

■ In-house newsletters

■ Reports

■ In-house events

■ Award system

■ Movie production

■ Websites

■ Environmental education

■ Press releases

■ Responses to press inquiries/interviews

■ Reports

Opportunities for communication

● Newspapers

● Magazines

● Advertisement

● Sales activities

● Seminars

● Exhibitions

● Newspapers

● Magazines

● Specialist journals

● Web members

● Industry groups/committees

● Disclosures to shareholders

● Financial Results briefings

● IR/SR meetings

●Labor-management council meetings

● Internal financial results briefings

● Behavioral guidelines briefings

● Seminars

● Training sessions

● Newspapers

● Magazines

● Specialist journals

● Web members

● Factory tours

● Local events (social/environmental)

● Training seminars

● Industry groups

Innovative Initiatives

JVCKENWOOD Solution Fair (Customers, business partners)

The JVCKENWOOD Group holds the JVCKENWOOD Solutions Fair and other events as opportunities to communicate with customers and business partners. We introduced solutions that solve various issues for customers, utilizing video, audio, and communications that the JVCKENWOOD Group specializes in.

By communicating directly with customers and business partners, we attempt to effectively convey the appeal and merits of our products, services, and technologies. We will continue to consider and implement opportunities to interact with customers and business partners in various styles.

At JVCKENWOOD Solution Fair 2019

Partners Meeting for business partners

The JVCKENWOOD Group has formulated the JVCKENWOOD CSR Procurement Guidelines based on the JVCKENWOOD Group Procurement Policy to promote the establishment of sustainable supply chains on a global basis and disseminates the Guidelines to business partners at partners meetings.

Constructive dialogue with shareholders

JVCKENWOOD aims to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value over the medium to long term by having the top management actively in constructive dialogue (engagement) with investors and shareholders. Through such dialogue, JVCKENWOOD conveys its initiatives to those stakeholders to gain their understanding, and works to reflect their opinions and needs in the management strategy and business plan. See the page linked below for JVCKENWOOD’s policy for constructive dialogue with shareholders.
Policy for Constructive Dialogue with Shareholders

General Meeting of Shareholders and investors

JVCKENWOOD held its 14th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on June 24, 2022 and reported on the JVCKENWOOD Group’s Business Report and consolidated financial statements while deliberating on two proposals, all of which were approved at the meeting.

As a response to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and in view of the safety and convenience of shareholders, we introduced the Hybrid Participatory Virtual Shareholders' Meeting, which enables shareholders who do not attend the meeting to view the progress of the meeting on the day of the meeting using the Internet and other means.

The 14th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

E-mail magazines for customers, business partners, shareholders and investors

JVCKENWOOD uses SNS and e-mail magazines in addition to the Web as a direct information dissemination tool for customers and other stakeholders. In addition to deepening their understanding of our company, we provide information on the direction we are aiming for, news, products, services, solutions, and events, aiming to create new business opportunities.

Hosting SDGs Forum 2021 for Employees

Continuing from 2020, SDGs Forum 2021 was held with the purpose of instilling an understanding of SDGs within the company and fostering a corporate culture. A total of 15,000 employees of the JVCKENWOOD Group participated in seven events, including lectures, workshops and e-learning on topics such as environmental issues and human rights issues such as disabilities and LGBT.

For details, please see Contributions to SDGs

Community investment and social contribution activities together with government and local communities

The JVCKENWOOD Group is working together with the government and local communities to address regional issues and build a relationship of trust, aiming to operate businesses sustainably.

For details, please see Donations & Social Contribution Activities

NGOs and NPOs

In fiscal 2019 JVCKENWOOD met with members from Lights On Children, an NPO dedicated to helping children in need of social support. Based on this interview, we donated more than 400 end-of-life PCs to Lights On Children in 2021.

The donated used PCs will be sold and used to fund the activities of Rights on Children.