GRI Content Index

Universal Standards: GRI 1, GRI 2 and GRI 3
Topic Standards

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Universal Standards: GRI 1, GRI 2 and GRI 3

GRI 1: Foundation 2021

the statement of use;	Hitachi, Ltd. has reported in accordance with the GRI Standards for the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
the title of GRI 1 used;	GRI 1: Foundation 2021

GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
2-1 Organizational details	report its legal name; report its nature of ownership and legal form; report the location of its headquarters; report its countries of operation.	〇	Hitachi Group Profile: P.3 (PDF format ) Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term) : P10-13 Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.5, P.51
2-2 Entities included in the organization's sustainability reporting	list all its entities included in its sustainability reporting; if the organization has audited consolidated financial statements or financial information filed on public record, specify the differences between the list of entities included in its financial reporting and the list included in its sustainability reporting; if the organization consists of multiple entities, explain the approach used for consolidating the information, including: whether the approach involves adjustments to information for minority interests; how the approach takes into account mergers, acquisitions, and disposal of entities or parts of entities; whether and how the approach differs across the disclosures in this Standard and across material topics.	△	Report Editorial Policy: P.2 (PDF format ) Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term): P10-13 Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.4
2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point	specify the reporting period for, and the frequency of, its sustainability reporting; specify the reporting period for its financial reporting and, if it does not align with the period for its sustainability reporting, explain the reason for this; report the publication date of the report or reported information; specify the contact point for questions about the report or reported information.	〇	Report Editorial Policy: P.2 (PDF format) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.4
2-4 Restatements of information	report restatements of information made from previous reporting periods and explain: the reasons for the restatements; the effect of the restatements.	〇	Social Data: P.124 (PDF format ) Materiality: P.13 (PDF format )
2-5 External assurance	describe its policy and practice for seeking external assurance, including whether and how the highest governance body and senior executives are involved; if the organization's sustainability reporting has been externally assured: provide a link or reference to the external assurance report(s) or assurance statement(s); describe what has been assured and on what basis, including the assurance standards used, the level of assurance obtained, and any limitations of the assurance process; describe the relationship between the organization and the assurance provider.	△	Report Editorial Policy: P.2 (PDF format ) Assurance: P.162 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.51
2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships	report the sector(s) in which it is active; describe its value chain, including: the organization's activities, products, services, and markets served; the organization's supply chain; the entities downstream from the organization and their activities; report other relevant business relationships; describe significant changes in 2-6-a, 2-6-b, and 2-6-c compared to the previous reporting period.	〇	Hitachi Group Profile: P.3 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.109 (PDF format ) Social Data: P.132 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.5 Financial Information Office Locations
2-7 Employees	report the total number of employees, and a breakdown of this total by gender and by region; report the total number of: permanent employees, and a breakdown by gender and by region; temporary employees, and a breakdown by gender and by region; non-guaranteed hours employees, and a breakdown by gender and by region; full-time employees, and a breakdown by gender and by region; part-time employees, and a breakdown by gender and by region; describe the methodologies and assumptions used to compile the data, including whether the numbers are reported: in head count, full-time equivalent (FTE), or using another methodology; at the end of the reporting period, as an average across the reporting period, or using another methodology; report contextual information necessary to understand the data reported under 2-7-a and 2-7-b; describe significant fluctuations in the number of employees during the reporting period and between reporting periods.	△	Hitachi Group Profile: P.3 (PDF format ) Social Data: P.124 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.50
2-8 Workers who are not employees	report the total number of workers who are not employees and whose work is controlled by the organization and describe: the most common types of worker and their contractual relationship with the organization; the type of work they perform; describe the methodologies and assumptions used to compile the data, including whether the number of workers who are not employees is reported: in head count, full-time equivalent (FTE), or using another methodology; at the end of the reporting period, as an average across the reporting period, or using another methodology; describe significant fluctuations in the number of workers who are not employees during the reporting period and between reporting periods.	×
2-9 Governance structure and composition	describe its governance structure, including committees of the highest governance body; list the committees of the highest governance body that are responsible for decisionmaking on and overseeing the management of the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people; describe the composition of the highest governance body and its committees by: executive and non-executive members; independence; tenure of members on the governance body; number of other significant positions and commitments held by each member, and the nature of the commitments; gender; under-represented social groups; competencies relevant to the impacts of the organization; stakeholder representation.	〇	Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.39 Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.2, P.7-9
2-10 Nomination and selection of the highest governance body	describe the nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees; describe the criteria used for nominating and selecting highest governance body members, including whether and how the following are taken into consideration: views of stakeholders (including shareholders); diversity; independence; competencies relevant to the impacts of the organization.	〇	Corporate Governance: P.137 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.39 Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.2
2-11 Chair of the highest governance body	report whether the chair of the highest governance body is also a senior executive in the organization; if the chair is also a senior executive, explain their function within the organization's management, the reasons for this arrangement, and how conflicts of interest are prevented and mitigated.	〇	Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.39 Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.2
2-12 Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts	describe the role of the highest governance body and of senior executives in developing, approving, and updating the organization's purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to sustainable development; describe the role of the highest governance body in overseeing the organization's due diligence and other processes to identify and manage the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people, including: whether and how the highest governance body engages with stakeholders to support these processes; how the highest governance body considers the outcomes of these processes; describe the role of the highest governance body in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization's processes as described in 2-12-b, and report the frequency of this review.	〇	Framework for Promoting Sustainability Strategy: P.15 (PDF format ) Environmental Governance: P.31 (PDF format ) Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Addressing Risks and Opportunities: P.150 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.37, P.39-40 (PDF format )
2-13 Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts	describe how the highest governance body delegates responsibility for managing the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people, including: whether it has appointed any senior executives with responsibility for the management of impacts; whether it has delegated responsibility for the management of impacts to other employees; describe the process and frequency for senior executives or other employees to report back to the highest governance body on the management of the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people.	〇	Framework for Promoting Sustainability Strategy: P.15 (PDF format ) Environmental Governance: P.31 (PDF format ) Achieving a Decarbonized Society: P.35 (PDF format ) Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.50 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.55 (PDF format ) Global Human Capital Management: P.72 (PDF format ) Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.109 (PDF format ) Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143 (PDF format ) Risk Management: P.149 (PDF format ) Information Security: P.156 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.37, P.39
2-14 Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting	report whether the highest governance body is responsible for reviewing and approving the reported information, including the organization's material topics, and if so, describe the process for reviewing and approving the information; if the highest governance body is not responsible for reviewing and approving the reported information, including the organization's material topics, explain the reason for this.	〇	Materiality: P.13 (PDF format ) Framework for Promoting Sustainability Strategy: P.15 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.19
2-15 Conflicts of interest	describe the processes for the highest governance body to ensure that conflicts of interest are prevented and mitigated; report whether conflicts of interest are disclosed to stakeholders, including, at a minimum, conflicts of interest relating to: cross-board membership; cross-shareholding with suppliers and other stakeholders; existence of controlling shareholders; related parties, their relationships, transactions, and outstanding balances.	〇	Corporate Governance Guidelines of Hitachi, Ltd. Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.1
2-16 Communication of critical concerns	describe whether and how critical concerns are communicated to the highest governance body; report the total number and the nature of critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance body during the reporting period.	〇	Framework for Promoting Sustainability Strategy: P.15 (PDF format )
2-17 Collective knowledge of the highest governance body	report measures taken to advance the collective knowledge, skills, and experience of the highest governance body on sustainable development.	〇	Materiality: P.13 (PDF format )
2-18 Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body	describe the processes for evaluating the performance of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people; report whether the evaluations are independent or not, and the frequency of the evaluations; describe actions taken in response to the evaluations, including changes to the composition of the highest governance body and organizational practices.	〇	Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.39 Corporate Governance
2-19 Remuneration policies	describe the remuneration policies for members of the highest governance body and senior executives, including: fixed pay and variable pay; sign-on bonuses or recruitment incentive payments; termination payments; clawbacks; retirement benefits; describe how the remuneration policies for members of the highest governance body and senior executives relate to their objectives and performance in relation to the management of the organization's impacts on the economy, environment, and people.	〇	Materiality: P.13 (PDF format ) Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.43 Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term) : P.87-89 Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.13-15
2-20 Process to determine remuneration	describe the process for designing its remuneration policies and for determining remuneration, including: whether independent highest governance body members or an independent remuneration committee oversees the process for determining remuneration; how the views of stakeholders (including shareholders) regarding remuneration are sought and taken into consideration; whether remuneration consultants are involved in determining remuneration and, if so, whether they are independent of the organization, its highest governance body and senior executives; report the results of votes of stakeholders (including shareholders) on remuneration policies and proposals, if applicable.	△	Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.43 Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term) : P.87-89 Corporate Governance Report (as of July 7, 2023): P.13-15
2-21 Annual total compensation ratio	report the ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization's highest-paid individual to the median annual total compensation for all employees(excluding the highest-paid individual); report the ratio of the percentage increase in annual total compensation for the organization's highest-paid individual to the median percentage increase in annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual); report contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.	×		As confidentiality constraints, we do not disclose such information because there is a risk of confidentiality with the employment contract.
2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy	report a statement from the highest governance body or most senior executive of the organization about the relevance of sustainable development to the organization and its strategy for contributing to sustainable development.	〇	CEO's Message: P.5 (PDF format ) Chief Sustainability Officer's Message: P.8 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.6-9
2-23 Policy commitments	describe its policy commitments for responsible business conduct, including: the authoritative intergovernmental instruments that the commitments reference; whether the commitments stipulate conducting due diligence; whether the commitments stipulate applying the precautionary principle; whether the commitments stipulate respecting human rights; describe its specific policy commitment to respect human rights, including: the internationally recognized human rights that the commitment covers; the categories of stakeholders, including at-risk or vulnerable groups, that the organization gives particular attention to in the commitment; provide links to the policy commitments if publicly available, or, if the policy commitments are not publicly available, explain the reason for this; report the level at which each of the policy commitments was approved within the organization, including whether this is the most senior level; report the extent to which the policy commitments apply to the organization's activities and to its business relationships; describe how the policy commitments are communicated to workers, business partners, and other relevant parties.	〇	Hitachi Group Identity: P.10 (PDF format ) Advancing Our Environmental Vision and Long-Term Environmental Targets : P.27 (PDF format ) Global Human Capital Management: P.72 (PDF format ) Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.109 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143 (PDF format ) Information Security: P.156 (PDF format )
2-24 Embedding policy commitments	describe how it embeds each of its policy commitments for responsible business conduct throughout its activities and business relationships, including: how it allocates responsibility to implement the commitments across different levels within the organization; how it integrates the commitments into organizational strategies, operational policies, and operational procedures; how it implements its commitments with and through its business relationships; training that the organization provides on implementing the commitments.	〇	Framework for Promoting Sustainability Strategy: P.15 (PDF format ) Environmental Governance: P.31 (PDF format ) Achieving a Decarbonized Society: P.35 (PDF format ) Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.50 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.55 (PDF format ) Global Human Capital Management: P.72 (PDF format ) Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.109 (PDF format ) Social Contribution Activities: P.121 (PDF format ) Corporate Governance: P.136 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143 (PDF format ) Risk Management: P.150 (PDF format ) Information Security: P.156 (PDF format )
2-25 Processes to remediate negative impacts	describe its commitments to provide for or cooperate in the remediation of negative impacts that the organization identifies it has caused or contributed to; describe its approach to identify and address grievances, including the grievance mechanisms that the organization has established or participates in; describe other processes by which the organization provides for or cooperates in the remediation of negative impacts that it identifies it has caused or contributed to; describe how the stakeholders who are the intended users of the grievance mechanisms are involved in the design, review, operation, and improvement of these mechanisms; describe how the organization tracks the effectiveness of the grievance mechanisms and other remediation processes, and report examples of their effectiveness, including stakeholder feedback.	〇	Environmental Management System: P.32 (PDF format ) Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: P.93 (PDF format ) Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.110 (PDF format ) Quality and Product Safety Management: P.115 (PDF format ) Customer Satisfaction: P.118 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.145 (PDF format )
2-26 Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns	describe the mechanisms for individuals to: seek advice on implementing the organization's policies and practices for responsible business conduct; raise concerns about the organization's business conduct.	〇	Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143, P.145 (PDF format )
2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations	report the total number of significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations during the reporting period, and a breakdown of this total by: instances for which fines were incurred; instances for which non-monetary sanctions were incurred; report the total number and the monetary value of fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that were paid during the reporting period, and a breakdown of this total by: fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in the current reporting period; fines for instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that occurred in previous reporting periods; describe the significant instances of non-compliance; describe how it has determined significant instances of non-compliance.	〇	Environmental Data (Environmental Management Data) : P.68 (PDF format ) Customer Satisfaction: P.118 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.145 (PDF format )
2-28 Membership associations	report industry associations, other membership associations, and national or international advocacy organizations in which it participates in a significant role.	〇	Sustainability Leadership
2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement	describe its approach to engaging with stakeholders, including: the categories of stakeholders it engages with, and how they are identified; the purpose of the stakeholder engagement; how the organization seeks to ensure meaningful engagement with stakeholders.	〇	Stakeholder Engagement: P.17 (PDF format )
2-30 Collective bargaining agreements	report the percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements; for employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements, report whether the organization determines their working conditions and terms of employment based on collective bargaining agreements that cover its other employees or based on collective bargaining agreements from other organizations.	〇	Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: P.93 (PDF format )

GRI 3: Material Topics 2021

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
3-1 Process to determine material topics	describe the process it has followed to determine its material topics, including: how it has identified actual and potential, negative and positive impacts on the economy, environment, and people, including impacts on their human rights, across its activities and business relationships; how it has prioritized the impacts for reporting based on their significance; specify the stakeholders and experts whose views have informed the process of determining its material topics.	〇	Materiality: P.13 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.19
3-2 List of material topics	list its material topics; report changes to the list of material topics compared to the previous reporting period.	〇	Materiality: P.14 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P20
3-3 Management of material topics	describe the actual and potential, negative and positive impacts on the economy, environment, and people, including impacts on their human rights; report whether the organization is involved with the negative impacts through its activities or as a result of its business relationships, and describe the activities or business relationships; describe its policies or commitments regarding the material topic; describe actions taken to manage the topic and related impacts, including: actions to prevent or mitigate potential negative impacts; actions to address actual negative impacts, including actions to provide for or cooperate in their remediation; actions to manage actual and potential positive impacts; report the following information about tracking the effectiveness of the actions taken: processes used to track the effectiveness of the actions; goals, targets, and indicators used to evaluate progress; the effectiveness of the actions, including progress toward the goals and targets; lessons learned and how these have been incorporated into the organization's operational policies and procedures; describe how engagement with stakeholders has informed the actions taken (3-3-d) and how it has informed whether the actions have been effective (3-3-e).	△	Materiality: P.14 (PDF format ) Environmental Management System: P.32 (PDF format ) Achieving a Decarbonized Society: P.35 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.55 (PDF format ) Climate-related Financial Information Disclosure (Based on TCFD Recommendations): P.43 (PDF format ) Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.50 (PDF format ) Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Responsible Procurement: P.109 (PDF format ) Addressing Risks and Opportunities: P.150 (PDF format ) Information Security: P.156 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143 (PDF format ) Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format ) Quality and Product Safety Management: P.115 (PDF format ) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: P.95 (PDF format ) Work-Life Management: P.82 (PDF format )

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Topic Standards

GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed	Direct economic value generated and distributed (EVG&D) on an accruals basis, including the basic components for the organization's global operations as listed below. If data are presented on a cash basis, report the justification for this decision in addition to reporting the following basic components: Direct economic value generated: revenues; Economic value distributed: operating costs, employee wages and benefits, payments to providers of capital, payments to government by country, and community investments; Economic value retained: 'direct economic value generated' less 'economic value distributed'. Where significant, report EVG&D separately at country, regional, or market levels, and the criteria used for defining significance.	△	Hitachi Group Profile : P.3 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Accounting) : P.69 (PDF format ) Social Contribution Activities: P.121 (PDF format ) Social Data: P.124 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.5, P.14, P.22,P.33-35, P.50-51 Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term): P.1 Financial Information
201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	Risks and opportunities posed by climate change that have the potential to generate substantive changes in operations, revenue, or expenditure, including: a description of the risk or opportunity and its classification as either physical, regulatory, or other; a description of the impact associated with the risk or opportunity; the financial implications of the risk or opportunity before action is taken; the methods used to manage the risk or opportunity; the costs of actions taken to manage the risk or opportunity.	〇	Climate-related Financial Information Disclosure (Based on TCFD Recommendations): P.43 (PDF format ) Addressing Risks and Opportunities: P.152 (PDF format ) Risk Factors Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term): P.22-23
201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	If the plan's liabilities are met by the organization's general resources, the estimated value of those liabilities. If a separate fund exists to pay the plan's pension liabilities: the extent to which the scheme's liabilities are estimated to be covered by the assets that have been set aside to meet them; the basis on which that estimate has been arrived at; when that estimate was made. If a fund set up to pay the plan's pension liabilities is not fully covered, explain the strategy, if any, adopted by the employer to work towards full coverage, and the timescale, if any, by which the employer hopes to achieve full coverage. Percentage of salary contributed by employee or employer. Level of participation in retirement plans, such as participation in mandatory or voluntary schemes, regional, or country-based schemes, or those with financial impact.	〇	Annual Securities Report (The 154rd Business Term): P.134-136
201-4 Financial assistance received from government	Total monetary value of financial assistance received by the organization from any government during the reporting period, including: tax relief and tax credits; subsidies; investment grants, research and development grants, and other relevant types of grant; awards; royalty holidays; financial assistance from Export Credit Agencies (ECAs); financial incentives; other financial benefits received or receivable from any government for any operation. The information in 201-4-a by country. Whether, and the extent to which, any government is present in the shareholding structure.	△	Stock Information

GRI 202: Market Presence 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
202-1 Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage	When a significant proportion of employees are compensated based on wages subject to minimum wage rules, report the relevant ratio of the entry level wage by gender at significant locations of operation to the minimum wage. When a significant proportion of other workers (excluding employees) performing the organization's activities are compensated based on wages subject to minimum wage rules, describe the actions taken to determine whether these workers are paid above the minimum wage. Whether a local minimum wage is absent or variable at significant locations of operation, by gender. In circumstances in which different minimums can be used as a reference, report which minimum wage is being used. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.	×		We are unable to provide the information required because the Hitachi Group has locations in many regions around the world and indices such as the ratio of the entry-level wage to the minimum wage cannot simply be compared by country or region. We ensure proper management of the pay system in accordance with the laws and regulations and the wage level of each country or region.
202-2 Proportion of senior management hired from the local community	Percentage of senior management at significant locations of operation that are hired from the local community. The definition used for 'senior management'. The organization's geographical definition of 'local'. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.	×		Because the Hitachi Group has locations in many regions around the world, it is extremely difficult to define local or significant locations of operation. Therefore, we have not collected the data requested.

GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
203-1 Infrastructure investments and services supported	Extent of development of significant infrastructure investments and services supported. Current or expected impacts on communities and local economies, including positive and negative impacts where relevant. Whether these investments and services are commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagements.	〇	Social Contribution Activities: P.121 (PDF format )
203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts	Examples of significant identified indirect economic impacts of the organization, including positive and negative impacts. Significance of the indirect economic impacts in the context of external benchmarks and stakeholder priorities, such as national and international standards, protocols, and policy agendas.	△	Industry Leadership and Policy Recommendations

GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Percentage of the procurement budget used for significant locations of operation that is spent on suppliers local to that operation (such as percentage of products and services purchased locally). The organization's geographical definition of 'local'. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.	〇	Responsible Procurement: P.112 (PDF format ) Social Data (Value Chain Management): P.132 (PDF format )

GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption. Significant risks related to corruption identified through the risk assessment.	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.144 (PDF format )
205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Total number and percentage of governance body members that the organization's anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by region. Total number and percentage of employees that the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by employee category and region. Total number and percentage of business partners that the organization's anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by type of business partner and region. Describe if the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to any other persons or organizations. Total number and percentage of governance body members that have received training on anti-corruption, broken down by region. Total number and percentage of employees that have received training on anticorruption, broken down by employee category and region.	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.144, P.146 (PDF format ) Governance Data: P.161 (PDF format )
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Total number and nature of confirmed incidents of corruption. Total number of confirmed incidents in which employees were dismissed or disciplined for corruption. Total number of confirmed incidents when contracts with business partners were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption. Public legal cases regarding corruption brought against the organization or its employees during the reporting period and the outcomes of such cases.	〇	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )

GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices	Number of legal actions pending or completed during the reporting period regarding anti-competitive behavior and violations of anti-trust and monopoly legislation in which the organization has been identified as a participant. Main outcomes of completed legal actions, including any decisions or judgements.	〇	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )

GRI 207: Tax 2019

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
207-1 Approach to tax	A description of the approach to tax, including: whether the organization has a tax strategy and, if so, a link to this strategy if publicly available; the governance body or executive-level position within the organization that formally reviews and approves the tax strategy, and the frequency of this review; the approach to regulatory compliance; how the approach to tax is linked to the business and sustainable development strategies of the organization.	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )
207-2 Tax governance, control, and risk management	A description of the tax governance and control framework, including: the governance body or executive-level position within the organization accountable for compliance with the tax strategy; how the approach to tax is embedded within the organization; the approach to tax risks, including how risks are identified, managed, and monitored; how compliance with the tax governance and control framework is evaluated. A description of the mechanisms to raise concerns about the organization's business conduct and the organization's integrity in relation to tax. A description of the assurance process for disclosures on tax including, if applicable, a link or reference to the external assurance report(s) or assurance statement(s).	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )
207-3 Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax	A description of the approach to stakeholder engagement and management of stakeholder concerns related to tax, including: the approach to engagement with tax authorities; the approach to public policy advocacy on tax; the processes for collecting and considering the views and concerns of stakeholders, including external stakeholders.	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )
207-4 Country-by-country reporting	All tax jurisdictions where the entities included in the organization's audited consolidated financial statements, or in the financial information filed on public record, are resident for tax purposes. For each tax jurisdiction reported in Disclosure 207-4-a: Names of the resident entities; Primary activities of the organization; Number of employees, and the basis of calculation of this number; Revenues from third-party sales; Revenues from intra-group transactions with other tax jurisdictions; Profit/loss before tax; Tangible assets other than cash and cash equivalents; Corporate income tax paid on a cash basis; Corporate income tax accrued on profit/loss; Reasons for the difference between corporate income tax accrued on profit/loss and the tax due if the statutory tax rate is applied to profit/loss before tax. The time period covered by the information reported in Disclosure 207-4.	△	Business Ethics and Compliance: P.148 (PDF format )

GRI 301: Materials 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
301-1 Materials used by weight or volume	Total weight or volume of materials that are used to produce and package the organization's primary products and services during the reporting period, by: non-renewable materials used; renewable materials used.	△	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.51 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Case Study	Information unavailable: Because our business is diverse, we cannot specify "primary products or services." We have therefore not collected the data requested, but we have provided information about raw material input, divided into new materials and recycled and other materials. See "Environmental Load from Operations," SR2023, pp. 63-67. Also see our Environmental Activities website for specific examples of our initiatives.
301-2 Recycled input materials used	Percentage of recycled input materials used to manufacture the organization's primary products and services.	△	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.51 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Case Study	Information unavailable: Because our business is diverse, we cannot specify "primary products or services." We have therefore not collected the data requested, but we have provided information about raw material input, divided into new materials and recycled and other materials. See "Environmental Load from Operations," SR2023, pp. 63-67. Also see our Environmental Activities website for specific examples of our initiatives.
301-3 Reclaimed products and their packaging materials	Percentage of reclaimed products and their packaging materials for each product category. How the data for this disclosure have been collected.	△	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.51 (PDF format )

GRI 302: Energy 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
302-1 Energy consumption within the organization	Total fuel consumption within the organization from non-renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: electricity consumption heating consumption cooling consumption steam consumption In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: electricity sold heating sold cooling sold steam sold Total energy consumption within the organization, in joules or multiples. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used. Source of the conversion factors used.	〇	Contributing to a Decarbonized Society at Business Sites (Factories and Offices) : P.39, P.41 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization	Energy consumption outside of the organization, in joules or multiples. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used. Source of the conversion factors used.	〇	Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
302-3 Energy intensity	Energy intensity ratio for the organization. Organization-specific metric (the denominator) chosen to calculate the ratio. Types of energy included in the intensity ratio; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. Whether the ratio uses energy consumption within the organization, outside of it, or both.	×	−	Regarding energy usage at our factories and offices, we disclose the total amount of energy used. We are transitioning from energy to CO₂ as a standard unit for disclosure of efficiency improvement indicators, and, because efficiency improvement can be better managed using CO₂ as a standard unit, we believe that disclosure using energy as a standard unit is currently unnecessary.
302-4 Reduction of energy consumption	Amount of reductions in energy consumption achieved as a direct result of conservation and efficiency initiatives, in joules or multiples. Types of energy included in the reductions; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Contributing to a Decarbonized Society at Business Sites (Factories and Offices) : P.39 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	Reductions in energy requirements of sold products and services achieved during the reporting period, in joules or multiples. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: Corporate Initiatives for Sustainability Growth Green Strategy: P.24 Environmental Activities: Case Study

GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource	A description of how the organization interacts with water, including how and where water is withdrawn, consumed, and discharged, and the water-related impacts the organization has caused or contributed to, or that are directly linked to its operations, products, or services by its business relationships (e.g., impacts caused by runoff). A description of the approach used to identify water-related impacts, including the scope of assessments, their timeframe, and any tools or methodologies used. A description of how water-related impacts are addressed, including how the organization works with stakeholders to steward water as a shared resource, and how it engages with suppliers or customers with significant water-related impacts. An explanation of the process for setting any water-related goals and targets that are part of the organization's approach to managing water and effluents, and how they relate to public policy and the local context of each area with water stress.	〇	Building a Water Efficient Society: P.54 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.55 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
303-2 Management of water dischargerelated impacts	A description of any minimum standards set for the quality of effluent discharge, and how these minimum standards were determined, including: how standards for facilities operating in locations with no local discharge requirements were determined; any internally developed water quality standards or guidelines; any sector-specific standards considered; whether the profile of the receiving waterbody was considered.	〇	Building a Water Efficient Society: P.54 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.56 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
303-3 Water withdrawal	Total water withdrawal from all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: Surface water; Groundwater; Seawater; Produced water; Third-party water. otal water withdrawal from all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: Surface water; Groundwater; Seawater; Produced water; Third-party water, and a breakdown of this total by the withdrawal sources listed in i-iv. A breakdown of total water withdrawal from each of the sources listed in Disclosures 303-3-a and 303-3-b in megaliters by the following categories: Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids); Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
303-4 Water discharge	Total water discharge to all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following types of destination, if applicable: Surface water; Groundwater; Seawater; Third-party water, and the volume of this total sent for use to other organizations, if applicable. A breakdown of total water discharge to all areas in megaliters by the following categories: Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids); Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). Total water discharge to all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following categories: Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids); Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). Priority substances of concern for which discharges are treated, including: how priority substances of concern were defined, and any international standard, authoritative list, or criteria used; the approach for setting discharge limits for priority substances of concern; number of incidents of non-compliance with discharge limits. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
303-5 Water consumption	Total water consumption from all areas in megaliters. Total water consumption from all areas with water stress in megaliters. Change in water storage in megaliters, if water storage has been identified as having a significant water-related impact. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used, including whether the information is calculated, estimated, modeled, or sourced from direct measurements, and the approach taken for this, such as the use of any sector-specific factors.	〇	Building a Water Efficient Society: P.54 (PDF format ) Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature: P.55 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )

GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
304-1 Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	For each operational site owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas, the following information: Geographic location; Subsurface and underground land that may be owned, leased, or managed by the organization; Position in relation to the protected area (in the area, adjacent to, or containing portions of the protected area) or the high biodiversity value area outside protected areas; Type of operation (office, manufacturing or production, or extractive); Size of operational site in km² (or another unit, if appropriate); Biodiversity value characterized by the attribute of the protected area or area of high biodiversity value outside the protected area (terrestrial, freshwater, or maritime ecosystem); Biodiversity value characterized by listing of protected status (such as IUCN Protected Area Management Categories, Ramsar Convention, national legislation).	−	−	Not applicable: We build factories only within industrial complex areas, not in high-biodiversity areas.
304-2 Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity	Nature of significant direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity with reference to one or more of the following: Construction or use of manufacturing plants, mines, and transport infrastructure; Pollution (introduction of substances that do not naturally occur in the habitat from point and non-point sources); Introduction of invasive species, pests, and pathogens; Reduction of species; Habitat conversion; Changes in ecological processes outside the natural range of variation (such as salinity or changes in groundwater level). Significant direct and indirect positive and negative impacts with reference to the following: Species affected; Extent of areas impacted; Duration of impacts; Reversibility or irreversibility of the impacts.	−	−	Not applicable: We build factories only within industrial complex areas, not in high-biodiversity areas.
304-3 Habitats protected or restored	Size and location of all habitat areas protected or restored, and whether the success of the restoration measure was or is approved by independent external professionals. Whether partnerships exist with third parties to protect or restore habitat areas distinct from where the organization has overseen and implemented restoration or protection measures. Status of each area based on its condition at the close of the reporting period. Standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Preserving Ecosystems: P.60 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Case Study
304-4 IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations	Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operations of the organization, by level of extinction risk: Critically endangered Endangered Vulnerable Near threatened Least concern	−	−	Not applicable: We build factories only within industrial complex areas, not in high-biodiversity areas.

GRI 305: Emissions 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Gross direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all. Biogenic CO₂ emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: the rationale for choosing it; emissions in the base year; the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Gross location-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. If applicable, gross market-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: the rationale for choosing it; emissions in the base year; the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Gross other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF, NF, or all. Biogenic CO₂ emissions in metric tons of CO₂equivalent. Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions categories and activities included in the calculation. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: the rationale for choosing it; emissions in the base year; the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
305-4 GHG emissions intensity	GHG emissions intensity ratio for the organization. Organization-specific metric (the denominator) chosen to calculate the ratio. Types of GHG emissions included in the intensity ratio; whether direct (Scope 1), energy indirect (Scope 2), and/or other indirect (Scope 3). Gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all.	△	Contributing to a Decarbonized Society Through the Decarbonization Business: P.36 (PDF format ) Contributing to a Decarbonized Society at Business Sites (Factories and Offices) : P.39, P.41 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions	GHG emissions reduced as a direct result of reduction initiatives, in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all. Base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. Scopes in which reductions took place; whether direct (Scope 1), energy indirect (Scope 2), and/or other indirect (Scope 3). Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Contributing to a Decarbonized Society Through the Decarbonization Business: P.36 (PDF format ) Contributing to a Decarbonized Society at Business Sites (Factories and Offices) : P.39, P.41 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (GHG Emissions Throughout the Value Chain) : P.61 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data
305-6 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)	Production, imports, and exports of ODS in metric tons of CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane) equivalent. Substances included in the calculation. Source of the emission factors used. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	×		Beginning in fiscal 2023, we no longer disclose information related to ozone- depleting substances.
305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions	Significant air emissions, in kilograms or multiples, for each of the following: NOx SOx Persistent organic pollutants (POP) Volatile organic compounds (VOC) Hazardous air pollutants (HAP) Particulate matter (PM) Other standard categories of air emissions identified in relevant regulations Source of the emission factors used. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.	〇	Managing and Reducing Chemical Substances: P.59 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format ) Environmental Activities: Calculation methods for environmental load data

GRI 306: Waste 2020

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts	For the organization's significant actual and potential waste-related impacts, a description of: the inputs, activities, and outputs that lead or could lead to these impacts; whether these impacts relate to waste generated in the organization's own activities or to waste generated upstream or downstream in its value chain.	〇	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.52 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
306-2 Management of significant wasterelated impacts	Actions, including circularity measures, taken to prevent waste generation in the organization's own activities and upstream and downstream in its value chain, and to manage significant impacts from waste generated. If the waste generated by the organization in its own activities is managed by a third party, a description of the processes used to determine whether the third party manages the waste in line with contractual or legislative obligations. The processes used to collect and monitor waste-related data.	〇	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.52 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
306-3 Waste generated	Total weight of waste generated in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.	〇	Achieving a Resource-Efficient Society: P.52 (PDF format ) Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
306-4 Waste diverted from disposal	Total weight of waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. Total weight of hazardous waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following recovery operations: Preparation for reuse; Recycling; Other recovery operations. Total weight of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following recovery operations: Preparation for reuse; Recycling; Other recovery operations. For each recovery operation listed in Disclosures 306-4-b and 306-4-c, a breakdown of the total weight in metric tons of hazardous waste and of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal: onsite; offsite. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.	〇	Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )
306-5 Waste directed to disposal	Total weight of waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. Total weight of hazardous waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following disposal operations: Incineration (with energy recovery); Incineration (without energy recovery); Landfilling; Other disposal operations. Total weight of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following disposal operations: Incineration (with energy recovery); Incineration (without energy recovery); Landfilling; Other disposal operations. For each disposal operation listed in Disclosures 306-5-b and 306-5-c, a breakdown of the total weight in metric tons of hazardous waste and of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal: onsite; offsite. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.	〇	Environmental Data (Environmental Load from Operations) : P.63 (PDF format )

GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria.	×		"We have not collected the data required. We undertake thoroughgoing management of all trades by selecting suppliers in accordance with the Guidelines for Procurement Activities, which include ESG standards. "
308-2 Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Number of suppliers assessed for environmental impacts. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts. Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts identified in the supply chain. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why.	〇	Responsible Procurement: P.111 (PDF format )

GRI 401: Employment 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References
401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover	Total number and rate of new employee hires during the reporting period, by age group, gender and region. Total number and rate of employee turnover during the reporting period, by age group, gender and region.	〇	Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format )
401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or parttime employees	Benefits which are standard for full-time employees of the organization but are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by significant locations of operation. These include, as a minimum: life insurance; health care; disability and invalidity coverage; parental leave; retirement provision; stock ownership; others. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.	〇	Work-Life Management: P.83-84 (PDF format )
401-3 Parental leave	Total number of employees that were entitled to parental leave, by gender. Total number of employees that took parental leave, by gender. Total number of employees that returned to work in the reporting period after parental leave ended, by gender. Total number of employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work, by gender. Return to work and retention rates of employees that took parental leave, by gender.	〇	Work-Life Management: P.83 (PDF format ) Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format )

GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Minimum number of weeks' notice typically provided to employees and their representatives prior to the implementation of significant operational changes that could substantially affect them. For organizations with collective bargaining agreements, report whether the notice period and provisions for consultation and negotiation are specified in collective agreements.	〇	Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: P.93 (PDF format )

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018

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403-1 Occupational health and safety management system	A statement of whether an occupational health and safety management system has been implemented, including whether: the system has been implemented because of legal requirements and, if so, a list of the requirements; the system has been implemented based on recognized risk management and/or management system standards/guidelines and, if so, a list of the standards/guidelines. A description of the scope of workers, activities, and workplaces covered by the occupational health and safety management system, and an explanation of whether and, if so, why any workers, activities, or workplaces are not covered.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	A description of the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis, and to apply the hierarchy of controls in order to eliminate hazards and minimize risks, including: how the organization ensures the quality of these processes, including the competency of persons who carry them out; how the results of these processes are used to evaluate and continually improve the occupational health and safety management system. A description of the processes for workers to report work-related hazards and hazardous situations, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. A description of the policies and processes for workers to remove themselves from work situations that they believe could cause injury or ill health, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. A description of the processes used to investigate work-related incidents, including the processes to identify hazards and assess risks relating to the incidents, to determine corrective actions using the hierarchy of controls, and to determine improvements needed in the occupational health and safety management system.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format ) Risk Management: P.150 (PDF format )
403-3 Occupational health services	A description of the occupational health services' functions that contribute to the identification and elimination of hazards and minimization of risks, and an explanation of how the organization ensures the quality of these services and facilitates workers' access to them.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-4 Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety	A description of the processes for worker participation and consultation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the occupational health and safety management system, and for providing access to and communicating relevant information on occupational health and safety to workers. Where formal joint management-worker health and safety committees exist, a description of their responsibilities, meeting frequency, decision-making authority, and whether and, if so, why any workers are not represented by these committees.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format ) Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: P.93 (PDF format )
403-5 Worker training on occupational health and safety	A description of any occupational health and safety training provided to workers, including generic training as well as training on specific work-related hazards, hazardous activities, or hazardous situations.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-6 Promotion of worker health	An explanation of how the organization facilitates workers' access to non-occupationa medical and healthcare services, and the scope of access provided. A description of any voluntary health promotion services and programs offered to workers to address major non-work-related health risks, including the specific health risks addressed, and how the organization facilitates workers' access to these services and programs.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	A description of the organization's approach to preventing or mitigating significant negative occupational health and safety impacts that are directly linked to its operations, products, or services by its business relationships, and the related hazards and risks.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-8 Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	If the organization has implemented an occupational health and safety management system based on legal requirements and/or recognized standards/guidelines: the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system; the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system that has been internally audited; the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system that has been audited or certified by an external party. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format )
403-9 Work-related injuries	For all employees: The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries; The main types of work-related injury; The number of hours worked. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries; The main types of work-related injury; The number of hours worked. The work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury, including: how these hazards have been determined; which of these hazards have caused or contributed to high-consequence injuries during the reporting period; actions taken or underway to eliminate these hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls. Any actions taken or underway to eliminate other work-related hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls. Whether the rates have been calculated based on 200,000 or 1,000,000 hours worked. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format ) Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.50
403-10 Work-related ill health	For all employees: The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health; The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health; The main types of work-related ill health. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health; The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health; The main types of work-related ill health. The work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health, including: how these hazards have been determined; which of these hazards have caused or contributed to cases of ill health during the reporting period; actions taken or underway to eliminate these hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.	〇	Occupational Health and Safety: P.86 (PDF format ) Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.50

GRI 404: Training and Education 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee	Average hours of training that the organization's employees have undertaken during the reporting period, by: gender; employee category.	〇	Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format )
404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Type and scope of programs implemented and assistance provided to upgrade employee skills. Transition assistance programs provided to facilitate continued employability and the management of career endings resulting from retirement or termination of employment.	〇	People (Talent) —Optimize talent (workforce and capability) and engagement for growth—: P.74 (PDF format ) Mindset (Culture)—Foster a mindset and culture for growth: P.76 (PDF format ) Work-Life Management: P.84 (PDF format )
404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	Percentage of total employees by gender and by employee category who received a regular performance and career development review during the reporting period.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Percentage of individuals within the organization's governance bodies in each of the following diversity categories: Gender; Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; Other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups). Percentage of employees per employee category in each of the following diversity categories: Gender; Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; Other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups).	△	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: P.97, P.100 (PDF format ) Social Data (Human Capital): P.124 (PDF format ) Corporate Governance: P.137 (PDF format ) Governance Data (Corporate Governance): P.160 (PDF format ) Hitachi Integrated Report 2023: P.40
405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	Ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men for each employee category, by significant locations of operation. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.	△	Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: P.97 (PDF format ) Social Data (Human Capital) : P.124 (PDF format )

GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	Total number of incidents of discrimination during the reporting period. Status of the incidents and actions taken with reference to the following: Incident reviewed by the organization; Remediation plans being implemented; Remediation plans that have been implemented, with results reviewed through routine internal management review processes; Incident no longer subject to action.	△	Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.103 (PDF format ) Business Ethics and Compliance: P.143 (PDF format )

GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk	Operations and suppliers in which workers' rights to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk either in terms of: type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier; countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to support rights to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining.	△	Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: P.93 (PDF format )

GRI 408: Child Labor 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor	Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of: child labor; young workers exposed to hazardous work. Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of child labor either in terms of: type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier; countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.	〇	Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.106 (PDF format )

GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor	Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor either in terms of: type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier; countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor.	〇	Respect for Human Rights Throughout the Value Chain: P.106 (PDF format )

GRI 410: Security Practices 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
410-1 Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures	Percentage of security personnel who have received formal training in the organization's human rights policies or specific procedures and their application to security. Whether training requirements also apply to third-party organizations providing security personnel.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
411-1 Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples	Total number of identified incidents of violations involving the rights of indigenous peoples during the reporting period. Status of the incidents and actions taken with reference to the following: Incident reviewed by the organization; Remediation plans being implemented; Remediation plans that have been implemented, with results reviewed through routine internal management review processes; Incident no longer subject to action.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 413: Local Communities 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs	Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and/or development programs, including the use of: social impact assessments, including gender impact assessments, based on participatory processes; environmental impact assessments and ongoing monitoring; public disclosure of results of environmental and social impact assessments; local community development programs based on local communities' needs; stakeholder engagement plans based on stakeholder mapping; broad based local community consultation committees and processes that include vulnerable groups; works councils, occupational health and safety committees and other worker representation bodies to deal with impacts; formal local community grievance processes.	〇	Social Contribution Activities: P.121 (PDF format )
413-2 Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities	Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities, including: the location of the operations; the significant actual and potential negative impacts of operations.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using social criteria.	×		We have not collected the data required. We undertake thoroughgoing management of all trades by selecting suppliers in accordance with the Guidelines for Procurement Activities, which include ESG standards.
414-2 Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Number of suppliers assessed for social impacts. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts. Significant actual and potential negative social impacts identified in the supply chain. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why.	〇	Responsible Procurement: P.110 (PDF format )

GRI 415: Public Policy 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
415-1 Political contributions	Total monetary value of financial and in-kind political contributions made directly and indirectly by the organization by country and recipient/beneficiary. If applicable, how the monetary value of in-kind contributions was estimated.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
416-1 Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.
416-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services within the reporting period, by: incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a fine or penalty; incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a warning; incidents of non-compliance with voluntary codes. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.

GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016

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Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
417-1 Requirements for product and service information and labeling	Whether each of the following types of information is required by the organization's procedures for product and service information and labeling: The sourcing of components of the product or service; Content, particularly with regard to substances that might produce an environmental or social impact; Safe use of the product or service; Disposal of the product and environmental or social impacts; Other (explain). Percentage of significant product or service categories covered by and assessed for compliance with such procedures.	〇	Quality and Product Safety Management: P.115 (PDF format )
417-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by: incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a fine or penalty; incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a warning; incidents of non-compliance with voluntary codes. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.	×		We do not currently disclose the information required.
417-3 Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, by: incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a fine or penalty; incidents of non-compliance with regulations resulting in a warning; incidents of non-compliance with voluntary codes. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.	〇	Customer Satisfaction: P.118 (PDF format )

GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
418-1 Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	Total number of substantiated complaints received concerning breaches of customer privacy, categorized by: complaints received from outside parties and substantiated by the organization; complaints from regulatory bodies. Total number of identified leaks, thefts, or losses of customer data. If the organization has not identified any substantiated complaints, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.	〇	Information Security: P.158 (PDF format )

GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016

Disclosure	Requirements	Disclosure level	References	Reason for Omission / Explanation
306-3 Significant spills		−		N/A

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