Murata Manufacturing Recognized with Second Annual Nikkei Integrated Report Award

16/3/2023

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
President: Norio Nakajima

Selected from a pool of nearly 400 entries, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s (hereinafter referred to as “Murata”) 2022 Value Report received Nikkei, Inc.’s second place for the Second Annual Nikkei Integrated Report Awards. We have been publishing the Murata Value Report since 2018 with the purpose of having constructive dialogue with our stakeholders. The objective is to effectively communicate our ongoing efforts to enhance our corporate values and shares our value creation story. During the inaugural event last year, we earned the award for excellence for our 2021 Value Report.

In this latest Murata Value Report edition, we reflected on the value provided through Mid-term Direction 2021, our previous medium-term management plan and summarized initiatives to reach our goals in our long-term “Vision 2030.” Compared to the previous year, the content is easier to understand with regard to Murata’s medium- to long-term initiatives aimed at sustainable growth by providing background on our three-layered portfolio growth strategy , Mid-term Direction 2024, and management capital and competence enhancements.

Additionally, our messages from management, such as the “Message from the President,” were also highly rated, with the judges specifically noting: 
• “You can feel the strong desire to achieve Vision 2030 through autonomous and decentralized organizational management.” 
• “It gives you confidence in strategic effectiveness, even in uncertain business conditions.” 
• “It conveys the sense that many managers share their insights.” 

Further, with regard to social issues such as the environment, we received praise that the information we shared was complete and transparent with regard to our performance and targets, with comments such as: “It is easy to see that the company is sincerely tackling these issues.”

Going forward, we will continue to openly disclose information so that our stakeholders can have a better understanding of our initiatives and with the aim of co-creating value through constructive dialogue with stakeholders.

The Murata Value Report 2022 can be viewed on our website. 
https://corporate.murata.com/en-global/ir/library/report

What are the Nikkei Integrated Report Awards?
Nikkei, Inc. has been holding the Nikkei Annual Report Awards since 1998, with the aim of further enhancing and promoting annual reports published by Japanese companies. In recent years, these reports have evolved and expanded to include non-financial information such as ESG and explanations of corporate values, and these new “integrated reports” are attracting considerable attention. In response to this, the awards were renamed to the Nikkei Integrated Report Awards in 2021, the judging criteria were made multi-layered and expanded upon, and the award categories were reorganized and expanded. A record 387 companies entered the awards this year, with three companies receiving the grand prix, one receiving the grand prix E award, one receiving the grand prix S award, one receiving the grand prix G award, six receiving second prize, one receiving the newcomer prize, one receiving the judges’ special prize, and 41 receiving the award for excellence.

More details about the awards can be found at the website below.
https://adnet.nikkei.co.jp/a/nira/