Promotion system
In order to orient the Murata Manufacturing Group’s creation of CSR management system and its CSR activities, Murata has established the CSR Management Committee and implemented the following items in order to continuously and systematically promote rational CSR management throughout the organization.
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Formulation and establishment of CSR principles, policies, guidelines, etc.
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Distilling key items (issues) related to CSR throughout the organization and directing efforts to address them
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Company-wide sharing of activity results and guidance on key items (issues) that exceed the frame of subordinate committee activities
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Sharing of CSR-related activity results, goals, and policies undertaken by subordinate committees that must be shared throughout the organization
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Advising CSR-related customer responses and understanding related customer needs and results of customer responses
Murata has also established six subordinate committees under the CSR Management Committee and is promoting discussion on CSR topics that require cross-organizational activities.
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Compliance Promotion Committee
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Environmental Committee
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Climate Change Committee
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Social&Community Contribution Committee
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Health and Safety Promotion Committee
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Human Rights Committee
The CSR Management Committee which is chaired by the President was established to continuously and productively promote CSR management such as initiatives related to sustainability as well as raise internal CSR awareness and provide centralized responses externally. Furthermore, activities are periodically reported to the Board of Directors.
CSR-related committee organizational chart
Link: Murata’s Corporate Governance System
Joining the RBA
In June 2022, Murata became a Participant of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), which is a company alliance that promotes corporate social responsibility on the global supply chain.
Link: Murata Joins the RBA, an Industry Coalition Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains
RBA consists of global electronic equipment manufacturers and supplies, and aims to make continual improvement in the labor, health and safety, environment, ethic, and management system areas through global supply chains. Murata is working on improvement activities following the RBA Code of Conduct as a company participating in the RBA.
Risk evaluation using the RBA SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire) is implemented at all domestic and overseas production sites. Additionally, major production sites continuously undergo the RBA VAP (Validated Assessment Program). Results of RBA SAQ and RBA VAP are shared with production sites and relevant organizations in order to determine current situations, identify issues, and make improvements.
Additionally, Murata promotes this initiative with its suppliers and is working to achieve fair business activities in which both organizations will work as one.
Link: Responsibility to and actions concerning suppliers (CSR procurement initiative)