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Editorial Policy for Online Edition
Editorial Policy
Information Disclosure both through Booklet and Online
We are disclosing our information by separating into bookletｓ and online considering the nature of the mediums used.
- Booklets: Mainly contains future directions and examples of our activities from the "Seven Critical Issues" Yokohama Rubber should address, which is sampled based on the core subjects of ISO26000. It has been edited with our utmost efforts to convey what the Yokohama Rubber Group is doing on the global stage as clearly as possible.
- Online: Created based on our GRI guidelines as a website that can contain more information. It contains various reports per stakeholder and Site Reports from both of our domestic and overseas operation sites.
Self-Evaluation by using GRI Guidelines
This report has been created based on the reporting framework of GRI. By reflecting the application level as per indicated in the table below, the application level of this report has been classified as B.
Period of Information Disclosure
Basically, it contains the fiscal year of 2010 (from April 2010 to March 2011).
However, it will contain the status until July 2011 should there be any major progress.
The Range of this Report
It covers the Yokohama Rubber and its Group Companies both domestically and overseas.
| Economic Aspects | Yokohama Rubber and their Subsidiaries under consolidated account |
|---|---|
| Environmental Aspect | It contains the data from 28 of our operation sites both domestically and overseas but excluding two of them currently under construction, plus all our domestic distribution companies. Also, we have revised the description method of environmental data upon establishment of "YOKOHAMA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS JAPAN CO.,LTD.." the integrated entity of our eight domestic MB distribution companies. |
| Social Aspect | It contains a part of our various activities at Yokohama Rubber Headquarters, our eight domestic operation sites, and our Group Companies both domestically and overseas. |
Guidelines for Reference
"Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2007" by the Ministry of the Environment in Japan
GRI "Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2006"
*GRI stands for Global Reporting Initiative.
Yearly Upgrading History of our CSR Online Edition
Once a year
*The previous time was in August, 2010.
*The next time is scheduled for June, 2012.
Editor Contact of this Report
CSR and Environmental PR Committee
Contact
Corporate Communications Department: +81-3-5400-4531
CSR & Environmental Affairs Department: +81-463-35-9512
Notes Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains projections, statements regarding plans and objectives, and other forward-looking statements. All such statements are made based on the assumptions and judgements derived from information available at the time of printing (July 2011), and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance to differ, including not only the business activities of the Yokohama Rubber Group but also global and economic trends and changes in the global environment. We hope all our readers understanding in advance the preceding description.