- Sustainability
- The Value Creation Process
The Value Creation Process
Based on its Management Policy, the NLM Group aims to solve a range of material issues under the slogan of "as Team NLM, becoming a groundbreaking innovator of aluminum and beyond." We will invest both financial and non-financial capital in a wide range of businesses and contribute to the improvement of people's quality of life and environmental protection through the circulation of capital that is achieved by providing value to each stakeholder and creating social value.
Corporate Philosophy
Contribute to improving people's quality of life and environmental protection by continuing to create business, focused on aluminum.
Material Issues
External Environment
- ❶ Carbon neutrality
- ❷ Circular economy
- ❸ Technological innovation
- ❹ Changing demographics
- ❺ Advance of globalization
- ❻ Respect for human rights/diversity & inclusion
- ❼ Food issues
Opportunities
- A chieving the Corporate Philosophy
- Developing new markets and expanding existing businesses by responding to the social structure and environment
- Building a robust, safe and secure supply chainv
- Achieving carbon neutrality
Risks
- Climate change risks
- Inter-material competition risks
- Geopolitical risks
- Risk of the prolongation of the supply chain slowdowns
- Risks of initiatives being inferior to those of competitors
The Five Material Issue Themes of the NLM Group
- Protecting the global environment
- Providing sustainable value
- Happiness of employees
- Responsible procurement,
production and supply - Corporate ethics and governance
Creating social value
INPUT
- Financial Capital
- Shareholders' equity 196.5 billion yen
- Interest-bearing debt 163.6 billion yen
- Human Capital
- Employees：12,633
- Annual expenditure on education and training 34,700 yen/employee
- Social Capital
- Strong relationships that can respond to customer needs
- Wide variety of customer groups through a broad range of business fields
- Fixed Capital
- Production sites (49 domestic plants and five countries overseas)
- Capital expenditures：18.3 billion yen
- Intellectual Capital
- Number of patents held：1,341
- Research and develop-ment expenses：6,391 million yen
- Natural Capital
- Electrical energy usage：7.7 PJ
- Water consumption：0.8 million m3
FY2022/ As of March 31, 2023
Business Activities
FY2023-25 Mid-term Management Plan
- ❶ Initiatives for the new Team NLM
- ❷ Providing products and businesses that contribute to the creation of social value
Market Sectors
- Automotive
- Electrical machinery, electronics and telecommunications
- Environment, safety and energy
- Public facilities, landscaping and architecture
- Transportation
- Food and health, industrial products
OUTCOME
Value provided directly to stakeholders
- Shareholders and investors
- Improving corporate value Stable dividends
- Global environment
- Environmental impact, reducing CO2 emissions
- Business partners and partner companies
- Co-existence and co-prosperity
- Customers
- Provision of solutions to problems
- Employees
- Safe and secure workplace and job fulfillment
- Local communities
- Coexisting with local communities
Creating social value
