OHARA values its day-to-day communication with customers, shareholders, investors, suppliers, employees, and community members, and accordingly strives to properly disclose information to them. We will continue working with all our stakeholders to create new value that resolves social challenges and realizes sustainable growth.
We disclose corporate information in a timely and appropriate manner and strive for sincere and highly transparent communication to ensure the correct understanding of and support for our corporate activities from society.
OHARA discloses corporate information in a timely and appropriate manner and strives for sincere and highly transparent communication through dialogue with shareholders and investors to ensure the correct understanding of and support for our corporate activities from society.
At the annual general meeting of shareholders, we communicate OHARA’s vision and initiatives in an easy-to-understand manner so that all shareholders can understand them, and we will continue to disclose management information promptly and accurately by posting materials from the general meeting of shareholders and quarterly financial result briefing sessions on our website.
Furthermore, we provide information for individual investors to enable them to better understand OHARA, including our features and improvements, through our website and Integrated Report (this report), and we held a briefing for these investors.
We provide management information to institutional investors and securities analysts at our financial report briefing sessions, and our IR division endeavors to engage in detailed dialogue with them. The opinions and requests we receive are regularly shared at Management Council meetings and are used as reference for OHARA’s management.
OHARA has been working on value co-creation with stakeholders by providing products of stable quality using cutting-edge measurement technology in addition to technologies for product development and production of outstanding materials that other companies cannot keep up with, with a primary focus on responding to customer needs. In order to continue to deliver satisfaction to our stakeholders, we will develop evaluation equipment that incorporates technologies such as DX and AI, and strive to improve high product quality and reliability.
OHARA brings together its best technologies to provide glass materials that are the basis of key devices in all kinds of industries. As a material manufacturer that relies on the trust of customers, we strive to ensure high product quality and reliability through a consistent quality management system in all divisions, from product development and manufacturing to quality assurance and service. The materials used in the optical glass and electronics sectors are highly evaluated by customers both in Japan and overseas. The supply chain has become diverse and the quality assurance system is becoming increasingly globalized. In our quality assurance activities, we will deepen value co-creation with stakeholders, aim to strengthen the quality assurance system, and build trusting relationships with customers.
The evolution of semiconductor products is enriching our lives and advancing society. The volume of data transmission will increase while we advance ultra-fine technology known as nanotechnology, and we will grow along with the evolution of 5G smartphones, digital transformation (DX), autonomous driving, and a clean energy society. The quality of our lens materials, which make up the optical parts of the equipment that supports semiconductor exposure technology, depends on the homogeneity of the refractive index. Highly homogeneous lens material enables electronic circuits with extremely small line widths to be accurately transferred to semiconductor devices. This homogeneity is measured using OHARA’s optical interference technology to guarantee the quality of optical glass. Using a laser as the light source, the homogeneity of the refractive index of large-diameter lens (up to 450 mm in diameter) materials can be measured with an accuracy of 1×10-6
OHARA’s measurement technology is positioned as our core technology, and we will establish measurement, evaluation, and analysis technologies in line with the evolution of materials (new materials) in measurement technology, connecting the market and materials. This activity will refine new measurement and evaluation technologies that take into account new domains related to electronics as well as time horizons further into the future, from those developed in optical glass
OHARA sources high-quality raw materials and other materials at reasonable prices by establishing a procurement policy. We value mutual understanding and trusting relationships with our procurement partners, and we strive to ensure the continuity and stability of material supply in order to pursue customer satisfaction and fulfill our social responsibility. We also require our global supply chain partners to comply with laws, regulations, and social norms of the countries and regions where they operate.
The OHARA Group procures starting powders, raw materials, and other key constituents of a superior quality and a reasonable price in accordance with the following policies.
We ask all suppliers to pay attention to the following points to fulfill their social responsibility and pursue customer satisfaction based on partnerships with suppliers.
It has been an internationally significant issue that serious human-rights abuse is being committed by armed forces in dispute regions, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighboring countries. Minerals mined in such regions (tantalum, tungsten, gold and tin) are called conflict minerals. There is a concern that conflict minerals would serve as direct or indirect sources of funding for the local armed forces.
With respect to this issue, conflict minerals provisions under the Dodd-Frank Act were enacted in 2010. In addition, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued a Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High-risk Areas. Through the above, companies are being strongly required to take responsible initiatives in regards to their supply chains. OHARA has been advancing initiatives towards the non-use of conflict minerals by, for example, conducting surveys on the circumstances of use of minerals in products, in order to fulfill social responsibility in procurement activities.
OHARA strives to maintain proper corporate activities and proactively carry out social contribution activities as a “good corporate citizen,” while valuing harmony wi th local and international communities. We build strong trusting relationships with local communities and engage in social contribution activities so that OHARA will remain as an indispensable company for local communities 100 years from now.
Collection of pull-tabsWe proactively engage in pull-tab collecting activities.
Certain amounts of pull-tabs collected can be used to donate a wheelchair.
The rose garden on the company’s premises has been enjoyed by local residents for over 60 years. Today, 600 rose plants representing 150 varieties burst into color each year. We hold two open garden days in spring and fall. We will continue to host these openings to fur ther build bonds of trust with the community.
Since 2006, OHARA has actively participated in the Sagami River Cleanup Operation. Citizens launched this annual cleanup to protect the environment along the Sagami River, a recreational area for the community. We will continue to join in efforts to preserve the local environment, as one way to exist in harmony with the community.
We sponsor the Enageed Summit, a presentation tournament for junior and senior high school students that is organized by Enageed Co., Ltd. The event’s concept is to have students identify a specific issue and freely create a vision for the future that seeks to overcome that issue. As this coincides with our own value of “Think for oneself, learn for oneself, and grow for oneself,” we support this organization and its efforts to challenge students and encourage them to show initiative and contribute to society. Trophies made of our optical glass are presented at the awards ceremony. In 2024, approximately 8,600 students from across Japan participated.
Every year, we hold disaster prevention drills for all employees so that we can take prompt action in the event of a disaster. In addition to the basic fire extinguishing training, you will experience a seismic intensity of 7 with an earthquake experience car, raise awareness of disaster prevention, and learn how to prepare for and protect yourself from a major earthquake.
As part of the local social contribution activities, OHARA accepts activities such as factory tours given to students from nearby schools.
In FY 2018, 121 fifth-grade elementary school students participated in the factory tours. In addition to glass, they also deepened their understanding of environmental initiatives.
As part of our activities for contributing to the local community, we host career days for students from local junior high schools. These hands-on opportunities are intended to provide actual work experiences that teach the students about the significance, importance, challenges, and joys of working, and to encourage them to think about their future. We will continue cherishing our connections with the local community by providing these excellent learning experiences to the next generation.
OHARA is committed to promoting social contribution activities with the aim of creating a society where people engaged in child-raising can be active while raising their children with peace of mind. OHARA and S.C. Sagamihara share this philosophy through a partnership based on the Jimoto Ai Project, a social collaboration activity, and have launched the “Child-raising Support Program with OHARA” with the aim of solving local issues.
This program involves the operation of “Kids Park by OHARA,” in which play equipment for children is temporarily set up at S.C. Sagamihara home games and at community parks and open spaces, and accumulates knowledge from Kids Park with the aim of operating a permanent daycare center in the future.
In FY 2024, with the cooperation of Izumi Junior College, we opened a childcare room on a trial basis for S.C. Sagamihara home games held at Sagamihara Gion Stadium in the Meiji Yasuda J3 League. We have set up a childcare room inside Gion Stadium where caregivers who are watching the game can leave their children in a fun and safe environment.
Jimoto Ai Project
To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the club’s founding, S.C. Sagamihara launched the Jimoto Ai Project in September 2023 as an initiative to address social issues in its home town in a medium- to long-term sustainable manner. The three priority areas of the Jimoto Ai Project are education, well-being, and environmental preservation, and we aim to carry out new social collaboration activities in these areas.
OHARA has invested in a green bond issued by Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanagawa Prefecture’s 2nd 5-year publicly offered public bond). A green bond is a type of bonds issued to raise funds for environmental improvement projects.
The bond conforms to the characteristics of a green bond defined by the International Capital Market Asso-ciation (ICMA) and has received a second party opinion from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I). The proceeds from the issuance will be used to fund new projects for rivers, coasts, and soil erosion control un-der the Kanagawa Prefecture Water Disaster Prevention Strategy.
OHARA has invested in a green bond issued by Sagamihara City (Sagamihara City’s 1st 10-year publicly offered public bond). A green bond is a type of bonds issued to raise funds for environmental improvement projects.
The bond conforms to the characteristics of a green bond defined by the International Capital Market Asso-ciation (ICMA) and has received a second party opinion from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I). The proceeds from the issuance will be used to fund new projects for rivers, coasts, and soil erosion control un-der the Kanagawa Prefecture Water Disaster Prevention Strategy.
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