HIOKI Sustainability Activities
Basic Sustainability Policy
The Hioki Group will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through its business based on the principles of “respect for humanity” and “contribution to society.
- The Hioki Group will contribute to the security and development of society by promoting the safe and effective use of energy by customers through electrical measurement.
- We will build a relationship of trust with all stakeholders through active communication.
- As a member of society, we will engage in activities that contribute to the development of society and environmental preservation.
Hioki Sustainability Declaration
We will continue our efforts to decarbonize our business based on the following targets.
- 2025 (90th anniversary of founding)
Achieve carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and Scope 2. - 2035 (100th anniversary)
Achieve carbon neutrality in Scope 3.
Note For Scope 3, we aim to achieve carbon offset without relying on emissions trading as much as possible to achieve the goal by 2035.
Note Scope 1: Direct emissions of greenhouse gases by businesses themselves (fuel combustion, industrial processes).
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the use of electricity, heat and steam supplied by other companies.
Scope 3: Indirect emissions other than Scope 1 and Scope 2 (emissions of other companies related to the company’s activities).
Acquisition of third-party certification in 2023, carbon-neutral gas is offset and displayed.
Investing an equivalent amount in carbon credits and non-fossil certificates according to Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
We have established 2025 as the year of the circular economy and set the following goals:
■ Goal: To make 50% of products that use plastic into products made from recycled plastic.
※: [Numerator] The number of main product model names that utilize recycled plastic.
※: [Denominator] The number of main product model names that use plastic.
■ Period: March 25, 2025 – January 1, 2030
■ Conditions for Achievement:
(1) Limited to main products that use plastic.
(2) Recycled plastic will be produced using scrap generated during the manufacturing process of plastic parts used in HIOKI products.
(3) The use of recycled plastic will be progressively implemented in all products, including portable cases, test leads, plastic bags, and cushioning materials, but these will not be included in the current goal.
■We participated in the United Nations Global Compact
Human Rights
・According to HIOKI’s philosophy, we adhere to “respect for humanity.”
CSR History | Sustainability | Hioki
・We promote health management and have been certified as an excellent health corporation in 2024.“Japanese Only” Two HIOKI Group Companies Recognized as “Excellent Health Management Corporations 2024”.
・Based on “respect for humanity,” HIOKI respects diversity regardless of attribute conditions such as age, gender, nationality, or thinking conditions such as values and lifestyle. We are promoting the creation of an environment where employees can perform to their fullest potential.
・Selected as one of the “Best Workplaces to Work” in the 2025 edition of “Best Workplaces to Work”.
Labour
・Based on our philosophy, HIOKI strives to improve the working environment.
“Japanese Only” Working environment | Hioki New Graduate Recruitment Site – Hioki (i-note.jp)
・Based on our basic materials procurement policy, we prohibit child labor, forced labor, and all forms of discrimination, cut off relationships with antisocial forces, and prohibit the use of conflict minerals.
“Japanese Only”Material procurement policy explanation
Environment
・HIOKI has acquired ISO14001 certification and is striving for environmental improvement and conservation.
“Japanese Only”ISO9001/ISO14001 certification | After-sales service – Hioki
“Japanese Only”Setting goals related to the circular economy.
Anti-Corruption
・HIOKI has established “noble ethics” as one of its 10 management guidelines to prevent corruption.
・We are committed to preventing corruption through our whistleblower system.
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
・HIOKI endorses TCFD and participates in the TCFD consortium in Japan.
Announced support for TCFD and Strengthened information disclosure based on its recommendation |
・HIOKI’s TCFD scenario is described in the Corporate Governance Code.
TNFD
Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
・In 1988, all HIOKI employees planted approximately 60,000 saplings to create the HIOKI Forest Hills Forest in an effort to “restore the nature that was lost during the construction of the plant. This forest is home to valuable plants, insects, and animals.
Today, approximately 90,000 trees, plants, and animals coexist in the forest.
・HIOKI is participating in Ueda City’s “Nigiyakana Mori Project” to conserve local forests. This is connected to activities to protect the forest ecosystem.
・HIOKI purchases J-credits derived from forests in Nagano Prefecture.
These costs are used to conserve forests and protect living organisms in Nagano Prefecture.
・HIOKI has launched the “Sea Forest Project”.
Eelgrass is seen as a part of local natural environment protection and environmental education. We help people understand the importance of ecosystems through our eelgrass seedling program.
・The HIOKI Scholarship Greening Fund also participates in the Forest Foster Parent Promotion Project.
History of HIOKI Sustainability Activities
■April to June 2025
- “Japanese Only” Setting goals related to the circular economy.
■January to March 2025
- “Japanese Only” HIOKI and Hatara Create sign agreement on sustainability collaboration toward carbon-free management
- “Japanese Only” As part of our environmentally friendly product design, we are gradually changing to biomass polyethylene for product cushioning material.
■October-December 2024
- Integrated Report 2024
- ”Japanese Only” TNFD endorses the TNFD’s disclosure recommendations in response to the OECM and 30 by 30 certification.
- ”Japanese Only” Selected as one of the “Best Workplaces to Work” in the 2025 edition of “Best Workplaces to Work”.
■July to October 2024
- “Japanese Only” Contributing to a sustainable society through the replacement of vending machines.
- “Japanese Only” Ueda Plant No. 2 begins operations, all-electric appliances and biomass plastic tableware.are introduced in the cafeteria.
- Hioki Delivers ALDAS-E Water Electrolysis Impedance Measurement System to JAXA
■April to June 2024
- Japanese Only” Sea Forest Project” Seeds were formed on eelgrass in an aquarium.
- We participated in the United Nations Global Compact
- “Japanese Only” HIOKI’s activities to realize a hydrogen society at the “2nd Nagano Prefecture Hydrogen Utilization Study Project Team Meeting” on May 29th.
- “Japanese Only” Nagano Prefecture’s “Project to Promote Conversion from Private Car Travel” “Commuting by Public Transportation Demonstration Experiment Begins.
■January to March 2024
- “Japanese Only” Two HIOKI Group Companies Recognized as “Excellent Health Management Corporations 2024”.
- “Japanese Only” Participation in the “Industry-Government-Academia Partnership on the Circular Economy
- Hioki and Nagano Nihon Daigaku High School Offer Sustainability-themed Internship for Five Students | Hioki
- “Japanese Only” Press Conference on Efforts to Achieve Carbon Neutrality and Future Prospects
- Maintaining EVs’ Value: Offering an Integrated Set of Electrical Testing Tools for Maintenance
■October-December 2023
- “Japanese Only” Shirahama Town Board of Education, Wakayama Prefecture, and Shirahama Town Hiki Junior High School launch “Consortium of Learning and Umi-no-Mori Project” to develop the next generation of human resources.
- “Japanese Only” Recognized as “Advanced” in the “D&I AWARD 2023”.
- 【HUSA】HIOKI USA Dallas Office. Community Cleanup Recap.
- 【HEUR】HIOKI EUROPE GmbH. To plant a tree is believe in tommorrow.
- “Japanese Only”Phased out plastic bags as part of environmentally friendly product design
- “Japanese Only”Selected as a “Decent Workplace” in the 2024 edition of “Decent Workplaces”
- Hioki Receives Third-party Verification Opinion Concerning Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions
■July to October 2023
- “Japanese Only” HIOKI and Macnica begin demonstration operation to introduce self-driving EV buses with the aim of achieving carbon neutrality
- “Japanese Only” Regarding disclosure of “measures to realize management that is conscious of capital cost and stock price” and “implementation status of dialogue with shareholders, etc.”
■April to June 2023
- “Japanese Only” Our President and CEO Takahiro Okazawa appears on Nikkei CNBC’s “Ask the Top” and publishes a video
- 1st Ever ASEAN Battery And EV Technology Conference Aimed Towards Forging Vibrant Ecosystems And Strengthening Partnerships
- “Japanese Only” Selected as one of the 2023 Excellent Places to Work in Each Region.
- Hioki Joins MOBI, a Consortium Working to Standardize Blockchain Technology in the Nextgeneration Mobility Industry
- Maximum 95% of CO2 emissions can be reduced by switching from alkaline batteries to nickel metal hydrate batteries (NiMH batteries).
- Suggestions for using rechargeable batteries (NiMH rechargeable batteries) for products that use dry batteries
- Introduce VCS-certified and CCB-certified carbon neutral gas toward a sustainable society
- Purchase of J-credits derived from the forests in Nagano Prefecture, toward a sustainable society
- Hioki and Macnica Launch Self-driving EV Bus Initiative in Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality
■January to March 2023
- “Japanese Only” Nagano Nihon University High School and HIOKI E.E.CORPORATION. Start a “Learning Consortium” to Develop Next-Generation Human Resources.
- Toward the Realization of a Sustainable Society Solar carport with 2MW power generation capacity installed
- Hioki to Open Creative Collaboration Lab in Its Innovation Center
■October-December 2022
- “Japanese Only” Selected as a “Certified Company for Great Work” in the 2023 edition of “Great Place to Work”
- Hioki Holds Press Conference Entitled “Helping Realize a Circular Economy for Batteries”
■July to September 2022
- Hioki Develops Technology for Measuring Batteries Directly from EVs’ Rapid-charging Connectors
- Integrated Report 2022
- Better way to power your Hioki equipment
- Participation in the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A)
- “Japanese Only”HIOKI E.E.CORPORATION. and Yanekara Co., Ltd. have started demonstrating an off-grid EV charging system that utilizes V2V charging technology.
- Japanese OnlyParticipating in the Lively Forest Project ~Signing Ceremony for Forest Foster Parent Promotion Project~
■April to June 2022
- Announced support for TCFD and Strengthened information disclosure based on its recommendation
- Hioki Receives “Most Outstanding Business Supporting Future Generations” Award from the Alliance of Governors Supporting Future
- Introducing HIOKI’s new H2 Energy Solution team
■January to March 2022
- Sustainability
- Partners | Social Initiatives
- Hioki_Green_Procurement_Guidelines
- “Japanese Only”Concluded an agreement with five companies, including The Japan Research Institute, Ltd., to commercialize the residual value evaluation service for EV batteries.