Integrated Report

The Kobelco Group is committed to dialogue with all of its stakeholders. As part of its commitment, the Group has been publishing integrated reports since fiscal 2018. The aim is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the economic and social value created by the Group through reporting on its management strategies, business activities, social activities, and environmental activities.

We hope that this report will help our stakeholders understand our efforts to achieve sustainable growth through the promotion of sustainability management.

2026

Integrated Report 2026 All Pages[PDF:36.7MB]

Introduction

Introduction[PDF:17.8MB]
- Cover Story
- Message from the President and CEO
- KOBELCO-X: Seven Transformation Initiatives to Achieve the Medium Term Management Plan
- Five Transformation Initiatives to Achieve AX and GX
- Highlights of This Integrated Report
- Group Corporate Philosophy
- Promoting the Implementation of the Group Corporate Philosophy: Core Values of KOBELCO—Next 100 Project

Section1

01 Kobelco Group's Value Creation[PDF:14.0MB]
- overview of the Kobelco Group
- History of the Kobelco Group
- Value Creation Process
- Our Management Capital
- Priority Issues for Increasing Corporate Value (Identification of Materiality)
- Business Model
- Creation of Social Value through Technologies, Products, and Services
- Customer Business Domains and Kobelco Group’s Business Segments
- Roundtable Discussion on Semiconductor Market Strategy

Section2

02 Management Strategy for Value Creation[PDF:12.3MB]
- Assessment of Changes in the Business Environment
- Transformation for the Future We Envision
- Medium-Term Management Plan (Fiscal 2024–2026) —Transforming into an Appealing Company—
- Review of the Medium-Term Management Plans Over the Last Decade
- Actions Toward Becoming an Appealing Company
- Ambidexterity (AX): Enhancing Earning Power and Pursuing Growth
- Green Transformation (GX): Taking on the Challenge of Realizing Carbon Neutrality
- Climate-Related Disclosures Based on TCFD Recommendations
- Financial and Capital Strategy to Accelerate Growth
- Dialogue with the Capital Markets
- Roundtable Discussion Among Outside Expert, Executive Vice President, and Independent Directors

Section3

03 Business Foundation for Value Creation[PDF:8.4MB]
- Leveraging Non-Financial Capital to Achieve Business Strategy
- Materiality-Related Non-Financial KPIs
- Environmental Management
- Biodiversity
- Human Resources Strategy and Employee Experience Improvement (EX)
- Promoting Business Transformation (BX)
- Human Rights
- Factory Transformation (FX)
- Quality
- Safety and Health
- Technical Development and Intellectual Property Strategy
- Technical Development Strategy
- Intellectual Property Strategy
- Digital Transformation (DX)
- Customer Experience Transformation (CX²)
- Building Responsible Supply Chains
- Providing Value and Communicating with Stakeholders

Section4

04 Governance for Value Creation[PDF:10.8MB]
- Message from the Chair of the Board of Directors
- Directors
- Corporate Governance
- Message from the Chair of the Audit & Supervisory Committee
- Compliance
- Risk Management