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Yoshihiro HidakaPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

The Yamaha Motor Group’s corporate mission is to be a “Kando* Creating Company – Offering new excitement and a more fulfilling life for people all over the world,” and we operate under three management principles: Creating value that surpasses customer expectations; Establishing a corporate environment that fosters self-esteem; and Fulfilling social responsibilities globally. Based on this corporate philosophy, we have constantly pursued new challenges, leading to the opening of new markets, the creation of unique products, and the development of a wide range of businesses. Our company as it exists today was built on this history.

At the same time, we are facing an era of major transformation.

The Paris Agreement to combat climate change, adopted in December 2015 at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP 21 (the 21^st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)), set a target of holding the rise in the average global temperature to less than 2°C. And now there are reports stating that we must hold warming to under 1.5°C. Additionally, in 2015, the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was adopted at a UN summit. The agenda lists sustainable development goals (“SDGs”) for the international community to achieve by 2030.

Under these circumstances, in 2018, we formulated a new long-term vision looking out to 2030. In this vision, we included the phrase “Art for Human Possibilities” to reiterate our commitment to solving societal issues and achieving continuous growth by creating Kando in a way unique to Yamaha. This phrase signifies creating better societies and better lives using Advanced Robotics, by Rethinking Solutions to societal issues in a unique Yamaha way, and expanding human possibilities by Transforming Mobility. Under this vision, we have identified “Environment and resources,” “Transportation, education, and industry,” “Innovation,” and “Human capital management” as four important issues that the Yamaha Motor Group should be helping with.

In 2017, the Yamaha Motor Group signed the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact covering human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption. As a company doing business globally, we must be aware of and comply with this framework at all times, throughout our supply chain.

In 2020, the spread of COVID-19 infections around the world has impacted all kinds of activities on a global scale, rocking the global economy to its foundations. Under these circumstances, we will work hand in hand with society to overcome this major challenge and, with our eyes set on life after the end of the COVID-19 crisis, contribute to the creation of a world where people can live fulfilling lives with peace of mind.

Going forward, we will engage in a commitment to international agreements, while emphasizing harmony with local communities, society at large and the global environment, and promote activities that will lead to the realization of a sustainable society, to become a company that earns the trust of stakeholders.

*Kando is a Japanese word for the simultaneous feeling of deep satisfaction and intense excitement that we experience when we encounter something of exceptional value.