In order to best fulfill social responsibilities and achieve sustainable growth of its business, NOBLE Group will update the former Basic CSR Policy with the Sustainability Policy. Also, we will work toward minimizing impact on the global environment and achieving a sustainable society.

1. NOBLE Group strives to contributes to a prosperng society based on its corporate philosophy and playing a role in creating a sustainable society.
2. NOBLE Group will respect all basic human rights and will not discriminate against any person on the basis of gender, age, nationality, race, ethnicity, creed, religion, social status, disability, etc.
3. NOBLE Group will strive to resolve health and safety issues at the workplace and continue to conduct employee training.
4. NOBLE Group is aware of the importance of environmental conservation and strives to carry out manufacturing work in an environmentally-friendly manner through the use of “human-orientated technology” - technology that is both environmentally - and human-friendly. We continue to do our best to meet our customers' expectations as a company while contributing to the conservation of our planet.
5. NOBLE Group will not only comply with the law, but also strive to maintain employee ethics, as well as continually improving the management of sound corporate activities.
6. NOBLE Group regard the information held in business as an important asset, and will take various measures to manage and protect it from being tampered with, destroyed and leaked.
7. NOBLE Group will endeavor to independently conduct activities that can contribute to the development of international and local communities.

We summarize our approach for the following seven areas.

1. Striving for a Sustainable Society
2. Concept on human rights and labor
3. Concept on safety and health
4. Concept on environmental conservation
5. Concept on fair trade and ethics
6. Concept on information security
7. Concept on social contribution

Established efforts and guidelines（1.9MB）

We have established a Group Code of Conduct as a guideline for actions that all NOBLE Group officers and employees are to comply with.

All employees recognize that legal compliance and ethical behavior strengthen the trust of our stakeholders, and will put this into practice both in our social and daily work lives.

Code of Conduct Guidelines for NOBLE Group（384KB）

NOBLE Group adhere to the following environmental policy in all activities related to the development, design, manufacturing, and retail of electronic components.

1. We consider environmental conservation efforts an important issue in business operation and strive to always be improving our practices and prevent pollution in all we do.
2. We will adhere to all environmental laws and other requirements and will contribute to environmental conservation as much as technologically and financially possible.
3. We will set environmental objectives and goals based on basic business policies and push ourselves to always be improving our practices.
   • If materials endanger the environment, we will replace these with alternative materials whenever possible.
   • We will strive to reduce the amount of waste produced as companies and will do our best to always separate and recycle waste.
   • We will strive to conserve resources and energy.
4. We will identify prohibited materials in order to prevent environmental damage due to harmful chemical substances and will carry out source administration for all materials and parts.

Regarding conflict minerals 3TG (Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold), Cobalt and Mica minerals contained in raw materials used to manufacture products, our basic policy is that we conduct appropriate assessments based on OECD Annex II risks and work together with our business partners to establish a responsible supply chain. Specifically, these minerals, mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), neighboring countries, and high-risk areas (CAHRA), do not contribute to financing armed groups or to human rights violations through forced or child labor.