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Company Principles

Sanden Group will help realize a sustainable society by pursuing economic and social values based on our “Founding Spirit” and our entire philosophy system

Our philosophy system consists of the following elements.

  • “Founding Spirit,” which has remained unchanged since our founding and indicates our commitment to social development
  • “Corporate Philosophy” and “Management Principles,” which define our values and basic stance for fulfilling our mission
  • “Vision,” which is the image that the company wants to achieve over the long term
  • “Mission” and “Mid-term Management Plan” as targets to aim for in the medium term

In addition, the “Corporate Slogan” expresses the direction that all employees should aim for as a team, based on our philosophy system and business environment.

Founding Spirit

Management Principles

Corporate Philosophy

Vision

Mission

Mid-term Management Plan & Execution Plan

Founding Spirit

Let us Develop with Wisdom and Prosper in Harmony

means that we should use our intelligence in combining our developmental and pioneering abilities to win prosperity for us all. We, the Group and our employees, have been practicing and working on the “Founding Spirit” on a global scale. We will continue to value this “Founding Spirit” more than ever as we act to achieve sustainable growth.

Management Principles

  1. Satisfy our customers needs with high quality products.
  2. Contribute to the social and cultural improvement of the community through business activity.
  3. Build a company of which all are proud, through the effort of self-motivated employees.

Our Management Principles have been the cornerstone of our employees’ activities since the company’s founding.

Vision

Become the world’s leading supplier of automotive thermal systems and vehicle compressors.

Mission

Compressor ranks among the TOP3
Thermal management ranks among the TOP5

Corporate Slogan

Innovating comfort

Making us a wonderful company that “provides comfort to cars and the Earth” through innovative technology.

We have established a vision to guide our business in the right direction, a mission to drive the company forward, and a corporate slogan (actions and ideas) to achieve our targets. The corporate slogan was formulated in 2023, the 80th anniversary of the company’s founding.

Corporate Philosophy

The Sanden Group will observe the following ten principles in full compliance with laws, regulations and rules.

Basic Principles (Universal Values Shared by the Global Community)

1. Good Corporate Citizenship and Harmony with Society

We will grow as good corporate citizens, trusted by society and in harmony with the international community.

2. Respect for Human Rights

We will build a corporate culture founded on respect for all individuals and human rights.

3. The Environment

We will endeavor to preserve the environment in every aspect of our corporate activities to ensure that future generations will inherit our beautiful, irreplaceable earth.

4. Corporate Ethics

We will conduct our corporate activities in a spirit of sincerity and fairness based on a strong sense of ethics.

5. Safety and Health

We will enable our employees to achieve a healthy life style by creating an environment that assures their health and safety.

Basic Stance toward Stakeholders

6. Customers

We will stand on the admired ability of engineering development and manufacturing, can offer products, systems and services, based on the QUALITY FIRST, that provide constant satisfaction to our customers around the world.

7. Employees

We will grow together with our employees by creating an organizational culture that encourages free and vigorous communication imbued with a spirit of respect for humanity in line with our corporate culture of challenge and innovation.

8. Shareholders and Investors

We will respond to the trust and expectations of our shareholders and investors by expanding the Sanden Group, enhancing our corporate value and making our management more transparent.

9. Communities

We will respect regional customs and cultures around the world and contribute to the social and cultural development of the communities, which we are related with.

10. Suppliers

We will grow together with our suppliers as business partners who provide our customers with the best possible products, systems and services on the basis of fair and transparent relationships.