Toshiba’s roots trace back to two visionary founders: Hisashige Tanaka, an inventor who established Tanaka Engineering Works and boldly declared, “We welcome orders for inventions of all types of machinery;” and Dr. Ichisuke Fujioka, who, guided by his principle of “Shizen,” highest virtue, founded Hakunetsu-sha. These founding philosophies have shaped Toshiba’s identity and continue to sustain its legacy.
Toshiba has consistently embraced innovation, drawing on its unique wisdom and technological capabilities to create what did not exist before. This challenging spirit and a dedication to improving people’s lives is deeply aligned with our enduring basic commitment, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future.”
Companies have a responsibility to contribute to better lives, and to the sustainability of the world and its people. They do this by considering complex, serious social issues from long-term perspectives, and finding solutions to them through their business activities. Doing this also increases corporate value. Today, many people routinely exchange information via mobile devices, and industry accumulates vast amounts of information from countless IoT devices and sensors. With the rapid evolution and proliferation of AI, industrial structures are undergoing a significant transformation. We live in a time when we all have to utilize the power of data—and whether or not a company can take advantage of the opportunities offered by the development of the digital economy will determine its competitiveness.
Toshiba Group, guided by the venture spirit that has been passed down since our founding, brings together the creativity and technological expertise of its people to realize our vision of an ideal world, a “society where people and nature coexist in harmony,” a “safe and secure society.” By leveraging our strengths in energy, digital infrastructure, and devices & technology, together with digital technologies such as generative AI, we actively promote sustainability management and aim to build an economy that addresses social issues from the perspectives of “regeneration” and “circulation” for nature and society. Through these efforts, and together with our stakeholders, Toshiba will “turn on the promise of a new day”.
In order to secure sustainable improvement of corporate value, we will continue to prioritize life, safety and compliance over all other management issues, and to act with a strong awareness that we will never allow actions that undermine the healthy relationship of trust with our stakeholders. As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact, we are striving to strengthen our environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, and collaborating with our stakeholders to build ethical and transparent management foundations and to create rich value. We will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through our corporate activities, with a focus on 10 goals where we are working to maximize positive impacts and minimize negative impacts.
The 10 goals that Toshiba Group focuses on
Taro SHIMADA
Representative Director
Corporate Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer
Toshiba Corporation
* SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals. Goals to be achieved by 2030, adopted by the United Nations in 2015.