BCP Initiatives

In the event of a major incident such as a large-scale disaster that results in suspension of operations or a prolonged disruption of supply and services, the Nabtesco Group works to minimize damage and resume operations and supply as quickly as possible by strengthening the BCP at key business sites, particularly factories, and by supporting BCP initiatives among our suppliers.

The Group’s BCP is based on the following fundamental policies:

In our BCP, it is essential to establish organizational resilience and continuously improve its level through ongoing enhancements. We position BCP as “business resilience” and are promoting initiatives toward its realization.

With its diverse range of businesses, the Nabtesco Group currently implements its BCP on a site-by-site basis. In recent years, autonomous BCP initiatives have become well established and are now on a stable footing.
Fifteen years after BCP was first introduced at our initial site, it began to show signs of becoming a mere formality. As a result, we shifted our approach from “BCP in which guidelines are followed” to a practical, on-site reality-based model tailored to each business’s characteristics and actual conditions. This shift revitalized on-site activities and successfully realized the so-called “autonomous BCP.”
Since then, we have expanded the experience, information, and know-how cultivated through autonomous BCP within the company to our suppliers, making a significant shift toward supplier-linked BCP initiatives.
Only genuine BCP practices and strengthening the supply chain can build a truly resilient corporate foundation. We will continue to pursue this goal through on-site, hands-on implementation of BCP.

The Nabtesco Group implements a procurement-driven BCP framework, positioning procurement (monoatsume), which is the foundation of manufacturing (monozukuri), as a core element of our business continuity structure. To realize practical BCP that reflects the characteristics of each business and on-site realities, since July 2016, the BCP Management Office, which is located within the Procurement Planning Department of the Production Innovation Division at the head office, has been working in collaboration with the BCP Secretariat established at major business sites such as factories. This approach enables the realization of autonomous, site-led BCP initiatives while providing company-wide oversight to raise the overall organizational level of BCP.

In addition, the BCP Management Office works closely with the procurement departments at each business site to support suppliers in their own BCP efforts, thereby promoting the strengthening of the supply chain and the development of robust suppliers.

The Nabtesco Group has identified “building a resilient corporate foundation” as one of its management materiality issues. To ensure and enhance our organizational capabilities to respond to unforeseen crises, we have developed three core competencies that set us apart: effectiveness in responding to real-world situations, autonomy in decision-making at the front lines, and sustainability in maintaining these capabilities over the long term. In addition, we have proposed the “Smart BCP 3.0” concept, which takes into account reducing the burden on frontline operations, and we are working to promote its adoption. “Smart BCP 3.0” is Nabtesco’s proprietary BCP support method, which enables the fastest possible implementation of BCP at each site and for each supplier, while building a support track record and verifying its effectiveness along the way.

At Nabtesco, we place the highest priority on employee education and human resource development in relation to BCP. We recognize that repeated on-site drills—conducted while assuming that a crisis has taken place—strengthen the organization, and we provide training to enhance employees’ crisis management awareness and capabilities. We have also redefined BCP. While BCP conventionally stands for Business Continuity Plan, at Nabtesco we reinterpret the P as standing for “Power,” thus defining BCP as Business Continuity Power. Our approach shifts the emphasis from simply creating plans to enhancing crisis response capabilities and improving capabilities to continue operations during crises.
To strengthen organizational capabilities at each site and raise employees’ crisis management awareness, thereby enabling quick and decisive action in an emergency, we conduct education and training programs once a year.
Furthermore, we have actively pursued certification under the “National Resilience Certification” administered by the Cabinet Secretariat at our main business sites. In November 2019, all nine of our domestic factories obtained certification, and as of the end of 2024, a total of 13 sites across the Group have been certified. This achievement enables the Nabtesco Group to maintain its position as the company with the highest number of certifications.

Building a resilient corporate foundation requires the establishment of a robust supply chain, which is one of our critical management issues. As procurement is the lifeline for manufacturing operations, we implement “procurement-driven BCP” led by our procurement function to ensure the continuity of production and fulfill our supply responsibilities.
Procurement-driven BCP aims to enhance procurement continuity, with BCP support for suppliers at its core. Leveraging the unique BCP expertise and know-how we have developed, we provide suppliers with training and drills to strengthen their business continuity and supply continuity capabilities.
We also make use of the Business Continuity Enhancement Plan certification system under the SME resilience enhancement law, which is designed to promote BCP adoption among SMEs.
In addition, we are promoting the rollout of “Smart BCP,” which enables suppliers to implement initiatives suited to their own characteristics, and support for companies aiming to obtain Resilience Certification.

With a target of having 40 suppliers obtain Resilience Certification by 2024, our initiatives resulted in 42 suppliers achieving certification by the end of 2024, thus meeting our goal.

The Nabtesco Group provides extensive BCP support even to suppliers, including small and medium-sized enterprises, that lack sufficient resources to engage in BCP activities themselves.
Since 2019, we have conducted an annual three-day “BCP Buyer” training program, a unique initiative in which we invite one participant from the procurement department of each business unit, which serves as the point of contact with suppliers. The goal is to train buyers who possess BCP knowledge and have acquired a certain level of support skills. The practical skills acquired through this training are then applied in the field through on-site practice, education, and drills, enabling participants to provide guidance and support to suppliers in their BCP activities.