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Mitsubishi Electric Named to CDP’s Climate and Water “A List” for the 8th Time and 3rd Consecutive Year
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TOKYO, December 11, 2025 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that the international nonprofit CDP has once again given Mitsubishi Electric its highest "A List" rankings for both Climate Change and Water Security activities. The top ratings recognize the environmental focus of Mitsubishi Electric's commercial activities and goals as well as the company's timely and appropriate information disclosure. Mitsubishi Electric has been named to the A List eight times in both categories since 2016, and it has achieved the highest rating in each category for three consecutive years.
Approximately 24,800 companies accounting for two-thirds of global market capitalization disclose environmental data to the CDP. In 2024, only 2% of the companies achieved an A-list rating. Just 0.3% secured an A-list rating for both Climate Change and Water Security activities.*
Mitsubishi Electric group has made sustainability a cornerstone of its business. The company promotes comprehensive strategic initiatives beyond the boundaries of its existing businesses and organizations in order to achieve "Trade-On (mutual benefits)" that balance company growth and the enrichment of society and the environment. Mitsubishi Electric is pursuing carbon neutrality, supporting circular economies, and striving to be a frontrunner in the realization of nature-positive** while also creating new businesses and strengthening its business foundation.
Mitsubishi Electric will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable global environment throughout its global value chains, energy-saving products and systems, and cutting-edge infrastructure.
Mitsubishi Electric’s Climate Change Initiatives
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To realize its "Environmental Sustainability Vision 2050," Mitsubishi Electric is advancing efforts to achieve the greenhouse gas reduction targets set out in its "Environmental Plan 2025" (covering the period April 2024 to March 2026), its mid-term plan for realizing the vision. The results for the fiscal year ended March 2025 have been published in its Sustainability Data Book 2025.
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Mitsubishi Electric has launched "Heat-related Total Solutions," an initiative that reduces energy costs and promotes decarbonization. Using its proprietary digital platform SerendieTM, the company analyses the energy and equipment operation data of manufacturing businesses, building owners, heat supply operators and others. It provides a comprehensive support service, ranging from consulting to the efficient operation and management of energy.
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Mitsubishi Electric has additionally launched its "Railway Data Analysis Service," a solution based on the Serendie digital platform that enables train operators to analyze their electricity usage, train operation status and other items. This allows them to optimize their energy consumption, thereby helping to reduce the industry's carbon footprint.
Mitsubishi Electric’s Water Security Initiatives
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As part of its Environmental Plan 2025, Mitsubishi Electric has been promoting initiatives to achieve the water-use reduction targets at high-risk sites it set for the fiscal year ending March 2026. In the fiscal year ended March 2025, water usage was cut by 32% compared with the fiscal year ended March 2020, meeting the target.***
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Thorough management of water usage and discharges at domestic and overseas manufacturing sites, reduction of water use, and more effective measures for saving and reusing water.
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Supplying water purification systems that utilize ozone and other technologies to water and sewage treatment sites, factories, and public facilities.
“Serendie” is a pending trademark of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
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According to Mitsubishi Electric's survey.
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Contributions by not only reducing environmental damage, but also by enhancing biodiversity, improving ecosystem health, and supporting the sustainable use of natural resources.
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The target was to achieve at least a 6% reduction in water usage in each of the fiscal years ended March 2025 and ending March 2026, compared with the fiscal year ending March 2020.
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