Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation 

LIXIL aims to improve people’s quality of life through its sanitation and hygiene solutions, in line with Target 6.2: “By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations.”

Goal 3 Good Health and Well-Being

Unsanitary living conditions threaten the health and wellbeing of people. Diarrheal diseases caused by issues related to hygiene account for the deaths of approximately 700 children under the age of five every day. Hygiene is also important in preventing the spread of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. LIXIL is actively promoting public awareness on the importance of safe and clean toilets and handwashing, while developing products to eliminate the deaths of children through preventable infectious diseases.

Goal 5 Gender Equality

Improving sanitation and hygiene standards is essential to achieving gender equality and empowering females. A lack of safe, clean toilets poses particular dangers for women and children. There are countless cases of women or children being sexually assaulted while trying to find somewhere private to relieve themselves. Sanitation issues also contribute to the gender gap in education - the lack of sanitary school toilets has been identified as a reason why girls who have started menstruating feel they are no longer able to attend classes. Safe toilets can help solve these problems.

Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Goal 17　Partnerships for the Goals

LIXIL has been working with local companies and NGOs to manufacture and sell products in regions where we operate.Creating jobs in the process, we are contributing to the foundation and growth of sanitation economies in emerging markets by cooperating with various specialized organizations, NGOs, and business partners, while leveraging one another's strengths to solve sanitation and hygiene issues. This includes MAKE A SPLASH! global partnership with UNICEF, partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and programs with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Goal 13 Climate Action

Energy used for air conditioning and hot water supply in buildings accounts for approximately one third (32%) of global energy consumption. The energy consumed by LIXIL products during their end-use phase accounts for over 90% of CO₂ emissions of the entire lifecycle of LIXIL products and services, from raw material procurement through to product disposal. For this reason, LIXIL seeks to reduce the impact of heating and air conditioning in homes by improving the thermal insulation of housing materials and components. It is also working to apply energy-saving technologies to help reduce the energy required to supply hot water, and to create products and services powered by renewable energy to minimize the environmental impact of homes, offices and other living spaces.

Incorporating environmental sustainability in its business, LIXIL has also joined RE100, a global initiative for corporations adopting 100% renewable energy in its operations.

Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

LIXIL is working on the promotion of clean energy by operating large-scale solar power generation facilities that utilize unused spaces and rooftops of buildings, while promoting the introduction of electricity derived from renewable sources. By developing products and services that contribute to energy conservation, energy creation, and thermal insulation in homes and buildings with net zero energy consumption, such as the“ZEH (Net Zero Energy House)” and “ZEB (Net Zero Energy Building)”, LIXIL helps end-users to reduce CO₂ emissions every day. These efforts reduce the negative environmental impacts of modern day living.

Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

By 2050, approximately 40% of the world's population is expected to be deprived of a stable water supply. LIXIL contributes to the conservation of water resources through products and services such as water-saving toilets and faucets. In addition, in order to promote efficient water use in its business processes, it conducts water risk surveys, as well as implements water conservation measures by introducing water circulation systems that are specific to regions at its various production sites around the world.

Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

With global consumption of resources increasing, there is global demand to transition, one-way consumption economic model to a circular economy. LIXIL is working to develop resource-recycling products and services by recycling raw materials to lower its environmental impact, extend product life by adopting parts that are easy to repair and replace, and designing products that are easy to recycle. Alternative materials are sought to replace and minimize the use of single-use plastics in its product packaging.

Goal 5 Gender Equality

Gender imbalance is present in various aspects of our lives, including labor and education. Our D&I Strategy seeks to achieve gender equity by 2030. We are doing that by incorporating D&I perspectives into the development and acquisition of talent and building inclusive working environments.

Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities

The knowledge and perspectives of a diverse workforce is a key driver of growth and innovation.
LIXIL established a specialized department that promotes diversity & inclusion, to maximize individual characteristics and strengths of employees by providing equal training and career opportunities regardless of gender or age. In Japan, the “Change Our Working Style!” campaign was developed to create a working environment that enables efficient working styles based on individual circumstances, while promoting flat and open communication.

Goal 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
Goal 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal10 Reduced Inequalities

LIXIL develops products based on its UD concept, which is based on four concepts: products should be easy to understand, easy to use, safe and secure, and easy to love. LIXIL believes this will enable everyone to live comfortably regardless of the age, nationality, disability, and ability of the users.