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Sanden | Sustainability Performance

https://www.sanden.co.jp/
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Manufacturer of automotive air-conditioning systems and compressors.

1943

Japan

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Machinery

$1B - 10B in revenue

$1M - 10M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#2929
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#140
in Japan
#102
in Machinery

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

159 out of 392

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Market cap

3.3T $, 2026▲22.4% YoY

Revenue

1.3B $, 2026

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  • Sanden Holdings Corporation, Japanese automotive HVAC (Hitachi/Astemo affiliated), has faced sustained Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny including the historic 2020 Sanden financial restructuring with Japanese Civil Rehabilitation Law proceedings affecting Japanese institutional creditors, plus periodic customer warranty claims at major US/EU automotive OEM customer sites.
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Market cap

3.3T $, 2026▲22.4% YoY

Revenue

1.3B $, FY2026▼NaN% YoY

EBITDA

1.8M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

-4% Industry: 10▼75.3% YoY

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Free cashflow

-96.8M 2024▲82.4% YoY

Capex

66.9M 2024▼18.9% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

3.2 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

-1.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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20%
Independent Directors

3 out of 15 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°C2030
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroNot disclosed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CNot disclosed--

Target details

SANDEN CORPORATION commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 80.04% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. SANDEN CORPORATION also commits to increase annual sourcing of renewable electricity from 0.2% in 2019 to 100% by 2030. SANDEN CORPORATION further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.

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Climate Score

B

Forests Score

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Water Score

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D-

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