YASKAWA Electric Corp.
Industry Group: Electrical Equipment
Country/Region: Japan
Identifier: TKS:6506
Yaskawa Electric manufactures and sells servo motors, AC drives (inverters), industrial robots, and other motor-based products. It operates mainly in Asia, the Americas, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. According to the company, it has the leading global share with AC servo motors/controllers—its cumulative AC servo motor shipments reached 20 million units in 2020—and it is also considered as one of the big four industrial robotics companies. The company was founded in 1915, and its head office is in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Electrical Equipment 129 out of 300
Universe
Global Universe 7200 out of 15080
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Industry Comparison
| Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Acuity Brands, Inc. |
18
Low
|
36 out of 300 |
| Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. |
19.3
Low
|
46 out of 300 |
| YASKAWA Electric Corp. |
24.4
Medium
|
129 out of 300 |
| HD Hyundai Electric Co., Ltd. |
27.4
Medium
|
178 out of 300 |
| Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd. |
29.6
Medium
|
244 out of 300 |
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