Corporate Information : Social & Environmental Activities : Enviromental Activities

Environmental Activities

Challenge 25 Campaign

In September 2009, Japanese government has set the goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels in United Nations Climate Changes Summit held in New York. Therefore, national project “Team Minus 6%” which Hirata has been engaged on to prevent global warming changed to “Challenge 25 campaign” starting in January 14^th, 2010. The purpose of this campaign is CO₂-reduction and Hirata continues to join the campaign.

Hirata joined CSCI(Climate Savers Computing Initiative) which promotes
energy saving and prevention of global warming

As part of efforts for saving energy and prevention of global warming, Hirata has joined Climate Savers Computing Initiative(hereinafter called CSCI) in October, 2008 and the whole Hirata group involves in the reduction of greenhouse gas caused from power consumption by using computers.

CSCI(Climate Savers Computing Initiative)'s website

Energy-Saving Activities

At Hirata Corporation, each manufacturing plants has acquired ISO 14001Certificates. The Company supports environmental activities by reducing its own environmental impact, such as reducing the amount of electrical energy it consumes.
The energy-saving targets and the result of energy usage are shown below.

1. Energy-Saving Targets

The reduction targets of energies and CO2 emissions in Hirata are shown below. We will continue to make efforts for saving energy and the prevention of global warming.

Reduction item	Targets
Electricity Usage	Reducing the electricity usage to more than 3% compared to FY2008 level by the end of FY2010(the electricity usage per unit of actual production).
LPG Usage
Total Energy Input
Amount of CO₂ Emissions

2. Results of Energy Usage

Electricity Usage	LPG Usage

With increased amounts of production, electricity usage has increased, however, in terms of electricity usage per unit of actual production has been improved.	LPG usage has increased together with an increase in production. In addition, part of the production facilities using heavy oil have been changed to other type of production facilities using LPG(*¹).
Total Energy Input	Amount of CO₂ Emissions

With increased amounts of production, the total energy input(²³) has been expected to increase, however, basic unit for energy (energy input per unit of actual production at Hirata Corporation)(*⁴) has remained at the same level.	CO₂ emission has been increased due to an increase in total energy input.

(Note)
*¹ Charged from heavy oil to LPG which is used for aluminum weld burners of die casting machines in
*² Energy indicates electricity and fuel defined in the Rationalization in Energy Use Law.
*³ The figure of FY 2007 is converted based on daytime electricity emission factor.
*⁴ Values calculated by dividing energy consumption by values closely related to energy consumption such as production volumes and total floor area.(reference : the Rationalization in Energy Use Law)