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Environmental Management

We at Hirata establish environmental policies and promote environmental activities in line with those policies. We will contribute to protecting the global environment by reducing the environmental load in all aspects of our business activities, products, and services.

Particulars of Our Environmental Policy

Hirata Corporation contributes to protecting the global environment by reducing the environmental load in all aspects of our business activities, products, and services in order to achieve a sustainable society.

  1. We lower the environmental load of our products by considering each phase of a product’s lifecycle throughout our supply chain, from raw material sourcing to design, production, transportation, use of the product, and its disposal after use.

    • Making products that save more energy when in use 

    • Designing and manufacturing products to be recyclable at disposal

    • Reducing the amounts of harmful materials used in our products and using substitutes

  2. We abide by environmental laws, treaties, requirements, and voluntary standards set as needed. We also develop coordination and cooperative relations with relevant government agencies and contribute to local communities.

  3. We strive to improve productivity and conserve the environment throughout all our business activities and production processes, including sales, design, manufacturing, installation, and after-sales service.

    • Reducing energy usage and emissions of greenhouse gases

    • Reducing waste and promoting recycling

    • Reducing harmful materials and using substitute articles

    • Preventing environmental problems and pollution

    • Preserving biological diversity

  4. We increase environmental awareness by implementing education and publicity programs.

  5. We review our EMS regularly to enhance environmental performance while striving for continuous improvement.

Environmental Management Promotion Framework

Having put in place an Environmental Management System (EMS) promotion framework led by top management and environmental management managers, we obtained international standard ISO 14001 certification at our Kumamoto, Kanto, and Kansai region production bases.

Environmental Accounting

The environmental preservation costs for FY2021 were as follows.

(Unit: Thousands of yen)

Item Major Activities Investment Cost
Business area cost Cost for preventing pollution Maintenance of septic tanks ー 16,381
Global environmental protection cost Installing energy-saving equipment 14,921 101,386
Cost of resource recycling
  • Leakage control construction
  • Disposal of general and industrial waste
 ー 45,417
Upstream and downstream costs Investigation of chemical substances contained in products ー 6,596
Administration cost
  • Maintenance of environmental management system
  • Environmental measurement
  • Environmental education
 ー 30,604
Research & development cost Waste generation reduction tests ー 30
Social activity cost
  • Environmental preservation and improvement
  • Donations to environmental protection groups
 ー 6,973
Total 14,921 207,387

Status of Business Activities and Environmental Impact

Environmental impact in FY2021 was as follows.

1 Energy usage calculated using method based on Energy Conservation Law
2 CO2 emissions associated with power consumption calculated based on basic emission factors from electric power companies
(Note) Hirata Corporation non-consolidated data

Environmental Goals

◯：Achieved　△：Nearly achieved　×：Underachieved

No. Item Goals

FY2021 Accomplishments

Evaluation

FY2022 Plans
1

Prevention of global warming

Reducing energy usage

By the end of FY2023, we will have reduced the amount of energy used by 3% or more compared with that of FY2020 when measured based on the actual production amounts.

Energy usage decreased by 1.9% in comparison with actual production

Reduced due to the installation of energy-saving equipment such as high-efficiency air conditioners and the increase in production output.

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To promote the reduction of energy consumption by the introduction of energy-saving equipment such as electric forklifts.
Reducing CO2 emissions

By the end of FY2023, we will have reduced the amount of CO2 emissions by 3% or more compared with that of FY2020 when measured based on the actual production amounts (reducing CO2 emissions by reduction of energy usage)

CO2 emissions increased by 3.8% in comparison with actual production

Increased due to the effect of the greenhouse gas emission factor of electric power companies being more than the reduction from energy consumption.

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To strive to reduce CO2 emissions by reducing energy consumption.
2

Effective use of resources

Reducing water usage

By the end of FY2023, we will have reduced the amount of water used by 3% or more compared with that of FY2020 when measured based on the actual production amounts.

Water usage decreased by 18% in comparison with actual production

Reduction due to a review of the settings of the water circulation system at the Kumamoto Plant and the increase in production output.

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To work to reduce water usage by reviewing equipment that uses water.
3

Reduction of industrial waste generation

By the end of FY2023, we will have reduced the amount of industrial waste generated by 3% or more compared with that of FY2020 when measured based on the actual production amounts.

Industrial waste generation decreased by 11% in comparison with actual production

Reduced due to a review of packaging materials and the increase in production output.

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To work to reduce the amount of industrial waste generated by reviewing packaging and other measures.