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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 FY2023 were as follows.

(Unit: Thousands of yen)

Item Major Activities Investment Cost
Business area cost Cost for preventing pollution Maintenance of septic tanks 14,590 22,200
Global environmental protection cost Installing energy-saving equipment 234,017 115,098
Cost of resource recycling

Garbage disposer installed

 1,109 36,840
Upstream and downstream costs Investigation of chemical substances contained in products ー 6,191
Administration cost
  • Plant greening work
  • Maintenance of environmental management system
  • Environmental measurement
  • Environmental education
 32,451 102,749
Social activity cost
  • Environmental preservation and improvement
  • Donations to environmental protection groups
 ー 2,417
Total 282,167 285,495

Status of Business Activities and Environmental Impact

Environmental impact in FY2023 was as follows.

※1 Calculated using conversion coefficients for fuel, gas, and electricity in accordance with the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy and the Conversion to Non-Fossil Energy.
※2 The CO2 emissions associated with electricity consumption are calculated based on the adjusted emission factors for each electric power company.
(Note) Hirata Corporation non-consolidated data

Environmental Goals

◯：Achieved　△：Nearly achieved　×：Underachieved

No. Item Goals

FY2023 Accomplishments

Evaluation

FY2024 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 24.7% in comparison with actual production

Reduced due to the introduction of energy-saving equipment such as electric forklifts and high-efficiency air conditioners, as well as an increase in production output.

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To promote the reduction  of energy use by installing energy-saving equipment such as high-efficiency air conditioners and energy-saving control devices
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 4.2% in comparison with actual production

Continued activities to reduce energy consumption, but emissions increased due to an increase in the greenhouse gas emission coefficient of the electric power company.

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To promote plans to install solar power generation systems and other measures to reduce CO2 emissions.
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 32.9% in comparison with actual production

Reduction due to an increase in 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 18.2% in comparison with actual production

The reduction was due to a decrease in waste oil emissions and an increase in production output.

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By expanding the use of returnable containers, we aim to reduce waste generation.