Environmental Management

Environmental Policy

1. By promoting the following activities, we will advance environmental contamination prevention efforts toward the realization of a sustainable society.

• Prevent environmental contamination
• Reduce greenhouse gases and conserve energy
• Form a recycle-based society

1. ２．We will comply with environmental laws and regulations and fulfill our social responsibilities.
2. ３．We will establish and maintain objectives and goals for our activities at both the companywide and departmental levels, and review them regularly, striving to build a system that enables employees to work towards preventing environmental contamination.
3. ４．We will strive to maintain and improve our environmental protection activities.
4. ５．We will communicate our environmental policy and environmental protection activities to all employees and work to raise awareness.
5. ６．We will publicly disclose the status of our contamination prevention efforts both internally and externally, deepen communication with related companies and local communities, and seek their understanding and cooperation with regard to our activities.

Environmental Slogan

Environmental Management System

Considering the protection of the environment as one of its priority management issues, the Company has established and operates an Environmental Management System (EMS), which has the President and Chief Executive Officer as its Chief Officer in charge and serves as the core of the EMS's promotion structure.
The Company and some of its consolidated subsidiaries have established internal regulations in compliance with ISO 14001 and are conducting EMS activities. We are committed to continuously improving our environmental protection efforts through annual internal quality audits and ISO certification audits conducted by third-party organizations.
FY2024 environmental-related fines and penalties amount to 0 yen.

Key Issues

In our EMS activities, we adopted three priority issues——“Prevent environmental contamination,” “Reduce greenhouse gases and save energy,” and “Form a recycle-based society”—and are striving for improvements through indicator management at each of our locations.

Preventing Environmental Contamination

The chemical substances contained in the solvent paints and diluents used in the product development and production of various coating equipment are managed in accordance with the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system, and efforts are made to reduce their usage. We also conduct water quality and odor measurements while striving to minimize the environmental impact associated with our production activities.

Prevention of Water Pollution and Protection of Water Resources

The wastewater from the headquarters is divided into two types. All water used in production is managed through a closed system, where it is legally treated as industrial waste and is not discharged into the sewer system. Additionally, rainwater and domestic wastewater are discharged using the sewer system.
At the Akita Factory, all water—including water used in production, rainwater, and domestic wastewater—is filtered through a final separation layer before being discharged. Additionally, the cooling water for the die-casting machines is circulated and reused via a dedicated storage tank, contributing to a reduction in wastewater volume.
At the Fukushima Factory, water used in production is treated as industrial waste and collected in a septic tank facility for purification, thereby contributing to the reduction of environmental impact. Additionally, rainwater is discharged directly into nearby rivers via on-site drainage ditches.
In addition, the headquarters, Akita Factory, and Fukushima Factory conduct annual water quality testing in accordance with legal requirements to ensure that all measurements remain within regulatory limits.

Reducing Greenhouse Gases and Conserving Energy

We contribute to preventing global warming by reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions. We continuously implement reduction activities in our business operations to promote lowering the CO2 emission intensity.
Specifically, we consistently carry out measures such as optimizing and consolidating workplace layouts to improve efficiency, reducing human errors, and minimizing air leaks. These efforts help us reduce the energy use and CO2 emission intensity.
Additionally, in June 2024, we switched 100% of the high-voltage electricity used at some of our domestic sites to renewable energy. Thanks to this initiative, we achieved a significant reduction of approximately 3,100 tons of CO2 emissions associated with electricity use in fiscal year 2024.

Forming a Recycle-Based Society

In the development and production of products, we are striving to make products that are easily disposed of and recycled by our customers, based on the concept of the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle).

Responses to Climate Change

In promoting “environmentally-friendly business operations,” we engage in business activities upon first considering what impact climate change has on the Company.

GHG emissions by Scope

In FY2023, we expanded the Scope 1, 2 calculations to include overseas subsidiaries and conducted Scope 3 calculations in Japan.

【Scope1,2】

unit:t-CO2e

【Scope 3】

unit:t-CO 2 e

【Scope of tabulations】

Scope1,2：The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
Scope3：The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (Japan only)

【Calculation Method】

The scenario analysis

We conducted scenario analysis to evaluate the resilience of our business against climate change. By incorporating the results of this analysis into our long-term vision and medium-term management plans, we aim to strengthen the resilience of our business strategy. Moving forward, we will continue to review risks and opportunities, implement appropriate measures, and monitor their effectiveness.

identify and assess water stress and drought risks

We identifies and assesses water stress and drought risks at our sites and major suppliers’ locations based on the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas, a water risk assessment tool published by the World Resources Institute (WRI). This scenario analysis helps us understand water-related risks in our business operations.