Environmental Report 2010
Compliance with Environmental Regulations
Environmental issues are advancing on a global scale, and regulations concerning the environment are expanding each year, both in Japan and overseas.Society is viewing regulatory violations increasingly hasher year by year, and there is a strong demand for companies to conduct their business in good faith. In short it must be fair, ethical, and in compliance with the law.
Regulatory compliance has long been a top priority for the JAE Group, which has established a management structure tasked with overseeing corporate ethics and providing internal education and training on the importance of total compliance.
The JAE Group continually monitors changing trends in environmental regulations and implements risk prevention initiatives to avoid exceeding regulatory values and prevent failures to meet regulatory obligations. It also conducts drills to prepare employees to minimize environmental damage in the event of an accident.
●Compliance with Environmental Regulations
The JAE Group has some 50 environmentally related regulations on record for which compliance status must be constantly ascertained. The group periodically checks public bulletins from local and national government for revisions to the regulations it has on record and updates its regulation register as necessary. And at least once a year, it conducts a study on the compliance status for mandatory notifications and reports.
●Complying with Stricter Voluntary Standards for Air and Water Quality
| Air Pollution Control Water Pollution Sewerage Law Municipal ordinances |
The JAE Group has set its own voluntary standards for air and water quality. Its target values are about 20% below the maximum values allowed by the Japanese laws and regulations listed above. |
The JAE Group employs an automatic continuous measurement system to monitor wastewater for the highly toxic chemicals cyanide and hexavalent chromium. (JAE Akishima Plant)
●Compliance Record for Fiscal 2009
In fiscal 2009, the JAE Group received no compliance-related notices or orders from government authorities for exceeding regulatory values in areas such as gas emissions, water discharge, noise and vibration.
Routine measurements conducted by the company detected a BOD value exceeding the designated standard (standard value of less than 300 mg/L) in wastewater at the Akishima Plant and a pH value exceeding the designated standard (standard value of 5.7 but less than 8.7) in wastewater a number of times. The cause was assumed to be human sewage, but along with reporting this to Akishima-shi, the local wastewater authority, the company is pursuing corrective measures.
Symbol of Group's Environmental Policies
Environmental Management
- Significance of the Environmental Report
- JAE Group Environmental Policy
- Status of the Environmental Management System Promotion System
- Environmental Audits
- Compliance with Environmental Regulations
- Setting Targets and Evaluating Results
- Eco-friendly Products
Environmental Performance
Environmental Accounting
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