Environmental Report 2012
Environmental Audits
Environmental Audits
The JAE Group's integrated environmental management system is undergoing its sixth ISO 14001 renewal audit since receiving integrated certification in August 2005.In addition, internal environment quality audits were carried out with a particular emphasis on the effectiveness of measures against climate change and on preventing risks.●Results of ISO 14001 periodical audit
The FY 2011 ISO 14001 periodical audit was approved based on the finding that the JAE Group's environment management system continues to be comprehensive and effective. However, some opportunities for improvement were cited, including environmental aspects, objectives/goals/implementation plans, and operation/management.
●Results of internal environmental audits
In the JAE Group's internal environmental audits in FY 2011, the most frequent citations were in the area of operations management, followed by citations relating to legal and other requirements and environmental aspects.
The citation details this year differed from last year in that nearly half were regarding the competency table. These items can be inferred to relate to the greater specificity of the preliminary audit compared with the previous year. In addition, fewer of the citations related to items under observation, while more related to required items. We will consider revising the audit procedure, including preliminary questionnaires, in order to identify issues from new perspectives.
For non-compliance in internal audits, corrective measures were taken without delay to prevent recurrences. In addition, the results of internal environmental audits were reported to the executive officer in charge of the group's environmental management and reflected in revisions to the management system.
The FY 2011 environmental quality audits were performed through cross-evaluation by environmental advisors. There were a large number of favorable assessments within the auditing results, and this indicates that both systems and operations have reached a certain level of completeness in terms of environment quality. However, the JAE Group is determined to realize further improvements, to make its audits even stricter in order to comply with external auditing practices, and to further upgrade its systems.
■FY 2011 ISO 14001 periodical audit
| Site | Strong points | Citations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category A | Category B | Opportunities for improvement | ||
| JAE Group, JAE, HAE, and SAE sites | 2 instances | 0 instances | 0 instances | 12 instances |
| Site | Strong points | Citations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-complying | Borderline | Requests | ||
| JAE Group and all sites | 17 instances | 5 instances | 25 instances | 40 instances |
| Site | Assessments by cross-evaluation method using designated questions (%) (Note 1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ◯ (Note 2) |
△ (Note 3) |
× (Note 4) |
Not applicable | |
| JAE sites (Connectors, Aerospace, UIS) HAE, YAE, FAE, and SAE sites |
92% | 7% | 2% | 26% |
Note 2: For ◯, the evidence for prescribed maintenance and an implementation records is 100% confirmed.
Note 3: △ indicates cases other than ◯ and ×.
FY 2011 ISO 14001 periodical audit
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