Environmental Report 2020

Environmental Targets and Activity Results

In an effort to lower its environmental impact and promote the production of environmentally friendly products, the JAE Group works under ISO14001 certification. Respecting the autonomy of each site, it sets goals and objectives on an annual basis, and carries out activities as the JAE Group in Japan in accordance with medium-term plans. In fiscal 2018, its main activities were as shown in the table below.
 Energy-conservation and material-conservation are achieved by improving both production efficiency and quality. Not only did we benefit from activities such as resource recycling, including the recycling of chemical substances and the recycling of waste material and conversion of it into a valuable resource; we also reduced costs and further promoted environment management.
 Given the above, efforts to respond to the water crisis, such as the use of rainwater and the reuse of gray water, have intensified at overseas production plants. The improvement of energy usage per unit taken as a measure against climate change, and the improvement of the energy usage efficiency of the production ratio, exceeded their targets by a significant margin. However, we will continue to streamline our production activities and promote effective energy use while considering a switchover to renewable energy.

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Activity Activity goal Target value Result Evaluation
Measures against climate change Improvement on energy usage per unit 6.79% or more 27.57%
Reduction of energy consumption (crude oil equivalent) 3374kL or more 4197kL
Reduction of CO2 emissions caused by materials production by cutting materials usage 1565
ton-CO
2
or more
2173
ton-CO
2
Supply Chain Management Checking of environmental quality at suppliers 469 companies or more 469 companies
Eco-friendly products Adherence to Green Procurement Guidelines in component selection 100% compliance 100% implemented
Reduce use of chemical substances
and
raw
materials
Reduction of the amount of metal used through improvements to the gold plating process (JAE) 10% or more reduction 12.5%
Reduction of chemical substances through the injection of an appropriate amount of chemicals in waste liquid disposal (HAE) 20% or more 30%
Reduction of the use of harmful chemical substances (SAE) 10% or more 30%
Effective use of materials by changing the cutting method of plate material (FAE) 67.2kg or more 69.1kg
Reduction of water consumption in plating process(JAE OR) 1% or more 23%
Reducing water consumption (JAE TJ) 5% or more 10%
Using rainwater to flush toilets (JAE PH) (Unable to determine because it is rainwater) 1,269m3
Reducing water consumption per person annually (JAE WZ) 11.76ton or less 10.08ton
Preventing chemical leakage (JAE WX) Leakage 0% 0%
Reuse of water in the washing tank(JAE TW) 16.6ton 16.6ton
Zero Emissions Reducing wood chips by using returnable pallets (JAE) 19% or more 22.2%
Improvement of molded waste value (HAE) 72% or more 77.2%
Recycling of cleaning fluid and waste fluid (YAE) 28% recycled or more 34%
Conversion of metal waste into a valuable resource (FAE) 241kg or less 76.6kg
Reduction of landfill waste (JAE OR) 3% or more 55%
Reduction of waste (JAE TJ) 5% or more 20%
Recycling waste wood and pallets (JAE TW) 12tons or more 13.5tons

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