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 |
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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-CO2 or more |
2173 ton-CO2 |
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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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Building a sustainable world
Significance of the 2020 Environmental Report
Symbol of the Group's Environmental Policies
Scope of Reporting and Editorial Policy
Policies and results of environmental activities
Environmental Management
- Implementation Status of the Environmental Management System
- Environmental Audits
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Risk Management
- Environmental Accounting
Engaging with Society
- Involvement with biodiversity
- Supply Chain Management
- Eco-friendly Products
- Social contribution activities
- Environmental Activity History
Initiatives to reduce environmental impact