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Basic Approach
Our Group has established The Japan Steel Works Group Basic Sustainability Policy, which states that we will strive to reduce the environmental impact of our business activities and the entire supply chain and contribute to enhancing a circular economy and curbing a climate change.
In October 2024, the Group’s Environmental Policy was revised and approved by the Executive Board*1 after deliberations at the Executive Board and the Liaison Council of Outside Officers.*2
- *1. Chaired by the representative director & president. Consists of all inside directors and executive officers appointed by the president.
- *2. Chaired by the representative director & president. Consists of the president, the executive vice president, all outside officers, all inside Audit & Supervisory Board members, and executive officers appointed by the president.
Environmental Policy
JSW Group recognizes the importance of being an environmentally responsible corporate body.
We aim to prioritize environmentally responsible production and technologies to foster a sustainable and prosperous society in harmony with the ecosystems in which we live.
Action Plan
- Systematically implement environmental initiatives and consistently implement and improve our environmental management system.
- Establish suitable objectives and targets by monitoring environmental performance and strive to develop a recycle-oriented society, address climate change, give due regard to biodiversity, conserve water resources, and thereby reduce environmental impact.
- Provide society with products and services that contribute to environmental conservation.
(1) Improve the social value of our existing and developed products and services by prioritizing environmental, health, and safety aspects by focusing not only on their functional value but also on their energy- and resource-saving capabilities, recyclability, and harmlessness through life cycle assessment design and other methods.
(2) Provide products and services that reduce environmental impact via an understanding of environmental needs and the development of technologies.
- Strive for greater harmony with society.
(1) Regularly report and disclose environmental information and engage in dialogue with stakeholders.
(2) Seek the understanding and cooperation of business partners with regard to environmental considerations while working to reduce the environmental impact of the entire supply chain.
(3) Raise the environmental awareness of employees through measures such as the dissemination of this policy, ongoing training in environmental issues, and participation in local clean-up activities.
Shared Business Site Policies
Business sites set environmental policies, objectives and goals in accordance with international standards with due consideration of their operations and nearby communities.
- (1) Comply with laws, regulations and JSW Group agreements with external entities.
- (2) Manage chemical substances, work to prevent environmental pollution (including air, water, and soil contamination), and reduce and properly treat waste, exhaust gases, and discharge water with consideration to these activities' impact on biodiversity.
- (3) Use energy and resources more efficiently by conserving energy and saving and recycling resources.
- (4) Reduce CO2 emissions to mitigate climate change and carefully monitor disaster risks to adapt to climate change.
- (5) Improve the efficiency of water resource utilization in accordance with regional water stress levels around manufacturing sites.
- (6) Require employees and on-site companies to understand and abide by business site policies.
Environmental Management Structure
Recognizing the importance of conducting its business activities in harmony with both the international and local communities, JSW Group has been promoting environmental management activities throughout the Group since 1997.
The Environmental Management Committee, headed by the officer in charge of environmental management who is appointed by the Board of Directors, determines Group-wide annual environmental management policies and action plans, and monitors and evaluates the progress of environmental management activities. Each plant has its own environmental supervisory committee and works to promote environmental management activities, as part of JSW Group's unified approach to reducing its environmental impact.
JSW's Hiroshima, Yokohama and Meiki plants and Group companies Japan Steel Works M&E, Inc. and Nikko-YPK Shoji Co., Ltd. have obtained ISO 14001 certification, an international standard for environmental management systems.
Business Site ISO 14001 Certification
| Business Site | Original Certification Date | Current Certification Body |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima Plant | December 18, 1998 | JQA |
| Yokohama Plant | September 4, 2006 | JQA |
| Meiki Plant | March 4, 2005 | JQA |
| Japan Steel Works M&E | December 18, 1998 | LRQA |
| Nikko-YPK Shoji | February 7, 2005 | JQA |
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Note: Certification bodies
LRQA: Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited
JQA: Japan Quality Assurance Organization