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Basic policy

Musashi Group is working on various environmental activities as a member of global society blessed with a richness of nature.

Basic principle

We will strive for coexistence and prosperity with the global environment and a sustainable society through all of our business activities.

Basic policy

We contribute to enriched Harmony between our lives and Earth, using our Passion for technology and Wisdom for innovation.

In order to achieve this, we will work on the following activities to conserve and improve the global environment.

  • We will aim to live together and prosper with the global environment.
    1. We will commit to conserving biodiversity.
    2. We will restore the natural environment.
    3. We will strive to realize a sustainable society through our corporate activities.
  • We will take the initiative in addressing all environmental issues.
    1. We will faithfully comply with environment-related laws, regulations, and customer requirements.
    2. We will strive to protect the environment and prevent pollution.
      (Managing and reducing climate change, water consumption, wastewater, waste, and hazardous chemicals)
    3. We will achieve carbon neutrality throughout our business activities and value chain.
  • We will continue to pursue environmental technologies.
    1. We will pursue energy conservation and implement highly efficient production activities.
    2. We will provide products that contribute to reducing environmental impact at every stage of the product life cycle.
    3. We will continue to improve the environment through our environmental management system.
  • We will actively promote cooperation and collaboration with society.
    1. We will listen to the opinions of our stakeholders and reflect them in our environmental conservation activities.
    2. We will support local environmental conservation activities.
    3. We will build a wide range of partnerships and cooperative relationships with other companies and academic institutions.
  • We will make efforts to disclose information and raise the environmental awareness of our employees.
    1. We will actively disclose information.
    2. We will educate our employees and encourage them to actively participate in environmental improvement activities.

Current status of environmental issues and future responsibilities in Japan

In Japan, "climate change and energy issues" stay as a key environmental matter from the carbon neutral perspective and various initiatives have been taken mainly in the area of production.
With the expansion of our business on a global scale, the efficiency is much required in the domestic business. From environmental perspectives, cutting-edge activities of the reduction of environmental energy conservation, saving resources and pollution prevention are expected to be taken as well as developing these in the world.
Remaining as a frontrunner of environmental activities, we will step up Musashi's global activities for all locations.

Environmental management system and organization

To establish a company-wide environmental management, Musashi has formed the Central Environment Committee to orchestrate a company-wide response to the environmental issues.
Also, to improve environmental management, an audit has been conducted twice by an external certification body and by an internal audit team since the acquisition of ISO 14001 certification in August 1998.
In FY2021, the periodic external audit was taken in July 2021 and February 2022. None of the items were identified as non-conformity and the certification was maintained.

Environmental Management Organization

Environmental Management Organization

FY2020 environmental goals and achievements

In 2020, we set targets for each of the following categories and worked on environmental improvement.

classification Initiatives control item FY2020 Target for FY2021
Target track record level of achievement
Global Warming Countermeasures Energy Conservation Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction CO2 emissions per unit of production
(CO2ton/million yen)		 Compared to FY2016
4% reduction in basic unit		 16.4% decrease ◎ Compared to FY2018
3% reduction in total volume
Reduction of transportation inter-prefectural load
(Reduction of CO2 emissions from logistics)		 CO2 intensity
(CO2ton/million yen)		 Compared to FY2016
4% reduction in basic unit		 2.6% decrease ■ Compared to FY2016
5% reduction in basic unit
saving resources Water Resources Reduction of water consumption Water consumption
(m3/million yen)		 Compared to FY2017
Maintained		 Increase of 25.9% ■ Compared to FY2017
Maintained
Industrial Waste Reduction of industrial waste disposal Basic unit of treatment volume
(tons/million yen)		 Compared to FY2017
Maintained		 6.4% decrease ◎ Compared to FY2017
Maintained
Waste Recycling Promotion Direct landfill rate
(%)		 Direct landfill rate Maintain 0%. 0% ◎ Direct landfill rate Maintain 0%.
Reduction of environmental impact Chemical Substances
Emissions Reduction		 PRTR (Specified Chemical Substances) Law Emissions of applicable substances (tons) Compared to FY2000 85% Compared to FY2000 96% reduction ◎ Compared to FY2000 85% (compared to FY2000)

〈Target achieved〉◎:105% or higher, ○:100% to 105%, ▲:95% to 100%, ■:95% or lower