Proactive environmental auditing and improving the level of environmental conservation activities.
Fujikura Group works on improving the level of its environmental conservation activities by regularly conducting internal audits under the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (first-party audit: an ISO compliance audit of a department conducted by employees from other departments), management system audits conducted by an ISO 14001-certified examining organization (third-party audit) and audits conducted by customers (second-party audit).
In addition to the above, staff in charge of environmental activities, including an executive in charge of the environment, the General Manager of the Human Resource & General Affairs Division, the Corporate Auditor, and staff of Quality & Environment Management Division, visit departments at various offices and plants to inspect pollution prevention activities, environmental conservation activities and compliance to relevant laws and regulations by checking documents and on-site reviews.
In fiscal 2010 we conducted environmental audits at 11 domestic sites. If a site is found to have any deficiency in any aspect, including environmental conservation, safety and health, and compliance to laws, it will immediately take action for improvement.
| ISO 14001 management systems |
Fujikura Group environmental audit | Audit by customers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal audit | External audit | |||
| In Japan | All ISO 14001-certified plants and associated companies | Fukagawa (Headoffice), Sakura, Suzuka, Numazu, and Ishioka Plants of Fujikura Ltd.; DDK Ltd.; Numazu Copper Refining and Rolling Co., Ltd.; Fuji MAterials Ltd.; Aomori DDK Co, Ltd.; Aomori Fujikura Kanaya Ltd.;SUSCOM Ltd.; Fujikura Precision Ltd.; Nishi Nippon Electric Wire & Cable; Fujikura Components Ltd.; Suzuki Giken Co., Ltd. | Sakura Plant of Fujikura Ltd.; DDK Ltd.; Tohoku Fujikura Ltd. | |
| Overseas | Fujikura Electronics (Thailand) Ltd.; DDK (Thailand) Ltd.; Yoneden (Thailand) Ltd.; Fujikura Electronics Shanghai Ltd.; Yonezawa Electric Wire (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.; DDK (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | |||
Environmental accounting is used as a management analysis tool to improve the effectiveness of corporate environmental measures by quantitatively evaluating the cost effectiveness of these measures.
We have calculated the environmental protection-related investment cost and expenditures for Fujikura Ltd. and other major Fujikura Group companies in Japan according to the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
Scope of calculation: Fujikura Ltd. and other domestic Group companies (15 companies)
Period covered: April 2010 to the end of March 2011
(Unit: million yen)
| Details | Total investment amount | Total cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Business area cost (Pollution prevention cost, global environment protection cost, resource recycling cost) | Cost of exhaust gas cleaning equipment and energy conservation systems, recovery and destruction of CFCs, recycling of waste resin, countermeasures for asbestos, etc. | 325 | 1,277 |
| (2) Upstream/downstream cost | Cost of sending out information about regulations on hazardous substances, disassembling removed cables, etc. | 2 | 40 |
| (3) Cost of management activities | Cost of ISO audits, environmental documents, education and exhibitions, greenery promotion, environmental measurement, etc. | 18 | 387 |
| (4) Research and development costs | R&D costs for new products | 198 | 443 |
| (5) Cost of social activities | Cost of greening and cleaning activities around the plants and support for local organizations | 0 | 11 |
| (6) Cost of repairing environmental damage | 18/ Cost of paying emission charges for air pollution | 14 | 5 |
| Total | 557 | 2,163 | |
(Unit: million yen)
| Effects on pollution prevention and global environmental protection | 25 |
| Effects on resource recycling | 674 |
| Upstream/downstream effects | 1 |
| Effects on management activities | 0.2 |
| Total | 700.2 |
The following shows the major environmental impacts of business activities conducted by Fujikura Ltd. and other domestic Group companies in fiscal 2010.
We provide all employees with environmental education to encourage them to conduct activities to conserve energy and resources through recycling and protect the global environment in their daily business operations. Specifically, we hold environmental seminars as part of the training for new employees, conduct OJT at our plants, provide ISO 14001 education for each department in our plants, and give special training for environment-related business operations on a regular basis, thereby increasing employees' environmental awareness.
In the latter half of fiscal 2010, we started full-scale introduction of the Fujikura Group ECO-PASS environmental information collection and analysis system mainly at our domestic bases.
For each of the bases to start operating the system smoothly, we held a study meeting to give an outline of the new system to the employees in charge, to explain how to use it and to give them actual hands-on experience with the system so that they can understand how it works in detail.
In April 2011, we also began introducing the system at our overseas bases in Asia, including Thailand and China. We sent educational materials and DVDs to the bases so that individual employees could learn about the system in advance.
The Sakura Plant opens its waste collection facility three times a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Dubbed "Green Tent," staff of the Environment & Safety Management Section and Fuji Materials Ltd. accept waste from employees at the facility and give them instructions on sorting waste. Methods of sorting waste have been introduced to employees through posters and online, but they can bring waste to the Green Tent that needs to be sorted rigorously, and get onsite instruction.
The Sakura Plant will continue providing education on sorting waste rigorously aiming at zero emissions.
The Suzuka Plant provides all employees, including those from affiliated companies, with environmental education at the beginning of every fiscal year. In fiscal 2011, employees were briefed on the themes for their environmental activities and points to be considered for the environment in May, in line with the Plant' action plan, medium-term environmental plan, and waste sorting methods.
