The Fujikura Group involves employees in energy saving and recycling activities, implementing environmental education so that all employees work to protect the Earth's environment during their daily work. The Fujikura Group raises awareness using environmental lectures during new employee training, by regularly holding OJT in the workplace as well as regular specialized training on ISO 14001 education and operations at the site as well as workplace level.

The Ishioka Works is located in the basin that flows through Kasumigaura, and its drainage standards are considered to be one of the strictest areas in Japan. For this reason, in addition to weekly water quality measurements, the terminal drainage basin constantly monitors pH, oil film, and turbidity with a monitoring device. Furthermore, the pH and oil film are constantly monitored at the drainage monitoring pits of Fujikura Components and Fujikura Hyopt in Factory A. We strive not to drain water that exceeds the drainage standard values of Ibaraki Prefecture and Ishioka City to the outside of the office.

We hold an annual spring clean-up of the ditches and roads in the northern industrial zone in Koriyama city where Head office and Koriyama plant are located.

Fujikura Automotive Asia Ltd. picked up trash in the neighborhood near the main plant as one of its environmental activities to contribute to the community. Around 70 people participated and collected 25 kg of trash. Cleaning up the neighborhood near the company somehow lifted our spirits. We will continue this in the future, to the extent possible.

The Oita plant works to raise environmental awareness by soliciting and posting environmental posters and having representatives from each division perform “3 S” (sort, set in order, and sweep) cleaning activities on the north side (seaside) of the plant as part of Environment Month (June) events. Participants removed unnecessary items, weeded, and performed other maintenance tasks to prevent debris from entering the Seto Inland Sea next to the plant. Actually participating in this activity enhanced awareness of environmental conservation among participants.

We carry out regular environmental audits on each of the Group’s domestic manufacturing sites.During an audit, the audit team confirms the status of management of equipment, waste, hazardous goods, and dangerous goods, and other items, and compliance with ordinances and legal regulations. They follow up on corrective measures implemented to address environmental problems, and confirm other environmental impact mitigation activities. When necessary, the audit team provides guidance and support, and works to improve the level of environmental conservation and management at each site.
In FY2020, strong restrictions were imposed on performing in-person audits due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The only in-person audit was performed at the Fujikura Sakura Works. We will consider audit methods and perform audits as we continue to work under similar conditions in FY2021.

The Fujikura Group discloses environmental accounting data in line with the Ministry of the Environment's Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005. Environmental accounting serves as a tool to evaluate the effects of environmental protection activities in a quantitative manner. By using this tool, we can identify the costs and effects of environmental protection activities, evaluate improvements made through these activities, and make use of evaluation results.

The following shows the major environmental impacts of business activities conducted by Fujikura Ltd. and other Group companies in Japan during fiscal 2020.

Fujikura sets even higher voluntary standards that exceed laws and regulations. With daily monitoring, regular measurements, and environmental inspections, Fujikura is reducing emissions of chemicals and other substances into the atmosphere and waterways. Also, by strengthening equipment maintenance and implementing equipment measures in advance, we have thorough plans to prevent overages against our standards.

Information about environmental troubles regarding Fujikura and its Group companies is quickly consolidated and shared following the Fujikura Group Environmental Trouble Reporting Operations Manual (revised in 2019) to prevent similar troubles from happening again.

In FY 2020, No environmental complaints at Fujikura and group companies.

In FY2020, one case involving violation of environmental limits occurred at Fujikura and Group companies. An incident occurred at the company’s Ishioka plant in which biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) exceeded the permissible limit for Ishioka City. This incident was reported to Ishioka City and we plan to install equipment to remove the substance that caused this. (Installation was completed in September 2021)

No fines or sanctions have occurred due to violation of environment related laws by any of the business sites or Group companies of the Fujikura Group.