Basic Concept
Based on the Environmental Management Activity guideline, Fujikura and its domestic group companies report to the government every year the amount of designated chemical substances discharged or transferred from each business that are used in product raw materials or manufacturing processes and that are handled in quantities of 1 ton or more as stipulated by the PRTR Law*.
*PRTR Law: Law concerning the promotion of understanding the amount of specific chemical substances released into the environment and the improvement of their management
Goals and Results
In its Environmental Management Activity guideline, Fujikura and its domestic group companies have set a goal of reducing the amount of PRTR substances handled by "improving the emission and transfer volume per unit of sales of major environmentally hazardous substances by 3% or more compared to fiscal 2020 (annual improvement of 1% or more)" in fiscal 2023.
The main substances we handle, such as antimony, lead compounds, and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, are used as additives in plastic and rubber materials. In addition, xylene and toluene are used as ink solvents and are contained in gasoline for transportation vehicles. In an effort to reduce the amount of these chemical substances emitted and transferred, we are promoting the shift to non-lead and eco-friendly products and to alternative materials.
The volume of Class 1 designated chemical substances handled by Fujikura and its domestic group companies in fiscal 2023 was 116 tons, a 58% improvement compared to fiscal 2020, the volume emitted and transferred was 9.8 tons, a 42% improvement compared to fiscal 2020, and the intensity was 4.3 tons/billion yen, a 45% improvement compared to fiscal 2020, achieving the target.
Trends in emissions and transfer amounts and basic units of Class 1 chemical substances designated by the PRTR Law
*Total value for Fujikura and domestic group companies
Reducing atmospheric emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
VOC is a general term for organic compounds that become gaseous in the atmosphere and are said to be the cause of suspended particulate matter and photochemical oxidants that have an adverse effect on human health.
In Fujikura Group 2025 Environmental Management Action guideline, Fujikura and its domestic group companies have set a goal of reducing VOC atmospheric emissions by "improving the emission intensity of major VOCs (per sales) by 3% or more compared to fiscal 2020 (improvement of 1% or more per year)" in fiscal 2023.
The VOC emissions for Fujikura and its domestic group companies in fiscal 2023 will be 38.8 tons, a 23% improvement from 47.9 tons in fiscal 2020, and the basic unit will be 17.1 tons/billion yen, a 23% improvement from fiscal 2020, achieving the target.
Atmospheric emissions of major VOCs
Trends in Atmospheric Emissions of Major VOCs
