Environment

Environmental Conservation Activities

At Fujikura Kasei, we manufacture environment friendly products that can coexist with Earth, befitting a company that handles chemical substances and chemical reactions.
Additionally, we systematically engage in company-wide environmental improvement activities to reduction of environmental burden accompanying our business activities.

Environmental policies

  1. We will work to improve the environment by defining the focus of our environmental conservation activities in our action goals, and setting environmental objectives and targets in all processes from product development to purchasing, production, distribution, and waste treatment, to the extent that is technically and economically feasible.
  2. We will constantly strive to maintain and improve our management of the environment, and all business sites will endeavor to continuously improve their environmental conservation activities and implement environmental pollution prevention activities with the participation of all employees across the organization and job system.
  3. We will comply with environment-related laws and regulations and requirements that we have promised, including with local residents, and promote environmental conservation activities.
  4. We will provide education and implement awareness-raising activities to deepen understanding of our environmental policy and raise awareness of the environment among all our employees. We will also ask our partner companies for their understanding and implementation of such initiatives.
  5. We will disclose our environmental policy to the public.

Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.
Executive Director
Kazuhiro Suto

Eco Vision

Eco-Vision defines the long-terms goals of our environmental conservation activities. It sets forth feasible reduction targets for CO₂ emissions, energy usage and discharge of waste in anticipation of changes in social situations and revisions of laws and regulations. By visualizing specific measures for achieving each target and raising employee awareness, we promote environmental conservation activities across the company.

CO₂ emissions

Target
Reduce CO₂ emissions by 41% by FY2030 compared to FY2013

In fiscal 2024, we set our CO₂ emissions target at 4,777 t-CO₂/year and achieved our goal with a result of 2,809 t-CO₂/year. The primary factors behind this achievement included maintaining CO₂-free electricity contracts throughout the year at both the R&D Center and the Kuki Logistics Center, as well as company-wide efforts led by the Energy Conservation Act Committee to review and revise operational management standards and promote more rational energy use. For fiscal 2025, we have set a target of 4,622 t-CO₂/year. We will continue to pursue initiatives from multiple perspectives to ensure ongoing achievement of this target.
For reference, the ratio of non-fossil energy in total electricity consumption reached 45.80% in fiscal 2024.

Energy usage

Target
Continue to reduce the five-year average basic unit of energy consumption by more than 1% per year

In fiscal 2024, we achieved our energy consumption intensity target, recording 12.47 kℓ per 100 million yen against the target value of 13.17 kℓ per 100 million yen. The key factors behind this achievement included reductions in energy usage through ongoing energy-saving initiatives, as well as a company-wide review of “operational management standards” to promote more rational energy use. In addition, the decline in the emission coefficient of city gas also contributed to the improved results.
Going forward, we will further advance the “visualization of electricity usage” and strengthen monitoring to prevent equipment from being “left running or unattended,” continuing our efforts for ongoing improvement in energy efficiency.

Discharge of waste

Target
Continue to achieve a year-on-year reduction of more than 1% in the basic unit of waste discharge (sales) by 2030

In fiscal 2024, our waste emission intensity (waste generated per unit of sales) was 6.56 t per 100 million yen, falling short of the target value of 6.49 t per 100 million yen.
However, we ensured strict adherence to safety and proper disposal methods. For lithium-ion batteries, which pose a risk of ignition, we implemented thorough segregation and outsourced their disposal to specialized contractors. In addition, by establishing a circular reuse system for plastic pallets within our logistics processes, we worked to reduce overall waste emissions.
Going forward, in light of the increasing complexity of waste management, we will strengthen on-site inspections to confirm that waste generated by our operations is handled safely and appropriately, while continuing to pursue further reductions.

Energy Savings

Committee of Legal compliance with the Energy Saving Act, composed of members from each business location, is engaged in activities aimed at reducing energy consumption per unit by 1% and decreasing CO₂ emissions. Additionally, to strengthen the promotion of energy-saving activities, we have established an 'Energy Saving Policy' and 'Policy for Energy Saving Initiatives', clarifying the objectives and aims of these activities and conducting them in accordance with the policies at each site.

Energy saving policy

  1. We will promote business activities that aim to utilize energy efficiently.
  2. We will endeavor to contribute to society by providing products that give consideration to energy performance and environmental conservation.
  3. We will promote energy saving activities with the participation of all employees and aim to enhance our energy performance.

Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.
President
Susumu Kurihara

Policy for Energy Saving Initiatives

Our company is committed to reducing environmental impact by striving for efficient utilization of all energy, including non-fossil energy.

  1. Target
    ・Basic unit of energy consumption : reduction by1% per year.
    ・Consider increasing the use of non-fossil energy.
    ・Explore the utilization of Demand Response (DR).
    ・Reduce CO₂ emissions by 41% by the fiscal year 2030 compared to the fiscal year 2013.
  2. New Installation/upgrading of facilities
    We will give consideration to energy efficiency when newly installing or upgrading facilities, and will promote the introduction of energy saving devices.
  3. Operation of Facilities
    ・We will operate major facilities by setting control standards.
    ・In consideration of the peak shift of electricity, we will strive to control peak power consumption by monitoring demand in districts that exclude the Head office.
  4. Activities
    ・We will manage the status of legal compliance in each district by establishing a “Committee of Legal Compliance with the Energy Saving Act” chaired by an energy management supervisor.
    ・We will promote energy saving activities by designating members of the “Committee for Legal Compliance with the Energy Saving Act” as energy saving officers in each district.
    ・Employees will take an active part in company-wide and district-wide energy saving activities.
  5. Education and Training
    Education and training will be implemented in accordance with "Education and Training Regulations" (fM2-7200).

Fujikura Kasei Co., Ltd.
President
Susumu Kurihara

Activity Report

In fiscal 2024, we held four meetings of the Committee for Legal Compliance with the Energy Saving Act, actively reviewing our energy usage and monitoring the progress of our conservation initiatives.
As one example of these activities, we worked to reduce peak power consumption during the summer based on insights obtained through the visualization of electricity usage. By analyzing daily electricity usage patterns and setting air-conditioning timers to operate before outdoor temperatures rose, we were able to successfully curb peak demand and reduce total electricity consumption.
Going forward, we will continue to promote electricity visualization and optimize air-conditioning operations according to temperature fluctuations, to achieve greater energy efficiency.
When considering that energy-saving initiatives need to be continued long-term, identifying new improvement measures can be challenging. However, we remain committed to returning to the basics, and by reaffirming the full name of the Act—the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and Conversion to Non-Fossil Energy Sources—we will continue our efforts toward realizing rational and efficient energy use.

Coating care

Coating care is the global paint and printing ink industry's unique self-management activity concerning "Environment," "Safety," and "Health." In Japan, the "Basic policy concerning coating care" was announced and the Japanese edition of "Coating care" was issued in October 1998. This initiative implements specific management items by defining them as four management guidelines for health, safety, and environmental management practice, for example, energy consumption, PRTR reports, industrial accidents, industrial waste, and others as well as providing information on such concerns to the community.
Our company agrees with this initiative, and first declared its implementation in July 2001. Since then, we have continued with activities under the following policies posted.

コーティング・ケア実施宣言
  1. "Provision of excellent products" concerning the environment, safety, and health.
  2. "Business activity with ingenuity" concerning the environment, safety, and health.
  3. "Partnership building" concerning the environment, safety, and health.

Four management guidelines and long-term plan

  • Manufacturing management guideline
    Well-established culture that is completely accident free, creating a lively workplace and security of safety in the process
  • Shipping and transportation guidelines
    Strong partnership building with subcontractors
  • Product lifetime management guideline
    Design and development based on life cycle assessment, and establishment of a global chemical substance management system
  • Community responsibility guideline
    Planning and development of measures for contribution to the community upon disaster, and continual participation in networking events and activities in the community