Environmental Objectives, Targets and Results
Recognizing, based on our Group philosophy, that initiatives to preserve the earth’s environment are among the most important issues for management, we are constantly conducting activities aimed at achieving a sustainable society.
Azbil Corporation’s Environmental Objectives, Targets and Results
Environmental Objectives | Targets for Fiscal Year 2020 | Results for Fiscal Year 2020 | Self- Assessment |
Medium-Term Objective (Fiscal Years 2021) |
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1. Decarbonization initiatives | ||||
Reduction of CO2 emissions by azbil Group business activities*1 | 47 % or more reduction | 51 % reduction | Good | cut CO2 emissions by 50 % or more |
Increase the amount of CO2 cut through our main business | - | 2.94million metric tons of CO2 /year*2 | Good | Increase the amount of CO2 cut through our main business (FY2030 Targets:3.4 million metric tones of CO2) |
2. Reduction of supply chain’s environmental impact through products | ||||
Increase net sales of environmentally friendly products | - | Increase % of sales of these products | Good | Increase % of sales of these products |
Use of environmentally friendly design (CO2 reduction throughout the product life cycle, product 3R*3) |
- | Use of 3R indicators for products | Good | Reduction of product life cycle CO2 Improvement of product 3R indicators |
3. Increased resource recycling | ||||
Reduction of waste*4 | 1 % max. |
1 % max. | Good | 1 % max. |
4. Management of environmental risk, Biodiversity | ||||
Air, water quality, soil contamination, PCBs, etc. | Zero instances of environmental non-conformity*5 | Zero instances of environmental non-conformity | Good | Zero instances of environmental non-conformity |
Compliance with regulations for chemicals (Japan’s PRTR Law, EU regulations, etc.) |
- | Appropriate compliance | Good | Appropriate compliance |
Promote environmental conservation activity | Continue previous initiatives | Implemented online activities four times |
Good | Continue environmental conservation activity at offices and surrounding areas |
*1.Covers Azbil Corporation, domestic consolidated subsidiaries, and overseas production bases.
*2.Estimations method for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 is based on third-party review.
*3.“Reduce, reuse, and recycle” in order to effectively use resources.
*4.Manufacturing bases in Japan
*5.“Environmental non-conformity” refers to an environment-related fine, penalty, violation of law, or proceeding resulting in an administrative order.
- Overall of Environmental Initiatives
- Our Long-Term Vision for Combatting Global Warming
- Environmental Policy / Priority Measures
- [FY2020]An Outside Opinion of Our Environmental Initiatives
- Our Approach
- azbil Group Basic Environmental Policy / Rules for Environmental Preservation / Environmental Policy
- Measures in Environmental Initiatives
- Environmental Objectives, Targets and Results
- An Outside Opinion of Our Environmental Initiatives
- Contributing to the environment through our core businesses
- Reducing the environmental impact of our own business activities