Introduction

Although various activities are being conducted worldwide for the preservation of the global environment, global warming, the depletion of natural resources and other cases of environmental degradation continue to grow increasingly severe. As one offshoot, environmental preservation is now considered a very important issue that companies must tackle as part of their responsibility to society.

While focusing on “consideration for the global environment" and achieving "harmony with local communities and cultures" as top priorities for management, the Nabtesco Group will continue to actively promote activities to reduce the environmental impact of our products and business operations, as well as for the improvement of the environment.

Environment Policy

We formulated our Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Action Plan in May 2005 to promote activities reflecting our strong sense of social responsibility and to help realize a sustainable society.


Nabtesco Group Environmental Philosophy

At all times, we acknowledge the impact of our business activities on the global environment; we strive to produce products and an environment which are both people-friendly and nature-friendly; and we aim to achieve a future society which is enriched and comfortable.


Nabtesco Group Environmental Action Plan

1. We acknowledge that the preservation of the global environment is a crucial issue that is common to humankind. With participation by all employees, we will actively promote the establishment of targets which aim to improve the results of our environmental preservation activities, and we will actively promote initiatives for sustainable improvements.
  2. We will strive to improve energy, resource and recycling efficiency during the planning, development and design stages of each product, by understanding the impact on the environment throughout the lifecycle of the product.
  3. We will strive to reduce the burden on the environment during the production, sales, distribution and servicing of each product, by actively employing or engineering advanced environmental technology, such as the conservation of energy, the effective use of resources, and the challenge of zero emissions.
  4. We are committed to voluntary activities designed to realize environmental targets. We will comply with environment-related laws and regulations, as well as with social norms, and we will set independent control standards as necessary.
  5. We will actively promote exchange and links with society, and strive to gain wider understanding and trust, through such action as the disclosure of environment-related information, and participation in social activities.

ESH Promotion Framework

The Nabtesco Group works toward environmental preservation under the combined efforts of the individual ESH* systems of each in-house company and Group company (see figure on the right).

The ESH Committee develops and discusses policies, targets and other ESH-related issues that are common throughout the entire Group. At each in-house and Group company, Company ESH Committees are established to set up targets and action plans for each site and implement ESH activities accordingly.

The Group ESH Committee Chairperson conducts ESH audits at all sites, checks the progress of action plans and also provides guidance. At the end of each fiscal year, the Group management reviews the ESH Management System, based on the results of the audits, follow-up measures undertaken and other reported conditions of ESH activities.



※ESH: Environment and Safety. System to manage companies’ activities in a people-friendly and nature-friendly manner.

Environmental Management System

The Nabtesco Group acknowledges that the ISO 14001 international standard is an effective tool for environmental management, and utilizes it in the building and operation of our environmental management system. Since the current NABCO Company first obtained the ISO 14001 certification in October 1999, all Nabtesco plants, as well as four plants operated by major Group companies, have been ISO 14001-accredited.

We are also working hard to maintain consistency in our environmental activities across the entire Group by promoting vector matching, information sharing and collaboration between our sites, in order to realize effective environmental performance.In addition, we are also aiming to establish a sustainable system that integrates ecology and economy.

Certificates : LRQA・ISC・JQA

Long-term Targets and Past Performance

The Nabtesco Group has set the following long-term targets for its environmental activities. Through achieving these targets, we aim to realize environment-conscious manufacturing so that we can ultimately help prevent global warming and assist in the development of a recycling-based society.



Long-term targets (for FY2014)

■ Prevention of global warming:
 ・Reduce energy consumption (unit energy consumption) by at least 10% from the FY2004 level

■ Achievement of zero emissions:
 ・Reduce landfill waste to 1% or less of total waste generated

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