Management of Waste and Other Emissions

The Nabtesco Group is fostering the activities to reduce landfill waste to zero based on the approach of 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle)—the basic practice for establishing a resource-circulating society—, to reduce waste generated by our business activities.

The Nabtesco Group classifies and manages waste according to the following categories. We have introduced an environmental information management tool to collect, aggregate, and analyze monthly reports on the amount of waste generated from each business site. For sites with large fluctuations, we investigate the causes of increase and, as necessary, implement measures to reduce waste generation.

In addition, during the annual on-site ESH audits conducted at each business site, the status of waste reduction activities and waste management are included as audit items. These audits lead to the formulation of countermeasures and implementation of improvement activities. The audit results and reports on the outcomes of ESH activities are compiled by the ESH Committee, reviewed at the Management Committee at the end of the fiscal year, and then reflected in activities for the following year.

The Nabtesco Group implements thoroughgoing waste management, so waste containing hazardous substances is not emitted.

The Nabtesco Group has introduced a system to encourage the development of energy-saving products and is promoting the development of smaller, lighter, and longer-life products, thereby reducing resource use during production and environmental impact at the time of disposal.
We also reuse usable parts and reduce the number of newly manufactured parts to reduce resource use.

We have been fostering the MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) business to optimized the use of resources and expand sales in the service field.

The Nabtesco Group is working to identify, reduce the use, and prevent the leakage of substances that impact the environment as a result of its business operations. For the plants that are planned to be rebuilt or refurbished, we conduct surveys as required by the related laws and regulations and when pollution is detected, we report it to the local government and conduct necessary purification measures.