Environmental policy and promotion structure
Approach to Natural Capital
Our business activities are closely linked to natural capital— the consumption of wood resources for our core wallcoverings and the use of fossil fuel energy—and the conservation and restoration of natural capital represents an extremely important issue. The construction industry has a growing demand to select products that help reduce CO2 emissions and resource circulation when procuring materials. Against this backdrop, we have identified key materiality related to natural capital and are working to reduce environmental impact. Specifically, through the development of products with low environmental burdens and the optimization of our entire supply chain, we aim to balance social value, including realizing a sustainable global environment, with economic value, such as creating new sales opportunities and reducing costs associated with regulatory compliance. Furthermore, the three materialities of natural capital affect one another, so promoting them in an integrated manner is crucial for generating synergies while avoiding trade-offs among the initiatives. Environmental issues are urgent challenges faced by society, and we will continue to work on resolving these issues from a range of perspectives related to our business activities.
Environmental Policy
Sangetsu has established its environmental philosophy and environmental policy premised on the notion that its initiatives involving environmental preservation entail duly assuming responsibility for providing better living spaces. As such, we will consistently promote environmental preservation activities in operating our environmental management system based on this policy.
* ISO 14001 certification acquired in June 2001
Basic Concept
Sangetsu has a role and responsibility to realize an affluent life by providing more comfortable living spaces. The business activities of Sangetsu are closely related to the environment. Thus, efforts to preserve the environment in the course of these activities are an obvious responsibility of the company. From this perspective, Sangetsu is striving to reduce the environmental load of its business operations, while giving greater consideration to preserving the global environment, in order to create a better living environment.
Our Approach
- Implement an environmental management system with appropriate environmental objectives and goals as well as continuous improvement to safeguard corporate operations and protect the global environment.
- Comply with legislation related to environmental preservation.
- Avoid the use of substances that adversely affect the environment; reduce waste, encourage recycling, and conserve energy and resources, in all stages of development, manufacturing, distribution, and use and disposal of products.
- Improve employee understanding and awareness of the company’s environmental policy and environmental management activities. Widely disseminate this environmental policy to relevant personnel and request their understanding and cooperation.
- Publically disclose this environmental policy
ESG and CSR Policies
Medium-term policy
- Monitor the environmental impact of the Sangetsu Group as a whole.
- Construct a system for preventing global warming and supporting the sustainable use of resources.
Implementation
(1) Reducing the environmental impact of business activities
- Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- Reduction of energy consumption
- Reduction in volume of waste
- Rise in the recycling rate
(2) Understanding and reducing the environmental impact of the supply chain
- Understanding GHG basic unit for each supplier, and taking it into consideration during purchasing activities
- Understanding the Group’s environmental impact and drafting plan for reducing the environmental impact
(3) Developing and expanding eco-friendly products
- Developing the high durability product and expansion of the long-term continuation product
- Developing products that contribute to low carbon and resource recycling
(4) Building and expanding the sample book collection and recycling system
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