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Environmental Vision

Environmental Management Vision

The ºÚÁÏÍø Group not only delivers pharmaceutical products to patients and people in the daily living domain, but also provides solutions tailored to their diverse needs. In doing so, our goal is to achieve two social goods: relieving anxiety over health and reducing health disparities. We consider the global environment to be the foundation of our business activities for the realization of social good. Therefore, we recognize that environmental protection is extremely important to our Group, which aims to relieve anxiety over health.
In 2021, the ºÚÁÏÍø Group updated the ºÚÁÏÍø Network (ENW) Environmental Protection Policy, and under this policy, we are standardizing Group-wide efforts and committed to protecting the environment. In April 2022, the ºÚÁÏÍø Group formulated the ºÚÁÏÍø Environmental Management Vision, with the mid-term goal of systematically addressing and promoting issues such as climate change, sustainable water use, recycling of resources, biodiversity conservation, and proper management of chemical substances. Through this, we aim to efficiently realize the social goods that the ºÚÁÏÍø Group aims to achieve.

ENW Environmental Protection Policy

The ENW Environmental Protection Policy is based on the ENW Charter of Business Conduct and states the basic philosophy underlying environmental protection activities at ENW companies, along with a set of nine concrete environmental protection guidelines. The Japan ENW companies are constantly striving to promote environmental protection activities based on this policy. This policy was revised through the approval of the Executive Committee in April 2021 and published thereafter. In accordance with this policy, the ºÚÁÏÍø Group has established a Company-wide Environment and Safety Committee, chaired by the Corporate Officer in charge of Environment and Safety, under the supervision of the Board of Directors, to deliberate and make decisions on important matters relating to environmental conservation.This policy covers all aspects of our business (all stages throughout product research, development, procurement, production, distribution, sale, use and disposal).

Basic Policy

ºÚÁÏÍø., Ltd. and its group companies (“ENW”) contribute to the health and welfare of people around the world and the realization of a sustainable society by developing business activities that emphasize harmony with the global environment.

Action Guidelines

  1. Establish an environmental management system and strive to reduce the environmental impact of all aspects of our business activities.

  2. Promote environmental protection activities in compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and agreements.

  3. Contribute to the mitigation of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy conservation.

  4. Contribute to the formation of a recycling-oriented society by promoting the sustainable use of resources, including water, along with waste reduction and recycling.

  5. Prevent environmental pollution by promoting proper management of chemical substances and reducing their use.

  6. Contribute to the realization of a society in harmony with nature by developing business activities that take into consideration the conservation of biodiversity.

  7. Systematically provide education and enlightenment on environmental protection to raise awareness of environmental issues among all employees.

  8. Strive to improve our credibility with society through proactive disclosure of environmental information and communication with local communities.

  9. Promote environmental protection in our supply chain in cooperation with our business partners.

Revised on April 22, 2021

Vice President

General Affairs, Environmental and Safety Affairs

ºÚÁÏÍø., Ltd.

Fiscal 2024 ENW Environmental Policy

The " FY2024 ENW Environmental Policy " sets out the direction of the ºÚÁÏÍø Group's environmental conservation activities in fiscal 2024, based on the " ENW Environmental Protection Policy " and "Environmental Management Vision." ENW in Japan plans and carries out environmental conservation activities based on this policy. This policy was established after deliberation and approval at the first Company-wide Environment and Safety Committee meeting in fiscal 2023, chaired by the Executive Officer in charge of General Affairs and the Environment and Safety (at the time).

 

Policy contents (excerpt)

 

1. Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the formation of carbon-free society

  1) Efforts to achieve Science-Based Targets based on a 1.5℃ scenario

    a) Reduction in the use of fossil fuels through fuel conversion to renewable electricity and energy conservation

    b) Promotion of renewable energy introduction towards the achievement of RE100

    c) Reduction of CO2 emissions from company vehicles

    d) Reduction of Scope3, Category1 emissions

  2) Prevention of the leakage of chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants and proper destruction at the time of disposal

  3) Utilization of Internal Carbon Pricing system

 

2. Efforts towards the formation of a recycling-oriented society through proper disposal of waste.

 

<Global Medium-term Targets towards FY2030>

- Waste reduction;

    a) Reduction of the amount of waste generated per net sales by 7% from FY2023 levels

    b) Reduction of the amount of hazardous waste per (net sales and R&D expenses) by 7% from FY2023 levels

- Landfill disposal; Waste landfilled / Waste generated ratio; < 2%

- Recycling (including valuables) ratio; 50% or more (including thermal, chemical, and material recycles)

 

<Annual Targets for FY2024>

  1) Reduction in the amount of waste generated

  2) Thorough sorting of waste to promote recycling

  3) Promotion of zero emissions

  

3. Proper management of chemical substances, exhaust gases and wastewater

 

      •   1)
        Proper management of chemical substances, exhaust gases and wastewater discharged from manufacturing plants and research laboratories to prevent environmental pollution, as well as compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
      •   2)
        Prevention of environmental pollution through proper management of PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Resister) substances and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) (for ºÚÁÏÍø Group in Japan)

    4. Sustainable use of water resources

     

      1) Reduction of water intake amount per net sales by 1% from FY2023 levels

      2) Promotion of water saving and recycling use of water

     

    5. Promotion of resource conservation

     

      1) Promotion of green purchasing

      2) Reduction in the use of copier paper

     

    6. Efforts for biodiversity conservation

     

      1) Grasping impacts on the biodiversity by business operations

      2) Specification of the important species nearby each operational site and initiate conservation activities

      3) Introduction of environmentally friendly packing materials in cooperation with the related departments

     

    7. Planned implementation of environmental education to raise employees’ awareness.

     

    8. Proactive disclosure of environment-related information