Environmental Management

Our Policy for Environmental Management

We believe a sustainable global environment is essential to building a safe, secure, and caring society where people can live comfortably, as envisioned by the NAGASE Group.
Many of the raw materials we use in our products come from nature. Proactively and continuously addressing environmental challenges is therefore vital to the long-term growth of our business.
In January 2022, the NAGASE Group announced its policy for achieving carbon neutrality. At Nagase Viita, we are steadily advancing initiatives toward our 2030 targets while contributing to a sustainable society by reducing CO₂ emissions and other environmental impacts.

Environmental Policy

Basic Philosophy

We aim for sustainable development by engaging all employees to promote the harmonious co-existence of society with nature. We believe that protecting the environment, on a local and global scale, is one of the Company’s highest-priority responsibilities that can make a positive contribution to the economy and society as a whole.

Action Plan Guidelines

• We have established and continuously improve an environmental management system in order to reduce the environmental burden of our operations.
• We observe all environmental laws, regulations, and agreements and establish voluntary standards and operating procedures, and work to improve environmental management.
• To protect the global environment, we strive to develop technologies that take into account the effective use of raw materials, energy conservation, and waste reduction at the product design stage.
• We endeavor to improve the efficient use of valuable water resources and reduce environmental impacts.
• We pursue greater energy efficiency in our business activities and promote the use of sustainable energy. This will lead to energy conservation and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and will contribute to the mitigation of climate change.
• We conduct reliable management of chemical substances, work to reduce their use and find alternatives, and continue to reduce emissions of air and water pollutants, working to reduce and prevent the risk of environmental pollution.
• We work to reduce waste and by-products and promote the 4Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle).
• We seek to minimize our impact on biodiversity and contribute to the conservation of ecosystems. As a member of the local community, we also actively engage in environmental initiatives and respond promptly and responsibly to any incidents or situations that may adversely affect the environment.
• Through employee education, we work to raise environmental awareness among all employees and encourage their commitment to environmental improvement.

Environmental Management System

We have established the Environmental Management Promotion Committee to implement these Action Plan Guidelines in accordance with the Basic Philosophy shown in our Environmental Policy.

ISO14001 Certification Status

Our Fukuchiyama Plant obtained ISO14001 certification in FY2006, and all of our Okayama district sites obtained the certification in FY2024.

List of ISO14001 certified sites

Initiatives to Reduce Our Environmental Impact

Environmental Target Activities

We have set targets to reduce our environmental impact, and all employees are committed to achieving them.
*Our Environmental Targets

Energy Saving Activities

Optimizing the Manufacturing Process

At plants and other facilities, we have been promoting energy conservation and the reduction of CO₂ emissions by switching to LED lighting, optimizing the operation of chilled water and cooling water equipment, converting cooling water system pumps to inverter types, improving boiler efficiency, introducing energy-saving equipment, reducing energy loss, and reviewing manufacturing conditions.

Installation of renewable energy equipment

Solar panels have been installed in the office and welfare building, generating approximately 45 MWh per year, which is consumed in the facility. We will continue to promote the introduction of renewable energy by installing solar panels and utilizing biogas.

Education / Awareness-Raising Activities

• We conduct annual training for all employees to ensure thorough understanding of the Environmental Policy and raise environmental awareness.
• The date of a past spill incident is designated as a special vigilance day, with reminders issued to help prevent recurrence and reinforce employee awareness.
• We regularly issue Environmental News internally to share information and deepen employees’ understanding of environmental issues.