The Nisshinbo Group’s Promotion of Environmental Management
The Nisshinbo Group is aiming to increase corporate value as a more united corporate group by realizing its Corporate Philosophy — “Change and Challenge! For the creation of the future of Earth and People.” As an Environment and Energy Company group, we will continue to offer new products and systems that help protect the environment, save energy and create alternative sources of energy, while also providing solutions that address some of the greatest issues faced by humanity today, such as environmental destruction and natural disasters caused by climate change, to make life safer and more secure for people everywhere.
Long-term Environmental Targets (fiscal year ending December 2025)
Increase ratio of products that
contribute to sustainable
society to 65％ or more of total sales
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
per unit of sales by 15％
or more compared with
fiscal year ended March 2015
Improve recycling
ratio to 95％ or more
Medium-term Environmental Targets (end-2021) and Results
Step up activities to maintain biodiversity
| Targets for end-2021 | Implement activities at more than five sites overseas |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Currently being implemented at two business sites |
Water usage per unit of sales
| Targets for end-2021 | Reduction of 3% or more compared with fiscal year ended March 2018 |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Reduction of 16% compared with fiscal year ended March 2018 |
Promote Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs)*1
| Targets for end-2021 | Ratio of total sales: 50% or more |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Ratio of total sales: 33% |
Increase sales ratio for products that contribute to sustainable society
| Targets for end-2021 | Ratio of total sales: 55% or more |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Ratio of total sales: 50% |
Reduce energy consumption per unit of sales
| Targets for end-2021 | Reduction of 10% or more compared with fiscal year ended March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Reduction of 5% compared with fiscal year ended March 2015 |
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions per unit of sales
| Targets for end-2021 | Reduction of 10% or more compared with fiscal year ended March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Reduction of 7% compared with fiscal year ended March 2015 |
Reduce volume of PRTR*2 substance emissions per unit of sales
| Targets for end-2021 | Reduction of 10% or more compared with fiscal year ended March 2018 |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | Reduction of 22% compared with fiscal year ended March 2018 |
Improve recycling rate
| Targets for end-2021 | 90% or more |
|---|---|
| Results as of end-2019 | 82% |
*1 Life cycle assessment (LCA): Understanding of environmental load during product life cycle, from raw materials, to production, use, and final disposal
*2 PRTR substances: Substances subject to Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system pursuant to Act on the Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof. Reports of their amounts of release and transfer must be filed.