About GUNZE
CSR Activities
Gunze promptly made a corporate-wide decision to prevent environmental pollution by establishing a Public Nuisance Prevention Committee in 1970. In June 1997, alert to growing public concern over environment-related issues, Gunze established an Environmental Charter to demonstrate the company's environmental policy and commitment both internally and externally. Accordingly, Gunze formulated a voluntary environmental action plan that specifies vital environmental issues and activity targets. Based on this plan, Gunze is working on a fully established environmental management system and reduction of the environmental impact of its corporate activities. By promoting these efforts, Gunze is fully dedicated to complying with all environmental laws and regulations, and to promoting disclosure of environmental information including environmental accounting data to strengthen communications with stakeholders. By so doing, Gunze aims to create a recognized, environmentally conscious management system capable of improving its ecological performance.
Environmental Conservation
Gunze Environmental Charter
As part of the global community, we at Gunze are fully aware of our responsibility to safeguard the earth and its resources for future generations. Gunze is a responsible corporate citizen committed to building a prosperous global society that enjoys sustainable development. To support our efforts, we will actively address environmental issues to minimize the environmental impact of our activities and implement necessary measures to improve and maintain the environment. In accepting our social responsibility to help solve environmental problems, we have established a basic environmental philosophy and determined action guidelines.
Basic Environmental Philosophy
Through the development and production of environmentally sound products, we aim to help build a prosperous global society that lives in harmony with the environment.
Guidelines for Our Conduct
1
Our efforts will be directed toward minimizing the environmental impact of all our corporate activities.
2
We will not only comply with all related laws and regulations, but will strive to upgrade the level of our environmental management by establishing internal voluntary standards.
3
We will promote energy and resource conservation.
4
We will reduce waste, and promote the recovery, recycling and compression of waste.
5
We will promote research and development of environmentally sound products as well as manufacturing and environmental technologies to lessen the environmental impact of our activities.
6
We will implement programs to increase the environmental awareness of our employees, and we will encourage them to cooperate with and contribute to the environmental conservation efforts of local communities.
7
We will advance environmentally conscious practices, and will promote the transfer of environmental technologies to our overseas operations.
8
In the event of an environmental accident, we will immediately take action to redress the damage.
Action Plan 2007
Promoting environmental management to contribute to the sustainable development of society.
Environmental targets for each year and 2006 results
| Major category | Environmental performance indicator | 2006 target | 2006 results | In-house rating | 2007 target | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Reference year results | ||||||
| Prevention of global warming | CO2 emissions | 107,995 ('90) (in tons) |
103,850 | 111,456 |  |
102,800 | |
| Resource recycling Resource conservation |
Waste | Volume of waste generated | 10,234('04) (in tons) |
9,729 | 10,511 | |
9,485 |
| Volume of waste emitted | 5,127 ('04) (in tons) |
4,700 | 3,812 |  |
4,500 | ||
| Resource recycling | 69％ ('00) | 99％ | 98.1％ |  |
99％ | ||
| Amount of water used | 6,021('00) (in thousands m3) |
5,000 | 4,905 | |
4,800 | ||
| PRTR chemical substances | 385('00) (in tons) |
234 | 112 | |
225 | ||
| Packaging materials subject to treatment by subcontracted recycling companies | 3,365 ('99) (in tons) |
2,200 | 2,698 | |
2,100 | ||
Our own rating of Giving golden quality at silver prices has been our stated aim at Gunze.
- Beginning in fiscal 2005, CO2 emissions targets included transport-related emissions (company vehicles, transportation of parts/products, etc.)
- New waste emission volume targets were added for fiscal 2005 and beyond.
- "Volume of waste emitted" in the above table refers to waste disposal that Gunze business sites outsourced to waste disposal companies (including recycled items but not valuables).