Environmental Policies

The KURABE Group shall operate an environmental management system with the goals of reducing the environmental burden from procurement of parts and materials to use and disposal of products, achieving a sound material-cycle society, and protecting the global environment, will work continuously to improve its performance in these areas.

In our products and business activities, we will take the following measures to reduce the environmental burden

• To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we are working to develop a new method for energy and resource conservation.
• We (1) manage and control the discharge of wastes in order to reduce them, and (2) recycle them in order to make effective use of resources.
• We strictly manage hazardous chemical substances in our products and materials.
• We strive to implement design/development processes that take the life-cycle of our products into consideration.
• We endeavor to protect the local environment by preventing the pollution (air, water, and soil) and noise.
• We will comply with all environmental laws and regulations as well as all other requirements to which we have subscribed. In order to achieve this policy, all employees will set targets for regional environmental protection and strive to continuously improve our environmental management system.

Environmental initiatives

Issues to be addressed

The entire company works to reduce the environmental burden of issues related to each of our production process.

Environmental Management System

Production bases in Japan

Site name	Acquisition date	Certification organization	Registration chapter number
Head office	June 2019	JQA	JQA-EM1594
Shinohara Plant	August 2020	JQA
Hamakita Plant	April 2005	JQA
Shonai Factory	April 2005	JQA
Miyakoda Plant	April 2005	JQA
Miyakoda Kita Plant	April 2023	JQA

ISO14001 Certificate（PDF：941KB）

Overseas production bases

Site name	Acquisition date	Certification organization	Registration chapter number
KURABE INDUSTRIAL (VIETNAM) Co., LTD	July 2006	SGS	VN21/00175
KURABE INDUSTRIAL BACNINH Co., LTD	August 2013	BVC	VN.4424349/E
KURABE INDUSTRIAL (SHANGHAI) Co., LTD	May 2005	NQA	E5437

Activity contents

Implementation and Education of Internal Audits

All plants are conducting internal audits of ISO14001 operations and RoHS control. Study meetings are also held to deepen understanding of operations.

Environmental survey

1.Verification of Industrial Waste Disposal Sites

We confirm that appropriate disposal is carried out by contractors.

2.Supplier site location audit

We conduct supplier audits to ensure that RoHS is controlled.

3.Work Environment Monitoring

Working environment monitoring is conducted at workplaces subject to organic solvents, dust, and noise.

4.Measures against asbestos

In 2006, the use of asbestos was reviewed at all of our plants, and responses were carried out.

Activity plan

Implementation Items	Monitoring Items	Target Values	Relevant Laws and Regulations
Reduction of industrial waste emissions:	Emissions Recycling rate	－1％（year on year） ＋1％（year on year）	Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law Various recycling laws
Reduction in the Amount of Electricity Consumption	Amount of Electricity Consumption	－1％（year on year）	Energy Conservation Law
Productivity improvement	Production efficiency	＋5％
Thorough control of chemical substances in products	Non-compliance	Zero	Chemical Substances Control Law: RoHS regulations