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Environmental Activities

Environmental Activities

Kashifuji was certified for “ISO9001” (Quality Management Systems) in March 1998, and “ISO14001” (Environmental Management Systems) in May 2004. Since the establishment of the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) improvements have been made, and we have determined that the operation level of the EMS can be maintained by Self-Management. Accordingly, we have operated the EMS by ourselves since April 2017. We will maintain the established EMS and will continue to pursue additional improvements to the EMS.

Fundamental Principals

Kashifuji practices environmental conservation for the entire field of business activities, based upon a deep understanding of how these business activities effect the regional or global environment.

Environmental Policies

  • 1. Continuous improvement of environmental management systems
    and prevention of environmental pollution
  • 2. Compliance with laws, regulations and requirements
  • 3. Promotion of environmental preservation activities
    • (1) Design, develop and manufacture eco-friendly products
    • (2) Energy reduction and less usage of natural resources
    • (3) Waste reduction and promotion of recycling
    • (4) Appropriate control and reduction of the use of chemical substances
  • Working on SDGs

    SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
    Kashifji endorses the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is committed to achieving a better world. We will continue to provide proactive support.

    (1)Positive-impact areas, topics and contents, and related SDGs

    Society
    Impact area Theme Contents Related SDGs
    Health and Sanitation Implementing Health and Productivity Management
    • Acquired "Excellent Health and Productivity Management Corporation (Small and Medium Enterprise Category)" certification for the fourth consecutive year since 2019
    • All employees undergo regular health checkups twice a year. Implementation of full follow-up, etc. for each person with findings
    • Establishment of health maintenance measures and a sports promotion environment
    • Establishment of employee consultation desks by industrial counselors
    すべての人に健康と福祉を
    Education Initiatives for human resource development
    • "Hobbing Basic Technology Training" is held every year as an opportunity to learn about "Gear," and knowledge and skills are passed on to the next generation.
    • Encourage employees to take the Skills Test, which is a national certification system, and produce successful employees at both the 1st and 2nd levels every year.
    • Provision of venues where other companies can participate as "Hobbing Seminar" to develop human resources that are lacking in the industry as a whole and contribute to the development of the industry.
    質の高い教育をみんなに ジェンダー平等を実現しよう産業と革新の基盤をつくろう
    Employment Creating job satisfaction
    • Introduce no overtime days on a specific weekday every month, and complete holidays on Saturdays, Sundays and National holidays.
    • Promote the use of annual paid holidays and introduce "healthy holidays". A high rate of taking those holidays is maintained.
    • Increase the number of female employees hired and promote their success
    質の高い教育をみんなに ジェンダー平等を実現しよう 働きがいも経済成長も
    Means of transportation Contributing to the automotive industry
    • Production of hobbing machines for automotive transmission as "Hobbing Machine Kashifuji" over the many years
    • Manufacture of gear accelerators for "reduction gears" installed in electric vehicles
    エネルギーをみんなにそしてクリーンに 産業と技術革新の基盤をつくろう
    Economy
    Impact area Theme Contents Related SDGs
    Inclusive and healthy economy Contributing to the automotive and robot industries
    • Contributing to the automotive and robot industries
    • Manufacture of speed reducers and gears used for the joints of industrial robots.
    • Promoting the development of a smaller Gear Skiving Machine and increasing the production lineup
    エネルギーをみんなにそしてクリーンに 働きがいも経済成長も産業と技術革新の基盤をつくろう
    Longer product life
    • Machine repair and modification (including overhaul and retrofit) to support companies
    • Establishing the after-sales service system to respond to sudden problems after machine delivery

    (2)Negative impact areas, topics and content, and related SDGs

    Society
    Impact area Theme Contents Related SDGs
    Employment Safety management of employees
    • Initiatives aimed at eliminating lost-work day injuries by improving pre-work risk prediction and safety awareness.
    働きがいも経済成長も
    Environment
    Impact area Theme Contents Related SDGs
    Climate Minimize environmental impact
    • Development of highly energy-efficient hobbing machines reduces power consumption by 41% compared to conventional machines.
    • Lubrication system using low viscosity grease for sliding guideway surface of hobbing machine is adopted, and DC specification device is adopted for hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, etc. which realizes more energy saving than the conventional machines.
    • Committed to compliance and environmental conservation activities in accordance with the company's own environmental policy.
    エネルギーをみんなにそしてクリーンに つくる責任つかう責任 気候変動に具体的な対策を
    Waste Initiatives to reduce and effectively utilize waste
    • Implement overhaul and retrofit on machines that have been used for a long period of time to achieve longer product life
    • Established a system to sort, recycle, and manage the amount of waste generated by manufacturing products, achieving a high recycling rate, approaching 90%
    • Acquired the "Excellent 2R, Separation, and Recycling Activities" certification twice in a row
    • Strengthen management of loss reduction due to defects
    住み続けられるまちづくりを つくる責任つかう責任

    SDGs's goal

    Kashifuji has established the following control indicators (hereinafter called "KPI") and related SDGs:

    (1)KPI in areas of positive impact

    Society
    Specific impact areas and KPI (1)
    Impact area Health and Sanitation
    Initiatives and measures Continue to implement health management
    Set KPI Continue to acquire certification as an excellent health management corporation, and maintain the twice-yearly medical examination rate of 100% and the follow-up rate of 100% for those with findings
    Related SDGs
    Target3.8

    Achieve universal health coverage (UHC), including protecting everyone from financial risks, accessing quality basic health services and accessing safe, effective, high-quality and inexpensive essential medicined and vaccines.

    すべての人に健康と福祉を
    Specific impact areas and KPI (2)
    Impact area Education
    Initiatives and measures Initiatives to pass on next-generation knowledge and skills
    Set KPI Continue to hold hobbing seminar (new employees, beginners, mid-level) every year, and aim to have more than 50 people per year as participants in hobbing seminar (for users and other companies)
    Related SDGs
    Target4.3

    By 2030, ensure that all people, regardless of gender, have equal access to affordable, high-quality technical and vocational education and higher education, including universities.

    Target4.4

    By 2030, significantly increase the proportion of young people and adults with the skills necessary for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, including technical and vocational skills.

    質の良い教育をみんなに
    Target8.2

    Achieve high levels of economic productivity through diversification, technology improvement and innovation, including by focusing on high value-added and labor-intensive sectors.

    Target8.5

    Achieve by 2030 full and productive employment and rewarding human work for all men and women, including young people and people with disabilities, and equal pay for equal work.

    働きがいも経済成長も
    Target9.1

    Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being with a focus on inexpensive and equitable access to all.

    産業と技術革新の基盤を作ろう
    Specific impact areas and KPI (3)
    Impact area Employment
    Initiatives and measures Increase in female employees
    Set KPI Aim to double the number of female employees in technical, manufacturing and sales positions by 2026 compared to 2021
    Related SDGs
    Target4.4

    By 2030, significantly increase the proportion of young people and adults with the skills necessary for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship, including technical and vocational skills.

    Target4.5

    Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure that vulnerable groups, including the disabled, indigenous and vulnerable, have equal access to education and vocational training at all levels by 2030

    Target5.1

    Eliminate all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere.

    Target5.5

    Ensure full and effective women's participation and equal leadership opportunities in decision-making at all levels in the political, economic and public sectors.

    Target8.5

    Achieve by 2030 full and productive employment and rewarding human work for all men and women, including young people and people with disabilities, and equal pay for equal work.

    Target8.8

    Protect the rights of all migrant workers, especially women migrant workers and workers in unstable forms of employment, and promote safe and secure working environments.

    働きがいも経済成長も
    Economy
    Specific impact areas and KPI (4)
    Impact area Inclusive and healthy economy
    Initiatives and measures Contributing to the automotive and robot industries
    Set KPI Promoting the development of a smaller Gear Skiving Machine and increasing the production lineup
    Related SDGs
    Target7.2

    Significantly increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030.

    エネルギーをみんなにそしてクリーンに
    Target8.2

    Achieve high levels of economic productivity through diversification, technology improvement and innovation, including by focusing on high value-added and labor-intensive sectors.

    働きがいも経済成長も
    Target9.4

    Improve sustainability by 2030 by improving infrastructure and industry through improved resource utilization efficiency and expanded introduction of clean technologies and environmentally friendly technology and industrial processes. All countries will tailor their efforts to each country's capacity.

    産業と技術革命の基盤をつくろう
    Specific impact areas and KPI (5)
    Impact area Inclusive and healthy economy
    Initiatives and measures Strengthen initiatives to extend product life
    Set KPI Aim to increase sales of machine repairs and modifications (including overhaul and retrofit) by 10% by 2025 compared to 2020
    Related SDGs
    Target9.4

    Improve sustainability by 2030 by improving infrastructure and industry through improved resource utilization efficiency and expanded introduction of clean technologies and environmentally friendly technology and industrial processes. All countries will tailor their efforts to each country's capacity.

    産業と技術革新の基盤をつくろう
    Specific impact areas and KPI (6)
    Impact area Inclusive and healthy economy
    Initiatives and measures Enhancement of customer support system
    Set KPI In order to improve customer satisfaction, we will continue to respond to various inquiries by stationing the service section staff in the Sales Department on a permanent basis in order to provide "prompt responses not to make customers wait."
    Related SDGs
    Target8.2

    Achieve high levels of economic productivity through diversification, technology improvement and innovation, including by focusing on high value-added and labor-intensive sectors.

    働きがいも経済成長も

    (2)KPI in areas of negative impact

    Society
    Specific impact areas and KPI (7)
    Impact area Employment
    Initiatives and measures Maintain and strengthen employee safety-conscious initiatives
    Set KPI Prevent injuries with lost days
    Related SDGs
    Target8.8

    Protect the rights of all migrant workers, especially women migrant workers and workers in unstable forms of employment, and promote safe and secure working environments.

    働きがいも経済成長も
    Environment
    Specific impact areas and KPI (8)
    Impact area Strengthen initiatives for waste reduction and effective utilization
    Initiatives and measures Continue to implement health management
    Set KPI Aim to implement 12 or more units per year for overhaul and retrofit on products used for more than 10 years from manufacturing
    Related SDGs
    Target12.5

    Significantly reduce the generation of waste by 2030 by preventing, reducing, recycling and reusing waste.

    つくる責任つかう責任
    Specific impact areas and KPI (9)
    Impact area Waste
    Initiatives and measures Strengthen recycling initiatives
    Set KPI Aim to achieve a waste recycling rate of 91% or more by 2025 (target set by the Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association)
    Related SDGs
    Target11.6

    Mitigate per capita adverse urban environmental impacts by 2030, including through special attention to air quality and general and other waste management.

    住み続けられるまちづくりを
    Target12.5

    Significantly reduce the generation of waste by 2030 by preventing, reducing, recycling and reusing waste.

    つくる責任つかう責任
    Specific impact areas and KPI(10)
    Impact area Waste
    Initiatives and measures Initiatives to reduce and effectively utilize waste
    Set KPI Aiming for a 56% reduction from 2017 in the amount of losses due to defects (restructuring losses) by 2025
    Related SDGs
    Target11.6

    Mitigate per capita adverse urban environmental impacts by 2030, including through special attention to air quality and general and other waste management.

    住み続けられるまちづくりを
    Target12.5

    Significantly reduce the generation of waste by 2030 by preventing, reducing, recycling and reusing waste.

    つくる責任つかう責任

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