Sustainability
Reducing Industrial Waste
The main types of environmental burdens in our business activities come from greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions, industrial waste output, and the discharge of chemical substances. In order to reduce reputational risks due to environmental pollution incidents, etc., we strive to prevent pollution by reducing waste emissions, recycling, and appropriately managing chemical substances.
We consider the reduction of simple (landfill and incineration) waste generated in the manufacturing stage to be one of the main goals of environmental management activities. For RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION, based on the scope of ISO 14001 certification, we are working toward the goals of reducing simple waste volume per gross production to 0.1% or lower and reducing total waste per gross production to 3.5% or lower. In FY2022, the simple waste volume per gross production was 0.095% and the total waste per gross production was 3.44%, and we achieved these goals. Going forward, we will gradually set the goals for total waste per gross production for RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION to be 3.3% or lower in FY2024 and 3.0% or lower in FY2030, and work toward them.
Indicators and Targets
| Indicators | Scope | Unit | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | Medium- to Long-term Targets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | FY2030 | ||||||
| Simple waste volume | non-consolidated | t | 108.2 | 128.2 | 162.0 | - | - |
| Ratio of simple waste volume to total production | non-consolidated | % | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.1% or less |
0.1% or less |
| Total waste volume | non-consolidated | t | 3,111 | 3,622 | 3,657 | - | - |
| Ratio of total waste volume to total production | non-consolidated | % | 3.43 | 3.59 | 2.97 | 3.3% or less |
3.0% or less |
| Recycling ratio | non-consolidated | % | 96.52 | 96.46 | 95.57 | - | - |
| NOx emissions | non-consolidated | t | less than 3t | less than 3t | less than 3t | - | - |
| SOx emissions | non-consolidated | t | less than 3t | less than 3t | less than 3t | - | - |
| Hazardous waste emissions | non-consolidated | t | 14.2 | 18.1 | 20.0 | - | - |
| Environmental fines | non-consolidated | million yen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sustainable Use of Water Resources
Structure and Governance
Reduction of Industrial Waste and Promotion of Recycling
We are promoting restraint in generating waste by improving yields in our production processes, as well as strictly separating generated waste into material recycling, thermal recycling, Refuse Plastic Fuel (RPF), raw cement material, etc. for conversion to effective use.
