MISUMI Group's Environmental Activities

The following is an introduction to environmental initiatives being taken by MISUMI Group

SURUGA Production Platform, as a global company, is responsible for MISUMI Group’s production and is firmly aware. firmly aware of its social responsibilities and has agreed to comply with environment-related laws and regulations, and other requirements. We contribute to building a sustainable society by promoting environmental activities such as decarbonization, under the slogan “Coexistence of Technology and Ecology”.

To promote practical environmental improvement activities, the Environmental Committee regularly holds meetings and shares environmental activity policies, environmental management KPIs, and plans and achievements of environmental improvement activities to strengthen our environmental management.

To confirm the operational status and effectiveness of our Environmental Management System and horizontally deploy best practices in environmental activities, we conduct an internal audit annually and undergo an external audits by the ISO 14001 certification body. The results of both internal and external audits reported to the Environmental Committee, contributing to the continuous improvement of our Environmental Management System.

In line with our environmental education and training plan, we provide environmental education to our employees. Additionally, to enhance our environmental management structure, we conduct regular training activities such as annual internal audit sessions, with a focus on on-site managers.

Nantong, China: Operations began in FY17, panel expansion was completed in 2022, and FY23 was power generation deteriorated by 8.9% due to weather conditions.
Vietnam: Operations began at the factory 4 during FY22, expansion work was conducted at the factory 4 in FY23, and installation was carried out at the factory 3, resulting in a 140.4% improvement in solar power generation compared to the previous fiscal year.

Initiatives for the 2023 fiscal year
・CO₂-free electricity has been introduced in all domestic factories
・At the Shimizu Factory, the introduction of an automatic air conditioning control system has reduced the power consumption of air conditioning units by approximately 14%
・In February and March 2024, solar power panels will be added within the factory premises at the Vietnam factory to accelerate CO₂ reduction2024
 

In order to comply with the RoHS Directive and Green Procurement Guidelines, our company investigates restricted and prohibited substances in materials and components for each business and promotes substitution.
For example, we aim for compliance by substituting low-cadmium materials for brass components incorporated into precision positioning stages. In conjunction with custom product support, we are planning the sequential sale of compliant products.
Furthermore, recognizing the conservation of the global environment as the most important issue for the Earth, we will act with sincere consideration to preserve and enhance the global environment in our corporate activities.

Suruga Production Platform has obtained ISO14001 certification at domestic and overseas manufacturing sites.

In April 2022, we implemented CO₂-free electricity* at seven locations, including the head office of the SURUGA Production Platform. Consequently, we reduced greenhouse gas emissions from our manufacturing sites in Japan approximately 6,500 tons in FY2023. This is equivalent to 9.7% reduction of Scope1 and 2 GHG emissions of our entire group in FY2020, the base year.

Details on the Introduction of CO₂-free Electricity：CO₂-free electricity sold by Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Co., Inc., CD Energy Direct Co.,Ltd. and The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated

Sites where we have Introduced CO₂-free Electricity (six sites)：
SURUGA Production Platform Co., Ltd.

Head Office：505 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
536 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
549 Nanatsushinya, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
Kansai Factory：2-3-2 Akamatsudai, Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo
Ami Factory：3-2 Hoshinosato, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki
Mishima Seiki Co., Ltd：580-49 Tokura, Shizmizu-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka

Reduction in GHG emissions: Approximately 6,500 tons a year

We are participating in the Shizuoka Prefecture Renewable Energy Electricity Utilization Promotion Project which promotes introducing of 100% renewable energy in Shizuoka Prefecture.

To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in logistics, we are taking proactive measures by introducing EV vehicles to some of our delivery routes in Central Japan. Furthermore, we are optimizing logistics routes nationwide and transitioning some international shipments from air to sea freight to further lessen our environmental impact.