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Global Warming
Basic Philosophy
Corporate energy strategies are becoming increasingly important due to intensification of climate changes (global warming) as well as power supply concerns due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Against this backdrop, energy conservation can be conducted on various scales, from an entire factory to process, facilities, and even at the level of the individual employee.
The Energy Conservation Promotion Section and other sections will therefore implement long-term countermeasures, and with additional energy conservation activities on a daily basis, we hope to achieve our Eco Vision 2015 by concerted efforts by all Group members.
Voice
Abnormal climates occurring all around the world and the influence of power shortages on our daily lives are just a couple of examples of what makes us realize the importance of conserving energy. The Energy Conservation Promotion Section was established last July to promote all-company activities for CO2 reduction. We hope to promote CO2 reduction activities for the entire Group, domestic and international, with a global perspective so that we may pass on to future generations a "comfortable living environment on Earth."
Masato Nagasaki
Deputy General Manager
Energy Conservation Promotion Section
Trends in CO2 emissions
The CO2 emission volume for fiscal 2010 was 188,000 tons (10% increase from previous fiscal year); neither the fiscal 2010 target and Eco Vision 2010 were achieved. This was due to increased production with the business expansion after the formulation of Eco Vision, and recovery from the economic recession in fiscal 2008.
Energy conservation during transportation
As Specified Consigners under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy we are making efforts to reduce CO2 emissions during transportation. We reviewed our transport of waste in fiscal 2010, but the cargo shipment volume totaled 44,305,000 ton-km (15% increase from the previous fiscal) and so the target was not achieved. The CO2 emission volume was 2,773 tons (15% increase from the previous fiscal). In Eco Vision 2015, we hope to make an 8% improvement in basic unit compared to fiscal 2007.
Energy conservation in the office
Starting from turning off lights and computers during breaks, we conserve energy in various ways, including implementing our coolbiz and warmbiz campaigns (to save energy used for air conditioning and heating), setting the thermostat at 28 degrees Celsius in the summer and 20 degrees Celsius in the winter.
Also, bitter gourds, pumpkins and gourds have been grown on the southern side of the administrative wing of the Miyanojo Factory since fiscal 2008 to create green curtains, reducing power consumption for air conditioning in the summertime.
Use of natural energy
We promote the use of solar power, a natural energy.
Head Office Factory has three solar power generator units and one solar water heater. The Komaki Factory has a large-scale solar power generator unit that can generate a maximum of 107 kW of electricity. Power generated in fiscal 2010 totaled 173,000 kWh, which equaled a reduction of 57 tons of CO2.
Participation in the lights-down campaign
We support and participate every year in the CO2 Reduction Lights Down Campaign conducted by the Ministry of the Environment.
For fiscal 2010, we turned off lights in 16 locations on June 21 (summer solstice) and July 7 (Tanabata Festival) from 8 pm to 10 pm; advertising towers and displays at our factories and business sites were turned off, and we also asked sales shops to turn off ad displays of our company at their storefronts.
