Biodiversity
Basic Policy
Kanadevia Group is committed to rigorous environmental management to ensure that our business activities do not harm the health of ecosystems. Furthermore, we actively support our customers in conducting environmental assessments and encourage them to take steps to ensure that their activities do not harm the health of ecosystems.
Governance
Kanadevia Group will continuously improve its environmental management system and ensure appropriate responses to environmental risks, with a view to achieving the global goal of ‘Nature Positive’-halting and reversing the loss of nature by 2030. Initiatives relating to natural capital are overseen under the same governance framework as those for climate change. Specifically, the Board of Directors and the Sustainability Promotion Committee, a subcommittee of the Board, deliberate on basic management policies and business activity policies and strategies relating to the nature strategy, whilst also receiving reports on the implementation status of various measures. Specific business strategies are executed based on deliberations and decisions made at the Management Committee and the Sustainability Promotion Committee. For further details, please refer to the Sustainable Management Promotion System.
Initiatives
The Group aims to achieve “zero environmental impact” by reducing the impact of its business activities on natural capital, preserving and restoring the ecosystems of developed areas, and contributing to society through activities related to nature conservation. Specific examples of our activities are as follows.
| Value chain | Field | Pillars of Success | Examples of Activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement | General | Sustainable procurement | Promotion Sustainable procurement (Procurement based on the Kanadevia Group Basic Procurement Principles) , Use of recycled steel |
| Procurement (transportation) | Waste | Complete circulation of resources | Reuse of packaging materials, use of returnable containers |
| Development and engineering | Waste | Complete circulation of resources | Longer product life, use of long-life parts, and establishment of recycling technology |
| Manufacturing | Waste | Complete circulation of resources | Activities to achieve zero landfill rate in FY2050 |
| Manufacturing | Water, toxic substance | Complete circulation of resources | Circulation of cooling water, wastewater (water quality) control based on voluntary standards above legal requirements |
| Manufacturing | Air quality, water, soil, toxic substance | Maximization of environment's recovery power | Environmental pollutant material change, Use of renewable energy |
| Manufacturing | Air quality, toxic substance | Maximization of environment's recovery power | Exhaust gas control based on voluntary standards above the legal requirements |
| Business development | Waste | Maximization of environment's recovery power | Participation in projects to close open dumping sites |
| Business development | General | Carbon neutrality Maximization of environment's recovery power |
Promote utilization of company-owned forests, and the recycling of minerals |
| Communication and contribute to society |
General | Maximization of people’s well-being 4 items related to the environment |
Environmental education, promotion of external activities by employees, and Adopt-a-Forest activities |
For individual activities, see Kanadevia Initiatives.