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1.Our environmental efforts
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Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. is engaged in businesses related to environmental conservation, as exemplified by the development and manufacturing of specialty trucks such as garbage collectors and construction of waste treatment facilities.
Most companies have achieved development by focusing on economic growth, which has caused more phenomena that disrupt global environment such as global warming and increased wastes .
Now is the time we need to stop such phenomena that disrupt global environment.
Our company is determined to play a leading role in the efforts in environmental conservation for the purpose of bringing harmony between corporative activities and global environment, contribute to the formation of recycling society through our products and continuously promote environment-conscious production activities.
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Officer in Charge of Environment
Director & Executive Officer
Yoshinori Takashima |
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2.Environmental Action Standards (from Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Business Code of Conduct)
Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. is conducting business activities by receiving great benefits from nature in many ways including resources and energy required for production. With this in mind, we conduct voluntary and proactive activities in all kinds of business fields for handing over the better global environment to the next generations. The global environment is indispensable for human beings. Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. believes that it is a company's corporate responsibility and significant management issue to protect our environment.
(1) To pursuit a recycling society through active efforts in environmental problems
(2) To aim for technological development that contributes to the conservation of global environment
(3) To consider pollution prevention and energy saving
(4) To make efforts for product recycling
(5) To strive to keep and improve good environment
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3.Organizational Chart for the Kyokuto Kaihatsu Group’s Sustainable Environmental Management System
We obtained ISO14001 certification in a total of six sites including Head Office, and each site is actively involved in environmental conservation efforts. The CSR Division, newly established in April 2006, plays an administrative role for the whole company under the strong leadership of Officer in Charge of Environment in cooperation with each site to promote our Environmental Management System. The Environment Division started its comprehensive operation with Head Office from April 2008 to go ahead with efficient environmental conservation activities.
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4.Registration of ISO14001
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Registration Date |
Scope of Registration |
| Head Office |
February 16 , 2001 |
1.THE DESIGN / DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE.
2.THE DESIGN / DEVELOPMENT OF MULTISTORY CAR PARKING SYSTEM.
3.SALES，DEVELOPMENT / DESIGN，PROCUREMENT，LOCAL INSTALLATION WORK AND TRIAL OPERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEVICES / EQUIPMENT.
4.SERVICING（MAINTENANCE , REPAIR）OF ITEM FROM 1 TO 3. |
| Yokohama Plant |
May 30 , 2001 |
Manufacturing a bed and Body Mount of Dump Trucks and Car Transporters to carry One Car,and Detachable Decks,And Power Driven Floors,Manufacturingof Containers,Body Mount of Tailgate Lifts.（22：Other transport equipment) |
| Nagoya Plant |
March 30 , 2003 |
･DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OFTAILGATE LIFTERS
･DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND MOUNTING OF BODIES FOR TANKLORRY, CONCRETE MIXER TRUCK,BULK CARRIER TRUCK AND DUMP TRUCK
･DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF DETACHABLE BODIES, AND MOUNTING OF DETACHABLE BODY CARRIERS |
| Miki Plant |
September 16, 2001
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Manufacturing a specially equipped vehicles (tank trucks, concrete pumps, detachable body, and garbage collectors) and machineries（hydraulic cylinders, gear boxes, etc.）and sale of their parts.（18：Machinery and equipment, 22：Other transport equipment） |
| Fukuoka Plant |
March 30, 2003 |
Manufacture of Dump Trucks, Detachable Body Trucks and others（22：Other transport equipment） |
| Kyokuto Service Engineering Hokkaido Co., Ltd |
April 26, 2004 |
Operation and maintenance contract of recycling facilities; collection of wastes; transportation of recycled products |
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5.Environmental Improvement Plan |
| For the purpose of fulfilling our social responsibilities by further improving the environmental management in the entire KYOKUTO KAIHATSU Group, we have made the following improvement plan to promote environmental conservation activities. |
| Improvement item | Mid- and long-term targets |
| Global warming issue | Mid-term target | Reduce the average CO2 emissions during the period between fiscal 2008 and 2012 by 6% from 1990 levels. |
| Long-term target | Reduce CO2 emissions by 25% from 1990 levels by fiscal 2020. |
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6.Environmental burden in business activities |
| The below figure shows the record of environmental burden in four production sites (Yokohama, Nagoya, Miki, and Fukuoka Plants) in 2008. |
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7.Changes in the greenhouse gas emissions |
In order to prevent global warming and maintain and improve the sound environment,
we continue to monitor the greenhouse gas emissions by converting total input energy
into CO2 emission. The CO2 emissions of Kyokuto Service Engineering Hokkaido Co.,
Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as KSE Hokkaido) are separately shown because we
started to grasp the data independently from 2006.
The data of the greenhouse gas emissions from 2007 includes butane and acetylene
gas, of which we have started to grasp the data since 2007.
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(Note) 1. The greenhouse gas emissions are calculated in accordance with the
internal standard for understanding the environmental data established on
September 1, 2007.
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8.Conservation of biodiversity |
| We are making efforts for conservation of biodiversity through our business activities and social action programs. |
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| KYOKUTO KAIHATSU KOGYO CO., LTD. “Biodiversity Conservatory Guideline” |
Basic policy |
Receiving various kinds of blessings of nature, including resources and energy necessary for production activities, KYOKUTO KAIHATSU KOGYO CO., LTD. (hereafter called “we”) knows the importance of conservation of biodiversity. Therefore, we are aiming to harmonize our business activities and global environmental protection for further contribution to the recycling-oriented society through our products. |
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| Major efforts |
| Technological efforts | By developing useful technologies for global environmental protection, we are aiming to balance our company activities with conservation of biodiversity. |
| Partnership and collaboration with community | We are promoting partnership and collaboration not only with governmental agencies, but also with stakeholders, such as community residents and NGOs, for sustainable human development. |
| Information disclosure to society | We are also contributing to promotion of the social biodiversity preservation activities by providing information to the public about our voluntary activities and achievements for harmonization between business activities and conservation of biodiversity. |
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| Examples of achievements |
- Received a certificate of appreciation for installation of a green campaign fund-raising dispenser (Yokohama Plant)
- Promotion of greenery activities based on planting agreement with a municipality (Yokohama Plant)
- In-plant cleanup activity (Miki Plant)
- Regional cleanup activity
- Firefly habitat cleanup campaign (Nagoya Plant)
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Cleanup activity around the plant
(Yokohama Plant) | Tree planting around the chassis pool
in Yokohama Plant |
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| Participation in Oyama River Cleanup Campaign (Komaki city, Aichi) |
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Participation in Environmental Cleanup Campaign by Fukami-nishi Industrial Group
(Yamato city, Kanagawa) |
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