Approach for Environment

Enacting voluntary environmental standards, we are working to reduce waste materials and use of raw materials having impact on environment. Including ELV Directive, we promote environment activities, and endeavor for a sustainable society.

Environmental Policy

In order to realize the AISIN philosophy of “Inspiring ‘movement,’ creating tomorrow,” we will endeavor to resolve environmental and social challenges by pursuing the harmonious coexistence of people and the environment far into the future through business activities centering on monozukuri (expertise in manufacturing value-added products) and based on the three principles: “Be proactive, make change,” “Raise individuals, expand dreams,” and “Advance, build the future.”

  1. 1.　In addition to complying with international standards, laws and regulations and agreements stipulated by respective countries, we establish voluntary standards in an effort to prevent pollution.
    2.　We strive to reduce the environmental footprint throughout the supply chain by promoting the development of new earth-friendly products and technologies that take life cycle into account.
    3.　Toward the realization of a zero-carbon society, we make efforts to reduce greenhouse gases in all business activities, including promoting the use of clean energy.
    4.　We minimize resource use and waste through more efficient use of water, procurement of materials with minimal environmental impact, logistics streamlining, and recycling of waste.
    5.　We promote global nature and environmental conservation activities.
    6.　We establish annual policies based on a long-term vision and carry out continuous improvements toward achieving the targeted objectives. We also enhance the operation of our environmental management systems through monitoring, and conduct periodical reviews of those system on a global basis.
    7.　We promote efficient environmental management through the close sharing of information with stakeholders as well as cooperation with our consolidated companies.
    8.　We promote technological innovation, facility improvement, and educational and training activities to raise employees’ environmental awareness by investing adequate management resources.

    2. We will make this policy known to all the employees in our business sites around the world, strive for lofty goals, and actively disclose information on our efforts and results.

Aisin Chemical established the Environment Committee in June 2000. Since then we have actively promoted the establishment of the Environmental Management System (EMS) and the implementation of companywide environmental conservation activities. We will make concerted efforts to expand our business activities for sustainable development in close coordination with the Aisin Consolidated Environmental Management.
Details of our activities throughout the year are summarized in our "Environmental Report", and disclosed to the public on our website. We have completed the "Environmental Report 2010", focusing on creation of an easy-to-understand report by, for example, utilizing opinions and ideas of employees devoted to on-site environmental activities. In addition, in view of environmental concerns, we discontinued issuing printed reports from this fiscal year, and adapted the FlashPaper format that can easily be browsed on the website.
The "Green Procurement Guideline" formulated by the Aisin Group is also used by our customers to promote their environmental conservation activities when they procure parts, raw materials, etc.
　

ISO 16949

Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification

We established an environmental-management system based on ISO 14001, and acquired ISO14001 certification in 2001, running continuously for environmental conservation.