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Taiheiyo Kouhatsu Group's Basic Policy on Sustainability

Taiheiyo Kouhatsu Group actively engages in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) activities and accordingly strives to help achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the aim of giving rise to a sustainable society (sustainability) and increasing the Group's medium- to long-term corporate value.

Initiatives related to ESG Activities

Environment (E): We engage in environmentally-sound business practices.

  • 1. We seek to expand our business of handling wood pellets, palm kernel shell (PKS), and other such environmentally-sound biomass fuels with the aim of facilitating decarbonization.

  • 2. We will continue supporting proof-of-concept trials that entail blending greenhouse gases (CO₂) and coal ash to achieve mineralization for re-use as filler to restore former coal mining sites.

  • 3. We will recycle building waste materials, etc., which are classified as industrial waste, and aim to produce and sell bedding for the dairy industry for which there is tight supply.

  • 4. We will advance the businesses producing fuel created from plant-based biomass and agricultural production materials (feed/bedding), with the aim of building a sustainable and circular bio society.

  • 5. We will utilize the J-Credit System under which the Japanese government certifies reduction volume of CO₂, etc. and absorption volume of CO₂, etc. through appropriate forest management.

Related SDGs

Social (S): We improve workplace environments and contribute to our local communities.

  • 1. We encourage employees to take childcare and nursing care leave, annual paid leave, and other forms of time off.

  • 2. We create career settings conducive to long-term employment by appropriately adhering to Japan's Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons.

  • 3. We introduce secondary job and dual employment programs with the aim of providing support for flexible working arrangements.

  • 4. We hold a summer festival on a consistent basis in Hokkaido's Kushiro City, the birthplace of Taiheiyo Kouhatsu Group.

  • 5. We cooperate with local municipalities and enterprises in efforts to revitalize Hokkaido's economy.

Related SDGs

Governance (G): We seek to achieve sustainability of our business by strengthening our risk management practices.

  • 1. We rigorously identify risks, establish regulations and other such guidelines to effectively cope with increasingly severe natural disasters, and thoroughly ensure that our officers and employees are familiar with such regulations and other such guidelines.

  • 2. We systematically implement compliance education throughout the Group.

Related SDGs