Environment Management

Environment Management System

Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification

The Nichiban Group has acquired ISO14001 certification and is constantly working to improve environmental management systems. Through internal audits conducted by the company and audits conducted by external auditing organizations, we identify and develop questions and problems in the workplace and create a system that can produce results.
We will continue to make further improvements while aiming to decrease our impact on the environment by raising the level of internal auditors.

In manufacturing and sales of adhesive products and related business activities

1.
Development, improvement and provision of environmentally friendly products
2.
Environmental Conservation (improvement of environmental impact on surrounding areas)
3.
Energy Saving (electricity, gas, heavy oil A)
4.
Effective use of resources and proper disposal of waste (improvement of recycling rate)
5.
Promotion of Green Procurement

Environmental management system to promote green procurement

Office/Group Company

Saitama Office
Saitama Factory, Quality & Environment Management Department, Product Design Department

Anjo Office
Anjo Factory, Pharmaceutical Anjo Factory, Advanced and Applied Research Institute

Conduct internal and external audits

The Nichiban Group conducts internal and external audits to confirm that the environmental management system is functioning effectively and that environmental conservation activities are being implemented effectively. To ensure that the system functions effectively, we confirm that we are working with awareness of our responsibilities, and that we can monitor what we have done. Going forward, we will continue to use the PDCA cycle and work toward a better system.

Environmental load data

Various environmental impacts from business activities are tabulated for all domestic business sites to determine current conditions, which is useful for activities aimed at reducing energy consumption and the use of solvents.

Scope: all domestic business sites

INPUTS

Environmental accounting

Nichiban has conducted its own environmental accounting since fiscal 1999 to calculate environmental costs and their effects. These efforts target the Headquarters, three domestic factories, and three domestic Group companies, covering a period starting on April 1 through March 31 of the following year. Further, environmental costs are tabulated by dividing them into two categories, capital investments and expenses. Capital investments include the amount of investment related to environmental conservation. Expenses include labor costs related to the research and development of eco-friendly products and environmental conservation activities, as well as the depreciation of equipment used in environmental conservation activities.

Concept of aggregation

Aggregation range

Head Quarters, Saitama Factory, Anjo Factory, Pharmaceutical Anjo Factory, Osaka Factory, 3 Group Companies

Target period

From April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023

Measurement Standard of Cost of Environment Conservation

Capital investment: Capital expenditures related to environmental conservation were tabulated within the target period. In the case of spanning the fiscal year, the amount for the current period is counted.
Cost: Labor costs are calculated by multiplying the required personnel and hours for each research and development of environmentally friendly products and environmental conservation activities by the average hourly wage. Depreciation expenses are calculated for five years for equipment related to environmental conservation activities based on the fixed asset ledger.

Environmental Conservation Costs

(Thousands of yen)
Classification		Main Activities	FY2021		FY2022
Classification		Main Activities	Capital Investment	Expenses	Capital Investment	Expenses
1. Business Area Costs		Environmental conservation costs to reduce environmental impact	1,817,949	536,494	1,880,442	564,459
Breakdown	1.1 Pollution Prevention Costs	Costs for pollution prevention (air pollution, water pollution, etc.)	665,518	172,434	658,677	145,374
	1.2 Global Environmental Conservation Costs	Costs for global environmental protection (prevention of global warming, energy saving, etc.)	907,470	129,164	988,731	183,384
	1.3 Resource Recycling Costs	Costs for effective use of resources and recycling and proper disposal of waste	244,962	234,897	233,033	235,701
2. Upstream/Downstream Costs		Green purchasing and green procurement costs Recycling costs for product containers and packaging	3,595	24,522	3,595	16,186
3. Management Activity Costs		Costs for operating and maintaining the environmental management system Expenses for environmental information disclosure and environmental advertising Costs for monitoring and managing environmental impact	40,760	131,178	40,760	148,477
4. R&D costs		Labor costs for developing environmentally friendly products Costs for developing environmentally friendly products	169,130	12,852	169,130	12,852
5. Social Activity Costs		Environmental activity costs for local communities Donations to environmental organizations	0	12,157	0	22,486
6. Cost for Dealing with Environmental Damage		Insurance premiums for environmental pollution (air pollution, soil pollution, etc.)	0	0	0	0
total			2,031,434	717,203	2,093,927	764,460

Environmental Conservation Effects

Environmental Conservation Effects	Environmental Load Index
Effect Contents	FY2021 Environmental Impact	FY2022 Environmental impact	Change and Effect of Environmental Load on the Previous Year
CO2 emissions in Scope 1 and 2	22,620 t-CO2	20,710 t-CO2	1,910 t-CO2 reduction
Waste Generated	4,227t	4,041t	186 t reduction
Water Usage	701,000 m3	635,000 m3	67,000 m3 reduction
Emissions of PRTR substances <total>	727t	538t	189 t reduction
Other Effects (Product development to reduce environmental impact, etc.)	Reduce environmental impacts through purchase of Green Power Certificates
	Equivalent to 2,746 t-CO2	Equivalent to 4,995 t-CO2

Economic Effects of Environmental Conservation Measures

(Thousands of yen)
Effect Contents		FY2021	FY2022
Effect Contents		Amount of Money	Amount of Money
Revenue	Revenue from recycling of waste generated in business activities	5,010	7,279
Total		5,010	7,279

Environment

Environmental Management

Toward the Realization of a Decarbonized Society

Energy Conservation

Coexistence with Nature

Factory Data