Environmental Targets and Results
◎：Goal Achieved ▲：Partially Achieved ×：Not Achieved
| FY2023 Goals | Results | Comments | FY2024 Goals | |
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| Response to climate change |
Energy consumption rate 1% reduction compared to FY2022 at all sites |
◎ | Goal achieved |
Energy consumption rate 1% reduction compared to FY2023 at all sites |
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Loading size (loading rate) improvement Goal values set for each site |
◎ | Goal achieved |
Loading size (loading rate) improvement Goal values set for each site |
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| Development and design of environmentally friendly products | Development of products using refrigerants with low global warming potential | ◎ | We have worked on adopting natural refrigerants for upright refrigerators and freezers as well as undercounter refrigerators. | Development of products using refrigerants with low global warming potential |
| We have adopted refrigerant R448A for large ice makers (TM series) and refrigerant R134a for showcases. | ||||
| We have worked on adopting refrigerant R448A for prefabricated units. | ||||
| Improvement in product energy efficiency | ◎ | We have worked on enhancing the energy efficiency of dishwashers. | Improvement in product energy efficiency | |
| Promotion of effective use of resources |
Rate of yield on metal materials Goal values set for each department and each relevant process |
▲ | Due to factors, such as defects arising from the casing process and the composition of production models, some departments have failed to achieve their goals. |
Rate of yield on metal materials Goal values set for each department and each relevant process |
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Internal failure costs of plastic materials Goal values set for each department |
◎ | We have achieved the target value for the annual cumulative amount. |
Internal failure costs of plastic materials Goal values set for each department |
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Suppressing waste product generation Goal values set for each department, each relevant process, and each root cause |
◎ | We have worked on reducing the assembly defect rates, internal failure costs, and market return units, thereby achieving all targets. |
Suppressing waste product generation Goal values set for each department, each relevant process, and each root cause |
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| Zero emissions | ◎ | We continue to maintain zero emissions with a recycling rate of 99.6%. | Zero emissions | |
| Compliance with efforts for legal obligations | “Reorganization of energy management standards” under Act on Rationalizing Energy Use | ◎ | Reorganization implemented | — |
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Compliance with Act for Promotion of Recycling of Plastic Materials Decision made on how to address requirements |
× | We have decided to draft a preliminary plan for the direction of our efforts and report it at a meeting of the Environmental Management Supervisory Committee in January 2024. |
Compliance with Act for Promotion of Recycling of Plastic Materials Announcement of the direction of efforts |
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| Conservation of the natural environment | Cooperation and participation in Hoshizaki Green Foundation conservation activities | ◎ | We cooperated with Hoshizaki Green Foundation in its conservation activities. | Execution of activities for the conservation of the natural environment |
* Scope: Hoshizaki Head Office Factory and Shimane Factory
