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Environmental Conservation
Our group set up the Global Environment Charter as the foundation of environmental activities, and positively promotes environmental conservation activities of our group. The Environmental Conservation Action Principles in the Global Environment Charter shows directions of how environmental conservation should be realized as a global company. Based on the principles, our group develops and deploys environmental activities of our group. Our group also adopts the Hitachi Group's Sustainability Compass to represent the directions and efforts of our group environmental management.
Global Environment Charter
Our group set up the Global Environment Charter as the foundation of environmental activities.
Environmental Management Promotion
Our group established an Environment Policy Div. in 1991 to promote organized environmental conservation activities of our group.
Sustainability Compass
Our group adopts Hitachi Group's New Sustainability Compass to represent the direction and efforts of our group environmental management.
Acquisition of environmental management system certificates
Our group considered establishment of a managing system as a driver of environmental activities. Information concerning the acquisition of ISO14001 and other certificates by our group is available here.
Environmental data by site
We display input quantities and output quantities arising from business activities by site.
Eco-products
Our group develops eco-products by considering their impact on the environment through the product life cycle.
Activity News
1. Environmental Management
Released on June 22 and June 2, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- FY 2008 achievements and FY 2009 targets of environmental conservation activities
- August 5, 2009
- State of establishing environmental management systems
- August 5, 2009
- Providing environmental training
- August 5, 2009
- Conducting environmental audits
- August 5, 2009
- GREEN 21 Activity
Released on January 30, 2009 in Japanese site
- April 13, 2009
- Participation in Eco-Products 2008
2. Overview of the environmental impact associated with business operations
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Inputs and Emissions Accompanying Business Operations
3. Activities to reduce waste
Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Zero emission achievements
- August 5, 2009
- Reduction in final waste disposal
- August 5, 2009
- Reduction in the final waste disposal by careful sorting (Hitachi Construction Machinery Camino)
- August 5, 2009
- Recycling of forging scale and shot blast slag (Niigata Material)
4. Activities to prevent global warming
Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Requesting transportation company contractors to fit digital tachometers to dump trucks (Hitachi Kenki Logistics Technology)
Released on June 12, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Increase in sales of energy saving devices (Hitachi Construction Machinery Trading)
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Energy saving in transportation of products, etc.
- August 5, 2009
- Continuous trial use of BDF forklifts (Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra)
- August 5, 2009
- Increase in use of battery forklifts (Hitachi Kenki Logistics Technology)
- August 5, 2009
- Sales increase of battery forklifts (TCM)
Released on June 2, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Efforts to reduce CO2 emission during manufacture
- August 5, 2009
- Participation in CO2 emissions trading
Released on March 30, 2009 in Japanese site
5. sustainable business model
Released on June 12, 2009 in Japanese site
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Component recycling business
- August 5, 2009
- Recycling counterweights
6. Management and Reduction in use of Chemicals
Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Management of substances subject to the PRTR Act
- August 5, 2009
- Reduction in the use of substances having a negative impact on the environment
- August 5, 2009
- Soil contamination survey
7. Promotion of eco-product development
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Promotion of eco-product development
8. Environmental Technology Research and Development
Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Development of a hybrid large wheel loader, L130 (TCM)
Released on June 12, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Development of battery excavators
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
9. Environmental accounting
Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site
- August 5, 2009
- Environmental accounting for fiscal 2008
