Environmental Management
Basic Approach
Aiming the sustainable development of society and business, the Group provides products considered necessary by society with our business base in manufacturing. We also have enacted our Basic Environmental Philosophy, Environmental Proclamation and Environmental Policies, and is pursuing measures to protect the global environment.
Basic Environmental Philosophy
Stanley Group will strive to "create new values in harmony with the environment" through all our corporate activities by reducing the environmental impact to a bare minimum, so that we can pass on the immeasurably rich blessings of our earth and its ecosystem to the next generation in a healthy state.
Environmental Proclamation
We, Stanley, strive to become an earth friendly corporation by practicing the 'non-use, non-emission and non-disposing'of environmentally harmful substances.
Environmental Policies
In our corporate activities, which primarily consist of our businesses for automotive devices, components, and applied electronics products, Stanley Group will follow our Basic Environmental Philosophy, with each member of our company aware of his or her roles and responsibilities regarding our efforts for environmental protection.
- Throughout the lifecycle of our business operations, products and services, we set environmental targets and promote environmental protection that includes preventing contamination, mitigating climate change, and making use of sustainable resources globally.
- In addition to observing the environmental laws and regulations of each country and region, as well as other environmental agreements we conclude with other parties, when necessary we undertake management by setting voluntary standards of our own on the basis of those regulations and agreements.
- We make continuous improvements to our environmental management systems in order to improve our environmental performance.
- We communicate our Basic Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Policies to all the persons working for Stanley Group, and we also gain the understanding and cooperation of our suppliers through informational efforts.
- We make our Basic Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Policies accessible to the general public, and we report the progress of our environmental activities in order to increase communication with the local community, when requested.
- We actively participate in the environmental conservation activites of the local communities in collaboration with governmental agencies or other local or affiliated organizations.
Environmental Management Structure
We are building an Environmental Management Structure based on the Director in charge, under the ultimate authority of the President. We have also established a CN Promotion Department as an environmental management promotion body to provide a system for management. Moreover, our Global Environmental Conservation Activity Committee and Global Carbon Neutral Promotion Cooperation Committee are in charge of addressing Group-wide environmental issues through the combined efforts of our domestic and overseas Group companies.
Global Environmental Conservation Activity Committee
We analyze risks and opportunities at our Group, formulate and implements environmental strategies, verify environmental performance, and commend environmental activities by employees, while deliberating and deciding overall environmental policy, and implementing environmental conservation policies.
Global Carbon Neutral Promotion Cooperation Committee
The Committee evaluates and manages the progress of our action plan for achieving carbon neutrality, updates our strategies to reflect our Group’s CO2 emissions reductions and industry and customer trends, formulates investment plans, and promotes these to companywide activities.
Environmental Management System (EMS)
To promote environmental management, the Group has established an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on the ISO 14001 international standards. We maintain ISO 14001 certification at each of our global production sites by undergoing regular inspections every year, and renewal inspections once every three years by a third-party certification body. Moreover, our Group has obtained integrated certification for our head office and all plants, laboratories, branches, sales offices, and affiliated companies in Japan. Going forward, we will continue working Group-wide to protect the environment based on our Environmental Policies, as we aim for the sustainable development of both our company and society.