Environmental Impact

In our Environmental Policy, we have set forth the goals of “Compliance with Relevant Laws and Regulations,” “Reducing the Impact on the Environment,” and achieving “Efficient and Reduced Use of Resources.” In addition, we have identified “environmental impact” as a material issue that has a significant impact on the group’s business.
In our business operations, we strive to comply with the laws and regulations related to environmental conservation of each country and region we serve, and work to reduce environmental impact by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing and properly disposing of waste, and promoting recycling. We will also effectively utilize and reduce the use of energy, water, and other resources.
In addition to the sale and delivery of products such as paper, paperboard, and household paper, we have built a supply chain within the group extending from the collection of wastepaper to the manufacture of containerboard and recycled household paper, and in each of these processes, we strive to make effective use of resources and reduce environmental impact.
Furthermore, each company in the paper manufacturing business has set internal wastewater regulations that are stricter than those required by local authorities, and these are constantly monitored as we work to reduce environmental impact.

We comply with environmental laws and regulations and work collectively across the group to reduce our environmental impact. In the event of a violation of any laws or regulations related to environmental and occupational safety within the group, the issue is promptly reported to the department in charge of company management, and the situation is monitored by the Environment & Safety Promotion Office. To comply with environmental and occupational safety laws and regulations within the group companies in Japan, each company runs its own autonomous management system, the Environment & Safety Promotion Office conducts checks onsite and via documentation, and external experts also conduct their own onsite checks. We built this three-tier supervisory system to further strengthen compliance. Onsite checks in fiscal 2024 were conducted by the Environment & Safety Promotion Office at 16 sites belonging to 10 different companies, and by external experts at four sites belonging to four different companies.
We are also conducting voluntary desktop audits for worksites outside of Japan.
In fiscal 2024, there were no incidents of legal violations, or penalties or fines imposed, related to environmental and occupational safety across all the worksites of the group.
We will continue to ensure compliance with current legal frameworks while strengthening our response to expected future regulations.