Environment : Environmental Management

The Fujitsu General Group engages in discussions surrounding global environmental concerns, including climate change and resource depletion. We have formed the Environmental Promotion Working Group, chaired by the Executive Manager of the Sustainability Promotion Division, to oversee the implementation and progress of countermeasures and activities.

In addition, our group has established an environmental management system based on the international standard ISO 14001 to promote environmental activities. Within the Our Group, the domestic Japanese operations have obtained Multi-site certification from a third party, while overseas production companies have established environmental management systems on a plant-by-plant basis, each of which has obtained third-party certification to promote environmental activities.

(As of January 10, 2024)

The Environmental Management System (EMS) of Fujitsu General consists of the integrated authentication which our company and domestic Group companies acquired joint and individual certifications of five overseas manufacturers which acquired ISO 14001 independently. In any case, "significant environmental aspects" "compliance obligations" and "risks and opportunities" related to the activities of each organization are identified, and taking those factors into consideration, we establish environmental goals and formulate activity plans. We conduct periodical assessments to evaluate whether or not we are on track with achieving our environmental goals as the result of activities.

In FY2022, we continued to review the EMS system to make it more advanced and worked to deepen understanding in each organization by enhancing awareness education and other measures, aiming to promote its establishment and steady operation.In addition, for overseas factories that have acquired individual certifications, we have begun efforts to strengthen the governance of the head office regarding legal compliance.

As for matters pointed out in internal audits and external inspections, we are working to correct them, and by horizontally spreading examples throughout the company, we are striving to deter the occurrence of similar mistakes.

For details on sites subject to authentication, refer to the List of ISO 14001 Certified Organizations.

Note that ISO 14001 certification has been acquired by the Group for 90% (19 sites) of its Japanese and overseas sites required to be certified for conducting business.

The ISO14001:2015 requires companies to contribute to environmental care and protection through their essential operations.

In FY2022, as the COVID-19 pandemic was subsiding, we conducted in-person internal audits, including those departments that could not be conducted in FY2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No nonconformities related to legal compliance were found at any of the domestic sites that have been subject to integrated certification.

  • Are the activities consistent with the content of the DivisionPolicy?
  • Are the activities targeted for continuous improvement?
  • Are the necessary competencies defined and is trainingprovided to improve the competencies?
  • Are records of external communication regarding theenvironment kept?
  • Does the manager's posting match the current situation?
  • Is 4S (Note2)firmly established in the field?
  • Are there any omissions in the participants of environmentalawareness training?

Category Number of Findings/Corrective Measures
Nonconformities in relation to the risk of deviating from environmental laws 2
Nonconformities in relation to other environmental risks 24

In September 2022, a second-year maintenance audit based on the ISO 14001:2015 standard was conducted for Company and domestic group companies subject to Multi-site certification. As a result of the audit, no nonconformity was found regarding the risk of deviation from environmental laws and regulations, nor any other environmental risks, and the certification was successfully maintained.

The five overseas production companies, which are individually certified, also underwent external audits based on their respective schedules and maintained their certification.

Category Number of Findings/Corrective Measures
Nonconformities in relation to the risk of deviating from environmental laws 2
Nonconformities in relation to other environmental risks 6

Note1 Internal Environmental Audit Team :
Organized for each individual environmental management system.
Note2 4S:
Tidiness, organization, cleaning, and safety (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, & Safety)