Environment | DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. CSR

The DOWA regards environmental conservation as a key issue in our business management and is committed to its promotion. In our environmental activities we are responding to environmental and social issues directly through our main business and at the same time we are reducing the environmental burden produced by our business. We will strive for environmental conservation and to create economic value of the conservation activity at the same time.

CSR Policy

We will provide customers with products and services that contribute to building a resource-recycling society.
We will reduce environmental burdens and risks in our business activities.
The management and employees together take part in environmental conservation activities.
We will promote business activities considering biodiversity.

Progress of Activities

Following is the progress of social activities and issues in FY2014 and plans for 2015.

2014< Results >

Environment Focus Measures	FY2014
Environment Focus Measures	Issues	Target	Evaluation	Main results
Global warming	Total greenhouse gas emissions reduction	Gross emissions	B	Total greenhouse gas emissions CO₂ Equivalent 1,740 tons Total greenhouse gas emissions in Japan Year-on-year 0.3% increase
	Increase in renewable energy power generation (solar and hydro)	Electric-generating capacity	B	Solar power increased 304MWh Year-on-year increase of 1% Hydroelectric power decreased 63GWh Year-on-year decrease of 6%
	Sharing by visualization of information	System Introduction	B	System introduced already, full-scale operation since FY2015
Promotion of resources recycling	Expansion of material recycling	Recycling volume	B	Slight increase in spent catalyst shipment volume Strengthening of the collection utilizing overseas bases
Expansion into environmentally friendly products and new energy field	Increased sales in renewable energy field	Sales	A	Increased silver powder sales volume (First half 100%, Second half 135%) Increased number of orders for solar related business Offshore wind EIA conducted.
Conservation of biodiversity	Implementation of biodiversity conservation current situation survey Implementation of the water risk assessment	Survey and evaluation implementation	B	Biodiversity survey planned in FY2015 Water risk assessment carried out
Conservation of biodiversity	Continued implementation of forest development and management	Number of trees planted	A	About 5,000 trees planted in Kosaka in Akita Prefecture

* Evaluation: A: Accomplished, B: Fair

2015<Initiatives and Goals >

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