We have established three major themes and are working on environmental activities by setting targets at each site.
We have set a CO_{2} reduction target for fiscal 2030 of 46% lower than the level in fiscal 2013 in accordance with government targets.
The Environment Promotion Department holds an Energy Conservation and Environment Conference every three months to promote energy conservation and environmental activities throughout the Company. Specific initiatives have included converting to 100% power generated from renewable energy sources, upgrading to energy-saving, high-efficiency air conditioners, and creating visualization for power consumption for use in planning decisions, and installing equipment to improve heat exchange efficiency.
In fiscal 2024, we actively implemented various energy and resource conservation initiatives, as well as specific measures aimed at reducing waste and increasing recycling.
Environmental measures related to ISO 14001 in fiscal 2024 were focused on conserving energy and resources in our business activities, using our businesses to make a positive contribution to the environment, and mitigating climate change, with specific targets set for each operating site. As a result, we achieved 43 targets for environmental contribution through our business activities, with just one target not reached.
TOCALO has set the group goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 54% of the fiscal 2013 level by fiscal 2030. The first step to achieving that target is to reduce our energy consumption by improving our production efficiency. Other steps will include using solar power generation to produce our own power and purchasing electricity generated from renewable energy sources. We are also making preparations to recycle plastics and oils and to recapture and reuse waste cooling water, which used to be discharged. We are also planning to begin several activities aimed at achieving carbon neutrality, although we anticipate some variation in the results because of the wide variety of orders we receive our clients.
As in fiscal 2023, we used power consumption data to develop energy-saving measures in fiscal 2024. We also took on the challenge of insulating our furnaces. We are gradually implementing more measures to ensure we attain our targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well to progress toward our goal of being carbon neutral.
Environmental measures related to ISO 14001 in fiscal 2025 will continue to focus on conserving energy and resources in our business activities, using our businesses to make a positive contribution to the environment, mitigating climate change, and preserving water environments. All of our bases will set goals and conduct activities toward the same targets.
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Environmental target |
Target for fiscal 2024 |
Fiscal 2024 results |
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Conserving energy and resources in our business activities |
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Miyagi TSC |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Use the power monitoring system to identify aging equipment and energy loss, implement improvement and power-saving measures Power consumption per unit of cumulative sales: less than 2.20 kWh/¥1,000(2% reduction compared with the average for the past five years) |
Cumulative yearly energy consumption: 1.089 kWh/¥1,000 |
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Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Collect and report data to verify improvements in air conditioning equipment efficiency following the installation of a new system |
July: Interim report on cooling use October: Final report on cooling use January: Interim report on heating use |
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Tokyo Gyoda |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce the total amount of materials used for thermal spray touch-up and re-spraying activities to under 1.8% of the total (average for the previous fiscal year: 1.82%) |
1.60% |
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Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Produce a minimum of four new products each year using the improved thermal spraying program with 5% less material usage than previous methods |
5 products/year |
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Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Visualize electricity usage by equipment and prioritize upgrading to high-efficiency systems |
Order replacement of aging air conditioners and additional power monitoring work |
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Non-conformity ratio reduction activities |
Non-conformity claims and complaints that are the responsibility of quality control: 0.06% or less |
0.045% |
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Tokyo Suzumi |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce dust collector operating hours by interlocking dust collectors to thermal spraying machinesReduce operating time of the 9 dust collectors: reduce to under 179% of arc time per year |
176% |
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Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce annual electricity consumption by 300 hours through the appropriate use of lighting, air conditioning, electric heaters, and other devices in the office building, and the implementation of no-overtime days |
Reduced 317 hours |
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Nagoya |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce air-conditioning electricity consumption through the installation of setting optimization systemsYear-on-year reduction of 3% |
Year-on-year reduction of 36% |
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Headquarters |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Explore energy conservation initiatives for 2025 and beyond |
Set summer and winter indoor temperatures |
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Kobe |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Report on activities that reduce energy consumption at least four times per year |
4 reports/year |
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Akashi |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Propose test methods to verify the effectiveness of ener-gy-saving equipment prior to its introduction Target: 4 methods/year |
4/year |
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R&D |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce electricity use by 14,686 kWh year-on-year (equivalent to 3% of usage in the previous fiscal year) |
Reduction of 20,574 kWh/year |
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Kurashiki |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce electricity usage by interlocking dust collectors and thermal spray equipment. First half: Plan installation of interlocking program and determine existing electricity usage Second half: Determine the percentage reduction and ascertain the amount of electricity saved by checking demand |
First half: Ascertained existing electricity usageSecond half: Verified demand and determined level of reduction |
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Kitakyushu |
Energy- and resource-saving activities |
Reduce electricity consumption per unit of sales by dust collectors and compressors by 3% year-on-year |
Reduced by 19.4% |
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Site |
Environmental target |
Target for fiscal 2024 |
Fiscal 2024 results |
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Business operations |
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Miyagi TSC |
New development activities |
Develop a minimum of two eco-friendly coatings per year |
3/year |
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Tokyo Gyoda |
New development activities |
Develop 12 or more new TD specifications/customer prototypes per year |
14/year |
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Nagoya |
New proposals/orders |
Orders received in the environment and energy sector: ¥165.3 million/year (year-on-year increase of 8%) |
¥219.4 million/year (year-on-year increase of 43%) |
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Headquarters |
New proposals/orders |
New project orders (A) Over ¥1,000,000/month, and (B) Over ¥18,000,000/half year |
(A) ¥3,042,000/month (B) Second half cumulative result: ¥9,659,000/half year |
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Kobe |
Work improvements |
Minimum of 24 work efficiency improvement reports per year |
25/year |
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Akashi |
New proposals/orders |
New visits: 228/year |
233/year |
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R&D |
New development activities |
Minimum of 60 new development initiatives per year |
69 developments/year |
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New development activities |
Implement initiatives develop coatings and equipment that can contribute to environmental improvementMinimum 3/year |
3/year |
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Kurashiki |
New proposals/orders |
Number and value of environmental field orders (related targets to be set from fiscal 2026 onwards) |
Orders: 48 Total value: ¥22,055,000 |
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Kitakyushu |
New proposals/orders |
Minimum of ¥148,548,000 in environmental field orders per year |
¥243,638,000/year |
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Site |
Environmental target |
Target for fiscal 2024 |
Fiscal 2024 results |
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Climate change measures |
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Miyagi TSC |
Climate change measures |
Determine the expected reduction of CO_{2} emissions resulting from the use of web conferences instead of visits to clients |
721.59kg CO_{2}/year |
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Tokyo suzumi |
Climate change measures |
Reduce CO_{2} emissions from business vehicle use by promoting the use of online meetings: Minimum of 600 online meetings per year |
807 meetings/year |
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Climate change measures |
Active transition to hybrid work vehicles: 6 vehicles |
Hybrid vehicles: 6 |
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Site |
Environmental target |
Target for fiscal 2024 |
Fiscal 2024 results |
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Others |
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Miyagi TSC |
Recycling |
Survey rubber glove disposal volumes and promote recyclingDetermine actual quantity of rubber gloves disposed of per month |
Rubber gloves found to account for approximately 15% of plastic waste |
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Tokyo Gyoda |
Law compliance |
Reduce industrial noise pollution |
Nighttime noise reduced |
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Law compliance |
Reduce hazardous gas emissions |
Installed new equipment and conducted tests to confirm the elimination of hazardous gas |
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Recycling |
Recycling of thermal spray materials |
Prototype recycled thermal spray materials verified as matching the quality of new materials, customers now being asked to select parts |
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Tokyo suzumi |
Recycling |
Recycle 100kg or more of paper tubes per year |
200.35 kg/year |
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Recycling |
Recycle items such as plastic bottles, wire bobbins, packaging materials, and plastic pallets into useful materials |
Prepare for the start of operations, including the selection of items for recycling and the signing of contracts relating to confidential information |
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Nagoya |
Recycling |
Waste recycling rate: 55% or higher |
65% |
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Headquarters |
Information disclosure |
Expand and organize environmental information on the corporate website |
August 2024: Sustainability page information updated November 2024: English sustainability page updated |
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Kobe |
Waste reduction |
General waste emissions per year: 3,838kg or less(year-on-year reduction of 3%) |
3,457 kg/year |
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Recycling |
Metal recycled as valuable materials per year: 1,292kg or more(3% increase over the previous fiscal year) |
2,596kg |
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Akashi |
Waste reduction |
Waste grinding oil discharged per year: 509,819 kg or less(year-on-year reduction of 10%) |
488,745 kg/year |
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Waste reduction |
Reduce mixed waste by 5% from the previous fiscal year’s level through appropriate waste sorting |
Year-on-year reduction of 28.8% |
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Recycling |
Reduce waste dust generated through material recycling by introducing a classification system and ensuring its use as routine practice |
Amount recycled: 1,527kg/year |
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Recycling |
Recycling of shredded waste |
Amount recycled: 940 kg/year |
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Kurashiki |
Waste reduction |
Reduce industrial waste through sorting |
Year-on-year reduction of 79% |
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Kitakyushu |
Waste reduction |
Reduce waste generated by 3% year-on-year (excluding waste generated by the move to the new administration building and internal maintenance activities) |
Reduction of 9.4% |
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