Environment

Conservation of Biodiversity

Conservation of Biodiversity

Guidelines for Biodiversity

Recognizing the conservation of biodiversity as a critical global challenge, Niterra Group identifies it as a material environmental issue for us to address, along with global warming mitigation and resource recycling.
For this reason, in April 2013 we established the Niterra Group Biodiversity Action Guidelines, which outline our policy on biodiversity conservation.

Niterra Group Biodiversity Action Guidelines

Basic Philosophy

The Niterra Group recognizes that biodiversity is essential for a sustainable society and that the use of energy and resources and emissions of environmentally hazardous substances have an impact on biodiversity. We will work with our suppliers and external organizations to reduce environmental impact in all our business activities and promote actions to conserve biodiversity.

Major Initiatives

  1. 1．Basic stance
    We comply with laws and regulations related to biodiversity.
  2. 2．Business sites
    In addition to giving due consideration to the impact on the ecosystem when opening, expanding or closing a business site, we will strive to reduce energy and resource consumption, emissions of environmentally hazardous substances, and noise and vibration in all business activities.
  3. 3．Products
    We will strive to develop and market products that not only contribute to reducing energy and resource use and environmentally hazardous substance emissions but also are easy to recycle at the time of disposal.
  4. 4．Procurement
    We will promote green procurement that takes biodiversity into consideration and ask our suppliers for their understanding of and cooperation in the conservation of biodiversity.
  5. 5．Awareness
    We will raise awareness of biodiversity among all employees and encourage them to engage in conservation activities on a voluntary and continuous basis.

Initiatives for Biodiversity

Using the Niterra Group Biodiversity Action Guidelines as a guide, while being fully aware that our activities, particularly involving the use of energy and resources, are inevitably causing impacts on biodiversity, we will continue working to reduce such impacts throughout our business operations, in cooperation with our suppliers and external organizations.

In addition, we will fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations and will not pollute rivers or destroy forests.

Introduction of a closed system

The Ise Plant has introduced a “closed system” for production wastewater in order to protect the rich nature of the surrounding area. Production wastewater is not discharged outside the plant site and is purified and reused on site.

Extermination of lanceleaf coreopsis

As one of the activities outside the business activities, together with Komaki City, Komaki City Natural Environment Watchers (citizens registered with the city through an open application), and neighboring companies, we are working on extermination of the invasive alien species lanceleaf coreopsis in Komaki City every year.

Lanceleaf coreopsis
Extermination of lanceleaf coreopsis

Expansion of the disclosure of information on biodiversity-related risks and opportunities

In October 2023, we participated in the Task Force on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Forum, which aims to promote activities related to biodiversity conservation.
We will examine the impact of our business activities on nature and the risks associated with the loss of nature, strive to disclose appropriate information, and work with stakeholders to promote initiatives for natural capital and biodiversity throughout the value chain.

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