Basic Philosophy

The water resources crisis is becoming more and more serious around the world, and there are concerns about water shortages due to depletion and pollution and their impact on biodiversity. Protecting the sustainability of water resources, which are essential for maintaining ecosystems, is one of the most important issues for our Group.
Our Group has set the vision for 2040 of “implementing sustainable business operations in response to global water risks” and set the target of “water consumption intensity: Keep below FY2018 level” as the milestone to be achieved in 2030.
Our Group is committed to protecting the environment far into the future by promoting the efficient use of water, a precious and limited resource. We will also promote sustainable and efficient use of water resources in our supply chain.

Trends in Water Consumption Intensity

Eco Vision 2030, which we began working on in FY2021, set a goal of maintain water consumption intensity at or below FY2018 levels by 2030. Our water consumption intensity for FY2023 was 3.752m3/million yen, and we have achieved our target by reducing it by 30.5% compared to FY2018.
We will continue to promote the efficient use of water.

• In our company, water consumption refers to the total amount of water taken from water sources (municipal water, groundwater, and river water) during our business activities.

Trends in Water Consumption Intensity (Niterra Group)

Water Resources Conservation Initiatives

Introduction of a closed system

The Niterra Plant in India has introduced a closed system in accordance with the relevant law, and no drainage is discharged outside the plant premises.

Plant Wastewater Recycle

The Ise Plant has a drainage treatment facility, which recycles the wastewater discharged from the Plant for reuse. There is no drainage of factory wastewater outside the factory premises.

Improvement of equipment and manufacturing conditions

Ongoing efforts are being made to save water use by improving equipment and manufacturing conditions.

Utilization of groundwater

At the Komaki Plant, groundwater is pumped up and used at the plant after iron, manganese and other elements are removed at the water treatment plant.

Groundwater is an important resource, but excessive groundwater pumping often causes land subsidence. At the Komaki Plant, we conduct groundwater management in accordance with Aichi Prefecture’s environmental regulation titled “Ordinance on Preservation of the Living Environment.”
Specifically, at the time of the installation of a pump facility, we set an upper limit for groundwater extraction below the regulatory limit and ensure that the amount of groundwater extraction does not exceed the set limit. Each year, we report the amount of groundwater extraction to the Owari Prefectural Office.