Management and Human Resources - Environmental Governance

Since environmental activities are closely related to all business operations, it can sometimes be difficult to define and assign environment-related tasks within each business function. However, because of the strategic importance we place on environmental sustainability management, we have defined environmental sustainability requirements within each business function, and appointed staff members dedicated to environmental affairs.
   To systematically promote the development of environmental specialists, we have also established the Environmental Human Resource Development Committee, with members comprising environmental managers from the head office and major business domain companies. Committee members prepare guidelines for nurturing the staff responsible for environmental affairs. In addition, this committee supervises educational programs and determines personnel policies that will help to promote environmental sustainability management. In so doing, we are making our reinforced environmental functions even more visible.
   In April 2006, ahead of other Japanese manufacturers, we introduced our in-house skills evaluation system company-wide. This evaluation system is designed to enhance corporate productivity, as well as the skills of individual staff members.

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• Steadily promoting environmental management through consistent MBO
• Environmental sustainability management promotion system
• Environmental management systems
• Business performance evaluation based on Green Plan 2010
• Professional education to develop environmental specialists