OKI has formulated a Medium-Term Environmental Management Plan (Medium-Term Environmental Plan) with the aim of spreting in the organization a desire for and awareness of environmental management, with the aim of realizing the medium- to long-term environmental vision, "OKI Environmental Challenge 2030/2050".
The Medium-Term Environmental Plan includes five pillars based on our desire to promote environmental activities as we con-duct business-including SDGs and decarbonization-communicate information on the process and results of such activities to stakeholders, use the results to help achieve sustainable growth, and revitalize the environ-mental activities of individual employees, which provide the support necessary to make all this happen.
The details of this medium-term plan-which have been formulated as the action plan up through fiscal year 2022.
The following table shows the major activities and achievements of the environmental activity plan, in fiscal 2020.
Environmental Theme | Measures | Classification | Applicable | Action Plan through FY 2022 | Achievements in Fiscal 2020 |
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Mitigation of Climate Change (Decarbonization) |
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Risk | Entire |
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Risk | Base |
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Adaptation to Climate Change |
Measures against wind and flood damage, high and low temperatures, etc. |
Opportunity | Merchandise |
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Risk | Entire |
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Prevention of Contamination |
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Risk | Merchandise |
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Risk | Base |
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Resource Recycling |
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Opportunity | Merchandise |
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Risk | Base |
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Entire |
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Opportunity | Merchandise |
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Amount of chemical substances released into the air/water system ÷ Amount of chemical substances input
Amount of resource waste (including amount sold for value)/amount of resource input
The OKI Group's water consumption in fiscal 2020 was 1.75 million m3. Of this amount, 88% is used at production sites in Japan, and 8% is used at overseas production sites, accounting for 96% of the total. In FY 2020, water intake/consumption in water-stressed areas was 89700 m3, or about 5% of the Group's total water consumption, and the risk of water shortage is considered to be low at present. (Water stress is defined as "high level" or higher in Base Line Water Stress of AQUEDUCT Water Risk Atlas and is evaluated periodically.)
Based on the belief that the impact of climate change will be felt in water in general, OKI has set an absolute reduction target of 0.2% or more from fiscal 21 for the Group's total water consumption in fiscal 22 in preparation for future water shortage risks. We plan to continue our efforts to reduce emissions based on the results of fiscal 22.
As an example of water use at production sites in Japan, water used in production processes is neutralized and detoxified using chemicals before being discharged.
In many cases, these sources of water are groundwater, which is abundant in Japan due to its geographical environment. In fiscal 22, we began setting group-wide targets for reducing water consumption, mainly at sites with large water withdrawals, with a view to future water shortage risks associated with climate change.
In Thailand, where the risk of water shortage is high, almost no water is used in the production process because the plant is an assembly plant. However, considering the scarcity of water resources in the region, we have set water reduction targets and will continue to do so.
In preparation for water shortages, one of our plants in Thailand has agreed to cooperate with an industrial park in dealing with water shortages. Groundwater is provided by the industrial park in the first stage of water shortage, and after a certain number of days, recycled water is provided in the second stage. In the second stage, the plant does not use water for production from the viewpoint of conductivity of water quality, but only for household water for employees, such as toilets and cafeterias, in consideration of production quality.
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