SDGs Initiatives

CSR

The Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), as the successor to the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs), launched in 2001, are the Global Goals to build a better and more sustainable world by 2030, adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. The SDGs consisting of 17 goals and 169 targets promise to leave no one behind. The goals are universal frameworks applicable to all countries and Japan also promotes efforts to achieve SDGs.
Through steel-making based on recycling resources, we are committed to creating a sustainable society.

The Environment

Contribute to Sound Material-Cycle Society through recycling resource

♦ Reducing impacts of climate change and air pollution

We contribute to the circular economy by consistently providing sustainable high-quality steel plates which are produced through the 3R-based(Reduce-Reuse-Recycle) manufacturing process.

♦ Saving Energy

We always consider the environmental impact of our business on society and consistently work to save energy and resource in our operations and improve facilities. Raising awareness of environmental responsibility, we aim to co-develop with the local community.
Our solar photovoltaic(PV) panels help generate renewable energy.
With the use of LED lighting fixtures, we reduce electricity consumption in our company.

♦ Managing Waste

We promote 3Rs（Reduce, Reuse, Recycle）of by-products in the manufacturing process.

♦ Managing Water Resources

For water resource management, we work to reuse industrial water and prevent wastewater overflows.

The Society

Ensure safe workplace and endeavor to increase employee satisfaction

♦ Diversity

We recruit talented personnel regardless of backgrounds such as race and gender.
By providing equal opportunities for learning and career development irrespective of age, educational background, gender, or nationality, we are committed to building an environment where people enhance work performance and skills through various experiences.
Based on The Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, we create an action plan which aims to advance women’s careers.
We introduce the continuous employment system which generally offers work opportunities to retirees who want to continue working until they start to receive a pension.

♦ Human Resources training

We implement training programs to support our staffs’ growth and encourage self-development.

♦ Work-life balance

We work to create a healthy and engaging work environment with several initiatives:
Reducing long working hours by improving work efficiency, encouraging everyone to use paid leave, parental leave, and care leave.

♦ Compliance

We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment in the workplace. We respect the dignity of a person and provide ethics training to employees. Our trust line allows everyone to report a compliance or ethics concern.

♦ Support for raising next-generation children

We value gender equality in parenting and work, striving to make the workplace family-friendly through welfare programs such as flexible parental leave.

♦ Healthcare

Offering physical examinations customized to fit the needs of employees, we support everyone’s occupational health and safety. We also take care of our staffs’ mental health.
We are taking steps to create a smoke-free workplace to protect all employees from the dangers of passive smoking.

♦ Safety and Disaster Management

To prevent workplace accidents, we take several measures to ensure the safety of
everyone:
Implementing strategic safety management system, promoting safety awareness, sticking to safety rules, and conducting safety training.
Establishing emergency response plans for facilities, we prevent accidents like fire hazards and reduce the risks to life and property from fire, natural, and earthquake hazards.
We use road hazard maps to prevent traffic accidents while commuting.

Committed to Social Engagement

♦ Commitment to the region and community

We participate in the annual Neighborhood Association Clean-up event to maintain a clean and green environment.

♦ Partnership and support for educating the next-generation

We actively offer a guided plant tour and work experience program for local elementary and middle school students.
Our internship program enables students to gain experience.
We collaborate with local universities on research work to develop technology and solve technical challenges.

The Governance

Maintain a high standard of compliance to ensure fairness and transparency and build trust in society

♦ Corporate Governance

Maintaining a high standard of compliance to ensure fairness and transparency and build trust in society, we contribute to stakeholders’ needs and expectations. We also aim to enhance our long-term company value and drive sustainable growth.

♦ Compliance

We engage in proper business operation through adherence to compliance rules established as our code of conduct for all staffs, officers, and directors. With our risk and compliance committee, we review and monitor compliance issues. We educate our employees through compliance training.

♦ Risk Management

Establishing risk and compliance committee and committees for specific risk management, we manage risks of whole group of companies to achieve consistent growth.

♦ Tax Compliance

We comply with the tax law in our country and region. By appropriate tax payment, we practice social responsibility to contribute to the development of society and build trust with all stakeholders.

The Quality and Technology

Work on technology development and deliver high-quality products

♦ Quality

Based on the quality policy which states “Increase customer satisfaction”, we consistently supply high-quality steel products.

♦ Technology

To serve our customers’ various needs, we strive to develop technology that leads to enhancement of competitive advantage and makes it possible to produce a wide range of products and reduce environmental impact.