Environmental Targets and Results
◎：Goal Achieved ▲：Partially Achieved ×：Not Achieved
| FY2024 Goals | Results | Comments | FY2025 Goals | |
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| Response to climate change |
Energy consumption rate 1% reduction compared to FY2023 at all sites |
◎ | Goal achieved |
Energy consumption rate 1% reduction compared to FY2024 at all sites |
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Loading size (loading rate) improvement Goal values set for each site |
◎ | Goal achieved |
Loading size (loading rate) improvement Goal values set for each site |
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| Development and design of eco friendly products | Development of products using refrigerants with low global warming potential | ◎ | Development of products using refrigerants with low global warming potential | Completed the shift to natural refrigerants for all standard upright and undercounter refrigerators and freezers |
| Worked on adopting natural refrigerants for small and medium-sized cube ice makers | ||||
| Worked on switching some ice makers to refrigerant R-448A | ||||
| Improvement in product energy efficiency | ◎ | In working to shift products to natural refrigerants, we ensured energy efficiency equivalent to that of conventional models | — | |
| Promotion of effective use of resources |
Rate of yield on metal materials Goal values set for each department and each relevant process |
▲ | Due to the product mix of production models and defficulties in procuring sketching materials, some departments were unable to achieve their targets |
Rate of yield on metal materials Goal values set for each department and each relevant process |
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Internal failure costs of plastic materials Goal values set for each department |
◎ | We have achieved the target value for the annual cumulative amount. |
Internal failure costs of plastic materials Goal values set for each department |
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Suppressing waste product generation Goal values set for each department, each relevant process, and each root cause |
▲ | We worked to reduce assembly defect rates, internal failure costs, and product returns from the market, but were unable to achieve the target for reducing market returns |
Suppressing waste product generation Goal values set for each department, each relevant process, and each root cause |
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| Zero emissions | ◎ | We continue to maintain zero emissions with a recycling rate of 99.4%. | Zero emissions | |
| Compliance with efforts for legal obligations | communicated the direction of initiatives to comply with the Act for Promotion of Recycling of Plastic Materials | ◎ | At the Environmental Management Supervisory Committee meeting in January 2024, it was reported that activities to promote the effective use of resources would continue | — |
| Conservation of the natural environment | Execution of activities for the conservation of the natural environment | ◎ | We cooperated with and participated in nature conservation activities and local cleanup activities | — |
* Scope: Hoshizaki Head Office Plant and Shimane Plant
