Overall Environmental Approach
■Environmental Policy
Based on our management philosophy of "Perfrcting Machine Press Technologies: Going a Step Beyond," Unipres Corporation contributes to global environmental preservation from an international perspective by constantly striving to create new functions and value. To pass down a beautiful and rich earth to the next generation, Unipres promotes the following activities with an eye to creating a society that enjoys sustainable development:
- We comply with environmental laws and regulations as well as other requirements to which our company agrees, and we work to protect the environment.
- We endeavor to curb greenhouse gas emissions by bringing together materials, dies, equipment, and products on an entirely new plane.
- We strive to prevent pollution of the air, water, and soil by reducing and limiting our use of environmentally hazardous substances (including harmful chemicals).
- We endeavor to curb our use of mineral and water resources and our production of waste by conserving energy and resources, as well as reusing and recycling.
- We collaborate with local communities and society at large to help preserve biodiversity and ecosystems.
- We seek to maintain and upgrade our environmental management system by making ongoing improvements.
April 1, 2020


■ISO 14001 Certification Status
Since 2004 the Unipres Group has been working to earn certifications under the ISO 14001 international standards for environmental management systems. We are operating our environmental management system and pursuing measures to reduce the impact on the environment of our corporate activities.
81.0% of the number of all Unipres Group's manufacturing bases are certified (100% in Japan and 63.6% overseas).

With regard to overseas bases, Unipres (China) Corporation, although not a manufacturing base, is located on the same site as Unipres Guangzhou Corporation, therefore it acquired at the same time. The overseas manufacturing bases that have not yet acquired ISO 14001 certification are following 4 bases, Unipres U.S.A., Inc., UNIPRES ALABAMA, INC., UM Corporation, SAS, and PT. Unipres Indonesia.
■Structure for Operating the Environmental Management System
In order to operate our environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001, we employ the structure shown below to pursue various environmental measures, including climate change, based on our Environmental Policy. The Central Environment/Safety and Hearth Committee is chaired by Executive Vice President who is Representative Director responsible for the plants and production departments.

■Our Policy and Stance on Climate Change
The Unipres Group recognizes and supports the importance of the "The Paris Agreement" and various other agreements on global warming countermeasures. We support the Japanese government's move toward decarbonization, and we comply with the country's climate change-related laws and regulations, such as Act on the Rational Use of Energy and the Law Concerning the Promotion of Measures to Cope with Global Warming, and submit annual reports to the government on our energy consumption, progress in achieving energy conservation targets, and greenhouse gas emissions. And, in June 2021, Unipres expressed its support for the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). We are part of Japan Climate Initiative (JCI), which is a broad network of companies and organizations actively working to stop climate change. We also set targets for reductions in greenhouse gases, using as a reference the Environmental Voluntary Action Plan provided by the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association(JAPIA), an industry group to which we belong. Now, We are making efforts to collect information by answering a questionnaire on our company's efforts toward carbon neutrality by JAPIA, and actively participating in seminars on carbon neutrality.
★Online link:Supporters list of TCFD
★Online link:Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)
★Online link:The Environmental Voluntary Action Plan provided by the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (in Japanese)
■Setting of CO₂ emissions reduction targets toward realizing carbon neutrality
The Unipres Group has newly set CO₂ emissions reduction targets toward realizing carbon neutrality.
