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Aiming for a sustainable future.

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Vision for the future

Reason

Our corporate mission is to help build a sustainable tomorrow for future generations

As a member of the global community, we are committed to helping to create a sustainable world by approaching our business activities with a broader perspective than ever before in order to fulfill our corporate mission.

Issue

How to maintain productivity levels while pursuing greater sustainability

Shifting existing industries towards a more sustainable practices poses many challenges. For instance, how can large factories be operated with minimal energy consumption and without placing an undue burden on the environment? Adopting eco-friendly logistics methods could also potentially extend lead times and interfere with delivery schedules. Companies need to clearly grasp and address such challenges.

Solution

To help realize these future visions...

Unipres is promoting activities aimed at achieving sustainability in every phase of its operations.

Solution 01

For cleaner energy

We are promoting the use of renewable energy, the switching of energy sources, and energy conservation simultaneously, and are implementing an internal carbon pricing system* to encourage related capital investments.
*This system virtually translates CO₂ emissions into costs, and this is used as a basis for our capital investment decisions.

Solution 02

Company-wide recycling of industrial waste

Auto body parts and transmission parts manufactured by Unipres are mostly made of steel. Steel scrap from the manufacturing process is recycled to be used as materials for iron products.
Furthermore, efforts are being enhanced to improve the recycling rate for industrial waste other than steel scrap, including setting targets for each plant. The recycling rate for fiscal 2023 exceeded 70%.

Solution 03

Implementing a modal shift in logistics

We are transitioning from truck-based transportation to freight trains and ferries. By utilizing advanced production and inventory management, we are simultaneously reducing both CO₂ emissions and transportation costs.

Solution 04

Recycling plastic press scrap from plants

Our plastic press business uses materials containing up to 50% of post-consumer recycled bumper material. In addition, 100% of scrap generated during a production process is recycled internally.

Other initiatives are detailed in our Sustainability Report.

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