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Environmental Policy

Maruho is committed to protecting, preserving, and improving the global environment through environmentally friendly business activities based on our mission “More smiles, brighter life for you.”

Environmental Action Guidelines

1.We will promote corporate activities with consideration for the protection of the global environment and continuously work to resolve environmental issues.
2.We will set clear goals for our environmental promotion activities and maintain and improve an effective promotion system to achieve these goals.
3.We will comply with the environmental laws and regulations of each country and region in which we operate.
4.We will conduct systematic education and awareness activities to promote environmental awareness among all employees.
5.We will proactively disclose information about our activities to promote environmental measures and deepen our relationship of trust with society.

Toward Carbon Neutrality in 2050

<CO₂ Emission Reduction Targets for 2030 and 2050>
Reduce CO₂ emissions* by 46% by FY2030 compared to FY2013.
Reduce CO₂ emissions to zero by FY2050.
*Target for laboratories, plants, offices, and sales vehicles.

Promoting the efficient use of energy

We established the Environment Committee to appropriately and effectively promote initiatives related to environmental issues. Through the Environmental Measures Promotion Liaison Committee, we collect information on initiatives related to environmental issues, identify issues in promotion activities, report to the chairperson as necessary, and promote understanding of promotion activities and within the company.

Environment Committee framework

Initiatives in R&D activities (Kyoto R&D Center)

Saving energy/resources: We are working to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through initiatives such as introducing LED lighting to the Drug Development Laboratories, using the energy-saving mode of air conditioners, introducing CO₂ concentration control, and adjusting seasonal humidification settings for laboratories. We are also working to reduce the use of paper in confirmation of test results and various procedures by promoting the switch from paper documents to electronic materials.

Green purchasing: We have launched an initiative to replace office equipment and supplies used in our R&D activities with environmentally friendly products in order to help preserve the environment.

Reducing industrial waste generated: Aiming to contribute to a recycling-oriented society, we are making continuous efforts to reduce generation of industrial waste. We also thoroughly separate waste generated in our R&D activities.

Raising environmental awareness: Employees working at the Kyoto R&D Center voluntarily hold roundtable discussions on the SDGs to raise their awareness of environmental conservation, share knowledge and ideas on environmentally friendly actions, and work to embody the ideas.
Roundtable discussion on the SDGs (July 2022)

Initiatives in sales activities (Sales offices)

Introducing hybrid vehicles: Since 2009, we have been gradually replacing our vehicles used for sales promotion activities with hybrid vehicles. As of March 2022, hybrid vehicles account for 87.0%. With these vehicles, we will reduce the use of fuels in sales activities and also reduce emissions of CO₂.

Initiatives in production activities (Hikone Plant, Nagahama Plant)

Acquisition of ISO14001: Both plants have acquired ISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS).

Environment

In the fiscal year ended September 2023, we significantly reduced energy consumption at each facility by improving the efficiency of air conditioning and lighting equipment and raising employee awareness of energy conservation.

We have set a target of zero CO₂ emissions by fiscal 2050. In fiscal 2023, our CO₂ emissions totaled 13,974 tons (down 2.3% from fiscal 2022).

We are making efforts to reduce the amount of water used at each plant. As of September 2023, we reduced our water usage by 4.6% compared to 2022.

At the Hikone Plant, we have been able to maintain a low level of industrial waste generated since 2022. At the Nagahama Plant, the amount of industrial waste generated increased due to an increase in production volume.

Cleanup campaign: At the Hikone Plant, a cleanup campaign is held each year between April and June and between August and October to collect trash in the area surrounding the plant. This was the first year that our partner companies also participated in the campaign.
Cleanup campaign

SPOGOMI: We held SPOGOMI^* with the aim of fostering a sense of social contribution among employees.
We picked up litter following the rules set by the Japan Spogomi Federation.
The weight of the trash collected was more than 1 kg per person, for a total of 72 kg.
Teams worked together in a friendly atmosphere.* This event, which originated in Japan, incorporates a sports element into picking up litter, making it a fun way to clean up the environment. Participants form teams and compete for points based on the type and amount of litter they pick up.