Environmental management
Basic approach
Our group considers environmental conservation to be based on the principle of "contributing to the creation of a society where the economy and the environment can coexist harmoniously and achieve sustainable development by reducing the environmental impact of our business activities, appropriately allocating and utilizing management Resources, and striving to maintain and improve the global environment through advanced initiatives and proactive promotion of measures to prevent global warming." We have established specific policies in our internal regulations, "Basic Guidelines for Safety, Health and Environment," and conduct our business activities with global and local environmental conservation as an important and priority value judgment.
Policy
Environmental protection policy
1. Make an effort to prevent leaks and contamination and contribute to environmental protection.
2. Actively contribute to preventing global warming and make an effort to reduce greenhouse gases emitted through our business activities.
3. Effectively use resources in all our business activitie ss.
4. Promote green procurement when purchasing material, construction work, services, etc.
5. Be aware of the importance of biodiversity and actively contribute to its maintenance.
6. Work to develop and diffuse technologies and products that create a better environment.
7. Set environmental objectives based on the annual basic policies, and gather power from within and outside the organization to achieve those objectives.
8. Continually improve the Environmental Management System to enhance environmental performance.
9. Actively disclose environmental information and promote communication with parties outside the company to ensure the reliability of our company and improve corporate value.
Governance
Environmental Management System (Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters)
The Group has traditionally positioned "safety, health, and the environment" as the foundation of its management, and has established Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters to promote efforts to ensure and protect these. Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters The "Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters" consists of the director of , deputy director, presidents of related General Managers and major affiliated companies, and other persons appointed by the director of Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters, as well as the secretariat.
The officer in charge of safety and environment (Director) is delegated by the President and Representative Director to oversee the division as the chief executive officer in charge of safety, health, and environment, and the Safety, Environment, and Quality Assurance Department serves as the secretariat.
Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters The General Manager of the Safety, Health & Environment Division (hereinafter referred to as "the General Manager") determines Medium-term Management Plan and annual basic policies and priority issues related to safety, health, and the environment, and then monitors and evaluates performance through safety and environmental audits, and maintains, reviews, and checks the status of improvement of the safety, health, and environment management system. As a corrective action and review, the general manager conducts a management review at the Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters meeting and reflects it in the next year's basic policy, etc.
● Management system related to safety, environment, and quality
Risk management
Environmental management system
Our group's environmental management system operates as shown in the diagram below, combining a group-wide PDCA cycle centered on the Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters with the PDCA cycles of each business unit. Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters Secretariat evaluates and reviews the operation of the group-wide environmental management system through safety and environmental audits, and shares necessary improvements, along with reviews from business units, at safety and environment officer meetings and headquarters meetings, thereby ensuring continuous improvement. Furthermore, our group's business units, offices, and affiliated companies have obtained a total of 28 ISO 14001 certifications (including both domestic and overseas). (As of the end of June 2026)
●Environmental management PDCA cycle
Initiatives
Environmental compliance
In 2025, one environmental anomaly * occurred at one of our group's Complex. We also investigate the causes of minor incidents that are not classified as environmental anomalies, and strive to prevent recurrence and ensure more reliable environmental protection.
- At our overseas Complex, noise levels slightly exceeded the standard limits.
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Environmental anomalies
Cases where the following conditions are not met in accordance with the regulatory standards set forth in environmental laws (including ordinances and agreements):
A. Events deemed necessary under environmental laws and regulations to take "measures in the event of an accident"
B. When an administrative action, guidance, or recommendation is received from an administrative agency and a report or other document for correction is submitted to the administrative agency.
C. When damage to the body, life, property, etc. of neighboring residents is caused by an incident attributable to our company, and compensation is paid.
Environmental education and awareness activities
Safety & Environmental Protection Headquarters also provides environmental education to the entire Group.
●Main environmental education and awareness activities
| Fiscal year | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enlightenment | Let's learn about "Circular Economy" | Distribution of educational materials | Distribution of educational materials on environmental laws and regulations |
| Distribution of environmental conservation and global environmental information | - | - | |
| Activity | Environmental lecture: The future of circular economy |
Lecture: Current status and latest trends in clean energy business | Lecture: On the Management of Industrial Waste |
| Training | Environmental management ability improvement training (held in July 2023: 102 people, November 2023: 65 people) | Environmental management ability improvement training (September, February) | Environmental management ability improvement training (September, February) |
● Safety and environmental training track record
| Item | Safety/Environment |
|---|---|
| Total number of educational training programs, including basic training and specialized training. | 7 |
| Total number of participants | 1,139 people |
| Total training hours | 3,772 hours |
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Due to differences in the scope of aggregation, the figures differ from those published in Idemitsu Integrated Report 2026.