To increase the level of environmental management at
each plant, internal environmental auditing is being carried out
jointly by the Central Environmental Protection Committee and the
Auditing Department. The results
of the environmental audit are reported to all the plants, with the
aim of the exchange of information.
The Nittobo plants and the Group companies periodically
hold Group Environmental Protection Committee meetings. Lively discussion
is undertaken at these conferences with regard to the urgent task
of energy conservation promotion for the prevention of global warming.
Environmental assessment is undertaken when equipment
is being newly-installed or updated, with environmental aspects taken
into consideration.
Environmental protection activities
1992
Environmental protection activities
such as energy conservation at the plants and the reduction of
industrial waste begun
1993
The Central Environmental Protection
Committee and the Plant Environmental Protection Committees established
"Environmental management organization" set
up throughout the Group
"Environmental Protection Committee regulations" established
"Award regulations for plant energy conservation
and industrial waste reduction" established
1995
Rock wool products at the Wakayama Plant receive "disposal
and fit for recycling of only industrial waste designated by the
prefectural governor"
1996
Rock wool products at the Chiba Plant
receive "wide area disposal and fit for recycling designated
industrial waste designated by the Minister of the Environment"
1998
"Nittobo Environmental Charter" established
"Behavior Standards with Regard
to the Environment" established
"Environment Management Standards" established
to express the internal environmental auditing and internal environmental
assessment
1999
Internal environmental auditing begun
2000
Group Environmental Protection Committee
established.
Environmental protection activities developed throughout the Group
Fukushima Plant receives ISO14001 certification
2002
Website environmental information
pages opened
2004
Environment Report published
2005
GRF (Glass Fiber Recycle) committee established
"Group Company Policy" with regard to the environment reexamined
2006
"A Second Behavior Plan" with regard to the environment begun
