Mitsubishi Electric Issues Environmental Report 2017
2017年6月30日 - 11:10AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Achieved key targets and strengthened
environmental management globally
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today its
immediate issuance of the Mitsubishi Electric Group’s environmental
report for the fiscal year that ended in March 2017, which
documents the results and achievements of the Group’s environmental
initiatives.
The report (www.MitsubishiElectric.com/company/environment)
reviews the operations of Mitsubishi Electric and its 109 Japanese
affiliates and 79 overseas affiliates, focusing on efforts to meet
targets and implement policies set under the Mitsubishi Electric
Group’s three-year environmental plan. Launched in April 2015 as
the company’s eighth three-year blueprint for environmental action,
the plan emphasizes four areas of activities: 1) contributing to
the realization of low-carbon societies, 2) contributing to the
creation of recycling-based societies, 3) ensuring harmony with
nature, and 4) strengthening the environmental management
foundation.
Mitsubishi Electric continues to press forward with
environmental efforts, taking into account global factors such as
achieving targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) of the United Nations. The company is determined to become a
“global, leading green company” that contributes to affluent
societies which offer sustainability as well as safe, secure and
comfortable lifestyles
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Key Initiatives and
Results
1) Greenhouse gas reduction from products and
production
Mitsubishi Electric reduced total annual greenhouse gas
emissions to 1.34 million tons, which was lower than the target of
1.43 million tons, through activities such as replacement of
production facilities and review of operational processes. Non-CO2
emissions were reduced to 260,000 tons on a CO2-equivalent basis,
which was lower than the target of 270,000 tons, mainly as the
result of reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbon in factories
outside Japan. CO2 originating from energy was reduced by 23,000
tons, mainly through replacement of air conditioners and lighting
in facilities, and by improving production efficiency through the
adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. CO2 emissions
generated by 106 Mitsubishi Electric eco-products, especially
industrial mechatronics products and home appliances, achieved an
average reduction of 35 percent, exceeding the target of 34
percent.
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