Business Summary
2019 Social Responsibility & Environmental Report
Contents■ Business Summary and so on
Corporate profile, business locations and financial highlights·······1
Business Domains & Related Products····················2
A Message from the President / Corporate Governance·············3
Soshin Electric Group’s guidelines for corporate behavior···········4■ Social Responsibility Report
CSR activities (SDGs : Sustainable Development Goals andoverview of biodiversity)·············································5~6
Respect for Humanity and Assurance ofa Comfortable Working Environment························7
Cooperation with local communities and promotionof social contribution activities·································8■ Environmental Report
Environmental management system··························9Outline of environmental preservation activities······10
Environmental accounting·······································11
Mass balance / Management of contained chemical substances·····12Approach to reduction activities of environment loads·····13
Examples of energy saving measures······················14Approach to resource utilization······························15
Questionnaire··························································16

Editorial policy
This report presents the Group of Soshin
Electric companies’ approach to society
and the environment.
【Period covered】
From April 2018 to March 2019
【Coverage】
Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.

■Corporate Proﬁle（As of the end of March 2019）
Company name : Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.
URL: http://www.soshin.co.jp
Tokyo Head Oﬃce
No. 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0023, Japan
Tel. 81-3-5730-4500 Fax. 81-3-5730-4504
Established in：December 1938
Incorporated in：April 1944
Capital：3,806 million Japanese yen(As of the end of March 2019)
Number of employees : 802 (Total)(As of the end of March 2019)■Business Locations【Sales oﬃces in Japan】
Tokyo Head OfficeOsaka oﬃce / Nagoya oﬃce / Kyushu oﬃce
【Domestic plant and R&D location】
Asama Plant / Chikuma Technical Center【Group companies】
Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.
Soshin Device Co., Ltd.
Risshin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Soshin Electronics of America Inc.
Soshin Electronics Europe GmbH
Soshin Electronics (SZ) Limited
Taiwan Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.

■Financial Highlights
150

113
100

0

Soshin Device Co., Ltd.

6.0
3.0

1

104

101
Others
7.1%

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

(Fiscal years)

5.1
2.7

2.0

0.2

0
-3.0

Issued in July 201994

■Operating proﬁt (100 Million yen)
9.0

Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.

108

50

Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.
Risshin Electronics Co., Ltd.

■Sales ratio per market（2018）■Sales amount (100 Million yen)

2014

2015

△1.3
2016

2017

2018

(Fiscal years)

Information andtelecommunicationequipment andIndustrial equipment
markets
42.1%

Industrial
equipment
market50.8%

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To meet the needs of the times and expectations of customers in the industrial instrument and information andtelecommunication equipment markets, as well as ultimately to contribute to realization of a low-carbon society, theGroup of Soshin Electric companies manufactures small and high-performance products with the least amount ofindustrial waste in consideration of environmental impact.

【Industrial equipment sector】

・Noise-related fields
Needs are growing for countermeasures against disturbance due to noises arising in fields of industries such as
semiconductor manufacturing facilities and machine tools, equipment supporting our daily life such as air conditioners
and elevators, and environmental facilities where load redution on the global environment is anticipated.
Our EMC products have played a key role in many industrial fields as a solution for issues relating to noises generated
in these equipment and facilities.
Furthermore, our range of business includes total support for customers such as provision of noise-measuring anddiagnosing services on site (in designated locations) or in our large radio-wave shield chamber.
・Car and railway elecronics
In automobiles where parts are required to be highly reliable, our noise filters and capacitors are used. Railway
vehicles and rail traffic control systems are other areas where a vriety of our filters and capacitors work to support safty
and ease.

【Information and telecommunication equipment sector】

・For information and telecommunication infrastructures
RF parts such as couplers, filters and capacitors support communication
systems including base stations for mobile phone systems.
・For telecommunication terminals
Multilayered dielectric filters are adopted for ever-advancing smartphone,wireless LAN systems for tablet PC terminals and for Bluetoothcommunication modules.

LC filters

Chip mica capacitors

Couplers

Multilayered dielectric filters

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A Message from the President

President

Takashi Kamioka

We, Soshin Electric Group have positioned enhancement of corporate value andsustainability of the corporation needed by society as one of our key management issues.
We think it important not only to continue to supply society with necessary products but
also to take actions by recognizing the corporate role for sustainable soceity. We continue
to take actions for 5 possible goals among 17 international goals of SDGs (Sustainable
Development Goals) for its purpose. Our main goals are activities to environmental protection
in natural fluctuations, creation of decent workplace environment and improvement of
product reliability.
We, in addition to activities to reduction of environmental loads mainly for reduction of
CO2 emissions and industrial wastes, also take actions to eradicate varioius discriminations
and harrasments in order to respect humanity and to secure comfordable workplace forjob satisfaction. Furthermore, as for loss of product trust occuring frequently in soceity,
we review anew actual conditions within our group to prevent the violation of quality
compliance.
And as for local contribution by each location of us, we promote interaction with local
communities through volunteer activities, sports events and so on.
The basis of these activities is “sincerity”, that is our company policy set by our founder of
the Group. This is our norm of corporate activities, no matter what is, to tackle jobs sincerely.
On December 7 of last year Soshin Electric Group celebrated the eightieth anniversary of
our founding in 1938. We would like to appreciate the cooperation and support to Soshin
Electric Group from the corporations, parties and persons concerned. At the same time
we will make sustainable efforts for growth of our Group in order to cerebrate 90th and100th aniverssaries in near future. It is our sincere desire that our stockholders will keep on
encouraging us.

Governance system◆ Corporate GovernanceSoshin Electric Group has positioned
enhancement of corporate value as one of our
key management issues.
We regard the enhancement of corporate
governance as an important measure that raises thelegality of the business activities and transparencyof corporate management, leads us to become an
entity trusted by every stakeholder (stockholders,customers, company employees, suppliers andrelevant local communities) and is conducive to therise of corporate value.
To make them a reality, we strive for ensured
compliance with laws by identifying the
responsibilities of the Board of Directors’ Meetingand Auditors’ Meeting such as adjustment of the
management organization, improved management
efficiency and enhancement of the managementmonitoring function. Establishment of relationshipof mutual trust through ensured gaining ofstockholders’ privilege and equality and promoted
dialogues are other matters we seek.

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Stockholder’s General Meeting
Election or removal of
accounting auditors

Election or removal of
Accounting auditors
Election or
removal of
directors

Reporting andbringing up expected
resolutions
ReportingAccounting auditors
Reporting
Auditing

Board of Directors
Election or
removalProposal
makingandreporting

ReportingTransfer of supervisingand auditing authority

Evaluation

Board of Auditors
Coalition

ReportingAccounting auditing andinternal management auditing

Business execution function
ReportingPresident
Decision

Business auditing department

Proposal making and reporting

Corporate managemant meeting

Auditing

Business execution department
Corporate CSR Committee
Development Committee
Facility Committee
Invention Incentive committee

Risk Managemant Committee
Enviromental Committee
Export Control Committee
Safety and Health Committee
Quality Assurance Committee
Compliance Committee

Each Division(including aﬃliatedcompanies)
Help line(in cooperation with thecorporation lawyer)

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Soshin Electric Co. Group’s Guidelines for Corporate Behavior
Ⅰ Realization of corporate philosophy【1】Provision of products that better contribute to social environment

From a long-term global perspective, we will commit ourselves to create new value by providing
products and services that protect the global environment and realize safety and security in society.
We will gain trust from our customers and society by seeking quality and safety.

Ⅱ Policy to engage in business activities【2】Disclosure of corporate information

We will release, in an accurate and timely manner, information sought by the public, including
information on our management, finance, products or services to improve transparency inmanagement and gain society’s trust in NGK group companies.

【3】Total enforcement of compliance and risk management

We will abide by the laws and rules of each country and area in which we do business and will enforce
our compliance thoroughly, respecting international arrangements that are applicable to us.
We will develop human resources who are sincere and have high ethical standards. In addition,
through our efforts to build an internal control system and implement risk management, we willprotect our corporate assets and credit, as well as the rights of third parties.

【4】Respect for humanity and assurance of comfortable working environment

We will hire and treat people in a proper and fair manner and provide a safe and pleasant working
environment in which our people can work comfortably without sacrificing their family life. We will
make available opportunities that people with versatile talent can try and will support the developmentof human resources through the acquisition of knowledge and expertise.
We will prevent bullying, discrimination, harassment or any other acts that violate human rights. If
there is a human rights violation, we will take appropriate action in an expeditious manner.

【5】Implementation of fair, free and transparent transactions

As a good and equal partner, we will implement fair, free and transparent transactions in search ofmutual benefit with our business partners.
In addition, we will promote our commitment to discharge our corporate responsibility for society
throughout the supply chain used by the NGK group companies.

Ⅲ As a member of society【6】Preservation of global environment

We will contribute to the preservation of the global environment by committing ourselves to take thelead in reducing environmental burdens at every location and in every process that is involved in ourbusiness activities. We will cooperate in efforts with local communities to preserve the environment
and will also actively support our employees’ efforts.

【7】Cooperation with local communities and promotion of social action programs

We will actively commit ourselves to contributing to society, satisfying the needs of local communities
with our interest in the social tasks required by each country and local community in accordance with
our objective to become a corporate citizen that can be trusted by local communities.

【8】Communication with stakeholders

Through communication with all of our stakeholders, including customers, business partners,
shareholders, employees and members of local communities, we will enhance their understanding of
the NGK group companies and review corporate activities based on comments forwarded to us. We
will use these in our efforts to accomplish our social responsibilities.

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A bout The CSR Activity◆ Approach to SDGs (Sustainable Dvelopment Goals)
We consider it as one of our important social responsibilities to

We take actions to our possible 5 goals by materializing our offeredcontribute to the extensive solutions of social problems through ourvalues. And we take actions to contribute to economic growth bybusiness activities on our indexes of SDGs (Sustainable Development

increasing our contributable goals while the Corporation grows.

Goals) adopted by the United Nations.

5 goals of SDGs relating to Soshin Electric Group5

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Offered values by Soshin Electric Group

Respect to humanity and securing of comfordable
workplace environment

We provide decent and safety workplace to employees in order tocontribute to economical growth, by adequate employment andacceptance and respect of personality and human diversity.

Cooperation with local communities and promotionof social contribution activities

We contribute to cooperation with local communities and realization ofsustainable cities and communities.

Resources balance (input/output) and control ofcontained chemical substances

We reduce output of resources utilizing effectively energy, chemical
substances and water and others necessary to business activities.

Activities of environmental preservation andapproach to reduction activities of environmentalloads

We contribute to preservation of environment, reduction ofenvironmental loads and reduction of CO2 emissions and wastes,by strenghtening the control of contained chemical substances andpreventing environment-related claimes and accidents from arising.

Approach to environment utilization

We contribute to forest protection and countermeasues against
desertification indirectly and loss of animal deversity, by promoting 3R(Reduse, Reuse, Recycle) and attaining zero-emission.

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A bout The CSR Activity◆ Overview of biodiversity
From fiscal 2018 Soshin Electric Group participates in activities ofWe recruited participants from all the employees of Soshin Electric

MY declaration for action, that is “Self-declaration of participation inGroup. And the participation rate was 98%.

environment activities” recommended by the Ministry of Environment.
The content of MY Action is that actions are taken on my possible
ones selected from 5 actions of “eat, feel, show, conserve and select”,
resulting in preservation of biodiversity.

Soshin Electric Group sympasizes with the preservation activities of
local ecology by NPO corporation Picchio in karuisawa and supports
their activities aiming at coexistence between human beings and wild
animals.

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R espect for Humanity and Assurance of a
Comfortable Working Environment◆ Basic employment policy◆ Enhancement of healthy mental state

We at the Group of Soshin Electric companies have tried to ensure

The Group of Soshin Electric companies has arranged study sessions

employment stability through the establishment of manpower plans

for acquisition of knowledge about mental disturbance, self-care and line

ascertaining to mid- to long-term business development. Such efforts

care through consolidated services by industrial physicians, consultant

included planned employment of new graduates and active deployment

physicians and health nurses to ensure employees’ mental health.

of internal job rotation, placement of the right people with necessary

In addition, training of managers, control of overtime work and strict

ability and experience in the right job, and promotion of activities thatobservance of the previously established no-overtime day program havehelped employees find their jobs challenging without needing to exercise

been implemented against excessively long-time work.

extra care.

◆ Realization of work-life balance
Many female employees have taken up the opportunity for pre-natal and◆ Esteem for individuality and diversity

post-partum maternity leave and infant care before returning to work.

Our employment level of disabled people was 2.92% (as of fiscal

Furthermore, refreshment holiday and planned paid holiday systems are2018), which exceeded the legally set 2.2% minimum.

provided for employees to refresh their minds and bodies.

As a result of the establishment of a re-employment system for
employees who have passed mandatory retirement age, flexible working
arrangements, including full-time and part-time work programs, areprovided to fit individuals’ post-retirement plans.

◆ Health and safety
We secure safety and health of employees and promote environmental
creation of comfortable workplace, while taking positive activities ofsafety and health to aim at zero occupational accidents.
Our major activities include those where risk factors arise. Training
for dealing with near-miss incidents and danger prediction has been
provided to employees in conjunction with the National Industrial Safety
Week. Suggestions made by them have achieved great results. Moreover,mutual patrolling of plants for facility accident prevention has been asemianual event to ensure safety.
For promotional purposes of employees’ good health, we have ahealthcare program in place by having company nurses on duty andactively pursuing good physical and emotional health for employees.
Employees have been given a stress check.
These activities have kept Soshin Electric Group free from serious
work-related accidents. We will continue activities for employees for theirensured safty and good health.
This year we promote the activities for maintenance and improvementof safety and comfordable worklace by in-house education and riskassessment to improve the quality of safety and health by acquisition of
ISO45001 certificate.

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C ooperation with Local Communities andPromotion of Social Action programs

International Volunteer Day, a day of concurrent action
for contribution to society
We, the business enterprises residing in the building where we areheadquartered, jointly sold fair-trade goods to support the producers indeveloping countries.
*“Fair trade” is the term used to describe the mechanism that supports
producers' lives by purchasing their products at reasonable prices.

Participation in Greeting Campaign of Yamanoguti Area

Soshin Powertech Corporation participated in Greeting Campaign bycooperation with the elementary and middle schools in the area on theslogan “Man-to-man connection with smiling – Yamanoguti” proposedby the Yamanoguti town development council for creation of “Town ofrich heart and culture”.

Interaction with local communities through sports events

The 18th Soshin Cup Tennis Tournament
134 participants from 67 groups participated in all the events. Although
this year there were many rainy days in this season, it was milacurously
fine on that event day. Exciting games were played among pairs of tennis
players.

Christmas presents

Soshin Powertech Co. and Soshin Device Co. presented Christmas gifts
to their respective neighboring nursery schools.

Placement of“Welcom Flower”at Sakudaira JR Station

We placed “Welcom Flower” at Sakudaira Station that is an entrance of Saku
City, in cooperation with 30 students of Saku Comprehensive Technical
School and of fourth grade of Sakudaira Asama Elementary School.

Eco-cap campaign

Collected eco-caps were sold for recycling. Revenue was distributed tovarious social activities. In fiscal 2017, the total revenue was worth 123
vaccines.
(No. ofvaccines)

300

200
113

119

119

123

122

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018 （Fiscal year）

100

0

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E nvironmental Management System
Environmental policy of the Group of Soshin Electric companies

1. Compliance with legislation, pacts, agreements with customers and voluntary standards
2. Identification of environmental objectives and organized continuous promotion of activities with local
communities to reduce environmental loads
3. Development, design, production and marketing of environmentally-friendly products
4. Implementation of preventive measures and monitoring of environmental pollution
5. Continuous encouragement of education, training and enlightenment activities to raise awareness of
the roles and responsibilities of employees, as well as all other people involved in our business activities◆ System of promoting environmental
preservation activities

Decisions on policies and tactics of the Group of Soshin Electriccompanies regarding environmental preservation will be made by
the “Environmental Committee” which the Director responsible forenvironmental matters chairs. The policies and tactics decided will be putin action across the company via factory managers, the location manager
and the managers responsible for environmental matters for each site.
Activities for which the environmental organization is responsible
include a monthly environmental meeting, as well as the Environmental
Committee held semi-annually. These meetings are to control the
progress toward the targeted amounts of CO2 emissions and industrial
waste discharged, exchange information on the environment andcontinue the promotion of the environment preservation activities.

◆ Qualification for ISO14001 andenvironmental audits

Soshin Electric Group has aquired the authentification of International
Standards of ISO14001 (2015 version).
Our environmental audit is comprised of audits conducted by an
external qualifying organization, environmental assessements by ourenvironment control department and internal environmental audits
by the excution department. (The number of internal environmental
auditors:218)【Environmental preservation organization】

Applicability of ISO14001: 2015 qualification
Environmental organization (Site)
Tokyo Head Office

Top Management

Environmental
committee

Manager, environmental affairs(general)

Asama Plant

Japan

Environmental secretariat
officeChikuma Technical Center
Risshin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.
Soshin Device Co., Ltd.

Overseas

Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.

【Site-specific environmental preservation organization】
Vice-top management

Site Environmental
committee

Environmental manager

Person responsible for public pollution prevention
Person responsible for specially managed industrial waste
Person responsible for equipment control /Person responsive for energy-saving
Acting department manager

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O utline of Environmental Preservation Activities
We, the Group of Soshin Electric companies, have been trying autonomously to preserve theenvironment by setting environmental objectives and targets to accomplish the objectives.
◆ Activity report for 2018 and targets for 2019
【CO2 emission amount】【Enhanced control of contained chemical substances】
Restriction and control of substances usable for products are getting
increasingly stricter, as evidenced by the regulations related to phthalicacid esters required by the RoHS directive and year-by-year additions by
REACH Regulations of substances to be controlled.
We control such chemical substances in line with the latest regulations
based on the Soshin Electric Co. Green Procurement Guidelines. To
control chemical substances contained in product component parts, we
audit suppliers for their environmental quality to ensure adherence to theGreen Procurement activity.

【Amount of discharged industrial wastes】

Environmental Report

We achieved the target for reduction of CO2 emissions which was partof 2018 activities for environmental load reduction.
As an approach to CO2 emission reduction continuing from 2018,
we will study a step-by step change over to energy-saving facilities
including lighting with LEDs in 2019.
Action will continue for productivity improvement, efforts to reduce
losses and loads of facility operations and elimination of wastes throughenergy-saving patrol.

【Environmental complaints and incidents】

We attained the goal of 2018 amount of discharged industrial wastes.
We improve the recovery rate of law materials and reduce thre discharged
wastes in fiscal 2019.
In fiscal 2019 we will try to improve the raw material recovery rate andreduce such wastes.

In fiscal 2018, we had no complaints or incidents related toenvironmental matters. We will continue our activities for local
environment preservation to prevent any environmental matter-related
complaints or incidents from happening in fiscal 2019.

◆ Main environmental preservation activities
Items

Achievements in 2018
Targets

Achievements

・ We will continue environmental education ・ The environmental policy was disseminated andand enlightenment activities.
environmental educations of environmental targets
were provided.
・ We utilized positively 2015 Environment
Management System and raised the levels ・ We applied to the certificattion of 2015 Environmentof each department and internal environment
Management System and confirmed no problem inEnvironmental
auditors.
the utilization. Furthermore, we provided educations
management
to internal environment auditors, raised their levels
system (ISO14001) ・ We will comply with the environmental
legislations.
and increased them in number.
・ We reviewd a list of environmental legislation
and regulations to ensure that our environmental
assessement covered every item.

Self-evaluations○

Targets for 2019・ We will continue to provide environmental
education and to take enlightenment
activities.
・ We utilize 2015 Environment Management
System positively, integrate it with
ISO45001. Management System partiallyand prepare for the examination of
integration system by external audits.
・ We contiue to comply with the regulations
including safty and health.

・ We will reduce domestic CO2 emissions to a ・ We achieved the target for domestic CO2 emissions ofmaximum of 7,136t. (With the CO2 emission
6,831t for fiscal 2018 against 7,136t for fiscal 2017. (ThePrevention of global
amount divided by sales amount no greater
CO2 emission amount devided by the sales amountthan 75.1t/100 million yen)warmingregistered roughly 80.3t/100 million yen and achieved
the target.)△・ We will keep the domestic CO2 emissionsat 6,997t, max. (with the CO2 emission
amount divided by sales amount
maintained no greater than76.9t/100
million yen).

・We will keep the amount of discharged ・ Emission volume of industrial wastes was 258t
wastes at no greater than 258t.
against the goal of 258t. The goal was attained.

○

・ We will keep the amount of discharged
wastes at no greater than 293t.

・ We continue to inspect foreign procured ・ There have been no abnormalities with goods
procured from overseas sources, nor were any
goods for acceptance with fluorescence X-ray
Adequate control ofirregularities found in the quality of goods fromanalyzers and to survey the environmental
these sources. Thus, we complied with the Green
chemicals
quality of suppliers for compliance with theProcurement Guidelines.
Green Procurement Guidelines.

○

・ We will continue to inspect goods
procured from overseas sources with an
X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, survey
such sources’ environmental quality
and comply with the Green Procurement
Guidelines.

・ We promote furthermore the reduction of ・ We disposed 3 units of low concentration PCB
hazardous substances including PCB andequipment.
lead.
・ We followed up the prohibition of phthalic acid,accompanied by RoHS2 regulation.

○

Waste management
activities

Reduction of
hazardous chemicals

・ We review the scheduled restricted
substances in the next RoHs regulation,
including the confirmation of internal use.

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E nvironmental Accounting◆ Environment preservation costs and economical effects resulting from environment preservation measures
Soshin Electric Group implemented environmental accounting for the

Effective implementation of environmental preservation activities

purpose of gaining a qualitiative grasp of the effectiveness of investment

enabled a reduction of 19.47 million yen in expense, however by 4.19

and expenses made for environment preservation.

million yen than last year.

The investment amount by Soshin Electric Group for replacing
equipment with energy-saving alternatives such as introducng

The economical effects in fiscal 2018 totaled 0.89 mllion yen.

LED lighting totaled 6.308 million yen in the global environmental
preservation costs in fiscal 2018.
(The investment effect is to be confirmed after the next fiscal year.)

Total of actual achievement: in fiscal 2018 (Apr. 1, 2018 to Mar. 31, 2019)*Generated in observance of the guidelines prepared by the Ministry of the Environment
Unit: 10,000 yen

Categories
Pollution
prevention

Major measures
Costs for pollution prevention

Investment amounts

Expenses

Economical effects

Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2018
0

0

174

151

-

-

Globalenvironmental
preservation

Costs for CO2 reduction such as introduction of energy
saving equipment

2,604

6,308

144

77

529

89

Resource recycling

Costs for effective use of resources, including water saving,
and reduction, recycling, processing and disposition ofwastes

0

0

988

999

4,995

0

Upstream /downstream

Costs for controlling environmental burdens that arise in
the business upstream and downstream

0

0

0

0

-

-

Administration

Costs for environment preservation efforts such as
acquisition and maintenance of ISO14001 qualification,
provision of environmental education and monitoring
environmental impact

0

0

771

499

-

-

R&D

Costs for R&D and planning of environmental impact
reduction efforts and for R&D and study of productcontributing to environment preservation

0

0

0

0

-

-

Social activities

Costs for preservation of nature, greening and support
for the local environment, public announcements ofenvironmental information and advertisements forenvironmental matters

0

0

289

220

-

-

Environmental
remediation

Costs for improvement of contaminated soils and recovery
of destroyed nature

0

0

0

0

-

-

2,604

6,308

2,366

1,947

Total

5,524

89

※ As for the economical effect of resource recycling the way of totalizing was changed from fiscal 2018.

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M ass Balance (Inputs and outputs)
This section describes resources and energy inputs for domestic business activities, andproducts, wastes and other discharged items (outputs) that resulted from domestic businessactivities of the Group of Soshin Electric companies in fiscal 2018.
Outline of inputs and outputs
Inputs comprise parts, raw materials, energy, chemical substances and

The Group of Soshin Electric companies strives to reduce as muchwater necessary for business activities while output comprise product,

as possible inputs from the aspects of energy saving to prevent theCO2 emissions, water and wastes developed incidentally to production

exhaustion of natural resources. This is an attempt to reduce outputs

activities.

other than products.

Energy15,556 1000kWh

Fuel Oil

47 ㎘

Kerosene

24 ㎘

Gasoline

22 ㎘

LPG

37 t

Parts / semi-finishedproducts / plastic
materials / nonorganic materials /organic solvents

Emissions into the air↓

CO2 emissions

6,831 tMaterial procurement

Other greenhouse-effect gases

251 t

Chemical substances

1t↓

Wastes

Production

↓

11 t

Industrial wastes

258 t

Discharged water

17,670 t

Products
Sales and distribution

Water

OUTPUT

R&D and designing

Raw Material

Electric power

Chemical substances

Business activities (domestic)

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INPUT

17,517 t

Filters
capacitors& others

M anagement of Contained Chemical Substances◆ Survey of contained chemical substances◆ Analysis with an X-ray fluorescence spectrometerWe survey the contained chemical substances at the stage of partselection from the viewpoint of part life-cycling, in order to respond tothe customers’s request to survey the contained chemical substances.

Parts and materials that possibly contain prohibited substances will
be subjected to screening with an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer toconfirm that they are free from prohibited substances.

◆ Green procurement
The Group of Soshin Electric companies has proceeded with procurementof parts and materials with the minimum possible environmental impact byconducting a survey of suppliers’ environmental quality and making surethat chemical substances were handled adequately.
Requests have been made to suppliers asking them to take necessary
action to meet the requirements in the Soshin Electric Group Green
Procurement Guidelines.

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A pproach to Reduction of Environmental Loads
To prevent global warming, we tackled reduction of CO2 emissions as well as energy saving.
Domestic CO2 emissions in fiscal 2018 registered 6,831t due to anincrease in the sales of noise-related products and thick-film PCBs
and CO2 emission devided by the sales amount was 80.3t/100 million
yen. Overseas CO2 emission in fiscal 2018 registered 397t and the CO2
emission amount divided by the sales amonut was 35.8t/100 million yen.

◆ CO2 emissions

Ref. Electric power consumption

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Our target for CO2 emissions for fiscal 2019 is no greater than 6,997t(with the CO 2 emission amount deivided by the sales amount of
76.9t/100 million yen).

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E xamples of energy-saving measures(1) LED lighting used in Soshin Devices
Lighting in Soshin Device changed from fluorescent lamps to LED light(The annual use of CO2 was decreased about 52.9% per year.)
Before replacement

Fluorescent Lamp

After replacement

LED Light

Environmental Report(2) Replacement of air conditioners of gas heat-pump type in Chikuma Technical Center and Asama Plant
Chikuma Technical Center and Asama Plant replaced air conditioners of electric package type and heavy-oil boilers with air conditioners of high eficiency gas
heat-pump type (resulting in approx. 51% reduction of CO2 per year).
Before replacement

air conditioners of electric package type

After replacement

2nd floor of Chikuma
Technical Center2nd floor of old buildingsin Asama Factory

Asama test laboratory

air conditioners of gas heat-pump type2nd floor of Chikuma
Technical Center

2nd Floor of old buildingsin Asama factory

Heavy-oil boiler removed in Asama factory

Asama test laboratory

Use discontinued

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Environmental Report
A pproach to Resource Utilization
For preservation of the environment, the Group of Soshin Electriccompanies considers it imperative to make our society recyclingoriented. For this, we will promote “reduce”, “reuse” and “recycle” (3Rs)
regarding the waste discharged as a result of business activities as
resources.
Of 258t discharged in fiscal 2018, 162t was reused and 96t recycledwith zero emissions continuing. Our target for the total discharge amountin fiscal 2019 is 293t, max.
Furthermore, we use no providers of waste disposal services other thanthose that have earned administrative approval so that disposal services
will be provided in compliance with relevant laws. Our control includes
issuance of manifests (for control of industrial waste) and retention of
disposal records.

We checked waste disposal service providers through periodic visits
to their disposal sites and found that their services were adequate andacceptable.

◆ The amount of discharged waste

TOPICS◆Marine pollution by plastic
G20 Osaka Summit was held in June 2019. And “Ministrial Meeting on energy
conversion and global environment for sustainable development” was held too in
Karuisawa-machi. There the marine pollution by plastic was discussed as one of theimportant themes.
Daily small actions, for example no use of plastic such as abolition of plasticbags at the counter eventually lead to environmental protection. We’ll do our best
to contribute to protection of global environment by promotion of 3R campaign andenlightenment of social contribution activities such as beautification campaign ofthe town.

15inspection scene of an industrial waste
disposal service provider

Questionnaire: 2019 Social Responsibility & Environmental Report

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