Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group

Environmental
Sustainability Report

2014

Environmental Management Division
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Message from the President

CONTENTS
Message from the President

02

Outline of Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group03

Relationship between Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group and Society

05

HIGHLIGHT

07

Special Feature
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group
4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan

09

Environmental Initiatives
Environmental Management System

11

Environmental Objectives(Medium-Term Plan) and Results

12

Global Warming Prevention Activities

14

Activities Directed Toward Creatinga Society Based on Recycling

16

Activities for Managing Chemical Substances

17

Environmental Management Activities
at Factories Outside Japan

18

Environmental Impact Data

21

Relations with Society
Social Contribution Activities

Editorial Policy
This report is intended to present our stakeholders with an organizedsummary of the measures and conceptual approaches taken by
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group in our environmental activities andsocial contribution activities.
The 3rd Medium-Term Environmental Plan (FY2011-2013) has
ended, and the new, 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan (FY20142016) is starting.
We hope to give our readers an understanding of theaccomplishments of the 3rd Medium-Term Environmental Plan as wellas our critical reflections on it, together with an overview of the 4th
Medium-Term Environmental Plan. To that end, we have sought tomake the report accessible by using plain and concise language andby making frequent use of graphs, illustrations and photographs.
Further, when issuing this Report, we consulted the Environmental
Reporting Guidelines (2012) and the Environmental Accounting
Guidelines (2005) from the Ministry of the Environment.

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Scope of the report
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. and its group companies
Period covered by this report
April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2014
Previous issue: October 2013
Current issue: October 2014
Next issue: October 2015
Disclaimer
This report contains not only facts relating to the past and presentof Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group but also plans, forecasts, andprojections based on management plans and management policy at
the time of publication. These plans, forecasts and projections are
assumptions and judgments based on available information at the timeof writing, and results or matters pertaining to future business activities
may differ materially from the descriptions due to changing conditions.
Additionally, further examination of past data may lead to resultsthat differ from values given in past Environmental Sustainability
Reports.

With our foundation in the Sumitomo Business Spirit, we
will go on providing “first-class products” and services that
contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
I would like to say thank you to all our stakeholders: Your longstanding support and understanding of our Group’s corporate
activity are greatly appreciated.
This fiscal year, the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group started
the Medium-Term Management Plan 2016 (covers from
FY2014 to 2016). The business strategy of the Medium-Term
Management Plan 2016 declares these objectives:• Steady growth for the purpose of creating the foundation forsustained growth• Return to higher levels of profitability• Persistent efforts for operational quality improvements
Our aim is to be a corporation that continues to provide “firstclass products.”
One of these persistent efforts for operational quality
improvements is compliance.
As I understand compliance, it is not enough just to follow
legal statutes, or to follow in-house regulations or social norms.
I think compliance is responding to the societal demands thatare in the background of those statutes, regulations, and norms.

I myself have a very keen awareness of the importanceof environmental activities. The top management in eachbusiness division and every Group company as well as all
Group employees will conscientiously and steadfastly engage
in specific implementation of these activities.
In this implementation, we will place the greatest priority
on autonomous activities undertaken by each business division
and Group company to achieve the targets of the 4th MediumTerm Environmental Plan.
Also of importance, as I see it, is for all the individual
employees who do the work of the various business divisionsand Group companies to learn with each other and from eachother as they pursue environmental activities.
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group will continue listening
attentively to our stakeholders and taking them seriously. We
will constantly pursue the effort to reform ourselves, without
ever stopping, as we steadily move toward realization of theGroup goals.
We appreciate your opinions and advice, and we will be very
pleased to draw on them for our future initiatives.

Societal demands, including those involving our Group, arealways changing from moment to moment. However, it isa constant and important societal demand that our Group
engage in environmental activities, and this also accords withthe “Sumitomo Business Spirit.”
Based on the Medium-Term Management Plan 2016, the new,
4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan (FY2014-2016) started
in this fiscal year. The 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan
has the following basic policies:• Promote environmental risk management• Contribute to achievement of a low-carbon society• Realize a resource-recycling society• Contribute to local communities and take measures forbiodiversity
Pursuing these policies, we will take steps to further promote
environmental activities at Group companies, including those inother countries.

President and CEO

Shunsuke Betsukawa

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Changes in net sales

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group
contributes to building an affluent society
with “manufacturing” technology(100 million yen)
8,000
6,000

Machinery Component

Precision Machinery

Main Products

Main Products

Power transmission equipment
Inverters

Plastic injection molding
machines, ion accelerators,
plasma coating systems,
laser processing systems,
cryogenic equipment,
precision positioning
equipment, transfer molding
press machines, precision
forgings, defense equipment

We handle speed reducers, which are devices for lowering the number of motor
revolutions and raising torque. Taking part in a broad range of markets, speed reducers
are used in conveyance lines at factories, in robotic joints and in the drive systems of arange of machines.

We handle injection molding machines for making plastic products, and devices for
manufacturing liquid crystal and semiconductors. Among injection molding machines,
products that require precision machining are one of our particular specialties.

Construction Machinery

Industrial Machinery

Main Products

Main Products

Hydraulic excavators
Mobile cranes
Road machinery

Cyclotrons for medical use,
Forging presses, Material
handling systems, Logistics &handling systems, Turbines,
Pumps

The products include devices for diagnosing and curing cancer, forging presses for
producing components for automobile engines, large cranes for shipyards and ports,
steam turbines for private power generation at factories, automated warehousesystems, etc.

Ships

Environmental
Facilities & Plants

Main Products

Main Products

Ships

Power generation systems,
industrial wastewater
treatment systems, waterand sewage treatment
systems, landfill leachate
treatment systems, air
pollution control plants,
process equipment forchemical plants, reactor
vessels, mixing reactors,
steel structures, foodprocessing machineryWe specialize in midsized tankers with a capacity in the 100,000-ton class. By
narrowing down the types of ships, we have raised development efficiency and we takepride in a low fuel consumption that is in the top class for the industry.

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We also handle boilers that are 100% biomass fuel-compatible, and energy-saving
effluent treatment facilities. Our products also include exhaust gas processing facilities
that do not use water, and facilities for recovering metals from waste.

6,153

2,000

Company Outline(as of March 31, 2014)2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

Changes in operating income

Company name

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Capital30,871,650,000 yen

FoundedNovember 20, 1888

Consolidated: 17,936

Incorporated

November 1, 1934

Number of
employees

Head Office

1-1 Osaki 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Net sales

Consolidated: 615,271 million yen(100 million yen)
600
458
400

0

Machinery Component

Precision Machinery

Construction Machinery

Industrial Machinery

Ships

Environmental Facilities & Plants

471
313

283

343

200

Overseas Locations

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 (FY)

Changes in net income(100 million yen)
400

Asia
130 billion yen
Affiliatedcompanies 28 companies
Number of
employees 4,452 people

300
200

279
195

133

100
0

Net sales

179
59

2009 2010 2011 2012

1.5%
2.4%

16.3%

12.8% 615.3 billion 21.7%
yenEurope46.4 billion yen
Affiliatedcompanies 17 companies
Number of
employees 1,852 people

126.7 billion yen
Affiliatedcompanies 23 companies
Number of
employees 1,666 people●Machinery Components●Precision Machinery●Construction Machinery●Industrial Machinery●Ships●Environmental
Facilities & Plants●Other31.3%

Net sales ratio by region (FY2013)
1.6%
1.0%
3.4%

●Japan●North America●Europe●China●Asia (except China)●Central and

10.9%

South America

10.3% 615.3 billion
48.1%
yen
7.5%

America2013 (FY)Net sales ratio by segment (FY2013)

14.0%

Net sales

An extremely fuel-efficient product, our hydraulic excavator was the first construction
machinery to win the Energy Conservation Grand Prize. Featuring outstanding
maneuverability, the Good Design Award is another stellar achievement for the
excavator.

5,859

4,000

0

Since its foundation as a repair shop for the Besshi Copper Mine in 1888, the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has
moved in step with social and industrial development. With a manufacturing technology nurtured by a tradition
spanning more than 100 years, we make use of proven technologies that “actuate and control” devices from theworld of nanotechnology to gigantic structures to realize original ideas and dreams.

6,241
5,162 5,480●Oceania●Other

17.2%

Employee ratio by region (FY2013)

Net sales●Japan●Overseas

44.4%

17,936

55.6%

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Relationship between Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group and Society▲

No wobbling at inversion

Discovers cancers of less than 1 cm in theearly stages.

Proton cancer therapy system

Automated warehouse system▲

Approaching next-to-zerowaste, defects ordifficulty▲

Delivering a 20% improvement in fuelconsumption.
First construction machinery toreceive Energy Conservation Grand
Prize (FY2007).

Compatible with precision
micro-molding.

The simple structure saves labor at use.

Cryocooler for MRI systems

Forging press▲▲

Capable of pinpointing and picking off cancer
cells, outstanding in terms of its gentle therapy
effect on the patient’s body.

We contribute to reducing theburden on the environment
worldwide.

We handle the XY stages used for
precision positioning of FPD andsemiconductor manufacturing
equipment.

We have an abundant lineup
from 0.9 to 48 tons.

More compact than the conventional system

Delivering high positioning precisionon the order of nanometers

Widely used in fields where
precise control is required suchas welding robots, etc.

▲

Plastic injection molding machine

Hydraulic excavators

Precision speed reducers

Satisfies all workability,
comfort, economic efficiency
and safety standards.

▲

Semiconductor and liquid production equipment

Forklift

Cyclotron for PET▲

8 Mobile Phones, DVDs and CDs

3 Construction Sites

13 Automobile Factories

We continue to lead in tracer RI
pharmaceutical systems for PET systems.

▲

1 Televisions and PCs

11 Warehouse▲

Oil refineries, shipbuilding yards, automobile factories, semiconductor industry and other industrial settings aswell as the settings of daily life such as households, hospitals, elevators and escalators: the products of theSumitomo Heavy Industries Group are involved with all these areas. Here, we introduce several products that takeaccount of the global environment as well as the people who use them.

9 Hospitals

Numerousachievements in awide-ranging industry

Largest in the world at 16,000
tons

Streamlines tasks withcompletely automatedmanagement of
190,000 packing cases.

Plays a part in a range of
forging scenarios from compact
machinery to the world’s largest
machines.

Cooling to the ultralow temperature of −269ºC,
this is the core of MRI equipment.

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1
8
4

3

13

11

5

14

10
7

2

12
15

6

2 Oil Refineries

Facilitating faster removal times andhigher storage capacity (about 170
vehicles per unit).

Compatible with 20 nm ultrafine LSI.
Implants ion in wafers.

Creates power and steam from avariety of fuels including biomass
fuels where high-efficiency use has
been difficult in the past.

We are proud to have delivered
about 6,500 turbines toapproximately 80 countries
worldwide.

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Contributes to processing SOx,
NOx and dioxins in exhaust gas.
Treats exhaust gas without using
water.

10 Sewage Treatment Plants

Diffusion equipment

Delivering energy savings byreducing energy consumption at
sewage treatment plants
Capable of reducing power usage by
creating bubbles that are finer thanthose of conventional diffusers for
efficient delivery of oxygen.

Large craneContributes to optimizationof shipbuilding.

Speed reducers

A history of trust spanningmore than half a century

Helps raise the efficiency of
shipbuilding operation with alifting capacity of 1,200 tons.

The compact design trims
weight by 30%.

15 Sea12 Harbors

Container transfer crane

Oil tanker▲

Advanced technologies withconfidence and results that
respond to the needs of the times.

13 Automobile Factories

14 Shipbuilding Yards▲

Contributes to the global
environment by utilizing diverse
fuels.

10 Sewage Treatment Plants▲

Delivering high productivity withhigh precision and high quality

Elevators andEscalators

4▲

Ion implantation system▲

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Steam turbine▲

At oil refineries, the coke drums arecapable of processing heavy oil in themost efficient manner.

Biomass boiler

Dry-type desulphurization
denitrification system▲

Maximum effective utilization oflimited space

7 Semiconductor Factories

Power Generating Facilities▲

Responds to wide-ranging customer
needs with a sophisticated quality
assurance system.

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▲

▲

Mechanical parking garage▲

Coke drums

5 Underground Parking Lots

Resolves environmental issues caused byheavy fuel consumption, black smoke andother exhaust gases.
By adopting a hybrid system, we have kept
maximum engine output to about 1/3,
reduced fuel consumption by approximately
60%, and reduced exhaust gas.

Implementing energy
conservation on board ships
Our proprietary technologies
deliver energy-conserving
performance at theinternational top level.

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HIGHLIGHTHIGHLIGHT

1

2

Outstanding Energy Conservation Equipment Awards
Awarded the Japan Machinery Federation
Chairman’s Prize
SH200-6 Hydraulic Excavator with Work Mode Recognition
The SH200-6 hydraulic excavator with work mode

Outstanding Energy Conservation Equipment Awards
Awarded the Japan Machinery Federation
Chairman’s Prize
Sloped-Ejection-Type Grit Jet Pump “Sumijetter II”
The “Sumijetter II” sloped-ejection-type grit jet pump developed

recognition developed by Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction

by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd. was

Machinery Co., Ltd. was awarded the Japan Machinery

awarded the Japan Machinery Federation Chairman’s Prize atFederation Chairman’s Prize at the 34th Outstanding

the 34th Outstanding Energy Conservation Equipment Awards

Energy Conservation Equipment Awards (FY2013)(FY2013) (organized by the Japan Machinery Federation).

(organized by the Japan Machinery Federation).
This award is given to recognize the contributions

Sewage treatment plants and pumping stations havemade by corporations and organizations to the promotion

sedimentation facilities to separate and remove refuse andof efficient energy use through the development andsand that is in the wastewater in an upstream stage. These

practical application of industrial equipment withfacilities protect the downstream equipment and work to

outstanding energy conservation performance.

smooth out the treatment process. Grit jet pumps are devices
used in sedimentation basins utilizing pressurized water to

The SH200-6 is a successor machine to the SH200-5,

move grit that has settled and collected there. Systems thata construction machine with outstanding fuel economy

incorporate this device rather than mechanical grit-lifting

performance. In 2008, the SH200-5 became the first such

systems are being adopted more frequently in recent times

machine to be awarded the Energy Conservation Grandbecause it helps to alleviate issues relating to large numbers

Prize, an award organized by the Ministry of Economy,of machines involved, mechanical problems of operation

Trade and Industry. The SH200-6 is powered by the
SPACE5+, a new-generation clean engine. The engine
is equipped with a common rail fuel injection system thatprovides optimal fuel injection, a cooled EGR coolingdevice that uses a heat exchanger, and a VG turbo thathydraulic system. In addition to a power-saving functionin the jet pump as a way of reducing pressure losses. As a

and auto-idle shutdown, the features of this system

result, a power reduction of approximately 40% or more wasinclude a Spool Stroke Control mechanism to limit engine

achieved by comparison with conventional technology.* This
Conventional
technology

makes it possible to use pressurized water pumps that are“Sumijetter II”

lower in capacity and have lower initial costs, including theconsumption over the SH200-5.
With this award, the SH200-6 received particular

recognition provided by the new SIH:S+ hydraulic system.

costs of electrical equipment. It also contributes to a reduction

with this excavator provides a wide rear view that covers
270 degrees for safety confirmation that is dramaticallyeasier to utilize. The advanced safety system bringsof running costs.

Equipment Configuration Diagram

Beyond even that, the product has been engineered with

Grit transfer pipe

Grit valve M

M

Pressurized water pipe
Pressurizedwater valve

The field view monitor (FVM) that is standard equipment[Grit Collection
Facility]“Sumijetter”

Excavator water pipe

M

[Grit Separator]

P
Pressurizedwater pump[Pressurized
Water Tank]

consideration not just for power consumption but also for theenvironment of use. For instance, the system is designed sothat the intake pipe will not be blocked when foreign matteris ingested, the structure allows for simple replacement ofconsumables, and it handles high lift.
In recognition of these developments, the “Sumijetter II”
was awarded this prize. Our aim is to continue serving as a

Intake pipe

innovations in work safety.

Excavator nozzle

We will continue to contribute to environmental

corporation that contributes to environmental protection by
our products and our production activities.

protection by developing construction machinery withgreater fuel economy performance, work performance,and safety performance.

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ways to reduce the amount of power used by these pumps.
With the “Sumijetter II” sloped-ejection-type grit jet pump,well as the reduced fuel consumption and work mode

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conserve energy were being promoted, there were calls forin required power

achieved by smoother operability and greater speed as

SH200-6

deal of power. As measures to prevent global warming and

we took steps to optimize the structure of the spray nozzle

commendation for the major improvement in work efficiency

SH200-5

issues. However, pressurized water pumps require a great

Furthermore, this engine is combined with the new SIH:S+

hydraulic system have realized a 10% reduction in fuelreduction in40%
or greater reduction

supercharges efficiently even at low engine speeds.

load during excavation work. Together, the engine and

10% fuel consumption

and maintenance, odor, work environment, and other such

Achieves approximately

Grit pit* Conventional technology: “Grit Pump System that Utilizes an Accumulated Grit
Nozzle,” technical manual published by the Japan
Institute of Wastewater Engineering and Technology,
March 2005

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Special Feature
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group

4th Medium-Term Environmental PlanAt the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, we aim to realize the “Excellent Eco Factory” that contributes to the realization of asustainable society by holding fast to the “Sumitomo Business Spirit” and setting our sights on achieving a low-carbon society in 2020.

Contributing to the Prevention of Global Warming in Both ProductUse and Production— 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan Focuses on the amount of contribution to reducing
CO2 emissions from product usage —Our Group’s 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan has the achievement of a low-carbon society as amajor component. We are aiming for a 25% reduction in CO2 emissions from global production and a 15%
reduction in CO2 emissions from product use.
We have been taking measures for some time to reduce CO2 emissions during production, and now
we are putting additional focus on the amount of contribution to reducing CO2 emissions from productusage. This will further reinforce our CO2 reduction activities working through both products and services.
“The amount of contribution to reducing CO2 emissions from product usage” refers to the size of theCO2 reduction that we anticipate from the development of new products with greater energy-conservation
performance than the older products (FY2008 standard). In order to increase the amount of contribution
to reducing CO2 emissions from product usage, we are setting fiscal year targets for the increase of thenumber of our proprietary environmentally friendly products and the expansion of our sales of those
products. An overwhelmingly large part of lifecycle CO2 emissions for our Group’s products comes during
product use, at 96%. This amount must be reduced. We will take steps to develop and popularize
products with greater energy efficiency. Our aim is to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society.
Meanwhile, our efforts to reduce CO2 emissions during production are lowering CO2 from our factories inJapan every year. Our actual records show a 40% reduction from 2004. At our factories in other countries,
however, the increase in the number of factories means that CO2 has increased. CO2 emissions for factories
in Japan and other countries combined show a significant rise. The 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan sets
a global reduction target of 25% in FY2020, and calls for energy conservation at our factories outside Japan.

Basic Policies of the 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan

CO2 emissions during production
and during product use

1 Promote environmental risk management
We will take steps to reduce environmental risks and aim
to achieve zero environmental accidents.
We will expand our environmental risk assessments to all
our business establishments, including factories outside
Japan, take steps to prevent environmental accidents, andmaintain our zero accident record.

Production of raw materials,
purchased goods:

Activities to reduce CO2 emissions
Pollution prevention
activities, ISO 14001
acquisition and support
Waste reduction andrecycling

Sumitomo
Heavy Industries
Group

Establishedenvironmental
policyEnvironmental
Management
Activities

1995

From FY

The amount of contribution to reducing CO2
emissions from product usage

2008-2010

FY

1stMedium-Term
Environmental
Plan

4th
Medium-Term
Environmental
Plan

3rd
Medium-Term
Environmental
Plan

2nd
Medium-Term
EnvironmentalPlan

2005-2007

Established Sumitomo
Heavy Industries
Environmental Policy (1997)
Established Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group
Environmental Policy (1999)

Excellent
Eco
Factory

2011-2013

FY

FY

Start global warming prevention activities

Zero emissions factories
Expanding “first-class products”
that are environmentally friendly(Reduce use of electricity, reduce use of paper, green logistics)(Pollution prevention activities,
ISO 14001 acquisition andsupport)

1995

2000

2005

2010

2015

2020

Contribute to low-carbon society
with environmentally friendly
products and “first-class products”
Steam turbine

All-electric injection molding machines

96%

Expand to Group companies outside Japan
Toxic chemical substance control,
biodiversity

2000-2004

1%

Product use:

(raise energy productivity)

FY

Production by
our Group:

We have long been taking measures to reduce CO2 emissions
during production, and in addition we are reinforcing ouractivities to reduce CO2 emissions during product use.

We will continue to reduce the amount of waste we
generate and pursue zero emissions.

FY

Worldwide activities based on global targets

3%

2 Contribute to the achievementof a low-carbon society

3 Realize a resource-recycling society

2014-2016

Changes in Environmental
Management Activities
at the Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Group

This is a device for producing plastic products. The grouphas special expertise in high-precision, high-cycle work,and has one of the top market shares domestically. We
deliver products that are outstanding not just for theirperformance but also for their economy. That is why, forexample, we have won the Minister of Economy, Trade andIndustry Award at the Outstanding Energy Conservation
Equipment Awards of the Japan Machinery Federation.

This is a device
used primarily for
private power
generation atfactories. It receives
steam from a boiler anduses it to run an electric
generator. Recent years haveseen increasing use forbiomass power generation,
and we have an overwhelmingly
large worldwide share in thisapplication.

Hybrid hydraulicexcavator
The rotation is used togenerate electricity,
providing support for engine
output that enhances the
excavator’s fuel economy.
The hydraulic excavator
model used as the base forthis system is also a prize-winnerfor energy conservation, and thisfurther energy-conserving effectis contributing to theenvironment.

Compact CFB boiler
This circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler is capable of efficiently
burning even flame-retardant fuels. In response to the demand
from small-scale power generation facilities that use biomass asfuel, we developed a compact boiler in the 5-MW class. This iscontributing to the effective utilization of global resources.

4 Contribute to local communities and takemeasures for biodiversity
We will participate in local community activities in every region,and contribute to the protection of a diversity of organisms byafforestation at our factories and other such activities.

Excellent Eco Factory
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Environmental Objectives (Medium-Term Plan) and Results
Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Management System
At Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, we have been promoting environmental management with awarenessthat business corporations have social responsibilities for protecting the global environment, for preserving
the local environment, and for engaging in economic activities that are oriented toward recycling.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group Environmental Philosophy

Environmental Objectives (Medium-TermPlan) and Results
We formulated the third medium-term environmental plan, for which FY2013 was the final year, and worked
to reduce environmental impact.

Overall view of the FY2013 environmental impact (Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, domestic)

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group contributes to implementing sustainable development of society byholding fast to the “Sumitomo Business Spirit.”
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group is taking action across the Group to protect the global environment.
for each fiscal year, promoting the implementation of plans andobjectives, and developing human resources.

Environmental Policy

President and CEO
Executive Vice
President

Evaluation by the General Manager (once per year)

General Manager

Japan and China environmental management meetings(two times per year)

Environmental
Management Division

Environment and Energy Conservation Conference forPrevention of Global Warming (each area)

Waste reduction

Established November 1, 1999

Environmental Management
As a corporate group that is expanding its business globally,
the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group considers environmental
activities to be social responsibilities. We are therefore aiming to
improve the environmental management conducted by everyorganization belonging to our Group, and to raise it to a high level.
The scope of management extends to our works, businessdivisions, branches, and Group companies inside and outside
Japan. We have assigned expert Environmental Committee
members to them and developed a system to manage theirperformance on environmental objectives.
We have established the Environmental Management
Division at the head office. It is engaged in on-goingenvironmental management that extends to drafting mediumterm environmental plans, formulating environmental objectives

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Chemical substance transfer
and release amounts

1.099 million m

3

Steel purchase volume■

Sumitomo
Heavy
IndustriesGroup

123 kt■Discharge into the water
COD
T-N
■ T-P
■
■

(A4 paper equivalent)
Environmental Audit Team

Chemical substance transfer
and release amounts

Works

DivisionsGroup Companies
within Japan

Group Companies
outside Japan

Environmental
Committee members

Environmental
Committee members

Environmental
Committee members

Environmental
Committee members

Environmental Management Audit
The Environmental Management Division of the head officeconducts one environmental audit of every works and Group
company in Japan every year. These audits cover the wholeof environmental management, including environmental risk
assessment and global warming prevention activities. The audit
results are evaluated on a five-level scale in each department,using our company’s own proprietary evaluation criteria, andthen reported to the Executive Board. We take these steps withthe aim of raising the levels.
The Environmental Management Division also conducts
systematic audits of each of our local corporations outside
Japan, taking into account the environmental impact of eachcompany. The principal purpose is to achieve objectives forenvironmental risk reduction and global warming prevention
activities. The audit results are evaluated on a five-level scale,just as with the audits in Japan, and reported to the Executive
Board. Audits in fiscal year 2012 were conducted at four
factories in China, two factories in the Philippines, and two
factories in Europe, and in fiscal year 2013 at eight factories
in China. In fiscal year 2014, we will conduct audits at two
factories in Vietnam, five in China, one in Indonesia, and one in
the United States.

■

PRTR* Substances
1

600 t
443 t
1.5 t
0.1 t

VOC*2
NOx
■ SOx
■

53 million sheets

Paper

PRTR Substances

Emission of Air Pollutants Waste

Waste

853 t

■

Total Amount■

Recycling Amount

1.7 t
1.9 t
0.1 t

24,807.7 t
24,807.2 t*1 PRTR: Pollutant Release and Transfer Register*2 VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds

Environmental Accounting for FY2013
As a yardstick for measuring the investment, expenditure and effect of environmental protection, we have conducted environmental
accounting in accordance with the Environmental Accounting Guidelines, 2005, issued by the Ministry of the Environment.
Unit: million yen

Costs for environment protection
Category(1) Costs within Business Areas (Sites)

Effectiveness of environmental protection
Investment amount

Details of the main activities and the effects
Maintenance and amortization of environmental impact reduction
equipment and facilities

Maintenance management of facilities for prevention of air(1) - 1
pollution and water pollution and measurement of noise andCosts for Preventing Pollution
vibration of facilities(1) - 2
Investment in energy-saving measures (electric power monitoring,
Breakdown Costs for Global Environment energy-saving equipment, lighting upgrades, etc.)
Protection

Costs

Economic effect

2013

2012

2013

2012

2013

533

280

615

590

359

467

58

83

214

178

0

0

463

195

42

29

20

208

Cost reduction with introduction ofenergy conservation, natural energy

1210Reducing landfill by separating rubbish,
cost reduction by cutting back on waste

218

259

Proceeds from sale of valuables, etc.

359

467

(1) - 3Resource Recycling Costs

Investment in waste material reduction and recycling (recycling,reuse)

12

2

359

383

(2) Upstream and Downstream Costs

Reduction of product packaging material, recycling of appliances,use of reverse side of paper

0

1

58

7

(3) Management Activity Costs

Administration and maintenance of ISO 14001 standards,
expansion of green areas

22

17

184

192

(4) Research and Development Costs

Research and development to reduce the environmental impact of
products, research and development of environmental equipment

965

717

1,313

557

(5) Social Activity Costs

Local environmental protection and greening activities

0

0

2

0

(6) Cost of dealing with environmental
damageLevies on air pollution loads; share of green belts and pollution
compensation

0

0

0

0

1,520

1,014

2,171

1,347

Total

Main content

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Saving energy
Saving resources
Promoting recycling

35,160 kℓ

Environmental audit (once per year)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group Environmental Policy

Prevention ofenvironmental
pollution

Crude oil equivalent

Water Resource

Executive Board meeting (four times per year)

60,000 t

CO2 Emissions

Energy■OUTPUT

Environmental Initiatives

In 1992, we established the Environmental Committee topromote environmental protection and compliance in local
communities. In September 1997, we established theSumitomo Heavy Industries Environmental Policy in order todrive home the message of environmental management.
In addition, in order to clarify the basic policy of activities
across the Group, we established the Sumitomo Heavy
Industries Group Environmental Policy in November 1999,
expanding environmental management across the Group as awhole including overseas facilities.

Considerationof the impact
on the environment
around the facilities

INPUT

Environmental Initiatives

Global Warming Prevention Activities
In its business activities, including procurement, manufacturing and logistics, Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group has been taking measures to reduce CO2 emissions by positioning it as the most important issue.

General Overview of Fiscal Year 2013 Activities and the 4th Medium-Term Environmental
Plan (2014-2016)
Based on lessons learned with the 2nd Medium-Term Environmental Plan, we promoted our 3rd Medium-Term Environmental Plan
(FY2011-2013), for which fiscal year 2013 was the final target year. The status of achievement of fiscal year 2013 activities and the 4th
Medium-Term Environmental Plan (FY2014-2016) are as shown below.
Evaluation: ○ Achieved
Index① ‌‌Zero environmental accidents (legal
violations)• ‌‌Zero environmental accidents (legal violations)② ‌Increase in the number of ISO 14001
certifications③ ‌Expansion of the scope of theConsolidated Environmental
Management① ‌Reduction in CO2 emissions at works
and offices
Prevention of
Global Warming• ‌By FY2013, 14% reduction per basic unit oftransportation against FY2006 benchmark① ‌Expansion in environmentally friendly
products○

zero environmental accidents (legal violations)• Continue‌• ‌Expand environmental risk assessments in Japanand to other countries○• ‌Total number of factories outside Japan that haveacquired certification rises to 17 or more○• ‌Expand to marketing and service centers outsideJapan• ‌Expand local guidance by head office and periodic
environmental audits to all principal manufacturingbases outside Japan○○• ‌In Japan: In FY2016, 32% reduction compared to
FY2004• ‌Global (Japan + overseas): 22% reduction comparedto FY1990• In‌ Japan: In FY2016, 10% improvement comparedto FY2008• Outside‌Japan: In FY2016, 3% improvementcompared to FY2013• By‌ FY2016, 10% reduction per basic unit oftransportation against FY2006 benchmark• ‌Expansion in environmentally friendly products:
17 or more certified products• ‌Actual number of products certified as(products considerate of environment by energy
environmentally friendly: 17 products
saving, lighter weight, low noise, chemical
substances, etc.)○• Number‌of products certified as environmentallyfriendly: 23
CO2 emissions from product use reduced 15%• Annual‌(Contribution to reduction is equivalent to 270,000
tons annually)② ‌Promotion of measures for green
procurement (purchase of raw
materials and components)• ‌Review Green Procurement Guidelines,
eliminate prohibited substances○• ‌Promote green procurement (purchase of raw
materials and components)③ Responding‌to chemical substanceregulations that apply to our products• ‌Comply with the REACH Regulation and RoHS
Directive
Manage chemical substances○• ‌Expand operation of system for managing chemical
substances④ Reduction‌of product packaging
material• ‌10% reduction compared to FY2010 by basic
sales unit

×

• 10%
‌
reduction compared to FY2010 by basic
sales unit

① ‌Reduction of waste emissions• ‌Emissions reduced by 13% compared to
FY2007• ‌Emissions reduced by 27% compared to FY2007○• ‌Achieve zero emissions at all factories(amount of waste disposed of as landfill lessthan 0.5% of amount generated)• ‌Achieve zero emissions at all factories○• ‌Reduction by 45% from FY2005 level by
FY2013• ‌50% reduction compared to FY2005○① ‌Emission control of organochlorine
chemicals(Soil Contamination Countermeasures
Law, Montreal Protocol)② ‌Emission control of substances
designated as VOC (Air Pollution
Control Law)
③ ‌Total abolition of equipment thatuses PCB13• 1%‌ increase per basic unit of transportation
against FY2006 benchmark

Evaluation

×④ ‌Reducing Water Consumption

Community
Contribution• ‌Continue zero environmental accidents (legal
violations)‌• Planning and implementing certification acquisition• ‌Total of 14 Group companies outside Japan havein Group companies outside Japan (increase fromacquired certification
seven overseas companies that are certified)• ‌Expand to 22 principal overseas manufacturingbases• ‌Expand to 17 principal overseas manufacturing • ‌Full-time staff assigned to Shanghai, network
bases
building• ‌Environmental managers at factories in China
provided education and competency enhancement• ‌In Japan: Reduce CO2 emissions by 37% from• ‌Reduction by 19% from the FY2004 level by
FY2004 level (44% reduction compared to
FY2013 (28% reduction over FY1990 levels)
FY1990 level)• ‌Outside Japan: 7% reduction from FY2013 target• In‌ Japan: Improvement by 14% compared to• ‌By FY2013, a 7% improvement in the energy
FY2008productivity indicator compared to FY2008• Outside‌Japan: Improvement by 31% comparedto FY2013 target③ ‌Promotion of green logistics(Reduction in CO2 emissions duringtransportation)② ‌Achievement of zero emissions
Promotionof Resource
Conservation andRecycling③ ‌Reduction in paper usage

Promotion ofPrevention ofEnvironmental
Pollution

Achievements in FY2013

× Achieved by less than 90%

4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan
(2014-2016)① ‌Contribute to biodiversity• ‌Reduction by 25% or more from the FY2005
level• ‌Conduct review of Green Procurement Guidelines• ‌Eliminate prohibited substances in compliancewith the REACH Regulation and RoHS Directive
and in accordance with customer requests• ‌Start operation of system for managing chemical
substances• ‌Increase by 2% compared to FY2010(increase in packing materials for shipment
outside Japan)• ‌42% reduction compared to FY2005• ‌Continue complete abolition of dichloromethane, • ‌Continue complete abolition of dichloromethane,
trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene
trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene• ‌Continue complete abolition of ozone-depleting • ‌Continue complete abolition of ozone-depleting
substances HCFC-141b, HCFC-225
substances HCFC-141b, HCFC-225• ‌Reduction by 33% from the FY2006 level• ‌55% reduction compared to FY2006

appropriate disposal of equipment with high• Make‌concentration of PCB after receipt of disposal notice• ‌Total prohibition of use and appropriate disposal• ‌For low concentrations, remove and store inaccordance with plans• ‌Acorn Plan for expanded tree planting and• ‌Expand tree-planting and growing programs at
greening on factory grounds
factory premises• ‌Make quantitative determination of impact frombusiness activities on biodiversity

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○

○

○

○

• ‌In Japan: Generated volume reduced 13% comparedto FY2007• ‌3% reduction in both Japan and other countries
compared to FY2013 basic unit
• ‌In Japan: Continued by all sites• ‌Outside Japan: 95% or higher rate of non-landfill
treatment• ‌In Japan: Maintenance management (autonomously
assigned issues)• ‌Outside Japan: 6% reduction compared to FY2013
by basic sales unit
• ‌In Japan: 40% reduction compared to FY2005,
continuing achievement at all sites• ‌Outside Japan: 3% reduction compared to FY2013
by basic sales unit
• ‌Continuing complete abolition of dichloromethane• ‌Continuing complete abolition of trichloroethylene• ‌Continuing complete abolition of tetrachloroethylene• ‌Continuing complete abolition of HCFC-141b and
HCFC-225• ‌In Japan: 34% reduction compared to FY2006• ‌Outside Japan: 3% reduction compared to FY2013
by basic sales unit
• ‌Make appropriate disposal of equipment with highconcentration of PCB after receipt of disposal notice• ‌For low concentrations, continue removing andstoring in accordance with plans• Systematic‌tree planting, greening, and other suchactivities at each factory• Continue‌making quantitative determination of impact
from business activities on biodiversity

Reducing CO2 Emissions
Our Group started activities to reduce CO2 emissions in Japan
in fiscal year 2005, taking 2004 as a baseline fiscal year. Fiscal
year 2011 was the start of the 3rd Medium-Term Environmental
Plan, with the target of reducing CO2 emissions relative to fiscal
year 2004 by 19% by fiscal year 2013, and fiscal year 2013
was the final year of this plan. This target value is equivalent toa target of 28% reduction relative to fiscal year 1990, which isthe baseline year in the Kyoto Protocol.
In fiscal year 2013, we achieved a reduction of 37% (22%by basic unit) from the Company’s baseline of fiscal year 2004.
This is a reduction of 44% by comparison with fiscal year 1990.
We successfully limited CO2 emissions to an extent significantly
exceeding the target for fiscal year 2013.
For other countries, we took production increases into
account and set the reduction target of 1% year on year interms of basic units. The emissions volume is trending upward
CO2 Emissions■ In Japan■ In other countries

15.61(10,000 t-CO2)

15
11.46
4.67

12

12.33
5.12

13.60 13.85 13.34

14.59

7.73

Starting in fiscal year 2009, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Grouphas been taking the characteristics of Group businesses into
account and using the new unified index of energy productivity(net sales/CO2 emissions: the reciprocal of the basic unit) inJapan. We are pursuing management and operation on amonthly basis at each business unit (BU).
For fiscal year 2013, we declared a 7% increase over fiscal
year 2008 as the target for our program. We achieved thistarget with a 14% increase at our principal production basesin Japan.
The target for our programs in other countries was set at
1% increase year on year. We achieved this target in fiscal year
2013 with an increase of 31%.
Going forward, we will continue to promote the following
measures.
❶ Concentrate working hours (eliminate waste by mass
holidays)❷ Minimize standby power (reduce the amount of power
used by machine tools on standby)❸ Minimize working hours (strengthen production
technology capabilities)❹ Make effective use of equipment and facilities
Energy productivity■ In Japan ■ In other countries ■ In Japan and other countries ● Target in Japan ● Target in other countries(1 million yen/t-CO2)

7.88
6.60

Improvement of energy productivity

7.32

7.91

8.0

9
6.0
6
3
0

10.67

1990

9.54

2004

Reference

6.79

2009

7.21

2010

7.00

2011

6.12

2012

6.02

2013

7.73

2013

Target6.68

2014 (FY)

4.0

5.83

6.07
6.08

5.83
4.38

2.0

6.88
4.21

0

1.87
2008

Reference

6.18

6.67

6.89
4.62

6.24

4.10

6.24
6.24

4.21

1.65

1.67

1.69

1.70

1.70

1.65
2010

1.67
2011

1.92
2012

2.22
2013

1.70
2013

Target* For Japan, the FY2000 figure of 3.78 (t-CO2/10,000 kWh) from the Federation of ElectricPower Companies of Japan was used as a fixed emissions coefficient. For other countries,
the FY2005 figures from the GHG Protocol were used as fixed coefficients.

6.13

Target

6.30
6.30
2.23
2.23
2014 (FY)

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Expansion ofLine-up ofEnvironmentally
Friendly Products② ‌Improved energy productivity
Energy productivity = Net sales/CO2
emissions△ Achieved by 90% or moreIn the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, activities to prevent
global warming are positioned as a part of environmental
management. The results from each business division are
managed on a monthly basis by the Environmental Management
Division and feedback is provided. The results are also reported
to the Executive Board at its quarterly meetings.
Each division in the Group promotes activities to prevent
global warming and is engaged in activities to improve a rangeof processes in order to further enhance the efficient use ofenergy and to “visualize” activities and initiatives through “theparticipation of all employees.”

because of the new establishment and expansion of factories
in countries like China, where the CO2 emissions coefficient ishigher. For fiscal year 2013, we achieved the target value forthe year with a 7% reduction in emissions.
The combined target value for Japan and other countries
is total emissions of 156,000 tons, which represents a 19%
reduction from the fiscal 2004 reference value in Japan and anannual 1% reduction in other countries. The target was achieved
with an actual figure of 133,000 tons, which represents a 15%
reduction from the target value.
Environmental Initiatives

Environmental
Management

Item

Third Medium-Term Plan
(2011-2013)

Promoting Environmental Management

Environmental Initiatives

Activities Directed Toward Creating a Society
Based on Recycling

Activities Directed Toward Creating a Society Based on Recycling

We are working to limit the discharge of waste material from business activities, as well as to recycle andmake effective use of that material.
Paper usage (A4 paper equivalent)

Promoting Green Logistics■ Amount of paper used
(1 million sheets)

CO2 emissions through logistics■ CO2 emission tons

● Target value(1,000 t)● Actual value

Basic unit (t-CO2/weight)

15,0000.025

12,000

0.020

9,000

0.015

6,000

0.010

3,000
0

13,726 6,647

2006

Reference

2009

7,855

2010

8,869

2011

8,651

2012

9,321

2013

12,6282014 (FY)

0.005
0TargetActivities to Reduce Paper Usage
Reducing paper use is part of activities to save resources
and, at the same time, it is linked to activities to prevent global
warming such as reducing CO2 emissions in the papermaking
process. In FY2013, the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Groupaims for a 45% reduction compared to FY2005 levels.
The amount was reduced by 50% in fiscal year 2013,
achieving the target. Activity from fiscal year 2014 on will be formaintenance management.

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120

240

100

200

80

160

60

120

40

105

49

54

53

49

53

58

20
0

80
40

2005

Reference

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 (FY)

0

TargetEnvironmentally Friendly “First-Class Products”
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has created systematicand voluntary standards across the Group such as carrying out
Lifecycle Assessments,* improving recycling rates at the time ofdisposal, reducing the volume of packaging, curtailing harmful
substances contained in products, and developing productsthat consume less energy, weigh less, are more compact
and last longer. We have launched initiatives for continuous
improvements and evaluation based on these standards.
As a result, we added the following 17 products to“environmentally friendly first-class products” by fiscal year 2013.
Plastic injection molding machines (Plastics Machinery Division);warm forging servopresses (Industrial Equipment Division); hot forging
servo presses (Industrial Equipment Division); biomass boiler (Energy& Environment Group); compact 25-ton biomass boiler (Energy &Environment Group); dry-type desulphurization equipment (Energy &Environment Group); kiln equipment (Energy & Environment Group);
hydraulic excavator (Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co.,
Ltd.); asphalt finisher (Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery Co.,
Ltd.); hybrid electric power source for transfer cranes (Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Material Handling Systems Co., Ltd.); New
pulse-type bag filter “Eco Pulser” (Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.);
the Cle-Eco III clean room air-conditioning control system (Nihon
Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.); electric-powered reach forklifts (Sumitomo
NACCO Materials Handling Co., Ltd.); turbines with longer blades(Shin Nippon Machinery Co., Ltd.); dividing-wall distillation columns(Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.); SHXIII/S ion implantation system (SEN Corporation); Sumijetter grit jetpump (Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.)*L ifecycle Assessment: A method of objective and quantitative evaluation of environmental
impact throughout the lifecycle (all stages from extracting the resources to manufacturing,use, disposal and transportation) of products and services

Measures to reduce environmental impact
In order to build a recycling-oriented society, we at the Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group are controlling the discharge of wastefrom our business activities, recycling waste, and making efficientuse of resources as well as working on initiatives to reduce theburden on the environment through our business activities.

Limiting the generation of waste andreducing the amount of waste discarded
In Japan, our target for the amount of waste discharged in fiscal year
2013 is a 13% reduction relative to fiscal year 2007. In fiscal year
2013, we worked to increase the efficiency in production activities, doaway with waste, and limit the amount of metal scrap and other such
waste generated. As a result, emissions amounted to 24,808 tons,
which was a 27% reduction from fiscal year 2007, and which achieved
the target for fiscal year 2013. The target for the amount of waste
discarded was under 0.5% of emissions, and the 0.65 tons of waste
discarded in fiscal year 2013 was only 0.003% of emissions, which
exceeds the target by a significant margin. The combined figure forJapan and other countries also shows that the target was achieved,with figures lower than in the previous fiscal year. Furthermore, thetrend is toward annual reductions even in terms of basic units.

Under the 4th Medium-Term Environmental Plan, our objective
is a 15% reduction in CO2 emissions during product use
compared to fiscal year 2008. We will take measures accordingly
for technical innovation and sales expansion in energy-saving
products. The reduction in CO2 emissions during product use
will amount to the equivalent of 270 thousand tons annually.

Zero emissions of waste■ In Japan ■ In other countries ■ Total
Final disposal of waste (landfill rate) (%)

12
10
8

10.3
4.79

6
4
2

0.603

0

2009

Waste generated■ Waste generated in Japan ■ Waste generated in other countries ● Target in Japan■ Waste disposed of in Japan ■ Waste disposed of in other countries(t)

60,00050,00040,00022,465 24,205 25,000 28,090 25,214 28,000

27,15030,769 30,431 30,093 29,755 29,417 29,417

29,417

TargetTarget

(t)

6,000
5,000
4,000

3,000
33,813 29,748 28,003 31,198 28,116
29,417 29,417
2,000
1,756
24,808
2,800
1,900
1,000
10,0002,322 2,167 650
609
504
147
147
0.65
99
179
3
15
0
0
2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2013 2014 (FY)30,00020,000

Reference

Waste generated (basic sales unit)● Basic unit for waste generated in Japan(t/million yen)

0.40

● Basic unit for waste generated in other countries● Basic unit for waste generated in total

0.34

0.30
0.20

0.16

0.10
0

Reduction of CO2 Emissions During Product Use

zero emissions at all seven works and all eight Group companies. We
were also able to achieve a zero emissions rate of 0.003% for the
SHI Group as a whole, greatly exceeding the target. We have been
continuously achieving zero emissions since fiscal year 2011.
We are operating in other countries with the target ofmaking less than 10% of total waste go to landfill. In fiscal year
2013, the figure was 2.0%, easily achieving the target.
The combined figure for Japan and other countries shows
steady progress in recycling. In fiscal year 2013, the percentage
of waste going to landfill was 1.0%. In order to achieve zero
emissions, separation of waste materials by category for recycling
is crucial. We intend to continue with thoroughgoing separationof waste so as to maintain zero emissions, and we will keep ouraim on making our factories kind to the global environment.

0.065
2007

0.117

0.102

0.078
2009

0.066
2010

0.12
0.095
0.067
2011

0.13

0.15

0.100
0.068
2012

0.090
0.063
2013

0.17

0.15

9.0
4.34
0.352
2010

10.0

2.6
2.2
2.0
1.18
1.09
1.01 0.5
0.5
0.047
0.012
0.003
2011
2012
2013
2013 2014 (FY)
TargetTarget0.064
2014 (FY)

TargetZero Emissions in FY2013 Achievedby Entire SHI GroupThe SHI Group has defined factories at which the amount of waste
disposed of as landfill as a percentage of total waste (the landfill rate) is
less than 0.5% as zero emissions factories. We have been promoting
this program since FY2005, and as a result in FY2013 we achieved

TargetReducing Water Consumption
There are limits to the volume of usable water resources.
Reducing water consumption is linked to the protection of
resources and reduction of discharge into public water systems,
and at the same time is also connected with the protection of
biodiversity. The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has set the
reduction target for fiscal year 2013 in Japan at 25% relative
to fiscal year 2005, and we are pursuing this target. In fiscal
year 2013, we have continued to install visible water pipes(aboveground installation) in order to identify water leaks andeliminate waste. As a result, we achieved our target with a 42.3%
reduction relative to fiscal year 2005, and this also contributed
to cost cutting. We will aim for further reductions in fiscal year
2014. We have also been engaging in reduction activities inother countries since fiscal year 2010. The combined figure forJapan and other countries also shows a trend toward reduction.
Water use

2013

7.0

■ Use in Japan■ Use in other countries● Basic unit for water used in Japan● Basic unit for water used in other countries● Basic unit for water used in total(1,000 m3)(m3/million yen)

2,500

10.0

2,000
277

1,500

295

293

1,000
500
0

1,526
373

1,482
383

1,800
370

1,619
380

6.0
4.0

1,907

1,436

1,412

1,269

1,153

1,099

1,430

1,239

2005

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2013

2014 (FY)

Reference

8.0

Target2.0
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Modal shift using a barge● Basic sales unit
(Sheets/million yen)

Environmental Initiatives

In transportation, we have been making efforts to reduce CO2
emissions by eliminating waste and by improving efficiency.
With FY2006 as the benchmark year, we aimed to achieve a
14% reduction in the basic unit of transportation (t-CO2/weight)
in FY2013. In fiscal year 2013, we improved our loading ratio
and practiced modal shift, among other measures. However,
due to the decline in sales in other countries relative to thereference year and the increase in long-distance truck transport
to the Tohoku Region to meet earthquake recovery demand,the indicator rose 1%. In terms of total CO2 volume, however,
the reduction was 32%.
In fiscal year 2014, we will pursue thoroughgoing
management of modal shift and other measures.

● Target value

Environmental Initiatives

Activities for Managing Chemical Substances
We manage chemical substances with the aim of preventing of environmental pollution.

Complete Abolition of Organochlorine
Chemicals

 otal abolition of ozone-depleting substances
T
We totally eliminated use of the ozone-depleting substance
HCFC-225 in fiscal year 2008, and that of HCFC-141b in fiscal
year 2010. We have maintained the total elimination of suchuse.

Emission Control of VOC(Volatile Organic Compounds)

VOC emissions■ Emissions in Japan● Basic unit in Japan● Basic unit in other countries● Basic unit total
Basic unit for VOC emissions (kg/million yen)

■ Emissions inother countries

(t)

1,000
800

2.09

2.01

2.0

1.76
1.58

600
400
200
0

17

984

767

754

736

2006

2009

2010

2011

620
72

686
36

480
1.32 37
1.10 443 1.13
548
0.86
0.48
0.22 649201220132014 (FY)

1.75
1.5
1.25
1.0
0

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Emissions and Transfer of PRTR Substances

Stronger Environmental Risk Management

More than 90% of PRTR substances are paint solvents(toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene). In FY2013, we reduced thesesubstances by 54% of the level in FY2006. This also represents
a 45% reduction in terms of the basic sales unit. We will continue
to expand the use of low-solvent paint while ensuring that we
maintain the quality of our products. We will also install andexpand solvent collection and removal equipment to reduce
the emission and transfer of PRTR substances.

Environmental Risk Assessment
Local environmental regulations and other such requirements havebeen made more stringent at our factories outside Japan. In order
to comply with legal requirements, we are receiving guidance fromthe authorities, and we are working to reinforce our environmental
management systems while adapting them to local characteristics.
In FY2013, we introduced environmental risk assessment
to our factories in China and Southeast Asia, whereenvironmental risks are relatively high. We are gradually
expanding environmental risk assessment of the higher risk
facilities at each of our factories and working to reduce therisks. This includes, for example, quality management of waste
water, standards-based management of emissions from paintfacilities, and control of oil leaks in machine tools.

Emissions and transfer volume of Class I Designated Chemicals
Substances under the PRTR Law in FY2013 (Substances subject to reporting)
Substance
numberSubstance designation

53
80
240
296
297
300
349
374
384
392
405
412

Ethylbenzene
XyleneStyrene1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene
1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene
ToluenePhenolHydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts
1-bromopropane
Normal hexane
Boron and its compounds
Manganese and its compounds

Unit: kg
Emissions + transferred amount*
2012
2013
153,167
108,843396,825
309,344
1,394
969
2,319
4,889
6,947
5,495
155,622
133,016791
373
24,284
24,734
7,292
12,432
1,128
677
1,900
2,362
8,816
4,345

* Emissions + transferred amount is the total amount for Sumitomo Heavy Industries
and all Group companies.

Emissions and transfers of PRTR substances● Emissions basic unit

■ Emissions in Japan
（ｔ）

1,500

Basic unit for PRTR emissions and transfers (kg/million yen)

2.80

2.60

1,200

3.0
2.20

2.08

900
600
300
0

1.85

2.4
1.53

1,316

993

939

972

767

600

2006

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013 (FY)

1.8
1.2
0.6
0

Management of PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyl)
and Total Abolition of Equipment Containing PCB
We have completed early registration of all equipment containing
high concentrations of PCB with the processing company, Japan
Environmental Safety Corporation, and we are undertaking
systematic detoxification based on the Act on Special Measures
Concerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes. We
are gradually upgrading our transformers that contain PCBs andlighting equipment with stabilizers that contain PCBs.
Our survey of equipment with low concentrations of PCBs
has been completed, as well.

Management Systems in China
By region, the largest number of Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Group factories in operation outside Japan is found in China,
which has eight. Special environmental management systems
have been instituted there. In order to provide centralized
environmental management operations for our Chinese factories,
we have established a department to provide overall environmental
management supervision at Sumitomo Heavy Industries(Shanghai) Management, Ltd. as the base for our Group in
China. A full-time manager has been assigned to the department,
which provides every factory with guidance on environmental
management operations in light of local circumstances, including
guidance on changes in local environmental laws and regulations.
It is also the case in the China area, as in Japan, that we holdenvironmental management meetings twice every year. Thesemeetings bring together the environmental managers from each of
our factories in China to hear explanations of environmental policy
from the Environmental Management Division of the head office
as well as to present reports on the environmental management
situation at each factory. We are taking these measures to raise thelevel of environmental management in the China area as a whole.

Environmental management meeting in Shanghai

From FY2013, we began to rotate the meeting venue fromfactory to factory. The meetings are used not just for coordination
but to promote activities to strengthen environmental management
in more practical ways, such as by carrying out on-site patrols of
the factories that also look into energy conservation concerns.
Measures for Environmental Pollution Prevention
Environmental standards are being strengthened every year
in China and Southeast Asia. Every factory is strengthening
its environmental management activities to achieve theenvironmental standards in its location.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Vietnam
installed a new wastewater treatment facility to achieve stronger
environmental standards instituted by the industrial park where
the factory is located. The facility went into full operation in
fiscal year 2013.
We also take action to reduce the environmental impact
when expanding production facilities or taking other such steps
to raise the production capacity of a factory.
When Ningbo Sumiju Machinery, Ltd. in China expanded
its paint exhaust treatment facility, it built a new soundproof wall
enclosing the facility in order to reduce the noise generated by
the facility out of concern for the impact on surrounding areas.

Wastewater treatment facility

Soundproof wall at paint exhaust treatment facility

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Toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene in paint solvents account forover 90% of the VOC we use. Our goal is to reduce emissionsof these chemicals by at least 34% by FY2016 compared withthe level in FY2006.
The amount of coating we used in shipbuilding during fiscal
year 2013 diminished, and further reductions were achieved by
the operation of solvent collection and removal equipment at
our large-scale paint facilities that are subject to legal controls.
Promotion of these and other reduction measures yielded
a 55% reduction relative to fiscal year 2006. This was also a
46% reduction in terms of the basic sales unit. Measures tocontrol VOC emissions in FY2014 will continue from FY2013
through such steps as the operation of solvent collection andremoval equipment, the expanded use of powder paint, andthe adoption of low-solvent paints to control emissions.
We have also begun activities in other countries, startingin fiscal year 2012, and achieved a 54% reduction in terms ofbasic units in fiscal year 2013.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group is strengthening environmental risk management and expanding theacquisition of ISO 14001 certification at factories outside Japan.

Environmental Initiatives

 omplete abolition of substances subject to the SoilC
Contamination Countermeasures Law
In FY2011, we completed eliminating any use ofdichloromethane, tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene,
which are organochemical substances subject to the Soil
Contamination Countermeasures Law. We have maintained
this total elimination of use.

Environmental Management Activities at
Factories Outside Japan

Environmental Initiatives

Improving Hazardous Material Storage
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Vietnam has
enlarged the hazardous material storehouse at its factory tokeep pace with the expansion of factory operations. In order toreduce the environmental risk, administration of the warehouse
not only complies with local laws and regulations, but also
follows the procedures for small-quantity hazardous material
warehouses used at our factories in Japan. For instance, there
is a limit to the height of stacked oil containers, the storage
locations of hazardous materials are assigned by classificationof the material, and so on.

Exterior of hazardous material storehouse

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Name tag with environmental policy and objectives on
the reverse side

Relations with SocietyInterior of hazardous material storehouse

Inspecting the environmental bulletin board

We are also promoting various unique initiatives based on
ideas from the environmental staff at local factories for making all
factory employees better aware of environmental management.
At Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Tangshan), Ltd. in China,
employees are attaching stickers of our Group’s energysaving mascot figure to their hard hats as a way of heightening
awareness of energy conservation. At Sumiju Magnet(Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in China, the factory’s environmental policy
and environmental objectives are displayed on the reverse sideof the name tags that all employees carry with them at all times.

Hard hat

Expanding Number of ISO 14001
Certifications

On-site check for environmental audit

On-site check for environmental audit

Environmental bulletin board in a factory

Environmental Initiatives

Promoting Environmental Audits at Factories Outside JapanThe head office Environmental Management Division periodicallyconducts environmental audits of factories outside Japan.
Since fiscal year 2012, these environmental audits at factories
outside Japan have been applying the same audit standards
as at factories in Japan. We are checking the environmental
management activities at each factory in order to reduce theenvironmental risk to the same level as at factories in Japan.
The audits are carried out at a frequency determinedaccording to the environmental risk of the particular factory
taking local environmental requirements into consideration. In
fiscal year 2013, we carried out environmental audits at sevenof our factories in China and the Southeast Asia area.
When environmental audits are conducted, at the sametime we also give environmental managers and officers training
in activities for environmental accident prevention and energy
conservation.

 onsciousness-Raising Activities at Factories Outside Japan
C
Environmental management activities are being pursued at
our factories outside Japan by environmental policies andenvironmental objectives that are defined for each factory.
These activities are promoting consciousness-raisingamong employees, just as at our factories in Japan, in order toencourage participation by all employees.
Environmental policies are posted on the shop floor at
every factory. Bulletin boards for environmental management
matters have also been placed near on-site break areas,
entryways, and other such locations. These boards also
display environmental policy and data indicating the status ofenvironmental management, such as energy utilization trends.
The environmental managers for each factory arrange these
displays and exercise their ingenuity to make the content
interesting to employees.

The Group is working to further the acquisition of ISO 14001
external certification by our factories outside Japan. In fiscal
year 2013, ISO 14001 certification was newly acquired by
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo
NACCO Materials Handling (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Vietnam, andSumiju Magnet (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. in China.
We now have a total of 15 factories of 14 companies
that have acquired certification. Under the 4th MediumTerm Environmental Plan, we will expand this to 17 or morecompanies.

Group companies outside Japan that have received theISO14001 certification
Company name

April 1998

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Germany GmbH

March 2006

Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics of Europe, Ltd.

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive Germany GmbH in Germany
acquired ISO 50001 certification in energy management
systems in December 2013. This was the very first member of
our Group inside or outside Japan to acquire this certification.

June 2008

Ningbo Sumiju Machinery, Ltd.

September 2008

Dalian Spindle Cooling Towers Co., Ltd.

December 2008

SHI Manufacturing & Services (Philippines) Inc.
Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive China Ltd.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH (Schwaig factory)
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, L.P., LLLPISO 50001 Certification Acquired

Date of Certification

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH (Wiehe factory)

Suminac Philippines Inc.

January 2011
May 2011
July 2011
August 2011
September 2011

Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Tangshan), Ltd.

March 2012

Demag Plastics Machinery (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.

December 2012

Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.

May 2013

Sumitomo NACCO Materials Handling (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.

June 2013

Sumiju Magnet (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

November 2013

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Environmental Impact Data

Environmental impact data for SHI works*1, Group companies in Japan*2 as wellas the main overseas Group companies

Nagoya Works*1 Including Group companies within the works *2 Group companies other than works[Environmental impact data for each works]
Tanashi Works

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)6,000

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

10
8

4,500

6

3,000

4

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

1,600

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

1,200

Energy used

■ Established in 1939
■ ISO14001 (obtained in August 1998)■ Site Area: 40,712 m2■ Building Area: 14,368 m2■ Main Products: Defense Equipment, Cryogenic Equipment

5,623.7

Gasoline (kL)

0.1

Kerosene (kL)

0.9

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)

0.7

LPG (t)–100

City gas (1,000 m )80

Water used (m3)3

1.6
14,361

Discharge into the atmosphere

60

800

Electric power(1,000 kWh)40

SOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–

PRTR (kg/year)

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Transfer
volumeEthylene glycol monomethyl ether(2-methoxyethanol)

1

–

–

2,500

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether(2-methoxyethanol)

5

–

–

0

Xylene48––

Hexavalent chromium compounds(including lead chromate)

4

–

–

Polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl
ether

3

–

–

1-methyl-1-phenylethylhydroperoxide

1

–

–

12

–

–

Toluene

295

–

–

Lead

3

–

–

Lead compounds

9

–

–

1-bromopropane
Boron and its compounds

12

12,000

3,000

60

2,000

40

4,000

4

1,000

20

0

0

0

0

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

–
516.9

LPG (t)161.2

City gas (1,000 m3)

984.5

3

Water used (m )

80

4,000

Light oil (kL)47,522

Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)

272

–
–

1

–

–

Manganese and its compounds

9

–

–

Molybdenum and its compounds

2

–

–

PRTR (kg/year)
Water-soluble zinc compounds
2-aminoethanol

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Transfer
volume

167

–

–

6

–

–

Ethylbenzene

8,038

–

11,476

Xylene32,089–53,631155

236–

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

Styrene

1,186

–

–

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

1,183

–

449

Toluene23,407–

11,624

Lead

2

–

–

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

24

–

–

2
1

Yokosuka Works

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)25,000

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

5

20,0003

10,000

2

5,000

1

0

0

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

waste to landfill(%)

Gasoline (kL)25.3

Kerosene (kL)–

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)

142.4

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

LPG (t)11.3

City gas (1,000 m3)

810.4

12,000100

Water used (m )

9,000

80

Discharge into the atmosphere

60

6,000
3,000
0

2001 2010 2011 2012 20133

123,793

SOx (kg)–NOx (kg)

591

Ethylbenzene

32,595

–

–

5,000

Ferric chloride

–

1

24

–

–

24

–

–

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

6

–

–

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

9

–

–

Toluene14,623–136

Phenol

372

–

–

–

25

24,673

2,396

–

2,559

–

8

71

372

–

3,474

–

–

515

Hydrogen fluoride and its watersoluble salts

40

Discharge into the water

20

COD (kg)

374

Boron and its compounds

Nitrogen (kg)305

Manganese and its compounds

Phosphorus (kg)43

Tritolyl phosphate0(FY)

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1-bromopropane

2,500

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

100

8

2,000

80

6

1,500

60

4

1,000

40

2

500

20

0

0

0

2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

Ehime Works (Niihama Factory)

10,00053,180Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)■ Established in 1888
■ ISO14001 (obtained in November 1999)■ Site Area: 418,000 m2■ Building Area: 204,000 m2■ Main Products: Ion Accelerators, Coating Equipment, Parking System,
Forge Rolling Machines, Transporting Machines

Transfer
volumeXylene102004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

Water

Cadmium and its compounds(FY)■ Established in 1948
■ ISO14001 (obtained in March 2000)■ Site Area: 425,000 m2■ Building Area: 94,000 m2■ Main Products: Gearboxes, Stage Systems, Machine Tools

Atmosphere

PRTR (kg/year)

2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

0

6
5
4
3
2
1
0

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

8,000

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

100
80

6,000

60

4,000

40

2,000
0

20
2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

0

Ehime Works (Saijo Factory)■ Established in 1973
■ ISO14001 (obtained in February 1999)■ Site Area: 535,000 m2■ Building Area: 91,500 m2■ Main Products: Steel Structures, Pressure Vessels, Stirring and Mixing Equipment,
Coke Oven Machines
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

6
5
4
3
2
1
0

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

4,000

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

60

2,000

40

1,000
0

100
80

3,000

20
2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

Electric power
4,219.8(1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
0.5
Kerosene (kL)–
Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)
6.5
LPG (t)78.5
City gas (1,000 m3)–
3
Water used (m )14,461
Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)
140
Discharge into the water
COD (kg)
98
Nitrogen (kg)536
Phosphorus (kg)2Electric power
20,852.7(1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
10.8
Kerosene (kL)40.9
Heavy fuel oil A (kL)723
Light oil (kL)
78.4
LPG (t)565.3
City gas (1,000 m3)–
3
Water used (m )647,981
Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)
85
NOx (kg)
114
Discharge into the water
COD (kg)
123
Nitrogen (kg)635
Phosphorus (kg)21

PRTR (kg/year)
Ethylbenzene
Xylene1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene
Toluene

PRTR (kg/year)
Water-soluble zinc compounds
Ethylbenzene
XyleneTolueneLead compounds
Hydrogen fluoride and its watersoluble salts
Molybdenum and its compounds

Emissions volume

Transfer
volumeAtmosphere Water
986
2,418
353
4,066

–
–
–
–

Emissions volume

–
–
–
–

Transfer
volumeAtmosphere Water
20
18,20230,813
20,285
23

–
–
–
–
–

–
1,410
2,800
2,370
74

16

–

–

4

–

22

Emissions volume

(FY)

0

Energy used

4

15,00021

6Volume of waste generated(t/year)

Energy used

■ Established in 1971
■ ISO14001 (obtained in February 1999)■ Site Area: 523,000 m2■ Building Area: 170,635 m2■ Main Products: Ships, Laser Processing Systems, Semiconductor Manufacturing
Equipment (Molding Machines), Precision Forgings, Stage Systems,
System Controller
Percentage ofVolume of waste disposed of

28,565.9

0Okayama Works

15,000Emissions volume

2002004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)20,000Electric power(1,000 kWh)

40

1,000

0

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

(FY)

60

2,000

Energy used

8

8,000

100

5,000

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)

–
–

3

80

3,000

Electric power
5,708(1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
14.3
Kerosene (kL)–
Heavy fuel oil A (kL)
1.9Light oil (kL)38.5
LPG (t)282.8
City gas (1,000 m3)–
Water used (m3)
56,122
Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)
31
NOx (kg)
168
Discharge into the water
COD (kg)
312
Nitrogen (kg)342
Phosphorus (kg)28

PRTR (kg/year)
Ethylbenzene
XyleneStyrene1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene
1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene
Toluene
Butyl methacrylate

Atmosphere

Water

Transfer
volume

1,042
4,945
33
15
40
1,401
7

–
–
–
–
–
–
–

718
3,693
20
13
49
652
5

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16

16,000Percentage of
waste to landfill(%)

Energy used

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

3
7,477

4

Energy used

Hydrogen fluoride and its watersoluble salts

7,500

Environmental Initiatives

5,000

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

–
–
1,021
–
–
–
–
–
–
2

–

0

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

–

–

7

458
35
1,035
25,401
482
82
2
1
77
50

1

–

Kerosene (kL)–

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether(2-ethoxyethanol)

6

108

–

–

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether
acetateGasoline (kL)

82

–

20

■ Established in 1965
■ ISO14001 (obtained in April 1999)■ Site Area: 294,600 m2■ Building Area: 110,692m2■ Main Products: Plastic Injection Molding Machines, Metallic Molds, Hydraulic Excavators

–
1,589
8,816

–

0

20,000.4

–
–
–

–

400

Electric power(1,000 kWh)100

111,02173,56110Chiba Works

5

4,000

Percentage of
waste to landfill(%)

Transfer
volume

24

2

(FY)

6

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)Acrylic acid and its solutions
Ethylbenzene
XyleneHexavalent chromium
compounds (including leadchromate)
Styrene1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene
1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene
TolueneNaphthalene
Lead
N-butyl phthalate
BenzeneBoron and its compounds
Manganese and its compounds

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Antimony and its compounds

02001 2010 2011 2012 2013

10,000

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

PRTR (kg/year)

Ethylbenzene

1,5002004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Energy used

■ Established in 1961
■ ISO14001 (obtained in January 1999)■ Site Area: 293,000 m2■ Building Area: 90,000 m2■ Main Products: Power Transmission and Controls, Gear Motors, Inverters,
Construction Cranes

Electric power
14,786.2(1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
15.6
Kerosene (kL)
0.5
Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)–
LPG (t)–City gas (1,000 m3)
653.7
Water used (m3)
130,459
Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–
Discharge into the water
COD (kg)
817
Nitrogen (kg)76
Phosphorus (kg)–Environmental Impact Data

[Environmental impact data for Group companies in Japan (away from the works)]
Shin Nippon Machinery. Co., Ltd.
Main Products: Turbines, Pumps

3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0

12

1,000

100

10

800

80

600

60

400

40

8
6
4

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

2

200

0

0

400

8
4
0
2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

323

202

–

20

4,000

5

1,200

100

Light oil (kL)

3,000

4

900

80

LPG (t)60

City gas (1,000 m3)

97.2

Water used (m3)25,3705.8

LPG (t)5.9

Cobalt and its compounds

87

–

10

City gas (1,000 m3)

0.1

Vinyl acetate

1

–

–

Styrene1––

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

785

–

86

SOx (kg)18

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

514

–

57

NOx (kg)

43

Toluene

910

–

57

Naphthalene

80

–

9

Vanadium compounds

11

–

1

N-butyl phthalate

1

–

–

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

1

–

–

Boron and its compounds

1

–

–

Manganese and its compounds

56

–

6

Electric power(1,000 kWh)

1,833.3

Gasoline (kL)

4.6

Kerosene (kL)–

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)–Hexavalent chromium compounds(including lead chromate)

PRTR (kg/year)
Ethylbenzene
XyleneEmissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)3

2,0002008 2010 2011 2012 2013

–

347

1,369

–

601

2

–

–

(FY)

Main Products: Plastic extrusion molding machines
Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

15

400
200

1

–

–

60

–

10

3

Water used (m3)9,361

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

7

–

3

0

2,299

–

521

Lead compounds

24

–

15

NOx (kg)–

N-butyl phthalate

1

–

–

Benzene9––Formaldehyde

1

–

–

100
80

200

6

27

ToluenePercentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

300

9

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene–

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)12

StyreneSOx (kg)

02008 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)02008 2010 2011 2012 2013

02001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

Main Products: Food processing machinery

5

8,000

4

6,000

3

4,000

2

2,000
0

1
0
2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

100

200

80

150

60

100

40

50

20

0

0
2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

(FY)

Main Products: Forklift

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

15

4,000

12

3,000

9

2,000

6

1,000
0
2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

1,200

60

600
300

0

0

100
80

900

3
(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

40
20
0
2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

Energy used

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)Electric power(1,000 kWh)

2,897.8

Gasoline (kL)

14.9

Kerosene (kL)–

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–

Toluene14––

Arsenic and its inorganic
compounds

2

–

–

150

Hydrogen fluoride and its watersoluble salts

7

–

–

100

10

Boron and its compounds

4

–

0

0

PRTR (kg/year)
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether(2-ethoxyethanol)

LPG (t)96.7
17,202

Discharge into the atmosphere

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Emissions volume

30

250
200

80
200

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013

Atmosphere Water
–

1,691

69

–

6

33,651

–

3,382

166

–

15

4

–

–

Styrene27–

3

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

2,481

–

245

493

–

50

7,396

–

736

Naphthalene

352

–

26

N-butyl phthalate

91

–

9

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

14

–

1

Normal hexane

366

–

34

Benzene64–

6

SOx (kg)–

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

NOx (kg)–

TolueneEnergy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)8

600

17,170Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

6

400

100
80

120

60

4
200
0

2
0

40

60

20
0

2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)02001 2010 2011 2012 2013

26

–

9

Toluene

9,610

–

1,102

Lead

85

–

20

Hexamethylene diisocyanate

4

–

3

Methyl methacrylate

4

–

2

132

Electric power(1,000 kWh)

971

Gasoline (kL)22.9

Kerosene (kL)–

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)

1.7
0.9
–
2,675

PRTR (kg/year)

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Transfer
volumeEthylbenzene

151

–

–

Xylene233––

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

2

–

–

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

5

–

–

Toluene

6

–

–

216

–

–

N-butyl phthalate

SOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–Electric power(1,000 kWh)

463

Gasoline (kL)

0.7

Kerosene (kL)–

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)

0.2

Light oil (kL)

0.1–

Water used (m )

–
4,496

PRTR (kg/year)

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Transfer
volumeEthylbenzene

17

–

–

Xylene20––

1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene

1

–

–

Toluene59––

N-butyl phthalate

1

–

–

Hydrogen fluoride and its watersoluble salts

10

–

–

Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–Electric power(1,000 kWh)893.4

Gasoline (kL)

2.7

Kerosene (kL)

7.1

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)

–

(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

180

1

1, 3, 5-trimethylbenzene

NOx (kg)

3

02001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

146

–

City gas (1,000 m )

20
0

–

4

3

40

100

579

StyreneLPG (t)60

20

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Transfer
volumeCarbon tetrachloride(FY)

LPG (t)–City gas (1,000 m3)

0.4

Water used (m3)828

Total Elimination of PRTR Substances

Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–

Discharge into the water
COD (kg)

4

Group companies in Japan that have independently received the ISO14001 certification
Group Company

Date of Certification

Group Company

Date of Certification

March
2000
February 2002
June
2002
October 2002
October 2002
November 2002

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Japan Electron Beam Irradiation Service Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries PTC Sales Company
SFK Co., Ltd.
Seisa Gear, Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Modern, Ltd.

March
2006
January 2007
September 2007
August2008
August2009
December 2009

February

1,964

–

191

Formaldehyde

8

–

1

Methyl methacrylate

21

–

2

Cumene67–

7

Sumitomo NACCO Materials Handling Co., Ltd.
Shin Nippon Machinery. Co., Ltd.
Izumi Food Machinery Co., Ltd.
SEN Corporation
Sumiju Environmental Engineering Inc.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Environment Co., Ltd.

Alpha-methylstyrene

21

–

2

Lightwell Co., Ltd.

Boron and its compounds

23–

Main Products: Bolts, nuts, precision screws

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate

Water used (m )

–

100

300

SFK Co., Ltd.

Xylene

–

300

11

31.6

3

40

Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether(2-methoxyethanol)

Light oil (kL)City gas (1,000 m3)

350

Energy used

Sumitomo NACCO Materials Handling Co., Ltd.

Atmosphere Water

Xylene2005

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Relations with Society

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

Percentage of
waste to landfill(%)

Energy used

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

PRTR (kg/year)

Transfer
volumePercentage of
waste to landfill(%)

Energy used

Main Products: Ion implantation system

Emissions volume

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

0.7
15.7

(FY)

Izumi Food Machinery Co., Ltd.
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)16

Discharge into the atmosphere

20
0

74

–

–

Water used (m3)

40

100

–

67

SOx (kg)

City gas (1,000 m )60Transfer
volume258–

3Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether(2-ethoxyethanol)

Heavy fuel oil A (kL)

LPG (t)PRTR (kg/year)
Ethylbenzene

Discharge into the atmosphere

20

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Modern, Ltd.

600

680

0

0

0

40

300

1

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Transfer
volume

600

2

1,000

8.5

Electric power
11,800.6(1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)–
Kerosene (kL)–
Heavy fuel oil A (kL)–Light oil (kL)–
LPG (t)–City gas (1,000 m3)–
Water used (m3)
14,057
Discharge into the atmosphereSOx (kg)–NOx (kg)–
Discharge into the water
COD (kg)2
Nitrogen (kg)
2

5.2

133

–

22.5

SEN Corporation

Kerosene (kL)–Light oil (kL)

(FY)

5.4

3,020

Chromium and trivalentchromium compounds

Discharge into the atmosphere

Gasoline (kL)

1,209

–

17

Percentage of
waste to landfill(%)

4,996.4

XyleneHeavy fuel oil A (kL)

18,636

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)Electric power(1,000 kWh)

Ethylbenzene

City gas (1,000 m3)

02001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

Main Products: Speed reducers

LPG (t)20
0

Seisa Gear, Ltd.

Transfer
volume

80

40

200

Emissions volume
Atmosphere Water

Environmental Initiatives

12

100

600

Energy used

16

1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0

PRTR (kg/year)

Energy used

Main Products: Industrial Instruments, Environmental Equipment, Building Materials
Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

247.1

COD (kg)

Nihon Spindle Mfg. Co., Ltd.
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Kerosene (kL)

Discharge into the water(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

0.2

Discharge into the atmosphere

0Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)Gasoline (kL)

Water used (m3)20
2001 2010 2011 2012 2013

(FY)

3,319.5

Energy used

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated(t/year)

Energy productivity(million yen/t-CO2)

Energy used

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Electric power(1,000 kWh)

Environmental Impact Data

[Environmental impact data for main overseas Group companies]
SHI Manufacturing & Services (Philippines) Inc. Country: The Philippines Main Products: Precision parts and components

Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Tangshan), Ltd. Country: China Main Products: Power transmission equipment
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)(million yuan/t-CO2)(t/year)

0.06

600

12,000Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

100

0.05

9,000

0.04

80
400

60

0.03

6,000

0.02

3,000
0

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

40

200

20

0.01
0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)02009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

1,135
6,160
–
–
–
–
1,394
37,938Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
Under 1 t
SOx emissions (t/year)
3.5
NOx emissions (t/year)
16.1

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

200(t/year)

0.15

1,500

4,000

0.12

3,000

0.09

2,000

0.06

1,000

0.03

0

0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

(%)

100
80

1,000

60
40

500

20
0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

995
4,510
–
–
245
–
–
35,234

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)

7.5
–
–

(million yuan/t-CO2)(t/year)

5,000

0.12

1,000

4,000

0.1
0.08

3,000

0.04

1,000
0

0.02
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

100

800

80

600

60

400

40

200

20

0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

743
5,402
–
–
34
–
–
21,387

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity(million yuan/t-CO2)(t/year)

0.16

1,500

12,000

0.12

9,000
6,000

0.08

3,000

0.04

0

0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

(%)

100
80

1,000

60
40

500

20
0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

6,000
4,500
3,000
1,500
0

25

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)

3
–
–

866
7,987
–
–
14
11
1,668
75,763(million US$/t-CO2)

0.012(t/year)

(%)

100

600

0.01
0.008

80
400

60

0.006
0.004

40

200

20

0.002
0
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29,610

(%)

100

60
40

5,000

0.005

5,000

20

0

0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

0

0.010

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

2,655
25,421
–
–
–
–
2,610
52,274

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
Under 1 t
SOx emissions (t/year)
0.02
NOx emissions (t/year)
3.7

0
(FY)

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

Percentage of
waste to landfill(million US$/t-CO2)(t/year)

4,000

0.05

(%)

1,600

100

3,000

0.04
0.03
0.02

1,200

60

800

1,000

0.01

400

0

0

0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

80

40
20
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

571
5,312
–
–
–
8
0
1,985

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)

3––

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)

9––

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)

5
–
1.3

0
(FY)

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH Country: Germany Main Products: Plastic molding machines

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
Under 1 t
SOx emissions (t/year)
0.1
NOx emissions (t/year)
1.6

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity(million Euro/t-CO2)(t/year)

0.06

2,000

8,000
6,000

0.04

Percentage of
waste to landfill
(%)

100
80

1,500

60

1,000

4,000
0.02

2,000

Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
SOx emissions (t/year)
NOx emissions (t/year)(t/year)10,000

(FY)

5,671

Percentage of
waste to landfill

800Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)(FY)

15,000

0.015

2,000

0

Percentage of
waste to landfill

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,320
1
3
–
2
–
20,399Discharge into the atmosphere
VOC emissions (t/year)
Under 1 t
SOx emissions (t/year)–
NOx emissions (t/year)–

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America Country: United States Main Products: Power transmission equipment

Sumitomo Heavy Industries (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. Country: Vietnam Main Products: Power transmission equipment and motors
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)00.020 25,000

10,0000Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)20

020,000(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill(million US$/t-CO2)

25,00015,000Sumitomo (S.H.I.) Construction Machinery (Tangshan) Co., Ltd. Country: China Main Products: Hydraulic excavators
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

40

100

478

Relations with Society

0.06

2,000

(%)

60

200

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

20,0000Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

80

300

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill

(%)

100

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company Country: United States Main Products: Construction cranes

Ningbo Sumiju Machinery, Ltd. Country: China Main Products: Plastic molding machines, components for power transmission equipment
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

Percentage of
waste to landfill

Environmental Initiatives(million yuan/t-CO2)

5,000

400

400
0

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)(t/year)

2.25
2.0
1.75
1.5
1.25
1.0
0.75
0.5
0.25
0

600

(FY)

Percentage of
waste to landfill(million yen/t-CO2)

1,200
800

0

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

1,000

Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive China Ltd. Country: China Main Products: Power transmission equipment
CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)02009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)

40

500

20

0

0

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

5,385
7,876
–
–
3
169
124
10,259(FY)

Hansen Industrial Transmissions NV Country: Belgium Main Products: Power transmission equipment
1.8––

CO2 Emissions(t-CO2)

4,500
3,000
1,500
0

Volume of waste disposed ofVolume of waste generated

Energy productivity

Percentage of
waste to landfill(million Euro/t-CO2)(t/year)

0.014
0.012
0.01
0.008
0.006
0.004
0.002
0

2,500

100

2,000

80

1,500

60

1,000

40

500

20

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (FY)0(%)

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Energy used
Paper (1,000 sheets of A4size paper)
Electric power (1,000 kWh)Gasoline (kL)
Heavy fuel oil (kL)Light oil (kL)
LPG (t)Natural gas (1,000 m3)
Water used (m3)

1,790
9,779
–
–
–
–
935
5,886

0
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Social Contribution Activities
Relations with Society

Social Contribution Activities
With our employees taking the initiative, we are planning and implementing activities that contribute tosociety in each region and local community.

Biodiversity Measures■ Quantitative assessment of impact on biodiversity
（%)

100
90
80
70

Wood

60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Human health[DALY]

Social assets[YEN]■ Example of packaging
material reduction
Seisa Gear, Ltd.

Primary production[kg]

Biodiversity[EINES]

Carbon dioxide■ Lead■ Non-methane volatile organic
compounds (average)■ Sulfur dioxide■ Nitrogen oxides■ Arsenic■ Methane■ Nitrous oxide■ Benzene■ Wood chips■ Plastic, rubber, leather■ Waste paper■ Slag■ Waste oil■ Iron■ Industrial waste(unspecified, inclusive)■ Wood■ Titanium■

As a result, we found that reducing the amountof wood materials used would be particularly effective
for our Group, and we have been pursuing reductionsin the amount of product packaging material we use.
Specifically, we have been taking measures
to simplify packaging and to adopt returnableshipping cartons to enable repeated reuse.
Reduction of packaging material is not the
only measure we are taking. We are also evaluating
our former activities to determine whether they
have been activated and are in effect at our head
office, branches, works, and Group companies.
The evaluation items include afforestation,
greenery planting, and green curtain implementation,water-use reduction, VOC reduction, landfill
disposal reduction, and utilization of renewableenergy (electric power). We are taking steps toward
participation of all personnel in these and other suchactivities to protect biodiversity.

Environmental Initiatives
Relations with Society

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group is engaging
in initiatives to protect biodiversity.
The Group has to date endorsed thebiodiversity declaration of the Nippon Keidanren(Japan Business Federation) and we havejoined the “Declaration Promotion Partners.”
In order to contribute to the protection of
biodiversity, we have been engaging inafforestation and greenery planting activities.
Our Tanashi Works is preserving
the Musashino Forest, which occupies
approximately 30% of the area of the 43,000m2
campus. This forest contains over 4,500 treesof 40 or more species, and 170 of the trees havebeen designated protected trees by Nishi-Tokyo
City. We have named a portion of these woods theForest of Inspiration and opened it to the public.
Past wildlife habitat surveys confirmed thepresence of considerable wildlife in the forest, which isa stronghold for the local ecosystem as well as a precious
natural asset for scientific research.
In addition to the kind of forest maintenance activity seen at the
Tanashi Works, we are also carrying on afforestation by means of the
Acorn Plan as well as by expansion and addition of green areas whenredevelopment work is done on the grounds of our factories in other areas.
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has also been contributing
to the further protection of biodiversity by means of the LIME2 lifecycle
impact assessment method based on endpoint modeling, developedby the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
Using this method, we have performed quantitative assessments of the
impact that Group businesses have on biodiversity.

Main building at the Tanashi Works

Green curtain at Okayama Works

Kindergarten children
enthusiastically gathering
acorns in the Forest of
Inspiration

TOPICS
Biodiversity Outside Japan
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, located in
the U.S.A.’s state of Kentucky, is voluntarily arranging
transportation of tree saplings for re-forestation. This
improves soil conservation and biodiversity in the region.
The photograph shows some of the 4,300 saplings
which came from eight different types of trees.

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Relations with Society

Support for Integrated
Emergency Response Drills

The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group takes active partin events held in local communities.
The Niihama Factory took part in the Saijo City Ofuki
Area Friendship Sports Day as part of the Ehime Prefecture
Support Group Matching Project for Healthy Village
Development, with the aim of regional revitalization. Many
people here in the Ofuki area are elderly, and the sports
days were suffering from a shortage of participants. Since
the community also requested it, we began taking partin the event from fiscal year 2011. Since the appointed
day for the event in 2013 was rainy, the event was heldindoors in a gymnasium, and was a very enjoyable andmeaningful day of exchange with members of the local
community as well as with many other volunteers.

The Yokosuka Works supported the Yokosuka City Integrated
Emergency Response Drill by providing the Uraga Factory
as a venue and employees as staff for the drill. There were
350 people taking part, including people from Yokosuka City,
the Ground Self Defense Force, the Japan Coast Guard, theKanagawa Prefectural Police, and volunteer groups.
Rescue drills were conducted simulating conditions fourhours after an earthquake and involving efforts to rescue
people needing to be extricated from collapsed houses. The
drill involved all the emergency agencies concerned.
A long-distance water supply drill was also held.
Simulating conditions 12 hours after an earthquake, thisdrill involved coordination between the Japan Coast Guardand the city fire department to supply water to inland areas
where there was a shortage of water for fire-fighting.

Competing in a ball-passing game on Sports Day

Cleanup Activities

The Kanagawa Prefectural Police and the Yokosuka Worksconcluded an Agreement Regarding the Supply of Fuelin Times of Disaster. Under this agreement, we will makegasoline and diesel oil we have at the Yokosuka Works
available for the support of police vehicles when requestedby the Kanagawa Prefectural Police in times of disaster.
The refueling drill was held at the gas station we haveat the works. Many members of the Kanagawa Prefectural
Police took part in the drill.

Rescue drill

Cooperation with Blood
Donation Drives
Group collaboration with blood donation drives has continued
over many years, and for our employees, this is the social
contribution activity they feel most familiar with. In fiscal year
2013, a total of 1,138 Group members donated blood.

Relations with Society

In the Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group, we carry on
regular cleanup activities in the areas around our works.
We also participate in cleanup activities organized by
local government bodies and volunteer groups.
In addition to cleanup activities in the neighborhoodof our works, during fiscal year 2013 the Nagoya Worksand Sumitomo NACCO Materials Handling Co., Ltd. also
participated in the Adopt Program* organized by Obu City in
Aichi Prefecture, while the Niihama Factory took part in the
Adopt Program of Niihama City. All these activities involve
continuing engagement in cleanup of neighboring areas.
In addition, our Saijo Factory and SEN Corporation
took part in the “Refresh Setouchi” cleanup activities at
Takasu Beach in Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture. This Takasu
Beach is the only natural sand beach still remaining in
Saijo City, and the community hopes to protect theenvironment there.
This year marked the 22nd anniversary of the activity,
which started in 1993. It is a major event for volunteer
activity in the city because it promotes the protectionof the beautiful Seto Inland Sea by means of seashore
cleanup that is open to participation by all. The Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Group had 130 members, including
family members, taking part.
The Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group will continue
with this commitment to beautification of the local
environment.

Emergency Gas Station
Refueling Drill

Long-distance watersupply drill

Environmental Initiatives

Participating Actively in
Local Community Events

Scene at a blood drive
Cleanup activity (Niihama Factory)

Donating Binders
Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company, located in the
U.S.A.’s state of Kentucky, is donating unused loose-leafbinders to schools. This reduces landfill waste and supports
disadvantaged students as well.
The photograph shows some of the many binders
collected by employees.

Children also pitched in and picked up trash for the “Refresh Setouchi” cleanup* Adopt Program: A volunteer campaign in which people designate a public facility,
such as a park or a footpath, and register it with the city. They thenpick up trash, water the plants, and weed the designated facility sothat people will be able to enjoy using it.

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Scenes at therefueling drill

Binders collected at thecompany

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