Environment

Basic Policy

Considering the impact our business activities have on the environment is essential for ensuring the sustainability of our business and contributing to the creation of a sustainable society. To achieve this, we established JK Green 2030 as a basic environmental policy for 2030 based on our environmental vision, which shares the JVCKENWOOD Group's stance on the environment. In line with this policy, the Group continues to engage in initiatives aimed at minimizing the environmental impact of our business activities, from product development to the provision of services.

The JVCKENWOOD Group supports and adheres to laws and regulations related to the environment ("Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Global Warming Countermeasures Act)," "Act on Rationalization of Energy Use and Shift to Non-fossil Energy (Energy Conservation Act)," etc.), and every year, we submit reports to administrative agencies concerning matters such as energy usage, progress toward energy reduction targets, and greenhouse gas emissions. We also endeavor to implement environmental management, including setting voluntary standards for environmental facilities that are stricter than legal standards.

Policy for Environmental Vision

Through the creation of products and services based on advanced technological capabilities and our environmental activities, we will work with all stakeholders to preserve the global environment and contribute to the realization of a sound and sustainable society, not only now but also into the future.

We have undertaken a wide range, of measures to fulfill our responsibilities as a global company to reduce environmental burdens by sharing Basic Environmental Policy "JK Green 2030" across the Group and establishing/administering an environmental management system based on international standards.

Basic Environmental Policy (JK Green 2030) and Goal Setting

By complying with environmental regulations in our business activities and the production of our products, we are striving to coexist with the natural environment, starting with living creatures, to achieve the sustainable utilization of the earth's energy and resources. To accomplish this, we set the following four key environmental objectives and established targets for fiscal 2030 to achieve them. We regularly examine progress while working to meet these targets.

We are engaged in a variety of initiatives with regard to the four important environmental items: Responses to climate change, Effective use of resources, Environmental conservation and management, and Conservation of biodiversity.

First, as part of Responses to climate change, we have set CO2 emission reduction targets and are managing progress toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. To promote Effective use of resources, we have also set targets for resource use, regularly evaluate our progress, and continue our efforts to reduce or avoid environmental impacts in our business activities.

Furthermore, with regard to Environmental conservation and management, we are conducting proper management of chemical substances, including those in our supply chain. We are also actively working to realize environmentally friendly policies with regard to Conservation of biodiversity in our own products and services and in our supply chain.

In the future, we will regularly monitor the progress of our efforts to achieve the targets we have set, and will strive to achieve them, and to further specify and upgrade the targets. Please refer to the related pages for details on our efforts for each goal.

Environmental Management System

We have been seeking to acquire ISO14001 certification as part of constructing our environmental management system. We have obtained certification at all of our business centers and ten affiliate companies in Japan, and at all of our production companies outside Japan.

Hybrid Center Certification Acquisition (Head Office, Yokohama)

The Hybrid Center, which was built in the Yokohama headquarters area and was dubbed Value Creation Square (VCS) from October 2024, acquired ZEB Ready certification^*1 through the BELS^*2 evaluation system and CASBEE^*3 Yokohama A rank. Additionally.

*1 After acquiring the highest ranking from BELS, buildings that fulfill even stricter standards are given ZEB certification. ZEB stands for "zero-energy building."
*2 Building-Housing Energy-efficient Labeling System A labeling system for the evaluation of the energy efficiency of buildings, such as office buildings,by a third-party institution that is being promoted nationwide through guidance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
*3 Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency Developed under the guidance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, this is a system for the comprehensive evaluation of environmental features of buildings, which has been verified as an appropriate evaluation system by Yokohama city.

Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations

In FY2024, there were no material violations of laws and regulations or fines or penalties related to the environment in JVCKENWOOD Group operations in and out of Japan. We will continue to ensure legal compliance at our business locations and affiliates by operating the ISO 14001 environmental management system, etc.

JVCKENWOOD also recognizes that the appropriate disposal of pollutants and waste that burden on the environment is an important step toward realizing our Environmental Vision.