Initiatives for SDGs - Maruya Industry Co., Ltd.

Maruya Group’s SDGs statement

Based on our corporate philosophy, "Let's create a flexible corporate group that can be applied to all kinds of future changes in the environment!", the MARUYA Group will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through our corporate activities by incorporating the international goals (SDGs) described in the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" adopted at the United Nations Summit in September 2015

Masato Yayama, President and CEO

Measures to achieve SDGs

■Environment

We are trying to lessen environmental load working through proper management of industrial disposal and deduction in CO2 emission

Measure

Repair and reuse broken electrodes

Use renewable energy

Control and reduce energy consumption

Reuse electrode packages (palettes)

Objective

Take 100% of eco-friendly-processing orders

Operate factories 100% with renewable energy in the future

Properly manage operations and achieve emission reduction goals

Reuse 100% of the reusable products and resources

■Employee’s human rights and working motivation

We are trying to provide safe, secured and healthy working environments for our employees.

Measure

Organize safety measures (preparing safe working environments) and provide job-related safety training to employees

Recruit employees with no discrimination (nationalities, sexes, ages, etc).

Offer employee benefits package

Promote employee’s health management by related health education and mental care

Objective

Keep zero WRA(work-related accidents)

Keep preventing discrimination in recruitment

Keep improving working environment

Keep collecting information for health management

■Partnerships

We are trying to establish best partnerships with our suppliers and customers by sourcing with consideration for human rights, labor and environments.

Measure

Conduct business diagnosis to secure their production and labor environments meets our SDGs policies

Objective

Introduce CRS (coordinated-regional-strategy) sourcing

■Digitization

We are improving productivity and creating higher added-value in our business operation installing digital technologies.

Measure

Precautional maintenance of facilities utilizing IoT (Internet of Things)

Install remote support systems

Promote digitization in various business operations

Optimize business operations by installing PCSs (production control systems)

Utilize 3D scanning and CAE (computer-aided-engineering) analyses

Objective

Install new systems to achieve effective operation

Install new systems and utilize it in various scenes

Complete installation by 2026

Improve quality of our business

■Society and contribution to local community

We understand our social responsibilities and proactively contribute to the
local communities and the society

Measure

Make donations to overseas medication, reconstruction from natural disasters and support for medical technologies

Purchase SDGs-related bonds issued by local municipalities

Objective

Continue activities contributing to the society

Make investment in activities contributing to the society