Management system
Our ESG
- ESG Initiatives
- Corporate Governance
- Together with Communities
- Harmony with the Environment
Environmental Management System organizational structure
We have established an environmental protection promotion system
having the president as the Environmental Protection Supervisor.
The "Environmental Committee," chaired by the director in charge of
the environment, deliberates the activity plan based on the results of the
activities and approves unified guidelines for environmental protection
promotion activities at the Management Conference.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Promotion Committee is held
every other month to plan and manage environmental protection activities
and evaluate the results of activities.
Also, in order to promote initiatives effectively according to activity
themes, we have established a "Special Subcommittee" comprised of
managers from each department, which considers measures across the
entire company.
For environmental protection activities in each business, Environmental
Groups are established in each Business Groups to plan initiatives and
manage progress.
In addition, in order to operate the Environmental Management System
in cooperation with each region, we hold "ISO Meetings" in various
locations.
Environmental management organization and structure

Operation of Environmental Management System
In order to realize a sustainable society, we have established an Environmental Management System based on the international standard ISO14001 and are continuously promoting environmental protection activities. We have received ISO14001 certification from a third-party organization at all domestic production sites, and in 2017, we completed the transition to the latest ISO14001: 2015.
PDCA cycle

ISO14001 certified offices(Situation as of March 2019)
NORITAKE CO., LIMITED(JQA-E-90071 was obtained in 1997)
- NORITAKE CO., LIMITED
Head Office, Miyoshi Site, Kamimori Plant, Komaki Plant, Minato Plant, Matsusaka Plant, Yasu Plant, Kurume Plant, Imari Plant - ZEN NORITAKE HEAD OFFICE
- HIROSHIMA KENMA
- NORITAKE RECYCLE CENTER
- NORITAKE TCF
- NORITAKE GARDEN
- NORITAKE ITRON Omiya Office/Ouchiyama Office
- TONO KENMA
- NORITAKE COATED ABRASIVE Head Office/Noto Plant
KCM(JSAE393 was obtained in 2001)
- KCM Head Office/Head Office Plant
- KYORIX MIE Mie Plant
Overseas offices are also establishing Environmental Management Systems to promote environmental protection activities in the same way as in Japan. They are setting up environmental systems considering the regional characteristics of each country, such as laws and regulations.
Results of fiscal 2018 group environmental supervision
In order to properly promote environmental protection activities, the
Environmental Audit is conducted every year by the Environmental
Protection Promotion Committee.
The Audit investigates the status of implementation of environmental
activities at all plants and evaluate the results. In particular, in order to
prevent environmental pollution, it focuses on on-site confirmation of
production processes and facilities. In addition, by conducting this Audit,
we are working to resolve problems and issues related to environmental
burden reduction activities, and to help improve the overall system.
Average score rate for each audit item

The Environmental Audit in fiscal 2018 evaluated the results of the
environmental burden reduction activities in the Environmental
Management System, legal and regulatory management, and the 10th
three-Year Environmental Action Plan.
As a result, we were able to confirm that the Environmental
Management System and legal and regulatory management are being
operated based on the established procedures. We also confirmed that
the environmental burden reduction activities are generally carried out
according to the three-Year Environmental Action Plan, although there
were some delays.
However, the integration of core business issues and environmental
issues, which is necessary to promote more effective environmental
activities, is lacking, and this is a priority issue for the 11th three-Year
Environmental Action Plan starting in fiscal 2019.

Environmental communications
In order to promote environmental protection activities throughout the
company, it is important for each person, from management to new
employees, to correctly recognize environmental issues and to raise
awareness of environmental protection. Therefore, in addition to
providing environmental education by qualification, we regularly
disseminate information on environmental activities through our in-house
newsletter to publicize environmental initiatives. We also hold specialized
education for personnel who require specialized knowledge such as laws
and regulations.
In order for as many people as possible to understand the Noritake
Group's approach to the environment, we disseminate information in this
report and on our website.

Regulatory compliance and complaints
Regulatory compliance and complaints
In fiscal 2018, there were no deviations or complaints regarding
environmental regulations or standard values.
In addition, there were no penalty or lawsuits from the supervisory
authorities regarding the environment.
Devices containing PCB
For equipment containing PCB, we implement strict storage management, and proceed with appropriate processing sequentially based on the processing plan.