
To practice its management philosophy, Murata carries out various measures to address prioritized themes, and works for continuous improvements.
Murata strives to obtain social trust, by fulfilling its social responsibilities through CSR activities. We have prioritized themes and clarified policies to work on social issues.As for the social aspect of CSR, we have reported on our activity results thus far. Since fiscal 2009, annual targets have been set up to promote such activities.
These targets are subject to deliberation by the CSR Management Committee, and then Group-wide measures are taken to achieve these targets.
Social Activity Targets for Fiscal 2009
| Item | Activity Theme | Targets for FY2009 |
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| Developing Internal Control System |
Promoting development of internal control system in compliance with corporation law |
Develop internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, as well as continuously promote operational standardization, visualization, improvement and reforms; and enforce compliance and risk management by establishing and running an internal control system aimed at ensuring appropriateness of operations. |
| Enhancing monitoring functions |
Improve monitoring functions through implementing internal audits by independent third parties and defining the audit scope based on risk approach, so as to increase transparency and effectiveness. | |
| Promoting Compliance | Enhance the compliance system at all operating sites | Enhance the compliance system in accordance with internal control and increase the system’s effectiveness at all operating sites. |
| Re-establishing the compliance system | Further enhance the compliance system through its systematization and re-establishment in conformity with Murata’s management characteristics. | |
| Strengthening risk management |
Establishing BCPs | Establish Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) (Ensure that each Group company establishes BCPs in preparation for earthquakes and influenza pandemic). |
| Strengthening information security | Strengthen information security (Implement Company-wide information leakage prevention measures focusing on IT). | |
| Shareholders and Investors |
Strengthening social contribution activities | Promote social/regional contribution activities mainly in priority fields. |
| Organize systems and develop in-house networks to promote social contribution activities. | ||
| Suppliers | Promoting CSR procurement |
(1) Promote exchange of agreements with suppliers to obtain their understanding of and support for Murata’s CSR procurement policies. (2) Hold CSR workshops for suppliers (to understand Murata’s CSR procurement policies) . |
| Strengthening the procurement compliance system | Implement in-house training programs and operational diagnosis to strengthen the procurement compliance system Group-wide. | |
| Employees | Personnel system and human resource development | Continue to implement the system to enable employees to select carrier paths according to aptitude. |
| Equal opportunities and workplace diversity | Promote the reemployment program for retirees. | |
| Continue to expand career opportunities for women. | ||
| Respect for human rights |
Promote education and awareness-raising programs to prevent harassment. | |
| Creating a relaxing working environment | Enhance and establish a system to help employees strike a balance between work and family life (work-life balance) . | |
| Promote measures to reduce total working hours and promote diverse ways of working. | ||
| Re-establish a benefit package. | ||
| Promoting occupational health and safety | Establish an occupational health and safety management system. | |
| Disseminating and improving human resource development policies | Promote manufacturing education. | |
| Hold training to improve management skills and practice PDCA. |
Murata has formulated its 4th Environmental Action Plan, in order to reduce environmental impact in stages, with 2010 as the target year. The Group carries our annual action plans to facilitate achievement of the 2010 goals.
In fiscal 2008, we strived to achieve targets set for 29 items. Generally we were able to make progress as planned, but we have not yet reached our targets for two items. One is the reduction of the water consumption per unit of net production in domestic sites. Although our target was at least 45% reduction compared with fiscal 2000 levels, the result was 33%. The other is the reduction of CO2 emissions from distribution per unit of net production in Japan compared with fiscal 2000 levels. We reduced the CO2 emissions by 29%, whereas our target was at least 36%.
To achieve the goals of the 4th Environmental Action Plan with fiscal 2010 as the target year, we will redouble our Group-wide efforts. For fiscal 2009 we are planning to further strengthen our environmental initiatives, notably by setting up the targets of integrating the environmental management systems (EMSs) of Japan and China, and of reducing the total volume of CO2 emissions.
| Major Activities | Targets for FY2008 | Results for FY2008 | Achievement | Targets for FY2009 | |
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| Environmental Management |
Environmental Management System |
Established Eco-Factory evaluations for domestic plants, and implemented test evaluations | Established Eco-Factory evaluations for domestic plants, and implemented test evaluations | ◯ |
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| Supplying Environmentally Friendly products | Environmentally conscious design | Continue product assessments |
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| Initiated life-cycle evaluation method training for developers | |||||
| Comply with Europe’s EuP Directive | |||||
| Establish a system to conduct an LCA for each product | |||||
| Reducing use of environmentally hazardous substances in products | Revise list of RoHS exemptions Conduct development and evaluations ofalternative products | Technologies to replace lead contained in glass with its alternative component being developed, as a priority project. | ◯ | Revise list of RoHS exemptions, and conduct development of alternative products and prepare for conversion to them. | |
| Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Set reduction targets and conduct development and evaluations of alternative products in order of their priorities | Set reduction targets for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) , and development of alterative products under way, in order of their priorities. | ◯ | Conduct development and evaluations of alternatives to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) , and prepare for conversion to them, in order of priorities. | ||
| Brominated flame retardant Conduct development and evaluations of alternative products | Continued development of alternative products and achieved mass production of some alternative products. | ◯ | Conduct development and evaluations of alternatives for brominated flame retardant, and prepare for conversion to them. | ||
| Managing information related to environmentally hazardous chemical substances | Develop an integrated chemical substance management database system | Development of an integrated chemical substance management database system is underway. | ◯ | Develop a system capable of integrating information provision tools and product databases, to promote e-business | |
| Reducing use of packaging materials and conserving | Reduce amount of taped packaging used for chip monolithic ceramic capacitors and chip ferrite beads per unit of production amount at domestic sites by at least 45% relative to FY2000 | Reduced the amount by 49% relative to FY2000 | ◯ | Reduce amount of taped packaging used for chip monolithic ceramic capacitors and chip ferrite beads per unit of production amount at domestic sites by at least 47% relative to FY2000 | |
| Reduce CO2 emissions from distribution per unit of net production in Japan by more than 36% relative to FY2000 | Reduced CO2 emissions by 29% relative to FY2000 | × | Reduce CO2 emissions from distribution per unit of net production in Japan by at least 37% relative to FY2000 | ||
| Green procurement | Continue to promote greenness surveys for compliance with legal regulations in Japan and overseas, and maintain a green procurement ratio of 100% for production materials | Maintained a green procurement ratio of 100% | ◯ | Continue to promote greenness surveys for compliance with legal regulations in Japan and overseas, and maintain a green procurement ratio of 100% for production materials | |
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Global warming prevention | Reduce CO2 emissions per unit of net production in Japan by at least 35% relative to FY1990 | Reduced 37% compared with FY1990 | ◯ | ReduceCO2 emissions per unit of net production in Japan by at least 35% relative to FY1990 *A new target will be discussed by the Special Committee on Global Warming Prevention. |
| Set total volume reduction targets for CO2 emissions at overseas manufacturing plants and formulate measures to achieve them | Working to determine CO2 emissions reduction targets for the entire Group including overseas plants | - | Reduce total volume of CO2 emissions at overseas manufacturing plants | ||
| Maintain 93% of the domestic Company fleet as low-pollution vehicles | Maintained the low-pollution vehicle ratio as planned | ◯ | Maintain 93% of the domestic Company fleet as low-pollution vehicles | ||
| Conserve resources and “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”waste | Reduced total waste emissions per unit of net production in Japan by at least 45% relative to FY2000 | Reduced total waste emissions by 48% relative to FY2000 | ◯ | Reduce total waste emissions per unit of net production in Japan by at least 50% relative to FY2000 | |
| Developed measures to reduce waste emissions volume at overseas plants | Developed measures to reduce PET film waste at overseas plants | ◯ | Reduce total waste emissions per unit of net production at overseas manufacturing plants by at least 5% relative to FY2006 | ||
| Attain a waste recycling rate of at least 80% at overseas plants | Attained a waste recycling rate of 82%. (Zero-emission targets attained at Beijing, Taiwan and Malaysia sites.) | ◯ | Attain a waste recycling rate of at least 90% at overseas plants | ||
| Reduced water consumption per unit of production in Japan by at least 45% relative to FY2000 | Reduced water consumption by 33% relative to FY2000 | × | Reduce water consumption per unit of production in Japan by at least 50% relative to FY2000 | ||
| Managing and reducing environmentally hazardous chemical substances used in production processes | Formulate policies to reduce atmospheric emissions of VOCs by at least 20% relative to FY2000 | Reduced atmospheric emissions of VOCs by 12% relative to FY2000 | ◯ | Reduce atmospheric emissions of VOCs in Japan by at least 20% relative to FY2000 by taking measures according to the guidelines for reducing VOCs. | |
| Reduce atmospheric emissions of PFCs in Japan by at least 45% relative to FY2002) | Reduced atmospheric emissions of PFCs by 47% relative to FY2002. | ◯ | Reduce atmospheric emissions of PFCs, which are greenhouse gases, in Japan by at least 53% relative to FY2002. | ||
| Risk management | Maintain a system for remediation of soil and groundwater pollution and maintain a system with minimal environmental risk | Implemented remediation measures at applicable sites, as planned. | ◯ | Maintain a system for remediation of soil and groundwater pollution and maintain a system with minimal environmental risk | |
| Reduce soil pollution and other environmental risks when conducting work that involves landscaping | Conducted soil investigations properly at the relevant project sites | ◯ | Reduce soil pollution and other environmental risks when conducting work that involves landscaping | ||
| Environmental communications | Continue to publish annual and site-specific CSR reports | Continue to publish annual and site-specific CSR reports | ◯ | Continue to publish annual and site-specific CSR reports | |
| Continue to hold environmental roundtable discussions with local university students | Continue to hold environmental roundtable discussions with local university students | ◯ | Continue to hold environmental roundtable discussions with local university students | ||
| Social activities | Community / social contribution activities | Begin Murata Forest conservation activities | Implemented Murata Forest conservation activities monthly. (Total of participants: 320) | ◯ | Continue Murata Forest conservation activities. |
| Continue implementing environmental education programs for elementary and junior high school children | Implemented environmental education programs by 21 plants/affiliated companies for about 4,300 children at 65 schools | ◯ | Continue implementing environmental education programs for elementary and junior high school children and participating in environmental fairs, etc | ||
| Continue developments under the Mid-Term Greening Plan | Continued developments under the Mid-Term Greening Plan | ◯ | Continue developments under the Mid-Term Greening Plan | ||
| Obtain the Social and Environmental Green Evaluation System (SEGES) certification | Obtained the SEGES certification for a total of 6 domestic sites, including Kanazawa Murata | ◯ | |||
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| Environmental Management |
Enhancing environmental management system |
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| Supplying environmentally conscious products |
Environmentally conscious designs |
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| Reducing use of environmentally hazardous substances contained in products |
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| Managing information related to environmentally hazardous substances |
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| Reducing use of packaging materials and conserving energy consumed in distribution |
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| Green procurement |
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| Eco-friendly business operations |
Global warming prevention |
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| Resource conservation and waste reduction, reuse and recycling |
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| Managing and reducing environmentally hazardous substances used in production processes |
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| Social activities | Environmental communication |
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