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Murata has established an environmental management program, based on the framework of implementing environmental management principles at every plant in Japan, as well as every production site outside of Japan since FY2009. At each site, we assess the risks and opportunities concerning the impact that business activities have on the environment, which are reflected in the plans and measures of each site to engage in continuous improvement activities. Moreover, we share information pertaining to environmental management with the goals of promoting highly efficient and effective environmental activities and strengthening governance.
As part of the practice of management philosophy, the Shaze (Murata philosophy), the entire Murata Group work together to reduce the Group’s impact on the environment, ensure health and safety , and implement disaster prevention activities.
The Group will comply with all laws and regulations as well as matters agreed upon with relevant parties.
The Group will address the following issues throughout its business activities:
Reducing the Group’s impact on the environment
Ensuring health and safety
Implementing disaster prevention activities
The Group will establish an EHS disaster prevention management system and continually work toward its improvement.
The Group will announce this policy both internally and publicly.
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.PresidentNorio Nakajima
*This policy is subject to periodic supervision by the Board of Directors.
At Murata, the executive in charge of environmental affairs is responsible for environmental activities throughout the Group, and the Sustainability Department supports and promotes environmental activities across all of Murata’s business sites. The Murata Environmental Committee, a consultative body to the President, discusses and examines the status of environmental activities at each business site, as well as company-wide environmental issues.
Moreover, in order to strongly promote the reduction of CO2 emissions, we established the Climate Change Committee to accelerate not only the reduction of CO2 emissions in design, development, and manufacturing but also the introduction of renewable energy and other initiatives concerning general climate change measures.
Link: Overview of Murata’s Corporate Governance System
Murata acquired ISO 14001 certification for 50 sites before April 30, 2023. We worked on integrating systems, and in March 2007, we had completed the switching of individual certification of Group business sites in Japan to ISO 14001 multi-site certification. In addition, in March 2010, we completed the integration of the environmental management systems employed in all of our production sites and business sites in Japan. Through this integration, we have been able to implement environmental management incorporating every division from design and development to production, distribution and logistics, and sales, allowing us to also take best practice improvements that proved successful in one plant or office and apply them to other plants and offices for the improvement of the environmental performance of the entire Murata Group.
In 2016, seeking to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our activities, we integrated our environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems.
Link: ISO 14001 certification Status
Murata conducts environmental education for all employees to improve their environmental awareness.
With regard to courses for training our internal auditors, in fiscal 2019, the Group created a new course to conduct EHS internal audits in line with the EHS management system. In fiscal 2020, this course was updated to comply with ISO45001. Also, employees who handle wastewater and gas emission equipment or other equipment that affects the environment receive individual training on appropriate inspections and efficient operation to minimize impact on the environment.
The Murata Group conducts three types of internal environmental audits at all Japan sites and production plants. Each of these audits is conducted from a different perspective, enabling us to identify problems and make improvements based on broad-ranging perspectives.