AIDA ENGINEERING, LTD.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016-04 to 2017-03)
Reporting Period: 2016-04 to 2017-03
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1281 tons
Total Energy Consumption:3973 kL (crude oil equivalent)
Water Consumption:32 km3
Waste Generated:1200 tons (industrial waste)
Carbon Intensity:32.7 tons CO2/¥100 million (production volume)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Industrial waste recycling rate: 89%; target achieved
- Total energy usage (crude oil equivalent): 3,973 kL; target achieved
- CO2 emissions: 32.7 tons CO2/¥100 million (production volume)
- Promoted environmentally friendly retrofitting services
- Achieved size and weight reductions for servo motors and other components
- Achieved net shape forming of thick plate
- Won the 2016 Kanagawa Global Environment Awards in the Kanagawa Smart Energy Plan Category
Social Achievements
- Plant tours for 65 junior high school, high school, and university students to communicate social roles and responsibilities
- Strict quality control in every production process
- Customer surveys to increase customer satisfaction
- Safety training at customer sites
Governance Achievements
- Established the AIDA Group Compliance Hotline System
- Formulated the “AIDA Group Action Guidelines” and ensured full awareness throughout domestic and overseas Group companies
- Established the Compliance Committee to strengthen its internal control system
- Board of Directors with two outside directors and a Board of Auditors with three outside auditors
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- ¥100.0 billion in medium- to long-term sales target
Medium-term Goals:
- ¥80.0 billion in net sales and ¥8.0 billion in operating income by March 31, 2020
- Press, FA, and customer service businesses contributing to overall sales in a 5:2:3 ratio
Environmental Challenges
- Strengthening yen and temporary drop in orders led to lower sales and profits
- Customers negotiating hard for lower prices
- Competition from Japanese, European, American, and emerging economy press manufacturers
- Rising price of steel plate and other raw materials
- Issues accommodating major users in Europe and technical capabilities related to controls and automation for these users
- Solidly responding to the global, dynamic business endeavors of customers
Mitigation Strategies
- Increased investments in capital equipment, human resources development, and R&D
- New Mid-Term Management Plan focusing on growth and high-profit fields
- Strengthening international sales team and technical marketing capabilities
- Improving product competitiveness by increasing power and efficiency of servo motors while making them more compact
- Investing in development of forming systems for new materials
- Strategic investments in capital equipment, streamlining initiatives, and new forward-looking business operations
- Further developing global co-manufacturing system
- Implementing a global ERP system and global standardized workflows
- Global human resource development and strategic personnel rotation
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Hot-stamping servo press
- New general-purpose straightside servo press
Awards & Recognition
- 2016 Kanagawa Global Environment Awards