Climate Change Data

加藤製作所 (Kato Works)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-04 to 2023-09, 2023-04 to 2024-03, 2024-04 to 2025-03)

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2023-09

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Carbon Neutrality
  • Safety
  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Announced plan to produce the world's first hybrid rough terrain crane, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and noise.
  • Launched new crawler carrier "IC37-5" with improved fuel efficiency and compliance with European Stage V emission regulations.
  • Launched all-wheel-drive crawler carrier "IC70R".

Social Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee in February 2023.
  • Expressed support for the TCFD recommendations in May 2023 and launched a sustainability website.
  • Joined the Shinagawa CSR Promotion Council in July 2023.

Governance Achievements

  • Developing plans to meet the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market listing maintenance standards.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve sales of 66.4 billion yen, a cost of goods sold ratio of 83.2%, and an operating profit margin of 4.7% by March 2025 (as per the medium-term management plan).
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve improved profitability through sales expansion in Europe and Southeast Asia, and expansion of after-parts sales.

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply restrictions on some major components for main products.
  • Tough sales environment in China.
  • Uncertainty regarding raw material and energy costs.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing a profitability-focused strategy, including price and cost improvements, expansion of after-parts sales, and further cost reduction.
  • Focusing on sales expansion in Europe and Southeast Asia, where construction demand is strong.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO9001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Hybrid rough terrain crane
  • Crawler carrier IC37-5
  • All-wheel-drive crawler carrier IC70R

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Innovation for societal enrichment
  • Contribution to a sustainable global environment
  • Creating a rewarding workplace
  • Strengthening the supply chain
  • Establishing a responsible organizational structure

Environmental Achievements

  • Development of hybridラフター (rough terrain crane) aiming for further CO2 emission reduction. Launched SL-500RfⅢ・SL-600RfⅢ with engines meeting the latest emission regulations (European Stage V).

Social Achievements

  • Free operation training for excavators in Kanazawa for disaster relief.
  • Free dispatch of all-terrain suction vehicle "IC 75MV" for disaster relief in Noto Peninsula.

Governance Achievements

  • Met all the listing maintenance criteria on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of March 31, 2024.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Review of business portfolio overseas.
  • Exploring business entry into India and expansion into surrounding countries.
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase domestic production and sales.

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain restrictions impacting production of some construction cranes in Japan.
  • Unfavorable business environment in China.
  • Part shortages affecting domestic production.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Review of China business.
  • Exploring business opportunities in India.
  • Focusing resources on core businesses for profitability improvement.
  • Measures to improve profitability, including various sales strategies and exchange rate gains from a weaker yen.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Hybridラフター
  • SL-500RfⅢ・SL-600RfⅢ

Reporting Period: 2024-04 to 2025-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental conservation
  • Sustainability
  • SDGs

Environmental Achievements

  • Launched the world's first hybrid rough terrain crane (SR-250HV) to reduce CO2 emissions and noise.
  • Improved fuel efficiency in new products.

Social Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Committee in February 2023.
  • Endorsed the TCFD recommendations in May 2023.
  • Joined the Shinagawa CSR Promotion Council in July 2023.
  • Provided a multi-purpose truck loader free of charge to support the Noto Peninsula earthquake recovery in November 2024.

Governance Achievements

  • Released "Measures to Achieve Management Conscious of Capital Costs and Stock Prices" in May 2024, focusing on improving capital efficiency.
  • Plans to disclose specific medium-term targets for relevant indicators in the next medium-term management plan (starting FY2026).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions (resolved by the end of FY2024).
  • Slow recovery of demand in China.
  • Weakening construction demand in Europe.
  • Pre-presidential election buying restraint of hydraulic excavators in the US.
  • Deteriorating business environment in China due to real estate slump and intensified competition.
  • Sales postponement of new construction cranes.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Dissolution and liquidation of two Chinese subsidiaries.
  • Focus on profitability over sales growth.
  • Cost reduction measures.
  • Expansion into India and surrounding countries as a new major market.
  • Discussions for a joint venture with ACE (Action Construction Equipment Ltd.) in India.
  • Price and cost improvements.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO9001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Development and sales of environmentally friendly equipment, such as the hybrid rough terrain crane.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Hybrid rough terrain crane (SR-250HV)

Awards & Recognition

  • 2024 Good Design Award (IC70R)
  • 54th Mechanical Engineering Design Award IDEA (IC70R)