ANEST IWATA Corporation
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020-04 to 2021-03)
Reporting Period: 2020-04 to 2021-03
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:5,461 t-CO2e (non-consolidated)
Waste Generated:721 tons (2020)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environment
- Social
- Governance
- SDGs
Environmental Achievements
- Development of oil-free air compressors and vacuum pumps, reducing environmental impact
- Development of coating equipment optimized for water-based paints
- 95% or higher waste recycling rate at domestic locations
- Reduction in usage of specific chemical substances
Social Achievements
- Extension of mandatory retirement age to 65
- Introduction of business professional system for performance-based salaries
- Proactive promotion of mid-career recruitment
- Recognition as one of the “White 500” enterprises in the 2021 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program
- Official partnership agreement with Yokohama F. Marinos
- Registered automotive refinishing spray gun as a thank-you gift for hometown tax donations
Governance Achievements
- Enhanced Board of Directors independence and diversity (7 out of 11 Directors are Outside Directors, including two new female Outside Directors)
- Establishment of the Crisis Management Committee
- Establishment of a point of contact for whistleblowing
- Establishment of suggestion system “Suggestion Post”
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Become a “True World-class Company” that benefits people and people’s lives
Medium-term Goals:
- Increase market share and enhance profitability by proactively expanding overseas, enhancing sales of customized air compressors, and promoting environmentally-friendly products
Environmental Challenges
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sales and profits
- Intensifying international competition
- Decrease in manpower
- Climate change and escalation of environmental problems
- Growing social demand
- Increasingly uncertain market
- Increasingly uncertain environment of digital society
- Advancement of digital society
- Risks that may have a significant impact on the Company’s operating results
Mitigation Strategies
- Crisis Management Committee launched in April 2020
- Flexible review of working arrangements prioritizing safety and security of stakeholders
- Group-wide efforts to protect employee employment
- Focus on customized products with stable demand
- Expansion of sales of customized products tailored to each customer's requests in specific markets
- Rapid increase in demand for oil-free air compressors for hospitals due to increased construction of medical facilities
- Focus efforts on overseas markets with room to expand market share, niche markets deemed to have high added value, and strong markets
- Improve production efficiency by such means as developing communication infrastructure and utilizing IoT in domestic plants
- BCP manual for fires and natural disasters
- Promotion of remote solutions to reduce infection risks
- Optimization of supply chains by promoting the addition of suppliers and production areas
- Production plan reform aimed at realizing stable production and product supply
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2015
Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2015
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Oil-free air compressors
- Oil-free vacuum pumps
- Coating equipment compatible with water-based paints
Awards & Recognition
- 50th Machine Industry Design Award IDEA