Climate Change Data

Fujita Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Developed various environmental technologies such as desalination of incinerated ash, low activation concrete, and algae growth prevention methods.
  • Introduced FCMS, a system that constantly measures CO2 generated at construction sites to increase energy conservation awareness.
  • Implemented CO2 reduction technologies, including using power generated from tower cranes and utilizing hybrid backhoes.

Social Achievements

  • Introduced diversity initiatives, increasing the ratio of female employees to around 25% and the number of female managers from 0 to 10.
  • Implemented business continuity planning (BCP) to prepare against disasters and other emergencies.
  • Developed construction education activities to broaden the appeal of the construction business to children and young people.

Governance Achievements

  • Introduced value engineering (VE) in 1968 to improve product quality assurance and customer satisfaction.
  • Conducted VE training for in-country personnel and local construction companies in Vietnam and China.
  • Received the Miles Award numerous times in recognition of outstanding value engineering activities.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Overseas climates and soil conditions pose risks to building durability and safety.
  • Reducing low-frequency sounds generated by construction work.
  • Cleaning up heavy metal pollutants.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Personnel understand Japanese business practices and local culture to build reliable facilities overseas.
  • Implemented Active Noise Control (ANC) system to reduce low-frequency sounds.
  • Utilized phytoremediation using special plants to remove heavy metal pollutants.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Prize in the protection category at the Biodiversity Action Award 2018
  • Miles Award (multiple times)
  • VE Manager Award (twice)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental conservation
  • Diversity and equality
  • Decarbonization
  • Corporate Governance
  • Supply chain management
  • Human rights

Environmental Achievements

  • Established Global Environment Office in 1989 (first dedicated environmental division in the construction industry)
  • Implementing measures to conserve energy and use renewable energy, particularly in our construction division, which accounts for around 90% of the CO2 emissions in our domestic business.
  • Designing new buildings to ZEB specifications
  • Use of fuel-saving heavy machinery, promotion of green procurement
  • Setting CO2 reduction targets for both Fujita and its supply chain
  • Research, development and release of new zero-carbon technology
  • Proposing eco-technology to solve social issues

Social Achievements

  • Creating workplaces that are comfortable and fulfilling
  • Reforms in our work practices to provide a work-life balance, promotion of diversity, and a focus on health in our management
  • Collaborating with affiliated companies through Fujita Tokokai National Alliance
  • A general meeting of F-net (Fujita Female Career-track Employees’ Network)

Governance Achievements

  • Strengthening governance through a corporate governance framework that complies with the Daiwa House Group's Corporate Governance Guidelines
  • Established an auditing organization with third-party checks
  • Expanding the scope of risks and compliance, including supply chain management and human rights measures
  • Established a Compliance Supervisory Committee comprising experts such as attorneys

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Environmental Challenges

  • Complex social issues like natural disasters and climate change
  • Risks from major disasters to information security breaches
Mitigation Strategies
  • Actively working on environmental endeavors such as building a zero-carbon society and achieving carbon neutrality, while utilizing DX and environmental technology for more dynamic construction and evolved community development
  • Addressing every risk with a basic framework of “early detection, early response - take thorough prevention measures and don’t miss the signs”
  • Information security measures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Promotion of green procurement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • PRIME-Carbon® (phosphate-adsorbing carbon)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Conservation
  • Diversity and Equality
  • Decarbonization
  • Corporate Governance
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Human Rights
  • Community Development
  • Safety

Environmental Achievements

  • Established Global Environment Office in 1989 (first dedicated environmental division in the construction industry)
  • Implementing measures to conserve energy and use renewable energy, particularly in construction division (accounts for ~90% of CO2 emissions in domestic business)
  • Designing new buildings to ZEB specifications
  • Use of fuel-saving heavy machinery, promotion of green procurement
  • Setting CO2 reduction targets for both Fujita and its supply chain
  • Research, development and release of new zero-carbon technology
  • Proposing eco-technology to solve social issues

Social Achievements

  • Creating workplaces that are comfortable and fulfilling
  • Reforms in work practices to provide a work-life balance
  • Promotion of diversity
  • Focus on health in management
  • Collaborating with affiliated companies (Fujita Tokokai National Alliance)
  • Strengthening partnerships with affiliated companies to ensure steady business and growth

Governance Achievements

  • Strengthening governance through a corporate governance framework that complies with the Daiwa House Group's Corporate Governance Guidelines
  • Established an auditing organization with third-party checks
  • Compliance Supervisory Committee comprising experts such as attorneys
  • Expanding the scope of risks and compliance, including supply chain management and human rights measures
  • BCP collaboration with the Daiwa House Group Risk Management Committee
  • Whistleblowing and consultation helpline for reporting and consultation of legal and ethical violations

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

Environmental Challenges

  • Complex social issues like natural disasters and climate change
  • Risks from major disasters to information security breaches
Mitigation Strategies
  • Risk management framework of "early detection, early response - take thorough prevention measures and don't miss the signs"
  • Information security measures
  • Decarbonization initiatives to meet the Japanese government's target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
  • Active work to develop technology that will contribute to disaster prevention, emergency response, temporary measures and repair and reconstruction work

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Green procurement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Natural disasters
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and zero-carbon technology
  • Renewable energy projects

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • PRIME-Carbon® (phosphate-adsorbing carbon)
  • SWAN® automated welding robot system
  • Drone system for tunnel inspection