Climate Change Data

岡村建興株式会社

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-03, 2022-04 to 2023-03)

Reporting Period: 2022-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • ESG Investments

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Rising raw material and procurement prices negatively impacting the profits of SMEs.
  • Difficulty in securing necessary quantities and quality of materials and manufactured goods due to procurement delays.
Mitigation Strategies
  • SMEs are changing or diversifying their suppliers.
  • SMEs are adjusting delivery schedules with their customers.
  • SMEs are securing necessary quantities and quality of materials and manufactured goods.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • SMEs are prioritizing procurement price, product quality, and stable supply capacity when reviewing suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced energy consumption by approximately 37.0%
  • Achieved Kawasaki SDGs Gold Partner certification in February 2022
  • Developing SR-PCa, a low-carbon concrete precast product utilizing recycled concrete, aiming for significant CO2 emission reduction and waste reduction.

Social Achievements

  • Maintained "Kawasaki ☆ Eru Boshi" certification for promoting women's empowerment and work-life balance.
  • Implemented annual harassment prevention training for all employees.
  • Company-funded employee skill development programs, including qualification examinations.

Governance Achievements

  • Established an environmental management system, aiming for ISO14001 certification by 2023.
  • Implemented a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and conducts annual training.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve sales targets for SR-PCa (specific targets provided for 2024-2027).
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase public works order average to 300,000,000 yen and maintain an average profit margin of 8.0%.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve ISO14001 certification by 2023.
  • Reduce overtime hours by 10% compared to the average of the previous two fiscal years.

Environmental Challenges

  • Impact of COVID-19 on construction projects and sales.
  • High energy consumption at Yokohama factory.
  • Need to improve employee health management reporting rate.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented web-based meetings to reduce travel costs and time.
  • Installed equipment to monitor and control electricity usage at the Yokohama factory.
  • Initiated projects to reduce energy consumption.
  • Implemented measures to improve the health management reporting rate.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Consideration for environmental and health aspects in procurement and disposal.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Natural disasters
Opportunities
  • Development and sales of SR-PCa

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UNEP FI Principles for Positive Impact Finance

Certifications: Kawasaki SDGs Gold Partner, Kawasaki ☆ Eru Boshi

Third-party Assurance: Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 6
  • Goal 9
  • Goal 11
  • Goal 12
  • Goal 15

Detailed explanation of alignment with specific SDGs targets provided in the report.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • SR-PCa

Awards & Recognition

  • Continuous recognition as an excellent business operator from Kawasaki City in road paving field (2021, 2022)