Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Load Reduction
• Sustainable Workplace Environment and Employee Diversity
• Sustainable and Transparent Corporate Activities
• Social Contribution Activities

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced CO2 emissions and waste; promoted resource effective use; implemented activities based on ISO14001
• Developed and proposed environmentally friendly products

Social Achievements

• Promoted employee diversity and flexible work styles; enhanced employee health management; focused on securing human resources through flexible employment and human resource development.
• Good Design Award 2021 for 'Place Swing' partition

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened corporate governance; ensured compliance; enhanced risk management

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Severe business environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global material shortages, and price increases; uncertain future outlook for the construction and housing industries due to factors such as a decrease in the number of households and the longer lifespan of houses.
• Increased sales and general administrative expenses

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed products to meet diverse needs in changing lifestyles and work styles; promoted market penetration of new products; focused on cost reduction activities; strengthened manufacturing and construction cost management systems; focused on acquiring new customers through proposal sales of individual products tailored to customer needs; improved production systems.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Environmentally friendly products

Awards & Recognition

• 2021 Good Design Award for 'Place Swing'

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Greenhouse gas emission reduction
• Sustainable business practices
• Employee well-being
• Social contribution
• Corporate governance

Environmental Achievements

• Set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 (compared to 2021 levels).
• Introduced energy-efficient products (e.g., pleated screens with improved insulation).

Social Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Promotion Office to strengthen sustainability management.
• Expanded shareholder benefits (stock buybacks and enhanced shareholder perks).

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Low performance in interior and exterior products business.
• Raw material price increases and supply chain disruptions.
• Decreasing housing starts in the construction and housing industry.

Mitigation Strategies

• Cost reduction activities and price revisions for some products.
• Focus on developing high-customer-satisfaction products and new product market penetration.
• Strengthened digital marketing (website renewal and SNS utilization).
• Improved production efficiency at the Shiga factory (new painting line and automated warehouse).
• Value-added proposals and planned renovations for existing parking facilities.
• Proposal sales with development of individual products to meet customer needs in the gear reducer business.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO14001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
• Goal 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
• Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)

The company's initiatives contribute to these goals through energy-efficient products, sustainable business practices, and social contributions.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Energy-efficient pleated screens
• Energy-efficient honeycomb screens

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by 99.0% compared to 2021.
• Maintained a recycling rate (including thermal recycling) of 98.4%.
• Reduced total waste emissions (5 production sites) by 1.0% compared to 2021.
• LED lighting conversion at headquarters, branches, and manufacturing sites.
• Switched to renewable energy-sourced electricity (Niigata factory).

Social Achievements

• Launched a new sales support position in June 2023 to promote women's advancement.
• Introduced a job return system in July 2023.
• Implemented a major illness insurance system in November 2023.
• Increased average annual paid leave to 11.6 days.
• Maintained a regular health checkup rate of 99.8% and a stress check rate of 100.0%.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee in November 2023.
• Achieved compliance with Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market listing maintenance standards.
• Implemented compliance training for all employees.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Decreasing number of new housing starts in the domestic market.
• Rising raw material prices (aluminum, wood).
• Yen depreciation.
• Increased transportation costs due to labor time restrictions in the logistics industry.
• Climate change impacts (extreme weather, supply chain disruptions).

Mitigation Strategies

• Development of high value-added products (e.g., motorized products).
• Cost reduction measures (e.g., establishment of a Profit Improvement Committee).
• Price adjustments for some products.
• Expansion of business areas (e.g., exploring alliances).
• Energy-saving measures at business and manufacturing sites.
• Development of energy-efficient products and materials.
• Exploration of recycled materials and new materials.
• Establishment of a business continuity plan (BCP).

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Assessment of supplier business continuity and appropriate response/collaboration.
• Promoting environmentally friendly products to expand product handling among suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Natural disasters affecting production and sales sites, suppliers, and logistics hubs.

Transition Risks

• Strengthening CO2 emission regulations, rising energy costs due to increased renewable energy use, rising raw material prices due to supplier decarbonization investments.

Opportunities

• Increased demand for environmentally friendly products, cost reduction through energy efficiency and waste management improvements, optimization of logistics for CO2 reduction.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: International , Value Co-creation Guidance 2.0 (METI), TCFD Recommendations

Certifications: ISO 14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood slats, energy-efficient blinds and shades, motorized products with HEMS compatibility.

Awards & Recognition

• 2023 Good Design Award for Lumie and Hometacos Lumie.