Taiyo Yuden : Safety & Environmental Report 2022(2310KB)

2022

			C O N T E N T S
Building Safety and			Our Efforts toward			Approach to Health
Environmental Foundation	Improving the Environment	and Safety Efforts
Safety and Environmental	02		Determining Environmental	08		Achievement Levels for Medium-Term	19
Management System			Impact of Corporate Activities			Occupational Health and Safety Targets
Safety and Environmental Audits	04		Achievement Levels for Medium-Term	09		New Medium-Term Occupational	20
	Environmental Targets
		Health and Safety Targets
			Curbing Global Warming	10
Safety and Environmental	05			Efforts and Status	21
Risk Management
		Efforts to Address Climate Change	11
Employee Enrichment through	06
Safety and Environmental Training
	Reducing Waste /	15
			Preserving Water Resources
Environmental Accounting	07
Our Efforts	17
			Appropriate Management of	18
			Chemical Substances

 Editorial Policy

Scope of Disclosure

Why this Report was Published

The Taiyo Yuden Group strives for perpetual growth while fulfilling its corporate social re- sponsibilities. We regard endeavoring to improve safety and the environment as an important social responsibility, so promote such activities on a global scale. Every fiscal year, we publish a Safety and Environmental Report presenting our goals, our efforts, major results, and other details in a comprehensive yet easy to understand format.

Organizations Covered

by this Report

This report covers TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. and its domestic and overseas subsidiaries.

Safety and environment data covers the following Taiyo Yuden Group members: six domestic sites, ten domestic consolidated subsidiaries, and six overseas consolidated subsidiaries.

[Within Japan]

TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.

Takasaki Global Center / Haruna Plant / Nakanojo Plant / Tamamura Plant / Yawatabara Plant / R&D Center /

Intended Readership

This publication assumes a target readership consisting not just of customers and clients, but also local communities in the vicinity of our sites, stockholders, investors, people involved in environmental activities or occupational health and safety, NPOs, NGOs, students, group em- ployees, and a wide range of other stakeholders. We also publish this English version to make the contents available to readers overseas.

(Hongo Photovoltaic Power Plant)

Consolidated Subsidiaries

TAIYO YUDEN CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. / TAIYO YUDEN TECHNO SOLUTIONS CO., LTD. / FUKUSHIMA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. /

NIIGATA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. /

TAIYO YUDEN ENERGY DEVICE CO., LTD. / WAKAYAMA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. / TAIYO YUDEN Mobile Technology Co., Ltd. / Kankyo Assist Co., Ltd. /

Referenced Guidelines

This report follows the Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2018 edition) issued by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. We have listed the core indicators of environmental performance while referring to the GRI standard. Mixing in charts and figures, it outlines the Taiyo Yuden Group's environmental impact describes our management systems, spotlights current issues and reports on specific measures for improving that impact.

ELNA CO.,LTD. / ELNA TOHOKU CO.,LTD.

[Outside Japan]

Consolidated Subsidiaries

South Korea: KOREA KYONG NAM TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.

China:	TAIYO YUDEN (GUANGDONG) CO., LTD.
Philippines:	TAIYO YUDEN (PHILIPPINES), INC.
Malaysia:	TAIYO YUDEN (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.
Malaysia	ELNA-SONIC SDN. BHD.

Publication on our Website

This report is published on the Taiyo Yuden website, in consideration of effective use of resources, etc. We hope that this report will help you gain a deeper understanding of our environ- mental, health, and safety activities, and be used as a reference for making an objective judgment of the Group.

Reference：The Taiyo Yuden website

https://www.yuden.co.jp

Thailand:

TANIN ELNA CO., LTD.

Period Covered	This Report focuses on our performance from
by this Report	April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. (Date of any
	activities which have taken place outside this
	period are specified).
Date of Issue	July 2022
	(Previous issue: July 2021; Next issue scheduled
	for July 2023)

Building Safety and	Our Efforts toward Improving	Approach to Health
Environmental Foundation	the Environment	and Safety Efforts

Safety and Environmental	02
Management System 2-1

Our group-wide Safety and Environmental Management System keeps individual activities proceeding toward common goals under a common philosophy.

System Overview

This management system consists of long- and short-cycle activities.

In the long-cycle activities, which are designed for the entire group, we are making continuous improvements based on common goals and criteria by checking achievements based on reports about site audits and from sites and by reviewing the management system. For site-specificshort-cycle activities, we have an ISO 14001-compliant management system and the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) in place.

Define

Measure

Analyze

Taiyo Yuden Management Philosophy

CSR Charter and Code of Conduct

Taiyo Yuden Group Safety &	Continual Improvement
Environment Charter

Group's Organization on Health &

Improve

Control

Each Site

Safety / Environment

Group's Medium-Term Health & Safety/

Plan

Action

Accident &

Management Review

Environmental Targets

Safety & Environmental

Operation and Operation Standards

Performance Report

Management System

Do

Group Safety &

Check

Environmental Documentation

Response to

On-Site Safety & Environmental Audits

Public Disclosure

Legal Regulations and Major Risks

Promotion Structure

The officer in charge of safety and environmental affairs appointed by the President has overall responsibility for building and managing the promotion structure for Taiyo Yuden's Safety and Environmental Management System.

Safety and Environmental MS Committee, the Environmental Promotion Committee debate and decide policies and issues to be addressed. Each manager of sites then converts his/her decisions into actual plans matching the characteristics of each site, and takes charge of publicizing, enforcing and promoting these concrete targets.

President

Decision-making body for the activities of the Safety and Environmental MS Discusses and decides the activity policies, targets, etc. for the Group as a whole

Core organization responsible for discussing and examining reduction in GHGs, waste, and water

Safety & Environmental

MS Committee

Environmental Promotion

Committee

Officer in Charge of Safety &

Environmental Affairs

Individual responsible for coordinating activities for the entire Group

Safety & Environmental HQ	Department that promotes
the activities of the entire Group

Decision-making body of each site Subcommittees are established under the committee by theme.

The Health & Safety Committee investigates and deliberates on matters required by law.

Secretariat in charge of promoting activities of each site

Each Site of		Taiyo Yuden
	Overseas Affiliated Companies
	Domestic Affiliated Companies
	Health & Safety Committee*			Health & Safety Committee*			Health & Safety Committee*
	Environmental Solutions Committee			Environmental Solutions Committee			Environmental Solutions Committee
	Safety & Environment Promotion Secretariat			Safety & Environment Promotion Secretariat			Safety & Environment Promotion Secretariat
	Each Division			Each Division			Each Division

• MS stands for the management system.
• HQ stands for Headquarters.
• The Health & Safety Committee consists of representatives selected from among management and employees.

Building Safety and	Our Efforts toward Improving	Approach to Health
Environmental Foundation	the Environment	and Safety Efforts

Safety and Environmental	03
Management System 2-2

Certification Acquisition Status

The Taiyo Yuden Group is ISO 14001 certified for its production sites and development centers.

In addition, we address corporate responsibility in the global supply chain, and the group undergoes the Validated Assessment Program (VAP) audits by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) on a continuous basis in line with the set plan.

List of Certifications Acquired

Location				Name of Sites
	TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. Takasaki Global Center,
		Haruna Plant, Nakanojo Plant,Tamamura Plant,
		Yawatabara Plant, R&D Center
	TAIYO YUDEN CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
	TAIYO YUDEN TECHNO SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Japan	FUKUSHIMA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
NIIGATA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
	TAIYO YUDEN ENERGY DEVICE CO., LTD.
	WAKAYAMA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
	TAIYO YUDEN Mobile Technology Co., Ltd.
	ELNA CO., LTD.
	ELNA TOHOKU CO., LTD.
South Korea	KOREA KYONG NAM TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
China	TAIYO YUDEN (GUANGDONG) CO., LTD.
Philippines	TAIYO YUDEN (PHILIPPINES INC.
			),
	TAIYO YUDEN	SARAWAK	)	SDN. BHD.
	(

Malaysia

ELNA-SONIC SDN. BHD.

Acquired ISO14001	Certification
Certification	authorities

4669324 (as of Oct. 1998)	BV
Collectively certified in Japan

KR002580 (as of Mar. 2002)	BV
CNGZ302307-UK (as of Dec. 2001)
BV
PH13/0920 (as of Nov. 2001)
SGS
EMS00226 (as of Oct. 2002)
SIRIM
17318-E (as of Dec. 2003)
Kiwa

Thailand TANIN ELNA CO., LTD.	04 104 990506 (as of Mar. 2004)	TUV

Building Safety and	Our Efforts toward Improving	Approach to Health
Environmental Foundation	the Environment	and Safety Efforts
Safety and Environmental Audits	04

Triple audits evaluate each site' compliance, accident risk management, and the environmental impact situation aimed at producing continuous improvement.

External Audits ISO14001 certification audits by certification authorities

Sites with ISO14001 certification underwent the audits required to update or maintain such certification. These audits uncovered 6 nonconformities. The root causes were analyzed and corrective action was promptly taken in response to each issue. The nonconformities were minor issues relating to our management systems, and were not directly linked with environmental pollution or occupational accidents.

Number of Nonconformity Instances Found with External Audits

Nonconformity Examples

0		Nonconformity Examples and	Corrective/Improvement Measures
ACTION		Details
0	2	Reviews of procedures conducted	Work standards were revised to ensure
for emergency response drills were	that emergency response procedures are
CHECK	PLAN	insufficient.	▶ reviewed, and training was carried out for
	Total: 6		relevant parties.
	Some LP gas tanks did not have hazard	Regulations related to GHS labeling were
	4	labeling (GHS*).	revised and training was carried out for
		▶ relevant parties.
	DO	* GHS: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

The RBA-VAP audits for FY2021 have been completed at six domestic sites and three overseas sites.

Internal Site Audits regularly scheduled intervals allow us to compare sites.	Overseas sites: Once every three years
Audits of site safety and environmental activities at	Domestic sites: Once every two years

In FY2021, we performed site audits to examine the status of compliance with customer requirements, as well as changes in the RBA code of conduct's safety, health, and environmental requirements.

In each audit, auditors checked documents and performed on-site audits on matters related to customer requirements/RBA requirements such as risk management against potential hazards, management of required protective equipment, emergency preparedness, and management of chemical substances, waste, and air/water quality.

The audits revealed inadequacies in areas such as warning signs, protective equipment, and evacuation route management. Countermeasures were implemented for validated inadequacies found during the site audits, and verified its effectiveness.

We aim to improve the level of health, safety, and environmental protection activities for the whole group by globally incorporating societal requirements in a timely manner and sharing the results after benchmarking products from all sites.

Issue Examples

Some power distribution cabinets did not have warning signs for electrical shock hazards.

The expiration date was unclear for some helmets.

Some of the posted evacuation route maps did not clearly indicate master points.

Internal Audits and environment laws, target achievement, and performance.
Audits targeting site departments on observance of safety	Once or twice every year

All sites conducted internal audits of their departments in accordance with their management systems. Priority areas were determined for each site, and 43 nonconformities were uncovered as a result of conducting internal audits (at sites in Japan). Corrective action was completed in all cases without delay, and after a follow-up check, it was reported to the managers that the management system has been effective in complying with the Taiyo Yuden Group's policies and goals.

Other Audits

On-site inspection of waste disposal contractors (Sites in Japan)

During FY2021, we inspected and audited 13 companies (five collection, delivery, and intermediate processing companies; and eight intermediate processing companies). The travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic prevented us from auditing some contractors on site. We changed the audit procedures to self-audits for them using documents and photographs (for nine contractors). The results showed that all inspected operators are processing and disposing of waste appropriately. The operators have also been classified into three ranks from the results of these inspections, with the frequency of future inspections varying depending on the rank of the operator.