Environmental Measures

• Environmental Philosophy and Basic Policy
• Environmental Management
• Climate Change (Disclosure Based on TCFD Framework)
• Resource Recycling
• Pollution Prevention
• Water Resource Conservation
• Chemical Substances Management
• Environmentally Friendly Products

One of the challenges in realizing a sustainable society is the growing global risk associated with water resources. The Group is working to use water resources efficiently and manage wastewater, aiming to realize a sustainable society while addressing increasing global water risks.

Due to global population growth, industrialization, and climate change, the risk of water shortages and water stress is rising, making the conservation of limited water resources increasingly important. Recognizing the importance of water, in response to increasingly serious water risks, the Dexerials Group Environmental Policy commits to ensuring that these resources are available for future generations through the reduction of water usage, efficient use of water, and wastewater management. Based on this policy, the Dexerials Group will vigorously promote initiatives to conserve water resources while placing emphasis on environmental considerations and resource recycling.

The Dexerials Group has been working to identify the amount of water used at each of its sites and encouraging reduced water usage. For wastewater from our manufacturing sites, our voluntary management standards stricter than legal limits are applied, and periodic inspections are conducted.
Furthermore, a water resource risk assessment using Aqueduct^＊1 has shown that our sites in Japan face low water resource risks. By contrast, some global sites are located in areas with high water resource risks^＊2, such as from water withdrawals and river flooding. This highlights the need to assess water stress at our global sites and define specific initiatives to address this issue.
Going forward, we will further advance water resource risk analyses at our manufacturing sites, and conduct detailed analyses of water intake categories and usage at each site. Based on these assessments, we will set appropriate targets and consider specific measures. The results of these analyses, along with established targets and measures, will be managed under the Dexerials Group’s environmental management system and actively disclosed.

• *1Water resource risk information platform provided by the World Resources Institute
• *2The Taihu Lake Basin (Suzhou), where Dexerials (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. conducts business activities, is a water-stressed area.

The Dexerials Group developed technology that reduces the environmental impact of wastewater treatment and transferred it to a specialized water treatment company. By applying this patented technology, we both contribute to environmental impact reduction and generate licensing revenue. We will continue to support the conservation of water resources through the effective utilization of our environmental technologies and patents.

The Dexerials Group has reduced the volume of water used by making improvements to water supply equipment and by optimizing water supply volumes in manufacturing processes, while also ensuring that no water is lost in the process. Also, we are striving to increase awareness of water resources by requesting employees to conserve water used for daily necessities, including toilets.

Reducing the volume of pure water used (Dexerials Photonics Solutions Corporation)

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