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EnvironmentalManagementContributingtoasustainablesocietyviathepromotionofenvironmentalmanagement“Acorporationisasocialexistenceaimedatsupportingtherealizationofpeople’shappiness.”Thisideal,whichisattherootofallESPECactivities,isclearlyreectedinourstancetowardenvironmentalproblems.Wepositionglobalwarmingcountermeasuresasoneofthekeyissuesandhavesetagoaltoreducegreenhousegasemis-sionsby2030.Thisgoalwasacknowl-edgedasascienticevidence-basedonebytheinternationalScienceBasedTargets(SBT)initiative,andhasac-quiredanSBTcertication.Withregardtoreductionofgreenhousegasemis-sions,weareengaginginthedevelop-mentofeco-friendlyproductsandin-troductionofrenewableenergy.InFY2021,weswitchedallthepowerourdomesticsitesusetorenewableenergy.Withregardtoinformationdis-closure,wehaveexpressedoursup-portfortherecommendationsoftheTaskForceonClimate-relatedFinancialDisclosures(TCFD)andwealsore-spondtotheCDP*surveyeveryyear.Asforthepreservationofbiodiversity,ourKobeR&DCenteracquiredthe“AssociationforBusinessInnovationinharmonywithNatureandCommunity(ABINC)Certication”asanofcethattakesbiodiversityintoconsideration,andiscertiedasoneofthesitesfor“30by30AllianceforBiodiversity”bytheMinistryoftheEnvironment.Inad-dition,asthe“50-yearForestbyESPEC”projectincommemorationofthe75thanniversaryofourfoundation,makinguseofthe“CorporateForestry”programbytheForestryAgency,theMinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries,wearegrowingavastforestina3.7hanationalforestareainMikicity,Hyogo.Inaddition,wearealsoconductingvariousactivities,andoneisaforestpreservationinitiativecalledthe“KewaraForestCreationInitiative”whereweworkwitharesidents’asso-ciationfromtheOe-choKewaraareainFukuchiyamacity,Kyoto,underourforestutilizationandprotectionar-rangement.Anotheristhe“ESPECFoundationforGlobalEnvironmentalResearchandTechnology,”whichisapublictrustthatsupportsenvironmen-talconservationresearch.*CDP:Aninternationalnon-profitorganization(NGO)thatresearchestheeffortsofcompaniesandcitieswithregardtoclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalissuesanddisclosessuchinformationtoinvestorsESPECCORP.COMPANYPROFILE20TherooftopgrasslandontheTechnologyDevelopmentBuilding(KobeR&DCenter)protectsandnurturesrareindigenousspeciesthatarethreatenedwithextinction.Plantingatotalof12,000saplingsforthe“50-yearForestbyESPEC”project“ESPECFoundationandTechnology”TheResearchceremonyforGlobalEnvironmentalawardpublictrust
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