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EnvironmentalManagementContributingtoasustainablesocietyviathepromotionofenvironmentalmanagement“Acorporationisasocialexistenceaimedatsupportingtherealizationofpeople’shappiness.”Thisideal,whichisattherootofallESPECactivities,isclearlyreectedinourstancetowardenvironmentalproblems.Wepositionglobalwarmingcountermeasuresasoneofthekeyissuesandhavesetagoaltoreducegreenhousegasemis-sionsby2030.Thisgoalwasacknowl-edgedasascienticevidence-basedonebytheinternationalScienceBasedTargets(SBT)initiativeandhasac-quiredanSBTcertication.Withregardtothereductionofgreenhousegasemissions,weareengaginginthede-velopmentofeco-friendlyproductsandintroductionofrenewableenergy.InFY2021,weswitchedallthepowerourdomesticsitesusetorenewableenergy.Withregardtoinformationdis-closure,wehavebeenawardedScoreB--thethird-highestamongeightranks--inclimatechangeresearchbytheinternationalnon-protorganizationCDP*forveconsecutiveyears.Asforthepreservationofbiodiversity,ourKobeR&DCenteracquiredthe“Asso-ciationforBusinessInnovationinhar-monywithNatureandCommunity(ABINC)Certication”asanofcethattakesbiodiversityintoconsideration,andiscertiedasoneofthesitesfor“30by30AllianceforBiodiversity”bytheMinistryoftheEnvironment.Inad-dition,wereceivedtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustry’sAward(so-calledNationalAwardforGreeneryFactory)throughAwardSystemforFactoriesandFacilitieswithOutstand-ingGreeningInitiativesinFY2024.Asthe“ESPEC’s50-YearForestbyESPEC”projectincommemorationofthe75thanniversaryofourfoundation,makinguseofthe“CorporateForestry”programbytheForestryAgency,theMinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries,wearegrowingavastforestinanationalforestareainSandacity,Hyogooveraperiodof50years.Inad-dition,wearealsoconductingvariousactivities,andoneisaforestpreserva-tioninitiativecalledthe“KewaraForestCreationInitiative”whereweworkwitharesidents’associationfromtheOe-choKewaraareainFukuchiyamacity,Kyoto,underourforestutilizationandprotectionarrangement.Anotheristhe“ESPECFoundationforGlobalEn-vironmentalResearchandTechnology,”whichisapublictrustthatsupportsenvironmentalconservationresearch.*CDP:Aninternationalnon-profitorganization(NGO)thatresearchestheeffortsofcompaniesandcitieswithregardtoclimatechangeandotherenvironmentalissuesanddisclosessuchinformationtoinvestorsESPECCORP.COMPANYPROFILE20Plantingatotalof12,000saplingsforthe“50-yearForestbyESPEC”projectWereceivedtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustry’sAwardinFactoryGreeningAwardProgram“ESPECFoundationandTechnology”TheResearchceremonyforGlobalEnvironmentalawardpublictrust
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