We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who passed away due to the Kumamoto earthquake that occurred in April 2016, and we would like to express our sincere condolences to the affected people.
Although we have a home appliance recycling factory in Kumamoto prefecture, fortunately there was no damage caused by the earthquake and we were able to continue production, sort and ship the affected household appliances and carry out the as per the request for assistance from the Ministry of the Environment and Kumamoto Prefecture. In spite of poor ability, we were able to resolve various issues through our core business. We shall continue to provide support so that we can recover at the earliest.
DOWA Holdings, Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director
Contribution towards the Realization of a Sustainable Society
As we recall, there were 2 major international agreements last year. “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” was adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. In 2009, we signed the "UN Global Compact” in support of the ten principles related to human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption; in addition to our continued support, we are actively taking initiatives to contribute to achieving SDGs. Also, in December 2015 the "Paris Agreement" was adopted at COP 21 (the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), and it was decided to aim for a zero-carbon society in the second half of this century. As a CO2 emission company in the metal smelting process and waste disposal process, etc., the Company has taken efforts to reduce CO2 emission by renewing its facilities and equipment with high energy-saving performance, utilizing hydroelectric power generation, waste generation, alternate CFC treatment, etc. to reduce CO2 emission. We shall further fulfill our responsibilities such that we can meet the expectations as a company that can contribute through materials and parts to new energy fields that support global warming prevention technologies.
To actively contribute to the sustainability of society, our company itself must be a sustainable growth entity. As CSR policy, we will establish "Vision for 2020" as the midterm goal for each of the four areas of safety, environment, society, corporate governance which in other words is "S + ESG", and as for the key measures for the issues that should be given priority, we have set a single year initiative and goal as action plan for achieving it. This started in line with the first year of the 2015 medium-term plan.
Responding to the various social issues such as measures to address global warming and resource and energy issues, calls for cognizance of the influence of the DOWA Group in the supply chain of the global market and carrying out of corporate activities while complying with the global common rules. In addition to complying with the rules and regulations, we shall strictly and thoroughly enforce compliance even more than ever, while observing the social ethics.
Towards an Organization where Diverse Human Resources can be Firmly Demonstrated
The driving force for growth lies with an individual employee and it is essential to work on maximizing the individual capacities. Furthermore, ours is not an organization with uniform human resources that will become the future weapon by responding to the changing speed, rater it is a diversified organization and in turn we believe that such an organization will bring about innovation and stability. To that end, it is important to establish a structure to create a workplace environment where various people can recognize each other's goodness, following a corporate culture that accepts diversity and a fair evaluation so that it can grow. We are promoting it by placing them in the activity plan for the fiscal year.
There are about 9,000 employees of the DOWA Group composed of various races and ethnic groups who work in several countries and regions including Japan and Southeast Asia. Moreover, we have many women employees working in the Company today when compared to a decade ago. We tend to look at the differences that are easy to understand such as nationality, race, age, and gender, however, individuality exists despite the same race; the abilities, work experience and experience are different and thereby the values are different too. We, at DOWA group are willing to promote diversity without overlooking the differences that are not obvious from the appearance.
This report aims to notify all stakeholders inside and outside the company about the initiatives of the DOWA group while each employee shall review his activities once again and aim to be a catalyst for creating new value. Please let us know your frank opinion so that we can create a new value for the DOWA Group to help solve various social issues and create new value in the international community.
