Social Issues and Our Business
The goal of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is “to contribute to sustainable development”, but on the other hand, current society faces various problems and issues along the way to sustainable development. Social issues vary widely, with things like the environment, water, food and poverty, but we recognize that the effective use of resources is a particularly important social issue for the DOWA Group's business, which consists of using metal resources. We are making efforts to contribute to sustainable development through effective use of resources.
Multifaceted approach towards the creation of a resource recycling society
Ore, which is a natural resource, will be depleted if we continue to consume it.
While recycling is an important solution, in addition to technologies to efficiently recover metals, technologies and infrastructure to safely process hazardous material and non-useful substances generated during that recovery process are also important.
In addition, recycling also includes technical, economic and social issues that should be resolved, such as the construction of a social system that efficiently collects recyclable raw materials, and the time, trouble and cost it takes to process a wide variety of raw materials.
The DOWA Group is developing a wide range of recycling businesses, such as for precious metals, electrical appliances, automobiles and used small household appliances both in Japan and overseas, but instead of just recycling, the DOWA Group is utilizing its own waste intermediate treatment facilities, laboratories and transportation department. We are promoting efforts to solve problems for effective utilization of resources from various aspects.
DOWA’s business and SDGs
In 2015, the "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" were adopted at the United Nations "Sustainable Development Summit". The SDGs clearly state 17 goals and 169 targets to be solved on a global scale by 2030. Iin order to reach these Sustainable Development Goals, every sector in the world is required to act, including companies.
For our business, which consists of using metal resources, goal number 12 of the SDGs, “securing sustainable patterns of consumption and production” is the most influential. We think that by contributing in this area, we can demonstrate our great abilities.
As shown in our corporate philosophy, we will strive to achieve goal number 12 by working on the "creation of a recycling-oriented society resource recycling society" through our technology and resources.
Other goals that we can contribute to through our resource recycling initiatives are listed below.
The DOWA Group will continue to contribute to the use of sustainable metal resources through its business while facing the various challenges surrounding metal resources.
