Saitama Manufacturing Division Is the Newest Production Site of SUBARU Which Started Its Operations in 1995
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Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Relationship with Local Community 2010 CSR Report Saitama Manufacturing Division is the newest production site of SUBARU which started its operations in 1995. Site Report We care for diversified communications through participating in local events and cleaning campaigns, accepting visitors to the plant and other programs. We also provide education on traffic safety annually, recognizing it as our Saitama Manufacturing Division social responsibility to take initiatives to eradicate traffic accidents. Communication with Local Community (Industrial Products Company) In our division, we now offer not only plant tours mainly focused on production process, but also environment- oriented educational plant tours and real-world learning classes. Overview [As of March 31, 2010] Location 4-410 Asahi, Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture ZIP : 364-8511 Site Area 143,438m2 Building Area 92,061m2 Number of Employees 527 Main Products Manufactured General-purpose engines (Robin Engines), Engine Generators, etc Work Experience Learning of junior high school students in Kitamoto City Training for 5th year teachers in local industrial high schools In Saitama Manufacturing Division, employees become school crossing guards in the morning. We also participated in the Kitamoto Cleanup Program, called “Flesh-clean Kitamoto, Leave it to Us Program” organized by Kitamoto City, and are conducting cleanup activities in the neighborhoods around our plants. Site Report In December, the school crossing guards were greatly appreciated by the elementary school in Kitamoto City, and FHI employees were invited to the “Thank you Meeting” Saitama Manufacturing Division Top Message In December, FHI employee received Thank you Letter and fancy Lei from elemen- Monthly clean up program “Flesh-clean Kitamoto, Leave it to Us Program” tary school students We will pull together and strive for realization of rich future through promoting global environmental protection by energetically addressing prevention of global Approaches for Child-care support and Traffic Safety Activities in Saitama Manufacturing Division. warming, energy saving, and reduction of wastes and environmental pollutants at all staged of business activities. Corporate Vice President Industrial Products Company President Yasuo Ueno In October, 3rd “Papa Support Program” was held and fathers learned about child In December, a lecture meeting on traffic safety was held with the help of Traffic En- rearing forcement Division of Konosu Police Station. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 75 2010 CSR Report 2010 CSR Report 76 Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Relationship with Local Community 2010 CSR Report Saitama Manufacturing Division is the newest production site of SUBARU which started its operations in 1995. Site Report We care for diversified communications through participating in local events and cleaning campaigns, accepting visitors to the plant and other programs. We also provide education on traffic safety annually, recognizing it as our Saitama Manufacturing Division social responsibility to take initiatives to eradicate traffic accidents. Communication with Local Community (Industrial Products Company) In our division, we now offer not only plant tours mainly focused on production process, but also environment- oriented educational plant tours and real-world learning classes. Overview [As of March 31, 2010] Location 4-410 Asahi, Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture ZIP : 364-8511 Site Area 143,438m2 Building Area 92,061m2 Number of Employees 527 Main Products Manufactured General-purpose engines (Robin Engines), Engine Generators, etc Work Experience Learning of junior high school students in Kitamoto City Training for 5th year teachers in local industrial high schools In Saitama Manufacturing Division, employees become school crossing guards in the morning. We also participated in the Kitamoto Cleanup Program, called “Flesh-clean Kitamoto, Leave it to Us Program” organized by Kitamoto City, and are conducting cleanup activities in the neighborhoods around our plants. Site Report In December, the school crossing guards were greatly appreciated by the elementary school in Kitamoto City, and FHI employees were invited to the “Thank you Meeting” Saitama Manufacturing Division Top Message In December, FHI employee received Thank you Letter and fancy Lei from elemen- Monthly clean up program “Flesh-clean Kitamoto, Leave it to Us Program” tary school students We will pull together and strive for realization of rich future through promoting global environmental protection by energetically addressing prevention of global Approaches for Child-care support and Traffic Safety Activities in Saitama Manufacturing Division. warming, energy saving, and reduction of wastes and environmental pollutants at all staged of business activities. Corporate Vice President Industrial Products Company President Yasuo Ueno In October, 3rd “Papa Support Program” was held and fathers learned about child In December, a lecture meeting on traffic safety was held with the help of Traffic En- rearing forcement Division of Konosu Police Station. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. 75 2010 CSR Report 2010 CSR Report 76 Approaches for Environmental Protection Green Procurement Activities have been in use for more than 30 years, cutting about 13,500 tons of wastes so far in a sense. On the other hand, raising the turnover their use becomes an issue Industrial Products Company always tries to practice “Earth-friendly Parts Procurement” to produce and provide world top-level because of their shuttling between our plant and customers. There- environment-conscious multi-purpose engines. To say nothing of reduction of environmentally hazardous substances, we are fore, we now employ dual approaches: one approach is active use of working with suppliers for green procurement activities tracing up to the design stage. As a recent example of such cooperative steel pallets for customers who are relatively close and frequently re- ventures, we cut down both CO2 and costs by discontinuing heat treatment of forged parts. We are also concerned with making ceive shipments, and the other is higher use of concentrated card- effective use of limited resources by making things lighter, less processing steps and aggressive use of recycled materials. board packaging for customers relatively away from us, taking into account loading efficiency and workability. At present, feisty global cooperative ventures are unfolding with China emerging as a big player in the multi-purpose engine In future, we will deal with steel pallets and cardboards for higher loading efficiency and less wastes generation. industry. We will keep falling in line to differentiate our Robin-brand engines with their outstanding durability and environmental performance and win patronage of customers for the values. Preventing Environmental Pollution Curbing Global Warming and Energy Saving Activities To live together with local communities and to maintain verdant natural environment, we are en- gaged with management of emission gases as well as discharged water to reduce environmental CO2 emissions (ton-CO2) The CO2 emission has been reducing over 50% ■ Trends of CO2 emissions Index (FY1990 = 100) (%) risks, promoting activities to prevent environmental accidents and public hazards. compare with FY1990. (ton-CO2) 100 In FY2009, however, we once exceeded our voluntary standard※1 for oil content (organic) mea- Electricity, gasoline and LPG are in use as energy 16,000 100 surement value (It was not exceeded regulated values of Kitamoto City Prefectural Ordinances). sources at our site. We made a zero-base review in ※1 79.3 Please refer to page 45 of the 2010 CSR Report for some more detailed information and remedial FHI established the volun- FY2009 and embarked on belated reduction of 74.1 75.2 80 tary standards (for air, water, 12,000 11,587 actions taken. noise and vibration) which LPG. LPG is supplied to the gas carburizing are 20% stricter than envi- 9,192 59.0 We will strive not merely to prevent exceeding standard limits, but rather to achieve “zero” targets. ronmental low or regulation furnaces at the quenching shop, the cafeteria 8,580 8,717 60 kitchen and the steam boiler. The steam boiler is 8,000 45.8 ■ Water Quality Data ■ Measurement Result of Noise and Vibration 6,835 Kitamoto City Public Sewerage Law [Unit : dB(A), Unit : dB(Z)] used for warming the trial run shop and central 40 5,310 Regulated Voluntary Maximum Minimum Average cleaning machines on the 2nd floor of the plant. Substance values Measurement Regulated Voluntary Number of Actual (sewerage) Standard values Values values time values Standard measurement values Following a general rule for “saving by discontinu- 4,000 20 pH 5～9 5.4～8.6 8.2 6.6 7.7 Morning/Evening 50 49 1 41～49 ing, cutting down and/or changing,” we could verify BOD 600 480 400 94 186.6 Day 55 54 2 47～54 Site Report that naturally gasified LPG was good enough Noise 0 0 SS 600 480 240 54 153.4 Night 45 44 1 41～44 through sufficient tests. This finding led to 20% 1990 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Oil Content Day 60 59 1 32 (organic) 30 24 28 3.9 10.7 reduction of LPG use in summer by banning use of (FY) Night Vibration 55 54 1 ＜30 [Notations] ••• pH : Hydrogen-ion concentration, BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand the forced gasification equipment, optimizing boiler SS : Concentration of suspended solids in water (diameter: 2mm or smaller) operation time and pasting heat insulating sheets [Units] •••••