Environmental Management
Environmental Management System
Our environmental management system, overseen by the president and the executive officer in charge of environmental affairs, promotes environmental activities throughout the Group, including the Environment Division and all business departments, staff functional departments, and domestic and overseas Group companies.
Environmental Management Committee
The Environmental Management Committee convenes every three months. The executive officer in charge of the environment chairs the meeting, which is attended by the president, executive officers, general managers of our business departments, and representatives of our major Group manufacturing companies. The committee discusses topics related to Group-wide environmental conservation activities, covering our responses to climate change, waste, water resources, and other issues raised in the Environmental Division’s monthly meetings with regional environmental managers. The results of the deliberations and the progress of these initiatives are reported to the Sustainability Committee.
Environmental Management Activities
Our environmental conservation activities are conducted in accordance with the ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (four plants in Japan) and its Group companies in Japan and overseas seek to continually improve the organization’s environmental performance by applying the ISO 14001 environmental management systems with a PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Action) cycle to its manufacturing activities. Our environmental activities follow the recommendation of the International Organization for Standardization, and we upgraded to ISO 14001:2015 certification in fiscal 2017. In fiscal 2025, we underwent an audit update for ISO 14001/2015, which includes additional requirements related to climate change. We plan to undergo a recertification audit in fiscal 2026 and are continuing preparations to transition to ISO 14001:2026.
As of the end of January 2026, 88%*1 of our production sites have obtained ISO 14001 certification.
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We operate 26 locations in total, comprising 6 in Japan and 20 Group company sites in Japan and overseas. Of these, 17 sites*2 conduct production activities, and 15 have obtained ISO 14001 certification.
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The Osaka Sales Office, Tokyo Branch and Sales Office are excluded because they are sales offices.
Among our domestic subsidiaries, Electric Glass Building Materials Co., Ltd., Electric Glass Universupport Co., Ltd., Electric Glass Business Support Co., Ltd., Electric Glass Logistics & Trading Co., Ltd., and Nippon Electric Glass Technical Information Center Co., Ltd. are excluded because they do not engage in manufacturing activities.
Among overseas subsidiaries, Nippon Electric Glass America, Inc., and Nippon Electric Glass Europe GmbH are excluded because they are sales offices.
ISO 14001 Certification Status
| Company name | Date of certification | |
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| Head office | Head Office and Otsu Plant | August 27, 1999(multi-certification at four plants) |
| Shiga-Takatsuki Plant | ||
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Notogawa Plant |
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Precision Glass Center |
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| Group companies in Japan | SGS Engineering Co., Ltd. | January 19, 2001 |
| Nichiden Glass Processing Co., Ltd. | November 1, 2002 | |
| LTCC Materials Co., Ltd. | December 25, 2020 | |
| Overseas Group companies | Techneglas LLC | January 31, 2000 |
| Nippon Electric Glass (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. | January 12, 2002 | |
| Nippon Electric Glass Taiwan Co., Ltd. | September 18, 2006 | |
| Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | August 28, 2007 | |
| Electric Glass (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | December 21, 2009 | |
| Electric Glass (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. | November 11, 2015 | |
| Electric Glass (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. | April 17, 2017 | |
| Electric Glass (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. | April 13, 2018 | |
Implementing the Environmental Management Plan
In fiscal 2025, we met 39 of the 43 environmental targets set for four plants in Japan. We have also set 43 targets for fiscal 2026 and are working to improve environmental performance in areas directly tied to key priorities and core operations, including reductions in CO2 emissions, energy consumption, waste, and water use.
Environmental Education
We consider all employees integral to our environmental efforts and provide comprehensive training on environmental management. This includes skill development for employees, internal auditors, and evaluators of environmental management.
In fiscal 2025, we provided training for 34 employees to develop new internal auditors.
Environmental Management Logo
Our environmental management logo, created in June 1993, symbolizes our commitment to environmental responsibility. The green leaves represent new environmental technologies, nature, and the hands of our employees, while the blue circle reflects the sky, Earth, employee-made environmental equipment, and the surrounding community. The logo is featured in our environmental management system activities and charter.