Sustainability Activities
Occupational Safety and Health Management
At LEJ, as a member of GS Yuasa Group, we are adopting and using occupational safety and health management systems that comply with the ISO 45001 international standard.
In order to prevent injury and illness of not only officer and workers but also all people on our premises, including visitors, we continuously manage and improve the conditions and factors that affect or may affect its safety and healthe.
Overview of Organizational Structure
GS YUASA GROUP Health and Safety Policy
Policy
- We will create a corporate culture that ensures worker's safety and health.
Action Agenda
Top management will promote activities in line with the health and safety policy by sharing the following action agenda applicable to all employees.
- We will fulfill legal requirements, invest resources and stipulate procedures for all of our operations in order to ensure a healthy and safe working environment.
- We will promote continuous improvement to the management system to achieve determined goals for health and safety.
- Managers/supervisors will grasp the root causes of dangers associated with safety and health and take measures systematically to lower their risks.
- Through conference and discussion, managers/supervisors will reflect opinions of employees to activities promoting health and safety.
- Managers／supervisors will not overlook unsafe behavior of employees and will provide guidance to correct them.
- Employees will follow predetermined rules related to safety and health in order to protect their own selves.
- Employees will make a report to their superiors requesting for improvement of facilities or procedures when he or she finds the root cause of danger.
ISO45001 Management System Certificate
Environmental Management
At LEJ, as a member of GS Yuasa Group, we are adopting and using environmental management systems that comply with the ISO 14001 international standard.
We use a PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle as part of a systematic framework for environmental management, enabling us to make continual improvements for environmental conservation.
Overview of Organizational Structure
GS Yuasa Group Fundamental Environmental Policy
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GS Yuasa Group Environmental Policy
Rechargeable batteries, the mainstay product of GS Yuasa Group, are the key factor in the storage and efficient utilization of energy. With our storage batteries, we are working to contribute to initiatives in every sector aimed at realizing a carbon-free society.
Our aim now is to transform into a group to be able to contribute further to the creation of a carbon-free circular economy as part of our efforts to help realize a sustainable society and global environmental conservation.
〈 Strategy and Priority Tasks 〉
Pursue ongoing improvements in the following areas
Compliance with environmental laws and regulations, achievement and maintenance of total elimination of environmental accidents
- Clearly define the Group’s environmental management organization and its responsibilities, work to instill greater awareness about relevant issues among members of this organization.
- Implement comprehensive cross-organizational sharing of information concerning environmental accidents and related risks to prevent the occurrence of accidents.
- Implement countermeasures through clarification of necessary environmental investment and rapid provision of information to those responsible for each business.
Global environmental conservation
- Reduce the total volume of greenhouse gas emission in the course of business activities.
- Reduce the amount of water consumption in the course of business activities.
- Increase the percentage of recycled materials used in GS Yuasa Group products to contribute to the realization of a circular economy.
- Increase the proportion of environmentally considered products sold.
Response to customers, investors, and wider society
- Aim to enhance the Group’s environmental management rating through proactive disclosure of information concerning environmental management and related activities.
- Ascertain environmental loads from the perspective of product lifecycles and work on environmental load reduction.
- Analyze the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and establish a framework to align the Group’s business strategies with these.
ISO14001 Management System Certificate
Social Contribution Activities
As a company which has the business base in the community, we value relations with that, and get involved in various activities for the society.
Cleaning and Beautification Activities
We are registered for "Ritto Cleaning & Beautification Patronage（mécénat）", volunteer activities by local companies and organizations to clean up the streets and to take care of the street trees.
Every month, our directors and employees, including affiliated company workers on our site, voluntarily work on the activities.
Registration for Emergency Wells
We have some wells on out site for emergency purpose and have registered them as "Emergency Wells" to be able to supply the well water to our neighboring residents in case of emergency.
Because, if the water supply facility would be damaged in the event of a disaster such as earthquake, the shortage of domestic water required for bathrooms and laundry would become a problem due to cutoff of water supply.
CO2 absorption by supporting forest maintenance around Lake Biwa
We have an agreement on forest development with a local forestry association to support forest maintenance.
This forest development enhances the multiple functions of the forest around Lake Biwa, as well as contributes to the prevention of global warming.
Every year, we receive certification for the amount of CO2 absorption from Shiga Prefecture.
Registration for Nearby Emergency Station
We are registered as a "Nearby Emergency Station", and cooperates with the first aid by the AED （Automated External Defibrillator） in the event of an unexpected accident or sudden illness.
In preparation for the emergency, some of our colleagues take lifesaving training to be able to give emergency first aid to help victims and patients until the ambulance arrives.
