Environmental Management

SMK Group Environmental Charter

Basic Philosophy

The SMK Group pursues environmental conservation as well as economic development by integrating its current technological strengths and creating advanced technology. As a good corporate citizen, every one of us will contribute to the promotion of sustainable global development.

Action Guidelines

• 1.

  Establish an internal system to promote environmental conservation activities, establish and periodically review environmental targets, and promote continuous improvement to achieve the targets.

• 2.

  Aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality in our business activities.

• 3.

  Develop environmentally-friendly products (energy- and resource-saving, reduction of environmentally hazardous substances, etc.).

• 4.

  Aim to minimize the environmental impact caused by procurement and production activities.

• 5.

  Aim to reduce waste through efficient use of resources, promotion of reuse and recycling, and other resource recycling efforts.

• 6.

  Promote business activities that consider the relationship with water resources and biodiversity.

• 7.

  Comply with the laws, regulations, agreements, etc. of the countries and regions where the SMK Group is located.

• 8.

  Conduct environmental education and awareness activities to raise employees' environmental awareness and promote environmental conservation activities.

ISSUED: March 1995
REVISED: July 2024

Organization to Promote Environmental Conservation

Under the CSR / Sustainability Committee, the TN Environmental Conservation Committee has been established. The Committee is chaired by the Officer in Charge of Environment and consists of representatives from business divisions, manufacturing sites, and other related departments. The TN Environmental Conservation Committee oversees environmental conservation activities across the entire Group and determines policies, targets, and key performance indicators for these activities. Matters of significant importance are reviewed and approved by the Executive Officers' Meeting and the Board of Directors through the CSR / Sustainability Committee.
In addition, each domestic and overseas site develops and implements its own environmental policies and initiatives based on the Group's policies while incorporating site-specific issues and challenges. These policies and initiatives are determined by the Environmental Conservation Committee at each site. Information and best practices that are beneficial to the Group as a whole are deployed across the Group through the TN Environmental Conservation Committee.

Environmental Management Systems

SMK’s environmental management systems are in accordance with ISO 14001, the international standard for EMS. SMK have obtained ISO 14001 certification for all of our Japan sites and overseas works.
The Environmental Conservation Committee shares information on revisions to laws and regulations pertaining to each business site and checks the status of compliance with laws and regulations and the existence of accidents related to the environment or ecosystems.
In the 2025 financial year, there were no violations of environment-related laws or fines in the SMK Group.

SMK request that our business partners environmental conservation activities in accordance with our Green Procurement Guidelines. Specifically, SMK ask them to promise not to use environmentally hazardous substances prohibited by SMK and to establish a system based on ISO14001. For those our business partners that have not obtained ISO 14001 certification, we visit them to check the status of their environmental conservation activities and provide guidance for improvement as necessary.