Environmental Policy
We recognize that addressing environmental issues is a matter impacting all humans and is of critical importance to our corporate existence and business activities, and we proactively and positively address environmental issues.
AISIN Consolidated Environmental Policy
In order to realize Aisin’s Corporate Principles, which are based on “Quality First”, we take an approach rooted in contributing to society and customers, a continuous process of improvement and respect for each and every person. Through business activities centering on monozukuri (manufacturing expertise in value-added products), we contribute to the creation of a sustainable society in which people will be able to coexist in harmony with the environment far into the future.
- Establish annual policies based on a long-term vision and carry out continuous improvements and periodical reviews of our environmental management system toward achieving targeted objectives all over the world.
- Promote efficient environmental management linking to original operations, through the sharing of information with governments, customers, local communities, suppliers and our employees, as well as cooperation with our consolidated companies.
- Promote innovative technology, enrichment of facilities, greater and more enlightened training and awareness by investing adequate management resources.
- Promote the development of new earth-friendly products and technologies that take life cycle into account, as well as environmentally friendly manufacturing.
- In addition to complying with international standards, laws and regulations and pollution control agreements stipulated by respective countries, establish voluntary standards in an effort to prevent pollution.
- Minimize usage and waste through resource and energy savings, procurement of materials with minimal environmental impact, logistics streamlining and expansion of recycling activities and other initiatives.
- Promote global nature and environmental conservation activities.
Organizational Diagram of Consolidated Environmental Committee



Working groups lead AISIN Group’s environmental activities
ALL AISIN Working Groups play a crucial role in implementing AISIN Group’s environmental activities globally (see figure above). We currently have Energy-saving, Environmental Conservation, EMS and Products Environmental working groups. All of these consist largely of members from our 13 core group companies, with our affiliate companies also participating in these activities.
Common roles of working groups
- Creation of medium- to long-term activity plans for each working group based on our consolidated medium- to long-term activity plans
- Creation of annual activity plans based on the mediumto long-term activity plans for each working group and semiannual reporting of activities.
- Establishment of various relevant consolidated guidelines, standards, etc.
Initiatives of our working groups
Energy-saving
- Reduction of CO2 emissions in our production work
Environmental conservation
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Outperforming every other company in each region by achieving zero abnormalities and complaints related to the environment
(1) Legal compliance activities
(2) Risk management such as activities to prevent environmental accidents
EMS
- Consolidated EMS training and training of consolidated auditors
- Reporting of assessment plans at the All-Aisin Environment Meeting
- Creation of EMS-related documents
Products
- Investigation and sharing of elements such as indexes for measuring a product’s impact on the environment and methods for managing chemicals
- Visualization of the degree to which we are contributing to environmentally friendly products
- Investigation and sharing of trends in laws and regulations concerning the impact of products on the environment
Changes in the world around us
AISIN Group believes that it is important to adapt flexibly to the ever-changing world around us in order to build a sustainable society. In particular, environmental laws and regulations are becoming more and more stringent every year.
With our businesses expanding around the world, AISIN Group assesses the degree to which each country’s laws and regulations affect our business and discusses how to handle this. The measures that are decided on are adopted by the Consolidated Environmental Committee and other relevant committees, and are incorporated into our policies.



Our future-looking Seventh Environmental Action Plan
AISIN Group has continuously strengthened its environmental initiatives by establishing AISIN Environmental Plans. Our Seventh Environmental Action Plan, which comes into effect from fiscal year 2022, contains plans and targets that are backcast like our SDG initiatives, rather than forecast like conventional plans. We are helping to build a sustainable society, with a particular focus on reducing CO2.
Results of activities for the Sixth Environmental Action Plan in fiscal year 2020
Establishment of a low-carbon society
- Evolutions
- Reduction of CO2 emissions to zero over the entire life cycle of products, from manufacture and use to disposal
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(1) Promotion and expansion of development of products with new functions for substantial reduction of CO2 emissions |
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(2) Increased transparency of factors that cause environmental load |
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(3) Reduction of CO2 emissions in our production work |
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(4) Establishment of an AISIN clean-energy factory and commencement of operation |
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(5) Improvement of transportation efficiency in distribution activities |
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- Life Cycle Assessment, an assessment of reductions in CO2 emissions across product lifecycles as part of the product development process
- Biodiesel Fuel, a type of fuel made by collecting and refining food oils
Establishment of a recycling-oriented society
- Evolution
- Zero environmental load
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(6) Effective use of metallic resources during the development stage and all-out efforts to promote recycling |
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(7) Promotion of recycling of resources in production and distribution, and consequent reduction of the use of resources |
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(8) Effective use of water resources and full-scale efforts to promote recycling of water resources |
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Establishment of a society in which people coexist with nature
- Evolution
- Harmony with nature
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(9) Advance action ahead of the official enforcement of regulations of harmful chemical substances contained in products |
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(10)All-out efforts to prevent abnormal environmental situations |
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(11)Reduction from production of chemical substances that cause environmental load |
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(12)Implementation of regional programs aimed at preserving biodiversity |
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- AISIN Global Environmental Standard
Fundamental activities that cover all themes
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(13)Reinforcement of environmental compliance through the establishment of a system to centralize the collection of relevant information |
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(14)Establishment and operation of a globally consolidated EMS evaluation system |
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(15)Reinforcement of environmental management regarding supply chains and promotion of environmental activities in collaboration with suppliers |
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(16)Reinforcement of environmental education to develop globally competitive employees |
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(17)Promotion of social contribution activities in the environmental field in cooperation with local communities |
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(18)Enhancement of communication with various stakeholders in the environmental field |
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(19)Worldwide management of office environment |
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