Yokogawa Electric’s control systems cut emissions
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Yokogawa Electric's strong points 1.Uses “distributed control systems” for plants to assist customer companies’ decarbonization efforts 2.Aims for reducing customers’...
Muji has been sustainable from the beginning
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Muji’s strong points 1.Has put importance on sustainability in all product development since its founding in 1980 2.Sales of reused...
Kubota tackles food, water and environmental issues
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Kubota’s strong points 1.Drew attention at the CES trade show with a next-generation transporter and an automated electric tractor equipped...
Unicharm recycles diapers back into diapers
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Unicharm’s strong points 1.Has set itself the mission of realizing a “cohesive society” while helping to achieve the U.N.’s sustainable...
World’s top homebuilder acts on its responsibility
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Sekisui House’s strong points 1.The first in Japan’s housing industry to be recognized as an “eco-first company” by the Ministry...
Ajinomoto helps people, planet with amino acids
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Ajinomoto's strong points 1.Rated the highest among Japanese food and agricultural companies by the World Benchmarking Alliance, which evaluates achievements...
JAL orients path toward leading on sustainability
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews
Japan Airlines’ strong points 1. First Japanese airline to pledge net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 2. Aims to cut carbon...
Omron helping firms achieve carbon neutrality
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATORS: ATSUSHI KODERA
Omron's strong points 1. Awarded double A’s by CDP on climate change and water security in 2022 2. Pledged to...
Fuji Oil: Co-creating a sustainable future for food
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Fuji Oil's strong points 1. Awarded triple A’s by CDP for transparency and performance regarding climate change, water security and...
Leading sustainability-oriented company recycling sweet potatoes to decarbonize
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Kirishima Shuzo's strong points 1.Generates daily up to 34,000 cubic meters of biogas from shōchūkasu, a byproduct of shōchū spirit...
Ricoh leads in decarbonization and circular economy efforts
OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Ricoh's strong points 1.Participated in the renewable electricity initiative RE100, becoming the first Japanese company to do so and encouraging...
Suntory committed to nurturing forests and water
Osamu Inoue/Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Suntory's strong points 1.Carrying out decadeslong projects to replenish underground water in forests totaling 12,000 hectares at 21 locations across...
NEC uses technology to contribute to sustainability
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：EMI MAEDA
NEC's strong points 1.Selected as a component of all of ESG indexes for Japanese stocks adopted by the Government Pension...
Eisai resolved to end neglected tropical diseases
By OSAMU INOUE / Renews, TRANSLATOR：ATSUSHI KODERA
Eisai's strong points ILLUSTRATION: SHO FUJITA 1.Participated in the London Declaration on NTDs and the Kigali Declaration, both of which...
