Education and Awareness-Raising Activities
The Daifuku Group positions our three-year business plan and the Sustainability Action Plan as the two cornerstones of our management strategy, and each and every one of our employees aims to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In practicing sustainability management that contributes to society in a broad range of areas and balances social values and economic values, the Group works to facilitate understanding among our employees through the measures below.
Raising Awareness about Sustainability
Rank-based training
Lectures and workshops on sustainability are held by job level for new hires, mid-career employees, and mid-level employees.
Organizing seminars with experts
We organized four seminars with experts from November 2020 to February 2021 to improve understanding of the SDGs. The events were recorded and the videos are available on our internal network for employees to access at any time.
Communication through videos and manga
We distribute videos and manga to inform our employees about our company policies, the importance of sustainability, and the larger state of society in an accessible manner. In fiscal 2021, a total of six videos and five manga were distributed along five themes to promote the spread of the newly formulated Sustainability Action Plan in the Group. These videos are available in multiple languages and posted on the company network so that they can be accessed by Group employees at any time.
Raising Awareness about Environmental Issues
Daifuku Eco-Action Program
In 2012, Daifuku established its Daifuku Eco-Action Program, which rewards eco-points for environmental activities undertaken by employees in a bid to foster an environmental mindset. With a variety of ecological activities provided in each region, we recorded 11,608 instances of employees participating in volunteer activities and environmental learning events in fiscal 2021. Eco-points gained by employees can be exchanged for green goods and other rewards. In addition, we donate an amount equivalent to the total points gained to external organizations.
Daifuku Eco-Action events（examples）
| Program | Content / Description | FY2021 Total number of participants (non-unique) |
|---|---|---|
| Eco Field Report | Learn about the environment through experiences at nature parks, zoos, museums, environmental facilities, etc. | 233 people |
| Eco Quiz | Eco Quiz published in the internal newsletter. Disseminate information about the environment and deepen the understanding of related topics | 4,607 people |
| Environment oriented household account book | Allows entering data about usage of electricity and water etc., for better visualization and to raise awareness of energy conservation | 130 people |
Number of participants
| FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of participants (non-unique) | 13,403 people | 7,122 people | 11,608 people |
Donations
In fiscal 2021, Daifuku made the following donations as a part of the Daifuku Eco-Action Program.
| Applications | Amount | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum (10th year) | 1,000,000 yen （previous year: 1,000,000 yen） |
Museum renewal operating cost |
| Hini Arata Kan carbon offset project (9th year) | 550,000 yen （previous year: 460,000 yen） |
Buying carbon credits equal to the amount of CO2 emissions generated by Hini Arata Kan and its visitors. |
| The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (3rd year) | 150,000 yen (previous year: 200,000 yen) |
Various projects to facilitate education and awareness of, and investigative research on, nature conservation |
| National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization (New) | 1,500,000 yen | To promote the greening of the earth, the organization has established a donation-based fund for tropical rainforest development, and carries out afforestation outside Japan. |