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

Global Sustainability Meetings

In order to promote sustainability management throughout the entire Group, we hold Global Sustainability Meetings to discuss and share information about ESG issues with our global subsidiaries. In fiscal 2022, meetings were held online twice. In April 2023, the meeting was held in-person, and a total of 138 people, including officers and executives from our global subsidiaries, visited Shiga Works.

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

In fiscal 2022, we held a seminar with an expert focusing on the integration of business and SDGs. The event was recorded, and the video is available on our internal network for employees to access at any time.

Communication through comics

We distribute comics to inform our employees about our company policies, the importance of sustainability, and the state of society in an accessible and easy-to-understand manner. In fiscal 2022, a total of three comics about Daifuku’s value creation were distributed. These comics 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 Sustainability Action Program

In order to make environmental contributions more accessible, Daifuku established its Daifuku Eco-Action Program in fiscal 2012, which awards points to employees for participating in environmental activities. A variety of activities and events are offered through the program, and in fiscal 2022, a total of 10,132 people participated in volunteer and environmental learning activities. Through this program, employees can exchange the points they earned for eco-friendly products and other rewards. Daifuku also donates a monetary amount equivalent to the total number points gained by employees to external organizations. In fiscal 2023, the program was renamed as the Daifuku Sustainability Action Program, and we are working to expand the scope of our activities to include social contribution activities in addition to environmental activities.

Daifuku Eco-Action Program

Daifuku Eco-Action events (examples)

Program Content / Description FY2022
total number of participants
(non-unique)
Eco Field Report Learn about the environment through experiences at nature parks, zoos, museums, environmental facilities, etc. 351 people
Eco Quiz Eco Quiz published in the internal newsletter. Disseminate information about the environment and deepen the understanding of related topics 4,127 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 135 people

Number of participants

FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total number of participants (non-unique) 7,122 people 11,608 people 10,132 people

Donations

In fiscal 2022, Daifuku made the following donations as a part of the Daifuku Eco-Action Program.

Applications Amount Content
Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum (11th year) 1,000,000 yen
(previous year: 1,000,000 yen)
Environmental training, environmental practices, support for museum operations
Hini Arata Kan carbon offset project (10th year) 580,000 yen
(previous year: 550,000 yen)
Offsetting CO2 emissions by purchasing reduction allowances from other organizations for the annual CO2 emissions associated with the operation of Hini Arata Kan.
The Nature Conservation Society of Japan (4th year) 150,000 yen
(previous year: 150,000 yen)
Conducting surveys and research on nature and conservation, as well as various programs designed to spread awareness of the importance of protecting nature.
National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization (2nd year) 1,000,000 yen
(previous year: 1,500,000 yen)
Conducting overseas tree-planting activities by establishing a tropical rainforest creation fund through donations in order to promote afforestation.
Japan Conference for 2030 Global Biodiversity Framework (new) 440,000 yen Implementing initiatives to achieve domestic biodiversity-related strategies, etc., through collaboration and cooperation among various stakeholders in industry, academia, government, and the private sector.

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