External Evaluations and Awards
External evaluation of SRI
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External EvaluationMajor Recognitions and Awards in FY2023
| Most-improved Integrated Reports Selected by GPIF’s Asset Managers Entrusted with Domestic Equity Investment | |
| Month and year awarded | February 2024 |
| Sponsoring organization | Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Integrated Report 2023 |
| Evaluation | GPIF asked organizations involved in managing Japanese stocks to select candidates for Excellent Integrated Reports and Most-improved Integrated Reports. Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Integrated Report 2023 was selected as one of the most-improved integrated reports among candidates from a total of 100 companies. |
| Best IR Award at 2023 IR Award | |
| Month and year awarded | November 2023 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Investor Relations Association |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Awarded for excellent results of receiving considerable support from market traders due to a deep understanding of the purpose of IR and its active efforts. Hitachi Construction Machinery won the best IR Award of the 2023 IR Award winners for the first time. In addition, Hitachi Construction Machinery was selected as “Greatest IR Improvement Premium Companies” of the JIRA 30th Anniversary Commemorative Award. |
| Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards 2023 | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2023 |
| Sponsoring organization | Red Hat K.K |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Hitachi Construction Machinery won two prizes at the Red Hat APAC Innovation Awards 2023, in the categories of "Digital Transformation" and "Cloud-Native Development. These awards are a recognition of the efforts of Hitachi Construction Machinery, to develop digital human capital resources and foster a corporate culture oriented toward becoming a solutions provider for customer issues. The awards also show that even companies that operate globally are capable of implementing agile development on par with that of venture companies. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2022
| FY2022 LCA Society of Japan Award "Encouragement Award" | |
| Month and year awarded | December 2022 |
| Sponsoring organization | LCA Society of Japan |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Hitachi Construction Machinery was highly evaluated for clarifying the environmental impact of the manufacturing process of new and refurbished products based on CO₂ and resource consumption emissions, focusing on hydraulic equipment for mining machinery parts. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2021
| FY2021 Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Award | |
| Month and year awarded | June 2021 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Construction Machinery and Construction Association |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | The Solution Linkage® Survey, a soil volume measurement service by smartphone video, was evaluated with construction technology. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2020
| Platinum prize at 45th International Convention On Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) | |
| Month and year awarded | December 2020 |
| Sponsoring organization | International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia |
| Evaluation | The improvement (Kaizen) activities of the EXCAVATOR team from the parts remanufacturing workshop at Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia won the platinum award, the highest prize. |
| FY2020 Organization President’s Award | |
| Month and year awarded | November 2020 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Organization for Employment of the Elderly |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Kenki Logistics Technology |
| Evaluation | Awarded for actively hiring a large number of people with disabilities and for contributing to the promotion of employment of people with disabilities and the stability of their employment for many years. |
| 2020 Miles Award | |
| Month and year awarded | September 2020 |
| Sponsoring organization | Society of Japanese Value Engineering |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra |
| Evaluation | The company-wide efforts to create a mechanism for VE activities that flexibly respond to changes in the internal and external environment and to achieve the medium-term management plan including VE activities were highly evaluated. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2019
| 2019 Japanese Society of Tribology Technology Award | |
| Month and year awarded | April 2020 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japanese Society of Tribologists |
| Organizations receiving the award | ConSite® OIL |
| Evaluation | Development of “ConSite® OIL” service solution which 24-hour monitors the hydraulic oil conditions under construction machinery operation, was recognized as an excellent technology. (This is the second time to receive this award) |
| Highly Improved Integrated Report chosen by domestic equity management institutions | |
| Month and year awarded | February 2020 |
| Sponsoring organization | Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Group’s CSR & Financial Report 2019 |
| Evaluation | GPIF asked organizations involved in managing Japanese stocks to select candidates for Outstanding Integrated Report and Highly Improved Integrated Report. Hitachi Construction Machinery Group’s CSR & Financial Report 2019 was chosen as one of the top report among candidates from a total of 91 companies. |
| IR Special Award at 2019 IR Award | |
| Month and year awarded | November 2019 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Investor Relations Association |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Awarded for excellent results of receiving considerable support from market traders due to a deep understanding of the purpose of IR and its active efforts. (This is the first time to receive this award) |
| Star Products Award at China Construction Machinery Industry Internet Conference (CMIIC 2019) | |
| Month and year awarded | September 2019 |
| Sponsoring organization | Hui-Cong Construction Machinery Network, China |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) Hydraulic Excavator 「ZX60-5A」 |
| Evaluation | ZX60-5A hydraulic excavator was chosen based on user reviews and expert judgment for being a product that meets market needs. This marks the sixth consecutive year we received this award. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2018
| FY2018 Chairman’s Prize, the Energy Conservation Center | |
| Month and year awarded | January 2019 |
| Sponsoring organization | The Energy Conservation Center, Japan |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hitachi Ltd. |
| Evaluation | Awarded for our initiatives for visualization of electricity using IoT and for increasing energy productivity, which contribute to energy conservation. |
| Star Products Award at China Construction Machinery Industry Internet Conference (CMIIC 2018) | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Hui-Cong Construction Machinery Network, China |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) Hydraulic Excavator 「ZX130-5A」 |
| Evaluation | ZX130-5A large hydraulic excavator was chosen based on user reviews and expert judgment for being a product that meets market needs.This marks the fifth consecutive year we received this award. |
| Outstanding VE Activity Award at SJVE Membership Achievement Awards 2018 | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Society of Japanese Value Engineering |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra |
| Evaluation | Awarded for efforts to utilize VE and improve skills by sustaining activities after VE introduction. |
| Gold prize at 43rd International Convention On Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia |
| Evaluation | Awarded the gold medal for a score of 70 or higher out of a possible 100 (evaluation on absolute scale) after the results were announced for the kaizen activities of FINAL DRIVES, the team representing the Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia Components Remanufacturing Center. |
| 2018 3Rs Promotion Council President’s Prize | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Promotion Council |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Awarded as a recycling-oriented business for global initiatives in the components remanufacturing business for restoring the functions of used components collected from customers and reintroducing them into the market as newly remanufactured units. |
| Resource recycling technology / system Recognition, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Industrial Technology Environment Bureau Director’s Award | |
| Month and year awarded | October 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery |
| Evaluation | Awarded as a recycling-oriented business for global initiatives in the components remanufacturing business for restoring the functions of used components collected from customers and reintroducing them into the market as newly remanufactured units. |
| The 3rd Green Purchasing Award in the Environmental Activity Division | |
| Month and year awarded | September 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Shiga Green Purchasing Network |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra |
| Evaluation | Awarded in the activity division for “the promotion of eco-commuting aimed creation of a low-carbon society” with the goal of the identification and reduction of energy from commuting. |
| Hydraulic Excavator UH03 was registered as Mechanical Engineering Heritage | |
| Month and year awarded | August 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | National Museum of Nature and Science, an Independent Administrative Institution |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Hydraulic Excavator UH03 |
| Evaluation | UH03, recognized as mechanical heritage in FY2011 by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers for being the first hydraulic excavator made in Japan with purely Japanese technologies, was registered. |
Major Recognitions and Awards in FY2017
| Recognized as a partner business of the Japan Committee for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB-J) | |
| Month and year awarded | March 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Committee for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB-J) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Desert afforestation activities by Hitachi Construction Machinery (Shanghai) and Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) |
| Evaluation | The “desert afforestation activities aiming at forest restoration and community revitalization—water bucket relay for the future” were recognized as an authorized cooperative project by the Japan Committee for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB-J). |
| Excellence Award at the 21st Environmental Communication Awards | |
| Month and year awarded | February 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Ministry of Environment, The Global Environmental Forum (GEF) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Group’s CSR & Financial Report 2017, and Environmental Website |
| Evaluation | Awarded for our consistent policies from the top commitment to selection of key performance indicators (KPI) reflected in products, as well as mapping the SDGs against the value chain to clearly illustrate the issues and linkages to sustainability within our entire value chain. |
| Organizations (large enterprise category) Recognized under the 2018 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program – White 500 | |
| Month and year awarded | February 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Nippon Kenko Kaigi |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra |
| Evaluation | Awarded for initiatives to energize organizations to achieve health management, including 1) the “Health Management Declaration” from top management and initiatives to maintain and promote health, 2) addressing health issues faced by employees including mental health, in collaboration with the health insurance society, 3) involvement of certified professionals (industrial physicians or public health nurses), 4) optimization of work hours and realization of a comfortable work environment, and 5) promotion of work life balance. |
| First Prize in the Zambia KAIZEN Awards | |
| Month and year awarded | February 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Zambia KAIZEN Council, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia |
| Evaluation | FINAL DRIVES, the team representing the Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia Components remanufacturing Center participated in the Zambia KAIZEN Convention held in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia,. Received first place out of 12 teams of manufacturing unit competing in “improvement of toolbox set up methods” as part of the case example presentation. |
| Outstanding Integrated Report chosen by domestic equity management institutions | |
| Month and year awarded | January 2018 |
| Sponsoring organization | Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery Group’s CSR & Financial Report 2017 |
| Evaluation | GPIF asked 16 organizations involved in managing Japanese stocks to select candidates for Outstanding Integrated Report and Highly Improved Integrated Report. Hitachi Construction Machinery Group’s CSR & Financial Report 2017 was chosen as the top report among candidates from a total of 70 companies. |
| Hitachi Construction Machinery received the Judges’ Honorable Mention Award at the 6th Contest for Corporate Activities on Biodiversity | |
| Month and year awarded | December 2017 |
| Sponsoring organization | National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization, Aroma Environment Association of Japan, Water Earth and Green Foundation, Global Environmental Action |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery (Shanghai), Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) |
| Evaluation | Implemented desert afforestation balancing forest restoration and community revitalization through water bucket relay for the future in support of the philosophy of NPO Green Network, with the dual goals of forest restoration in Horqin desert in China and regional revitalization. Received the award for practical efforts in preserving biodiversity and sustainable usage. |
| Fiscal 2017 Kanto Region Invention and Innovation Award at the Commissioner of the Patent Office Awards | |
| Month and year awarded | November 2017 |
| Sponsoring organization | Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation |
| Organizations receiving the award | Energy saving system for hydraulic excavators TRIAS (Patent number 5572586) |
| Evaluation | The proprietary three-pump hydraulic system enables precise control of hydraulic actuators with little throttle pressure loss. Awarded for its contribution to meeting customer needs for outstanding operability and improved fuel efficiency. |
| Artisan’s Masterpiece Award at the Construction Machinery Industry Internet Conference (CMIIC2017) | |
| Month and year awarded | November 2017 |
| Sponsoring organization | HC360.com |
| Organizations receiving the award | ZX490LCH-5A large hydraulic excavator of Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) |
| Evaluation | The ZX490LCH-5A large hydraulic excavator was chosen based on over 1.8 million votes on the Internet over a 6-month period, user reviews, and expert judgment for being a product that meets market needs. This marks the fourth consecutive year we received this award since the EX8000E-6 electric-powered ultra-large hydraulic excavator received the award in 2014. |
| Recognized as a company trusted to protect the environment by Hefei City | |
| Month and year awarded | September 2017 |
| Sponsoring organization | Hefei Environmental Protection Bureau, Anhui, China |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) |
| Evaluation | Recognized as a 1st grade “trusted company,” which is the highest level of recognition in the four-tiered evaluation of companies’ environmental protection management. |
| Received the Hefei City Project Hope Award | |
| Month and year awarded | August 2017 |
| Sponsoring organization | Hefei City, Anhui Province |
| Organizations receiving the award | Hitachi Construction Machinery (China) |
| Evaluation | Hitachi Construction Machinery China has been taking part in social interest events in the city of Hefei with an emphasis on giving back to society. In particular, in the area of children’s education, the construction of Hitachi Construction Machinery Songgang Xi Wang Elementary School in 2010 was financed in part with an education fund Hitachi Construction Machinery China donated to Hefei City. Hitachi Construction Machinery China continues to interact with the children of this elementary school through regular visits, the donation of educational supplies, and by providing opportunities to the children so they can have various experiences. |
