Raw material Procurement

In order to lower environmental impact across the supply chain, Hitachi Construction Machinery Group has been advancing green procurement through a policy of putting priority on products and services from companies that are proactive in promoting environmental initiatives.
Total weight of raw materials for the past three years is 340,200t in FY2021, 391,900t in FY2022 and 415,600t in FY2023.

The percentage of recycled materials used for production of major products is  12.4%.

Green Procurement

Hitachi Construction Machinery Group requests the support and endorsement of all suppliers for Hitachi Construction Machinery’s environmental vision, and asks for cooperation in the following items in accordance with the “Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Green Procurement Guidelines” and “Hitachi Construction Machinery Group Sustainable Procurement Guideline.”

1. Items concerning the environmental conservation initiatives of suppliers
2. Items concerning the reduction of the environmental footprint of goods for supply
3. Items concerning management of information regarding chemical substances contained in goods for supply

Topics

Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra, agrees with the general purport of the Shiga Green Purchasing Network (Shiga GPN*) and actively promote green purchasing as a member.

∗ Shiga GPN was established as a voluntary association in 1999 by 242 organizations such as companies, administrative agencies, and various organizations that agree to promote green purchasing within Shiga prefecture. After incorporation as a general incorporated foundation in 2013, we have promoted a wide range of environmental load reduction activities that go beyond the green purchasing activities with the ‘Activities to create “Green Economy” from Shiga’ as the activity vision.

Supplier Environmental Assessment

Hitachi Construction Machinery confirms ISO 14001 acquisition status when forming new contracts with suppliers, and new companies are selected from among those satisfying 100% of environmental standards.

Contracts will be canceled for suppliers identified as having a significant negative environmental impact (explicit, potential), no contracts were canceled in FY2023.

Effective Use of Water

To contribute to the effective utilization of water resources, Hitachi Construction Machinery group is working to reduce and reuse/recycle the water usage (including fresh water) which accompanies business activity. Also, we continue appropriate maintenance and management of waste-water resulting from operations with the goal of preventing water contamination.

With respect to environmental management, our system is centered around Sustainability Promotion Division, which comprehensively manages and promotes environment, social and governance matters for the entire Group as well as discloses information as appropriate. The Sustainability Promotion Committee, which meets biannually, is comprised of members including the president and executive officers. It carries out deliberations and approvals on ESG matters related to management decisions, including our response to climate change and water use reduction.

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group is working to make continuous improvements with targets such as rate of improvement in the basic unit of specific water usage volumes. 

Major initiatives for effective water use and water reduction

- Installing water flow meters for each water supply route, planning and implementing measures to improve
- Stop using some faucets and installing water-saving devices
- Promotion of increasing the lifespan of the water used in painting facilities and expansion of the use of recycled water
- Use of rainwater by using water tanks
- Control and inspection of wastewater quality at the final treatment plant 

Total Range: Main Domestic and Overseas Production Bases for Consolidation

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group considers protecting the water bodies that receive the effluents from factories is an important issue.
In order to prevent water contamination, we have put in place independent standard values even more stringent than the pollution prevention agreement values set by national and local governments, and in addition to daily water quality inspections, we have installed automated measuring devices which can be regularly monitored, implemented a strict management structure, and maintain and manage the quality of waste water from operations.
We strictly control water discharged through wastewater treatment systems, and install biological treatment depending on wastewater quality.

We regularly monitor BOD and COD emissions complying with pollution prevention agreement values set by each national and local government.

Total Range: Main Domestic and Overseas Production Bases for Consolidation

Total Range: Main Domestic and Overseas Production Bases for Consolidation