Supporting Environmental Health and Nature
(Nature Positive)
ShareWhat the UACJ Group can Do
Every environment on Earth is shaped by nature, including its plants, soil, water, and air. We cannot consider our daily lives in isolation from nature. Our lives would not be possible without Earth's bounty of forests and oceans, safe drinking water, adequate food, fresh air, and many other benefits we receive as resources.
The UACJ Group have been working on environmental management activities to reduce our environmental impact by using technology to recycle and reuse water used in manufacturing, which we consider to be UACJ Group Fundamentals. In addition to these activities, we are working to minimize our impact on nature by further addressing water security, preserving biodiversity, and promoting aluminum recycling to reduce the use of primary aluminum and mining of bauxite, the raw material for aluminum. By promoting these initiatives throughout our supply chain, we believe we can pass on a cleaner environment and a lighter, more prosperous society to succeeding generations.
Our Contribution to the SDGs
Our Vision, Targets, and Progress
Our commitment
We aim to minimize the impact on nature throughout the supply chain by taking advantage of aluminum's unique properties and contribute to a nature-positive economy, where support for environmental regeneration, creation and conservation is appropriately balanced with the economy.
Targets to be achieved by FY2030
- Calculated using water intake per production unit (water taken in per ton of manufactured product)
Water intake includes industrial water, tap water, well water, and surface water (including reclaimed wastewater)
Goals and progress
| Issue to be addressed | Evaluation indicator | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 target |
Fiscal 2030 target |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| target | results | ||||
| Minimize water intake through the effective use of water | Reduction in water intake amount*1 (Compared to fiscal 2020, per unit) |
10% | 20.7% | 22% | 25% or more |
- Scope: UACJ Group as a whole (Scope of report) 23 locations in Japan + UATH
(Notes) UACJ Group as a whole refers to UACJ Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (excluding equity method affiliates and holding companies).
Related major initiatives
Efforts to Conserve Biodiversity
We recognize that biodiversity conservation is one of the most important global environmental issues, and we strive to assess the impact of our Group's operations on biodiversity. At the same time, we contribute to the preservation of biodiversity through various conservation activities related to our business.