J-POWER EPDC

Ensuring Transparency and Reliability

The J-POWER Group has introduced an environmental management system based on the ISO 14001:2004 standard of the International Organization for Standardization and the JISQ 14001:2004 standard of the Japanese Industrial Standards, at all of our business sites for conducting environmental conservation activities based on the J-POWER Group’s Environmental Vision. We are advancing efforts to improve the level of our environmental management and to strictly comply with laws and agreements.
We also actively engage in environmental communication activities with our local communities.

Improvement of Environmental Management Level

On the basis of the J-POWER Group Environmental Action Guidelines that are reviewed annually by J-POWER’s management, we draw up Environmental Action Plans, periodically review and evaluate initiatives, and revise measures to be taken, following the PDCA cycle. In this way, we work to constantly enhance environmental management.
In addition, the J-POWER Group plans and implements environmental education, using such means as online classes and e-learning, to foster a deeper awareness of environment issues and sense of personal responsibility among employees.

Fiscal 2020 In-House Environmental Training

Media Type Training category Results Main content
General
training
General
environmental
management
Environmental
management briefing
93 locations
Assessed
Information regarding
group environmental
management initiatives
and information of energy
policy etc.
Environmental
Seminar
75
Participants
Held a seminar on the
theme of biodiversity by an
outside lecturer
E-learning Basic knowledge
regarding
Environmental issues
90.20% Latest environment-related
laws
Advanced and
specialized
training
EMS
implementation
Internal environmental
auditor training
91
Participants
Knowledge necessary to
conduct internal audits
under EMSs
Follow-up training for
internal environmental
auditors
12
Participants
Knowledge necessary to
oversee audit teams
conducting internal audits
under EMSs
Environmental
laws and
Regulations
Skill enhancement
training for
wasteprocessing
operations
175
Participants
Explanation of the key
points of the Waste
Disposal Act
Wasteprocessing risk
assessment
2 locations
Assessed
Checking provisions of
agreements and manifests
specified by law
Training on
environmental laws
and Regulations
126
Participants
Explanation of
environmental laws and
regulations
E-learning EMS course 103
Participants
Basic knowledge of EMSs

Full Compliance with Laws, Regulations, Agreements, and Other Rules

In order to constrain the impact of our business activities on the surrounding environment, we take appropriate steps to comply with laws, regulations, agreements, and other rules applicable to our business activities, and work to make these widely known. We also engage in ongoing efforts to improve our facilities and operations. In order to dispose of waste properly, we take measures to maintain and improve the disposal capabilities of waste disposal operators, employing waste disposal consulting firms to directly confirm the status of waste disposal by local organizations.

Responding to Environmental Incidents

Regarding the management of environmental incidents, based on our environmental management systems, we make every effort to prevent environmental incidents before they occur and to minimize harm if they do occur. We have in place a notification framework for the occurrence of environmental incidents, under which we notify local agencies concerned as well as the J-POWER Headquarters Emergency Response Team and related departments.
The J-POWER Headquarters Emergency Response Team promptly notifies top management and, in the interest of information disclosure, releases information on emergencies to the media and other relevant parties. We also devise measures to prevent recurrences. In fiscal 2020, there were two environmental incidents that were reported through the mass media.

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