History of environmental activities
| Age | Sanden’s Activities | Evaluation from outside |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 |
●Special Feature in the In-House Newsletter “We Want to Be an Earth-Friendly Enterprise” | |
| 1993 | ●Institution of the Sanden Environmental Charter ・Pilot implementation of life-cycle assessment (LCA) ・Organized culture lecture by writer and naturalist C.W. Nichols |
●Energy Efficiency Vanguard Award |
| 1996 | ●Began activities for obtaining ISO14001 certifications |
●EPA Prize for Contribution to Protecting the Ozone Layer |
| 1997 | ●Partially revised the Sanden Environmental Charter | |
| ●Implemented environmental assessments prior to creation of Sanden Forest/Akagi Plant | ||
| 1998 | ●Obtained ISO14001 certifications for all manufacturing facilities | ●Deming Application Prize |
| ●Began seeking to realize zero emission performance | ●Ozone layer protection award From the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd. | |
| 1999 | ●Obtained ISO14001 certifications for Tokyo Head Office/ Domestic Front Office facilities | |
| ●Introduced environmental accounting | ||
| 2000 | ●Zero emissions achieved at all manufacturing plants | |
| ●Articulated the fundamental environmental protection concept of “eliminating all kinds of waste” | ||
| 2001 | ●Introduced Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Quality Function Deployment for Environment (QFDE)(Methods for assessing environmental impact over the entirety of product life cycles) | |
| 2002 |
●Sanden Forest/Akagi Plant Begins Operating as a Symbol of Environment Consciousness | ●Japan Quality Control Award |
| ●Began publishing environmental reports | ●Nihon Keizai Shimbun’s Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices Award (Akagi Plant) | |
| 2003 | ●Japan Greenery Research and Development Center’s President’s Prize (Akagi Plant) | |
| ●Chairman’s Award from the Energy Conservation Center, Japan(Vending Systems) | ||
| 2004 | ●Introduced JEPIX method for evaluating environmental performance | ●Japan Machinery Federation’s Chairman’s Award for Energy-Conserving Machinery (Retail Systems div.) |
| 2005 | ●Establishment of“Environmental Vision:Eco-Excellent 2010” | ●“Highest ranking” for environmental ratings presented by the Development Bank of Japan |
●Introduction of Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) to Concurrently Promote Management Efficiency and Environmental Protection | ||
| ●Installed a 300kW solar power generation array | ||
| 2007 | ●Introduced environmental efficiency indicators (Product Environmental Guidelines of the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association) | ●Deming Prize |
●Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award of Malaysia | ||
| 2008 | ●Began implementing environmental activity level evaluations | ●Asahi Corporate Citizen Award |
| ●Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry(METI) Minister’s Award in Excellent Greenification Plant Award program | ||
| ●Attained Excellent Stage 3 of the 2008 SEGES* | ||
| 2009 | ●Announced the “Create Corporate Value from Environmental Protection” management policy | ●Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award in Ozone Layer Protection and Global Warming Prevention Award Program |
| ●Implemented the “Describe the Environment in Your Own Words”environmental education program for marketing staff | ●Executive Director, Technology and Environment, METI of Japan Award of the 6th LCA Japan Forum | |
| ●Began promoting employee efforts to acquire eco-qualifications | ●Special Award in the Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) Section of the 2009 Eco- Efficiency Awards | |
●Establishment of the Sanden Kankyo Mirai Zaidan | ||
| 2010 | ●Instituted green procurement guidelines | ●Recognized by SEGES as one of the top 100 green companies regarding the promotion of plant biodiversity(Sanden Forest) |
| ●Expanded scope of environmental reports to cover the entire Sanden Group | ●Authorized to use the Eco Rail Mark of the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism | |
| ●Organized the Environment Festival Eco-Planet 2010 event | ●Eco-Technology Award(Sanden Manufacturing Europe) | |
| 2011 | ●Develop a new environmental vision | ●The activities of Sanden Forest were introduced as excellent examples from OECD |
| Join CDP(Carbon Disclosure Project) | ●Certified as a good business operator of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's Eco Ship Mark | |
| ●First exhibition at the Eco-Produc | ||
| 2012 | ●Participated in the 11 th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) held in Hyderabad, Indiats exhibition in Japan | Rreceived the Good Design Award 2012 (Akagi Plant) |
| ●Introduced management system for chemical substances contained in products | ||
| 2013 | ●Issuing Green Supply Guidelines 2nd Edition (Japanese · English · Chinese Edition) |
●Received Prime Minister's commendation for greening promotion movement |
| ●Received Japan Quality Encouragement Prize Quality Innovation Award ("Challenge to Environmental Management by MFCA") | ||
| 2014 | ●Case presentation at the 12 th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12) held in Pyeongchang, South Korea |
●"Low Carbon Cup 2015" Finalist Award |
| ●SANDEN-Forestf certified as the "Environmental Education Promotion Law" Experience opportunity place " | ||
| 2015 | ●Introduced new environmental information management system | ●Received the Excellence Award from Eco-Test Award 2015 |
| 2016 | ●1st China Environmental Conference held | ●Received Minister of the Environment Minister's Award at the 19th Ozone Layer Protection and Global Warming Prevention Awards |
| ●1st European Environmental Conference held | ●Received an Excellence Award Society of Civil Engineers Design Award | |
| 2017 | ●Creative-energy Activity deployed | ●Contribution to Greenery society prize |
| ●Disposal of all of Mercury implemented in domestic bases | ●Green city prize | |
| ●15th anniversary of AP | ●“Protection of Environment through Energy-saving” accepted by regional government of Technology & Development (Sanden (Shanghai) Automotive Air-Conditioning Co., Ltd.) | |
| ●Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity - Second edition - (by Ministry of the Environment Japan) Introducing as a reference case | ||
| 2018 | ●Conducted in-house study sessions on ESG management | |
| ●Development of the 4th Midterm basic Policy of Environment | ||
| 2019 | ●Launch of the Integrated Thermal Management System Development Project | |
| 2020 | ●Automated production lines (75%) for electric compressors launched | ●Green Legacy certification of SEGES (Social and Environmental Green Evaluation System) granted (by the Organization for Landscape and Urban Green Infrastructure) |
| 2021 | ●Automated production lines (soldering process) for coolant heaters launched | ●The concept movie for the Place for Nature-Based Experiences entitled ”Environmental Education for Implementation of the SDGs” released by the Environment Ministry |
| ●Award of Excellence in the category of Business Cases of Gunma Prefecture’s Forest Business Contest | ||
| 2022 | ●Brazing furnace for heat exchangers and a new method put into operation | ●Certified as a Green Partner under the “Forest x Decarbonization Challenge 2022” |
| ●Certified as an OECM* site (trial scheme) by the Environment Ministry* OECM: Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures | ||
| ●Gunma Prefecture Environmental Award |
