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Contributing to society and the environment through the environmental management business
The entire Dowa Group supports a recycling-oriented society.
The effects of the Dowa Group’s business operations were evaluated using EEBE.®*
From waste volume reduction: ¥5,190 million/year
If various types of raw waste are treated, a large number of treatment facilities is required, and significant costs are involved. The Dowa Group reduces its annual final waste disposal costs by ¥5,190 million through volume reduction, including incineration.
From detoxification: ¥17,490 million/year
If medical waste and other hazardous waste is not detoxified, it must be stored as hazardous materials in a special facility with controls and monitoring. The Dowa Group reduces the annual cost of hazardous material control and monitoring by ¥17,490 million through detoxification.
From waste recycling: ¥43,700 million/year
The Dowa Group recovers and reuses gold, silver, and other valuable materials from discarded mobile phones, computers, consumer electronics, and other types of waste. The recovery of valuable materials saves ¥43,700 million per year, in comparison to disposing of it untreated, and the volume reduction resulting from the recycling process reduces costs by another ¥2,790 million per year.
Global warming
The Dowa Group seeks to contribute to the prevention of global warming through afforestation, the use of renewable energy, and the actual destruction of greenhouse gases.
Afforestation
Dowa cultivates 1,613 hectares of its own forest in Japan. It is estimated that these forests fix 9,000 tons of CO2 per year.
Renewable energy
The Group uses energy from waste and electricity generated by environmentally friendly hydroelectric facilities for its own electricity needs, and supplies geothermal steam outside the group for use in electricity generation. This has the effect of reducing CO2 emissions by 166,000 tons.
Destruction of greenhouse gases
The Dowa Group collects and destroys fluorocarbons and other greenhouse gases, which helps prevent global warming. In fiscal 2008, the Group destroyed the CO2 equivalent of approximately 94,000 tons of greenhouse gases.
＊EEBE® is a numerical evaluation of the economic benefits to society of corporate efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. It was developed by the intermediate corporation, Club Ecofacture, which was established by four large accounting firms, large corporations, and university professors.
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