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SDGs × Shiraishi Group

Shiraishi Group will contribute to the achievement of a sustainable society through its business and to the resolution of Material Issues facing
the international community by realizing sustainable growth of itself.

SDGs Related Business Activities

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  Reduction of CO₂ emissions

  As an initiative to realize carbon neutrality, we will develop a new technology for CO₂ fixation using calcium carbonate and will actively reduce CO₂ emissions.



Reduction of industrial waste

In addition to reducing waste emissions in the manufacturing industry, we will also reduce waste emissions at our sales and warehouse bases.



Provision of a comfortable working environment Utilization of diverse human resources

Provide new employees with adequate education opportunities and female employees with opportunities to play an active role. We will provide a comfortable working environment where all employees can play an active role.



Technical development support for automotive raw materials

By reducing the weight of raw materials for automobile parts that are often used for rubber and plastics, we reduce energy consumption, which leads to reduction of CO₂ emissions.



Resource circulation of plastic materials

In response to the environmental problems of micro plastics and single-use plastic products, we aim to provide raw materials and manufacture products that are not premised on disposal.



Food circulation and food education

For humans, plants and animals, calcium is an essential nutrient. As a specialized manufacturer of calcium, we provide high-grade calcium for food.

As a group

Shiraishi Group establishes a system that allows each employee to propose themes that will lead to the achievement of a sustainable society from the work around them, and aims to grow together with society.

SDGs×Shiraishi Group　2024 KPI Results

Reduction of CO₂ gas emissions

	KPI	Results		Main initiatives
Amount of CO2 emitted per ton of product	Fiscal year 2024 19% reduction *comparerd with 2013	12%	Not achieved	Reduction of Energy Loss ・Conversion from liquid fuel to LNG ・Upgrading to high combustion efficiency boilers ・Promotion of inverterization ・Improvement of yield
CO2 gas emissions	Fiscal year 2030 38% reduction *comparerd with 2013	22%	In progress

Reduction of business waste

	KPI	Results		Main initiatives
Amount of industrial waste discharged per ton of product	Fiscal year 2024 8% reduction *compared with 2018	26%	Achieved	Zero Waste Activity ・Thorough waste sorting ・Promotion of the 3Rs

Comfortable working environment
Utilization of diverse human resources

	KPI	Results		Main initiatives
Percentage of female managers	Fiscal year 2024 20% reduction	11%	Not achieved	Promoting a comfortable working environment and women's participation in the workforce ・Assigning women to the sales department ・Conducting surveys on the working environment ・Holding trainings for management development
Female sales personnels	Fiscal year 2024 6 female sales personnels	6 personnels	Achieved

Based on an analysis of these results, we plan to establish new policies and KPIs for fiscal year 2026 and beyond.