NIPRO recognizes the importance of environmental preservation and acts conscientiously.
Active engagement with environmental issues is an essential part of our corporate activities. We keep an eye on our potential impact on the global environment, not only in the manufacturing process, but in all aspects of our business activities. In our efforts to preserve and improve the environment, we pursue efficient use of resources and energy, reduction of waste and emissions, assessment and mitigation of the impact of our products and production processes on the environment, and development and use of environmental technologies.
We take swift and appropriate action to alleviate any adverse impact or potential impact on the environment and to improve the environment. We also cooperate with local communities in our environmental activities, and provide fair and appropriate information.
To help reduce our environmental burden, we promote recycling, lights-off, and other conservation activities that can easily be done on a daily basis.
Promoting environmental management
NIPRO promotes various activities at its offices and factories to reduce burdens on the global environment.
Recognizing environmental conservation as a key issue, each and every worker is actively involved in eco-friendly initiatives, such as conservation and reuse of resources, and energy-saving campaigns for lighting and air-conditioning systems.
Waste and recycling
Recycling of resources at our factories
We reuse heat generated from incineration of industrial waste produced in manufacturing processes to generate electricity and heat water. We also strive to reduce industrial waste by promoting recycling.
Introduction of solar power generation in our factories
Since 2018, a photovoltaic system has been employed at our Nipro (Thailand) Corporation factory located in Ayutthaya, Thailand, which manufactures medical devices. The power generated is used for some of the electricity used for manufacturing devices at Nipro (Thailand) Corporation.
- Panel installation area: Approx. 26,300 m²
- CO2 emissions reduction: Approx. 2,730 t/year
(calculated by the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization)
- Maximum output: Approx. 3,379 kWp
- Estimated annual electric generating capacity: Approx. 4.8 million kWh/year
Energy conservation at offices (maintaining air-conditioning pre-set temperatures at 28℃ for cooling and 20℃ for heating)
Eco-drive and introduction of environment-friendly vehicles
Biodiversity conservation
Loss of biodiversity is a major risk for the global environment. It also affects NIPRO’s business activities. We take part in clean-up campaigns around our factories as a part of our biodiversity conservation activities, and use chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) substitutes that cause less ozone depletion and contribute less to global warming than CFCs.
Prevention of water pollution/Conservation of water resources
We have installed dykes to prevent leakage of chemical materials and oils, as well as equipment that shuts drains to prevent such leakage from spreading outside of company facilities.
In addition, we conserve water resources by reusing some of the water used in manufacturing processes.
