Environmental Policy
Aiming to contribute to the development of society as an integrated logistics company, we will work to reduce any negative impact on the environment. We will also strive to protect the planet while maintaining harmony with nature.
Key Environmental Management Themes in Our Action Guidelines
- Energy- and Resource-saving
- Reduction of Waste
- Prevention of Pollution
Environmental Management System
In line with our Environmental Policy, we deploy an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to reduce the environmental impact of our businesses and to promote environmental improvements through our business activities. Moreover, the Environmental Promotion Conference, led by the president and the vice president in charge of the environment and attended by the heads of domestic bases, meets twice a year to decide environmental management policies and measures, review progress and results of initiatives, and implement the PDCA cycle by incorporating their findings into future measures. The Quality and Environment Assurance Department functions as the administrative office for the Environmental Promotion Conference, and promotes environmental management through the planning and formulation of green logistics (environmentally friendly) projects.
Certified Environmental Management System
At Alps Logistics, all of our domestic bases have established environmental management systems in line with ISO 14001 standards. They have acquired third-party certification and continue to promote environmental initiatives. At overseas bases, we aim to acquire certification at all eligible sites* during the period of the 5th Medium-Term Business Plan.
* Bases that do not meet requirements are not eligible for certification.
Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification (As of July 2024)
- 20 domestic bases
- 18 overseas bases (China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam)
Environmental Initiatives for Employees
As part of our environmental management system, we provide both educational activities and incentive systems for our employees.
- Sharing of environmental targets with each business department through Environmental Promotion Conference meetings held twice a year
- Sharing of environmental targets and project plans with employees via email, and incorporation of environmental measures into individual work targets
Environmental Compliance
To ensure thorough compliance with environmental laws and regulations, we communicate the latest information on domestic environmental laws and regulations and legal systems to employees via our in-house portal site. Moreover, we have legal compliance assessment supervisors at each business site. These supervisors regularly assess the status of compliance, and as of yet no environmental violations have been identified.
Quantitative Environmental Targets and Results
Based on our environmental management system, we implement a PDCA cycle that involves setting quantitative targets related to the reduction of our environmental impact, formulating plans to achieve those targets, monitoring the progress and results, and reflecting the findings into improvement plans for the next fiscal year.
Main Quantitative Targets and Results
(Alps Logistics Non-consolidated)
| Indicator (Emissions Intensity) | FY2021 Targets |
FY2021 Results |
FY2022 Targets |
FY2022 Results |
FY2023 Targets |
FY2023 Results |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emissions | （unit: t-CO2 /10,000ton-kilometers）*1 |
0.823 | 0.825 | 0.801 | 0.853 | 0.779 | 0.852 |
| Electricity consumption | （unit: kWh/m2）*2 | 3.194 | 3.190 | 3.125 | 2.948 | 3.056 | 2.716 |
| Waste emissions | （unit: kg/m2）*2 | 0.251 | 0.227 | 0.248 | 0.219 | 0.246 | 0.141 |
*1 Fuel consumption is limited to shipping business vehicles
*2 m2＝warehouse area
Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact
Energy- and Resource-saving
At the Alps Logistics Group, we are working to reduce our electricity consumption through various means, including the shift to LEDs for warehousing lighting. In FY2023, we transitioned to LED lighting at approximately 90% of Alps Logistics’ (non-consolidated) bases. Moreover, the Yokohama Branch in FY2022, we installed large-scale solar power generation equipment on the roof of a warehouse at the Nagoya Branch and became fully operational in May 2024.
Going forward, we will equip new warehouses with solar power generation equipment for on-site use as standard, and aim to reduce CO2 emissions through the use of renewable energy.
Reduction of Waste
As a way to reduce packaging materials and generation of waste, we are engaging in dialogue with customers about the use of returnable boxes. Although the plastic film used in transporting cargo is essential for both protecting the cargo and preventing its collapse, we are reviewing our wrapping methods to reduce how much we use and further promoting efforts to recycle. In response to requests from certain customers, we are using lashing belts in place of plastic film.
Moreover, in addition to promoting the move away from paper documents to digital documentation, we are reducing paper waste by shifting to digital packaging and delivery notes through electronic data interchange between our systems and those of customers.
Prevention of Pollution
As a logistics group, we have a major responsibility to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. As such, we promote eco-friendly driving by thoroughly managing travel distance and fuel efficiency, avoiding sudden acceleration, and turning off engines when stopped.
Moreover, we encourage the use of hybrid vehicles when replacing private and business vehicles, and in FY2023 we introduced two commercial light motor vehicles and four hybrid vehicles.