CSR activities in FY2018
Management and Reduction of Environmentally Hazardous Substances
The NTN Group is managing and reducing environmentally hazardous substances while complying with worldwide laws and regulations.
Managing and reducing environmentally hazardous substances
As part of efforts to reduce impacts on the global environment, the NTN Group practices green procurement while working to manage and reduce environmentally hazardous substances. In addition, the NTN Group identifies regulatory developments in Japan and overseas and complies with international environmental laws and regulations.
■Reducing PRTR chemical substance
Rigorously manage the inventories of products containing phthalate esters
The EU RoHS directive was revised and phthalate esters (DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP) were added to the list of prohibited substances effective as of July 22, 2019. To respond to this, the NTN Group amended the NTN Group Green Procurement Standards in April 2018, in which we designated phthalate esters as prohibited substances and prohibited productions and sales of products containing phthalate esters. In addition, we took following measures to prevent products that were manufactured before April 2018 and contain phthalate esters from being accidentally distributed in the market.
・Disposal of products containing phthalate esters (certain exceptions apply by customers’ requests)
・Rigorous management of inventories of products containing phthalate esters (order and shipping system requiring mandatory signature of approval by customers)
・Strengthening of our inspection system (installed an analyzer at major business sites)
■Analyzer for phthalate esters
Discarding Equipment Subject to PCB Contamination
The NTN Group in Japan has processed 15,128 kg of transformers containing low PCB concentrations and 12 kg of lighting ballasts in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. None of our business sites in Japan has transformers containing high PCB concentrations. We will continue to work on treating discarded equipment with low PCB concentrations in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.
Emergency Drills for Accidents
All NTN Group business sites in Japan held hands-on emergency response drills to prepare for oil leaks from industrial waste facilities, oil reservoirs, or plants. The drills trained employees in initial response procedures during an emergency, covering topics such as how to find leak pathways and use special tools to prevent leaks from spreading.
■Emergency Drill for Accident involving Oil Leaks
