Environmental Management
Environmental Policy
Basic policy
Hanwa Co., Ltd. and our Group companies strive to improve the quality of daily work based on HKQC (Hanwa Knowledge Quality Control), and, as a socially recognized trading company with the motto of “Footwork, Teamwork and Network,” will make utmost efforts to realize sustainable development so that future generations will be able to inherit a rich global environment through its business activities.
Guidelines for corporate action and major activities
Environmental Management Structure
Hanwa has appointed a Sustainability Promotion Committee and has implemented an environmental management system (EMS). The environment leads of the departments are responsible for maintaining and managing the company’s EMS. Sustainability Promotion Office functions to support the Sustainability Promotion Committee and Environmental Manager. Internal Environment Auditors are selected from among persons who have completed the internal auditor training provided by our certification registration body, and internal audits are performed twice a year.
Continuous Improvement of the EMS
Internal Environment Audit
Each period, Internal Environment Auditors performs internal Environment audits. Emphasis is placed on whether measures for achieving goals and plans are clear; whether appropriate monitoring is being performed; whether risk-finding, including legal and regulatory matters, and conformance procedures and evaluations are appropriate; and whether anything had been pointed out in the previous internal EMS audit and external inspection and whether they have been corrected.
External Audit
Each period, an external audit of selected departments is
performed by the company LRQA. The external audit focuses on
the effectiveness of our EMS.
In addition, assessment for renewal of the ISO 14001
certification is performed every three years.
Promotion of Environmental Awareness
In operating the EMS, we hold environment training regularly each year for new section managers and new environment managers. Along with an overview of the ISO14001 standard and explanation of the environmental management manual, regulatory compliance, risk management, effective use of resources, and improvement of operations are given weighted coverage.
Management Review
The Sustainability Promotion Committee performs a management review on EMS-related activities for each period.