SHOWA's Declaration on Environment
SHOWA takes a proactive approach to health maintenance and global environmental conservation through business activities.
- We work to recycle materials and conserve resources at each stage in a product's life cycle, including development, production, marketing, service and disposal.
- We try to reduce waste materials generated at each stage of product manufacturing, and minimize and adequately treat polluting substances.
Certification of ISO 14001, International Standard for Environmental Management System
Environment Committee
Nine years have passed since 1997 when we established a preparatory committee for EMS (Environmental Management Systems) and issued our declaration concerning the environment for "a proactive approach to global environmental conservation." Although at the beginning activities were led by each operations center, a new Environment Committee was launched in April 2004 as part of a company-wide efforts. Now in the 21st century, we are continuing our active efforts for environmental issues.
Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification
SHOWA has deployed environmental practices with environmental policies, objectives and goals on operations center basis in February 1998. And in 1999, we have completed the acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification for our all domestic operations centers.
SHOWA Group's Activities
Within SHOWA group, our subsidiaries SHOWA KYUSHU, AMERICAN SHOWA, NISSIN SHOWA UK has acquired ISO 14001 Certification
Positive Efforts for Efficient Use of Resources
An aftermarket for the reuse of automotive parts has expanded in the United States, also demand continues to grow in Japan. As a part of environmental conservation activities, SHOWA is working for efficient use of resources through production of remanufactured products, such as pumps for hydraulic power steering and gear boxes.
