Environmental Management
What JATCO can do for a sustainable future
JATCO leverages its collected experience in the transmission business and pursues both driving and environmental performance. Currently, we are working both on the development of electric power trains for EVs and on the further improvement of our CVTs, which boast the No. 1 market share globally (as of a 2023 JATCO survey). Our technologies and experience have further evolved our Jatco CVT-X, which boasts 90% transmission efficiency, into the latest Jatco CVT-XS. Through acceleration that matches the driver’s intentions and excellent responsiveness, driving performance is enhanced and with improved fuel efficiency, value is provided to our customers. Going forward, in anticipation of the age of electrification, we will also launch electric power trains such as our e-Axles. By leveraging these technologies and systems to provide innovative products for non-car mobility, we are contributing to a sustainable future.
JATCO's Environmental Policy
JATCO has revised its environmental policy to content better suited to the times, with a view to promoting environmental activities and realizing a sustainable society.
Based on the new environmental policy, JATCO will make continual improvements and raise the bar in the areas of innovation, decarbonization, resource circulation and pollution prevention in order to realize a sustainable global environment.
Environmental Policy
Contributing to a sustainable global environment through all business activities
- Innovation: Develop and produce energy-efficient products and environmental technologies
- Decarbonization: Achieve carbon neutrality across the entire value chain by 2050
- Resource circulation: Promote a circular economy that maximizes resource utilization
- Pollution prevention: Prevent environmental problems and comply with legal requirements
- Continual improvement: Improve the effectiveness of the environmental management system through collaboration and co-creation with the people within the organizations
Promotion system for environmental management
JATCO's environmental management is carried out by appointing environmental supervising managers and site managers to each global site, and promoting our environmental management system (EMS) under the management and authority of each environmental supervising manager.
With regard to EMS promotion across the entirety of JATCO, comprehensive deliberation and assessment is carried out by a company-wide environmental committee comprised of each of the environmental supervising managers and environmental site managers, and a follow-up system is put in place. By applying the company-wide EMS to all divisions and production bases, we are able to align our efforts as a company, and strongly promote environmental management. This is a major characteristic of JATCO's EMS.
JATCO's systems promoting quality and environmental management
Earning ISO 14001 globally
JATCO has earned ISO 14001:2015, the latest standard for environmental management systems, at all its production bases in Japan and overseas.
To minimize the impact on the environment imposed by the production bases JATCO is deploying globally, we apply the same environmental protection measures used in our production bases in Japan to all our bases around the world, and we are proactive in implementing unique ideas at each base. Furthermore, all our bases have earned the new ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system certification.
Going forward, we will continue engaging in production practices that minimize environmental impact across our bases all over the world.
(The certificates for two of our bases)
Promotion system for environmental activities
Promotion of activities that meet the needs of the local community by the Environmental Committees of each region
JATCO has established Environmental Committees in each region, and the Committees carry out environmental activities that meet the needs of the local community.
By mutually interlinking and operating two types of PDCA cycles— the PDCA cycle for the whole of JATCO (main EMS spiral) and the PDCA cycles for the regions and divisions (sub EMS spirals)— we strive to unite the direction of all the initiatives that are implemented. The aim is to create and provide environmental value to our stakeholders through continuous improvements, in order to improve the effectiveness of our activities.
Conceptual diagram of JATCO's environmental activities
Response to environmental issues from a medium- to long-term perspective
In parallel with the promotion of EMS, which carries out environmental management by sector, we are advancing our medium- to long-term initiatives for environmental issues. In relation to changes in social conditions and business environment and to our corporate philosophy and top-level policies, etc., JATCO ascertains the current situation regarding the environmental issues it should address, analyzes the risks, considers the necessary actions, and then executes them. While examining JATCO as a whole, the committee performs management and planning across the company. They implement this strategy while coordinating the environmental activity planning and management of our overseas bases.
JATCO classifies the initiatives for environmental issues into eight functions, creating environmental management through collaboration by each functional axis. In particular, we are strengthening our medium- to long-term initiatives in “decarbonization,” “resource circulation” and “reduction of our environmental impact (pollution prevention)” as the most important fields to JATCO. We are strengthening our initiatives in three fields—stopping global warming, preserving the environment, and effective utilization of resources.
Conceptual diagram of JATCO’s Environmental Planning Subcommittee
FY2023 environmental results*In business activities inside Japan
Material Balance
JATCO aims to create a recycling-oriented society by properly using resources and reducing emissions.
Material Management at overseas bases
JATCO (Guangzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.
JATCO (Suzhou) Automatic Transmission Ltd.
JATCO MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
JATCO (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
JATCO in Japan
Continuous efforts to reduce environmental impact, based on the PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle
JATCO sets forth initiatives every year aimed at reducing environmental burden as our environmental targets and aims to achieve these targets. Based on the results of these initiatives every fiscal year, we establish our targets for future fiscal years, thereby continuously improving our environmental performance. In FY2023, we did not receive any administrative dispositions due to major violations of laws, regulations, or ordinances related to the environment, but there was one environmental accident in which the exception was exceeded, so we worked with governmental entities to carry out the necessary measures and reviews.
| Environmental objectives | Items | FY2023 targets | FY2023 results | Achieved | FY2024 targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous improvement of our environmental management system |
Routine reviews | Receive regular audits: maintain certification Internal environmental audit: 1 time Environmental Committee meeting: 2 times |
Received regular audits: maintained certification Internal environmental audit: 1 time Environmental Committee meeting: 2 times |
○ | Receive regular audits: maintain certification Internal environmental audit: 1 time Environmental Committee meeting: 2 times |
| Internal environmental auditor training | Train people as needed | 21 people trained | ○ | Train people as needed | |
| Compliance with laws and preventive measures for environmental issues |
Findings highlighted by administrative and government agencies |
Number of findings: 0 | Number of findings: 0 | ○ | Number of findings: 0 |
| Maintenance of significant environmental characteristics |
Accomplish 100% of regular reviews | Accomplished 100% of regular reviews | ○ | Accomplish 100% of regular reviews | |
| Education relating to environmental laws |
Perform environmental training: 2 times | Performed environmental training: 2 times | ○ | Perform environmental training: 2 times | |
| Prevention of environmental accidents | Number of A & B rank accidents: 0 Number of C rank accidents: 0 |
Number of A & B rank accidents: 1 Number of C rank accidents: 1 |
○ | Number of A & B rank accidents: 0 Number of C rank accidents: 1 |
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| Promotion of resource conservation | Promotion of energy conservation CO2 emissions by revenue |
51.0 t-CO2 / Billion yen | 52.1 t-CO2 / Billion yen | △ | 45.3 t-CO2 / Billion yen |
| Promotion of waste reduction Reduction in total waste generated |
2.004kg/unit | 1.879kg/unit | ○ | 2.105kg/unit | |
| Reduce water consumption | 0.550m2/unit | 0.555m2/unit | △ | 0.543m2/unit | |
| Technological development aimed at reducing environmental impact |
Environmentally-friendly design [Contribution to environmental conservation and fuel-economy improvements] |
Achieve 100% of goals for individual (product) issues |
Achieved 100% of goals for individual (product) issues | ○ | Achieve 100% of goals for individual (product) issues |
| Management and reduction of environmentally hazardous substances in products |
Maintain product compliance with environmental laws and regulations at 100% |
Maintained product compliance with environmental laws and regulations at 100% |
○ | 100% Conform/Maintain products with changes in environmental laws and regulations |
