Non-financial Information(ESG)

Environmental Policy / Environmental Management System

Environmental Vision

The "Go Green" slogan symbolizes Makita's commitment to continually providing new value as a comprehensive international supplier of tools. We hope to always remain a company that maintains a steady eye on society, challenging ourselves to create a “sustainable recycling-oriented society” that combines the environment with the economy.

Environmental Policy

Makita established the Environmental Policy that sets out its environmental principles and policies in 1998 and is promoting various environmental protection activities in accordance with the policy.

Basic Principles

As a global supplier of power tools used in building homes and in everyday life, Makita is aiming to conduct a wide range of environmental protection activities, in order to contribute to have sustainable society and conservation of biodiversity.

Policies

1. Enforcement of environmental administrative structure

• To conduct our business in an environmentally conscious and friendly way, we will organize our environmental administrative structure on a global scale.

2. Continuous improvement and pollution prevention

• Makita will endeavor to continuously improve the quality of its environmental protection activities and prevent pollution.

3. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations

• Makita will comply with applicable laws, regulations and standards concerning the environment. Moreover, Makita will take preventive action against environmental pollution, based on its environmental principle.

4. Establishment and review of objectives and aims

• Makita will endeavor to fully understand the environmental impacts it may cause and periodically review its environmental objectives and goals within a technically and economically possible range.
  

5. Reduction of environmental burden

• Makita endeavors to promote the following activities to reduce its environmental burden.
  • Reduction of greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions by conservation of resources and energy.
  • Reduction of industrial waste and promotion of waste reuse.
  • Replacement of substance of environmental concern and emission control.
  • Implementation of product assessment and development of environmentally conscious products centered around cordless products at the stage of tool design and development.
  

6. Disclosure

• Makita will make this environmental policy known to all of its employees through internal communication and will positively announce it to the public.
  

Administrative Structure

Our policies, regarding environmental protection and their implementation, are considered by the Environmental Management Committee. The Company’s environmental aim, which is formulated by the Environmental Management Committee, plays a central role, as this is then executed by each department.
Therefore, we have successfully organized a structure to move forward with protection of the environment as one of our priority issues.