Environment
The Ai Holdings Group regards initiatives to resolve environmental problems as fundamental to realizing a sustainable society, and the Group as a whole therefore works to reduce the environmental load of its business activities by, for example, developing products in accordance with ISO standards, providing eco-friendly products, reducing waste and consumption of resources, and conserving energy.
Environmental Philosophy
The Ai Holdings Group will contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by working as one to reduce the environmental impact of its operation and to promote initiatives in environmental reform through business activities.
Environmental Action Guidelines
The Ai Holdings Group will undertake initiatives geared toward environmental preservation, and contribute to continued environmental improvement based on the policy below.
- We will observe environmental laws, regulations, and other guidelines, and continue to provide eco-friendly products and services while taking into consideration the global environment.
- We will strive to reduce the consumption of energy and resources in our business activities.
- We will work to reduce the volume of waste generated by our business activities, including through recycling.
- We will aim to communicate with our internal and external stakeholders, and engage in activities to preserve the environment.
Based on the groupwide Basic Environmental Philosophy and Environmental Action Policy, the Ai Holdings Group will formulate separate environmental philosophies, environmental policies, or other guidelines as necessary in accordance with the characteristics of its companies and businesses, and promote environmental preservation activities.
Group company initiatives
[Provision of eco-friendly products]
Initiatives by Dodwell B.M.S Ltd.
The Security System Division of core group company Dodwell B.M.S Ltd. partners with ISO-compliant manufacturers to sell eco-friendly products. Its products that are compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive are manufactured while keeping hazardous substances below the thresholds set forth by the RoHS directive.
Initiatives by Graphtec Corporation
Recognizing that “corporations have a responsibility to provide eco-friendly products,” Graphtec Corporation, a core group company and manufacturer, has built an environmental management system, and works to develop eco-friendly products. Its large scanner is the first large-format color scanner compliant with the international ENERGY STARR program, as well as the first product of its kind to qualify as a designated procured good set forth by the Act on Promotion of Procurement of Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State and Other Entities.
In addition, Graphtec observes the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directives.
Its RoHS-compliant products are manufactured while keeping hazardous substances below the thresholds set forth by the RoHS directive.
On August 18, 2004, the company’s headquarters and Fujisawa Office acquired the ISO14001 certification, and have since maintained and periodically renewed the certification.
[Circulative resources & provention of pollution]
Initiatives by Purus Inc.
According to the Toyohashi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Aichi Prefecture), Purus Inc. (consolidated subsidiary of Ai Holdings) received the top prize of the Environmental Management Award given to businesses in the Toyohashi district in recognition of initiatives undertaken in the areas of development of environmental technology and environmental measures.
Purus has developed an automated disposable moist hand towel dispenser that instantly delivers sterilized, heated, disposable moist hand towels, and the device has received high praise for its low impact on the environment as described below.
●The disposable moist hand towels use thinned wood (eucalyptus, acacia, etc.) as raw materials.
●Unlike cloth moist hand towels that are recycled, the disposable moist hand towels do not require cleaning after use. This removes the need to use detergents or cleaning water, eliminating surfactant outflows.
●Unlike conventional moist hand towels, the disposable moist hand towels do not require a separate warming device. This contributes to energy conservation and a reduction in CO2 emissions.
●The disposable moist hand towels are not packaged in PVC plastic. This reduces plastic waste and eliminates dioxin generation stemming from PVC processing.
》2017 Aichi Environmental Award
[Initiatives to combat global warming]
Collaborative initiatives by group companies
The Ai Holdings Group recognizes climate change is one of the major challenges facing the global society, and it has therefore launched a demand control system (“the System”) initiative to reduce air conditioning-related power consumption and electricity charges as part of its measures to combat global warming.
The System is a cloud-based demand monitoring system that automatically adjusts the air conditioning output through centralized control of outdoor air conditioning units, reduces power consumption during peak demand (the standard based on which basic electricity charges are calculated), conducts time-sharing control in three-minute intervals, and reduces annual power consumption while maintaining comfortable temperatures. The System relies on wireless communication and solar power supply that take advantage of the Group’s Internet of Things (IoT) technology, removing the need for wiring work. The System is expected to be rolled out to a larger number of buildings, including those of a scale for which cost-effectiveness had hitherto been an issue. Furthermore, the System can make the reduction of greenhouse gases visible in the form of reduced CO2 exhaust volume.
The Ai Holdings Group will continue to push ahead with this initiative to help realize a sustainable global society going forward.
demand control system “Air-Grit”
[Patents]
・Temperature control system linked to discomfort index (Patent No. 6443947)
・Wireless communication and solar power supply system (patent pending)