Working to bring about a recycling-oriented society, and developing sustainable business activities with proper concern for living things and the blessings of nature.
We work to reduce the production of waste materials, and to reuse and recycle them.
In FY2016, the Hokuriku Electric Power Group produced 1,000,000 tons of industrial waste, but through effective use efforts, 93.9% of that waste was recycled.
Japan Ecology and Security Service Company offers various services, including recycling of confidential documents, custody of records, and sales of recycled paper products. At their security center, they process the confidential documents they have received from customers using a crusher, and send the crushed documents to papermaking companies as a production material to be recycled into toilet paper, copy paper, or other paper products, which are then provided to consumers, thus developing a regional recycling system. In FY2016, the company recycled about 1,753 tons of paper.
We work alongside our employees and their families on efforts to take part in volunteering activities for forest conservation.
Since FY2008, the Hokuriku Electric Power Group has expanded forest conservation activities in the three prefectures that make up the Hokuriku area, as "activities aimed at coexisting with the Hokuriku region." In FY2016, 440 people took part in showing appreciation to the forests for watershed cultivation,* absorbing CO2 , and everything else they do for us, by helping out with tree-planting, clearing underbrush, and other activities.
Some of the cleared underbrush was effectively used as biomass fuel at a thermal power station.
We had a booth presence at the Toyama Environmental Exhibition, which was held in May of 2016 by the Ministry of the Environment as a side event for the G7 Toyama Environment Ministers' Meeting. Visitors to the booth could learn about our environmental conservation activities, including our efforts to reduce CO2.
We have exhibits at environmental exhibitions held at shopping centers, focused at families on their days off, where visitors can learn about Hokuriku Electric Power's environmental conservation activities.
The Hokuriku Electric Power Group is continuously engaged in activities to clean the areas near our offices, beaches, and more.
In order for the entire Hokuriku Electric Power Group as a whole to understand environmental management and put it into practice, we hold environmental education for employees of the Group.
In addition, we also hold training meetings for new hires and new members of management, with the goal of improving environmental awareness.
We also recommend that employees take the Eco Test (Certification Test for Environmental Specialists); to date, over 900 Hokuriku Electric Power employees (including former employees) have taken the Eco Test.
Watershed cultivation:
A characteristic of forests wherein trees, fallen leaves, and forest soil all serve to cause precipitation to effectively permeate into the ground; through long-term retention and downward flow, this helps prevent flooding and evens out water supply in rivers to prevent droughts.
