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Environmental Management System

At AGC Glass Asia Pacific, we recognise the impact that our business activities have on our environment and are committed to taking steps towards being carbon neutral.  Our Environment Policy sets out our principles for which will underlie our approach towards realising a sustainable global environment. The policy declares that the AGC Group will make efforts to continually improve environmental performance and management by carrying out initiatives in all phases of its business activities, from procurement and manufacturing to sales, logistics, use, and disposal.  

1. AGC Glass Asia Pacific Environment Policy

Enacted on February 9th, 2001    
Amended on January 1st, 2019

1.1. Principle

At AGC Group we recognize that our businesses activities, by using a large amount of resources and energy, have an impact on the environment. In line with AGC Group vision “Look Beyond”, we have set the "environment" as one of our company shared values and we are committed to take actions accordingly.

We are also committed to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society as an outstanding player in the global Materials Industry by efficiently utilizing limited resources and energy and by taking account into due consideration our impact on the natural environment, including climate change and biodiversity.

1.2. Slogan

Let’s all contribute to environmental activities, as good global citizens.

1.3. Environmental codes of conduct

We commit to adhere to the following key principles:

• Improve the environmental performance continuously, in accordance with environmental management system.
• Comply with internal and external relevant environmental rules worldwide.
• Set goals and do our utmost towards improving environmental impact of our 4. business by addressing responsible use of resources, climate change mitigation and adaptation, waste avoidance and recycling, as well as appropriate management of chemicals substances.
• Strive to offer to society our products, service and technologies taking into due consideration their environmental impacts.
• Communicate about our progress to our internal and external stakeholders.

AGC Glass Asia Environment Policy

2. Environmental Targets

In the Asia Pacific region, we are fully committed to adhering to the environment policy and have implemented it at all levels. Our goal is to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050. To ensure we are on track to hit this target we have set milestone achievements to track our progress.  

As milestones of progress toward this goal, we aim to achieve reductions compared with 2019 levels of 30% in GHG emissions and 50% in GHG emissions per unit of sales by 2030 within Scope 1 and Scope 2. We have also set a target for a 30% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030, as compared to 2019.

GHG emissions per unit of sales = GHG emissions ÷ Net sales