Sustainability
Creating a Better Tomorrow Together with Our Customers
Kawajun Corporation will focus on SDGs initiatives through our business activities to achieve sustainable development of the environment and society.
Environment
- Development of products using sustainable materials
Bioplastics (biomass, biodegradable)
- Children's Tableware Using TAK-REM Antimicrobial Resin Containing Bamboo Powder [KEYUCA]
- Biodegradable Cash Tray [Retail Solution]
Recycled materials
- Retail Solution Division Various Products
- Products using recycled materials such as MDF and particle board [Public Furtniture]
- Hotel Division Various Products
Sustainable wood (eco-friendly plywood)
- Production of fixtures [Retail Solution]
Fiber
- Bags using OEKO-TEX®STANDARD 100 material as exterior fabric [KEYUCA]
Other
- Development of sundries using scraps from solid wood order tables [KEYUCA]
- Use of FSC-certified paper for apparel product tags [KEYUCA]
Promotion of order-made furniture without stock [KEYUCA]
- Contribution to resource recycling[Retail Solution]
- Development and production of recycle bins
- Sales of discontinued products [Public Furniture] (Japanese only)
- subsclife SHARE
- For Earth, a select store for discontinued products
- Reduction of environmental impact by improving logistics efficiency
- Simplification and efficiency of packaging [Retail Solution]
- Introduction of shrink-wrap packaging machines "Reduction of waste," "Ensuring worker safety," and "Simplification of work" [Global Hardware]
- Folding containers for delivery to KEYUCA stores
- Reduction of electricity and paper consumption
- Use of digital signage for posters in KEYUCA stores
- Promotion of switching to LED lighting
- Switching to LED lighting at KEYUCA stores
- Installation of solar power generation equipmen
Society
- Contribution to reduction of food loss [Retail Solution]
- Development of anchors for product displays
- Participation in the Council for the Promotion of Standardization of Long-life Use Housing Components and Materials [Global Hardware]
- Participation in the Council for the Promotion of Standardization of Long-Use Housing Materials [Global Hardware]
- Development of antibacterial and antiviral products
- Antibacterial and antiviral products [Global Hardware]
- Development and manufacture of anti-virus partitions [Retail Solution]
- Development and manufacture of anti-virus partitions [Public Furniture]
- Development and production of anti-virus partitions [Hotel]
- Contribution to medical care and welfare [Medical Facility Equipment]
- Promotion of drug distribution operations
- Promotion of self-medication
- Participation in community activities
- Participation in Nihonbashi Hamacho Area Management
- Implementation of cleanup activities around Imaichi Technical Center
People
- Creation of a pleasant work environment
- Establishment of Childcare/Nursing Care Leave
- Implementation of no-overtime work days
- Promotion of compliance
- Establishment of harassment rules
- Establishment of Compliance Desk
- Recruitment of diverse human resources
- Hiring local employees at overseas locations
- Promote employment of people with disabilities
What are the SDGs?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) formulated in 2001 and unanimously adopted by member states at the UN Summit in September 2015 as the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a set of international goals for a sustainable and better world by 2030.
It consists of 17 goals and 169 targets, and pledges to "leave no one behind" on the planet.
The SDGs are universal, not only for developing countries, but also for developed countries themselves, and Japan is actively involved in the SDGs.
