Keeping the Earth clean
Keeping the Earth clean | Environmental Risk Initiatives
Consideration of ”Environmental regulations” related to environmental pollutions out of the serious risks extracted from the Risk Management System (*) as environmental risks, we continue promoting environmental risk prevention activities to realize a safe and secure society.
Status of Legal Compliance
While endeavoring to prevent pollution relying on our environmental management system, we also make every effort to minimize environmental loads by setting our own strict standards in addition to complying with the law.
Number of cases of violations of environmental laws
*Number of cases in which TOTO and its subsidiaries inside and outside Japan received penalties from regulatory authorities
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overseas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NANJING TOTO CO., LTD. fined for punishment of the actual chemical substance storage amount
In August 2020, TOTO Nanking was fined for punishment of the actual chemical substance storage amount, which exceeded the permitted storage amount and paid the fine. As a recurrence prevention measure, the management system for the chemical substance storage amount has been improved.
Plant Initiatives
The TOTO Group aims to reduce SOx, NOx, and dust emissions in order to strengthen its pollution prevention efforts.
In addition, those plants in Japan to which the water-quality total-volume restriction applies keep effluent below certain specified levels in order to maintain water quality.
We also manage chemical substances appropriately. With regard to substances to which the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Law applies, the quantity used, emissions and amount of movement are monitored.
Air emissions associated with the use of Volatile Organic Compounds(VOCs)
TOTO will continue to put into practice activities to reduce the emission of environmentally hazardous substances in our production activities.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Total VOC emissions(t) | 26.7 | 27.5 | 22.2 |
Measures against Dioxin and promotion of proper PCB disposal
Measures against Dioxin
In February 2012, the TOTO Group announced that it had finished turning off one factory incinerator that had previously been in operation.
Promotion of Proper PCB Disposal
In accordance with the relevant laws and regulations, transformers, condensers and stabilizers that have high PCB levels (more than 5000mg/kg) are managed appropriately and 849 units have been disposed of (as of March 2023), following the disposal plan of Japan Environmental Safety Corporation (JESCO).
In addition, electric devices that have low PCB levels (more than 0.5mg/kg to 5000mg/kg) are disposed as their PCB levels are identified through analysis.
The Kitakyushu PCB Waste Treatment
Facility (from the website of the Japan
Environmental Safety Corporation)
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