Hamada Co., Ltd. certified as an “Eco-First Company” by the Ministry of the Environment
April 11, 2024
Hamada Co., Ltd.
Planning and Management Department Corporate Planning Division
Hamada Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, Representative Director: Atsusuke Hamada, hereinafter referred to as Hamada) was certified by the Ministry of the Environment as an "Eco-First Company" on April 10, 2024 under the "Eco-First System," which certifies companies that are conducting "advanced, unique, and industry-leading business activities" in the field of the environment (environmentally advanced companies in the industry).
As a first-call company for environmental solutions, Hamada aims to build a sustainable society through business activities centered on scrap business, industrial waste business, and solution business, and will advance the following initiatives.
1. We will promote initiatives aimed at creating a recycling-oriented society.
・We will promote the reuse and recycling of discarded solar panels, which are difficult to dispose of.
・We aim to properly process difficult-to-process materials and to add high value to processed materials.
・We will strive to improve the recycling rate of waste generated by our company.
・We strive to harmonize the global environment with our corporate activities, and work to reduce the generation of waste in the office and ensure that waste is recycled even after use.
Also, in order to promote continuous improvement, we will strengthen our environmental monitoring system in accordance with ISO14001MS.
2. We will promote initiatives aimed at creating a decarbonized society.
- Obtain SBT certification in 2021, and aim to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 emissions by 50.4% in 2030 (compared to 2018) and achieve zero emissions in 2042.
・We will promote energy conservation in business activities, such as switching to renewable energy and electric vehicles.
We will also quantitatively understand GHG emissions and aim to disclose information in 2025.
3. We will promote the promotion of environmental education.
・We will introduce a proprietary certification test for all employees and promote initiatives to improve environmental awareness and legal awareness.
- We will actively hold environmental seminars for companies and schools and work to raise awareness of environmental activities by communicating with stakeholders.
We will check the progress of the above initiatives and regularly publish the results through reports to the Ministry of the Environment, sustainability reports, etc.
[Reference materials]
■Eco-first certification promise letter
https://www.env.go.jp/guide/info/eco-first/assets/pdf/c87_com.pdf
■Sustainability Report
https://www.kkhamada.com/csr/report.html
■Companies have asked the Minister of the Environment about the Eco-First system, including global warming countermeasures, waste and recycling measures, etc.
Companies that commit to their own environmental conservation initiatives and are Companies that engage in "advanced, unique, and industry-leading business activities" This is a system in which the Minister of the Environment certifies a company as an environmentally advanced company in the industry.
https://www.env.go.jp/guide/info/eco-first/kijun.html 
