Daihatsu Environmental Communication System / Environmental Communication with Local Communities

Daihatsu Environmental Communication System

Building Infrastructure for Sharing Environmental Information with Affiliated Companies

Daihatsu is reinforcing communication with affiliated companies,* which are among our stakeholders, and is building infrastructure that enables sharing of all environment-related information so that we can undertake further measures for carrying out the Environmental Action Plan. This infrastructure has a mechanism for Daihatsu and affiliated companies in Japan to disseminate and share information relating to DESNEN (Daihatsu Environmental data System of New Network) to share the environmental performance data of affiliated companies; a legal compliance support portal for submitting notifications to government agencies; environmental near-misses, abnormality complaints, and examples of CO2 reduction; environmental management and harmony with nature; and renewable energy. We thereby create an environment that enables easy acquisition of necessary knowledge. By operating the systems, we have been able to increase the efficiency of environmental performance data collection, which previously relied on manual labor, and create a library that includes various types of information, leading to improvements in the quality of environmental measures. We plan to expand these systems to overseas affiliated companies in the future.

* Subsidiaries, companies subject to the equity method, priority companies (no capital relationship with Daihatsu), and sales companies in Japan

Daihatsu Group environmental portal system One of the features of the Daihatsu Group environmental portal system is that anyone can easily operate it

Daihatsu Group environmental portal system

Environmental Communication with Local Communities

In order to become a company trusted by all our stakeholders, Daihatsu discloses information regarding both our environmental initiatives and the impact our business activities have on the environment, and actively promotes communications. As a corporate citizen, we are also working to improve how we interact with local residents and communities in the vicinity of our plants.

Community Briefings

Since the Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant commenced operations in 1974, employees at the plant have carried out environmental patrols together with representatives from the local community and local government. In addition to exchanging opinions in meeting rooms, members of these environmental patrols carry out first-hand checks of water processing and other facilities. The patrols are an opportunity for local community and governmental representatives to learn more about Daihatsu’s activities, while we receive a variety of feedback, which we can then incorporate into our activities. The Head (Ikeda) Plant hosts community briefings in the Ikeda area, while the Kyoto (Oyamazaki) Plant hosts community briefings in the Oyamazaki area, with the goal of improving communications. Production bases in Indonesia and Malaysia also carry out community briefings, improving communications with local residents and communities.

Environmental patrol at the Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant Environmental patrol at the Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant

Community briefing at Astra Daihatsu Motor Community briefing at Astra Daihatsu Motor

Public Events at Daihatsu Plants

Ryuoh Festival at the Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant Ryuoh Festival at the Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant

All Daihatsu plants hold public events at the prime time of their greening and planting activities. The Shiga (Ryuoh) Plant holds the Ryuoh Festival every year* during the azaleas season, which attracts many people.

* Canceled since 2020 due to the spread of COVID-19

Community Cleanup Activities

Ina River cleanup activities Ina River cleanup activities

Daihatsu takes part in cleanup activities together with members of local communities. Employees at all Daihatsu offices and plants carry out cleanup activities once a month in the local vicinity, and also participate in local river cleaning activities. As part of social contribution activities organized by our workers union, we also clean and maintain hiking courses on Mt. Satsuki in Ikeda City. Daihatsu Group affiliate companies take part in both the cleanup activities and the hiking course maintenance activities, ensuring that the Group contributes to local communities.

Bamboo Shoot Harvesting with Local Residents

Bamboo shoot harvesting in Hagukumi no Mori Ryuoh Bamboo shoot harvesting in Hagukumi no Mori Ryuoh

Daihatsu conducts bamboo shoot harvesting with local residents in a company-owned forest known as Hagukumi no Mori Ryuoh with the aim of preserving the bamboo forest. We recruited participants in cooperation with the Ryuoh-cho local government, and conducted harvesting three times in April and May 2021. We plan to continue this program in the future and undertake forest preservation in collaboration with local communities.

Participation in SDG Events

Information on Daihatsu’s SDG activities Information on Daihatsu’s SDG activities

Daihatsu exhibited at an event held at the Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuoh in December 2021. At the event, we conducted quizzes on the SDGs to raise the awareness of elementary school age children and presented information on Daihatsu’s initiatives to achieve harmonious coexistence with nature to visitors.