Creation of environmental value through persistent technological innovation

Through endless technological innovation and development of value-added products, we are aiming to make contributions to a sustainable global environment.

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Initiative theme	KPI	FY2030 KPI target	FY2025 initiative achievements
Development of technology and products to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions	Preparation of ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) compatible products	Conversion of typical fire trucks to ZEVs	Promoted development for EV chassis
		Conversion of typical environmental conservation vehicles	Completed EV adaptation for 3 models
Development of technology to replace materials with those which are friendly to the global environment, and development of products which give consideration to the recycling of resources	Elimination of substances harmful to the environment	Completion of the development of fire extinguishing agents, which are not subject to GHS labeling	(Completed in FY2024)
		Completion of the development of fluorine-free fire extinguishing agents	Acquired type approval for chemical substances Applied for type approval for compatible equipment
		100% compliance with RoHS Directive on in-house electrical/electronic equipment	Supplier survey is in progress
		Completion of the development of fluorine-free agents for fire extinguishers/extinguishing equipment	Acquired type approval for some chemical substances Assessment tests are in progress for others
	Recycling rate of products/materials	100% elimination of GFRP parts used in the manufacture of fire trucks	Implementation method is under consideration
		Product recycling rate 95% (average of 10 models)	Continued consideration of alternative materials for garbage trucks
		Recycling rate of 99% for aluminum fire extinguishers (including extinguishing agents)	Implementation plan is being formulated
		Recycled SS material usage rate of 10% (scrap shear, compared to FY2022)	Completed material study for target models
	Reduction of parts/materials used for products based on reduced designs	100% paperless instruction manuals for all fire extinguishers	Completed development User alignment is in progress
		Reduction of the use weight of steel structures by 5% (scrap shears, from the FY2022 level)	Achieved targets for some models