Initiatives to Realize a Circular Society

The Fuyo Lease Group has made the contribution to the realization of a circular society one of its important issues (materiality) in business activities and develops infrastructure, services and more to achieve a circular economy as a business strategy. Internally, we are implementing Zero Waste Activities as an initiative paired with business strategy. These activities are carried out in relation to the circular economy domain. We are continuing these efforts to encourage employees to choose to act with consideration for the environment.

We believe that Zero Waste Activities correspond to the consumption part of a circular economy. We have initiatives in place for each stage of purchasing, using, and discarding resources and are actively promoting them. For the purchasing of paper and stationery, we have achieved a green purchasing ratio of over 90% for more than two consecutive years. In addition, we have created reusable original goods for the Fuyo Lease Group, with the goal of reducing the use of single-use plastics. We have distributed 2,329 units of the these goods and they are actively being used throughout the Group.

The Fuyo Lease Group has set a target of achieving a green purchasing ratio of over 90% for purchases of paper and stationery. Since it began this initiative in December 2021, the Group has achieved a green purchasing ratio of over 90% for more than two consecutive years. Through daily data analysis and reporting on the green purchasing ratio, each employees' awareness of green purchasing has improved. This improved awareness has enabled the Group to maintain its green purchasing ratio at a high level.

In order to reduce plastic waste, we distributed 2,329 units of original goods within the Fuyo Lease Group to serve as alternative items to single-use plastics. Employees selected items that fit their own lifestyles, and some employees shared on our internal social networking system how they plan to use the goods as part of their "My Zero Waste Pledge!" This pledge was made by 1,028 Group employees, highlighting their efforts to proactively engage in these activities. Awareness of the importance of not using single-use plastics has spread to internal social gatherings and other such occasions.

As part of Zero Waste Activities, we share information about our activities and environmental issues through videos and our internal social networking system, with the goal of increasing employee understanding. Through this information and in-house waste sorting activities, we have instilled a belief in the importance of waste sorting with the phrase "Sorting creates resources, mixing creates waste" and have used this idea in our efforts to make proposals to customers. As a result, these activities have paved the way for us to provide Kamogawa Sea World with a waste recycling service. In these ways, we have seen cases in which inhouse activities have led to new businesses.