Sustainability in the GCI Group

Sustainability Material Issues (Materiality)

To contribute to the achievement of SDGs, we at the GCI Group have identified our sustainability material issues (materiality) and work to address these issues.

• Development of continuous energy-saving activities

  

  Since FY 2007, when we switched our fuel supply to natural gas, we have made efforts to reduce our energy consumption and CO₂ emissions while making use of the various systems, including NEDO and ESCO.
  As a result, we have been ranked as an S Class business operator, the highest class under the business classification evaluation system set out under Japan’s Act on the Rational Use of Energy (known as the Energy Conservation Act).

• Development of eco-friendly products

  

  In previous years, in the field of chemical products, we have actively taken on the challenge of developing products, including thermosetting biomass resin (which is made using plant-based raw materials) for the automotive industry, and environmentally friendly products for the insulating materials market and achieved the commercialization of such products.
  In addition, in the field of food products, we have also introduced to the market new oat milk products that create a reduced burden on the environment during their manufacturing process.
  We at the GCI group are committed to the development of further new products that combine environmental performance and functionality.