Murata and the Environment

    Environmental management

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    Murata completed the integration of its environmental management framework based on its environmental management system across all domestic business sites and all overseas production sites in fiscal 2009. At each site, we assess the risks and opportunities concerning the impact that business activities have on the environment. These assessments are reflected in the plans and measures of each site to engage in continuous improvement activities. Moreover, we share information pertaining to environmental management with the goals of promoting highly efficient and effective environmental activities and strengthening governance.

    Murata Group EHS Disaster Prevention Policy

    As part of the practice of Murata’s management philosophy, the Shaze (Murata Philosophy), everyone working at the Murata Group will promote environmental (E), health and safety (H/S), and disaster prevention initiatives.

    1. The Group will comply with all laws and regulations as well as matters agreed upon with relevant parties.
    2. The Group will address the following issues through its business activities.
      1. Realizing a sustainable global environment
        • The Group will cocreate products and services that contribute to a sustainable Earth in partnership with various stakeholders and spread them throughout society.
        • The Group will conduct manufacturing that takes into account environmental impacts throughout the life cycle (from procurement and production to distribution, use, and disposal).
        • The Group will work to use energy efficiently and to expand the use of renewable energy.
        • The Group will contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society by controlling greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value chain.
        • The Group will promote the efficient use of natural resources as well as the reduction and recycling of waste.
        • The Group will work to prevent environmental pollution by reducing the use of chemicals and managing them appropriately.
        • The Group will protect local biodiversity through the conservation of water resources and forests as well as greening activities.
      2. Creating safe, secure workplaces and healthy employees
        • The Group will create workplace environments where employees can dedicate themselves to their work with peace of mind.
        • The Group will foster a corporate culture that encourages safe behavior.
        • The Group will strive to enable each individual employee to feel healthy.
    3. The Group will establish an EHS disaster prevention management system and continually work toward its improvement.
    4. The Group will actively provide learning opportunities such as education and training.
      The Group will work to raise awareness of the EHS and disaster prevention fields by encouraging each individual employee to pay broad attention to society through these opportunities.
    5. The Group will announce this policy both internally and publicly.

    Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    President Norio Nakajima

    • This policy is subject to periodic supervision by the Board of Directors.

    Environmental management promotion system

    Creating a system to reduce environmental impact from the design stage

    At Murata, the President has been appointed as the Chief Officer of overall CSR management for the entire group, and under the Chief Officer’s direction, the Sustainability Department supports and promotes the group's environmental activities across all our business sites. In addition, as subcommittees of the CSR Management Committee, the Environmental and the Climate Change Committees have been established, chaired by the Executive Vice President and the Executive Deputy President, respectively.

    The Environmental Committee examines and decides on environmental issues to be addressed, such as resource recovery and biodiversity protection, based on customer needs and social trends, and promotes the policies and medium- to long-term activities related to these issues through business activities. The Climate Change Committee promotes climate change countermeasures focusing on GHG emissions reduction and renewable energy introduction. The proposed actions discussed in each Committee are reported to and reviewed by the CSR Management Committee, and then placed under the Board of Directors' supervision.

    < Details of Murata's environmental practices >
    Link: Create a decarbonized society
    Link: Create a recycling-oriented society
    Link: Water resource management
    Link: Prevent pollution
    Link: Manage chemical substances
    Link: Protecting biodiversity

    Environmental management promotion system

    Link: Murata’s Corporate Governance System

    Environment management system

    Based on the ISO 14001 requirements, Murata has established an environmental management system designed to implement the PDCA cycle consistent throughout the entire group, whether inside or outside of Japan.
    This management system helps us to set goals relevant to social challenges and stakeholder needs based on the entire group's course of action, ‘EHS disaster prevention policy,' as well as to continuously pursue improvements towards these goals.

    We also prioritize creating networks among those in charge of individual production/development sites to operate and promote the management system. We hold production/development site representative meetings periodically to exchange information, thereby further strengthening the promotion framework for achieving our targets.

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    ISO 14001 certification

    Integration of environmental management systems of domestic and overseas Group companies

    Murata has acquired the ISO14001 certification for 50 domestic and overseas sites as of the end of April 2025.
    Murata has been advancing its efforts toward system integration, acquiring multi-site certification for its domestic group in March 2007, and completing the integration of all domestic and overseas production sites, as well as domestic non-production sites, in March 2010. Through this integration, Murata has been able to implement environmental management incorporating every division from design and development to production, distribution, and sales. This allows us to also take best practice improvements that proved successful in one site and apply them to other sites for the improvement of the environmental performance of the entire Murata Group.

    In addition, in 2016, Murata began operating an EHS management system that integrates its environmental management and occupational health and safety management systems, striving for even more efficient and effective activities.

    Link: ISO 14001 certification Status

    Environmental education and promotion

    Environmental education for all employee groups based on type of work

    Murata conducts environmental education for all employees to improve their environmental awareness.
    Furthermore, employees who handle wastewater treatment and exhaust gas equipment or other equipment that affects the environment receive individual training on appropriate inspections and efficient operation to minimize the impact on the environment.
    Additionally, with regard to courses for training Murata internal auditors, the curriculum was renewed in line with the integration into the EHS management system. Starting in fiscal 2020, this has been rolled out across the entire Group as training content integrating ISO14001 and ISO45001, promoting more effective and practical personnel development.

    Environmental audits

    Three views to rectifying problems

    The Murata Group conducts three types of internal environmental audits at all Japan sites and production plants. Each of these audits is conducted from a different perspective, enabling us to identify problems and make improvements based on broad-ranging perspectives.

    Murata’s internal environmental audits

    • Internal site audits
      Internal site audits are self-audits conducted by each site based on its own management standards set for routine work for the purpose of monitoring operations and discovering and correcting non-conformities. Once a year, each site forms an internal audit team to check the operational status of various rules. In order to improve the level of auditing and promote the exchange of information between business sites, we have also implemented a system for the exchange of auditors between business sites.
    • Site audits by the Sustainability Department
      The Sustainability Department conducts on-site audits to complement those performed by external organizations. These visits verify adherence to specialized rules and standards that cannot be fully covered by internal site audits, and to provide recommendations for improvement.
    • Audits by the Audit and Supervisory Committee
      The Audit and Supervisory Committee inspects the production sites’ EHS management systems and their operation to verify overall conformity and, when necessary, provide opinions for improvements.

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