Own company policy - safe handling of gases. Committed to protecting the environment in all of the company's operations in accordance with Environment Protection Act 1990.
"Enhancing the present -- safeguarding the future"
Throughout the last 50 years or so the basic building blocks of life - air, water and the earth - have been systematically subjected to increasing levels of pollution with little regard to their potentially devastating effects on future generations.
Recently however, concern has grown regarding climate change, acid rain, water and air pollution and the constant degradation of Earth's natural resources. The very technology that created these problems is now being harnessed to halt and reverse them. Depletion of the ozone layer and global warming have been highlighted and are now being addressed. Government legislation prohibiting the use of toxic substances and the generation of pollutants has slowed down the destruction of the environment.
Daikin Europe is proud to have been pro active in this respect, closely following its Japanese parent in implementing policies that have often pre-empted official legislative codes and directives. As a result, a culture of 'environmental management' has since 2001, played a key role in the company's day to day activities and development strategies.
Top management commitment is reflected in the establishment of a number of action plans, which are now strictly observed and implemented throughout the Daikin Group.
1 Sustainable use of energy
This is exemplified in the slogan of the three Rs - reduce, recycle and reuse - and is promoted in all Daikin's everyday business activities, manufacturing included. Use of all resources and overall energy consumption are constantly monitored and all personnel are encouraged to sort out recyclable items from waste along with other hazardous substances such as batteries, printer cartridges, paper and cardboard etc.
Also, the manufacturing division has adopted 'ZERO waste' and 'ZERO emission' targets for implementation throughout the production stage.
2 Ozone friendly and energy saving
Daikin Europe has always led the field in promoting the use of ozone-friendly refrigerants. Refrigerant R-22, now subject to total phase out, has been replaced in Daikin equipment by zero ozone depleting R-134a, R-407C and most recently, R-410A. In addition, all products are continually subject to redesign in order to ensure their optimum performance during both cooling and heating cycles. Several models are classified as 'A' ranking within the EU energy labeling programme and others achieve 'B' rankings. The large number of Daikin air conditioning models in the highest energy efficiency rankings, will undoubtedly result in several million tons reduction in CO2 emissions, during their life cycles.
3 Product recycling and waste reduction
The company constantly examines its use of production and packaging materials and their potential for recycling. Damaged wooden Euro pallets for instance, are repaired and reused. Water used in the factory, is treated before passing to the city drainage system - various impurities are separated out as sludge, which is a useful ingredient in the cement manufacturing industry.
4 Development of environmentally friendly products
Daikin is firmly committed to 'eco design' and continually strives to improve the 'green' content of its products. The use of lead, mercury and cadmium etc is being reduced and will be completely eliminated or limited to allowable levels. Furthermore, the design department adopts a 'green purchasing' policy, requiring suppliers to declare their products free from all substances listed as hazardous to the environment.
5 Efforts at European level
Daikin Europe's environmental policy, although geared overall to world-wide considerations, takes full account of all local and specifically European, legislation and directives. Products have been tested by an independent recycling organisation. They have confirmed the recovery potential at more then 80% and recycling potential at more than 75% of their original content thereby meeting the criteria required by European directives.
6 Environmental responsibility
Communication to internal staff is also regarded as paramount and in house computer screen saver messages constantly stress the need for environmental awareness and cost savings. Production workers receive regular training to increase awareness in safeguarding the environment against refrigerant emission during the production and product testing phases. Comparative data showing the positive effects of this policy are displayed on notice boards in the production areas.
7 ISO 14001 accreditation for the Daikin global organisation
In order to ensure continuous improvement in all its environmental activities, Daikin instructed all its affiliate companies, to achieve the internationally recognised ISO 14001 accreditation by year 2005. Thus both the Daikin organisation and its suppliers and sub contractors, are encouraged to identify the environmental impact of their normal business activities and take all necessary steps to protect the environment.
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