2011 Suzuki CSR Report - global suzuki

Introduction
Special Topics
Corporate
Philosophy and CSR
Environmental
Responsibility
Social
Responsibility
Data
Efforts by Suzuki’s Domestic Plants and Domestic Manufacturing Group Companies
SUZUKI CSR REPORT 2011
■Takatsuka Plant
[Operations]
Assembling of motorcycle engines
and machining of parts
[Plant site area] 182,000 m 2
(including headquarters area)
[Building area] 155,000 m 2
(including headquarters area)
[Number of employees] 382 persons
(excluding headquarters staff)
[Location] 300 Takatsuka-cho, Minamiku,
Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka
Prefecture
●Deepening Exchange with Local Residents
On July 7, we invited board members of the local residents’
association to our social gathering and plant tour for
exchange of opinions and explanation of Suzuki’s business
activities and efforts for environmental preservation, as
well as promotion of mutual communication with them.
●Noise Monitoring Activity on the West of Plant
We conducted monitoring activities (patrol early in the
morning and at night) on the west side of the plant to
check noises from the plant four times a year.
We checked noises at 6:00 and 22:00 which was quiet
time in order to protect living environment of local
residents.
●Voluntary Cleanup around the Plant
Plant employees voluntarily conducted cleanup around
the plant ("Manner Improvement Activities at Motorcycle
Plant (Takatsuka)") every other month. This activity was
a good opportunity to meet local residents and have
communication with them.
●Environmental Preservation Activities
Nitric acid used for plating process used to be discharged
into rivers after effluent treatment, but nitric acid contains
a little nitrogen and there is a possibility to cause
overabundance of nutrients in Lake Sanaru. To eliminate
this possibility and also to use resources more effectively,
we determined to change the conventional treatment
method to recycling by a specialized company.
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