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<h1 class="bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-2 transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"><span class="strong">Working for the global environment</span></h1> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block half halfpanel rightpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-delay-4 transition-duration-slow">Hitachi defines itself by the contribution we make in tackling society’s challenges. This starts with addressing our environmental impact on the world around us – working to decarbonize our entire business and more.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-delay-6 transition-duration-slow">We also create a positive impact on the world. Accelerating progress towards net zero shapes our entire commercial business. Seeking out partnerships and driving innovation, we’re committed to accelerating a sustainable future for all.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row box-viewport-100 position-layer-2 box-viewport transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slowest transition-delay-5 transition-direction-up hide-when-aspect-landscape visiblealways"> <div class="position-absolute position-bottom position-left row-full"> <div class="row text-align-right whitespace-remove"> <a href="/sustainability/report/index.html" class="position-relative inline-block sustainabilityreport link-active"> <p>Discover our latest sustainability report</p> <span class="position-absolute position-right position-center ico cta arrow image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_icon_round_arrow_white_black_001.png"></span> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row box-viewport-75"> <div 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</a> </div> </div> </div> <section class="row section environment-our-priorities our-priorities" data-hash="our-priorities"> <div class="row background-white text-color-black transition transition-on-scroll show-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row text-align-center"> <h2 class="transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up big"><span class="strong">Our Priorities</span></h2> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row-content-width position-relative text-align-center"> <p class="transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up">We are acting across three priority areas to improve our environmental impact:</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller hide-when-aspect-portrait"></div> <div class="row hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-center carouseltabs whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll show-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow t0 "> <a data-href="tab" data-type="callback" class="position-relative inline-block link-active carouseltab selected" data-tab="0"><span class="strong">Becoming a carbon-neutral business</span></a> <div class="inline-block pad"></div> <a data-href="tab" data-type="callback" class="position-relative inline-block link-active carouseltab" data-tab="1"><span class="strong">Resource efficiency through innovation</span></a> <div class="inline-block pad"></div> <a data-href="tab" data-type="callback" class="position-relative inline-block link-active carouseltab" data-tab="2"><span class="strong">Minimizing our impact on nature</span></a> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width carousel quoted full whitespace-remove"> <div class="row hide-when-aspect-landscape-narrow transition transition-on-scroll show-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slower transition-delay-2 "> <div class="row line"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <a data-href="tab" data-type="callback" class="position-relative inline-block link-active carouseltab selected" data-tab="0"><span class="position-relative inline-block constrain"><span class="strong">Becoming a carbon-neutral business</span></span><span class="position-absolute position-right position-center ico"><svg viewBox="0 0 18 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M16.04 8.7998L9.02004 0.999802L2.00004 8.7998" stroke="#FF0026" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="square" stroke-linejoin="round"/></svg></span></a> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="row inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected" data-tab="0"> <div class="position-relative inline-block col leftpart vertical-align-top transition"> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slow transition-delay-3 scale text-align-right overflow-hidden a85"> <div class="position-absolute position-top position-left bx image-cover transition-parallax" style="background-position: center top;" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_our_priorities_1_002.jpg"></div> </div> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block rightpart vertical-align-top text-align-left"> <div class="row transition-delay-1 transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow transition-delay-3"> <p class="h2 quote transition">We are working to become carbon neutral across our <span class="text-color-red">operating sites by 2030</span>, and throughout our <span class="text-color-red">value chain by 2050.</span></p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space 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text-align-right" data-tab="1"> <div class="position-relative inline-block col leftpart vertical-align-top transition"> <div class="row transition text-align-right transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slower transition-delay-3 scale overflow-hidden a85"> <div class="position-absolute position-top position-left bx image-cover transition-parallax" style="background-position: center top;" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_our_priorities_2_002.jpg"></div> </div> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block rightpart vertical-align-top text-align-left"> <div class="row transition transition-delay-1"> <p class="h2 quote">Adopting circular business practices, we are improving our resource and water use by <span class="text-color-red">50% in our own operations by 2050.</span></p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"></div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row hide-when-aspect-landscape-narrow transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slower"> <div class="row line"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <a data-href="tab" data-type="callback" class="position-relative inline-block link-active carouseltab" data-tab="2"><span class="position-relative inline-block constrain"><span class="strong">Minimizing our impact on nature</span></span><span class="position-absolute position-right position-center ico"><svg viewBox="0 0 18 11" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M16.04 8.7998L9.02004 0.999802L2.00004 8.7998" stroke="#FF0026" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="square" stroke-linejoin="round"/></svg></span></a> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="box-absolute inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right" data-tab="2"> <div class="position-relative inline-block col leftpart vertical-align-top transition"> <div class="row transition text-align-right transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slower transition-delay-3 a85 scale overflow-hidden"> <div class="position-absolute position-top position-left bx image-cover transition-parallax" style="background-position: center top;" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_our_priorities_3_001.jpg"></div> </div> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block rightpart vertical-align-top text-align-left"> <div class="row transition transition-delay-1"> <p class="h2 quote">We are defining our impact on biodiversity and nature, and taking steps to <span class="text-color-red">better understand how we can operate</span> in line with planetary boundaries.</p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"></div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> </div> <div class="row 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image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_icon_round_arrow_white_001.png"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width nw whitespace-remove"> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="0"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-4 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_driving_6_001.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">Carbon neutral by 2030</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">in our own factories and offices</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="1"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-8 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_driving_1_001.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">Carbon neutral by 2050</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">across our global value chain</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="2"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-12 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_driving_2_001.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">100 million tons in 2024</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">avoided CO<sub>2</sub> emissions through our products and services</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="4"> <div class="box"> <div class="box thumb transition image-cover transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up scale transition-delay-12 "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_driving_5_001.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">50% improvement in our resource and water use</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">by 2050, compared to 2010</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="position-relative inline-block padrightmargin"></div> </div> <div class="space"></div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="space small hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"></div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-performance-in-20xx driving background-black" data-hash="performance-in-20xx"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-grey transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slower transition-delay-5"> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space smallest"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-left"> <p class="h2 bigger"><span class="strong">Performance in 2023</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smallest"></div> <div class="row carousel showoverflow halves overflow-auto canscrollright nw greyscrollbar redscrollbar"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left row-content-width scrollbarwrapper"> <div class="row padleft transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow transition-delay-2"> <div class="row scrollbarplaceholder"></div> <div class="position-absolute position-left position-center row-full buttons text-align-left"> <a class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle cta link-active arrow" data-href="left" data-type="callback"> <div class="position-relative bx rotate180 image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_icon_round_arrow_white_001.png"></div> </a> <div class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle pad small"></div> <div class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle oneof"> <p class="big position-relative position-center"><span class="strong">1 of 4</span></p> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle pad small"></div> <a class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle cta link-active arrow" data-href="right" data-type="callback"> <div class="position-relative bx image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_icon_round_arrow_white_001.png"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width nw whitespace-remove"> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="0"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-4 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_performance_in_2022_1_002.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="box text-align-left"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">74% reduction</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">in CO<sub>2</sub> emissions across Hitachi sites*</span></p> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="position-absolute position-bottom position-left text-align-left"> <p class="sub smaller">*Scopes 1 & 2, compared to a 2010 baseline.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="1"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll scale image-cover transition-duration-slow transition-delay-8 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_performance_in_2022_2_001.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="box text-align-left"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">15% reduction in waste intensity*</span></p> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="position-absolute position-bottom position-left text-align-left"> <p class="sub smaller">*Compared to 2010 baseline, includes valuables resold.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="2"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-12 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_performance_in_2022_3_002.jpg"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="box text-align-left"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">30% reduction in water use intensity*</span></p> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="position-absolute position-bottom position-left text-align-left"> <p class="sub smaller">*Compared to 2010 baseline.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="pad small"></div> <div class="pad smaller"></div> <a class="position-relative col half inline-block whitespace-remove text-align-right selected vertical-align-top nofilter overflow-hidden" data-href="" data-tab="3"> <div class="box"> <div class="box transition transition-on-scroll image-cover scale transition-duration-slow transition-delay-12 thumb "> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_performance_in_2022_4_002.jpg" style="background-position:right top"></div> <div class="box-absolute wash transition transition-duration-slow"></div> <div class="box leftpart transition"> <div class="box text-align-left"> <div class="position-relative position-left position-center text-align-left"> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="h2 big"><span class="strong">146 sites globally</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="sub"><span class="strong">that now send zero waste to landfill*</span></p> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="position-absolute position-bottom position-left text-align-left"> <p class="sub smaller">*Less than 0.5%, in accordance with relevant regulations.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> <div class="position-relative inline-block padrightmargin"></div> </div> <div class="space"></div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="space small hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"></div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-becoming-a-carbon-neutral-business" data-hash="becoming-a-carbon-neutral-business"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-white text-color-black transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slower transition-delay-2"> <div class="space"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-center"> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel twothirds text-align-left"> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"> <h2 class="bigger"><span class="strong">Becoming a carbon-neutral business</span></h2> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row big ">As part of Hitachi’s responsibility to tackle climate change, we place a priority on reducing our energy use and carbon footprint.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row ">This means rethinking the way we design products, power our factories and ship our products. We’re making progress but know there’s more to achieve. Reducing our carbon footprint starts with changing the way we operate and power our business sites.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"> <p class="row ">We are steadily reducing our carbon emissions by introducing energy-saving equipment and shifting to renewable energy sources. We have set clear interim targets, and aim to achieve a 50% reduction in our CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by 2024 and an 80% reduction by 2027 (compared to emissions in 2010).</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-left"> <p class="bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"><span class="strong">Carbon reduction roadmap for Hitachi operations</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div>  <div class="row a383 image-cover transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slower scale"> <div class="box-absolute image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_carbon_reduction_chart_background_001.jpg" alt="Graph showing carbon reduction roadmap for Hitachi's operations to reduce residual emissions by 50% in FY2024 and by 80% in FY2027."></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-10 transition-duration-slower scale" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_carbon_reduction_chart_foreground_1_001.png"></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-20 transition-duration-slower scale" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_carbon_reduction_chart_foreground_2_001.png"></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-30 transition-duration-slower down" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_carbon_reduction_chart_foreground_3_001.png"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="small chart">In fiscal 2023, the amount decreased due to the deconsolidation of auto parts-related companies.</p>  </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-center"> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel twothirds text-align-left"> <p class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up">As a global business with a portfolio and partnership network that spans multiple industries and geographies, Hitachi’s environmental impact extends far beyond our operating sites. We are collaborating with our supply partners to monitor and track progress on reducing emissions throughout our value chain.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up">We are also committed to supporting the wider societal change needed to help ensure a more sustainable future. As a responsible business, we collaborate with and contribute to a wide range of external initiatives. From being a Global Alliance Member of the <a href="https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/global-alliance/" target="_blank" class="underline"><span class="strong">Earthshot Prize</span></a> to a signatory to the <a href="https://www.businessfornature.org" target="_blank" class="underline"><span class="strong">Business for Nature</span></a> initiative, we contribute to societal change beyond our business.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"><span class="strong">Learn more about how we’re working with others.</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"> <a class="position-relative inline-block vertical-align-middle cta link-active transition" href="/sustainability/report/management/engagement.html"> <span>Our partnerships</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="space"></div> </section> <section class="row section environment-sustainability-report background-white" data-hash="sustainability-report"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-black transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slowest"> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slowest transition scale overflow-hidden"> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition-parallax small" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_transformation_005.jpg"></div> </div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-center"> <div class="position-relative inline-block text-align-center"> <h2 class="bigger"><span class="strong">Our belief in transformation has reshaped our business to accelerate the pace of change</span></h2> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space"></div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-resource-efficiency background-white" data-hash="resource-efficiency"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-grey-lighter text-color-black transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"> <div class="space"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-center"> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel twothirds text-align-center"> <h2 class="big transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"><span class="strong">Resource efficiency through innovation</span></h2> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="big transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up">Transforming our environmental impact requires rethinking the way in which we produce, consume and process the planet's resources.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up">We are adopting circular approaches to business that allow us to reduce waste, optimize how we use precious natural resources and become more water-efficient. This is both in our own operations and throughout our global value chain.</p> <div class="space small"></div> <p class="big transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"><span class="strong">How we’re putting circularity to work across our business</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="position-relative inline-block circulareconomy transition transition-on-scroll scale transition-duration-slowest a554" alt="Diagram to show how Hitachi is putting circularity to work through innovations in product, manufacturing process and business models"> <div class="box-absolute image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_circular_economy_chart_1_background_001.png"></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain arrows" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_circular_economy_chart_1_foreground_001.png"></div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll scale transition-duration-slowest image-contain a143" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_circular_economy_chart_2_001.png"></div> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel leftpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Innovating our product design</p> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel rightpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">We have introduced eco-design and life cycle assessments into our product development processes. Together, these help reduce emissions during product usage, which accounts for a large share of carbon emissions throughout the value chain and helps lower the overall environmental impact of products over their life cycle.</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow line"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel leftpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Innovating our manufacturing process</p> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel rightpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">Becoming more circular means reducing the amount of waste and unused materials generated from our business sites. To do this, we are optimizing our manufacturing processes, installing on-site recycling facilities and reusing materials across business sites. </p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="">This supports our broader goal to minimize landfill as part of our focus on achieving zero waste to landfill by 2030 from our manufacturing sites. We are also improving water efficiency across our sites by monitoring water intake, controlling leakage and reusing cooling water and purified wastewater.</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow line"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel leftpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Innovating our business models</p> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel rightpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">We must also make changes to the way in which our products are shipped, used and disposed of so that we can reduce waste. Hitachi is introducing new business models, such as subscription models, sharing-based models and pay-per-use systems. We have also collaborated with partners throughout our value chain to introduce schemes to recycle, repair and resell used products.</p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-minimising-impact-on-natural-capital background-white" data-hash="minimising-impact-on-natural-capital"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-white text-color-black transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slower"> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-left"> <div class="space"></div> <div class="row text-align-left halfpanel"> <h2 class="big transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"><span class="strong">Minimizing impact on nature</span></h2> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow big">Hitachi is committed to minimizing the difference between positive and negative impacts on nature as part of our long-term environmental targets.</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove text-align-right"> <div class="position-absolute position-top position-left col halfpanel leftpanel"> <div class="box image-cover transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slowest transition scale overflow-hidden"> <div class="box image-cover transition-parallax small" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_minimise_impact_001.jpg"></div> </div> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel rightpanel"> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Measuring our impact on nature</p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">As part of our efforts to understand our impact on nature, Hitachi sought to better quantify exactly how our business impacts the natural world. We are taking actions to reduce carbon emissions and increase resource-efficiency. We also identified a need to address our contributions to air and water pollution.</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow line"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Reducing air and water pollution</p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">Hitachi aims to decrease air and water pollution by reducing levels of chemical substances such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) used in all stages of our operations – from design through to shipping. Hitachi proactively monitors incoming chemical substance regulation and aims to control usage six months prior to official regulation.</p> </div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> <div class="row transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow line"></div> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow "> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="bigger">Ecosystem preservation activities</p> </div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="">Hitachi business sites engage in a wide range of preservation activities including eco-system monitoring, forest conservation, and desert greening. More broadly, other business activities contribute directly to ecosystem preservation, such as building water treatment plants.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up"><span class="strong">Roadmap to minimize nature-related impacts</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="row a478 image-cover transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slower scale"> <div class="box-absolute image-contain" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_roadmap_chart_background_002.jpg" alt="Graph showing Hitachi's roadmap to minimize nature related impacts by contributions through products and services and ecosystem preservation activities."></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-10 transition-duration-slower transition-direction-up" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_roadmap_chart_foreground_1_001.png"></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-20 transition-duration-slower transition-direction-up" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_roadmap_chart_foreground_2_001.png"></div> <div class="box-absolute image-contain transition transition-on-scroll transition-delay-5 transition-duration-slower transition-direction-up" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_roadmap_chart_foreground_3_001.png"></div> </div> <div class="space small hide-when-aspect-portrait-narrow"></div> <div class="space small"></div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-partnership-and-innovation background-white" data-hash="partnership-and-innovation"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left background-black transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slowest"> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition transition-on-scroll transition-duration-slowest scale overflow-hidden"> <div class="box-absolute image-cover transition-parallax small" data-image="/sustainability/assets/image/sustainability_environment_partnership_and_innovation_005.jpg"></div> </div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="position-relative row-content-width-narrower text-align-center"> <div class="position-relative inline-block text-align-center"> <h2 class="bigger"><span class="strong">Partnership and innovation are essential to accelerate the pace of change towards a sustainable future</span></h2> </div> </div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space"></div> <div class="space"></div> </div> </section> <section class="row section environment-innovation-and-impact overflow-visible" data-hash="innovation-and-impact"> <div class="position-relative position-top position-left transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow background-black"> <div class="position-relative row-content-width text-align-right whitespace-remove"> <div class="space hide-when-aspect-portrait"></div> <div class="space small"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="inline-block half halfpanel sticky leftpanel text-align-left vertical-align-top"> <p class="h2 bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow"><span class="strong">Innovation and impact for sustainability</span></p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smallest"></div> <div class="row"> <p class="row-full bigger transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow">Transforming our own value chain is not enough. As a global solutions-provider, Hitachi considers how our business can best facilitate the global transition to net zero and support a more sustainable future.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row-full transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow">Our scale and connectivity join the dots between governments, industry and cities. Developing products and services that reduce environmental impact, we collaborate to bring impact to customers, partners and society at large.</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> <p class="row-full transition transition-on-scroll transition-direction-up transition-duration-slow">We facilitate the global transition towards net-zero through three business areas, which each contribute to wider transformation:</p> <div class="space smaller"></div> <div class="space smaller"></div> </div> </div> <div class="position-relative inline-block halfpanel rightpanel vertical-align-top"> <div class="row whitespace-remove transition transition-on-scroll scale transition-duration-slow"> <a href="/businesses/index.html#green_energy_and_mobility" class="position-relative inline-block row-full link-active image-cover transition nofilter"> <div class="row image-cover box-viewport-25 link-active transition" 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