East Japan Railway Company
September 6, 2005
The JR East Group has issued Sustainability Report 2005, which summarizes its efforts with respect
to the environment and other concerns.
The JR East Group's programs are described in terms of three broad categories: environmental, social and economic.
Sustainability Report 2005, which describes the efforts of the JR East Group toward building a sustainable society in terms of the environment (prevention of global warming, recycling resources, etc.), society (safety, customer relations, community relations, employee relations, etc.), and the economy (financial results, economic relations with stakeholders), has just been published. This report not only presents JR East Groups efforts in various areas to a wide audience, but will also serve
as a tool for eliciting readers' opinions.
We have also created a digest version, which highlights the most important issues and which will be distributed to all employees to raise their environmental awareness. The digest version will also be distributed at various events.
The main points covered in Sustainability Report 2005 are as follows.
This report is divided into a Highlights Section and a Comprehensive Section.
In contrast to the Comprehensive Section, which gives a detailed description of each program, the Highlights Section turns the spotlight on employees who stand in the forefront of these programs, bringing the concepts and detailed descriptions of the processes involved into sharp relief.
Contents
Environmental Aspects | Social Aspects |
"Creating the World's Most Environmentally-Friendly High-Speed Train" |
"Learning from Disaster: Responses to the Niigata-Chuetsu Earthquake" |
In addition, the basic concepts concerning railroad safety are presented in "Our Aim: Ultimate Safety."
To carry out its environmental protection programs in a well-planned manner, the JR East Group has set specific numerical goals to work toward. We have been working on goals that were to be achieved in FY 2005. Our FY 2003 results show that we have achieved six out of eleven numerical goals and are moving steadily toward attaining the rest. With the aim of furthering its environmental programs, the JR East Group has set up new "Goals to Be Met by FY 2008." These not only revise the previous goals upward, but also set new goals for the JR East Group as a whole.
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* Reductions are stated using figures from FY 1990 as the base value.
Item | Target for FY 2005 | → | Target for FY 2008 |
CO2 emissions from business activities | 20% reduction | → | 22% reduction |
CO2 emissions per unit of electricity generation at JR East-operated thermal power plants | 30% reduction | → | 40% reduction |
Ratio of energy-efficient railcars to total rolling stock | 80% | → | 82% |
Energy consumption to operate trains per unit of transport volume | 15% reduction | → | 19% reduction |
Number of large refrigerators using specified chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | 85% reduction | → | 100% reduction |
Recycling rate for waste generated at stations and on trains | 40% | → | 45% |
Recycling rate for waste generated at General Rolling Stock Centers, etc. | 75% | → | 85% (average for 4 years of plan) |
Recycling rate for waste generated at construction projects | 85% | → | 92% (average for 4 years of plan) |
NOx emissions at JR East thermal power plant | 60% reduction | → | 63% reduction |
Noise reduction on Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen lines | 75 dB in residential areas | → | 4th plan |
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Recycling rate for general waste | — | → | 43% |
Percent of recycled paper used in offices | 100% at JR East | → | 100% |
Annual environmental activities | — | → | Participate in tree planting, etc. |
For details, please see Sustainability Report 2005 on our Web site at
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/environment/.