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The Daiwa Securities Group is making efforts to reduce environmental impact on an ongoing basis as well as raising environmental awareness among executives and employees.
Giving full consideration to the environment during the relocation that took place in fiscal 2007, we made every possible effort to reuse and recycle unneeded items, aiming to achieve a “zero waste” move. We made an effort to reduce landfill waste through such measures as breaking up and compressing fixtures and equipment that could not be used again, undertook material recycling by sending metal components to electric furnace manufacturers, non-metal components to refineries and waste plastic and other materials to thermal recycling* facilities. In addition, documents have been converted into materials to make paper after being processed. Ultimately, of total waste weighing 958,350kg, 942,547kg was turned into recyclable materials. Deducting the amount of waste materials transported to final disposal sites, we achieved a final recycling rate of 98%.
| * Thermal recycling: | Thermal energy that is produced during the incineration process is collected and used in such areas as electric power and hot water generation. |
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A paperless meeting system was introduced using liquid crystal pen tablets installed in executive meeting rooms at the Daiwa Securities Group’s head office building located in the GranTokyo North Tower. As a rule, meetings have been paperless since May 2008.
Meeting materials are displayed on screens provided within easy reach of participants, and presenters are able to display in real time written remarks made on materials from their location onto participants’ screen displays. Participants can also write comments directly over materials displayed on their screens and both the materials and written memos can be saved.
This system has not only reduced copying and related expenses but also increased efficiency in such tasks as material distributions and keeping meeting records. It is also possible to maintain a high level of security thanks to the ability to consolidate the management of meeting materials.
With the installation of screens that can be used as both whiteboards and projectors in a portion of the visitor and meeting rooms, paperless systems are being promoted throughout the Group.
In addition to these initiatives, a “Paper Reduction Project Manager” has been appointed to promote related activities at Daiwa Securities Group Inc., and awareness is being raised about reducing paper usage at each Group company. Thanks to these and other measures, the amount of copying paper purchased by the Group during fiscal 2008 fell approximately 19% compared with the previous fiscal year.
