Biodiversity

Internationally, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) calls for the realization of a “Nature Positive” world by 2030, aiming to halt and reverse nature loss. This is not only a societal challenge closely interconnected with climate change, but also a critical issue that affects the sustainability of corporate activities. At DENSO, we recognize this challenge as an important perspective for enhancing the quality of our management and business operations. We are working to better understand how our business both depends on and impacts nature, and based on these findings, we will continue to implement practical and actionable improvements. Through ongoing dialogue and verification, we will promote business operations that give due consideration to ecosystems and biodiversity.

At plants in Japan and overseas, we carry out activities tailored to the characteristics of each region, including monitoring surveys and the establishment of bird protection areas, in order to conserve local biodiversity.

Our worksites around the world promote environmental contribution activities such as tree-planting initiatives and community beautification efforts.

We promote biodiversity conservation activities in collaboration with local communities and with the participation of employees in areas surrounding our business sites and in representative water bodies across the countries and regions where we operate.
For example, since 2007, DENSO Toyohashi Plant has worked in partnership with the NPO “Omotehama Network” to protect the coastal environment of the Omotehama Beach shoreline, which serves as a nesting site for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.
In addition, our business sites around the world are engaged in environmental conservation and cleanup activities for aquatic habitats that support diverse forms of wildlife.

Forest conservation in Japan serves as a critical foundation for maintaining and restoring biodiversity and represents a core initiative that supports both the ecological value of Japan as a biodiversity hotspot and the responsibility to protect it. At DENSO, conservation activities are continuously carried out in collaboration with local communities and with the participation of many employees.

At DENSO, efforts to restore green spaces are being promoted globally not only for forest conservation but also for the protection of biodiversity. Our employees participate in tree-planting activities in many countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy in Europe; Brazil in South America; and Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, India, and South Korea in Asia. For example, DNPH in the Philippines participated in the “Mount Makiling Tree-Planting” project, where tree-planting activities were carried out while monitoring tree growth progress through project documentation and setting growth milestones. In Thailand and Malaysia, many employees also participated in mangrove tree-planting activities aimed at protecting coastal mangrove forests.

We participate in the “Green Wave Project,” an initiative through which Toyota Group companies work together to promote biodiversity conservation activities. Through this initiative, we are expanding efforts such as creating forests within our manufacturing facilities and conserving habitats for wildlife, extending these activities beyond Toyota Group companies to include local communities, government agencies, and other stakeholders.

We have endorsed the “Keidanren Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation.” To help realize a sustainable society, we have established the “DENSO Eco Vision” as our action plan, defining both the goals to be achieved and the specific actions required. To promote harmony between people and nature, we are advancing initiatives such as the “protection of region-specific ecosystems and endangered species” within our business sites, as well as the “DENSO Green Project,” a greening initiative that emphasizes natural landscaping techniques using native plant species. These activities are carried out collaboratively by employees, their families, NPOs, and local communities. The Keidanren Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation brings together companies and organizations that support the principles of the “Keidanren Declaration on Biodiversity (Revised Edition)” in pursuit of a sustainable society. Information on participating organizations’ future policies and specific initiatives has been published on the Keidanren web platform since September 2021.

We support the “30by30” initiative and participate in the “30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity.” The “30by30” initiative is a global target aimed at halting and reversing biodiversity loss (Nature Positive) by effectively conserving more than 30% of land and marine areas as healthy ecosystems by 2030.
Since 2006, we have actively promoted biodiversity conservation initiatives, including greening activities not only within our business sites but also in surrounding communities and areas where automobiles are used, such as along highways. We have also engaged in environmental education programs designed to raise environmental awareness among employees. By leveraging the extensive experience and knowledge we have cultivated through our long-standing biodiversity conservation efforts, we will continue contributing to the development of a sustainable society through participation in the 30by30 Alliance.