Efforts for Preservation of Biodiversity

Approach and Policy

As a manufacturing company, we use various resources as raw materials, produce at multiple locations, and deliver products to society. Human society is sustained by the blessings of a rich natural environment, and we recognize the impact on biodiversity and see contributing to it as important in our corporate activities.

Resonac recognizes that conserving biodiversity is crucial for the natural resilience generated by ecosystems, and is committed to "assessing and mitigating the impacts of business activities on ecosystems," "restoring biodiversity at risk of being lost," and "sustainable utilization of natural capital such as forests, soil, water, air, and biological resources," thereby contributing to the realization of nature-positive outcomes.

Goals and Achievement Status

In 2023, we formulated a biodiversity conservation roadmap aligned with our sustainability strategy roadmap, referring to the TNFD's recommended disclosure items and approaches. In 2024, following the roadmap, we proceeded with the evaluation process including "simple assessment of dependencies and impacts," "assessment of priority areas," "evaluation of dependencies and impacts," "assessment of risks and opportunities," and "consideration and implementation of countermeasures." For the evaluation methods and results, please refer to the "Information Disclosure in Accordance with TCFD and TNFD Recommendations" page.

Registered as a TNFD Adopter

We support the recommendations published by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) in September 2023 and registered as a TNFD Adopter and in the TNFD Forum in June 2024. We will continue efforts based on the recognition that conserving biodiversity is important for the natural regenerative capacity generated by ecosystems. In addition, we will advance the identification and evaluation of nature-related issues (dependency, impact, risks, and opportunities) according to the TNFD recommendations and provide information disclosure.

The ecosystem conservation activity center in Ibaraki Prefecture has been certified by the Ministry of the Environment as a "Nature Symbiosis Site" (currently: Regional Biodiversity Promotion Act).

We are carrying out the "Kasumigaura Surrounding Environment Restoration Project," an ecosystem conservation activity through rice cultivation, in collaboration with the specified nonprofit organization Asaza Fund and the Hatori Ward Residents' Association in Makabe Town, Sakuragawa City. The activity base, "Sakuragawa Co-Creation Village" (Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture), was certified as a "Nature Symbiosis Site*" designated by the Ministry of the Environment in 2024.

Since 2012, Resonac, along with the Asaza Foundation, has been carrying out a social contribution activity called the "Kasumigaura Surrounding Environment Restoration Project" aimed at preserving the environment and ecosystem of the Kasumigaura Basin, which the Resonac Group uses as industrial water. Starting in 2017, we began co-creating in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, where the Sakuragawa River, one of the sources of Kasumigaura, flows, together with the Asaza Foundation and the local community associations. We named the activity base "Sakuragawa Co-creation Village", aiming to restore the satoyama environment and preserve the ecosystem through rice cultivation on abandoned farmland.

We will not only continue our activities in "Sakuragawa Kyoso-no-Sato" in collaboration with the Asaza Foundation and local communities, but also work together with various stakeholders to promote a wide range of efforts toward biodiversity conservation.

• * The "Nature Coexistence Site" is a unique initiative in Japan implemented to achieve the international goal "30by30," which aims to effectively conserve more than 30% of land and sea with healthy ecosystems by 2030. It is designated by the Ministry of the Environment as an "area where biodiversity conservation is being promoted through private sector initiatives, etc.". Designated areas, excluding overlaps with protected areas, are registered in an international database as OECMs.

Examples of initiatives

Resonac, in accordance with the group environmental policy, is working on biodiversity conservation throughout the entire group. Considering the characteristics of the regions where our offices are located, we carry out activities either independently at each office or in collaboration with local stakeholders.

Participation in Nagano Prefecture's "Forest Foster Parent Promotion Project"

 

We have participated in Nagano Prefecture's "Forest Foster Parent Promotion Project" and signed a foster parent contract in September 2024 with the Nagahata District Forest Development Council of Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture (Chairman: Mr. Kazuhiro Sugasawa). Going forward, we will continue forest conservation and maintenance activities, such as creating walking trails, planting, undergrowth mowing, and thinning, in collaboration with local residents in the forests owned by the region and our company.

Donation of our product "Klopico" to the disaster area affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake

We support the initiative by the "NPO Green Curtain Support Group," with whom we have collaborated on the Green Curtain Project, to install green curtains on temporary housing for victims of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in the activity called the "Temporary Housing × Green Curtain Project in Ishikawa." We donated a total of 538 units of our liquid fertilizer "Krupiko," which helps in growing green curtains.

Kropico is a biostimulant agricultural material made from natural raw materials that is gentle on both living organisms and the environment, contributing to sustainability.

Biodiversity conservation activities at the Kitakata office

At the Kitakata office, due to environmental control work carried out over a wide area of the site, there has been a temporary decrease in green space, and because agricultural water channels for the region and city-managed water channels run through the premises, it is necessary to promote initiatives that are mindful of the protection of the natural environment and ecosystems both inside and outside the office.

In a survey conducted in the waterway running through the premises concerning organisms that require consideration and rare species, it was found that the Japanese fire-bellied newt, classified as a near-threatened species on the Fukushima Prefecture Red List, inhabits and possibly breeds there. During the upcoming waterway renovations, the plan is to maintain the waterway in a manner considerate of organisms including the Japanese fire-bellied newt, while consulting experts.

“Project Blue Wave”

Resonac HD Singapore Pte. Ltd. (RHDS), located in Singapore, is participating in "Project Blue Wave (PBW)." PBW is an initiative aimed at deepening understanding of environmental issues through education on marine biodiversity and environmental conservation. One of the representative activities of PBW is the "Kayak N Clean" program, which combines water sports with environmental conservation. Members of RHDS participate in this program, attending lectures on biodiversity and sustainability, then engaging in cleanup activities using kayaks on a lake.