Environmental Management

Based on the MAX Environmental Declaration and Basic Environmental Guidelines, MAX has set up an EMS Committee chaired by the General Manager of the Environment and Quality Assurance Department. Environmental committees promote activities at each manufacturing site to reduce the environmental burden.

MAX Environmental Declaration

Providing environment-friendly products and services is the starting point for MAX's goal of creating customer value. In essence, it is the very practice of "To take responsibility in supplying quality products" as stated in the MAX Company Creed.
We have established the following Basic Environmental Guidelines as a code of conduct in environmental conservation efforts related to all of the MAX Group's corporate activities. We will work on environmentally-friendly manufacturing, and aim to achieve harmony between our business and the environment.

Basic Environmental Guidelines

  1. 1We will strive to reduce the environmental burden through actions such as conserving resources, saving energy, reducing harmful substances, and decreasing the amount of waste, at each stage from product planning, development, and design to production, distribution, use, and disposal.
  2. 2We will comply with environmentally-related laws, regulations, etc., establish voluntary standards, etc., and strive to improve management.
  3. 3We will continue to carry out in-house public relations and education for raising environmental awareness so that each employee engages in environmentally-friendly behavior.
  4. 4To implement these guidelines, we will set environmental objectives and targets, and promote a positive cycle of improvement activities.
  5. 5As necessary, we will disclose the implementation status for development and management of environmentally-friendly technologies, materials, products, services, etc.

MAX Co., Ltd.
President

Organization of EMS (Environmental Management System) Committee

Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification

MAX has acquired ISO 14001 certification at all domestic manufacturing sites in Gunma Prefecture (Tamamura*, Fujioka, Takasaki, Yoshii, Kuragano) and Ibaraki Prefecture (Joban), as well as overseas factories in China (Shenzhen), Malaysia, and Thailand.

  • *Includes MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.
History of acquiring certification
Domestic Bases
Date of Recording
Certification
Details Application Site Applicable Office / Related Company
June,1999 Acquisition of ISO 14001:1996 Tamamura site
  • Tamamura Factory
    〔MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.〕
February,2000 Acquisition of ISO 14001:1996 Takasaki site
  • Takasaki Factory
February,2001 Acquisition of ISO 14001:1996 Fujioka site
  • Fujioka Factory
June,2002 Integration of three sites Tamamura site
Takasaki site
Fujioka site
  • Tamamura Factory
    〔MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.〕
  • Fujioka Factory
  • Takasaki Office *1
    〔MAX Service Co., Ltd.〕
June,2008 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2004 Additional sites Yoshii site
  • Yoshii Factory
    [MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.]
June,2017 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2015[Update] Tamamura site
Takasaki site
Fujioka site
Yoshii site
  • Tamamura Factory
    〔MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.〕
  • Fujioka Factory
  • Takasaki Office
    [MAX Engineering Service Co., Ltd.*2]
  • Yoshii Factory
    [MAX Takasaki Co., Ltd. Yoshii Factory]
    [MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.]
June,2017 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2015
Additional sites
Kuragano site
  • Kuragano Factory
    [MAX Takasaki Co., Ltd. Kuragano Factory]
July,2018 JQA Integration
ProgramStage I
Tamamura site
Takasaki site
Fujioka site
Yoshii site
Kuragano site
July,2020 Additional sites Joban site
  • MAX Joban Co., Ltd.
July,2021 organizational change Tamamura site
Takasaki site
Fujioka site
Yoshii site
Kuragano site
Joban site
  • Tamamura Factory
  • Fujioka Factory
  • Takasaki Office
    [MAX Engineering Service Co., Ltd.*2]
  • Yoshii Factory
    [MAX Takasaki Co., Ltd. Yoshii Factory]
    [MAX Logistics Warehouse Co., Ltd.]
  • Kuragano Factory
    [MAX Takasaki Co., Ltd. Kuragano Factory]
  • MAX Joban Co., Ltd.
July,2022 JQA Integration Program
Stage Ⅱ
All site
July,2023 JQA Integration Program
Premium Stage
All site


Overseas Bases
Date of Recording Certification Details Country Name Applicable Office / Related Company
November,2006 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2004 China
  • MAX ELECTRONICS MACHINE CO., (SHENZHEN) LTD.
July,2008 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2004 Malaysia
  • MAX FASTENERS(M) SDN.BHD.
July,2017 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2015 Malaysia
  • MAX FASTENERS(M) SDN.BHD.
October,2017 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2015 China
  • MAX ELECTRONICS MACHINE CO., (SHENZHEN) LTD.
November,2019 Acquisition of ISO 14001:2015 Thailand
  • MAX (THAILAND)CO.,LTD.
  1. *1From FY 2002, the name of the Takasaki Factory was changed to the Takasaki Office.
  2. *2From FY 2016, MAX Service Co., Ltd. changed its name to MAX Engineering Services Co., Ltd.

Compliance with environmental laws and regulations

Each production base of MAX clarifies the related laws and regulations based on their production lineup, and complies with requirements.

  • Planned improvement of energy eiciency based on the Energy Saving Act
  • Regular measurement of air and water quality
  • Appropriate disposal of waste
  • Management of substances prohibited in products based on laws and regulations such as the EU RoHS directive
  • Management of chemical substances based on the PRTR Law

Green Procurement

MAX has established the "MAX Green Procurement Standards" for chemical substances, etc., and is thoroughly observing them at our company and our suppliers.

NO. Document Name Overview
1 MAX Green Procurement Standards Record of purpose, scope of application, etc.
2 MAX Chemical Substance Management Standards Description of list of chemical substances to be investigated and forms to be submitted
3 Survey guidelines for information on chemical substances contained in products Description of survey contents on raw materials and auxiliary materials used by business partners
4 Guidelines for chemical substance management systems Description of construction of a chemical substance management system for business partners

Environmental Education

MAX conducts annual environmental education on energy, recycling, chemical substances, etc., for all employees at our manufacturing sites.
The Environment and Quality Assurance Department conducts specialist training and work training on legal regulations and behavior during emergencies, and also certifies qualifications based on plans for qualification and skill acquisition.

Internal Audits

We carry out periodic internal environmental audits at all of MAX's domestic manufacturing sites and in China (Shenzhen), Malaysia, and Thailand. Based on the ISO 14001 standard, we operate a PDCA cycle to confirm that the EMS (Environmental Management System) is functioning properly.
Additionally, we held skill-improvement seminars for internal auditors (53 people) in fiscal 2020 and certified them as internal auditors. For new auditors, we provide education such as attending OJT by veteran in-house auditors and external seminars.