Green Stencil Program
Maxell promotes afforestation activities as part of its environmental initiatives.
This photo is as of September, 2024.
- Estimated total absorption amount 30 years after planting
For the calculation method of absorption per tree, please refer to the Forestry Agency website.
What is "Green Stencil Program"?
- Maxell supports a portion of sales of electroforming products developed and manufactured with Maxell's precise Electro Fine Forming technologies called “EF2” to plant trees. Maxell has named this program the "Green Stencil Program".
- The company entrusted with operations for the tree planting is CARBON FREE CONSULTING CORPORATION. Maxell will plant larch trees and cedar trees in designated areas under their management. A standard-sized larch can absorb about 250kg and cedar can absorb about 190kg of CO2 over 30 years.∗2
- This program started in April 2021, and the results of carbon offsetting will be sequentially posted on our website.
- We started our operations from the Mongolian region in April 2021, and as of November 2023, we have also commenced activities in Kumamoto Prefecture.
∗2 Citation from the web page of Carbon Free Consulting corporation
Electroforming products require electric power and emit CO2 in the manufacturing process of plating and growing metals.
We would like to work together with our customers in Asian countries that use electroformed products for manufacturing to improve environmental problems for the next 100 years.
We will further reduce and absorb the amount of CO2 emissions that we cannot reduce even if we make efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by investing in afforestation activities, which we call "carbon offset".
We are planning additional measures to achieve virtually zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Current forest situation
- Due to the effects of climate change, increase in forest fires and desertification.
- Deforestation caused by plantations and other activities.
- An increase in abandoned forests due to the decline of forestry.
The significance of afforestation
- Increasing forests and absorbing CO2 in the atmosphere contribute to mitigating climate change.
- Afforestation contributes to the conservation of natural environment and preservation of biodiversity.
- Afforestation contributes to the revival of forest economy.
Afforestation activities in Mongolia.
Since April 2021, we have been supporting tree planting in the Mongolian region.
Measures against desertification.
About 90% of Mongolia's land has a risk of desertification, and even in areas where afforestation is being promoted, deforestation for timber production had led to desertification. In 2009, the "Forest Law" was enacted, which included a ban on illegal logging, and with the efforts of local community groups for nature conservation, illegal logging has disappeared. However, the revival of forests remains a challenge.
Afforestation activities in Kumamoto Prefecture
In November 2023, we began to support the planting of trees in Kuma Village, Kumami County, Kumamoto Prefecture through contracted companies.
Heavy rainfall in July 2020
The region stretches along the Kuma River basin and is a farming area with terraced rice paddies. In July 2020, the torrential rains caused extensive damage in Kumamoto Prefecture and other parts of Japan, and the same area also suffered great damage.
Maxell Group’s Environmental initiatives
Maxell Group considers addressing global environmental issues, such as global warming, to be an urgent priority. To tackle these challenges, we have implemented an environmental management system throughout the company, and are encouraging efforts across the entire group.
Approach to make social contributions
Maxell Group believes that its responsibility as a good corporate citizen is to develop community-based activities as a member of local communities, in addition to solving social issues through its business. We actively promote a variety of social contribution activities in order to realize a better society.
Introduction of plant trees consulting company
Carbon Free Consulting Corporation
Head Office: 6th Floor, Oak Sakuragicho Building, 6-113 Aioicho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Overseas Office: Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
URL: http://carbonfree.co.jp/english/
∗Connect to the external link.
Source: Prepared by Maxell based on the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Web site
