Environmental Preservation

Ohara is proud of its contribution to the advancement of technology while maintaining efforts to develop materials that are not harmful to the earth's environment

Ohara attempts to combine reduction and recycling of waste together with an effort to decrease energy consumption it uses for its business activities.

*Reduction & Recycling of Glass Scrap, Plastic Waste, Refractory Brick materials, etc
*Saving consumption of electricity, gas, etc. by improving air-conditioning, illumination system and processes in factories.
*Saving consumption of natural resources by reducing usage of raw materials for glasses and packaging by improving the production yield.

Ohara makes every effort to develop eco-glasses by using alternate raw materials to harmful raw materials in order to prevent contamination of the environment.

Ohara strives to be adaptable to on-going changes in environmental policies so it can modify its practices according to the most current environmental regulations.

Ohara is to carry out and maintain the policies for the environment according to the environment management systems and programs. All Ohara employees are to comply with the policies, and the policies are to be made public.

Ohara is to establish cooperative relationship with local society, customers, suppliers and associations of related industries.

Environment Management System ISO14001 Qualification

Ohara has achieved the goal of obtaining "Environment Management System ISO 14001".  Ohara obtained this status by reducing waste products, and consuming less energy and natural resources.  Achieving this goal demonstrates Ohara’s commitment to contributing to the improvement of the earth and its environments.

The pre-audit for this qualification was held in January 2000.  Ohara obtained the official qualification after the final qualification audit was held in March of the same year.  All Ohara employees have committed to furthering any efforts that benefit the world environment.