Recognizing the potential impact of our business activities on our ecosystem, we have taken steps to maintaining our commitment to protect biodiversity in our areas of operation.
With the establishment of Komatsu's "Declaration of Biodiversity" and "Biodiversity Guideline" in January 2011, Komatsu business units worldwide began activities designed to preserve biodiversity.
Komatsu promotes initiatives to preserve biodiversity on two levels.
First, the Company continues to promote ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of Komatsu's business activities. Komatsu also considers biodiversity when deciding how land is to be used, such as when building factories.
Second, Komatsu is becoming directly involved in the preservation of biodiversity, and at the same time expanding our "one-site, one-theme activities" to raise employee's awareness of the need to preserve local ecosystems.
Komatsu Declaration on Biodiversity (Revised June 2023)
Komatsu recognizes that its business activities are dependent on and influence the biodiversity of ecosystems.
Based on this understanding, Komatsu strives to take actions in accordance with the guiding principles described below, as it shares a sense of responsibility regarding the biodiversity crisis, and strives to conserve diverse resources and promote their sustainable use.
Ⅰ(Recognition by Management)
Komatsu recognizes that the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity are important management tasks.
Ⅱ(Initiatives)
Komatsu shall promote its biodiversity activities integrally with those to address climate change issues from the following two perspectives.
In particular, avoid operational activities in areas and near sites of containing globally or nationally important biodiversity.
Ⅲ(Operation)
Komatsu shall promote activities by means of a step-by-step approach, taking feasibility into consideration.
Ⅳ(Working with the external partners)
In order to protect biodiversity in the regions in which we operate, Komatsu will undertake activities together with administrative agencies, local citizens, NGOs and other entities; by doing so we aim to become a corporation local communities can be proud of.
Ⅴ(Full participation activities)
Komatsu will promulgate the importance of biodiversity to all employees and undertake activities with their full participation. We will involve our suppliers and dealers as well as customers related to the lifecycle of Komatsu products in these activities and promote our initiatives on a global group-wide scale.
Ⅵ(Communication)
Komatsu will educate and disclose related information to employees. In addition, Komatsu will actively disclose information on activities being undertaken and work to contribute to heightening the level of societal awareness of the importance of biodiversity.
*Sites containing globally or nationally important biodiversity:
Komatsu established its Declaration of Biodiversity and Biodiversity Guideline in January 2011. For the 10 years since then, we have continued to perform One-site, one-theme activities at each base (plant and office) globally.
2020 is a landmark year as 10 years have passed since the Conference of the Parties (COP10) was held and the Aichi targets were selected. 2021 is a milestone as it marks the tenth anniversary of Komatsu’s Declaration of Biodiversity. Coinciding with this, we distributed a questionnaire to the Komatsu Group and surveyed their biodiversity conservation activities to identify future subjects and policies to implement in the future.
The results of the survey, showing the status of each base, are below.
In the future, to expand biodiversity conservation activities to the entire life cycle, we will explain these activities to the supply chain and motivate them to proactively participate in activities.
PT Komatsu Indonesia is working to conserve biodiversity to realize a sustainable society as a manufacturing company. The company has been promoting a reforestation project in a forest reserve in West Java, Indonesia, to cultivate different species of trees in an area of approximately 268 hectares. In addition to enriching the existing ecosystem, these activities have also helped to conserve various species of flora and fauna. In addition, Komatsu has enriched the ecosystem at its Indonesian site to grow about 40 different species of trees and plants, coexist with plants and animals in reservoirs and encourage birds to settle in the area. Recognizing that Komatsu's business activities depend on and affect biodiversity, the company will continue its efforts to contribute to biodiversity conservation.
