Environmental Management

Environmental Promotion Structure

To ensure the consistent implementation of environmental initiatives across the Mitsubishi Electric Group, the Executive Officers’ Meeting commissions the Sustainability Committee to develop environmental management policies and establish environmental plans. The Committee disseminates its decisions, key priority themes, and valuable information—such as Group-wide best-practice examples—to each branch office, manufacturing plant, and associated company in Japan through the environmental management representative at each site. The Committee also monitors the Group’s environmental progress by utilizing systems that collect environmental performance data from each site and product-related environmental data.

Mitsubishi Electric Group Promotional System for Sustainability

Training of Environmental Personnel

The Mitsubishi Electric Group offers diverse environmental education programs designed to develop advanced environmental expertise and to foster a corporate culture in which employees proactively adopt lifestyles in harmony with nature.

For employees in environmental operations, we provide a diverse suite of training programs—ranging from role- and expertise-based workshops to the MELCO Seminar*1 series. These programs cover key regulatory updates on climate change, water resource management, chemical substance management, and biodiversity in different countries and regions. They also delve into the root causes of operational challenges and outline targeted countermeasures.

For all general Group employees,*2 we provide e-learning courses, job-level specific training, and pre-assignment training for overseas postings, ensuring that every Mitsubishi Electric Group employee gains a thorough understanding of essential environmental responsibilities.

  • 1 A measure for supporting skills development for employees who want to improve their own specialties and would like to contribute to management
  • 2 Executives and all employees who have a contract of employment with the Mitsubishi Electric Group are eligible

Environmental education system

Target Content Principal Course and Activity Titles
Employees in Environmental Operations Program for employees in environmental operations at their business locations, including internal environmental audits and applicable laws and regulations.
  • Environmental ｍanagement representative training
  • Environmental operations practitioner training
  • Environmental auditor training
  • MELCO Seminar, etc.
General Employees Program for employees not directly involved in environmental operations about essential knowledge of their environmental responsibilities, including environmental precautions for overseas assignments.
  • E-Learning for all Group employees
    Mitsubishi Electric Group Environmental Management
  • Job-level specific training (for new managers, new hires, etc.)
  • Pre-assignment training for overseas postings

Environmental Audits

Each year, the Mitsubishi Electric Group establishes its audit policy by combining multiple types of environmental audits and conducts comprehensive, site-level evaluations—assessing compliance with laws and regulations, the performance of its environmental management system, the progress of Environmental Management Plans, and the status of preventive measures for non-conformities—to identify and preempt environmental risks. Since these audits require extensive specialist knowledge and strong communication skills, the Group also dedicates resources to cultivating personnel engaged in environmental auditing.

Overview of the four types of environmental audits

  Internal auditing at business sites Mutual auditing between business sites Auditing of associated companies Auditing by the audit division
Implementing body Each business site of Mitsubishi Electric Group Each business site of Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric Mitsubishi Electric audit division
Subject Its respective site Other business sites of Mitsubishi Electric   Associated companies Mitsubishi Electric Group
Frequency Once a year Once a year Once every two to three years Once every three years

Preventing Environmental Incidents

The Mitsubishi Electric Group proactively strives to prevent environmental incidents, such as water and soil contamination and the leakage of substances that could harm ecosystems. We also review national and regional laws and regulations on climate change, water resource management, chemical substance management, biodiversity, and other environmental areas, ensuring full compliance. In addition to providing environmental education and conducting audits, each business site carries out regular equipment inspections and implements necessary countermeasures on an ongoing basis.

FY2025 result

Administrative actions or fines for environmental violations: None