Major Operating Companies and Production Sites
(As of March 31, 2016)
Group Companies
Consolidated subsidiaries
Non-consolidated subsidiaries
Affiliates
Equity-method affiliates
Japan
24
69
32
7
North America Australia
3
4
1
1
2
0
2
0
Asia
4
7
3
1
Europe
3
1
1
0
South America
0
2
1
0
Africa
0
0
1
0
Total
38
81
40
10
Production Sites
Pulp and Paper Business
Paper-Related Business
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
1
Kushiro Mill
2
Hokkaido Mill (Asahikawa)
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
(Paper-Pak Division)
1 SOKA PAPER-PAK CO., LTD.
3
Hokkaido Mill (Yufutsu)
4
Hokkaido Mill (Shiraoi)
3
5
Akita Mill
4
MIKI PAPER-PAK CO., LTD.
ISHIOKA KAKO CO., LTD.
6
Ishinomaki Mill
5
Nakoso Film Co., Ltd.
7
Iwanuma Mill
8
9
Nakoso Mill
Ashikaga Mill*
10
Soka Mill*
11
Fuji Mill
12
Otake Mill
13
Iwakuni Mill
14
Yatsushiro Mill
15
Tokyo Mill
16
Kaisei Mill
17
Kyoto Mill
20
Suita Mill
21
Kochi Mill
Kitakami Paper Co., Ltd.
22 Ichinoseki Mill
6
Gotsu Mill
7
Iwakuni Mill
8
Higashimatsuyama Mill
Yufutsu Mill
Nippon Seitai Corporation
Koyo Mill
Nippon Paper Papylia Co., Ltd.
Harada Mill
N&E Co., Ltd.
Daishowa Uniboard Co., Ltd.
3
Miyagi Mill
Location of Production Sites
10
Asahikawa Mill
11
Maebashi Mill
12
Saitama Mill
13
Niigata Mill
10
14
Kyoto Mill
10
15
Kyushu Mill
16
2
2
1
1
4 9 3
4 9 3
Head Office Plant
25
23
25
5
16
5
16
23
26
26
23 Port
Angeles Mill
Paper Australia Pty Ltd.
24
24 Maryvale
24
Mill
Jujo Thermal Oy
13
13
Mill
26 Siam Nippon Industrial
Paper Co., Ltd.
*R
enamed the “Kanto Mill” after an operational
consolidation in April 2016.
17
6
15
15
12
6
13
7
12
13 7
20
3 17
2
21
21
14
14
4
Iwaki Mill
2
Akita Jujo Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Nippon Paper Industries
USA Co., Ltd.
25 Kauttua
1
9
18
19
Nippon Paper Lumber Co., Ltd.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
(Chemical Division)
Nippon Paper Crecia Co., Ltd.
EGAWA PAPER-PAK CO., LTD.
2
Wood Products and
Construction Related Business
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3 20
14
14
11 9
12
1911169
11 18 12
19 16
11 18
22
23
6
23
7 22
3
6
7
3
1
8 5
1
8 5
8
8
2
15
102 1
15
10 1
4
4
Editorial Policy
The Nippon Paper Group publishes its sustainability
report to provide stakeholders with a broad overview
of what we are doing to meet our corporate social
responsibilities (CSR). The Group also publishes an
annual report to provide information on its financial
aspects and results of operations.
This report was prepared in accordance with the
core option of the fourth update of the GRI
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G4).
Period Covered
Fiscal 2015: April 1, 2015–March 31, 2016
Includes information from before April 1, 2015 and after March 31,
2016. Dates are indicated in such cases.
Scope of Organizations Covered
The reporting entity is Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Data, however, were compiled as of March 31, 2016 for
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. and all 38 of its
consolidated subsidiaries.
Scope of Environmental Coverage
The scope of the report covers the basic environmental
policies, systems, environmental accounting and
environment performance and other data for the 19
companies, including 5 non-consolidated subsidiaries with
production facilities, named below. All major production
locations are included.
Consolidated: Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.; Nippon Paper
Crecia Co., Ltd.; Nippon Paper Papylia Co., Ltd.; Paper Australia Pty
Ltd.; Kitakami Paper Co., Ltd.; Nippon Paper Industries USA Co.,
Ltd.; Jujo Thermal Oy; Siam Nippon Industrial Paper Co., Ltd.; Nippon
Seitai Corporation; Nippon Paper Lumber Co., Ltd.; N&E Co., Ltd.;
Daishowa Uniboard Co., Ltd..; Nippon Paper Development Co., Ltd.;
GAC CO., LTD.
(The contribution to total consolidated sales of the companies
listed here was 94%.)
(Sales data for trading companies that are members of the Nippon
Paper Group and sell products made by the Group to outside buyers
are included.)
Non-consolidated: SOKA PAPERPAK CO., LTD.; EGAWA PAPERPAK CO., LTD.; MIKI PAPER-PAK CO., LTD.; ISHIOKA KAKO CO.,
LTD.; Akita Jujo Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Referenced Guidelines
Reporting Guidelines (2012) of the
Ministry of the Environment
•Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (Version 4) issued
by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
•United Nations Global Compact
•ISO 26000, etc.
•Environmental
Nippon Paper Group
Sustainability Report
2016
Contents
Nippon Paper Group Business Overview
2
Major Operating Companies and
Production Sites
4
Editorial Policy
5
Message from the President
Business Strategy and CSR Activities
• The Sustainable Business Model of
a Comprehensive Biomass Enterprise
This report includes not only statements of fact and
historical data but also plans, forecasts and estimates
(forward-looking statements) based on the business
plans and policies of the Nippon Paper Group. These
forward-looking statements are the result of
assumptions or judgments based on currently available
information as this report was prepared. It should be
noted that forward-looking statements may differ
significantly from actual results due to the impacts of a
number of important factors.
8
• Business Strategy Aiming to Create
New Value
10
• Social Issues and the Nippon Paper
Group’s Value Creation Flow
12
• CSR Materiality at the Nippon Paper Group 14
Management Responsibility 15
Group Governance and Information Disclosure / CSR
Management / Compliance / Dialogue with Stakeholders*
* Includes examples of dialogues with a customer and a chip supplier.
Forest Management and Raw Material
Procurement Responsibility
25
Environmental Responsibility
33
Responsibility to Customers
51
Human Rights, Employment and
Labor Responsibility
57
Responsibility to Communities
65
Policy and Management / Current Status of Raw Materials
Procurement / Sustainable Procurement of Raw Materials /
Protecting and Nurturing Japan’s Wood Resources /
Overseas Afforestation
Policy and Management / Climate Change Initiatives /
Reduction of Environmental Impacts / Wastepaper Collection
and Use / Preserving Biodiversity
Policy and Management / Providing Environmentally and
Socially Conscious Products
Policy and Management / Occupational Safety and Health /
Creating Workplaces that Support Diverse Human Resources
Disclaimer
6
Policy and Management / Coexistence with Local Communities
and Society at Large / Corporate Identity Sharing
Outline of the Nippon Paper Group
70
Guideline Comparison Table 72
Third-Party Comments
75
Action in Response to
Third-Party Comments
75
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