The SHI Group engages in environmental activities in accordance with its group environmental principles and policy, and each works in Japan has made efforts to obtain certification since 1998.
With the aims of integrating rules for environmental management operation and of increasing the efficiency of maintaining certification, the SHI Group obtained ISO 14001 multi-site certification in 2018 covering 13 sites.
Through the FY2019 assessment, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes Co., Ltd., which had engaged in activities as a division of a works, became the first company among affiliated companies in Japan to renew its certification as an organization for company-wide multi-site certification covering its sales offices. Accordingly, the number of unified organizations has reached 50 in total.
All the group-affiliated companies in Japan that are not included in the scope of unified certification are individually certified.
With respect to overseas sites, main manufacturing plants started obtaining the certification in 1998, and 19 sites have already been certified as of FY2019.
Today, the percentage of certified sites in the entire SHI Group is 38%. Going forward, we will especially encourage overseas bases to obtain certification and continue promoting group-wide activities in addressing business issues through environmental activities.

The SHI Group has obtained third-party certification from Bureau Veritas Japan Co., Ltd. for environmental load data associated with its business activities in Japan (energy usage (crude oil equivalent)^*1 and CO₂ emissions from energy use^*2 in FY2018).^*3