November 09, 2026

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Group has endorsed the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) recommendation to the Japanese government, “Accelerate the Transition Away from Overreliance on Imported Fossil Fuels and Build Energy Security and a Decarbonized Economy Through Renewable Energy” (hereinafter, the “Recommendation”). A total of 252 organizations, including companies, local governments, universities and research institutions, associations, and NGOs across Japan, endorsed the Recommendation.
Amid ongoing geopolitical instability and energy price volatility, Japan faces energy security risks arising from its excessive dependence on imported fossil fuels. At the same time, the climate crisis is unfolding with unprecedented severity, underscoring the urgent need to accelerate decarbonization.
The Recommendation is built on four key pillars aimed at strengthening Japan’s energy security and realizing a decarbonized economy: 1. Strengthen Energy Self-Sufficiency; 2. Accelerate Decarbonization Through Electrification; 3. Build a Resilient Society Through Distributed Energy Systems; and 4. Promote Investment in the Transition to Renewable Energy and Enhance Competitiveness.

Our Group is positioning climate change as one of the societal challenges that we should help address and aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through both reducing the negative environmental impact of business activities and improving the environmental performance of our products. We are working to reduce CO2 discharge from our business activities by installing solar power generation equipment at manufacturing sites and purchasing renewable energy.
In addition to energy conservation through high-efficiency Motors & Inverters and electric powered logistics/construction machinery, we are further contributing to decarbonization through our products and services, including the use of biomass and the development of energy storage technologies.
Through our endorsement of the Recommendation, our Group will continue to promote the transition to renewable energy and the realization of a decarbonized society.
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https://japanclimate.org/english/news-topics/jci-statement-nov-2026/

■ What Is the Japan Climate Initiative (JCI)?
JCI is a network of companies, local governments, and other non-state actors, including NPOs and NGOs, that actively undertake climate action to help realize the Paris Agreement. By bringing members’ own actions up to the level of the 1.5°C target, sending out information on these efforts in Japan and abroad, and gathering members’ voices to deliver to the Japanese government, the initiative supports the realization of a decarbonized society. It was launched in July 2018 with 105 participating organizations and currently has 874 participants (as of October 26, 2026). It encourages participation from all companies, local governments, NPOs/NGOs, universities, research institutions, and others that support the founding declaration and are making serious efforts to realize a decarbonized society.