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For the Environment

In addition to providing a multitude of environmentally friendly products, since 1986 Pigeon has held its annual Newborn Baby Commemorative Tree-Planting Campaign as part of broad-ranging initiatives to protect the global environment.

Basic Approach to Environmental Protection

The Pigeon Group regards global warming as a very serious problem and is committed to preventing such warming and realizing a sustainable society. In addition to complying with relevant laws, such as the Energy Saving Act and Law Concerning the Promotion of Measures to Cope with Global Warming, we undertake Groupwide environmental initiatives, such as establishing energy-efficient systems. As a maker of daily commodities, the Group is committed to ensuring that its products do not have a bad effect on the global environment, not only while in use but also after they are discarded. To this end, we pay meticulous attention at each stage of manufacture, including selection of raw materials and ingredients.

Environmental Management Systems

As a global entity with international business operations, the Pigeon Group has obtained ISO 14001 certification for environmental management systems at many of its business operations and affiliated companies. Our environmental activities are not aimed simply at temporarily reducing the impact of our operations on the environment. By adopting the PDCA cycle as well, we work hard to maintain an upward spiral for our environmental management systems.

Status of Certifications

Pigeon Group Companies with ISO 14001 Certification

Company/facilityLocationYear certified
Pigeon Industries (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand 2000
Tsukuba Office, Pigeon Corporation Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 2001
Thai Pigeon Co., Ltd. Thailand 2002
PHP Hyogo Corporation Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 2006
Pigeon Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. China 2016

Climate Change Mitigation, Biodiversity

The Pigeon Group gives full consideration to climate change mitigation and biodiversity. To this end, we have specified the volume of our greenhouse gas emissions, both direct and indirect, and we are working to save electricity. We have also established a consistent Groupwide method for calculating reductions in greenhouse gas emission volumes at our various factories, and strengthened our system for managing carbon dioxide emission reductions and electricity savings. At our Chinese production facilities, though on a small scale, we are working to maximize solar and wind power generation while using paint containing photocatalytic paints, under the theme of “environmentally friendly factories,” and we are promoting all-LED lighting to save electricity.

CO2 Emissions by Pigeon Group Domestic and Chinese Production Companies

3 domestic production companies
(Pigeon Home Products Corporation, PHP Hyogo Corporation, PHP Ibaraki Corporation)
2 Chinese production companies
(Pigeon Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Pigeon Industries (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.)

Sustainable Use of Resources

  • Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU), a plastic used as raw material in nursing bottles

Pigeon is committed to the sustainable use of resources. Among chemically derived materials that we handle, we use rubber as the raw material for our nursing bottle nipples. Here, we do not use any natural rubber, but rather silicon and silica gel.

Raw Materials Procurement Volume

FY2016Pigeon
Manufacturing
(Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Thai Pigeon Co., Ltd.
Silicon (tons) 448 378
PPSU (tons) 96 216

Pollution Prevention

Since practically all of our end-users are babies, we are very stringent and cautious when selecting raw materials and ingredients to ensure that they are based upon food additive that has no impact on the human body. For our body soaps and other liquids and detergents, we strive to prevent pollution by identifying sources of pollution and waste related to our production activities while working to reduce the volume of waste and minimize the operation time of our waste incinerators.

With respect to our overseas production facilities, in Thailand our waste is processed by a company that complies with that nation’s Hazardous Substance Control Act (HSCA). In these ways, we are making Groupwide efforts to prevent pollution.

Environmental Opportunities

  • Pigeon Miwa no Mori” site
    Newborn Baby Commemorative Tree-Planting Campaign
For the past 31 years, we have continuously held our annual Newborn Baby Commemorative Tree-Planting Campaign, which providing parents with memories of their babies’ birth (For details, see For Local Communities). Being a forest conservation initiative, the campaign also contributes in a small way to educational awareness about environmental protection. Forests help prevent global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide and also help preserve biodiversity. In addition, they play a role in preventing floods and erosion while preserving high water quality, to the extent that they are referred to as “green dams.”

Over the past 31 years, we have planted more than 130,000 seedlings on 42.65 hectares of land (both national forest and private land). In the national forest portion, covering 25.37 hectares, the “green dam” benefits equate to storage and purification of 5.71 million two-liter PET bottles.

Environmentally Friendly Products

Pigeon offers a multitude of environmentally friendly products.

Absorbent Diaper Liner

Our absorbent diaper liner, sold as a set with our pants-style disposable diaper, allows the number of diapers used to be reduced by around half, which helps cut garbage volume. We developed the liner in response to feedback from consumers who felt that pants-style disposable diapers are convenient for babies who are crawling and standing up, but the price is too high. Accordingly, we created a product that is both economical and environmentally friendly.

Liquid Cleanser for Nursing Bottles and Vegetables

Thirty years ago, we developed a liquid cleanser for nursing bottles and vegetables made 100% of plant-derived ingredients. This is a highly safe detergent made especially for babies with weak resistance, and being plant-derived, it is also gentle on the mother’s hands. It has been consistent long-seller since its launch.