Obtaining Environmental Certifications
To further advance activities with respect to environmental conservation at its facilities, FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE is actively working to obtain certification for ISO 14001, the international standard on environmental management systems, as well as Green Management Certification at each facility.
Obtaining ISO14001 Certifications
In June 1998, FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE obtained ISO 14001 certification for three service locations (since consolidated into two) at the Tokyo Air Service Branch in Baraki (Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture). As of March 2011, we have obtained certification for a total of 14 locations around the world.
First certifications, June 24, 1998 |
Tokyo Air Service Branch: Baraki Export Cargo Center Tokyo Air Service Branch: Baraki Air Cargo Distribution Center |
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Additional certifications, March 30, 2000 |
Tokyo Air Service Branch: Narita Airport Logistics Center Nagoya Air Service Branch: Nagoya Distribution Center Osaka Air Service Branch: Nanko Air Cargo Center Fukuoka Air Service Branch: Fukuoka Air Cargo Center |
Additional certifications, March 30, 2001 |
Hiroshima Air Service Branch: Hiroshima Domestic Air Cargo Center Sendai Air Service Branch: Sendai Airport Logistics Center |
Additional certifications, March 29, 2002 |
Nagoya Air Service Branch: Nagoya Air Cargo Cente Takamatsu Air Service Center: Takamatsu Air Cargo Center |
New certification, May 31, 2005 |
Shikoku Branch: Shikoku Heavy Haulage & Construction Branch |
New certification, May 10, 2007 |
NEP Logistics, Inc. (Philippines) |
New certification, March 24, 2010 |
FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE (South China) Co., Ltd. |
New certification, March 18, 2011 |
Osaka Branch: Sharp Osaka Office |
Obtaining Green Management Certification
Green Management Certification is a system of certifying and registering businesses that promote environment friendly management (Green Management) and have achieved a certain level. The certifying body for Green Management is the Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism.
The Green Management Certification system began as a basic environmental certification for small-and medium-sized trucking businesses. However, FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE developed this further by instituting initiatives at each approved facility-placing emphasis on environmental performance evaluation followed by certification through third-party screening-after which they are considered to be effective environmental management systems operating at the facility level. Currently, we are focusing our efforts on the certification of mainly trucks and warehouses.
The Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan adopted by the Japanese Cabinet in April 2005 refers to the "dissemination and acceleration of Green Management in transport businesses," while the operation policy of the Revised Energy
Conservation Law which came into force in April 2006 recommends the selection of freight haulers who are considerate of the environment (businesses that have obtained ISO 14001 certification and Green Management Certification).
In the truck division, as of March 2011, 232 FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE facilities and 24 facilities in 12 group companies have obtained certification. In our warehousing division, which was established in July 2005, 33 FLYEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY SERVICE facilities and one facility in one group company have obtained certification.
Initiatives for Obtaining Green Management Certication
Specific initiatives to obtain Green Management Certification involve recognizing the environmental impacts in the table below regarding vehicles, taking steps to deal with them, and recording the results.
Inspection/repair items with environmental impacts | Specific impacts | Responses |
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Exhaust gases |
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Air filter |
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Engine oil |
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Tyre air pressure |
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Muffler |
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Air conditioner |
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Air pressure measurement using tyre gauge -
Air pressure measurement using pen-type tyre gauge -
Black smoke check using black smoke chart -
Air-conditioner gas status check using sight glass