Environmental Conservation Activitie

Policy & Basic Approach

In accordance with our Code of Conduct, the Prestige International Group is proactive in efficiently using resources by endeavoring to save resources and energy while also promoting activities to reduce the environmental load. We also strive to raise employee awareness of the environment and undertake climate change countermeasures and environmental conservation activities.

Activity Examples

Solar carport

Solar Carport was installed in Fortress, Iwate BPO, which opened in June 2024. We utilize 114 parking spaces in PPA(Power Purchase Agreement with an electric power company.

Introducing LED lighting

LED lighting has been installed at the BPO center that was constructed since the opening of the Yamagata BPO Park in November 2013.

Centers where LED-lighting has already been installed

Akita BPO Main Campus*, Akita BPO Yokote Campus, Akita BPO Nikaho Campus, Akita BPO Daisen Branch, Akita BPO Katagami Campus, Yamagata BPO Park, Yamagata BPO Park Tsuruoka Branch, Toyama BPO Town*, Niigata BPO Uonuma Terrace, AKITA BPO Diasen Brunch, Iwate BPO Fortress, Aomori BPO Misawa Branch, Tokyo Head Office (Office Building)

* The switch to LED lighting has been completed, except for some facilities.

In addition, circadian lighting has been installed in some areas of the Akita BPO Yokote Campus, the Yamagata BPO Park, and the Akita BPO Nikaho Campus, Akita BPO Katagami Campus in order to save energy and to realize a comfortable environment that takes biological rhythms into consideration.

Beach-Cleaning Activities

Prestige International Aranmare Akita (women’s basketball team) regularly carries out beach-cleaning activities as part of the co-creation activities with team uniform partner Jera Co., Inc. Aranmare Akita team members and Prestige International employees, along with local community members and municipal government staff, participate in these activities, picking up trash left on beaches while enjoying exchange at the same time.

Event History 2025 (Aranmare Akita)

11th Jun 14, 2025 @Katagami City (Detohama Beach)
12th Sep 6, 2025 @Yurihonjo City (Michi-no-Eki Iwaki

*Held annually since the 1st event in 2021. (Past locations: @Akita City (Araya Seaside Park), @Noshiro City (Former Noshiro Beach))

Collecting Plastic Bottle Caps

Plastic Bottle caps collection boxes have been installed at BPO centers and the Tokyo Headquarters, and the collected caps are sent to NPOs and other organizations.

Number of Plastic Bottle caps collected (From April 2022 to March 2026)

Tokyo Headquarters: 30,806
Akita BPO Main Campus : 200,938
Akita BPO Yokote Campus (Including Akita BPO Daisen Brunch): 57,969
Akita BPO Nikaho Campus: 36,335
Akita BPO Katagami Campus(since 2024): 20,425
Yamagata BPO Park (Including Tsuruoka Branch): 64,674
Toyama BPO Town: 36,606
Niigata BPO Uonuma Terrace: 16,830
Iwate BPO Fortress(since 2023): 23,350
Premier Assist Inc. (The Group company): 52,348
Entrust Inc. (The Group company): 17,438

* Burning this amount of bottle caps as garbage would produce approx. 4 ,527.29kg of CO2.

Collecting Contact Lenses Cases

Prestige International is participating in the Eyecity Eco Project, installing contact lens cases collection boxes at BPO centers and the Tokyo Headquarters.

Amount of Collecting Contact Lenses Cases (From April 2022 to March 2026)

Tokyo Headquarters: 8.76kg
Akita BPO Yokote Campus (Including Akita BPO Daisen Brunch): 14.15kg
Akita BPO Nikaho Campus: 23.22kg
Yamagata BPO Park(Including Tsuruoka Branch): 33.41kg
Toyama BPO Town: 39.31kg
Entrust Inc. (The Group company): 3.44kg

Other Activities

  • Introduction of garbage disposal machine (Yamagata BPO Park, Toyama BPO Town)
  • Cleanup activities*
  • Participating in cleanup activities with the Lions Club near Kosugi Station in Toyama, and Rokutoji Beach in Imizu City  by Aranmare Toyama.
  • Food drive initiatives by Aranmare Akita at all 6 home games (collecting surplus food from homes and workplaces to deliver to those in need)
    • * Picking up trash around BPO centers and in neighboring areas.

    Future Initiatives

    • Introduction of renewable energy
    • Solar panel installation at BPO bases
    • Switching company car to EV
    • Business investment in EV power shortage services, etc.
    For more information, please see Information Disclosure Based on TCFD Recommendations.

     

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