The ‘Wadaoki Forest’ at MHI’s Mihara Machinery Works (where the company manufacture the EVOL and corrugator units), has been certified by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment as a ‘Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Site’.
‘Wadaoki Forest’ is an 8.3-hectare forest cultivated by MHI, established back in 1974 when the company began planting trees on land that originally had no vegetation. Over the last 50 years, through proper maintenance and management, MHI has created a landscape that is in harmony with the natural environment around the plant, as well as a healthy ecosystem where about 40 species of birds can be seen throughout the year.
The Mihara Machinery Works, as a pilot plant for achieving carbon neutrality, has been at the forefront of MHI Group’s environmental initiatives. As a result of measures implemented through 2023 to install solar panels, along with wide-ranging energy conservation and streamlining, the plant is within sight of a 97.7% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2021 levels, and has acquired practical know-how for achieving carbon neutrality.
