KIE and other Group companies in Japan (Kumon LIL, Kumon Publishing, KTRIE, and GC&T) have been promoting environmental management activities through the Environmental Committee in Japan.
The environmental data of the Group’s companies in Japan show favorable results for FY2017. Compared with the previous year, electricity use was 93.9%, paper usage was 91.8%, and paper recycling was 106.9%.
In FY2017, some air-conditioning machines in the Gobancho Grand Building,* in Ichigaya, were refurbished and lighting was replaced with LED on all floors. As a result, the electricity bill for June was reduced by about 33%, compared with the same month of the previous year. We will gradually replace the rest of machines.
(*The Tokyo Head Office used to be in that building, which is currently leased to others)
In addition, Kumon Chiba DC, which has a distribution warehouse that deals with all products by Kumon Publishing, replaced its lighting with LED in all areas. As a result, the electricity use for all of Chiba DC from July to September was reduced by about 14%, compared with the same period of the previous year.
Furthermore, at Kumon Kyoiku Kaikan (Osaka Head Office), we installed automatic doors to save energy. The building has an atrium between the first and second floors, and outside air comes in through an exhaust opening in the floor, which makes it hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. To improve this situation, we installed an automatic door at the entrance to the second floor. This stopped the air flow and improved the efficiency of the air conditioning while creating a more pleasant office space. In addition, we replaced the lighting in front of the elevator hall with LED on all floors, achieving a bright and energy-saving environment.
Environmental Data in Japan