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Initiatives to Create a Better Workplace (Global)Akebono is proactively implementing initiatives to contribute to local society at its global business sites.Tree Planting in IndonesiaAkebono Brake Astra Indonesia (AAIJ) is undertaking environmentalpreservation activities, including ongoing tree planting in theGunung Gede Pangrango National Park. In June 2013, AAIJreceived a letter of appreciation from the national park in recognitionof such activities.These activities have been undertaken with due considerationgiven to cost effectiveness, the CO2 absorption capabilities of thetrees and forest diversity. Among the 3,000 trees planted by AAIJwere Manglid trees, a species in the Magnoliaceae family thatboasts superior CO2 absorption ability. Moreover, because Manglidsare well suited for use as furniture materials, planting this tree iscost effective.Other species included Puspa, an Indonesian species ofTheaceae that produces beautiful flowers, as well as Rasamala(Hamamelidaceae family) and Kisireum (Myrtaceae family). By mixingvarious types of species, AAIJ is striving to preserve the diversityof forest ecosystems.Initiatives in Production ProcessesAkebono Brake Corporation (ABC) is promoting the recycling ofcutting fluid used in the machining process. Previously, such fluidhad been disposed of after use, but ABC was able to begin recyclingit using filtration and centrifuge equipment. As result, ABChas succeeded in reducing the consumption of cutting fluid as wellas the cost of disposing of it.Used cutting fluidPurified cutting fluidSludge and dustgenerated frommachiningSeparated oilRotationLetter of appreciation and AAIJ associates whotook part in the tree plantingInternal structure of centrifuge equipmentHigh praise was received for the feat of planting 3,000 treesCentrifuge equipment capable of separating atype of oil that could not have been separatedusing the settled separation methodTOPICSABCT Receives a “Material Management Award” from Montgomery CountyIn May 2013, Akebono Brake, Clarksville Plant (ABCT) receiveda “Material Management Award” from Montgomery County,Clarksville, Tennessee, in the United States, for its uniqueenvironmental initiatives.Maintaining the ISO 14001 environmental managementsystem certification, ABCT is promoting the recycling of officewaste in collaboration with a waste treatment facility run bythe county while encouraging its associates to incorporateeco-friendly lifestyle habits.ABCT won theMaterial Management Award

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