artience Co., Ltd. Received an A rank rating in the 4th JRECO CFC Countermeasures Rating for the second consecutive year

artience Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director Satoru Takashima, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce that the Refrigerant and Environmental Conservation Agency (JRECO), which promotes and promotes the proper management of fluorocarbons together with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan Refrigerants and Environmental Conservation Agency (Chairman: Hiroshi Koretsune, Minato-ku, Tokyo, hereinafter referred to as "JRECO"), has evaluated its efforts to comply with the Fluorocarbon Emission Control Act in the "4th JRECO Fluorocarbon Countermeasures Rating". We have obtained an A rank for the second year in a row.

Due to their non-flammability, low toxicity, and chemical stability, Fluorocarbons are widely used in industrial and household applications, such as refrigerants for air conditioners, freezers and refrigerators, and cleaning agents for electronic components. There are two types of Fluorocarbons: "specified chlorofluorocarbons," the use of which is prohibited as a causative substance of ozone layer depletion, and "alternative chlorofluorocarbons," which do not have the properties of ozone layer depletion, but both of them have an extremely high greenhouse effect of hundreds ~ thousands of times that of CO2, and legal management is required globally as a global warming causative agent that cannot be overlooked.

Based on the Fluorocarbon Emission Control Act enacted in 2015, artience group has established a management system at each site, grasped the use of fluorocarbons in the equipment it uses, calculated the amount of fluorocarbons leaked, conducted simple inspections and periodic inspections, and disclosed information in the Sustainability Data Book, which is published annually.
This second consecutive year of receiving the A rank is a comprehensive recognition of our efforts to comply with the Fluorocarbon Emission Control Act and our information disclosure.

artience group will continue to strive to prevent global warming and protect the environment by thoroughly managing Fluorocarbon appropriately in compliance with laws and regulations, and will work to solve medium- to long-term environmental issues through its business activities, as well as further contribute to reducing environmental impact, decarbonization, and improving the sustainability of society.

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