Noritake Lanka wins ISO-accredited Carbon Footprint verification

Marking another milestone in its 50-year journey of excellence in Sri Lanka, Noritake Lanka Porcelain Pvt Ltd (NLPL) obtained ISO 14064-1:2018 accredited GHG Carbon Footprint Verification, a company news release said.

At an event recently held in NLPL’s Colombo office, Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Dr Anil Jasinghe, who was also the Chief Guest on this occasion, presented the certificate to Deputy Chairman/Managing Director of NLPL, Kenji Obara.

NLPL is the first company in the porcelain and ceramic sector as well as inorganic and nonmetallic sector in Sri Lanka to receive ISO 14064-1:2018 accredited GHG Carbon Footprint Certification. The latest certification adds to NLPLs previous ISO certifications of ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 for Quality, Environment, Safety & Health respectively, the release said.

“Resting on the pillars of ‘Good quality’, ‘Export’ and ‘Co-prosperity,’ Noritake Group regards the conservation of the environment to be critical for management and seeks to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through all its business activities. Since Noritake first began manufacturing western-style tableware for export in 1904, it has grown in reach with 25 subsidiaries and seven affiliated companies in Japan and overseas as the Noritake Group. The company began its operations in Sri Lanka in 1973,” it added.

Following the awarding of the GHG Carbon Footprint Verification Certificate, Dr Jasinghe said that minimizing the carbon footprint is very much an integral part of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) which organizations take very seriously today. Sri Lanka Climate Fund affiliated to the Ministry of Environment which is the awarding body of Carbon Footprint Verification, is the first of its kind in South Asia to be accredited and it targets to achieve net zero CO2 by 2050.

“The move towards reducing the carbon footprint also helps businesses to be sustainable,” Dr Jasinghe further said.

Implementing the GHG system at NLPL and obtaining GHG Carbon Footprint Certification is means of benchmarking itself with its parent company in Japan which aims to reduce the CO2 emissions by 50% in 2030 and zero emissions by 2050, remarked the Deputy Chairman and Managing Director of NLPL, Kenji Obara.

“We have formulated this strategy with medium to long-term perspectives in mind,” he noted adding this it is not merely a strategy but a commitment by Noritake towards the world at large.