We care about Environment

The pressure on our planet’s limited natural resources and the challenge of climate change require prompt and concerted action from us all

Our planet matters. People matter. Because we care for both, we act in ways to create a more sustainable and better-shared future. Where we try to make a difference in people’s lives, communities and the earth.

Strength lies in diversity and in respect for that diversity

The fact that we operate in over 80 countries gives us the opportunity to enjoy great diversity among our people, our team members. Local communities where we operate present a rich diversity and our team members represent that.
At SMC we also observe and respect the gender equality. Encouraging, for example, activities such as the celebration of the International Women on Engineering Day in the UK.

Supporting education

The growth of individuals, both from a professional and personal perspective, is a key asset for us in order to position ourselves as a worthy partner.
We encourage and facilitate the development of our team members by holding group training seminars periodically during which lecturers from outside the Company are also invited.
The educational resources include not only knowledge and skills on products, industries and topics, but also refresher courses on SMCʼs philosophy and Code of Conduct, and courses designed to strengthen overall capabilities and motivation.

Encouraging better health

SMC encourages various optional employee activities, such as sports, cultural and artistic pursuits in order to promote our team member’s wellbeing and foster solidarity in the workplace.
Across Europe, SMC participates in marathons (yearly participation of our colleagues from SMC Italy and Switzerland in the Markus Ryffel's Marathon), half marathons, local business runs or the fun Dragon Boat Festival (Milton Keynes, UK).

Ensuring workplace safety

In order to ensure SMC team members have a safe and healthy environment whenever they are at work, SMC counts with health and safety committees. These groups fully acknowledge related laws, regulations, and internal company rules and lead activities aimed at preventing workplace accidents and outbreaks of disease.
At each business site, the health and safety committee discusses and implements health and safety measures based on collected mishap/accident reports, instruction on safety provided to employees, and worksite inspections performed by an industrial doctor and the organisation’s chief manager. Also, each committee cooperates with committees from other business sites to develop the system laterally.

We believe in implementing sustainable growth so as to preserve and improve our environment

Change only comes through continuous improvement. Our Environmental Management System is the framework that helps us achieve our environmental goals through consistent review, evaluation, and improvement of environmental performance.

The highlights of our environmental endeavours:

• We conduct product assessments to be used for the design and development of environmentally friendly products.
• As an initiative to prevent global warming, SMC achieved a 11.9% compared to the 7th Term (FY2017–2019) average.
• As an initiative to save resources, SMC achieved a 2.2% reduction of waste discharged compared to the 7th Term (FY2017–2019) average.
• All regional groups consisting of our major production facilities participated in climate change actions organised by local governments and industry groups and community beautification activities, as well as conducting awareness-building programmes for employees.

Complete environmental objectives, results and evaluation