Environmental and
Social Contribution
Social and cultural contribution through design
Earning your trust through design for a prosperous society.
Designphil conducts our operations based on our corporate philosophy of social and cultural contribution through design. In order to evolve further as a company that is trusted by every stakeholder in the ever more global world we live in, we resolutely fulfill our obligation to better society through our CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities.
Our CSR activities are centered on conservation of the global environment and fostering a prosperous society and culture. Particularly in our environmental endeavors, we actively focus our design capabilities on the creation of products that help people live ecologically in their everyday lives without concerted effort on their part.
Every Designphil employee engages earnestly in our CSR activities, continuing to provide new value while actively contributing to a more prosperous society.
Our environmental
philosophy and policy
Environmental Philosophy
At Designphil, we recognize the importance of global environmental conservation within corporate operations. We utilize our design capabilities to achieve a prosperous society that is in harmony with the environment. We create products that can be used for a long time, utilize clean low-carbon production processes, and promote the creation of products that are recycla-ble or biodegradable at the end of their lifespan.
Environmental Policy
- 1. We harness our design capabilities to develop products that will be held on to and used for a long time to come.
- 2. We strive to reduce the use and emission of hazardous chemicals within the manufacturing process.
- 3. We act in accordance with environmental laws and regulations and instruct and educate factories in our employ to follow suit.
- 4. As part of our environmental strategy, we promote recycling and other resource and energy conservation in our daily practices.
Environmental Activities
2024
Designphil receives FSC® Forest Cetification; MD PAPER now FSC®-certified paper
Designphil has received FSC® Forest Cetification, which earns us the right to display the FSC certification label on the products we produce. Our original paper, MD PAPER, is now FSC®-certified paper.
2023
MIDORI products provided to participants in the 20th Handmade Picture Postcard Competition (Japan Paper Association)
MIDORI products were provided to all participants in the 20th Handmade Picture Postcard Competition, which challenged the participants to make picture postcards from recycled milk cartons.Repurposing of Pocket Diary covers
The covers of our Pocket Diaries are repurposed into recycled PVC sheets for floors in places like polling stationsNagareyama Factory tour
We held a tour of our Nagareyama Factory for members of the public because we felt that if our users could see how our products are made, they would come to love our products all the more
2022
New LED lighting at Nagareyama Factory
We achieved a 54t reduction in CO2 emissions by changing the lighting at our Nagareyama Factory to LED lighting
2015-
Green power
Designphil acquires enough green power to print the inner pages of our Business Diary, which achieved a reduction of 13.26t in CO2 emissions for the 2024 version
Social Contribution
Activities
Designphil harnesses our design capabilities for social and cultural development while doing our part as a member of society to contribute to social and cultural prosperity. We further encourage each of our employees to be active in this regard.
Central Community Chest (Red Feather), Japanese Red Cross Society
We regularly donate to give a portion of our profits back to our customers.
Barrier less heart Gallery
We regularly donate to initiatives and provide support for events to lessen the isolation of people with mental impairments through art presentations.
Japan Committee for UNICEF
We support UNICEF’s mission and activities to protect the lives and rights of all children through donations to the Japan Committee for UNICEF.