This initiative, which began in 2022, has also resulted in a 4 percent reduction in CO₂ emissions, based on a third-party lifecycle assessment review conducted according to ISO14040. As a result, Nantong Teijin has been certified as a company promoting environmental initiatives in the Yangtze River Delta region.

The certification of model activities for supporting the environment was implemented to strengthen ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River Delta area. The Nantong City Bureau of Ecology and Environment in Jiangsu Province evaluated companies subjected for certification based on their self-reported efforts to reduce environmental impacts and on onsite inspections and recommended selected companies to the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment. Out of a total of 164 companies recommended, 30 were selected by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment. Among this group, five companies, including Nantong Teijin, were particularly highly rated.

Nantong Teijin is the only Japanese company, and the only one in the textile industry, among these five companies.

The Teijin Frontier Group promotes environmentally friendly manufacturing and systems under its environmental strategy, THINK ECOR. Using this certification as an opportunity, Nantong Teijin aims to further promote environmentally friendly manufacturing by expanding its water usage reduction initiatives to other group companies.