| Objectives of environmental activities |
Targets of Environmental Activities |
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Expansion of environmentally conscious products |
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Raise the application rate of environmentally conscious products (products compatible with the Type II Environmental Label) to 90% or higher by fiscal 2008, except for those for which it is not applicable based on customers' requests. |
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Reduce hazardous substances (the object substances in RoHS) and continue to increase RoHS compatible products. |
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Construct a framework to control the contained materials in products by fiscal 2010. |
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| 2. |
Promote green procurement |
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To improve the Green Procurement percentage of all materials, parts, devices and products that comprise the shipped products to 80% by fiscal 2010. |
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Promote measures to prevent global warming |
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Reduce energy consumption (expressed as carbon dioxide from power generation, gas, crude oil) on a production value unit base to the level of fiscal 1990 (0.122 tons-CO2/million yen) by 2010. |
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Improve the recycling rate |
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Improve the recycling rate of waste products to greater than 90% by 2010. |
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Reduce the volume of permanent disposal of waste |
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Reduce the volume of permanent disposal of waste products generated by the Company's facilities on a production value unit base to less than 60% of fiscal 1996 levels by 2010. |
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Comply with laws and regulations related to the environment and other social demands |
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Comply with criterion values in the laws and customer demand. |
* RoHS (Restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) European regulations to prohibit the use of lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and two flame-retardant materials (PBB and PBDE) in electrical and electronic equipment after July 1, 2006.
*This information current as of March 31, 2009.
