Statement of Philosophy
Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group's Environmental Statement of Philosophy
1 April, 2008
Vision
Recognizing Toshiba Group's Vision that the Earth is an irreplaceable asset and it is humankind's duty to hand it on to future generations in a sound state, Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group contributes to the development of a sustainable society by pursuing creation of new values and symbiosis with the Earth, in accordance with Toshiba Group's Environmental Vision.
Policy
Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group considers environmental stewardship to be one of management's primary responsibilities, and promotes environmental activities proactively to reduce the environmental impact in the manufacturing process for semiconductor devices from the design stage in harmony with economic activities. Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group strives to take the environment into consideration in its business activities such as distribution, sales, services, and disposal, and aims to contribute to society by supplying products that take into account environmental impact, and by saving energy in equipment in which semiconductor devices are installed.
- Compliance and sustainability
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- Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group complies with all applicable laws and regulations, industry guidelines it has endorsed, and its own standards concerning the environment.
- Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group strives to continuously improve its environmental management system through internal audits and reviews.
- Execution
- Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group strives to assess the environmental aspects of its business activities, set objectives and targets with respect to the reduction of environmental impact and pollution prevention, and execute proactive environmental measures including the following:
- Integration and unification of its environmental management system in order to achieve thorough compliance;
- Striving to reduce environmental impacts such as global warming by developing and supplying products and services that take into account environmental impacts;
- Promoting reduction of our contribution to global warming by implementing energy saving and emission reduction of greenhouse gases on power systems and manufacturing equipments;
- Contributing to a recycling-based society through efforts to improve productivity, reduce waste generation and water usage relative to productivity, and utilize natural resources effectively;
- Promoting risk reduction on environmental issues by the control of chemicals in use and reduction of discharge for specified chemicals;
- Facilitating mutual understanding with stakeholders through information disclosure regarding products, sharing technology from the environmental viewpoint, and collaborating with local communities and society at large;
- Striving to enhance the awareness of employees with respect to environmental management, and considering the environment in business activities and processes throughout the Toshiba Semiconductor Group.
Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group discloses this Environmental Statement of Philosophy to the public, promotes awareness of this Environmental Statement of Philosophy throughout Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group, and promotes its business activities according to this Statement.
Voluntary Plan
- *1:The Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
- *2:Calculations of reduction are based on normalization of baseline year and target year using price indexes of Bank of Japan.
- The items and target values above are based on Toshiba Group's plans.
