Goals and Achievements

In fiscal year 2008, the Yokogawa Group reviewed its global environment protection activities from the environmental and business perspectives and strove to achieve targets that were closely integrated with its business operations.

The Yokogawa Group also strove to reduce our environmental burden and conserve energy and resources in production activities by carrying out measures such as a review of the handling of toxic chemical substances in products.

Goals and Achievements in Fiscal Year 2008

Environmental Policy of the Yokogawa Group	Fiscal Year 2008 (main sites)		Self Evaluation
Environmental Policy of the Yokogawa Group	Target/Goal	Results	Self Evaluation
EMS implementation, maintenance, and improvement	Confirm and achieve environmental conservation action targets that are closely integrated with our business practices.*3	111 themes closely integrated with business operations attained Semi-annual internal audits conducted and effective environmental system confirmed	○
EMS implementation, maintenance, and improvement	Promote useful activities in line with existing business.*2	47 useful environmental activities promoted	○
Implementation of environmental education	Provide all employees with basic environmental education that can be applied to activities undertaken on their own initiative.*3	100% achieved	○
Implementation of environmental education	Provide specialized environmental education to those who are engaged in business activities that have a particularly significant impact on the environment.*3	100% achieved	○
Legal compliance	Strictly comply with the improved voluntary control limits.*2	All items confirmed to be below the voluntary control limits	○
	Prevent boron and iodine values from exceeding limits set by regulations*2	Implemented measures to strengthen monitoring and measurement of boron and iodine; maintained levels within values set by standards	○
	Take measures to reduce environmental risks in 13 areas for environmental facilities and equipment.*2	Measures taken to reduce risks in 13 areas for environmental facilities and equipment	○
Promotion of recycling-based management	Reduce CO2 emissions: by 19.5 % per unit floor space, compared to fiscal year 1990 (to 116.4 kg-CO2/m2 in emissions) 1 to 26,519 t-CO2/year2	31.7 % reduction (to 98.7 kg-CO2/m2 in emissions) Reduced to 23,248 t-CO2	○
	Reduce total waste: by 14% compared to fiscal year 2003 (654 t/year in total emissions)1 to 4,498 t/year2	17% reduction (629 t/year in total emissions) Reduced to 3,317 t/year	○
	Zero emission of waste Achieve 99.5% or higher waste recycling rate.*2	99.75% waste recycling rate achieved	○
	Resource saving Deploy green production lines and make improvements to 15 lines*2	Achieved energy-saving improvements, including on manufacturing lines and for equipment, at 15 lines (reduced use of cutting oil, reduced volume of paper use, etc.)	○
Reduction of environmental pollutants	Reduce toluene and xylene by 1,450 kg*2	2,413 kg reduction	○
Reduction of environmental pollutants	Promote lead-free soldering and achieve 100% application in planned products*2	Application to all planned products achieved	○
Development of environmentally friendly products	Reduce CO2 emissions of developed products by more than 25%.*1	Completed for five models	○
Development of environmentally friendly products	Promote green procurement Introduce returnable tote boxes and palettes to seven more client companies 2 Upgrade more than four C-rated suppliers to B or higher 2	Returnable tote boxes introduced to 14 more client companies Rating of four suppliers upgraded	○
Provision of environmental solutions	Increase sales of environmentally friendly products*1	Achieved	○
Provision of environmental solutions	Show visitors energy-saving efforts at the Kofu Factory*1	Achieved	○
Contribution to society through environmental protection	Promote contributions to society through participation in nature conservation and social and community activities*1	Participated in community clean-up activities	○
Contribution to society through environmental protection	Carry out nature conservation and social and community activities at least once a year at each site*2	A total of 29 social activities carried out	○
Disclosure of environmental conservation information	Promote information disclosure and enhance efforts to communicate with communities*1	CSR Report published	○
Disclosure of environmental conservation information	Improve website*2	Risk management information published	○

Main sites: Yokogawa Electric Corporation Headquarters & Main Factory and Yokogawa Manufacturing Corporation
*1: Goals of Yokogawa Electric Corporation Headquarters & Main Factory
*2: Goals of Yokogawa Manufacturing Corporation
*3: Common goals