Goals and Achievements

In fiscal year 2009, 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 2009

Environmental Policy of the Yokogawa Group	Fiscal Year 2009 (main sites)		Self Evaluation
Environmental Policy of the Yokogawa Group	Target/Goal	Results	Self Evaluation
EMS establishment, maintenance, and improvement	Confirm and achieve environmental conservation action targets that are closely integrated with our business practices.※3	140 themes closely integrated with business operations Attained Semi-annual internal audits conducted and effective environmental system confirmed	○
EMS establishment, maintenance, and improvement	Promote useful activities in line with existing business.※2	36 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 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	○
	Collect information on the revised Energy Conservation Law.※2	Collected information by attending briefing sessions, etc.
	Establish preventive maintenance management of wastewater treatment facilities.※2	Management established
	Review and improve management of bad odors.※2 Implement remediation measures against noise.※2	Confirmed improvements in self-monitoring, etc.
	Take measures to reduce environmental risks in 3 areas for environmental facilities and equipment.※2	Measures taken to reduce risks in 3 areas for environmental facilities and equipment
Promotion of resource recycling-based management	Reduce CO2 emissions by 32.4 % per unit floor space, compared to fiscal year 1990 (to 97.7 kg-CO2/m² in emissions) ※1 Reduced to 16,353 t-CO2/year※2	Reduce CO2 emissions 39.7 % reduction (to 87.2 kg-CO2/m² in emissions) Reduced to 15,555 t-CO2/year	○
	Reduce total waste by 11 % compared to fiscal year 2003 (676 t/year in total generation)※1 Reduced to 2,787 t/year※2	Reduce total waste 49% reduction (389 t/year in total generation) Reduced to 2,694 t/year	○
	Resource saving Deploy green production lines and make improvements at　12 lines※2	Resource saving Achieved resource-saving improvements, including on manufacturing lines and for equipment, at 12 lines (reduced use of cutting oil, reduced volume of paper use, etc.)	○
Minimization of environmental pollutants	Collect information from the industry and other companies through external committee meetings, etc.※1	Information collected by attending external committee meetings	○
	Reduce toluene and xylene by 1,850 kg.※2	2,738 kg reduction
	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	Five models shipped	○
	Reduce cost of products	One model shipped
	Promote green procurement Introduce returnable tote boxes and palettes to five more client companies.※2 Provide suppliers with guidance and support on legal compliance.※2	Promote green procurement Returnable tote boxes introduced to seven more client companies Ongoing preparation to provide suppliers with guidance and support on legal compliance
Provision of environmental solutions	Increase sales of environmentally friendly products※1 Show visitors energy-saving efforts at the Kofu Factory※1	Achieved	○
Contribution to society through environmental conservation	Promote contributions to society through participation in nature conservation and social and community activities.※1	Participated in community clean-up activities and Black Illumination, etc.	○
Contribution to society through environmental conservation	Carry out nature conservation and social and community activities at least once a year at each site.※2	A total of 23 social contribution activities carried out	○
Disclosure of environmental conservation information	Promote information disclosure and enhance efforts to communicate with communities.※1	Published Environmental Report, Web edition	○
Disclosure of environmental conservation information	Improve website.※2	to add more items regarding contribution to society	○

Main sites: Yokogawa Electric Corporation Headquarters & Main Factory and Yokogawa Manufacturing Corporation

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

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