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Basic
Policy in the Charter on the Environment |
Green
Action Plan 2010 |
| 1. |
Act to counter global warming |
· Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by 10% from their fiscal 1990
levels on a per-product basis by fiscal 2010
· Reduce fossil fuel consumption by 13% from its fiscal 1990 level on a per-product basis by fiscal 2010
· Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
· Manage company-owned forests in Japan based on sound practice designed to ensure carbon dioxide absorption and sequestration |
| 2. |
Protect and develop forest resources |
· Proceed with the Tree Farm Initiative, an overseas afforestation project that fosters sustainable sources of hardwood chips, to achieve an overseas afforestation area of 200,000 hectares by 2015
· Acquire forest certification for all company-owned forests by 2008
· Increase the proportion of material from certified or afforested forests to 100% of imported hardwood chips by 2008
· Develop advanced technologies for boosting lumber cultivation |
3. |
Increase use of recycled resources |
· Increase the wastepaper usage rate to 50% or higher by fiscal 2008
· Reduce final waste disposal to muximum 4% of fiscal 1990 levels by fiscal 2010
· Increase the ratio of products made from waste to 25% or more of total waste generated, by fiscal 2010 |
4. |
Comply with environmental statutes and work to minimize our environmental impact |
· Maintain and strengthen our environmental management systems
· Define and manage voluntary control targets for preventing air, water, and soil pollution; noise; vibration; and foul odors
· Control chemical substances appropriately by identifying substances whose use is to be prohibited or emissions, reduced
· Accelerate the shift to transport modes, containers, and packing materials with low environmental impacts
· Move ahead with green procurement of office equipment, supplies, and other needs |
| 5. |
Develop environmentally friendly technologies and products |
· Step up the research and development of environmentally safe, resource-saving products
· Conduct research and development of technologies for reducing environmental impact at all stages of manufacturing
· Continue to install and improve resource-saving equipment |
6. |
Engage in active environmental communication |
· Disclose environmental information to stakeholders in a timely manner through sustainability reports and on the website
· Engage actively in local environmental communication through dialogue with the public and the government
· Play an active role and support environmental conservation activities and initiatives |
