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Environmental Conservation Activities
Protecting our valuable Earth and passing it onto future generations
Inorderforacorporationandasocietytocontinuesustainabledevelopment,theNittoDenkoGroupbelievesthatasamemberofsociety,wehavearesponsibilitytoconductmanagementinharmonywiththeglobalenvironment.TheNittoDenkoGrouphasbeenimplementingenvironmentalconservationactivitiesaccordingtoanindependentgoalsincethe1960’s.Weestablishedour“CorporateEnvironmentalPolicy”in1996andour“EnvironmentalManagementIndex”in2004,
showingandevaluatingourconceptofenvironmentalmanagement.Sincethen,wehavebeenpromotingenvironmentalmanagementglobally.
InordertoprotectthevaluableEarthwherewelive,andpassitontofuturegenerations,theNittoDenkoGroupcontinuestoimplementenvironmentally-friendlybusinessactivitiesunderourCorporateVisionof“CreationofNewValue”.
Promotion of Environmental Management
Our Concept of Environmental Management
InconformitywithourcorporatevisionandourCorporateEnvironmentalPolicy,weimplementenvironmentalmanagementthroughtwoapproaches:a“reductionofenvironmentalloadassociatedwithourbusinessactivity”;andthe“developmentofbusinessconducivetoenvironmentalconservation”.
Doubling our Environmental Efficiency – Environmental Management Index
Byestablishingan“EnvironmentalManagementIndex”(EnvironmentalImpactValue-addedProductivity),weaimtodoubleourenvironmentalefficiencybetweenfiscal2005and2015.TheEnvironmentalImpactValue-addedProductivityisanindexwhichindicatestheenvironmental
Organization for Environmental Management
InordertopromotebusinessactivitiesunderourcorporatevisionandCorporateEnvironmentalPolicy,wehaveestablishedanexpertteam,whoseheadisarepresentativedirector,promotingenvironmentalconservationactivitiesglobally.
1.Wewilldevelopaninternalenvironmentalmanagementsystemthatpromoteseffectiveenvironmentalpreservation.
2.Withaproperunderstandingoftheenvironmentalimpactofouroperations,wewilldevelopinternalenvironmentalobjectivesandtargetsasfarasistechnicallyandeconomicallypracticable;moreover,wewillpursuetheseobjectivesandtargetsinanorganizedmannertoensurethecontinualimprovementofourenvironmentalpreservationefforts.
3.Ourtechnicalandproductdevelopmentwillfocusonthereductionofenvironmentalload.
4.Wewillcontinueoureffortstoconserveresourcesandenergy,reduceindustrialwaste,andpromoterecyclinginallaspectsofouroperations.
5.Aspartofourdedicationtoreducingtheloadontheenvironment,wewilldevelopalternativetechnologiesintendedtoreduceconsumptionofthesourcesofenvironmentalpollutionaswellastocontrolemissionsofenvironmentalpollutantstothegreatestextentfeasible.
6.Wewillcomplyfullywithenvironmentallaws,regulationsandagreements,andwillimposeourownenvironmentalcriteriaasrequiredintheinterestsofenvironmentalpreservation.
7.WewillmakesurethatouremployeesreceiveenvironmentaltrainingandinformationsothatallunderstandthesignificanceofourCorporateEnvironmentalPolicy,haveincreasedawarenessoftheimportanceofenvironmentalpreservation,andactonourCorporateEnvironmentalPolicy.
8.Wewillconductperiodicenvironmentalauditsinordertomonitortheeffectivenessofourenvironmentalmanagementstrategyandidentifyareasrequiringimprovement.
9.Aspartofoursocialcontribution,wewillpublicizeproprietarytechnologiesandinformationthatarelikelytobenefittheenvironment.
Our Policy on the Environment – The Nitto Denko Group’s Corporate Environmental Policy
CEO
Environmental expert teamEnvironment and Safety Committee
Global environmental strategy
Head: Board Member and Senior Executive Vice President
Improvement of global total safety
Occupational safety
Occupational health
Traffic safety
Environmental conservation
Fire protection and prevention
Planning
Development ofenvironmental technology
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FY 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012AddedValue(millionyen) 318,098 328,264 298,890 332,153 300,365 332,860EnvironmentalImpact(ton-El) 876,846 815,973 814,210 826,178 822,979 845,349
Productivity 0.363 0.402 0.367 0.402 0.365 0.394RelativeIndex 100 111 101 111 101 109
Raw materials purchased(Excluding solvents) Raw materials
181,857 ton
230,474 ton
Water4,492,199 ton
Effluent water4,333,073 ton
Air emissions441,315 ton
Waste disposal51,221 ton
Products142,360ton
Energy5,829,463 GJ
Purchased solvents 42,978 tonMaterials from material recycling 5,639 ton
Materials from material recycling 18,012 ton
Plastics* 5,639 tonSolvents 12,374 ton
Waste incinerated (Recycled energy) 47,364 ton (1,922,382 GJ)Waste incinerated* 6,045 tonSolvents incinerated 41,259 ton
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(of which 3,905,400 GJ purchased)
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Other energy 2,628,181 GJRecycled energy 1,922,382 GJIn-house power generation 1,681 GJ
Externallyrecycled waste 50,937 ton
11,684 ton
Landfill 284 ton
CO2 440,342 ton
Organic solvents 973 ton
Public water area 2,739,864 ton
Sewerage system 244,344 ton
Tap water & Industrial water 2,155,494 ton
Groundwater 2,195,677 tonRecycled water 141,028 ton
Energyrecycling
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Manufacturingprocess
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* In-house recycling of industrial waste: Industrial waste is recycled into plastic or incinerated to produce energy.
loadfromcorporateactivityvis-a-vistheaddedvaluecreatedfromthatactivity.Itisobtainedbydividingtheaddedvalue*1createdfromcorporateactivitybyEnvironmentalImpact*2entailedinthecreationoftheaddedvalue.
Environmental Impact Value-added Productivity in fiscal 2012
0.394 million yen/ton-El Index*3: 109
Infiscal2012,theEnvironmentalImpactValue-addedProductivityIndexroseslightlyonthepreviousfiscalyear.ThatwasbecauseEnvironmentalImpactremainedmostlyunchangedwhileAddedValuerose.However,inordertoachieveourgoalsforfiscal2015,morereductionsofEnvironmentalImpactandanincreaseoftheAddedValuewillbenecessary.Togetherwewillmakeconcertedeffortsgloballytotacklesuchproblems.
*1 Addedvalue=sales–(materialcosts+outsideorderexpenses+energycosts)
*2 AuniqueunitutilizedbytheNittoDenkoGroup,indicatingEnvironmentalImpact(quantityofCO2equivalentemissions),intowhichweconvertenergypurchased,industrialwastegenerated,solventpurchasedandthelikethroughtheuseofacoefficient.(unit:ton-El).
*3 IndexshowsvariationinEnvironmentalImpactValue-addedProductivitybysettingtheindexat100asoffiscal2005
Environmental Impact of Our Business Activities – Material Flow of Business Activities (non-consolidated)
Environmental Impact Value-added Productivity (Environmental impact and Relative index) (consolidated)
Environmental Impact Value-added Productivity (consolidated)
Raw materials
CO2 emissions Solvent emissions
Water discharge Industrial waste
R&D expenses
Capitalinvestment
Recycling
Energy
Water
Corporate governance Management
Products
New technologyIntellectual
property
Businessactivity
Sales
OperatingIncome
Dividends
Socialcontributions
Humanresources
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Environmental Conservation Activities
Our Approach to Climate Change
Our Policy on Climate Change
AlmosthalfofCO2emissionsgeneratedbytheconsumptionofenergyintheworldarecausedbyindustry.Therefore,areductioninCO2emissionsisasignificantissuefortheNittoDenkoGroup.InconformitywithourEnvironmentalPolicy:“Wewillcontinueoureffortstoconserveresourcesandenergy,reduceindustrialwaste,andpromoterecyclinginallaspectsofouroperations”,weareimplementingreductionsinCO2emissions.
CO2 Emissions (Scopes 1+2)
Total CO2 emissions in fiscal 2012:
707,776 CO2-metric tons (consolidated)
TotalCO2emissionsinfiscal2012increasedoverthepreviousfiscalyear.Ontheotherhand,ourunitCO2emissions(CO2emissionsper1millionyenofproductionoutput)decreasedto899CO2-kg/millionyen.TotalCO2emissionsincreasedmainlybecausetheamountofenergyused,whichaccountsfor71%ofCO2emissions,didnotdecline,whiletheCO2emissionfactorsforelectricitypurchasedatproductionbasesinJapandeteriorated,asaresultofthehaltinoperationsofdomesticnuclearpowerplants.
Inthefuture,wewillimplementthedevelopmentofproductsandprocesseswhichareenergy-efficientatthetimeofmanufacture.
Visualization of CO2 Emissions throughout the Entire Supply Chain (Scope 3)
Wearetryingtograspwhatkindofinfluencetheentiresupplychainhasonclimatechange.Infiscal2012,wecalculatedCO2emissionsgeneratedfromthetransportationofourproductstoourcustomers.
Inordertograspthesituationacrossentiresupplychains,wewillestablishamethodforcalculatingotherobjects.
Japan 66%
Taiwan 8%
China 10%
South Korea 8%
Belgium 4%
Malaysia 2%U.S. 1%Vietnam 1%
Electricityand fuel:
71%
Incineration ofsolvent vapors:
27%
Incineration of industrial waste:
2%
CO2 Emissions in Fiscal 2012:
707,776CO2-metric tons
CO2 Emissions in Fiscal 2012:
707,776CO2-metric tons
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*Scopes1,2and3describedonthispageshowtherangeofestimatescoveredbythe‘GreenhouseGasProtocol’.
Total and Unit CO2 Emissions (Scopes 1+2) (consolidated)
CO2 Emissions by Source (consolidated)
CO2 Emissions by Country (consolidated)
Total amount of greenhouse gas emissions in fiscal 2012 (Scopes 1, 2 and 3) (non-consolidated): 449,039 t-CO2
Purchased electricity147,132 t-CO2 293,210 t-CO2
8,697 t-CO2
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TheNittoDenkoGroupreleasesinformationonclimatechangethroughtheCarbonDisclosureProject.
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Management of Water Resources
Amount of water consumption in fiscal 2012:
4,784,542 metric tons (domestic bases)
Largeamountsofwaterareusedintheproductionofpolarizingfilmsandflexibleprintedcircuitboards.Wetackletheeffectiveutilizationofwaterresourcesbyutilizingourmembraneproductsandrecyclingdrainagewater.Asmuchwaterisnecessaryintheproductionprocess,wedonotmanufactureourproductsinareasthatsufferfromphysicalandeconomicwaterscarcity(whereusageratesofwaterresourcesexceed75%).
Indischargingwaterusedintheproductionprocess,weadequatelyprocessandthendrainitbeforeitisreleasedintotheenvironment.
Effective Utilization of Fossil Fuels
Amount of energy from fossil fuels used in fiscal 2012:
5,752,818 GJ (consolidated)
Formanufacturerslikeus,theexhaustionoffossilfuelsusedasrawmaterialsorenergyisaseriousproblem.Withtheaimofsustainabledevelopment,weputeffortintotheeffectiveutilizationofmaterialsandenergybymeansofsavingenergyandreducingwaste.Inaddition,wepromotetheintroductionofrawmaterialsfromnon-fossilfuelsandrenewableenergy.
Management of Waste
Unit generation of waste in fiscal 2012:
154kg/million yen (consolidated)
WastewithintheNittoDenkoGroupismainlylogrolledgesoftapeandoffcutsoffilmgeneratedfromthecuttingprocess.WeadequatelydealwithwastewithintheGroupinconformitywiththeNittoDenkoGroup’s“RegulationsforWasteManagement”.Furthermore,werecycleasmuchwastegeneratedaspossible.
Management of Organic Solvents
Amount of solvent emissions in fiscal 2012:
1,330 metric tons (consolidated)
Inordertominimizeairpollutiongeneratedfromorganicsolvents,weinstallincinerationequipmentusedforsolventgasesorsolventrecoveryunits,oneveryproductionlineasneeded.Furthermore,weareaggressivelyengagedinreducingthequantityoforganicsolventsused.Theamountofsolventemissionshasbeendecliningyearafteryear.
Water Consumption (including water recycled at domestic bases)
Total and Unit Energy Purchased (from fossil fuels) (consolidated)
Total and Unit Generation of Industrial Waste (consolidated)
Total and Unit Solvent Emissions (consolidated)
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Environmental Conservation Activities
Providing Sustainable Products
Asabusinesscontributingtoenvironmentalconservation,westrivetodevelopandsupplysustainableproducts.
Sustainable Products
ProductscontributingtoenvironmentalconservationarereferredtoassustainableproductsintheNittoDenkoGroup.Bygivingthemauniquedefinition,evaluatingproductsaccordingtothetwocriteriaof“Beingusefulforsolvingglobalenvironmentalproblems”and“Effectivelyutilizingresourcesthroughthelife-cycleofproducts”andmeasuringtheircontributiontoenvironmentalconservation,
Subcategoryname No. Definition
A. Low Environmental Impact Products
A-1
Productsthatdonotcontainanyprohibitedsubstancesspecifiedbycustomerrequest,legalregulations,orintheGroupRegulationsonVoluntaryManagementofChemicals,orproductswhosecontentofsubstancesspecifiedforreductionbycustomerrequest,legalregulations,orintheGroupRegulationsonVoluntaryManagementofChemicalshavebeenreduced.
A-2
Productsthatnotonlyhavelowerenvironmentalimpact(e.g.,energyconsumption,industrialwastereduction)duringanyprocessfromcollectionofrawmaterialstotheGroupprocesses(manufacturing,disposal,andlogistics),butalsohavealowertotalenvironmentalimpactfromcollectionofrawmaterialstoGroupproductionprocesses,incomparisonwithotherGroupproductsorcompetingproducts.
B. Positive Environmental Impact Products
B-1 Productsthatnotonlyhavealowerenvironmentalimpactduringanycustomerprocessfromusetodisposal,butalsoalowertotalenvironmentalimpactfromusetodisposalbythecustomer,incomparisonwithotherGroupproducts,competingproducts,orconventionaltechnologies.
B-2
Productsthathelpresolveglobalenvironmentalissues.Thissubcategoryalsoappliestoproductswhosetotalenvironmentalimpactgeneratedovertheirlifecycle,fromcollectionofrawmaterialstomanufactureanddisposal,hasapositiveeffectontheglobalenvironmentaccordingtotheLifeCycleAssessment*oranotherassessmentmethod.
weclassifyourproductsas“LowEnvironmentalImpactProducts”or“PositiveEnvironmentalImpactProducts”.
Definition of Sustainable Products
Infiscal2012,wereviewedthedefinitionsforandthenamesofthetwosubcategories.Weclassifysustainableproductsaccordingtothedefinitionsinthetablebelow.
The Number of Products Qualifying as Sustainable
Infiscal2012,2,050productsqualifiedasLowEnvironmentalImpactProductsand20asPositiveEnvironmentalImpactProducts.
Life Cycle Assessment*1
Global Environmental Problems2
Life-cycle assessment
Industrialwaste
Production of raw materials
A-1 Low Environmental Impact Products B-1 Positive Environmental Impact Products
A-2 Low Environmental Impact Products B-2 Positive Environmental Impact Products
•Production•Business activities
Energy
IndustrialwasteEnergy
IndustrialwasteEnergy
IndustrialwasteEnergy Energy Energy
CO2
Promoting positive effectsContributing to recovery of the environment and solving environmental problems
Suppressing negative effects
Reducing use of environmentally harmful materials
Materials manufacturers
Industrial wasteProcessing Consumers
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Biodiversity Conservation
Inordertocontributetowardsasustainablesociety,NittoDenkohasbeeninvolvedinbiodiversityconservationactivitiesasadrivingpartnerof“DeclarationofBiodiversitybyNipponKeidanren”since1997.
Inconformitywiththebasicstandpointofthisdeclaration,weapproachbusinessactivitieswithdueconsiderationtobiodiversity.
Supporting UNEP Activities
TheNittoDenkoGroupcooperateswithUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)inplayinganactiveroletorealizeasustainablesocietyandhasbeenasupportingcompanysincefiscal2010.WesupportthepublicationanddistributionoftheJapaneseversionofOur Planet and TUNZA,whichareofficialUNEPmagazines.
Highlights of Environmental Conservation Activities in Fiscal 2012
Sharing Policy and Cases of Environmental Conservation Activities across the Whole Group
TheNittoDenkoGrouphasheldanEnvironmentGlobalConferenceonceeverythreeyearssince2003,asanopportunitytoexchangeopinionsonapproachestowardenvironmentalconservationacrossthewholeGroup.Thefiscal2012conferencewasheldinJapan.
Approximately200participantsfrom50basestalkedwithoneanotheraboutworldtrendsintheenvironment,ourposition,ouridealsandourgoalsinenvironmentalconservationactivities.Wewilladopttheissuescoveredattheconferenceintoouractionpolicyandsteadilyengagethem.
E-BOX Receives Award in World Packaging Organization Contest
Environmentally-friendlypackagingmaterialE-BOXreceivedaWorldStarAwardandaSustainabilityAwardin2012attheWorldStarAwards,hostedbytheWorldPackagingOrganization.
E-BOXwonapprovalforreducingCO2emissionsby57%comparedtotraditionalpackagingandraisingloadefficiencyintransportation.
Employees Practice Energy Conservation at Home, Cutting 40 ton of CO2
Wehavebeenimplementinga“GreenDesignAction”sincefiscal2009inordertoimproveemployees’awarenessoftheenvironment.
Infiscal2012,employeespracticedenergysavingintheirownbackyard,suchasintheirhomesandreducedCO2emissionsby40ton.
Wehaveintroducedtheconceptof‘life-cycleassessment’toassesssustainableproducts.Life-cycleassessmentisatechniquetoassessenvironmentalimpactsassociatedwithallthestagesofaproduct’slifefromrawmaterialextractionthroughmanufacture,use,disposalandtransportation.
Life-cycleassessmentconsistsoffourstages.Thefirststagebeginswithaclearstatementofthegoalandscopeofthestudy.Thesecondstageisaninventoryanalysis,thethirdisanimpactassessmentandthefourthisinterpretation.Infiscal2012,weconductedananalysisofCO2emissionsfortwoproducts.
Infiscal2013,wewillproceedwithananalysisofourproductsotherthanCO2emissionstoquantitativelyassesswhatimpactourproductshaveonsociety.
* Life Cycle Assessment