Fujikura Group has newly stipulated the Fujikura Environmental Management Action Guidelines, Version 3, as the interim three-year goals for environmental management from FY2008 to 2010, and started activities.
Goals and achievements in FY2008 are shown in the table below:
| Item | Goal | Achievements in FY2008 |
Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitigation of global warming | (1) Reduce CO2 emissions per unit of specific productivity, including office sections, by 5% or more in FY2010 from FY2007 (at domestic and overseas manufacturing bases) | Although the total amount of CO2 emissions decreased year-on-year due to the economic downturn in the second half of FY2008, CO2 emissions per unit of sales increased by 11% from FY2007. | △ |
| (2) Improve energy consumption rate required for product distribution by 4% or more from the base FY2006 (domestic transportation of Fujikura's products) | Specific energy consumption in FY2008 decreased by 8% against the base year. | ○ | |
| Zero emission waste | (1) Reduce the ratio of industrial waste for landfill to 1% or lower in FY2010 (at manufacturing bases in the domestic Group) | Due to promotion of sorting valuable plastic waste from wire coating materials, the proportion of industrial waste destined for landfill in FY2008 was 1.4% for the entire domestic Group. | △ |
| (2) Reduce the amount of packaging materials used in FY2010 by 2% or more from FY2007 (at manufacturing bases in the domestic Group) | Packaging materials were either changed from wood materials to cardboard or reused; drums and pallets were reused. The amount reduced will be further quantified. | × | |
| Reduction in environmental impact substances | Reduction in the amount of lead used Reduce the use of general electric cables in FY2010 by 80% or more from FY2007 |
The amount of lead compounds used for coating materials of general electric cables was reduced by 90% from FY2007. | ○ |
| Reduction in volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions |
Reduce the amount of VOCs used in the manufacturing process and emitted to the atmosphere by 20% in FY2010 from FY2005 as the base year (manufacturing bases in the domestic Group) | The total amount was reduced by 3% from the base year in domestic manufacturing bases through promotion of reduction or replacement with alternate substances, including limiting VOC emissions to the atmosphere, prevention of VOC evaporation, and recollection of VOCs. | △ |
| Similarly reduce it by 10% at manufacturing bases in the overseas Group. | Investigation on VOC usage has been started. | × | |
| Reduction of Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) | Prepare a schedule for abolishing the use of HCFC255 and HCHC141b (manufacturing bases in the domestic and overseas manufacturing bases) |
An investigation of usage and amounts used is under way. | ○ |
| Prevention of contamination and green purchasing | Promote management of chemical substances contained in products in the supply chain (Promotion of green purchasing and management of substances of high concern) |
A database for chemical substances contained in products was introduced to transmit information regarding the REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation. | ○ |
| Expansion of environmentally friendly products | Register annually three products or more as Fujikura Green Products (manufacturing bases in the domestic Group) | One product was registered in FY2008 | × |
Evaluation: ○as planned △reduced though behind schedule, ×not attained
