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Environmental Report 2010

Group Environmental ReportTo protect our irreplaceable EarthFDK Group Environmental Policy
The FDK Group recognizes that, in the environmental protection eﬀorts that a corporation conducts together with its businessactivities, it must not only ensure that those activities comply with all national and local regulations, but must also voluntarily
do its utmost to prevent global warming, reduce waste materials, control chemical substances, and take other actions from a
global point of view. In May 2010, as a member of the Fujitsu Group, we revised the FDK Group Environmental Policy inorder to promote environmental management that utilizes the distinctive characteristics of our member corporations.

SloganFDK Group Cares about Nature and Safeguards our Planet

Philosophy

The FDK Group has established environmental protection as an important theme of corporate management. Thus, actingfrom the customer s viewpoint, we develop and provide battery products and electronic parts able to satisfy customers, while
contributing in the process to the creation of a sustainable society that is based on the 3Es ‒ Environment, Energy, andEconomy ‒ that is, on protecting the environment, conserving energy, and developing the economy. We also fulﬁll our social
responsibility by conducting conscientious corporate activities that comply with environmental laws and standards.
Moreover, in order to pass on nature s irreplaceable bounty and the Earth s beautiful environment to future generations, wewill continue to maintain close communication and cooperation with local communities, while conducting environmental
protection activities invigorated by each employees spirit of solidarity.

Action Guidelines

1. We will understand the burdens that our corporate activities place on the Earth s environment, and reduce those burdens
by making our products more environmentally friendly in each stage of their lifecycle.
2. We will promote the development of environmentally compatible products by eliminating the use of harmful materials,reducing the energy required for product use, and increasing product longevity.
3. To prevent global warming, we will reduce the energy used in our factories and oﬃces
and improve our distribution operations.
4. We will reduce our environmental burdens through 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
activities.
5. We will promote green procurement for the raw materials, parts and packaging
materials used for products.
6. We will observe all environmental laws and regulations, and strengthen our risk
management for preventing pollution and other problems.
7. We will deepen our communication with local communities and contribute to eﬀorts toprotect the environment.

Main Eﬀorts
The FDK Group has built, at all of its production sites, including those overseas, an environmental management system (EMS)
that conforms with ISO 14001. Environmental activities are conducted based on the FDK Group Environmental Action Plan.
In ﬁscal 2009, we integrated the environmental management systems at all of FDK s domestic production sites with the FujitsuGroup s environmental management systems.

Main Targets and Results of Action Plan (at Domestic Production Sites)
Description

Targets (2007 to 2009)

Reduce the amount of energy consumption-based CO2 emissions
Global Warming
by 2% from the FY2006 level by the end of FY2010. (FY2006
Prevention Measureslevel: 26,239 tons)

Increasing
Product Values

PromotingGreen Factories

Results (2007 to 2009)
Reduced 22% from FY2006 level(FY2009 level: 20,450 tons)

Develop super-green products＊1 that have superior
environmental characteristics.

Number of super-green products developed: 0(The proportion of environmentally friendly
products being developed reached 100%.)

Develop Environmental Efficiency Factor 2＊2 products.

Number of products for which Factor 2 hasbeen achieved: 0(One Factor 2 product is under development.)

Reduce VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions by 30% fromthe FY2000 level by the end of FY2010 (FY2000 level: 44.3 tons)

Reduced 40% from FY2000 level(FY2009 level: 26.8 tons)

Reduce the amount of waste emissions by 3% from the FY2006
level by the end of FY2009. (FY2006 level: 1,294 tons)

Reduced 25% from FY2006 level(FY2009 level: 964 tons)

Promoting
Promote the environmental management system (EMS) at
Green Procurement business partner sites.

An EMS was built at 148 additional business
partner sites.

*1. Super-green products: These products are those, among the products judged to be green products (environmentally friendly products) in a product environmental assessment, that are front
runners for being the world s ﬁrst, the world s smallest, the ﬁrst in the country, the ﬁrst in the industry, the smallest in the country, or the smallest in the industry.
*2. Environmental Eﬃciency Factor 2: Increasing the value of the product over twice its environmental burdens.

Action plan for globally strengthening environmental activities
FDK Group The Sixth Environmental Action Plan
The Sixth Environmental Action Plan, a three-year plan covering FY2010 through FY2012, addresses such issues as climatechange and biodiversity.
Previous environmental action plans focused on domestic issues. In this latest plan, however, we have newly set global targets.
Thus, by the end of FY2012, we aim to reduce the CO2 from energy consumption by 6% from the FY1990 level, and cut theamount of waste material produced by 20% from the FY2007 level. Moreover, we will conduct social contribution activities andwork to preserve biodiversity.

FDK Group The Sixth Environmental Action Plan
Description

TopicsTargets (2010 to 2012)

Activities to Reduce CO2

Promoting the Developmentof EnvironmentallyFriendly Designs• Develop at least 3 types of super-green products.
• Achieve an Environmental Efficiency Factor 1.2 ormore for newly developed products.

Preventing Global Warming• Reduce CO2 emissions from energy consumption by 6%from the FY1990 level.

Reducing Environmental
Burdens through 3R(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Activities• Reduce chemical emissions by 10% from the FY2007 level.
• Reduce the amount of waste material produced by 20%
from the FY2007 level.
• Continue to maintain a 90% reuse rate for product materials.

Promoting Green
Procurement
Strengthening
Environmental Management• Increase the number of business partner sites thatbuild an EMS.

As an eﬀort to reduce CO2, FDK
Twicell will introduce a solar
energy generation facility (systemcapacity: 120 kWh) scheduled tobe completed at the end ofOctober 2010.

Reduction of CO2
Equivalent in camphor trees
Approximately 112 trees
Solar Power Generation Panels• Promote integration of the EMSs of Headquarters
departments.
• With FDK Tottori and FDK Twicell, conduct activities
to integrate EMSs.

Cultivating Communication• In cooperation with local communities, conduct
with Local Communities, andenvironmental contribution and social contribution
activities and work towards the preservation ofContributing to the Preservation
biodiversity.
of Biodiversity

Conceptual drawing of FDK Twicell ssolar power generation panel installation

Earth-Friendly Development of Products
Development of Environmentally Conscious Products
When developing products, the FDK Group conducts a design review and performs a product environmental assessment aimed
at building eco-friendliness into the product. Moreover, we have been grappling with the development of super-green products
since FY2004, and working to increase the Environmental Eﬃciency Factor of products since FY2007.

Large-Capacity Lithium Ion Capacitor
This is a storage device with a long charge/discharge cycle life and an ability to
rapidly accept and discharge a large current.
By storing unneeded power and then discharging it when necessary, this device
enables the eﬃcient use and stable supply of power. It can also be used in hotenvironments.

Eﬀective
Use ofElectricalPower

Used in Solar Power Generation Systems

Jointly developed with Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd., lithium ion capacitor module isused for stabilizing the solar power generation systems on which demonstration
experiments have been conducted, since August 2010, on Yonaguni Island and other
outlying islands of Okinawa Prefecture. Equipping a solar power generation system witha lithium capacitor module makes it possible to stabilize the ﬂuctuations in output causedby climate and other factors.

Linear Tube LED Lamp and Power Source

Friendly to both the environment and people, this lighting device is able to replace
ﬂuorescent lamps (40W, 20W). Compared to ﬂuorescent lamps, it reduces energy
consumption and CO2 emissions by approximately 60%. Thanks to a uniquelight-dispersing technology, dot patterns and glare have been eliminated.

Product Model
ECM45 series

60%Reduction
in CO2EmissionsProduct Model
FLED40S•40-PSW-LHH

Building a Sustainable Society
A Recycling Business for Information Equipment and Electronic Equipment
The FDK Group also conducts an information-equipment and electronic-equipment
recycling business aimed at furthering the creation of a sustainable society.
Operating as the Chubu Region Recycling Center of Fujitsu Recycle System (FRS),FDK Eco-Tech Corporation collects and recycles the materials contained in used
PCs and other information equipment, thereby contributing to the recycling andreuse of resources.

Features●Handling recycling through two routes: FRS route and FDK ECO-TEC route●Conducting various security measures●Providing comprehensive processing, from collection and transport todisposal●Specialized in one-site disassembly and the removal of over-sized equipment●Appropriate handling of hazardous substances contained inside electronicequipment●Recycling all types of electronic devices and information equipment of all
manufacturers

PC disassembly work
FDK ECO-TECH CORPORATION website address

http://www.fdk-ecotech.com/

Together with Local Communities
Social Contribution and Communication
As a global citizen, the FDK Group hopes that our beautiful planet and its bountiful nature will last forever. Thus, we arecommitted to developing social contribution initiatives and enhancing communication with the local communities in which weoperate.

Lake Hamana (Shizuoka Prefecture)
Participated in cleanup activities.

Umeda River (Aichi Prefecture)
Participated in cleanup activities.

Dry cell workshop

Changes in Data on Main Environmental Burdens
CO2 Emissions fromEnergy Consumption
CO2 (tons)

Overseas
Domestic
CO2 emissions per unit of output (index)

CO2 emissions per unit of output (index)

Amount of Waste
Material ProducedTotal Waste Material Produced (tons)

70000

1407000

60000

120600050000

1005000

40000

80

4000

30000

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40200010000

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FYOverseasDomestic

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Published : October 2010

FDK Group Cares about Nature and Safeguards our Planet

Edited by : Environmental Technology Department,Business Support Group, FDK Corporation
Address : 2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka 431-0495 Japan
Phone : ＋81-53-575-2506

This booklet was printed with environmentally friendly soybean oil-based ink.
This Environmental Report is a digest version summarizing the environmental activities
in and after FY2009.

FAX : ＋81-53-575-2560
URL : http://www.fdk.com