Promoting Environmental Management
We consider the scope of environmental management to encompass not only environmental conservationand compliance with environmental laws, but also active engagement in environmental businesses. To us,
the environment is a key issue directly concerning our corporate mission.

Fortifying the Framework of Environmental Management
Based on the Environmental Management System
The FDK Group s environmental management system is at the heart of our environmental management. The Fourth Environmental
Action Plan attempts to fortify the framework of our environmental management by fully utilizing its management system, and attempts
to upgrade the level of group-wide activities.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Fortifying the framework of environmental management based on the environmental management system⑴ Upgrading office-level activities ⑵ Strengthening collaboration with overseas production sites

KOSAI PLANTS

Japan

Acquired
RenewedCertiﬁed Sites

October 1998
October 2007
FDK CORPORATION, KOSAI PLANT, SANYO PLANT, FDK
ENERGY CO., LTD., FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD., FDK
MECHATRONICS CO., LTD., FDK LIFETEC CORPORATION, FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTERCO., LTD., FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
●Development, design and manufacture of various electroniccomponents, dry batteries, and mechanical equipment as wellas involvement in environmental businesses

FDK MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IWAKI PLANT

Overseas (Consolidated Subsidiaries)

January 1998
July 2007
FDK MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
FDK LIFETEC CORPORATION, IWAKI OFFICE●Development, design and manufacture of electronic components
for telecommunication and information equipment

Subsidiaries

Location

Date of Certiﬁcation

XIAMEN FDK CORPORATION

China

January 1999

FUCHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

TaiwanFebruary 2000

SHANGHAI FDK CORPORATION

China

December 2000

FDK LANKA (PVT) LTD.

Sri Lanka

February 2003

PT FDK INDONESIA

Indonesia

June 2003

FDK (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

ThailandJune 2003

SUZHOU FDK CO., LTD.

China

December 2004

1. Reduction of power usage: 2% reduction to be accomplishedbetween FY2007 and FY2010 (0.5% reduction annually)
2. Reduction of the amount of copy paper purchased: 3%reduction to be accomplished between FY2007 andFY2009 (1% reduction annually)
We are in process of upgrading oﬃce-level activities by assessing
their compliance with requirements.

Strengthening Collaboration with Overseas Production Sites
We have strengthened collaboration with all overseas consolidated production companies to fortify the FDK Group s environmental management as a whole. Utilizing our TV conference system
we have reconﬁrmed the current status and have exchanged
opinions regarding performance information such as our environmental management system, the amount of energy consumption
and waste emissions as well as status information such as theobservation of legal requirements and the placement of environmental claims. When we identiﬁed problems and improvementtargets, we shared such information horizontally and conductededucational meetings for overseas sites via TV conference.
The FDK Group aims to establish overall emissions goals and tomanage results pertaining to CO 2 and waste for our domestic andoverseas sites.

Environmental Education and Training

Site Report

Acquired
RenewedCertiﬁed SitesOﬃce-Level Activity Targets

Environmental Activities Report

ISO Certiﬁcation Status at the Group s Production Sites

We established both mid-term and annual targets for activities inFY2007 for all domestic sites. Inclusion of the basic element,PDCA, speciﬁed in ISO 14001 requirements resulted in theupgrading of the FDKEMS rating (refer to page 23), our own
environmental management system, from Level I to Level II. We
are also promoting Cool Biz, Warm Biz and energy saving activities by TEAM−6%.

Social Activities Report

The FDK Group completed the establishment of its environmental management system at all of its production sites, including all
overseas sites, at the end of FY2004. In Japan, two management
systems are in operation; namely, the system at the KOSAI
PLANT encompassing the SANYO PLANT and other Groupcompanies, as well as the system at the IWAKI PLANT of FDK
MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION.
During FY2007, we have strengthened environmental management activities in our daily tasks following the guidelines set byISO 14001 in 2004. They include marketing eco-friendly productsby the R&D divisions, green procurement activities by thepurchase divisions and reduction of transportation-related CO 2emissions by logistics divisions. We further strive to conduct
activities to reduce the Group s environmental burdens in areas
such as energy saving and waste reduction inside our sites, aswell as reduction of environmental burdens related to the use ofour products and the reduction of transportation-related CO 2
emission outside our plants.

Upgrading Office-Level Activities

Management andOrganizational Structure

Activities at Production Sites

We provide general education to all employees, including a course
on global environmental issues and specialized education andtraining in waste management and internal auditing for employees
who are assigned responsibility for continuous improvement of theenvironmental management system. We are oﬀering courses on
separating waste materials and in crisis management at each site.
We also provide environmental awareness courses for employees
and their family members through our Intranet.

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