Summary of Business
Summary of BusinessSocial Responsibility & Environmental Report
Contents

Summary of BusinessCorporate profile, Business locations……………1
Business domain & Allied products ……………2
Message from the president, Corporate governance …3Guidelines for corporate behavior ………………4

Social Responsibility Report
Respect for humanity and assurance ofcomfortable working environment ………………5
Coordination with local communities andpromotion of contributing to society ……………6

Environmental Report
Environmental management system ……………7
Environmental preservation activities ……………8
Environmental accounting ……………………9Mass balance/Contained chemical substances …10
Approach to reduction of environmental burdens …11
Case example of energy saving measures………12
Approach to resource utilization
Education, edification and training ……………13
Questionnaire ………………………………14

Editorial policy
This report presents the Group of Soshin
Electric companies’ approach to society
and the environment as one of the NGKINSULATORS, LTD. companies.

Corporate proﬁle（As of the end of March 2013）
Company name : Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.
URL http://www.soshin.co.jp
Head Oﬃce
Mita43MT Bldg.13F, 3-13-16 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8322, Japan
Tel. 81-3-5730-4500 Fax. 81-3-5730-4504
Established in：December 1938
Incorporated in：April 1944
Capital ：3,806 million Japanese yen
Number of employees：892 (Total)

Business locations【Domestic sales oﬃces】
Tokyo Operating headquarters
Osaka oﬃce / Nagoya oﬃce / Saku oﬃce / Kyushu oﬃce
【Domestic production bases】
Asama Plant / Chikuma Technical Center【Group companies】
Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.
Soshin Device Co., Ltd.
Risshin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Soshin Electronics of America Inc.
Soshin Electronics Europe GmbH
Soshin Electronics (SZ) Limited
Soshin Electronics (HK) Limited
Taiwan Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.

Financial highlights■Sales■Sales ratio per market (2012 Fiscal year)（Million yen）

15,00011,734

11,157

10,000

10,481Others8％5,000【Period】
From April 2012 to March 2013

0

2010

2011

2012（Fiscal year）

Telecommunicationequipment market■Operating proﬁt（Million yen）

【Coverage】
Soshin Electric Co., Ltd.

400

Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.

200

Soshin Device Co., Ltd.
Risshin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.

1600

Issued in June 2013

0

37％

494

145
15
2010

2011

2012（Fiscal year）

Industrial
equipment
market55％

Business Domain & Allied Products
Summary of Business

The Group of Soshin Electric companies has supplied to the industrial instrument and IT equipment
manufacturers electronic components meeting the needs of the times and the customers’ expectations.

【Industrial equipment market】
・EMC noise product market
Electromagnetic wave noise that develops from electronic equipment may cause equipment to malfunction and effect human bodies
adversely, and consequently, demand is growing for noise suppression products that suppress or block out such noise.
The noise suppression products we supply are widely used in inverters that have won popularity as energy saving devices forelectronic equipment, with their fields of application extending to renewable energies such as solar power and wind power generation.
Furthermore, our range of business includes total support for customers such as provision of measuring and diagnosing services onsite or at our large radio-wave shield chamber.

Noise filter for PV systems

Reactor cores for noise suppression

On-site noise-testing vehicle

・Car and railway electronics
Our products ranging from thick film substrates and noise filters to capacitors function as essential elements in automobiles where
high-level reliability is required, as well as in fast-charging facilities for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and electric vehicles (EV)which are gaining market acceptance.
Rail vehicles and rail traffic control systems are other areas where a variety of our filters and capacitors work to support safety and ease.

Thick film substrate

Noise filter

Film capacitor【Information & telecommunication equipment market】
・For information & telecommunication
infrastructures
RF parts such as couplers and baluns, and filters andcapacitors support communicaion systems includingbase stations for mobile phone systems.

LC filters

Chip mica capacitors

・For telecommunication terminals
Multilayered dielectric filters are adopted for everadvancing smartphone, wireless LAN systems fortablet PC terminals and for Bluetooth® communication
modules.

Couplers / Baluns

Multilayered dielectric filters2Message from the President
Summary of BusinessPresident
Eiichi Tsuruta

The Great East Japan Earthquake that struck the year before last has brought asignificant turning point in our country’s energy policy. Efforts to turn towardclean energy are now concentrated on development of renewable energies
such as solar power and wind power generation, rather than the previous
approach involving nuclear power being the core power source. Power control
using leading-edge technology such as smart grids is attracting attention
nowadays due to its greater energy consumption efficiency.
The Group of Soshin Electric companies regards contributing to an energy
saving society through business activities as a key management issue.
Regarding our development and marketing activities, we will place emphasison the fields of renewable energies such as solar power and wind power
generation, and energy saving efforts for such items as electric vehicles andrails. In terms of production activities, we have ceaselessly made efforts
to reduce environmentally hazardous substances through the introductionof the latest facilities where energy saving performance is focused upon,
productivity improvement and VA/VE activities. To employees, the importanceof exercising energy saving efforts in the office and at home by saving
electricity and non-use of private cars for commuting was enlightened andeducated.
Our uninterrupted idea will be to approach business expansion inenvironmental and energy saving fields and reduce environmentally hazardous
substances developing from production activities. As a consequence, we willcontribute to a society symbiotic with the environment through our entire
business activities.

Corporate Governance
We have situated repletion of
corporate governance as oneof our important management
issues. Specifically, we are

Governance system
General stockholders’ meeting
Accounting auditors

Board of directors

committed to strive for better

President

structuring of our management
organization system, improving
business efficiency, enhancing
function and complying
completely with legislation sothat legality in business activities
and transparency in management
will be ensured and we can berecognized as a reliable groupof companies by stakeholders

Corporate Management Meeting
Special committee / New businesspromotion committee
Development committee
Facility committee
Invention incentive committee

CSR all companies committee

management monitoring

Board of auditors

Risk management committee
Compliance committee
Environmental committee
Export control committee
Safety and health committee(customers, employees, local
communities, suppliers andstockholders).

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Nagano manufacturing group / Miyazaki manufacturing group / Corporate planning division /Administrative & planning division / Sales & marketing division /Research & development division /Procurement division / Quality assurance division / China business development Dept. /Auditing office (Internal auditing)Summary of Business

Soshin Electric Co. Group’s Guidelines for Corporate Behavior
Ⅰ Realization of corporate philosophy【1】Provision of products that contribute to better social environment

From a long-term global perspective, we will commit ourselves to create new value by providing products andservices that protect the global environment and realize safety and security in society.
We will gain trust from our customers and society by seeking quality and safety.

Ⅱ Policy to engage in business activities【2】Disclosure of corporate information

We will release, in an accurate and timely manner, any information sought by the public, including informationon our management, finance, products or services to improve transparency in management and gain society’s
trust in the NGK group companies.

【3】Total enforcement of compliance and risk management

We will abide by the laws and rules of each country and area in which we do business and will enforce ourcompliance thoroughly, respecting international arrangements that are applicable to us. We will develop
human resources who are sincere and have high ethical standards. In addition, through our efforts to build aninternal control system and implement risk management, we will protect our corporate assets and credit, as wellas the rights of third parties.

【4】Respect for humanity and assurance of comfortable working environment

We will hire and treat people in a proper and fair manner and provide a safe and pleasant working environment
in which our people can work comfortably without sacrificing their family life.
We will make available opportunities that people with versatile talent can try and will support the developmentof human resources through the acquisition of knowledge and expertise.
We will prevent bullying, discrimination, harassment or any other acts that violate human rights. If there is ahuman rights violation, we will take appropriate action in an expeditious manner.

【5】Implementation of fair, free and transparent transactions

As a good and equal partner, we will implement fair, free and transparent transactions in search of mutual
benefit with our business partners.
In addition, we will promote our commitment to discharge our corporate responsibility for society throughout
the supply chain used by the NGK group companies.

Ⅲ As a member of society【6】Preservation of global environment

We will contribute to the preservation of the global environment by committing ourselves to take the lead in
reducing environmental burdens at every location and in every process that is involved in our business activities.
We will cooperate in efforts with local communities to preserve the environment and will also actively support
our employees’ efforts.

【7】Coordination with local communities and promotion of contributing to society

We will actively commit ourselves to contributing to society, satisfying the needs of local communities with ourinterest in the social tasks required by each country and local community in accordance with our objective to
become a corporate citizen that can be trusted by local communities.

【8】Communication with stakeholders

Through communication with all of our stakeholders, including customers, business partners, shareholders,
employees and members of local communities, we will enhance their understanding of the NGK groupcompanies and review corporate activities based on comments forwarded to us. We will use these in our efforts
to accomplish our social responsibilities.

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Respect for Humanity and Assurance of Comfortable Working Environment◆ Basic employment policy

Social Responsibility Report

We at the Group of Soshin Electric companies have tried to ensure employment stability though establishmentof manpower plans ascertaining mid- to long-term business development. Year-round employment, in addition
to regular recruitment of new graduates and personnel possessing the necessary ability and experience, hasbeen our practice.

◆ Esteem for individuality and diversity

Our employment level of disabled people was 2.2% (as of Apr. 2013), which exceeded the legally set 2.0%, min.
As a result of the establishment of a re-employment system for mandatorily retired people, flexible working
arrangements, including full-time and part-time work programs, are provided to fit individuals’ second-life plans.

◆ Realization of work-life balance

Many female employees have taken up this opportunity for pre-natal and post-partum maternity leave andinfant care before returning to work. Furthermore, refreshment holidays and planned paid-holiday systems areprovided for employees to refresh their minds and bodies.

◆ Creation of mental healthManagerial staff members are provided with a workshop about mental
slump and methods of line care, while ordinary employees undertake aworkshop provided to aid self-care and teach methods to address stress.
This is to help enhance knowledge and awareness of mental health.
In addition, a counseling system (an interview about self-care) by industrial
physicians has been made available.

◆ Health and safety

Provision of an opportunity forcollective learning about self-care

The Group of Soshin Electric companies has actively broadened health and safety activities aiming at zero
occupational accidents, in addition to ensuring employees’ health and safety and promoting more comfortableworking environments. Our major activities comprise committee activity centering on patrolling worksites
divided into 4 areas of security control of machinery and electrical facilities, production safety management,
management of dangerous objects and organic solvents and sanitary supervision. Another aspect of ouractivities is our endeavors to establish measures to secure mental health, including interviews with counselors
about self-care and to enhancing risk assessment by means of making suggestions about near-miss incidents,
danger prediction training and reciprocal patrols among business locations to prevent facility accidents.
Furthermore, awareness raising activities were carried out using collective morning assemblies and internalbulletin boards and consciousness regarding safety has settled in employees.
These activities have kept the Group of Soshin Electric companies free of work-related accidents resulting inleave for last 5 years. Activities will continue with safety always regarded as a matter of top priority.

Patrol at work places for safety

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Visit to lunch makers for health and safetySocial Responsibility Report
Coordination with Local Communities and Promotion of Contributing to Society

Charity activities

Soshin Cup Volleyball Meeta chrity concert.

area.

Acceptance of internshipSoshin Cup Tennis Meetwork experience in the Nagano and Miyazaki areas.

Nagano area.

Eco-cap Campaign

Beautiﬁcation activities

a quantity worth 202 vaccines in 2012.

Plants.

The Soshin Band, active in the Nagno area, participated in

Caps collected since 2008 through this campaign reached

Social Responsibility Report

Local high school students took a factory tour and undertook

The 27th Soshin Volleyball Meet was held in Miyazaki

The 12th Soshin Cup Tennis Tournament was held in the

We cleaned the surroundings of the Nagano and Miyazaki（Vaccines）

300

200
121

201

202

2011

2012（Fiscal year）

145

100
0

2009

2010

By-proxy collection of eco-caps

Green curtains

the eco-caps that local primary school pupils collected.

possibly contributed to power conservation and CO2 reduction.

In the Miyazaki area, our Plant has been accepting by proxy

Since 2011, we have planted Goya and morning glory, which

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Environmental Report
Environmental Management System
Environmental policy of the Group of Soshin Electric companies
１．Compliance with legislation, pacts and agreements with customers and voluntary standards
２．Identification of environmental objectives, and organized and continuous promotion of reduction ofenvironmental burden within the local community
３．Design, development, production, and marketing of environmentally-friendly products
４．Preventative action and monitoring of environmental pollution
５．Continuous encouragement of education, training and enlightenment activities to raise awareness of
the roles and responsibilities of employees and all other people involved in our business activities◆ System of promoting environmental preservation activities

Environmental Report

・Decision on the Group of Soshin Electric companies’ policies and tactics regarding environmental preservation will be made by the “Environmental

Committee” where the Director responsible for environmental matters acts as the chairperson of the Committee. Policies and tactics thus decided will bedisseminated throughout the company via the deputy top management (plant manager, site manager) and the manager responsible for environmental mattersfor each site.
・Activities for which the environmental organization is responsible include holding an environmental conference and an energy management conference oncea month reciprocally, in addition to the Environmental Committee held once every half year. These conferences are to control progress toward targets andexchange information on the environment, as well as continuous promotion of the environmental preservation activities.

◆ Qualiﬁcation for ISO14001 and environmental audits

・For ISO14001, the international standard for the environmental management system, the Asama Plant qualified in 2000 to be the first of all Soshin Electriccompanies, followed by successful qualification of all other Japanese production organizations in 2002. In 2011, all Japanese organizations including theHead Office (administration departments and sales/marketing department) were collectively qualified as a single consolidated body. (Soshin Electronics
Malaysia has been qualified for ISO14001 by another qualification agency.)
・Our environmental auditing is comprised of external auditing conducted by a qualifying organization, environmental assessment by our Environment Control
Office and internal auditing by the execution department.
・We have a total of 148 internal auditors as of the end of Mar. 2013.

Environmental preservation organization
Environmental organization(Site)

Environmental committee

Environmental secretariat

Group of Soshin Electric companies

President

ISO14001

Tokyo head office
Asama plant
Chikuma technical center
Rissin Electronics Co., Ltd.
Soshin Powertech Co., Ltd.

March 2011
All domestic organizations werecollectively qualified as a single
consolidated body.

Soshin Device Co., Ltd. Head plant
Soshin Device Co., Ltd. Miyazaki plant
Soshin Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.

March 2001 Certified

Environmental organization of each production site
Environmental management committee
Vice-Top management

Environmental management
responsible person

Person responsible for publicpollution prevention
Person responsible for control of industrial waste subject to special management

Environmental Committee’s video meeting
participated by each site

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Acting departments

Environmental Report
Environmental Preservation Activities
We have tried on our own to preserve the environment by setting environmental objectives andenvironmental targets to accomplish the objectives as one element of our environmental activities.

◆ Activity reporting for 2012 and targets for 2013
【 CO2 emission amount】

We have achieved the target for 2012 for the CO2 emission amount set as environmental burden reduction activity.
Our approach in 2013 to reduce CO2 emissions will include continuous efforts to improve productivity, decreasefacility operation losses and loads and eliminate waste through energy saving patrols.

【Amount of discharged industrial waste】

Environmental Report

In 2012, we failed to achieve the target due to greater-than-estimated discharges from the work related tochanges to the layout inside the factory.
Our approach in 2013 will include planned efforts to reduce discharged waste while continuing zero emissions(zero landfill discharge).

【Enhanced control of contained chemical substances】

Restriction of environmentally hazardous substances and controls upon these have been tightened year after year by the RoHS
Directive and the REACH rule.
We have put in place green procurement activities to control chemical substances contained in materials making up products.
We will keep trying to optimize our relevant internal arrangement so that such chemicals may be better controlled.

【Environmental complaints and incidents】

We had no such complaints and incidents in 2012.
We are determined to continue our activities for regional environment preservation.

◆ Main environmental preservation activities
Item

Achievement in 2012
TargetAchievement

・The environmental policy was disseminatedand education of environmental targets and・We will continue environmental education objective, as well as lectures for internal
Environmental
and enlightenment activities.
auditors, were provided.
management system
・We will comply with environmental ・We reviewed a list of environmental（ISO14001）
legislation.
legislation and regulations to ensure that
our environmental assessment covers
every piece of these and misses nothing.
・The 2012 increase in CO 2 emissions in・Domestic CO2 emissions were 8,454 tons
Japan will be kept at no greater than 2.0%
in 2012, smaller by 3.7% than 8,775 tons
2over that of 2011(CO emissions per unit onof 2011 (CO2 emissions per unit of output
production value basis will be reduced by
Prevention of global
were 6.6% greater than that of 2011)
0.4%
in
2012
from
that
of
2011)
warming

Targets for 2013

Self-evaluation○

・We will continue environmental educationand enlightenment activities.
・We will comply with environmental
legislation.

△

・Reduction of domestic CO2 emissions by
2.0% from that of 2012(Reduction of CO2
emissions amount per unit on production
value basis by 1.0% from that of 2012)【Middle and long term targets】
・Middle term targets : The increase in CO2 emission amount in 2015 will be maintained at no greater than 2% over that of 2009
・Long term target : The increase in CO2 emission amount in 2020 will be maintained at no greater than 6% over that of 2009
Biodiversity and ・We will try to maintain the 2011 waste
discharge level. (We carried on the zeromanagement
emission target.)activities for waste

・Industrial waste discharge in 2012 was
168 tons, 2.5% smaller than 172 tons of2011 (We succeeded in continuing zero
emissions.)

・We will extend coverage of receiving ・Among parts and materials we received,
inspections for which the X-ray fluorescence we identified those to be submitted forControl of chemicals
spectrometer is used.
inspection, and started inspecting these.
and reduction ofharmful chemicals
・We will confirm compliance with "lead-free" ・We conducted environmenal assessments
status.
and verified successful compliance.

○

○

○

・Reduction of discharged waste by 9%from that of 2012 (We carried on the zeroemission target.)・We will continue inspection with an X-ray
fluorescence spectrometer.
・We will conduct environmental surveys at
suppliers to further comply with the green
procurement program.
・We will carry on verifying at all Soshin
companies compliance with the requiredpresence of “lead-free” identification.

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Environmental Report
Environmental Accounting◆ Introduction of environmental accounting
The Group of Soshin Electric companies introduced environmental accounting in 2001. Environmental
accounting is for the purpose of gaining a quantitative grasp of the effectiveness of investments and expenses
made for environmental preservation. The guidelines developed by the Ministry of the Environment werecomplied with for the compilation of 2012 performance data (from April 1,2012 to the March 31,2013).

◆ Environmental preservation costs

Environmental Report

Of environmental preservation costs the Group of Soshin Electric companies expended in 2012, 10.25 million yen
was invested in introduction and replacement of energy saving facilities. This was a reduction of 70% from ayear earlier.
The resource recycling cost in the expended amount decreased by 12% of a year earlier due to reduced waste.
The rate of reduction of the total expenses was 4.6%.

◆ Economic beneﬁts coming from environmental preservation measures
The global environmental preservation effects were up by 32% but resource recycling effects were down by 26%
from a year earlier. In all, an 11% reduction from a year earlier resulted.

◆ Environmental preservation costs and economic beneﬁts
Category

Specifics of the main measures

Investments

Economic benefits

Expenses

2011

2012

2011

2012

2011

2012

0

0

20

199

-

-

3,427

1,025

48

59

1,240

1,639

Investment and expenses for effective use of resources,
Resource recycling cost including water saving, and reduction, recycling, processing
and disposition of waste

0

0

1,668

1,468

3,633

2,695

Upstream/Downstream Cost for controlling environmental impacts which arise in theupper and lower streams of the business
costs

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

595

624

-

-

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

0

208

306

-

-

0

0

0

0

-

-

3,427

1,025

2,539

2,656

4,873

4,334

Pollution prevention cost Investment and expenses for prevention of pollution
Global environmental
preservation cost

Administration cost

R&D cost

Social activity cost
Environmental
remediation cost
Total

9

Unit : 10k Yen

Investment and expenses for reduction of CO 2 such as
introduction of equipment for energy saving

General and labor expenses necessary for environmental
preservation such as the acquisition and maintenance ofISO14001 qualification, environmental education, andmonitoring and measurement of environmental burdens
Expenses and labor charges required for R&D, planning anddesigning of products for environmental impact reduction
and for R&D of products contributing to environmental
preservation
Expenses for preservation of nature, greening support toglobal environment, public announcement of environmental
information and advertisement for environmental matters
Expenses for improvement of contaminated soil and recovery
of destroyed nature

Environmental Report
Mass BalanceThis describes resources and energy input for domestic business activities by the Group of
Soshin Electric companies, and products, waste and other discharged items that resulted
from bushiness activities.
Outline of input and output
Input comprises parts, raw materials, energy, chemical substances and water necessary for businessactivities. Output comprises products, CO2 emissions, water discharge and waste developed incidentally to
production activities.
The Group of Soshin Electric companies strives to reduce as much as possible input from the aspects ofgreater energy saving and prevention of exhaustion of natural resources. This is an attempt to reduce
output other than products.

Electric power

19,232 MWh

Fuel oil

86 ㎘

Kerosene

35 ㎘

Gasoline

25 ㎘

LPG

20 t

Chemical substances

R&D

Emissions into the air↓

CO2 emissions

8,454 tMaterial procurement

Other greenhouse-effect gases

426 t

Chemical substances

3.1 t

Raw materials
70t

↓

Waste

Production↓

44.6 tSales & physical distribution
Water

OUTPUT

Domestic business activities

EnergyEnvironmental Report

INPUT

Industrial waste

168 t

Waste paper and corrugated fiberboards

57 t

Products

22,889 t

Water discharge

22,889 t

Management of Contained Chemical Substances◆ Survey of contained chemical substances

We made our products free of lead and eliminated other prohibited substancesfrom products in 2006 and the requirements of the RoHS Directive have since
been fully complied with by the Group of Soshin Electric companies, with an
exception of several products to meet the customers’ requirements. In an attempt
to respond to requests from customers for provision of information on chemical
substances contained in products in a timely manner, we have set up a databasefor management of chemical substances. The number of requests for survey ofcontained chemical substances in 2012 was 15% over that of a year earlier.

Image of the database formanagement of chemical substances◆ X-ray ﬂuorescence spectrometer

Products and materials that possibly contain prohibited substances will be
subject to screening with an X-ray ﬂuorescence spectrometer to confirm thatthey are free from prohibited substances.

◆ Guidelines for green procurement

The Group of Soshin Electric companies has proceeded with procurementof products of smaller environmental burdens. For this, guidelines for green
procurement were issued for suppliers’ reference to help them observe theseguidelines aggressively.

X-ray ﬂuorescence spectrometer

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Approach to Reduction of Environmental Burdens
To prevent global warming, we tackled reduction of CO2 emissions including energy saving.
Electric power consumption in Japan in 2012 was reduced by 4.6% compared with a year earlier due to thesuccess of additional countermeasures such as the introduction of energy saving equipment, and powersaving and energy saving patrols. On the other hand, the sales amount per unit of output, or consumed
electric power divided by sales amount, rose to 105.5% of one year earlier due to decline in sales.
Overseas, the amount of consumed power increased by 12.5% year-on-year but the sales amount per unitof output was reduced by 17.5% compared to that of the previous year due to production increase.

Environmental ReportMore than 90% of CO2 emissions originate from electric power consumption and there is a correlation
between CO2 emissions and electric power consumption. Domestic CO2 emissions decreased by 3.7%
compared to the previous year while the electric power consumed per sales unit increased by 6.6%.
Overseas, CO2 emissions increased by 12.3% compared to the previous year due to increased production
while the electric power consumed per sales unit decreased by 17.7%.
We are implementing energy saving to try to reduce CO2 emissions in 2013 by 3% of the figure achieved in
the previous year.

◆ Power consumption（MWh）Transition of electric power consumption (Japan)

25,00021,076

19,50720,00020,895

20,159（MWh/100 Million yen）

500
19,232400
Power consumption

15,000

300
219.4

207.9
10,000

195.6

199.2

200

5,000
0

100

2008

2009

Transition of electric power consumption (Overseas)
Power consumption (MWh)Per sales unit (MWh/100 Million yen)

2010

2011

2012

2008
1,271
186.9

2009
1,232
256.7

2010
1,298
175.4

◆ CO2 emissions（ton）

Transition of CO2 emissions (Japan)

12,00010,000Per sales unit

210.2

9,236
8,517

9,125

8,775

0

2011
1,249
189.2

2012
1,405
156.1

（ton/100 Million yen）

200

8,454

175

8,000

150

6,000

125

CO2 emissions
Per sales unit

4,000

91.1

95.8

85.4

86.7

92.4

2,000
0

75

2008

Transition of CO2 emissions (Overseas)
CO2 emissions (ton)Per sales unit (ton/100 Million yen)

11

100

2009

2010

2011

2012

2008
540
79.4

2009
524
109.2

2010
552
74.6

50

2011
530
80.3

2012
595
66.1

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Case Example of Energy Saving Measures（1）Provision of data on electric power being consumed

Our domestic production sites made a contract with electric powercompanies for them to provide data on the power our domestic
production sites use to permit them to gain a grasp of daily power
consumption. This helps us level off the consumption peaks
appearing especially in summer and rationalize our contracts withEnvironmental Reportelectric power companies.
Deodorization equipment（2）Power saving by linking electric furnaces to deodorizationequipment

Deodorization equipment used to be run steadily without regard to

Electric furnaces
電気炉

the operation conditions of electric furnaces.
Linking the deodorization equipment to the electric furnaces
permitted electric power to be saved by 80%.

（3）Power saving by automating open-air introducing dampers
DamperWe replaced open-air introducing dampers which we manually
opened or closed previously with motor-operated versions so they
will operate automatically according to pre-set temperatures. This
made effective cooling possible.

（4）Power saving by changing inverter frequencies

Cooling pump

Cooling pumps used to start a 40 Hz steady operation at an external
temperature of 3℃ to prevent freezing.
We changed the control program to a 10-miniute operation of 40 Hz
and 20 Hz alternatively, resulting in a power saving of 60%.
LED lighting（5）Power saving by changing outdoor lamps to an LED type

By changing the outdoor lamp from a 450W incandescent type to a
52W LED type, we made an 88% power saving possible.

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Approach to Resource Utilization
For successful preservation of the environment, it is imperative that we transform society in one that recycles.
Regarding waste discharged as a result of business activities as resources, we at the Group of Soshin Electriccompanies promoted “reduce”, “reuse” and “recycle” (3R) and have succeeded in achieving zero emissions(no landfill waste) every year consecutively since 2007. Furthermore, we used no providers of waste disposal
services other than those that had earned administrative approval so that disposal services will be provided
in compliance with relevant laws. Our control covers issuance of manifests (control manifests for industrial
waste), retention of disposal records and periodic visits to the disposal sites run by the service providers. In
2012, we audited 7 service providers and verified that they were all problem-free.
The amount of discharged waste in Japan was down by 2.5% from a year earlier. However, the amount per
sales unit increased by 5.9% due to a decline in sales.
We will make efforts to reach the target we set for 2013 of a reduction of 6% compared to the previous year.

Environmental Report◆ The amount of discharged waste
（ton）

200

（ton/100 Million yen）

Transition of the amount of discharged waste (Japan)
175.6

168.5

172.3

4

168.0

150

3

The amount of discharged waste

117.7
100

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

Per sales unit
2

1.3
50

0

1

2008

2009

2010

Transition of the amount of discharged waste (Overseas)
The amount of discharged waste (ton)Per sales unit (ton/100 Million yen)

2011

2008
11.8
1.7

2012

2009
5.1
1.1

0

2010
7.7
1.0

2011
3.7
0.6

2012
3.8
0.4

Education, Ediﬁcation and Training【Information on amendments of laws】

An environmental information list of amended laws and information obtained from customers is compiled anddistributed every month to all employees to disseminate among them to ensure their compliance.

【Environmental education】

New employees and internal environmental auditors are given lectures about methods to manage contained
chemical substances and extracting environmental aspects to enhance their level of knowledge of these items.

【Acquisition of qualiﬁcations】

We have structured a management organization through planned voluntary acquisition of qualification forthe pollution prevention manager in addition to acquisition of a public qualification requiring subscription tocourses for managers responsible for industrial waste needing special control and for energy management.

【Consciousness raising】

We aim to elevate consciousness of environmental mattersthrough participation in an eco-cap campaign, car-freecommuting campaign and lights-down campaign andimplementation of a project to collect street-side trash.

【Prevention】

To prevent environmental pollution incidents, explanatory
meetings were provided to our employees and those who wereinvolved in bringing materials in to build the facility.

【Drills for emergencies 】

As a means to address emergencies occurring from environmental
issues, drills to handle cases of leakage of dangerous items,
articles needing special care and organic solvents are conducted.

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Drilling to cope with an emergency case with type [A] heavy oil

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