Environmental Report 2005

History of Environmental Activities (ﬁscal year)
1992 ■ Established the environmental protection preservation division.
■ Introduced mercury-free manganese dry batteries.
1993 ■ Promoted Environmental Education for new employees.
■ Eliminated to use mercury in all layer-built batteries.
■ Eliminated to use designated chloroﬂuorocarbons(Excluded Iwaki Electronics Co., Ltd. ).
1994 ■ Established "Environmental Charter".
■ Promoted Environmental Education for mid-careers.
1995 ■ Established environmental protection regulations for the FDK group.
■ Developed Environmental Action Plan.
■ Established FDK Environmental Protection Committee.
■ Fully eliminated to use designated CFCs in all plants.
■ Fully eliminated to use of trichloroethane.
1996 ■ Established the Environmental Protection Standard Committee.
■ Established the Environmental Protection Standard.
1997 ■ Launched activities to acquire ISO14001 certiﬁcation.
■ Issued the ﬁrst issue of environmental news.
■ Recruited and selected on the FDK environmental slogan.
■ Established the environmental protection system for ISO14001.

The uniforms have changed to thereproduction of PET bottles.

1998 ■ Acquired ISO14001 certiﬁcations at ﬁve domestic plants.
■ Renamed the environmental protection preservation division as the environmental management division.
■ Acquired ISO14001 certiﬁcation in Xiamen FDK Corporation as a ﬁrst plant in overseas.
1999 ■ Acquired ISO14001 certiﬁcations at additional three plants.
■ Announced the result of soil contamination state investigation.
■ Executed countermeasures on soil contamination.
2000 ■ Established the Environmental Action Plan for the second term.
■ Joined "Environmental Management Survey" conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
■ Received Fujitsu Environmental Contribution Prize.
■ Introduced a cogeneration system at Kosai plant.
■ Changed uniforms to reproductions using recycled fabrics from PET bottles.
2001 ■ Issued the Environmental Report 2001.
■ Ranked 115th in "Environmental Management Survey" conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
■ Participated in the environmental activities organized by JIFPRO(Japan International Forestry Promotion and Corporation Center).
■ Started operation of PRTR chemical management system.
■ Established in-house reuse systems of OA equipment.
2002 ■ Established the "FDK Environmental Policy".
■ Issued the Environmental Report 2002.
■ Acquired ISO14001 certiﬁcation in two overseas plants and one domestic plant.
■ Renamed the environmental management division as the quality and environment technology center.
■ Ranked 208th in "Environmental Management Survey" conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
■ Expanded in-house reuse systems of OA equipment.
■ Promoted various company-wide campaigns.
Energy conservation campaign
Environmental enlightenment campaign
Reduction campaign for copy numbers
Eco driving and idling stop campaign
2003 ■ Established the Environmental Action Plan for the third term.
■ Posted environmental educational posters of the FDK group drawn by corporate members and their families.
■ Issued the Environmental Report 2003.
■ Ranked 141st in "Environmental Management Survey " conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
■ Introduced the database system(ECO-DB) of the FDK group on the environmental burden of chemical substances.
■ Received Fujitsu Environmental Contribution Prize.
2004 ■ Renamed the quality and environment technology center as the environment technology center.
■ Established the Contained Chemical Substances Management Committee.
■ Issued the Environmental Report 2004.
■ Ranked 124th in "Environmental Management Survey" conducted by Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
■ Awarded the prize for the excellent energy management factory (electric section) in FY2004 by the Chubu Bureauof Economy, Trade and Industry, METI.
■ Acquired ISO14001 certiﬁcation in all FDK Group plants.
■ Achieved zero waste emissions in all domestic plants.
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