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Social & Environmental Report 2008

Group Social & Environmental Report 2008

Editorial Policy

Scope of This Report

The FDK Group began publishing its Environmental
Report for the term ending in March of 2001. Since ﬁscal
2006, the scope of the report has been expanded toinclude the social aspects of the group and published as
The FDK Group Social and Environmental Report. Thisis the third year of publication for our social and environmental report.
The purpose of this report is to summarize FDK Group
activities aimed at realizing a sustainable society. In thisissue we include a special feature article introducing
unique products we have developed that show what weare as a company.
We used visual formats such as illustrations, graphs andphotos as much as possible in this publication. The
environmental section of this report is designed to show
one key item of the FDK Group Environmental Action
Plan per page to clearly highlight our goals and theresults of our activities.
We intend to continue doing our best each year to clearly
convey our message through this publication. It is FDKGroup s sincere wish to establish two-way communication
with our readers.
In order to conserve paper, we invite readers who would
like to comment on this report to ﬁll out the online
questionnaire available at the FDK Group Website. We
look forward to hearing your opinions.

PeriodThis report encompasses activities and results for ﬁscal 2007
(from April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008).
Some data pertaining to performance ﬁgures and activity
results until July 2008 are, however, included for the purposeof showing transitions.

Organizations included in the scope of this report

This report encompasses the entire FDK group. The
environmental section of the report pertains to FDK, its
seven domestic group companies, and twelve consolidated
overseas sites (marked in bold print below).

Scope of the collected data

Performance data representing the prevention of global
warming, the reduction of waste and chemical emissions,business activities and environmental burdens pertain to
FDK plants and domestic group companies.
Sanyo Plant
A portion of the data pertaining to environmental burden atoverseas group company production sites is covered in the
Fukuoka Sales OfficeSite Report.

Okinawa Sales Center

Intended Readers
The intended readers of this publication are FDK Group
stakeholders, including customers, business partners,
investors, shareholders, regional community, governmentorganizations and employees.

ＦＤＫ ELECTRONICS GMBH
NANJING JINNING SANHUAN FDK CO., LTD.
SUZHOU FDK CO., LTD.
XIAMEN FDK CORPORATIONＦＤＫ(THAILAND)CO.,LTD.

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ＦＤＫ LANKA(PVT)LTD.
ＦＤＫ SINGAPORE PTE.LTD.
PT ＦＤＫ INDONESIACONTENTS
Sapporo Sales Office

Editorial Policy/CONTENTS

01

Message from the President

03

Company Proﬁle05

Feature Article
FDK s New Product Development

07

Sendai Sales Office
Headquarters Branch Office
Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Office

FDK MODULE SYSTEMTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION,
Iwaki Plant

FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.

Headquarters

Social Activities Report

Nagoya Sales Office
FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD.
FDK LIFETEC CORPORATIONFDK MECHATRONICS CO., LTD.
Kosai Plant
FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Lake Hamana

FDK ENERGY CO., LTD.

Relations with Stakeholders

12

Social Contribution and Communication

17

Environmental Activities Report
Business Operations and Environmental Burdens 18

Environmental Action Plan

Environmental Accounting

FDK AMERICA, INC. (Headquarters at San Jose)FDK AMERICA, INC. (San Diego Oﬃce)

SHANGHAI FDK CORPORATION

21

Promoting Environmental Management 2 2
23

Fortifying Risk Management

24

Increasing Product Values

25

Global Warming Prevention Measures

27

Promoting Green Factories

29

Environmental Solution Activities

31

Site Report

33

History of Environmental Activities

40

Site Report

Promoting Green Procurement

Environmental Activities Report

Basic Policy for the Environment and the Environmental Action Plan 19

ＦＤＫ KOREA LTD.

Social Activities Report

Hiroshima Sales OfficeOsaka Sales Office

Management Policy and Corporate Governance 0 9

Management andOrganizational StructureManagement and Organizational Structure

FUCHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
ＦＤＫ HONG KONG LTD.

Production Sites
Non-Production Sites(Headquarters and sales)

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Message from the President

Committed toward Achieving a Sustainable Society,
FDK Practices Environmental Management to Make
Social Contributions through Our Monozukuri*.
Toward Achieving a Sustainable Society
In recent years, the FDK Group has experienced extremely
rapid changes in its business environment. These changes
include global competition and alliances among manufacturers, raw material price hikes, developments in energy,
resource, and environmental problems, and growing
public concern over corporate social responsibility.
We believe that we should open our mind to thesechanges in order to achieve sustainable development.
We will consolidate our business foundation and makecommitted eﬀorts and strive for improvements to ensure
the continued growth of our Group. In so doing, we willdevelop a range of activities to help achieve a sustainable
society.
Announced at the end of January 2008, the

New Policy

and Measures for the Further Growth of the FDK Groupaim at the achievement of sustainable development andthe opening up of new possibilities to cope with increasing competition in the globalized and borderless businessenvironment.

Toshiharu Sugimoto
President & CEO
FDK CORPORATION＊ Monozukuri : a Japanese term referring to manufacturing
characterized by creativity, innovation, and precision

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Contributing to Society through Monozukuri

Environmental Management

Following the new policy and measures for growth, the

Humanity faces the pressing need to resolve environmen-

FDK Group will make itself even more competitive by

tal issues, including global warming. During the G8 Hok-making the most of the unique material technology andkaido Toyako summit, Japan, in July 2008, the G8 leaders

other technologies we have developed since our founda-deﬁned environmental and climate protection as one oftion.

the key issues that humanity must face and resolve. Since
early on, the FDK Group has seen environmental prob-

Our motto Contributing to society through monozukuri

lems as one of the key challenges of our business. With(see footnote on page 3) involves two goals: ﬁrst, we will

the slogan, FDK Group Loves Nature for the Future of

pursue the 3Es (energy security, environmental conserva-

the Earth, we have strived to achieve sustainable soci-tion, and economic eﬃciency) to build a sustainable soci-ety in which business interests can exist in harmony with

ety; second, we aim to help develop ubiquitous computing

environmental conservation.

(whenever, wherever, whatever, and whoever) to enrichpeople s lives even further.

We have founded two group companies specializing inenvironmental measurement/analysis, environmental con-

In addition to developing distinctive products and technol-sultation and recycling. Through the operations of theseogy, we will work on production innovation in all areas ofenvironmental business companies, we have developed

our business to shift to a highly proﬁtable structure,environmental solutions while seeking business opportuni-

which will ensure the sustainable growth of the Group.

ties related to environmental issues. Since 2007, the entire
Group has been implementing its Fourth Environmental
Action Plan. As an electronic component and battery
manufacturer, we have, thus, been focusing on product-

EnergySecurity

related measures, such as reducing CO2 emissions during
use and saving resources during production.
This report summarizes our social and environmental

Sustainable Society
Economic
Efficiency

Environmental
Conservation

activities for ﬁscal 2007 and will help you understand ourcommitment in these areas. The FDK Group appreciates
your continued support.

3Es for Building a Sustainable Society

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Company Proﬁle
FDK CORPORATION was established as manufacturer of dry batteries in 1950.
Since then, we have successfully expanded our business to include the manufacturing and sales of materials and components
for use in electronic products, and have enhanced our overseas production and sales sites to establish a global manufacturing
and sales network. We are a company of the FUJITSU Group, with FUJITSU LIMITED owning 39.8% of our shares withvoting rights.
FDK CORPORATION

Company Name

[ Consolidated subsidiaries: 16 (domestic: 5, overseas: 11) ; equity method aﬃliate company: 1 (overseas 1) ; non-consolidated
subsidiaries 3 (domestic: 2, overseas 1) ]Headquarters

5-36-11 Shimbashi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo

President & CEO

Toshiharu Sugimoto

EstablishedFebruary 1, 1950

Capital22,756 million yen

Net Sales

113,668 million yen (consolidated sales in FY2007)
57,124 million yen (non-consolidated sales in FY2007)
Electronics devices: 86,325 million yen (ratio against net sales: 75.9%)
Batteries: 27,342 million yen (ratio against net sales: 24.1%)（overseas net sales of 69,052 million yen with the ratio
against overseas net sales of 60.7%)

Number of Employees

Consolidated: 12,252

Non-consolidated: 1,341

Consolidated Subsidiaries<Production Companies>< Sales Companies >Japan

Overseas

FDK MECHATRONICS CO., LTD.

< Production Company >PT FDK INDONESIA (Indonesia)

Overseas

FUCHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Taiwan)< Environmental Business >SHANGHAI FDK CORPORATION (China)<Sales Support>

FDK (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (Thailand)Overseas

Non-Consolidated

140,000
102,668

100,613

Consolidated
118,109 121,537
113,668

15,0000５

13,784
11,70011,097 11,094

11,70812,344 12,252

57,124

1,334

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007（FY）

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Batteries
24.1%
Electronics devices
75.9%

5,000

20,000FY2007

Consolidated

10,00086,25862,978 64,287 57,960 57,984 60,682

Net Sales Ratio for Business Categories

Non-Consolidated（Employees）

100,441

40,0000

FDK KOREA LTD. (South Korea)

Number of Employees(Millions of Yen)

60,000FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.

FDK LANKA (PVT) LTD. (Sri Lanka)

Net Sales

80,000

FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD.

JapanSUZHOU FDK CO., LTD. (China)

84,581

NANJING JINNING SANHUAN FDK CO., LTD. (China)

Non-Consolidated Subsidiaries

XIAMEN FDK CORPORATION (China)

100,000

FDK HONG KONG LTD. (China)

Equity Method Aﬃliate Company

FDK LIFETEC CORPORATION

120,000

FDK SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (Singapore)
FDK ELECTRONICS GMBH (Germany)

FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

Overseas※ The ﬁgures for net sales and the number of
employees are as of the end of March, 2008.
The other ﬁgures represent the corporate
situation at the end of July, 2008.

FDK AMERICA, INC. (USA)FDK MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONFDK ENERGY CO., LTD.

KOSAI PLANT

1,465

1,452

1,368

1,389

1,362

1,341

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
（FY）

Business Activities

FDK mainly manufactures and sells materials and parts for electronics-related products, drybatteries and their applied products.

Business
Category

Major ProductsPiezoceramic products

TRX modules

Multilayer power inductors

Coil devices

RF multilayer products

Signal processing
modules for LCD displays

LCD backlightinverter modules

Switchingpower supplies

Alkaline batteries

Lithium batteries

LED flashlights

Batteries

Electronics

Optical devices※

Illustrations indicate products that incorporate FDK products.

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The FDK Group has been focusing on the development of a capacitor, a new energy device to realize the environmentconscious storage and supply of electricity. We will contribute to the realization of an energy-saving society by developing
and providing unique products based on the technologies we have nurtured through material development and battery
manufacturing.

Feature Article

FDK s New Product Development
Contributing to an energy-saving society by developing and providing capacitors

What Is a Capacitor?

Capacitor Applications

A capacitor is a type of condenser that can store andIn the face of environmental issues, global warming anddischarge needed electricity.

the surge in crude oil prices, industries are now redoubling

A capacitor does not generate electricity and, unlike dry

their eﬀorts to save energy and veer away from excessive

batteries and solar batteries, it can be used over and overreliance on gasoline. This is where the need for eﬀective

to store and discharging electricity. A capacitor has theenergy utilization with capacitors has emerged. Capacitors

following features, features that are not available fromcontribute to energy saving by their ability to store electricity

rechargeable batteries, where electricity is stored withwhen not in use and discharge electricity as needed. Systems

chemical change.

combining capacitors with new energy sources withvariable output such as automotive and wind power genera-① Takes a very short time to charge

tion are being built. With capacitors energy can be recov-② Can make large output available with little dischargeered from the breaking heat, and potential energy inloss③ Can store and discharge repeatedly and has long servicelife④ Can charge with a low voltage

vertically-moving machinery such as elevators, escalatorsand cranes.
Since capacitors can be charged with low direct current,
they are highly compatible with solar power generationand oﬀer excellent future prospects.

Capacitors
Applications
・Automobile
・Construction vehicles
・Wind-power generation
・Solar power generation
・Voltage sag correctors
・Uninterrupted power supplies, etc.

Large amounts of energy are necessary to start an engine or movea stopped car. We can store energy from the heat of breaking, etc.
and utilize it to supply large current instantaneously by means of acapacitor at start up.

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Ongoing Development at FDK

Large Capacitance High Output EneCapTen

FDK is now developing a new line of capacitors featuring
larger capacitance than conventional capacitors and higher
output than batteries. This product category should satisfy
the upcoming needs of our energy-saving society.
The inherent characteristic of a capacitor is its ability tosupply large current instantaneously. However, if theinternal resistance is not low, large current cannot ﬂow tocapitalize on the merit of the capacitor. Large capacitanceis also required to sustain the ﬂow of large current. Therefore, FDK has developed a new type of large capacitance,
the low internal resistance capacitor EneCapTen.

EneCapTen maintains the characteristics of accepting
and discharging large current, and allows for repeatedcharge and discharge in electric double layer capacitors,
which represents the mainstream for large capacitancecapacitors. In addition, EneCapTen oﬀers the advantage
of increased output due to larger capacitance and higher
operational voltage, as well as having a higher operationaltemperature range. Like electric double layer capacitors,
EneCapTen does not require the use of heavy metals,
making it a clean and environmentally friendly device.
Cell (High Output Type)

Developed
Products

EneCapTen Features
・Compact and large capacitance・Long service life
・High output
・High operational voltage
・Excellent high temperature
characteristics

Comparison of Electric Characteristics between
the EneCapTen and Conventional Capacitors
Electric
Characteristics

Electric Double
Layer Capacitor

Maximum Voltage (V)

3.6 to 4.0

2.3 to 2.5

Minimum Voltage (V)

1.8 to 2.2
（＊1）

0.0

Capacitance○×

Output power○○

Reliability at High Temp.

◎○

Cycle Life○○

Operating Temperature (℃)−20 to 80−20 to 60＊1 There is a lower voltage limit which requires over-discharge protection. FDK has
developed protective circuit technology in-house.

EneCapTen was exhibited at CEATEC JAPAN 2007 and TECHNOFRONTIER 2008, where is received favorable reviews by many visitors.
CEATEC JAPAN 2007

ECM45 Series

Automotive Module

The control circuit comes standard with cell balance, overcharge
and over-discharge protection features as well as external interface.

Contributing to Environmental Conservation
through the Eﬀective Use of Energy
FDK s large capacitance high output capacitor
EneCapTen is characterized by its ability tooperate under temperatures as high as 80℃ andoﬀers long service life. This allows operation in
stringent environments formerly impossible forconventional electric storage devices, greatly expanding its application potentials. There have been manycases where precious energy has been wasted
simply because an eﬀective
electric storage device could
not be installed. This new
device can eﬀectively utilize
such energy and contributeto Earth s environmental
conservation.
Yasuo Suzuki
General Manager,
Capacitor Business
Department

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Management and Management Policy and Corporate Governance
FDK Group will contribute to the further advancement of the electronics industry by
Organizational The
developing and providing electronic components and batteries, and will fulﬁll its social
responsibilities as a good corporate citizen.
Structure
The FDK Group s Management Policy
The FDK Group s mission is to help build an aﬄuent electronic society by developing and providing electronic components and batteries
that satisfy our customers. To this end, the FDK Group combines the strengths of the material, circuit, and high-density mounting technologies we have developed over the years with the commitment and dedication of all Group employees. As a result, we are able to oﬀer highquality and high-value products to our customers throughout the world and are recognized as a key device supplier of advanced electronic
products. At the same time, we contribute to technological advancement and environmental conservation.
The FDK Group will strive to establish a stable business foundation through the appropriate response to changes in its business environment and by promoting production innovation initiatives for the more eﬃcient use of corporate resources. In addition, we will increase ourcorporate value even further by conducting fair business activities in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

Corporate Governance
The FDK Group commits itself to strengthening its corporate governance to ensure prompt and appropriate decision-making as well as
highly transparent and eﬃcient management.

FDK s Basic Thinking about
Corporate Governance
The FDK Group believes that good corporate governance enhances
the soundness and transparency of a company and increases thevalue for its shareholders. We, therefore, revise our organizational
structure as necessary to strengthen our management and implement
necessary measures.
In addition, the Group commits itself to proactively disclosing its
corporate information to ensure fair and transparent business
management. For example, our ﬁnancial information is available
on our website.

Corporate Governance Structure
Shareholders' Meeting
Appointment and Dismissal

Board of Auditors

Corporate
Auditing
Department

Board of Directors
President & CEO

Management
Council
Corporate Vice
Presidents

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Accounting
Auditors

Corporate Governance Measures
The FDK Group separates management supervising functions andbusiness operations. Since June of 2002, a corporate vice president
system has been in place. Currently, the Group s Board of Directors
consists of six directors, including one external member. The small
size of the Board ensures prompt decision-making. The Board of
Directors meets once each month to make important management
decisions and monitor business performance. The corporate vicepresident system involves ﬁve director-corporate vice presidents
and ﬁve corporate vice presidents.
The Management Council meets on a monthly basis to decide on
matters related to business operations. When discussing importantbusiness matters that require Board decisions, a Management
Council meeting is held, as a rule, one week before the relevant
Board meeting to facilitate the decision-making process.
The Board of Auditors consists of four corporate auditors, of which
three are external corporate auditors stipulated in Article 2,
Paragraph 16 of the Corporate Law. The corporate auditors are
responsible for ensuring compliance. To this end they not only
attend meetings of the Board of Directors, Management Council
and committees, but also monitor the directors performance of
duties by asking them about sales developments. The Board ofAuditors meets every three months as a rule, at which time
individual auditors report the results of their audits.
Accounting auditors, corporate auditors, and the Corporate Auditing Department maintain close communication by exchanging
information and opinions, as necessary, in order to allow foreﬀective and eﬃcient audits.

Internal Control System
The FDK Group initiated the Operational Reform Promotion
Project in May of 2007. With the launch of the project, we started
an initiative for the establishment of an internal control system,with particular emphasis on achieving compliance with the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (J-SOX), which applies topublic companies from the business year starting on April 1, 2008
and after.

Compliance
We have established the FDK Corporate Code of Conduct to clarify our code of conduct. In accordance with these guidelines, we strive to
fulﬁll our social responsibilities and comply with relevant laws and regulations.

FDK Corporate Code of Conduct

1.Customer Satisfaction●

We supply safe and high quality products andservices for the needs of customers.

2.Environmental consciousness
We promote resource saving, energy saving andmake an ongoing eﬀort to protect the global
environment.
3.Contribute to Society●

We, as good corporate citizen, actively contributeto society.

●We will be fully aware of the culture and customsof every country in the world with the global
perspective and respect human rights.

4.Fair Trade
We have sensible course of business behavior,●

We communicate widely with society and discloseand conduct fair and free competition.
corporate information justly and timely.

During their respective training sessions, new employees and new
executives are provided with a brieﬁng on laws and regulations
closely related to their everyday operations, such as internal regulations, the Product Liability Law, the Antitrust Law and the Private
Information Protection Law. In addition, brieﬁng sessions are held
at individual sites to ensure that all employees have a good understanding of the laws and regulations that are of particular importance. In FY2007, domestic
sites were provided with
brieﬁngs about export control (for the strengtheningof security trade control),the Act against Delay inPayment of Subcontract
Proceeds, Etc. to Subcon
tractors, and the Authorized
Exporters Program.
Briefing Session on Export Control

Internal Reporting System
To prevent any violation of laws and regulations or of the company s internal rules and code of ethics and to recognize such
violations at an early stage, the FDK Group established the Internal Reporting System in April of 2006. Under this system, pointsof contact are available to receive reports and provide consultations. The contacts are designed to address questions about thecode of ethics, receive reports from and provide consultations forindividuals who cannot use the normal channels. The Internal
Reporter Protection Regulation is also in place to maintain thesecrecy of reporters and to protect them against any adverse
consequences that may result from their reports.

Internal Reporting System

5.Compliance with law●

We act with sense of ethnics and comply with theSite Report●●In-House Training

Environmental Activities Report●

To increase our employees awareness of compliance and corporate
ethics, the FDK Group provides a range of compliance-related
information via the intranet. Such information includes explanations about laws, regulations and internal rules, as well as cases ofviolation.

Social Activities Report

FDK Corporate Code of Conduct●Using the Intranet

Management andOrganizational Structure

Established in 2000 as a basic code of conduct for all employees,
the FDK Corporate Code of Conduct clearly states our obligationof compliance and basic policy for business activities with a viewto gaining the trust of consumers and business partners. The
Code of Conduct is easily accessible to all employees in order thatthey may increase their awareness and compliance. It can beviewed on the company s intranet as well as on the bulletin boards
located at all workplaces and on the portable calendar distributed
to all employees every year.
In July of 2008, the FDK Corporate Code of Conduct was revised
to provide FDK Group employees with even clearer action
criteria.

Compliance Education

All FDK Group Employees
Including loan employees, contract employees and dispatched workers

laws and social codes.
●

We take a resolute attitude against antisocial
forces and have no relationship with such forces.

Reporting andConsultation

Feedback on a
Case-by-Case
Basis

Reporting andConsultation

External Contact
Law Firm

Feedback on a
Case-by-Case
BasisInternal Contact
Anonymous Reporting

Legal Division

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Management Policy and Corporate GovernanceRisk Management
The FDK Group promotes initiatives for the prevention and minimization of risks. We are strengthening our crisis management system
not only for domestic sites, but throughout the entire Group, including overseas locations.

Risk Management System
The FDK Group identiﬁes possible business risks and assigns
diﬀerent departments to evaluate and analyze individual risks inorder to strengthen our risk management system.
FDK has an organization that is dedicated to minimizing the impactof serious risks, such as natural disasters and epidemics, on the Group.
The Risk Management Department, headed by the President,
collects and analyzes relevant information and quickly formulates
responses.
The KOSAI PLANT, located in a region at risk of being damaged
in the event of a Tokai earthquake, is working out a business continuity plan (BCP) and working to ensure the proper implementationof business continuity management. The aim is to ensure the uninterrupted supply of needed products or early recovery in theevent of an emergency.
To safeguard our operations outside Japan, we gather travel information and on-the-spot information from the Overseas Security Information Center of the Foreign Aﬀairs Ministry and external risk
management consultants, and swiftly communicate such information to relevant overseas sites.

Response to Natural Disasters
In FY2007, the KOSAI PLANT, located in a region at risk of being
damaged in the event of a Tokai earthquake, introduced the Earthquake Early Warning System. In the event of an earthquake, P-waves
or initial small tremors are followed by S-waves or main tremors.
The system detects the P-waves and issues a warning based on
the estimated magnitude and focus of the earthquake. Damage canbe minimized by making most of the valuable short space of time
between the warning and the arrival of the main tremors.
In FY2006, the Employee Safety Conﬁrmation System, an inhouse development, was deployed to group companies in Japan. In
the event of massive disaster such as an earthquake or tsunami,
this system uses the e-mail and web functions of cell phones to
conﬁrm the safety of employees.
In an emergency, the FDK Group will oﬀer support to the local
communities hit by the disaster. We are ready to provide drybatteries manufactured by the Group, dispatch the in-house ﬁreﬁghting brigade, and/or take part in rescue activities.

Protection of Intellectual Properties
In order to keep its unique leadership in the industry, the FDK Group focuses on creating and protecting intellectual properties. Startingin FY2007, our activities in this area consist of three pillars: ① strategic and eﬃcient patenting, ② improvement of skills of inventors andmembers of the Intellectual Property Division, and ③ innovation of the operations of the Intellectual Property Division.

Intellectual Property Control System

Respect to Patents Held by Others

The Intellectual Property Division, an organization within theTechnology R&D Group, works out plans for intellectual property
activities within the entire Group, while the Patent Promotion
Committee controls and manages them. Patent Promotion SubCommittees organized at the level of section, group, and project
hold patent promotion meetings to identify and discuss new areas
for inventions.

Infringement of a third party patent could cause serious losses. To
avoid this, the FDK Group implements appropriate measures, suchas reliable patent surveys, while developing new products. In
addition, the Patent Promotion Committee meets regularly to discussand report patent infringements.

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Coordinating
OfficePatent Promotion Committee
of Intellectual(Director
Property Division )Members of the Patent Promotion Committee(Directors)
Patent Promotion
Sub-Committee

Patent Promotion
Sub-Committee

・Section ・Section
・Group ・Group・Project ・Project

・Section ・Section
・Group ・Group・Project ・ProjectIntellectual Property Division

For eﬃcient acquisition of blocking patents, the Intellectual Property Division works closely with the Technology R&D Group.
Investigating prior arts, making decisions on patentability, andreviewing written opinions against notiﬁcation of reasons forrefusal are all intended to ensure seamless patent applications. To
develop strong patents, we also focus on human resource development programs such as in-house education.

Chairman of the Patent Promotion Committee(Director Responsible for Patent Matters)
Technology R&D GroupIntellectual Property Strategy

Intellectual Property Control System

SocialRelations with Stakeholders
Activities To fulﬁll its social responsibility as a good corporate citizen, the FDK Group commits itself to establishing good
relationships with its shareholders, customers and other stakeholders. While seeking co-prosperity with its
stakeholders, the FDK Group strives to achieve a sustainable and aﬄuent society.
ReportCommunication with Shareholders and Investors
Aiming to be an industrial group that is opened to society, the FDK Group commits itself to increasing the transparency of its corporate
management by disclosing relevant information to its shareholders and investors in a timely, lawful and appropriate manner.

Communicating with
Shareholders and Investors

Information Disclosure

April 2001 to improve the quality of information provided toclosure of corporate information to shareholders, investors andshareholders, investors and other stakeholders. The Oﬃce accepts

securities analysts forms the foundation of a sound security

interviews by institutional investors, securities analysts and fundmarket. The FDK Group, thus, follows the timely disclosure rules

managers, and provides information via the FDK Group website.

set forth by the Tokyo Stock Exchange. For information other than

Other disclosure activities carried out by the Oﬃce include

that covered by the rules, we also do our best to ensure accurate

distributing news releases and holding press meetings.

and fair disclosure. All information is, in principle, provided in both

The FDK Group website provides disclosure materials such as

English and Japanese for the convenience of stakeholders outside

ﬂash reports of ﬁnancial results and business reports. OtherJapan.

available items include the latest information about business

To help our stakeholders better understand the FDK Group, we

performance and new products, recruit information, and informa-

actively issue news releases concerning our product development,tion about its environmental activities, for example social andproduct strategy, and the establishment of new sites. This activity

environmental reports.

helps increase our corporate value.

Using stakeholders opinions gathered via the website, telephone
and fax communications, and interviews and press meetings, the
FDK Group will continue to make its public relations and IR

Social Activities Report

The FDK Group recognizes that the appropriate and timely dis-Management andOrganizational Structure

The FDK Group set up a Corporate Communication Oﬃce in

activities even more attractive.

With the belief that customer satisfaction comes ﬁrst, the FDK Group manufactures products that meet our customers requirements,
attaching great importance to dialogue with our customers and business partners to continually improve the quality and safety of our
products.

Communication with Customers
In 2003, the FDK Group opened a website to enhance interactive
communication with our customers throughout the world. The
FDK Group website not only provides easy-to-understand information
about the Group, but it also allows our customers to send us

FUJITSU Battery Customer Support System
Customers
Response

product-speciﬁc inquiries.
ing our consumer products: dry batteries and applied products.
The aim is to enhance customer conﬁdence in the FDK Group.
Opinions and comments received by the Center are fed back tofuture product development processes and are reviewed to make
improvements that allow us to oﬀer even better products andservices.

Inquiries(Comments, Questions, Complaints, etc.)

Customer Support Center
Investigation Results

Providing Information/
Requests for Investigations

Sales Divisions
Quality Control Divisions
Technological Divisions
Manufacturing Divisions

Site Report

In addition, our Customer Support Center provides support regard-

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Relationship with Customers

Collection, Analysis,
Use of Information for Improvement
Improved Quality and Services

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Relations with Stakeholders

Assuring Product Quality and Safety
The FDK Group s quality-oriented monozukuri manufacturing (seefootnote on page 3) is based on its policy of providing quality
products that live up to customer expectations. Where quality
assurance is concerned, the Quality Assurance Division works
with relevant departments and sites to ensure product safety andmeet our customers quality requirements. As a part of our quality
and safety assurance activities, all of the FDK Group sites establishedand have been operating quality and environmental management
systems certiﬁed by the international standards ISO 9001 andISO 14001 to meet the required quality standards in all phases,from research to design and development and from manufacturing and logistics to sales and after-sales service.
If any product delivered to customers causes or is discovered tohave the potential to cause an accident or a failure, the Management Council acts earnestly to immediately identify the cause of
the problem and formulate solutions to minimize the consequences.

Information Security andProtection of Personal Data
The leakage of personal and conﬁdential information, most typicallythrough the use of ﬁle-swapping software, not only hinders ourbusiness operations, but it also seriously damages customer conﬁdence
in us. The FDK Group commits itself to the appropriate use of
corporate secrets and personal information and the prevention of
information leakage.
We have established six in-house rules including Information Management Rules and Personal Information Management Rules. An
Information Management Handbook is distributed to all employees to show the speciﬁc actions required to strictly comply withthese regulations. A portal site containing all relevant information
is available on the intranet, which can be accessed at any time toobtain necessary information. In addition, we have formulated a
Personal Information Protection Policy for the safeguarding ofSpeciﬁcally, all FDK Group sites are instructed to・promote the manufacturing of safe and environmentally friendly
products,
・enhance the quality assessment system from the source,
・respond quickly to customer requests, and・prevent the occurrence and recurrence of quality problems.

information about our customers, which can be viewed on the FDK

Product safety and environmental requirements are proactively
addressed in accordance with the FDK Product Safety Charterand the Control Standard for Chemical Substances Contained in
Products. With a focus on formulating our response to the RoHS
directive, REACH, and the requirements to reduce PFOS (perﬂuorooctane sulfonates), we have been building a group-widesystem (also covering overseas sites) that controls our operations
to meet the requirements established by the Committee for theControl of Products Containing Hazardous Chemical Substances.
Quality is addressed from the product design phase. The Design
Review Promotion Committee enhances design quality assessment to prevent the occurrence and recurrence of any quality
problem.
In June of 2007, we established the New Product Development
System Construction Committee to further improve the standards
for fulﬁlling safety and quality requirements in the initial phase of
product development. The aim is to build a system for the comprehensive assessment of product safety and environmental compatibility from the product planning phase to the start of production.

hard disks.

The Process of Controlling Hazardous Chemicals Contained in Products
MarketRequirements

Trends in International
Standards

FDK s
Response

Information

Customer Management
Standard

Group website.
All PCs that are used for business operations are passwordprotected to prevent leakage of information. Portable PCs that areoccasionally taken out of the company premises are ﬁtted withspecial software that automatically encrypts all data stored on
Recently, the public has been increasingly concerned about leaks of
information from lost storage media. In FY2007, therefore, werevised our internal regulations on the handling of USB memoryand other portable storage devices to further strengthen control atworkplaces.

System of Information Management Regulations
FDK Corporate Code of Conduct
Employee Regulations

Information Management Rules
Personal Information
Management Rules
Confidentiality

FDK Management Standards

Suppliers

13

Obtaining
Information

Providing information
about hazardous
chemicals containedin products

Control

Preventing
Mixture and
Pollution

Non-Inclusion
Assurance

Building comparable control systems

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Confidential Information
Management Rules

Assurance

Building a framework for control andassurance by the Quality Assurance System

Third-Party Confidential
Information Management Rules

SystemInformation
Management
Handbook

Information System Security Rules
PC/Network Utilization Rules

Relationship with Business Partners
The FDK Group desires to gain and maintain good partnerships with its business partners by acting in accordance with the FDK Corporate Code of Conduct. In addition, the FDK Group started its green procurement initiative in FY2001 in response to growing public awareness about the environment and the introduction of more stringent regulations governing hazardous chemical substances contained in products.

Fair Trade

Basic Stance for Procurement⑴ Following the principle of co-existence and co-prosperity
with our suppliers, we purchase components and materials

To fulﬁll its social corporate responsibility, the FDK Group has
been developing initiatives in accordance with the Green Procurement Guidelines. These green procurement initiatives include
support for our business partners in establishing an EMS andconducting investigations into prohibited chemical substances in
products (see page 23).

Cooperation with Supplier

Cooperation from our suppliers is indispensable for the provisionof green products to our customers. The FDK Group is, therefore,
strengthening cooperative activities with its suppliers; for example,
supply chain management and the non-use of prohibited chemical
substances.
The FDK Group is committed to reducing the environmental impact
of its entire supply chain. To this end, we not only address ourown supply process, but we also provide support for suppliers in
reducing their environmental impact.

procurement activities according to regulations on internal control.
This helps us fulﬁll our social responsibilities and maintain good
relationships with suppliers and other stakeholders.
In FY2007, we provided an in-house training session on the Act
against Delay in Payment of Subcontract Proceeds, Etc. to Subcontractors. Particular emphasis was placed on the four obligations
and 11 prohibitions, which are closely related to order-placing
and acceptance operations. Possible cases were presented forbetter understanding.

Compliance in Procurement
Laws and Regulations
FDK Corporate
Code of
Conduct
Internal
Control
Materials
Procurement
Control
Regulations

Observancewithinthe FDK GroupGreen
Procurement
Guidelines

Supplier
Assessment

Good Relationship with Stakeholders

Site Report

Support for Suppliers

The FDK Group is making eﬀorts to achieve full compliance in its

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Procurement-Related Initiatives

Compliance

Social Activities Reportthat allow us to provide safe, quality products⑵ We are fully aware of the basic environmental protection
policy stipulated in the FDK Environmental Charter andprocure products and materials that help reduce theenvironmental impact of our operations.
⑶ We select suppliers using fair criteria to ensure fair andlawful procurement activities.
⑷ We fully understand and observe procurement-related
laws and regulations, and conduct our business with respect
for the spirit of the law and social norms.

The FDK Group addresses the maintenance of information security
and the protection of personal information (see page 13).
These eﬀorts include raising employee awareness of the need to protect
conﬁdential and personal information relating to our business partners
and measures to prevent the leakage of information from PCs taken
oﬀ the company premises.

Management andOrganizational Structure

In purchasing raw materials, components and packaging materials, the FDK Group promotes fair trade with its suppliers by
clearly stating our basic stance for procurement in the Materials
Procurement Control Regulations.

Information Security

Supplier Assessment

The purchase divisions within the FDK Group regularly assess
their suppliers using a Supplier Assessment Standard Chart.
To ensure objectivity, this sheet contains such assessment items
as quality, price, delivery date, technological capability, as well as
matters related to environmental preservation. Supplier assessment is conducted not only for newly selected companies, but also
on a regular basis for existing suppliers.
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Relations with Stakeholders

With Our Employees
The FDK Group focuses on recruiting and developing skilled employees that are able to support the management of the company throughtheir business operations. We also aim to establish a safe and accident-free working environment where our employees can work in safety
and in good health.

Personnel System
One of our basic philosophical principles is to establish a
corporate culture that highly motivates employees. Our personnel system follows the basic policy of respecting people who value
creativity and innovation and have a passion to meet new
challenges, and allowing each employee to contribute to thecompany s performance and growth, with a view to promoting
their human development and well-being. In FY2000, we revised
the basic personnel management system, including personnel
assessment and job classiﬁcation. Under the new personnel
management framework, the company has focused on three areas:
encouraging all employees to play an active part in achieving themanagement goals, ensuring that all employees share thecompany s policy and goals and proceed in a united direction, andmaking personnel assessment and treatment even fairer and evenmore acceptable to all employees.

Continual improvement provides us with a sense ofaccomplishment, self-conﬁdence, and pride in ourjobs, and increases our happiness.

Educational System
The FDK Group s educational system consists of level-speciﬁctraining programs such as new employee training and specialized
training designed to help employees acquire professional knowledge and skills. In 2001, an e-Learning system was introduced toallow our employees to teach themselves at their convenience. It
provides business-related basic courses covering product knowledge, language, and basic PC operations. English and Chinese
language courses by outside instructors are also available at keysites. The FDK Group also provides its employees and their family
members with a range of correspondence courses on businessskills and language as well as liberal studies, hobbies, and healthpromotion.

New Employee Training at the FDK Training Center(Q&A Session with the President)

15

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Safety and Health
The FDK Group aims to establish a working environment where
all employees can work in safety and in good health. The Central
Health and Safety Committee, comprising representatives of the
management and labor union, formulates a company-wide safety
and health policy, prevents labor accidents, investigates the safety
and health status of the company, and implements measures for
improvement. Each site has a Health and Safety Management
Committee, an organization that conducts ﬁne-tuned activities
such as safety and health patrols to ensure a safe working environment according to the company-wide policy.

Employee Safety and Health Management Organization
Central Health and Safety
Committee(meets 4 times a year)

Consists of representatives ofthe management and labor units

Site Health and Safety
Management Committee(meets once a month)

Consists of representatives of the
management and union at each site

Workplace Safety
and Health
Promotion Committee
Group Safety and
Health Activities
Established by sites
as necessary

・KOSAI PLANT(incl. FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD)
・SANYO PLANT
・Headquarters and Sales
・FDK MODULE SYSTEMTECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
・FDK ENERGY CO., LTD.
・FDK MECHATRONICS CO., LTD.
・FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
・FDK LIFETEC CORPORATION
・FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD.

The Health Management Oﬃce is responsible for providing employees with regular medical checkups and health guidance. Also,an industrial physician is available for consultation. The aim of thisoﬃce is to understand the health condition of employees and toensure that the industrial physician, the Human Resource Management Division and the management can take ﬁne-tuned action
if any problem has been found.

Safety and Health Patrol at the KOSAI PLANT

Club Activities and Sports Events

Retiree Reemployment System

The FDK Group has various sports clubs including baseball,With the enforcement of the revised Law concerning Stabilization

football, volleyball, distance running, tennis and surﬁng. Clubof Employment of Older Persons on April 1, 2006, the FDK Group

members actively take part in competitions with nearby compa-

introduced a retiree reemployment system for individuals who arenies and local ekiden (road relay) races. An annual softball competi-

highly motivated to ﬁnd satisfaction by continuing to work for thetion is held in collaboration with the labor union and support fromGroup and in further developing their abilities even after reaching

the company s health insurance union. The softball competition

the age limit of 60.

starts with local preliminaries, and the winners can enter thenational championships. All employees look forward to the annual

Employee Awards Program
FDK Group employees who have made outstanding achievements
are recognized at the annual foundation ceremony held in February of each year.

Management andOrganizational Structure

event because it helps them cultivate mutual friendships.

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The Annual Softball Competition

Recognition at the Foundation Ceremony

Prior to revising the employee invention regulations in keeping
Kosai Ekiden

with the enforcement of the revised Patent Law in 2004, the FDK

Accommodating Pregnancy,Child Care and Nursing Needs
To allow its employees to balance both work and family, the FDKGroup disclosed the relevant standards and held extensive hearings.
To increase employee motivation toward invention, the Patent Control
Regulations were revised in January 1, 2006 to include ① ﬁxed-ratecompensation from license fee income and ② a retiree compensa-

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Compensation for
Employee Inventions

tion plan.

Group provides its employees with various assistance programs,
including annual paid holidays, paid holiday accumulation system,
maternity leaves with shorter working hours, and nursing careleaves with shorter working hours. Employees can also take special
Site Reportholidays to take part in volunteer activities. This is part of the
FDK Group s social contribution activities.

Number of Participants in FY2007
Maternity Leave

１９

Nursing Care Leave

１

Volunteer Activity Leave

１

Shorter Working Hours

３４

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Social Contribution and Communication

As a global citizen, the FDK Group hopes that our beautiful planet and its bountiful nature will last forever. Thus, weare committed to developing social contribution initiatives and enhancing communication with the local communities
in which we operate.

Working with Local Communities
The Lake Hamana Cleaning Project

Traffic Safety Education in Xiamen City, China

On the ﬁrst Sunday of every June, the The Lake Hamana Cleanup Team, a citizens group, hosts the cleaning-up event Lake
Hamana Cleaning Project in the region around this natural gift in
Shizuoka Prefecture. The aim is to hand down the lake s beautiful
landscape and rich ﬁshing
resources we have inheritedfrom our ancestors to future
generations.
FDK takes part in thisevent with the labor union
every year. In 2007, surfers
who happened to be on thebeach helped us with thecleaning.

Observing the traﬃc rules is a prerequisite for preventing roadaccidents. Volunteers from XIAMEN FDK CORPORATION
provided safety instructions on the street.
The Chinese corporation hopes that their activity not only raises
the awareness of both
citizens and employees
about compliance with
traﬃc rules, but also helps
mitigate the recent increasein the number of traﬃc
accidents.

Cleaning Enshunada Sea
Beach in the Kosai Region

Local Volunteer Cleaning Activities

Volunteer Well Digging in Cambodia

All FDK sites participate in local cleaning activities as well as theannual Japanese Archipelago Cleaning Campaign sponsored by
the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo, in September.
In 2007, FDK in the Kosai region took part in cleaning Shirasuka
beach. In the Sanyo regionin Yamaguchi Prefecture,
FDK employees cleaned a
nearby section of National
Route 2 and helped
broadcast burning andbottom weed mowing on
the karst tableland of
Akiyoshidai. The Furukawa
beach cleaning activity in
the Iwaki region focused
The Japanese Archipelago Cleaning
on Usuiso beach.
Campaign in the Sanyo Region

The fourth Cambodia Well Digging Campaign, sponsored by the
Shizuoka Regional Council of the Japanese Electrical Electronic &Information Union, took place from January 28 to February 2,
2008. In Cambodia, satisfactory hygiene is only available in cities,
while poor sanitation
prevails in many suburban
and rural settlements,
which are seriously
suﬀering from shortagesof drinking water. An FDK
employee participated inthis well digging campaign.

Volunteer Recyclable Waste Collection

Teaching Children to Make Dry Batteries

FDK branch unions in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefecture, Sanyo, Yamaguchi Prefecture, and Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture as well as
FDK sales oﬃces nationwide regularly collect aluminum pull-tabs,
used stamps, and foreign coins and donate them to social welfare
councils and voluntary organizations in their respective regions.
In FY2007, FDK Kosai donated 19 kg of aluminum pull-tabs to the
Kosai City Social Welfare
Council,
FDK Sanyo donated 11kg
to the Sanyo-Onoda City
Social Welfare Council, andFDK Iwaki donated 47kg
to the volunteer organization Sanbora Kai.

In December 2007, a Children s Manufacturing Workshop washeld at the Kosai Regional Vocational Training Center. Hosted by
the Kosai Children s Invention Club, the event taught children fromnine to twelve years of age how to make dry batteries and electricmotors by hand. FDK collaborated with FDK ENERGY, a dry
battery manufacturer, to provide the children with instruction on
making dry batteries.
The completed batteries
were used to light small
bulbs, which made thechildren scream withdelight.

Donating Aluminum Pull-Tabs
in the Iwaki Region

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Volunteers from XIAMEN FDK Provide
Traffic Safety Instructions in Xiamen City

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Well Digging in Cambodia(by FDK in the Kosai Region)

Teaching Children How to Make
Dry Batteries by Hand (Kosai Region)

Environmental Business Operations and Environmental Burdens
We promote activities to monitor and minimize our global environmental burdens throughout the life
Activities
cycle of our products.
ReportReducing Our Environmental Burdens throughout the Life Cycle of the ProductProducts manufactured by the FDK Group consume resources and energy during every process of manufacturing, including research anddevelopment, design, production and sales. Energy is also consumed when our products are used, discarded or recycled. Every member of
the FDK Group strives to reduce the environmental burden throughout the entire life cycle of our products.

Product Planning, Design and Development
We develop environmentally conscious products by conducting product environmental assessment while keeping a closecheck on our continuing compliance with laws and related
regulations, avoiding the use of hazardous chemical substances,
practicing energy and resource saving, and assuring recyclability.

EnergyPurchased electricity
42,033 MWh
Heavy oil and kerosene
86 ㎘
LPG and LNG
34 tons
Natural gas and city gas 372 km3
Amount of usage

Procurement

Amount of usage

310 km3〈Calculation method〉
・Chemicals ：Amount of usage of chemicals
controlled by PRTR law
・Energy：Amount of electricity, gas,petroleum consumption
・Water：Amount of usage(except reprocessed water)IN

Manufacturing
We promote our zero-emissions initiative, by which we reduce usageof resource materials, energy and water, and completely eliminate
land-fill waste and simple incineration. We further reduce usage andemissions of chemicals.

Transportation and Sales
We have been working on reducing energy consumption andexhaust emissions during the transportation and delivery of
products.

Atmospheric emissions
CO2
SOx
NOx

24,543 tons
0.0 ton
0.6 tonChemicals
Emission

0.2 tonWaste
Landﬁll, simple incineration

Usage

Recovery, Reuse and Recycling
We promote effective use of resources by recovering, reusing
and recycling end of used products.

0 ton〈Calculation method〉
・Chemicals：Amount of emissions from chemicals
controlled by PRTR law
・Atmospheric emission：CO2 emissions were calculated
from the energy consumption：SOx and NOx were calculated
from the concentration of exhaust
emitted from boilers, etc.

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We are making our products more energy-saving and long-lasting.
For instance we have three types of alkaline batteries, our G,
D and R series. Users can maximize the service life of thesebatteries by selecting the most suitable series for theirapplication.

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When procuring our components and materials, we ascertain
whether or not they are eco-conscious throughout the supply
chain. We also consciously reduce transportation-related energy
usage.

3,977 tons

Water

Management andOrganizational Structure

Chemicals

Recovery, reuse and recycling
Amount recovered
Resource recycling ratio

965 tons
93.3 ％

Figures above are from FY2007.

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Basic Policy for the Environment and the Environmental Action Plan
We are deploying group-wide environmental conservation activities under the slogan,
FDK Group Loves Nature for the Future of the Earth.

FDK Group Environmental Policy
We believe that environmental measures in view of business activities must not only comply with national and local regulations, but thatthey must promote initiatives from a global point of view. This includes measures against global warming, the reduction of waste emissions
and the thorough control of chemicals. This must be at the foundation of the main goal of creating a sustainable society.
The FDK Group collaborates with FUJITSU LIMITED in pursuing its environment activities. To this end the FDK Group and FUJITSU
LIMITED share a common foundation for these activities: our Environmental Policy. This policy aims at autonomous eﬀorts to reduce
environmental burdens and synergistic eﬀorts by the Group as a whole that result in more wholesome environmental activities.

Philosophy

Action Guideline

The FDK Group recognizes environmental eﬀort as the key
challenge, and strives to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society through its technology and innovation as a memberof the IT industry. Further, we pursue autonomous environmental conservation in addition to complying with environmental
laws and regulations pertaining to our business activities.
We will continuously strive to conserve the wealth of Nature forthe next generation through the initiatives of all of our employees
and organizations.

1. Reduce our environmental burdens at the every phase of the
product life cycle.
2. Create leading-edge products that promote energy and resourcesaving, and that fortify the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle).
3. Prevent environmental risks leading to pollution of the naturalenvironment and health hazards due to harmful chemicals andwaste emissions.
4. Contribute to the reduction of our environmental burdens andto the improvement of environmental eﬃciency at customer sites
as well as society through our IT products and solutions.
5. Disclose all environment-related information pertaining to ourbusiness activities, products and services, keep ourselves in checkby evaluating disclosure feedback, and utilize this feedback to
improve our environmental activities.
6. Every employee strives to contribute to the natural environment
through daily tasks as a member of our society.

SloganFDK Group Loves Nature
for the Future of the Earth.

Environmental Management Cycle

Plan

Do

Targets and theActivity Plan forEnvironmental
Activities

Execution ofEnvironmental
Conservation
Activities

up
l
a
r
i
Sp
ActionRemedial Measures

Organization and System
The Environmental Committee will deliberate key issues pertaining
to environmental activities. The Plant Environmental Management Committee, a unit of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, will draft actual execution plans for policies andmeasures. The management then follows up by attempting tocreate upward spiral development through PDCA (Plan, Do,
Check and Action) cycle.

Environmental Organization
Management Council
Environmental Committee

（
Check

Monitoring andAssessment of
Our Activity（

FDK Environmental
Management Committee

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Actualization of Policies/
Drafting and Promoting of Measures

Plant Environmental
Management Committee

19）

Deliberation and Decision-Making Pertaining
to Key Issues Including FDK Policies（

Coordinating Oﬃce:
Environmental
Technology Department）

Management of Overall Group
Environmental Conservation Activities

The Fourth Environmental Action Plan
The FDK Group has been expanding its scope of environmental management from construction of plant-wide to group-wide management
systems. We are deploying activities based on the Fourth Environmental Action Plan starting in FY2007. Currently, the Environmental
Action Plan encompasses only domestic FDK Group companies. We will be targeting activities involving overseas FDK Group companies
in the near future.

Emphasis of Activities
1.Fortifying the Framework of Environmental
Management

In the face of global environmental damage and global warming, the FDK Group attempts to contribute to the environment by reducing CO 2 emissions and resource usage during production, and by producing environmentally compatible products.

Transition in FDK s Environmental Action Plan
Second Phase(2001 to 2003)

Third Phase(2004 to 2006)

Fourth Phase(2007 to 2009)● Building the foundation forenvironmental management● Concentrating mainly on
reduction of our environmental
burdens at plants● Becoming a leading company
supporting the realization of asustainable society● Supporting business partners
in their environmental eﬀorts● Transition from environmental
management to sustainable
management● Deployment at non-production
divisions, including Headquarters
and sales● Fortifying the framework ofenvironmental management● Increasing product values by
manufacturing environmentallycompatible products

The Fourth Environmental Action Plan and FY2007 Results
Description

Action Plan Targets (2007 to 2009)

FY2007 Targets

Achievement status○:Accomplished △:Partially accomplished ×:Not accomplished

FY2007 Results

Achievement
StatusRelated
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First Phase(1995 to 2000)

Management andOrganizational Structure

We will deploy consolidated group-wide activities by fortifying
the environmental management framework, and upgradingcollaboration with non-production departments such as the
Headquarters and sales as well as overseas FDK Group
companies.

2.Increasing Product Values by Manufacturing
Environmentally Compatible Products

Fortifying the framework ofenvironmental management based on
the system
・Upgrading Headquarters and sales
site activities from FDKEMS ＊1
Level I to Level II・Achieving FDKEMS Level II at the
Headquarters and sales sites(2) Strengthening collaboration withoverseas production sites

・Assessing activities and activity data,
conducting wholesome activities andconﬁrming the environmental
management system

・Executing the assessment of activities
and activity data, wholesome
activities and conﬁrmation of theenvironmental management system

Promoting Green
Procurement

Promoting the environmental
management system (EMS) at business
partner sites

・System deployed at over 10companies

・System deployed at 56 companies○

Ｐ２3

Fortifying Risk
Management

Strengthening our environmental
pollution prevention system andpromoting its implementation

・Reevaluating our pollution prevention
and management responsibility
systems for legal compliance・Executing a reevaluation of our pollution
prevention and management responsibility system for legal compliance○

Ｐ２4

・Deploying super-green productdevelopment activities whileclarifying target products○

Ｐ２5

・Drafting an achievement plan for theEnvironmental Eﬃciency Factor 2
and deploying product development○

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・24,543 tons
(6.5% reduction from FY2006)○

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・Reducing the number of partially- loaded
chartered trucks by 12 deliveries/month・Completing construction of the transportation(ton-kilometer) determination system○

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Reduce VOC (volatile organic compound) ・Less than 56.0 tons
emissions by 30% from the FY2000 level(increase of 26.4% from FY2000)
by the end of FY2010 (the FY2000 level
was 44.3 tons)

・31.2 tons
(29.5% reduction from FY2000)○

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Reduce the amount of waste emissions
・Less than 1,281 tons
by 3% from the FY2006 level by the end(1.0% reduction from FY2006)
of FY2009. (the FY2006 level was 1,294
tons)

・1,079 tons
(16.6% reduction from FY2006)○

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Increasing
Product Values

Global Warming
Prevention
Measures

PromotingGreen Factories

Increase the ratio of super-green products ・Deploying super-green productwhich have top-level environmental
development activities
characteristics among newly developed
products to over 20% by the end of FY2009.
Achieve Environmental Eﬃciency
Factor 2 compared with FY2005
products among newly developed
products by the end of FY2009.

・Drafting Environmental Eﬃciency
Factor 2 ＊2 achievement plan anddeploying product development
activity

Reduce the amount of energy consumption-based
・Less than 26,108 tons
CO2 emissions by 2% from the FY2006 level by the(0.5% reduction from FY2006)
end of FY2010. (the FY2006 level was 26,239 tons)※Conversion factor from electric power
consumption to CO2 emission used is 0.555 ton/Mwh

Reduction of transportation-related CO2
emissions・Promotion of transportation-related
CO2 reduction activities
・Construction of a transportation (tonkilometer) determination system＊1 FDKEMS: FDK Group s own environmental management system managing basic requirements in ISO 14001.
＊2 Environmental Eﬃciency Factor 2: Increasing the value of the product over twice its environmental burdens.

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activities

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Promoting
Environmental
Management

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Environmental Accounting
Results are assessed and challenges are identiﬁed by quantitatively grasping the cost-eﬀectiveness ofenvironmental conservation activities.

Characteristics and Results of Environmental Accounting
Since FY2001, the FDK Group has been disclosing the cost-eﬀectiveness of reducing their environmental burdens by introducing quantitative environmental accounting. We hope to apply the knowledge gained from this quantitative data to more eﬀective environmental
activities.

Basic Elements of Environmental Accounting

Results of FY2007 Environmental Accounting
Unit: Millions of Yen
Item

Transition of Cost-Eﬀectiveness(Millions of Yen)

1000
800
600

Costs

Effects

917
650

588
506

486 521400

372 406 369 416

428
305

200
0

21

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

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2006

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Costs pertaining to energy saving and global warming
measures32

Costs pertaining to the reduction and processing of waste, as
well as the eﬀective use of resources such as the reductionof water usage and the increased use of rain water

77

Costs pertaining to the reduction of our environmental burdens arising at the upstream/downstream of production and service activities (recycling and reusing of discarded products and packaging, as well as costs of green
procurement, etc.)

10Management Costs

Environmental conservation costs pertaining to management (personnel costs for environmental conservation promotion activities,
acquisition and maintenance of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation, measurementof environmental burdens, promotion of greenery projects, creating
environmental reports, and producing environment related publicity)85

Costs of R&D and
the Solutions
Business

Costs pertaining to environmental conservation in researchand development, as well as costs pertaining to theenvironmental solutions businesses, (design and development costs for green products and environmental
technologies, costs for environmental solutions businesses)

67

Costs of Social
Activities

Environmental conservation costs in social activities(donations and support to environmental conservation
organizations)0

Costs of Environmental
Restoration

Costs of environmental restoration (Restoring polluted
soil and underground water, and compensation pertaining
to environmental conservation)

0

Total

9

Amount of cost reduction in conjunction with reductionof electricity, oil and gas usage

43

Amount of cost reduction through reduction and eﬀectiveuse of waste

121

Upstream/Downstream Amount of sales for valued and reused items throughrecycling of discarded products, etc.
Eﬀects11

Improved eﬃciency from construction of an ISO 14001based system, eﬀect of in-house education for employees,
contribution by improved image through environmental
publicity

161

Eﬀects of R&D and the Contribution to sales through green/eco-friendly products,
and environmental solutions businesses
Solutions Business82

Eﬀectswithin the Eﬀects on
Business Environmental
Conservation
Area
Eﬀects on
Recyclingof Resources

Effects

305

Value of avoiding operating losses at plants (＊1) pertaining
to non-compliance with laws and regulations, value
contributed by environmental conservation activities (＊2)
corresponding with the added value gained from production

Eﬀects on
Pollution
Prevention

Management Eﬀects

Eﬀects of Environmental Restoration

Value of the avoidance of expenditure such as compensation payments
to residents through soil and ground water pollution measures (＊3)

The total value may not be exact because values are rounded below the decimal point. Total

0428

Social activities and environmental restoration costs are set to zero due to their values being less thanthe unit value.
＊1 Value of avoiding operating losses: Added value/days of operation x estimated days lost
＊2 Value contributed by environmental conservation activities: Added value x ongoing operating costsof all environmental conservation facilities/total costs incurred＊3 Savings from the avoidance of possible risk calculated from the estimation of possible risk
Since FY2004, we have no longer been a part of the consolidation with the FUJITSU Group environmental
accounting. However, based on consideration for continuity, we made our calculation based on FUJITSUGroup s Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2003.

Breakdownof Costs(Unit: Millions of Yen)

Breakdownof Eﬀects (Unit: Millions of Yen)

Depreciation FY2007 Investments
andAmortization Past Investments

3

Actual Eﬀects

175

33

Estimated Eﬀects

253

Expenses269

Total Eﬀects

428

Total Costs

305

Actual eﬀects ： Cost reduction from conserved electricity and utilities, and proﬁt gained from the saleof recycled goods
Estimated eﬀects： Eﬀects assumed to be economic eﬀects by deﬁnition (environmental conservation eﬀects
corresponding with the added value associated with production)

461
327

Results

Costs for the prevention of air and water quality pollution (including eﬄuent fees)

Upstream/Downstream
Costs

Characteristics of FY2007 Environmental Accounting●CostsAs the period of depreciation and amortization corresponding
with the investments made in the past for environmental facilities
has expired, total depreciation and amortization has decreased.
Meanwhile, costs pertaining to research and development as well
as planning and design for eco-friendly products have increased.
As a result, Environmental costs have decreased by 305 million
yen, a 7% reduction from the last term.
●Effects
Since the calculation period for the eﬀect of past capital investment
has expired, calculated eﬀects against investment have decreased
signiﬁcantly. Meanwhile, increase in the net sales of eco-friendly
products backed up by elimination of lead, compliance with the
RoHS Directive, energy and resource saving design have increased
eﬀect of research and development for eco-friendly products. As
a result, the economic eﬀect has decreased by 428 million yen, a
7% reduction from the last term.

Description

Cost of
Pollution
Prevention
Costs
within the Costs ofEnvironmental
Business Conservation
Area
Costs of
Recycling
Resources

Costs●Period of Application during FY2007
April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008
●Scope of Data Collection
FDK Group s domestic plants●Calculation Standard for Environmental Costs
・ Method for calculating depreciation and amortization
The ﬁxed amount method over a service life of ﬁve years wasapplied.
・ Calculation standard for combined costs
Only the costs pertaining to environmental conservation were
included in the calculation.
・ Calculating in-house personnel costs
In-house personnel costs are also included.
●Standard for Calculating Economic Effects Accompanying Environmental Conservation Measures.
・ Scope of eﬀects
Actual eﬀects and estimated eﬀects pertaining to environmental
conservation are included in the calculation.
・ Calculation period for the eﬀect of investments
The calculation period for actual eﬀects is set to be the sameas depreciation and amortization, ﬁve years.

2007 (FY)Eﬀects of Environmental Conservation

Total Environmental Burdens in FY2006 - Total Environmental Burdens in FY2007
Amount of CO２ Emissions (t-CO２)

1,696

Amount of Waste Emissions (t)215Amount of Emissions for PRTR Controlled Chemicals (t)1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 CENTER
CO., LTD., FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
●Development, design and manufacture of various electronic
components, 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 and
FY2009 (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 to
manage 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 in
FY2007 for all domestic sites. Inclusion of the basic element,
PDCA, speciﬁed in ISO 14001 requirements resulted in the
upgrading 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 Group
companies, 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 by
ISO 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 2
emissions 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 of
our 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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Promoting Green Procurement
In order to supply products to our customers that are even more eco-friendly, we conduct
eco-friendly procurement of raw materials, parts and packing materials used for our products.

Promoting Environmental Management Systems at Business Partner Sites
Since the beginning of our Second Environmental Action Plan in 2001, we have been requesting our business partners cooperation inconstructing their own environmental management systems (EMS), and we have prioritized procurement from business partners who
conduct eco-conscious business activities.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Promoting environmental management systems (EMS) at business partner sites＋

Raw materials and parts that are free of the hazardous
chemical substances designated by us
Raw materials and parts that do not contain harmful chemical
substances are procured as a part of our quality assurance
program.

Requirement Levels for the Establishment of an EMS
Requirements
Requirements surpassing ISO 14001 requirements

LevelⅤ Eco-Stages 3 to 5

Fulﬁlling the majority of ISO 14001 requirements(can be mutually certiﬁed with Eco-Action 21)

LevelⅣ ISO 14001, Eco-Action 21, Eco-Stage 2,
KES Step 2 and Michinoku EMS

Simpliﬁed ISO 14001 requirements

LevelⅢ (cannot be mutually certiﬁed with Eco-Action 21)
Eco-Stage 1, KES Step 1

Only the basic PDCA elements ofThird Party Certiﬁed EMS

During the Third Environmental Action Plan phase, we expanded
the scope of EMS establishment from manufacturers to sales sites.
We will continue to promote the establishment of our environmental management system into the Fourth Environmental Action
Plan phase. We have speciﬁcally focused on the permeation of
EMS to sales sites, so that we may promote enhanced environmental awareness and activities throughout our supply chain.
For those business partners that have diﬃculty in establishing an
EMS that complies with international standards, we have prepared
two simpliﬁed FDK environmental management systems (FDKEMS
for short) as templates to assist them in the establishment of an
EMS. The FDKEMS helps partners conduct management activities
in line with basic ISO 14001 requirements.
We do require, however, our business partners to eventually upgradefrom our simpliﬁed EMS to a third party-certiﬁed EMS.

Construction and operation of our environmental management
system based on standards such as ISO 14001

The Third and Fourth Environmental Action Plans

Strategy and Procedure for Deployment

FDK Group s Green Procurement=

The FDK Group has established two conditions for green procurement, namely that our suppliers must construct and operate anenvironmental management system based on standards such as
ISO 14001 and that our raw materials and parts must not containthe hazardous chemical substances designated by us. We givehigher priority to procurement from business partners that fulﬁllthese two conditions. We, further, request business partners toconstruct their own environmental management systems if they
have not already done so.

Overview of Our Green Procurement

The Second Environmental Action Plan

Overview of Our Green Procurement

LevelⅡ ISO 14001 requirements

FDKEMS Level II, FJEMS
Only the very basic PDCA elements

LevelⅠ for environmental measures
FDKEMS Level I

Green Procurement Results
While we did not host green procurement explanation meetings
for business partners during FY2007, we did introduce the requirement of establishing an EMS, made our FDKEMS available and requested that each of our business partners without an EMS establish one.
As a result of our eﬀorts, 56 more business partners establishedan EMS during FY2007. Six of those business partners utilized
FDKEMS.

FDK Group
Green Procurement
Standards

FDKEMS Certiﬁcation

Green Procurement of Office Supplies
Although it is not included in our mission for the Fourth Environmental Action Plan, we actually promote green procurement throughthe purchase of oﬃce supplies with environmental marks, supplies
which take energy saving, recycling, resource saving, eliminationof hazardous substances, and ease of safe disposal into consideration.

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Fortifying Risk Management
In addition to fortifying all types of risk management in all phases of our businesses, we strive tostrengthen our management of environmental risks.

Strengthening the Implementation and Content of theGroup s Environmental Pollution Prevention System
The FDK Group conducts environmental conservation activities to comply with environmental laws preventing the pollution of environmental elements such as soil, underground water and air. The Fourth Environmental Action Plan promotes the deployment of strengthened activities in order to prevent environmental pollution and the violation of environmental laws.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
To strengthen the implementation and content of the environmental pollution prevention system

The FDK Group ensures pollution prevention and compliancewith laws and regulations by conducting regular internal environmental
auditing as a part of our environmental management system.

The FDK Group conducted surveys of soil and undergroundwater contamination with regard to VOC during 1998 and 1999.
Upon conﬁrming soil and underground water contamination atfour of our plants (the WASHIZU, SANYO, HOSOE and OSUKA
PLANTS) in October of 1999, the FDK Group publicly disclosed
the status of contamination and has been working on restoringsoil and underground water conditions. Conditions were restored
at the HOSOE PLANT in 2002.
We conducted a follow-up survey of the former OSUKA PLANT
property in 2004 for soil contamination according to the law
concerning soil contamination measures, and found the conditionof the soil to be totally restored. At the two other plants, wehave been cleansing soil and underground water utilizing the air
stripping method, and conducting regular monitoring to verify
the eﬀect of our restoration eﬀorts.

Social Activities Report

In addition to a detailed reevaluation of our compliance withenvironmental laws pertaining to pollution prevention in FY2007,
we also worked on establishing systems and responsibilities forcompliance with environmental laws and pollution control. In
order to clearly deﬁne the system of pollution control, we havedesignated a person in charge of pollution control at every site.
We plan on reevaluating our system for monitoring/measuring
and communicating information from the viewpoint of prevention,
and, in addition, we will strengthen our checks for legal complianceand our system of pollution control through internal auditing.

Dealing with Soil and Underground
Water Contamination

Management andOrganizational Structure

Strengthening the Environmental
Pollution Prevention System

Status of Soil and Underground Water Restoration
WASHIZU PLANT

Execution of Emergency Drills
At FDK Group companies, we conduct regular emergency drills
at each site to prepare for emergencies, including accidental
environmental pollution. Disaster drills implemented at eachplant take environmental contamination beyond plant property
into consideration.

Underground Water Concentration Current Undergroundat the Beginning of Restoration Water Concentration

Environmental
Standards

Tetrachloroethylene 1.5㎎/L (October 1999) 0.11㎎/L (March 2008)

０．
０１㎎／Ｌ

Progress in the Restoration of Soil Conditions at the WASHIZU PLANT(for Tetrachloroethylene Contamination)
Concentration (mg/L)

1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0

Environmental Activities Report

Main Pollutant(s)1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)SANYO PLANT

Legal Compliance Status
We again found no violation of environmental laws or evidenceof accidents threatening environmental conservation during
FY2007 throughout the entire FDK Group.

Underground Water Concentration Current Undergroundat the Beginning of Restoration Water Concentration

Environmental
Standards

Trichloroethylene

8.1mg/L (October 1999) 0.003㎎/L (April 2008)

０．
０3㎎／Ｌ

Site Report

Drill for a Malfunction of the Disposal Water
Treatment Facility at the KOSAI PLANT

Main Pollutant(s)Progress in the Restoration of Soil Conditions at the SANYO PLANT(for Trichloroethylene Contamination)
Concentration (mg/L)

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

(FY)

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Increasing Product Values

We are aiming to increase the value of our products by increasing environmental performancethrough the elimination of hazardous chemical substances, increased energy saving and theextension of product service life, and development and provision of eco-conscious products.

Providing Super-Green Products and Factor 2 Achievement
During the Fourth Environmental Action Plan phase, we continue to aim at the development and provision of super-green products with
top-level environmental characteristics. Furthermore, we will aim at achieving Factor 2.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Increase the ratio of super-green products with top-level environmental characteristics among newly
developed products to over 20% by the end of FY2009.
Achieve Environmental Efficiency Factor 2, compared against FY2005 products, among newly developed
products by the end of FY2009.

Development of Eco-Friendly Products

Our Efforts for the Achievement of Factor 2

At the FDK Group, we review the design of new products at thedevelopment phase for product environmental assessment to build
eco-friendliness in our products. By assessing and considering
non-hazardous materials, energy saving, longer product life, andthe recycling of materials and packaging as they pertain to related
laws and regulations such as the RoHS Directive, we strive todevelop and provide eco-friendly products.

Factor 2 aims at more than doubling product value over productenvironmental burdens. By FY2009, we plan to make the value(features and performance) of our newly developed products
equivalent to FY2005 products while reducing their environmental burdens to less than half. If a product has an environmental
burden equivalent to its FY2005 counterpart, its product value
must be at least twice the value of its FY2005 counterpart. Thisis the Factor 2 achievement plan drafted in FY2007, and we havecommenced our product development programs accordingly.

Providing Super-Green ProductsSuper-green products are green products (products enhanced
through environmental consideration) that are judged top-level
characteristics by product environmental assessment such as theworld s ﬁrst, the world s smallest, Japan s ﬁrst, the industry s
ﬁrst, Japan s smallest, and the industry s smallest. The FDKGroup has positioned the development of super-green products as
our mission since 2004.
So far, we have developed and made available two super-green
products, the MIPF2520 series multilayer power inductor, theworld s smallest , and the AML0603E series RF multilayer chip
inductor with the top-level energy savings in the world. We arecontinuing to pursue the development of new super-green products
throughout FY2007.

Positioning of Super-Green Products

What Is an Environmental Efficiency Factor?
Product performance,features and etc.

Environmental＝
Eﬃciency Factor

Assessment Criteria for Eco-Friendly Products
Major Categories
Products ■ Harmfulness (containing hazardous chemicals)

Making products recyclable,energy eﬃcient and etc.

Reduction ofenvironmental
burdenOur Super-Green Products to Date
FY2005

FY2006World s smallest

The top-level energy saving
performance in the world

The MIPF2520 series
multilayer power inductor

The AML0603E series
RF multilayer chip inductor■ Recyclability■ Decomposition■ Energy saving■ Ease of decomposition processing

Packaging ■ Resource saving and recyclable design
Materials ■ Reusability■ Materials used

Eco-Friendly Products

Overall ■ Information disclosure■ Environmental considerations

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Environmental Burden Ratio(burden of new product/burden of old product)■ Resource saving and recyclable design

Super-Green Products(Top-Level Eco-Friendly Products)
Green Products(Products Enhanced throughEnvironmental Consideration)

Increasing
values

Product Value Ratio(value of new product/
value of old product)Social & Environmental Report 2008

※We determine top-level environmental characteristics (world s smallest,world s ﬁrst, etc.) at the point we publicly announce product development.

Major Eco-Friendly Products Developed during FY2007
Non-Isolated DC-DC Converter DK Series

Product Applications
This series is used toequipment and components
including servers, routers,
multi-function printers,
and amusement equipment.

※Regulated type
Method of stably supplying a speciﬁc voltage in spite of ﬂuctuating output
current.

Focus of Environmental Consideration
Power supply eﬃciency can be improved by approximately 12% by
replacing the power supply made with the discrete design※ by thisproduct. It also contributes to resource saving due to its small sizeby eliminating the need for a radiator, in addition to energy saving
due to its high eﬃciency. Its substrate is halogen-free.
※Discrete design
Method of designing using discrete components (individual components
mounted on a circuit board)

Comment from the Development Engineer
This is a new series of DC-DC
converters succeeding the Sensei
and Senpai series. It is characterized by a new concept aiming to
replace discrete design. Our major
challenge was coming up with
innovations for energy saving, downsizing and resource saving. We willcontinue to develop eco-friendly
products in response to customer
needs.
Yurika Nakajima
Fire ProjectPower Devices Division
Electronic Devices Group

Product Applications
autofocus and image
stabilization in digital
cameras and aberration

Comment from the Development Engineer
Although the external dimensionsof this product are the same as theprevious model, we have realized
higher output and energy eﬃciency
by aggregating the design and production technologies that we havenurtured through manufacturing.
Its energy saving feature contributes
to the prevention of global warming
by reducing CO2 emissions. We willcontinue to develop eco-friendly andhigh performance compact motors.

Focus on Environmental Consideration
The SMSH6-20 series realized approximately 30% energy saving
under FDK test conditions (voltage between terminals: 3.0V, twophase excitation, 1000pps, and 20Ω) compared with the previous
model. The presoldered area of the coil terminal is lead-free.

correction in Blu-ray

Small Size Motor TeamSM Engineer Group
FDK MECHATRONICS CO., LTD.

equipment.

Environmental Activities Report

This series is used for

Product Features
By combining FDK s own magnetic circuit and coil design technology, as well as high performance magnets manufactured by aGroup company, we have realized a high output model while
maintaining the size of the previous model. This series enables
smaller, lighter and more energy-eﬃcient motorized equipment.

Social Activities Report

Stepper Motor SMSH6-20 Series

Management andOrganizational Structure

supply power to electronic

Product Features
The DK series oﬀers a comprehensive lineup of non-isolated regulated
type※ compact DC-DC converters with speciﬁcations ranging
between 3.3V to 12V for input and 1.0V to 6.0V for output. The
series yields up to of 93.5% eﬃciency at 3A output, and provides
high reliability by suppressing temperature increase of mounted
components. Its attached metal cap improves heat discharge andnoise reduction.

Alkaline Battery G-PLUS
Comment from the Development Engineer
Recently, alkaline batteries are seeing
application in wider varieties of equipment, due to more complex featuresin digital cameras, the popularizationof TV game consoles with remote controls, and the permeation of simple
cellular phone rechargers. Developing
alkaline batteries that accommodatea wide range of usage conditions
such as current load, temperature, humidity, vibration, environmental consideration and safety was no easy feat,but we are enjoying the challenge.

※Wide-range performanceOﬀering appropriate performance in a wide range of applications from small
to large current load

Focus on Environmental Consideration
Incorporation of new technologies improved discharge performance by approximately 20% in discharge tests equivalent todigital cameras※. This also prolonged battery life by approximately 20%, contributing to the eﬀective use of resources.
※ (1,500 mW 2 seconds /650 mW 28 seconds) x 10 times /1 hr, end point
voltage 1.05 V

Site Report

Product Applications
The G-PLUS series
thoroughly pursues
wide-range performance.
Its main applications include
equipment needing large
current such as digital
cameras, as well as remotecontrol units and clocks.

Product Features
Four new technologies were introduced in the development of thisproduct, namely ① thin ﬁlm separator, ② internal short-circuit
prevention technology [patent pending], ③ increased negativeelectrode material, and ④ optimized electrolyte composition, thus
improving its wide-range※ and discharge performance. This series
oﬀers the leading edge performance worldwide in the areas requiring large discharge capacity such as digital cameras.

Takeo Nogami
1st Technical Section
Technical Department
FDK ENERGY CO., LTD.

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Global Warming Prevention Measures

We promote energy saving, and improve distribution eﬃciency and recycling at plants andoﬃces in every phase of our business activities as a part of our global warming prevention
measures.

Reduction of Business-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The FDK Group strives to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions with our energy saving facilities, including cogeneration
facilities, and improvement of the operational management of existing facilities as a part of our global warming countermeasures.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
エネルギー消費Ｃ
Reduce FY2006Ｏlevels
２を、
２of
０１
energy０年度末までに２
consumption-based
００６年度実績比２％削減する。
CO2 emissions by 2% by the end of FY2010.

Energy-Saving Activities
We continued from the previous term with the below-listed energy
saving activities in FY2007. We have also conﬁrmed energy-saving
achieved through our company-wide business reform initiatives.
For example, through our production eﬃciency project, we wereable to reduce energy consumption per unit produced, and reduce
power consumption for heating, cooling and lighting by reducing
the area required for production. We will continue to promote
Cool Biz as well.
● Introduction of energy-eﬃcient air conditioners● Introduction of energy-eﬃcient compressors● Introduction of energy-saving lighting ﬁxtures● Replacing substation equipment with energy-eﬃcient models● Optimizing air-conditioning settings and power conservation
for lighting and OA equipment● Improving energy saving measures by reevaluating operating
conditions and facility management
As a result of our eﬀorts, we reduced energy-consumptionrelated CO2 emissions to 24,543 tons, a 6% reduction from theprevious term. In addition to energy saving measures, this reduction was also due to a lowered production volume of inverter
modules for LCD back lights.
Domestic production sites of the FDK Group have reduced
greenhouse gas emissions by 63% compared with FY1990. This,by far, surpasses the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
by 6% from 1990 set by the Kyoto Protocol. This achievement
was due to our energy saving activities, as well as our shift fromenergy-intensive ferrite production to the production of modularized products as a part of our business structure reform.

Promoting Awareness about CO2
Reduction, and Practicing It at Home
We provide education and awareness programs pertaining to
global warming through our Intranet. In addition, we promote
lifestyles that reduce CO2 emissions at home. In FY2007, werequested families of our employees to turn oﬀ the lights andTVs, and spend a quiet evening together, as proposed by the
Ministry of Environment in their Black Illumination 2007
campaign. We also conducted a lights-out campaign at our plantoﬃces on July 7, 2008, the ﬁrst day of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako
Summit.

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Greenhouse Gases Other Than CO2
Six types of greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto Protocol are
CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydroﬂuorocarbons, perﬂuorocarbons, and sulfur hexaﬂuoride. Since CO2 is the only greenhousegas on this list emitted by the FDK Group, we focus our eﬀorts
on controlling CO2 emissions.

Transition of CO2 Emissions
ＣＯ２ Emissions（ｔ-ＣＯ２）

ＣＯ２Emissions※Base Unit Index

Base Unit Index

1.2
80000

1.0

60000

0.8
0.6

40000

0.4
20000
0

0.2
0
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07（FY）※ Base unit index: 1990 base unit for production output is set to be 1

CO2 Emissions

Unit（ｔ-ＣＯ２）

90

91

92

93

94

95

66,46872,44372,79375,742

81,26582,790

96

97

98

99

00

01

76,23976,49373,51672,87770,071

47,382

02

03

04

05

06

07

42,811

38,22826,14626,31826,23924,543※Since the introduction of 0.555t-CO2/MWh as the conversion
factor from electricity, we have recalculated past emissions.

Energy Type Status
A Heavy Oil:4%(Class 1 Heavy Oil
Speciﬁed in JIS)

Breakdown of 24,543 Tons
CO2 Emissions

City Gas:1%

Electricity:95%

Environmental Consideration in the Distribution Process
The FDK Group consigns all logistical tasks involving our business partners and customers to shipping companies. Therefore, we attempt
to promote the recycling of packaging material and the reduction of transportation-related CO2 emissions by requesting cooperation fromthe relevant shipping companies.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Reduction of transportation-related CO2 emissions

Increasing Load Efficiency by
Improving Packaging Methods
Formerly, we shipped raw materials and products in cardboard
boxes. We are now collaborating with our business partners andcustomers to gradually replace these with plastic containers (TPtrays) to allow repeated use. For those shipments made using
cardboard boxes, we have been using less packing material inorder to improve load eﬃciency. In addition, we have been recycling
the boxes. Finally, we are also reducing packing material use.
Meanwhile, we are optimizing/minimizing transportation itself
through a company-wide introduction of the Toyota Production
System (TPS), a system that discourages unnecessary transport
by proposing the transport of necessary items only.

Social Activities Report

We have switched our FDK/customer and FDK/business partner
delivery systems from an individual transportation system to aroutine delivery system with designated multiple stops throughout the country. This new system aims to reduce the amount of
CO 2 emitted from trucks by shortening the overall distancetraveled, as well as reduce delivery lead time and works inprogress.
Since FY2006, in collaboration with shipment companies, we havealso been taking advantage of joint shipments, transporting ourgoods along with other companies goods in order to reducetransportation-related CO2 emissions while increasing load eﬃciency.

Management andOrganizational Structure

Deployment of Routine
Delivery and Joint Shipment

Shipment Methods
Business
Partner

CustomerBusiness
Partner

Customer

Individual Transportation System

Business
Partner

CustomerBusiness
Partner

CustomerRoutine Delivery System

Reducing the Number ofPartially-Loaded Chartered Trucks

Our Efforts for Modal Shift
We are in process of considering a modal shift toward JR (Japan
Railway) freight trains for the reduction of transportation-related
CO2 emissions.

After (TP Trays)

Establishment of a Ton-Kilometer
Determination System
Ton-kilometer is the unit used for measuring transportation activities, with the weight of cargo in tons multiplied by the distancetransported in kilometers. According to the revised energy-saving
law enacted in April 2006, notiﬁcation of cargo transportation
volume is required when an owner of cargo ships more than 30
million ton-kilometers per year, regardless of whether the cargo isshipped directly by the owner or consigned. Although FDK has
not reached this level, we have established a system to measuretransportation ton-kilometers, and post the information on ourIntranet monthly as a part of our transportation management.
In the near future, we plan to supplement the ton-kilometer method by keeping track of transportation-related CO2 emissions byother methods as well.

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Site Report

As a new initiative in FY2007, we decided to cancel all partiallyloaded chartered trucks and ship such loads by general delivery
service. As a result, we managed to reduce 12 chartered trucks
per month from the previous year.

Before (Cardboard Boxes)

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PartnerBusiness
Partner28

Promoting Green Factories

We strive to pursue green factory practices at our production plants by taking the reductionof waste, the control of chemical emissions, the prevention of air, water and soil pollution, andthe suppression of noise and vibration into consideration.

Reduction of Chemical Emissions
The FDK Group has established its own chemical control regulations to reduce environmental burdens and control chemicals in an
appropriate manner at each plant. Each plant keeps track of the amount of chemical use, emissions, and waste-derived chemicals
transported away from its site.

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Reduce FY2000 VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission levels by 30% by the end of FY2010.

Reduction of VOC Emissions

Transition of VOC Emissions

VOC is a generic term for organic compounds that evaporate
under standard temperature and air pressure, volatilizing easily
into the atmosphere. VOC are suspected of contaminating soil
and underground water, and if released into the air, they aresuspected of becoming oxidants and SPM (suspended particulatematter) through photochemical reactions. The aﬀect of air
contamination by VOC on human health has become an issue ofconcern as of late.
A law regulating VOC emissions went into eﬀect in Japan on
April 1, 2006. Although the FDK Group does not own facilities
emitting VOC regulated by the air pollution control law in Japan,
we have been working on reducing 20 types of VOC since FY2007
in compliance with the voluntary directive issued by fourindustrial organizations from the electric and electronic industries.
In particular, we established a plan to reduce VOC emissions by
more than 1 ton per production site annually, to employ alternative
chemicals and to reevaluate our production processes.
As a result, total VOC emissions at domestic production sites
were reduced from FY2000 levels by 29.5% to 31.2 tons. This is37.7% reduction from the previous term. This was made possibleby the reduction measures carried out and lowered LCD module
inverter production.

Aggregate PRTR Data for FY2007

AcetoneEthanol(tons)

Cyclohexanone
Isopropyl alcohol

60
50
40
30
20
10
0

'00

04

05

06

Chemical Name

29

07

(FY)

Aggregate Data on
PRTR-Controlled Chemicals
We also disclosed the amount of domestic chemical emissions
and transportation in compliance with the PRTR law in FY2007.
Although the PRTR law requires reporting to the administration
for the handling of controlled chemicals in amounts over 1 ton
per year, FDK keeps track of and manages chemical handling inamounts over 0.1 ton per year.

Total Amount at Domestic Plants (Handling over 100kg)

Manganese and manganese compounds

Toluene
Methyl ethyl ketone

Unit: tons/year

Amount of Emission Amount Transported
Amount of Usage Atmosphere Body of Water Waste Sewage Amount Consumed Recycling
3,959.43

0.00

0.00

27.09

0.00

3,932.33

0.00

Lead and lead compounds

5.50

0.00

0.00

1.40

0.00

4.04

0.06

Bisphenol type A epoxy resins

4.63

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

4.62

0.00

Silver and its water soluble compounds

2.71

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.75

0.96

Nickel compounds

1.51

0.00

0.00

0.06

0.00

1.45

0.00

Poly(oxyethylene) = octylphenyl ether

0.99

0.00

0.00

0.99

0.00

0.00

0.00

Di-n-butyl phthalate

0.82

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.00

0.78

0.00

Boron and boron compounds

0.79

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.79

0.00

Toluene

0.44

0.23

0.00

0.21

0.00

0.00

0.00

Molybdenum

0.14

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.14

0.00

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Waste Reduction Measures (Zero Waste Emission)
We strive to reduce the burden on the global environment by suppressing waste emissions as much as possible as well as separating andrecycling generated waste according to the principle of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle). Our sister company, FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
conducts business activities in pursuit of a sustainable society by recovering used information equipment such as PCs, as well as the separation and recycling of waste plastic, glass and metals. (see page 32)

Aim of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
Reduce FY2006 waste emission levels by 3% by the end of FY2009.

Eﬀective Use of Various Wastes■ Sludge: used as cement mix and base course material■ Plastic waste: Recycled as plastic material and fuel for furnace■ Acid and alkali waste: neutralizing agent■ Oil waste: regenerated oil and supplementing fuel■ Paper waste: recycled paper, cushion material for packaging, and thermal recycling■ Metal waste: Reprocessed for iron manufacturing material■ Food waste (from cafeteria): compost

Zero Waste Emissions at FDK
Deﬁnition

Making eﬀective use of all waste generated from eachSocial Activities Report

Owing to the rising market price of metals and resources during
FY2007, we pursued the advancement of resale of valuable recyclable
materials. We also replaced cardboard boxes with containers,
recycled raw material waste within processes that was discardedin the past and reused palettes and plastic containers in-house.
As a result, our waste emissions were reduced to 1,079 tons. With
the additional eﬀect of the reduced production of LCD back light
modules, our waste generation for FY2007 was 16.6% less than it
was in the last term.

Management andOrganizational Structure

Outcome of Our Waste
Reduction Efforts

plant to totally eliminate simple incineration and landﬁll

The Scope of Materials

Continuing with Zero Emissions

Sludge, waste acid, waste alkali, waste plastic, waste oil,metal scrap, glass and ceramic pieces, wood scrap, paper
waste, fabric waste, food waste, and sludge from puriﬁcation cistern

Waste Type Status
Amount of Waste Emissions and Recycling Ratio
Amount of
Waste(tons)

Incinerationand Landﬁll

Recycling

Recycling Ratio

Recycling
Ratio
(%)
100

4,000

80

3,000

60

2,000

40

1,000

20

0

'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07

(FY)

0

Sludge 7％

Paper Waste 23％

Metal Scrap 11％

Waste Plastic 15％

Waste Oil 19％

Wood Scrap 17％
Breakdown of 1,079 Tons of Waste

Reevaluating Waste Categories

Site Report

5,000

Used Fuel 7％ Other 1％

Environmental Activities Report

As a result of our continued eﬀorts to follow zero emissions guidelines,
we achieved zero waste emission in FY2007 as well. We have totallyeliminated waste emissions since the end of FY2004.

We reorganized and reevaluated existing waste deﬁnitions andcategories in FY2007. Until the last term, we calculated therecycling ratio while excluding waste categories that were nottargeted by the zero emission guidelines. Upon achieving 100%
recycling ratio (zero emissions) under this condition, we decided tochange these guidelines to include all waste categories. As aresult, the recycling ratio during FY2007 reached 92%.

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Environmental Solution Activities
FDK Group companies deploy businesses specializing in environmental measures in response toheightened awareness for environmental issues and solution needs associated with them.

Business Activities at FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD.
As symbolized by the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, there has been heightened awareness about global issues such as measures against
global warming, regulations for the registration (REACH) and use of hazardous substances (RoHS/ELV), prohibitions against PCBs in
organic solvent, the use of asbestos, and, etc., and measures to counter soil contamination.
Since its establishment in 1976, FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD. has been supporting corporate andregional environmental conservation activities based on our environmental survey and analysis technology. We serve our customers withthe latest environmental and Green IT technology including facilities, information and networks.

Hazardous Substance Surveys and Reliability
Testing Pertaining to Green Procurement

Comprehensive Survey and Measuresfor Soil and Underground Water Contamination

The EU s RoHS Directive and REACH are the examples ofglobal trend for stronger chemical regulations. Because of thistrend it has become common practice for manufacturers toforego the use of hazardous chemicals in their production processes.
We support corporate eﬀorts to engage in product development
and production that contributes to the reduction of their environmental burdens through the survey of hazardous chemical
substances pertaining to green procurement. Because green
procurement is directly connected to our customers productdevelopment and production, we make it our mission to always
provide prompt and accurate analysis.
In conjunction with the recent enactment of volatile organic
compound emissions regulations we now actively support VOC
measurement and analysis with a full lineup of measurement
equipment to assist our customers in their product development
activities.
Developing products using eco-friendly components can result in
unexpected problems or the recurrence of problems previously
solved. Our comprehensive services include responding tocustomer requests to quickly determine possible degradation in
the bonding strength of lead-free solder using fault analysis tools
such as a thermal shock tester and an electron microscope andsurface rapping machine.

Since the enactment of the law concerning soil contamination
measures in February 2003, a voluntary soil and undergroundwater contamination survey upon sale of real estate has becomecommon practice along with the surveys required by laws andregulations. Also, the mandatory incorporation of debts from soil
contamination measures into business accounting has increased
the social need for our services.
To meet customer needs, we oﬀer a full range of services, frommaterials research to on-site survey and puriﬁcation measures,that we have nurtured through our long years of experience.

ICP Analytic Equipment

Thermal Shock Tester

Business Activities
Environmental measurement and analysis/environmental assessment(analysis of air, water, noise, vibration, odor, soil, etc., and measurement of elements in the work environment)
Survey and measures for soil and underground water contamination
Analytic survey for the support of green procurement
Materials analysis, reliability testing, measurement equipment calibration
Measurement of sick house substances, measurement of VOC emissions
Installation and management of environmental facilities

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Phase 1

Phase 2Phase 3

Materials
Research

Detailed
On-Site Survey

Purification
MeasuresAnalysis of Asbestos Concentration
Asbestos regulations were tightened on September 1, 2006 toincrease the limit concentrations from 1% to 0.1%. The numberof controlled substances increased from three to six on February
6, 2008 as well. We are fortifying our analytic capability to meetcustomer needs for faster and higher-precision analysis.

Phase-Contrast Microscope for
the Measurement of Asbestos

X-Ray Diﬀractometer

FUJIDENKA RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTER CO., LTD.
Established on
January 24, 1976
Capital
70 million yen (wholly owned by FDK CORPORATION)
Number of employees
45
President & CEO
Takeo Maeda
Location (Headquarters) 2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Phone +81-53-576-0841 Fax +81-53-576-5258
http://www.fdk.co.jp/service/index.html

Business Activities at FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD. conducts recycling of information equipment including used PCs as a Chubu Area Recycling Center for Fujitsu
Recycling System (FRS). We aim to support the establishment of a sustainable society by recycling recovered resources. We were one of
the ﬁrst companies to acquire ISO 14001 certiﬁcation, international environmental certiﬁcation for our industry in FY2002, and achieved
zero waste emission in the handling of OA equipment in FY2003.

Expansion of Our Customer Service
and the Promotion of Recycling● Preventing customer information security leaks

Our Characteristics● Handling recycling through both FRS and FDK ECOTEC.
● Comprehensive handling from recovery/transportation to processing● Specialized in on-site disassembly and the removal of over-sized equipment● Appropriate handling of hazardous substances contained inside electronic equipment

Resource Recycling Ratio● Implementation of traceability

Integrated Recycling Information
Management System

Resource
Recycling
Ratio (%)

Construction of Our Web Site
We established a web site in August 2007 to introduce our business activities pertaining to therealization of a sustainable society
and to answer various inquiries.

Environmental Activities Report

We recovered 964.5 tons of material in FY2007 and achieved arecycling ratio of 93.3%.

100
90
80
70
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)

Items Handled● PCs and peripherals● Word processors, fax machines, copying machines● Communication equipment● Bank ATMs
● Telephones, cellular phones, telephone switchboards and POS terminals● Magnetic tapes, cassette tapes, ﬂoppy disks, conﬁdential documents and etc.
● Oﬃce desks and racks (excluding wooden items)

Our Home Page

URL：http://www.fdk-ecotech.com/index.html

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3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0

Our measures include the installation of surveillance cameras
and controlled access to locked areas.

Recycling (Precious Metals, etc.)

Amount of Recovery and Resource Recycling Ratio

Amount Recovered● Security measures at our facilities

We have introduced the Fujitsu Integrated Recycling Information Management System toperform waste management
on-line, and began the testing
phase in FY2007 for the
implementation of thoroughtraceability and security.

Example of Recycling

AmountRecovered(tons)

We follow our personal information protection policy to destroy
or erase data in storage media.

Social Activities Report● Recycling electronic equipment including information equipment

Disassembled and Separated ICs

In addition to performing various security measures according toFujitsu Recycling Center processing standards, we are now working on establishing a system of traceability to allow tracing fromthe initial to ﬁnal processing.

Management andOrganizational Structure

In addition to increasing the number of items handled, such as
ﬂuorescent tubes and Styrofoam, we have been expanding thearea of recovery and the transportation of those items. We aim at
the eﬀective utilization of resources by disassembling and separating recovered equipment for the purpose of reuse or recycling.

Security Measures

FDK ECOTEC CO., LTD.
Established on
Capital
Number of employees
President & CEO
Location

March 10, 1997
30 million yen (wholly owned by FDK CORPORATION)
15
Masanori Nakazawa
Headquarters: 2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture
GIFU OFFICE: 478 Tsuchikura, Hirata-cho, Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture
Phone +81-584-66-4781 Fax +81-584-66-4791

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Site
ReportThis chapter presents FDK production site and Group company activities.

KOSAI PLANT
Started operation inJune 1963

672

Employees

Address2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-0495

Phone+81-53-576-2151

Products

Switching power supplies, multilayer power inductors, RF multilayer components, and microwave components

Located to the west of Lake Hamana, the
KOSAI PLANT is the center of the FDKGroup s research and development, and technological and administrative operations. Our
environmental activities are roughly divided
into two categories: company-wide operations
that cover the entire Group, and KOSAI
PLANT-specific operations.
The KOSAI PLANT s environmental management system obtained ISO 14001 certification in 1998 and completed the third assessment for certification renewal in 2007. In
operating the system, we focus on six areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

our target for energy savings, which we failed toreach due to an increase in production.
In developing and implementing our activities,
we use care to ensure continual improvement. The
recent training session for the internal audit staff
included group exercises to allow the participants
to better understand the system.
As the core site of the FDK Group, we willcontinue to develop
activities that help build
a sustainable society
and preserve the global
environment.

Green procurement
Enhancing risk management
Increasing product value
Preventing global warming
Green factory initiatives
Contributing to environmental conservationin the local community

We achieved all targets with the exception ofOsamu Akama, Plant Manager

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

458

387

84

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

City Gas( km3 )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )19,878372

11,912

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)Base

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

15,0002.0

12,000

1.5

9,000

1.0

6,000

Assessment for ISO 14001
Certiﬁcation Renewal

3,000

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

Training of Internal Audit Staﬀ

SANYO PLANT
Started operation in

January 1970
5-ku, Honmachi, Sanyo Onoda City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 757-8585

Phone+81-836-72-1311

Products

Piezoceramic products and multilayer power inductors

Situated in Asa, a town blessed with bountiful nature in the northern part of Sanyo Onoda
City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the SANYOPLANT serves as the main producer of FDK
components and features outstanding materials technology. We produce electronic components for use in digital home appliances, automotive equipment, and communication systems.
In FY2007, we began producing micro-inductors, components used in cellular phones.
Our environmental activities for the fiscal
year focused on three areas:
1. Eco-friendly product development
2. Reducing CO2 emissions from energy
consumption to prevent global warming
3. Reducing the use of chemicals and waste
emissions
We not only introduced energy-saving air
compressors and air-conditioning to reduce
CO2 emissions, but we also promoted theefficient use of wood chips and the reuse of
packaging materials to reduce waste emissions. The shift from ferrite production toelectronic module production in FY2003 re-145

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duced our CO2 emissions substantially.
We also actively develop programs that promoteexchange with the local people and social contribution activities. These include participation in
the city s environmental council and greening
council as well as cleaning projects at special
nursing homes and in the area around the plant.
All plant employees will continue to improve theiroperations on a daily basis and contribute tosociety through monozukuri (see footnote on
page 3), environmental
conservation, andvolunteer activities.

Masanori Kasagi, Plant Manager

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

122

122

100

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )

3,319

CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)20,000ＣＯ２ Emissions

2.0
1.5

12,000

1.0

8,000

0.5

4,000
0
The Micro-Inductor Production Line

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

16,000Cleaning Up the Area around the Plant

1,842

Performance Data for FY2007

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions※The base unit index shown in the CO2 emissions graph is based on the ﬁgures for FY2002. The CO2-equivalent ﬁgures shown for domestic sites in previous reports have been revised
due to the fact that, starting from this edition, the coeﬃcient of electric energy-CO2 conversion is assumed to be 0.555t-CO2/MWh.

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FDK MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IWAKI PLANT
Started operation in

April 2008 (when the IWAKI PLANT became independent. The former IWAKI ELECTRONICS was founded in 1966.)

Address

1 Kamanomae, Joban-kamiyunagaya-machi, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture 972-8322

Phone+81-246-43-4161

Employees

418

Business activities The design, manufacturing, and sales of electronic module system products

lines and increasing space efficiency reduced
our overall power consumption. In addition,
an increase in productivity resulted in a
reduction in power consumption per product.
3. Reducing the use of hazardous chemicals:
Our VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions
were reduced by some 74% between FY2000
and FY2007. The washing process, a processthat includes VOCs, was improved to reduce
use and emissionsof these chemicals.

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

214

205

96

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

7,694

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )

34

4,372

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)Base

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

2.0

10,000
8,000

1.5

6,000

1.0

4,000
2,000

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)Social Activities Report

We also develop risk
1. Promoting environmental management:
management activities
To promote environmental activities
directly linked to our main operations, such as earthquake drills.
we enhanced our educational program by,for example, holding briefing sessions.
As far as internal environmental audits are
Naoki Shudo, Plant Manager
concerned, we held monthly study meetings
to raise the knowledge and skills of ourinternal audit staff.
2. Energy savings: We introduced newenergy-saving air-conditioning and lighting.
As far as the main operations are concerned,the Toyota Production System wasdeveloped further for energy savings
within the framework of the business
Achieved under
Earthquake Drills
reform initiative. Reviewing production Improvements
the Business Reform Initiative

LPG
(t)

Management andOrganizational Structure

Becoming independent from FDK in April of
2008, FDK MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY is now an autonomous company thatdesigns, manufactures, and markets module
systems. Situated in the southeast corner ofFukushima Prefecture and facing the Pacificto the east, the IWAKI PLANT is blessed witha mild climate that has relatively small differences between highs and lows throughout
the year. Our major environmental activities in
FY2007 included:

ＣＯ２ Emissions

FDK ENERGY CO., LTD.
August 2002 (with the spin-oﬀ of the battery manufacturing function from FDK. The former WASHIZU PLANT was founded in February 1950.)

Address

614 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-0431

Phone+81-53-576-2111

Employees

Environmental Activities Report

Started operation in

168

Business activities The manufacture and sales of alkaline and lithium batteries

FDK ENERGY is the FDK Group center forthe development and manufacture of alkaline
and lithium batteries. In FY2007, we focusedon environmental conservation in three areas:

As part of our efforts to strengthen communication with the local community, we conductplant tours for elementary school pupils in thecity. Engineers show and explain the dry battery
production processes and answer questions fromthe children in the hopeof helping them tobetter understand thecompany and its dry
battery technology.

Isamu Hikida, Senior Managing Director

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

666

626

A Heavy Oil
Purchased Electricity(Class 1 Heavy Oil( MWh )
Speciﬁed in JIS) (kℓ)

10,39786

CO2Emissions(t-CO2)

10,000ＣＯ２ Emissions

6,003

2.0
1.5
1.0

4,000

0.5

2,000
0

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

6,000

Elementary School Pupils on a Tour of the Plant

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )Performance Data for FY2007

8,000

The Pallet Recycling Stock Yard

94

Energy Consumption

Site Report

1. Energy-saving measures to reduce CO 2
emissions
These measures included shortening theuse of the air-conditioning system andintroducing energy-saving air-conditioners.
In addition, the heat radiation from steamlines was reduced to save heavy oil. As aresult, our overall CO 2 emissions were3% lower than in FY2006.
2. Reducing waste emissions
A pallet recycling stock yard was reserved
within the company to promote theeffective use of unwanted pallets. Finersorting in the recycling process made it
possible to reuse more waste metal as avaluable resource. These measures reduced
our waste emissions by 27% comparedwith FY2006.
3. Reducing the use of VOCs (volatile organic
components)
We have started a project aimed at reducing

methyl ethyl ketone use by considering thepossibility of improvement by redesigning therelevant processes. The study is still under way.

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

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FDK MECHATRONICS CO., LTD.
Started operation in

November 1, 1989

57

Employees

Address2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-0431

Phone+81-53-575-3011

Business activities The manufacture and sales of stepper motors

FDK MECHATRONICS promotes and controls
the Group s overall motor business. Ouroperations range from the design and manufacture of stepper motors to the marketing ofproducts and the provision of support in massproduction outside Japan.
In motor design and development, we focus
on avoiding the use of hazardous chemicals,
and define reductions in power and resource
consumption and motor size as key criteria
for our design reviews. In FY2006, we were
the first manufacturer in the industry to develop a rice grain-sized stepper motor ‒ theworld s smallest.
By offering environmentally-friendly productsthat satisfy our customers, FDK MECHATRONICS aims to make social contributions
and develop its business further.
In FY2007, we continued to investigate hazardous chemicals in all components of our motors,
while strengthening our own acceptance inspection and component control. In addition,
we clarified the share of responsibilities amongchemical-controlling organizations and updated
our information about hazardous chemicals
for individual product categories. Throughthese activities, we have been building aframework that prevents the purchase ofcomponents containing hazardous chemicals

and the shipment of products that include suchcomponents.
Our response to the RoHS directive has completed
its first phase, and the survey of PFOS content inproducts and the move to establish regulations
are now under way. The legal regulations andrequirements for these chemicals are becoming
increasingly diversified.
We will continue to upgrade our employee education on chemical substances to increase theirskills and knowledge andstrengthen our control
and assurance system
for hazardous chemicals
contained in products.
We commit ourselvesto providing even moreenvironmentally-friendly
and even higher-value
Kuniaki Muramatsu, President
products.

Design Review Meeting

Design for Environment

Waste, energy consumption, andCO2 emissions are included in the
figures for the KOSAI PLANT.

Performance Data

Rice Grain-Sized Micro-Motor

FDK ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Started operation in

September 1990 (with the spin-oﬀ of the machinery business function from FDK. The former HOSOE PLANT, started operation in November 1963.)

Address281 Hirooka, Hosoe-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-1302

Phone+81-53-522-5280

76

Employees

Business activities The design, manufacture and sales of various manufacturing equipment

FDK ENGINEERING designs and manufactures manufacturing equipment. In recent years,
equipment for assembling automotive components accounts for 70% of our net sales. Demand for automotive manufacturing equipment that helps reduce vehicle fuel consumption is on the increase as automotive manufacturers are now required to make theirvehicle more fuel-efficient, a requirement thatstems from soaring oil prices and the increasing need to curb global warming.
In 2007 we replaced employee work uniforms
with a new design showing the FDK
ENGINEERING name. We hope that the newwork uniform will help improve employee
motivation and that this will in turn improve
our social contribution through monozukuri(see footnote on page 3). In FY2008, we willbuild a new plant and ensure that we can
supply our products in a more stable fashion.
The aim is to meet our customers needs andexpectations.
In environmental activities, we focus on twoareas. Our Design for Environment measures
include reducing the power consumption of
the equipment we produce, eliminating theuse of PVC and lead solder, and downsizing.
The Green factory initiative is aimed at

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reducing the environmental impact of our production. The latter initiative includes reducing thepower consumption of the plant, reducing waste,
and promoting recycling.
The company s programs for exchange with thelocal community include participation in local
clean-up campaigns and the Himesama Dochu(princesses procession) festival, based on a local
legend that dates back to the Edo era. In FY2007,
some of our workers visited the Skill Olympics
held in Numazu City.
Watching the competition, a competition aimed
at improving machinery
assembly skills, allowed
our employees to realize
the high standards ofworld-class operators.

Kazuhiko Hironaka, President

Local Clean-Up Campaign

Visit to the Skill Olympics

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

29

28

96

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )

633

351

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)400

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

2.0

300

1.5

200

1.0

100

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

FDK LIFETEC CORPORATION
Started operation in

May 1, 1971

63

Employees

Address2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture 431-0431

Phone+81-53-576-3121

Business activities Welfare activities for FDK Group employees, life insurance, and sales of green tea and other products

ing, a graph comparing monthly power consumption for the current and previous year is posted in
the dormitory. In addition, the dormitory manager performs energy-saving checks in and aroundthe building.
In the Kosai region, Bits of Knowledge plaques
showing useful knowledge about diet and healthare posted to help employees maintain good health.
As part of our social contribution activities, wewill continue providing
comprehensive lifestyleservices covering the areas of health care, welfare, environmental protection, and culture.

The data on waste, energy
consumption, and CO2 emissions
for the Headquarters, Sanyo Office,and the IWAKI OFFICE are
included, respectively, in the data
for the KOSAI PLANT, the
SANYO PLANT, and FDK
MODULE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, IWAKI
PLANT.
Performance Data

Vending Machine with a Donation Function

Cooking Food in the Kitchen of theFuyo Employee Dormitory

Social Activities Report

FDK LIFETEC s unique technology
has made it possible to develop theseproducts by powdering tealeaves
produced in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Osamu Akama, PresidentManagement andOrganizational Structure

Initially founded as an outsourcing company
responsible for welfare activities concerning
the employees of FDK CORPORATION, FDK
LIFETEC operates at three offices; theHeadquarters in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture, the IWAKI OFFICE and the Sanyo
Office.
As a member of the FDK Group, we implement
our environmental activities within the frameworkof ISO 14001 environmental management. In
FY2007, each workplace held eco-driving training sessions.
In terms of social contribution, the installationof a vending machine that features a donation
function at the IWAKI OFFICE was followedby the installation of another charitable vending
machine at the KOSAI PLANT. The nonprofit
Heartful Welfare Fund-raising organization
donates the collected funds to various institutions for the purchase of wheelchairs andmobile bathtubs.
At the company dormitory canteen, as one of
our employee welfare activities, nutritionists
develop healthy low-salt recipes for residents.
To raise resident awareness about energy sav-

The Run-Run Sabo Series

FUCHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Taiwan)
January 1981

815

Employees

Address

No.355, Section 2, Nankan Road, Rutsu Shan, Tao Yuan, Taiwan

Phone+886 3 322 2124

Environmental Activities Report

Established in

Business activities The manufacture and sales of signal processing modules for LDC displays and backlight units

We have introduced a unique Green Partner system to promote green procurement and shift tohalogen-free products in collaboration with ourbusiness partners. In regard to safety and health,
we have introduced the OHSAS 18001 system toprovide a pleasant and safe working environment.
FUCHI ELECTRONICS commits itself to providing products that meet the requirements of its
customers and tofulfilling its corporate
responsibility for thesake of its employees
and their family members as well as for
future generations.
Atsushi Suzuki, President

For 46-Inch TVs

Education and Training in Environmental
Protection and Occupational Safety

Old
New

Redesigned Two-in-One
Inverter Substrate

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

421

285

68

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )8,541

Site Report

FUCHI ELECTRONICS started designingand developing LCD backlight inverter
modules in FY2006 and initiated mass
production in FY2007. We perform a lifecycle
assessment of these products in the designphase. Evaluating their environmental impact
helps us create designs that reduce the product energy and resource consumption. Our environmental conservation activities for FY2007
include:1. Promoting resource recycling by reducing
waste
The ratio of recycled packaging materials
was increased to 85%.
2. Product lifecycle assessment for thedevelopment of eco-friendly products
An example of one such eco-friendly productis, a redesigned two-in-one inverter substratethat was introduced to reduce the use of
product materials.
3. Halogen-free products
Following our decision to replace all solder
and subsidiary materials by halogen-freealternatives in June 2008, we held a briefing
session for relevant business partners.

5,449

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)

7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

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PT FDK INDONESIA (Indonesia)
Established inAugust 1989

Employees

Address

Kawasan Industri MM2100, Blok MM-1 Jatiwangi Cikarang Barat, Bekasi 17520 Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Phone+62 21 89982111

995

Business activities The manufacture and sales of alkaline and lithium batteries

Since receiving ISO 14001 certification in Juneof 2003, PT FDK INDONESIA has proactively
developed environmental conservation activities
to reduce various aspects of its operations thathave an environmental impact. In August of
2007, we revised our environmental policy tofurther strengthen our environmental activities.
Since then, we have followed this new environmental policy to promote various projects
aimed at making us an eco-friendly company.
We place particular emphasis on activity in
six areas:
1. Reducing waste and promoting recycling
2. Proper control and reduction of hazardous
chemicals
3. Improving energy efficiency and promoting
energy savings (with a focus on reducing
power consumption)
4. Improving the standard of control fordrainage from the plant and establishing
more stringent internal drainage control
standards
5. Increasing the greenery in and aroundthe plant
6. Preventing pollution
In FY2007, we revised our voluntary internal environmental limits for more stringent control.
These included limits on noise in the work area,
gas emitted from the dust collecting equip-

ment and outlet ducts, odor of organic solvents,and exhaust emissions from folk lifts. Regarding
drainage water from the plant, we follow thestandards stipulated by the industrial complex
and address 31 parameters.
As far as education is concerned, we ask forassistance in environmental conservation fromnot only our employees, but outsiders as well. To
this end, we communicate our internal environmental rules to visitors to help prevent environmental pollution and ensure safety at work.
Aiming to become a trueeco-friendly company,
PT FDK INDONESIA
will continue to develop
its environmental conservation activities.
Kuniyoshi Nishida, President※The recycled resources cell is empty because the amountof resources recycled by outside specialists is not documented.
The CO2 emissions are calculated using the conversion factor used in Japan.

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

466

※

※

Energy Consumption
Purchased A Heavy Oil Kerosene LPG Light Oil CO2 eq.
Electricity (Class 1 HeavyOil( MWh ) Speciﬁed in JIS) (Kℓ) ( kℓ ) ( t ) ( kℓ ) （ t-CO2 )13,8891

1050 200 8,411

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)Base

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

2.0

10,000
8,000

1.5

6,000

1.0

4,000

Air Measurement and Control

2,000

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)Fireﬁghting Training under theInstruction of the Local Fire Department

ＣＯ２ Emissions

FDK LANKA (PVT) LTD. (Sri Lanka)
Established in

November 1990

Employees

Address

Ring Road 3, Phase II E. P. Z. Katunayake, Sri Lanka

Phone+94 11 225 3492

1,825

Business activities The manufacture and sales of optical devices and rotary transformers

After becoming ISO 14001 compliant in 2003,
FDK LANKA successfully completed thetransfer to ISO 14001: 2004 in February of
2006. We promoted the following activities toachieve targets defined in our two-year planfrom April 2006 to March 2008:
1. Reducing CO2 emissions per product by 5%
2. Reducing waste emissions per product by
5%
3. Reducing the use of chemical substances
per product by 5%
4. Reducing water consumption by promoting
the reuse and recycling of plant drainage
In addition to the traditional reduction of power
consumption for air-conditioning, the energysaving measures for FY2007 included using
efficient fluorescent ballast, installing reflector
panels on fluorescent lamps, replacing outside
lighting by more efficient products, and making
effective use of cool air by directing them to
Fan Filter Unit instead of directing them open
space over the ceiling.
In reducing waste emissions, we focused on
reducing raw material input, for example byincreasing yield. Another project aimed atincreasing the use of electronic data to reducethe consumption of paper.

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In reducing the use of chemicals, we considered
the feasibility of eliminating the processes that
use them. Activities for water reuse and recycling
included the introduction of a water treatment
system.
As a result, we were able to achieve all of ourtargets.
With the slogan, FDK Group Loves Nature for
the Future of the Earth, FDK LANKA willcontinue its environmental activities toensure that the beautiful land of Sri Lanka
will remain intact for
future generations andthat the company willachieve sustainablegrowth.
Norio Takaba, President

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

166

78

47

Energy Consumption
Purchased
Electricity( MWh )

LPG
(t)

8,965

8

Light Oil CO2 eq.
( kℓ ) （ t-CO2 )57

CO2Emissions(t-CO2)6,000

ＣＯ２ Emissions

2.0
1.5

4,000

1.0

3,000
2,000

0.5

1,000
0
Energy-Saving Duct for the Firing Furnace

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

5,000

Reﬂector Panel on a Fluorescent Lamp

2,645

Performance Data for FY2007

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

XIAMEN FDK CORPORATION (China)
Established in

March 1994

2,801

Employees

Address

No.16, Malong Road, Huli District, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Phone+86 592 603 0576

Business activities The manufacture and sales of LCD backlight inverter modules, switching power supplies, and stepper motors

awareness.
3. Every year, we conduct social contribution
activities such as cleaning and weeding mountainforests. As part of our social contribution activities for FY2007, volunteers fromXIAMEN FDK provided road safety instructions on thestreet.
XIAMEN FDK won the Xiamen High-Tech Zone
Award for Advanced Safety Production Control
2007. At the same time, Huang Huang, Directorof the Administration
Department,was honored with the Individualof Advanced Safety
Manufacturing PracticeAward.

419

361

86

Energy Consumption
CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )Purchased Electricity( MWh )

10,130

9,522

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)Base

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

2.0

12,00010,000

1.5

8,000

1.0

6,000
4,000

0.5

2,000
0
The Advanced Safety Production
Control Award Certiﬁcate

0.02002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)The Individual of Advanced Safety
Manufacturing Practice Award Certiﬁcate

Social Activities Report

Tadao Ishida, President

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

Management andOrganizational Structure

By developing environmental activities involving all of its employees, XIAMEN FDK received
ISO 14001 certification in December 1988. We
contribute to preserving the global environment by following the relevant laws andregulations and by implementing our environmental policy. Our major activities for FY2007
included the following:
1. We strengthened our control and management of hazardous chemicals in products.
A new database was built and a website
on the control of hazardous chemicals
contained in products was opened in orderto share and efficiently use information
about such chemicals, relevant laws andregulations, and customer requirements.
2. To ensure continual improvement, every
year we hold educational sessions on
chemicals, waste, energy savings, andhazardous chemicals in products. New
employees are provided with a handbook
to help them better understand the environmental management system. In April ofevery year, which is the company-designatedEnvironmental Month, illuminative sessions
and other activities are conducted for all
employees to raise their environmental

ＣＯ２ Emissions

SHANGHAI FDK CORPORATION (China)
August 1995

1,822

Employees

Address

499 Dong Qu Road, Songjiang Industrial Zone, Shanghai, China

Phone+86 21 5774 2028

Environmental Activities Report

Established in

Business activities The manufacture and sales of signal processing modules for LCD display and coil devices

audit the 5S activities (Sort, Straighten,
Shine, Standardize, and Sustain) of our workplaces and develop measures for improvement.
In FY2007, we worked with the Songjiang
Transport Bureau and the Songjiang Industrial
Zone to provide road safety instructions forpeople commuting to companies in the industrialzone.
4. Special activities take place on the annualcompany-designated Environment Day. In
FY2007, we cleaned
up the area aroundthe company.
SHANGHAI FDK willcontinue to develop its
environmental activities
further to help preserve
the environment of ourplanet.
Atsunori Matsumoto, President

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

141

64

45

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )

5,025

CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)

15,000ＣＯ２ Emissions

2.0
1.5
1.0

6,000

0.5

3,000
0

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

9,000

Cleaning Activity on Environment Day

4,940

Performance Data for FY2007

12,000

Providing Road Safety
Instructions for Commuters

Site Report

With a business philosophy of contributing
to society through corporate development
and an action guideline of monozukuri (seefootnote on page 3) in a symbiotic relationship with nature, SHANGHAI FDK unites
the efforts of all its employees to implement
the three pillars of the environmental policy:
compliance with laws and regulations, prevention of pollution and protection of the environment, and provision of green products.
Our major activities for FY2007 included thefollowing:
1. In controlling hazardous chemical
substances, we continued to audit our
suppliers to verify that they have anappropriate system for the control of any
such substances contained in their products.
An X-ray fluorescence instrument was
introduced to check the solder used in thecompany for lead content.
2. In reducing energy and water consumption,
we have continued our efforts in employee
education. CO 2 emissions have beensignificantly reduced since ferrite production was transferred to NANJING FDK
in October of 2004.
3. As part of our social safety activities, we
provide a monthly educational session for
the in-house fire fighters and training on
the use of fire-fighting equipment. We also

0.02002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

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SUZHOU FDK CO., LTD. (China)
Established inJune 2001

1,650

Employees

Address

43 Building Fengqiao Industrial Park 158-88 Huashan Road, Suzhou New District Jiangsu, China

Phone+86 512 66619392

Business activities The manufacture and sales of signal processing modules for LCD displays

SUZHOU FDK, which gained ISO 14001 certification in December of 2004, develops environmental conservation activities involving all its
employees. In January of 2008, we introduced
OHSAS 18001, the international occupational
health and safety assessment standards, in
our operations to control and improve employee
health and safety. Our major activities for
FY2007 included the following:
1. We strengthened our survey and controlof hazardous chemicals in products to better
enable our company to supply green
products. Following the elimination of leadfrom all processes in the previous year,
we promoted measures to make our production halogen-free.
2. We have set numerical targets for reductionsin the consumption of resources and energy.
Despite our efforts to reduce air-conditioner
power consumption, we ended up in increasing power consumption and waste emissions
compared with the previous year due to anincrease in production. The use of paper was
successfully reduced from the previous
year by promoting the use of alternative
media.

3. In education, we hold evacuation and fire drills
on a regular basis. Additional projects included
educational sessions on laws and regulations,other requirements, the classification of hazardous materials and waste, resources/energy
saving, and basics about chemicals.
Our social contribution and exchange programs
include an exchange with the Social Welfare Institution in Suzhou City and fund-raising activity to provide support for physically handicapped individuals.
SUZHOU FDK willcontinue its environmental conservation activities by offering environment-friendly
products.
Tatsuo Nakano, President

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

222

112

50

Energy Consumption
CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )Purchased Electricity( MWh )

7,531

7,095

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)Base

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

10,000

2.0

8,000

1.5

6,000

1.0

4,000

Disaster and Fire Prevention Education

2,000

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

Fire Drill

FDK (THAILAND) CO., LTD. (Thailand)
Established in

December 2001

606

Employees

Address

60/118 [Navanakorn Industrial Estate Zone 3] Moo 19, Phaholyothin Road, Tambon Klongnung, Amphur Klongluang, Pathumthani 12120, ThailandPhone+66 2529 4930

Business activities The manufacture and sales of stepper motors

FDK (THAILAND) celebrated its seventh
anniversary engaged in the manufacture andsales of stepper motors for office automation
and automotive equipment. In reality, however,the company has been in business for 19 years,
operating as FUJITSU (THAILAND) before
evolving into its present form. We maintainthe following environmental policy:
1. We abide by the environmental laws andregulations of the Kingdom of Thailand
and in the countries where our customers
are headquartered.
2. We continually improve our systems,
prevent pollution arising from our businessactivities, and minimize the impact of ouroperations on water, soil, and air by theeffective use of waste.
3. We utilize resources effectively and promote
activities for protecting and saving energy
resources.
4. We improve the consciousness of all our
employees about environmental protection.
In FY2007, our efforts to reduce energy consump-

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tion included introducing energy-saving compressors, implementing heat insulation measures inequipment, and recycling used fluorescent lamps.
For the control of hazardous chemical substances
contained in products, we audited our suppliers
as we did in the previous year in order to ensure
proper control in the production of materials andcomponents and comply with the RoHS directive.
Aiming to achieve sustainable growth, FDK(THAILAND) willcontinue to act as a single
unit to continually reduce
its environmental impact
and provide earthfriendly products.
Yasunobu Nakagiri, President

Energy-Saving Heat Insulation
for the Equipment

Containers for Collecting
Used Fluorescent Lamps

Waste
Waste Emissions Recycled Resources Recycling Ratio
(t)
(t)
(%)

588

550

94

Energy Consumption
Purchased Electricity( MWh )

CO2 eq.
（ t-CO2 )

5,496

5,496

Performance Data for FY2007
CO2
Emissions(t-CO2)6,000

ＣＯ２ Emissions

Base

Base Unit Index（ＣＯ２/Production） Unit
Index

3.0

5,000

2.5

4,000

2.0

3,000

1.5

2,000

1.0

1,000

0.5

0

0.0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 (FY)
ＣＯ２ Emissions

History of Environmental Activities (fiscal year)■ Establishment of the Environmental Protection Preservation Division■ Totally eliminates mercury from its manganese dry batteries

1993■ Begins providing environmental education to new employees■ Totally eliminates mercury from its laminated batteries■ Totally eliminates the use of speciﬁed chloroﬂuorocarbons (with the exception of Iwaki Electronics Co., Ltd.)1994■ Establishment of the Environmental Charter■ Begins providing environmental education to mid-career employees

1995■ Establishment of company-wide environmental protection regulations■ Establishment of the Environmental Action Plan
■ Establishment of the FDK Environmental Protection Committee■ Totally eliminates the use of speciﬁed chloroﬂuorocarbons at all plants■ Totally eliminates the use of trichloroethane

1996■ Establishment of the Environmental Protection Standard Committee■ Establishment of the Environmental Protection Standards

1997■ Commencement of activities for the acquisition of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation■ Publication of the ﬁrst issue of Environmental News
■ Holds a contest for FDK environmental slogan■ Creation of an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

1998■ Acquisition of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation at ﬁve domestic plants■ The Environmental Protection Preservation Division is renamed the Environmental Management Division■ Xiamen FDK Corporation becomes the ﬁrst overseas plant to acquire ISO 14001 certiﬁcation

1999■ Three additional domestic and overseas plants acquire ISO 14001 certiﬁcation.
■ Disclosure of the soil contamination survey results■ Commencement of soil contamination measures

2000■ Establishment of the Second Environmental Action Plan
■ Receives The Fujitsu Group Environmental Contribution Prize■ Introduction of a cogeneration system at the Kosai plant■ Adopts work uniforms made with recycled PET bottle fabric

2001■ Publication of FDK Environmental Report 2001
■ Participation in JIFPRO (The Japan International Forestry Promotion and Cooperation Center)■ Commences operation of the PRTR chemical management system■ Organizes a ﬂea market for the reuse of in-house oﬃce supplies

2002■ Establishment of the FDK Environmental Policy■ Publication of FDK Environmental Report 2002
■ Acquisition of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation by one domestic and two overseas plants■ The Environmental Management Division is renamed the Quality and Environment Technology Center■ Fortiﬁes in-house ﬂea market to promote further reuse■ Conducts the following company-wide campaigns : Energy conservation campaign
Environmental awareness campaign
Copy paper reduction campaign
Ecological driving and no-idling campaign

2003■ Establishment of the Third Environmental Action Plan
■ Holds a contest for the FDK Group Environmental Awareness Poster■ Publication of FDK Environmental Report 2003
■ Introduction of the FDK Group environmentally harmful chemical database (ECO-DB)■ Receives The Fujitsu Group Environmental Contribution Prize

2004■ The Quality and Environment Technology Center is renamed the Environment Technology Center■ Establishment of the Contained Chemical Substances Management Committee■ Publication of FDK Environmental Report 2004
■ Receives the prize for Excellent Factory Energy Management (for the electrical industry) from the Director-General of the Chubu Bureau of Economy,
Trade and Industry, METI
■ All FDK Group production sites, both domestic and overseas, complete acquisition of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation.
■ All domestic plants achieve zero waste emissions

2005■ Acquisition of ISO 14001 certiﬁcation by Fuchi Electronics Co., Ltd. at the Taichong plant, established in April 2005
■ Publication of FDK Environmental Report 2005
■ Small-size chip inductor MIPF2520D series becomes FDK s ﬁrst super green product2006■ Establishment of the Fourth Environmental Action Plan
■ Publication of FDK Social and Environmental Report 2006
■ Acquisition of ISO 17025 certiﬁcation by Fujidenka Research and Analysis Center Co., Ltd.

2007

■ Publication of FDK Social and Environmental Report 2007

Management andOrganizational Structure

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FDK CORPORATIONFDK Group Loves Nature for the Future of the Earth

Published : November 2008
Edited by : Environment Technology Department, FDK Corporation
Contact address : 2281 Washizu, Kosai City, Shizuoka 431-0495 Japan

This booklet was printed with environmentally friendly soybean oil-based ink.

Phone : ＋81-53-575-2506
FAX : ＋81-53-575-2560
URL : http://www.fdk.com