ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2003
Toppan Group’s Environmental Conservation Activities

Contents

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2

Message from the President
Corporate Profile & Scope of theEnvironmental Report

4

Toppan’s Environmental Vision

4

Management Policy & Environmental Activitiesof the Toppan Group
Environmental Targets under the Declarationon the Global Environment
Toppan’s Environmental Targets & Evaluationof Achievements in Fiscal 2002

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8

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Feature: Environmental Communication
Exhibition

14

Environmental Management
Activities

15

Environmental Management Structure &Promotion System
Introduction of Environmental Management
Environmental Management System
Environmental Accounting
Environmental Education, Environmental
Compliance & Emergency Response

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Eco-creativity Activities

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Overview of Eco-creativity Activities &13 Environmental Claims
Development & Evaluation ofEnvironmentally-friendly Products
Introduction to LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
Toppan’s Environmentally-friendly Products
in Daily Life
Promoting Environmentally-friendly Printing
Services
Development of Environmental Support
Business
Efforts to Create a Recycling-oriented Society
Environmental Communication Column
Eco-creativity—AP Carton

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Eco-protection Activities

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Overview of Eco-protection Activities
Energy Saving & Prevention of Global Warming
Prevention of Pollution & Management ofChemical Substances
Managing Waste
Office Eco-protection Activities
Efforts in Logistics
Environmental Communication Column
Eco-protection—Satte Plant

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Environmental Communication
Activities

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Overview of Environmental Communication
Activities
Communication inside the Company
Communication outside the Company
Working with Local Communities
Social Contributions & Awards

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Appendix: Business Fields
INPUT/OUTPUT DATA
Appendix: Toppan’s Environmental
Chronology
Independent Review of Environmental
Report & Questionnaire Results

Editorial Policy
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. uses its Environmental Report as a tool to convey two typesof important information to stakeholders: thecompany’s environmental efforts, and theactual environmental burden that the company’s business activities impose.
In keeping with this purpose, Toppan has
closely abided by three editorial guidelines in
producing the Environmental Report for 2003.
1. The information in the report shouldbe easy to compare with environmental
information from other sources
The company referred to the guidelines below
to facilitate comparisons by business categories and business operators:• Environmental Reporting Guidelines (fiscal year
2000 version) of Ministry of the Environment• Environmental Performance Indicators for Businesses (fiscal 2002 version) of Ministry of theEnvironment• Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2002version) of Ministry of the Environment• Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002 of GRI(Global Reporting Initiative)

2. The report must be reliable
The Environmental Reports have been subjectedto third-party examinations and independent
audits since fiscal 2001.
3. The report should be easy to understandIn setting the editorial policy and pinpointing
prospective readers, Toppan referred to a setof reporting guidelines issued by the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry in 2001 (Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2001—With
Focus on Stakeholders).
The framework and layout adopted in theEnvironmental Report 2002 have been substantially revised to improve the readability of thisreport for 2003. The company has also added
new feature articles and laid the report out ina column format to enhance understandability
visually.
Toppan’s Environmental Report is issued annually, in Japanese and English as a printed matter, in accordance with the one-year period
adopted under the Environmental Management System. The report is also released on
the internet, where it is regularly updated toprovide the latest data on environmental performance by site, Toppan’s progress towards
ISO 14001 certification, and more.

Environmental Report 2003
■ Period covered
April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003
Notes: • Data on key items may include informationacquired through August 2003 as well as
future projections.
• Some data previously reported in the Environmental Report 2002 may be corrected or
modified in the current report due to revised
methods for calculation, or for other reasons.

■ Publication details
Published December 2003
(Published annually since fiscal 1998)■ Next scheduled publication
December 2004

About the cover
The cover design incorporates the same environmental
motifs condensed into Toppan’s Environmental Logo.
The background colors have varied from year to year:
pale brown representing the earth in the fiscal 2000
report, green for the trees and grass in fiscal 2001, andpink for flowers and fruits in fiscal 2002. To highlight ourtheme of ‘water’ this year, the cover depicts a replenishing cycle of water that circulates back to the ocean.

■ Scope of coverage
Please refer to the Scope of Toppan Group
Companies in the Environmental Report 2003
(See P.3).
■ Department in charge of publication
Please direct inquiries on the contents of thisreport to:
Ecology Center
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan)
Phone: +81-3-3835-5549
Fax.: +81-3-3835-0847
E-mail: eco@toppan.co.jp

Message from the President

Naoki Adachi
President & CEO

As both a corporate citizen and member of society, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. advocatesa recycling-oriented society. From this year, the company introduced the Environmental Efficiency Index, a tool by which to measure our business activities as we work toalign the dual goals of business expansion and environmental preservation. The company also continues to establish mid-term targets to minimize environmental burden
and pollution while maximizing economic value. These efforts, we believe, represent
environmental management in its truest sense. In the years to come, nothing will
undermine our commitment to achieve these targets.
To heighten environmental awareness throughout the whole of the Toppan
Group, this report has been expanded to cover group-wide environmental activities
since last year.
Our fundamental principle of environmental preservation was first expressed in
Toppan’s Declaration on the Global Environment in 1992. Later, the principal took
shape as Toppan Vision 21 in 2000. Under this set of definitive environmental policies,
Toppan implements three categories of environmental activities: Eco-protection
Activities to reduce or eliminate the environmental burden of business activities, Ecocreativity Activities to promote our environmental business through providing environmentally-friendly products and services, and Environmental Communication
Activities to share eco-awareness with other Toppan Group companies and people
outside the Group.
The principal targets of our Eco-protection Activities are to save energy and reduce
both wastes and the emissions of chemical substances. In order to pinpoint the environmental burden of our business activities, we disclose all environment performancedata on our three business fields—Information & Networks, Living Environment, andElectronics. When setting our targets for coming years, we use these data to more effectively reduce the environmental burden of our production processes.
Toppan’s Eco-creativity Activities are undertaken to develop more environmentally-friendly features in Toppan’s eco-brand products, as well as to provide higherquality products and services in general. Through these activities, we hope that
customers will understand our policies toward environmental issues.
Among Toppan’s various Environmental Communication Activities, I am proud tomention ecollable 2002, Environmental Communication Exhibition, an exhibition organized in November 2002 at the PLAZA21 showroom of the Toppan Koishikawa Buildingin collaboration with the Nikkei Business Publications Eco Management Forum & Nikkei
Ecology and Global Environment Information Centre, with support from Ministry of theEnvironment. Companies, local governments, and citizen organizations visited the exhibition to discuss the environment and reinforce their recognition of the ongoing needto take cooperative action for environmental causes.
For Toppan itself, the exhibition represented an opportunity to hear from a widesampling of people involved in environmental issues from across the country. Our
experience at the exhibition deepened our understanding of the importance of ourenvironmental mission and responsibilities to society.
We publish this report in the hopes of informing both customers and the greaterpublic of the intensive efforts of the Toppan Group to conserve the environment. In the
future we look forward to receiving your frank opinions and comments, as well as kind
guidance and support.
September 2003

Corporate Profile & Scope of the Environmental Report■ Sales

Corporate nameToppan Printing Co., Ltd.

Head office

1, Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0024 Japan

Established

January 17, 1900

14,00012,000President & CEO

Naoki Adachi

Number of employees(Nonconsolidated)(Consolidated)

12,053 (end of March, 2003)
33,292 (end of March, 2003)

Capital(Nonconsolidated)

104.9 billion yen (end of March, 2003)

Consolidated
Nonconsolidated(100 million yen)Phone: +81-3-3835-5111

12,37012,938

12,961

9,693

10,00012,516

9,602

9,191

9,117

8,000
6,000
4,000

Consolidated Result

Non-consolidated Result

The business environment has been quite severe in theprinting industry. Though net income has increased andsome progress has been achieved in creating new businesses and reducing costs, Toppan’s consolidated sales,
operating profit, and ordinary profit all fell below the fiscal
2002 levels.

In spite of ongoing sluggishness in the economic climate,
Toppan sought to bring in higher revenues by reinforcing
its business structure and promoting businesses that utilize
its high IT and marketing abilities. Nevertheless, non-consolidated sales, operating profit, and ordinary profit fell
below the previous year’s figures.

2,000
0March term, 2001/3
fiscal 2000

2002/3

2003/3■ Locations of Production Plants(Plants of Toppan Printing and its affiliates*1)*1 Subsidiaries lead by headquarters or business headquarters

Sapporo plant
Production plants in Information & Networks
Production plants in Living Environment
Production plants in Electronics

Chitose plant
Sendai plant
Gunma plantNiigata plant
NEC Toppan Circuit
Solutions Niigata, Inc.

Takino plant (Packaging)
Fukuzaki plant

Satte plant
Asaka plant (Electronics)

Mie plant(Since fiscal 2003)

Toppan Harima Products Co., Ltd.

Asaka plant (Securities)
Asaka plant (Commercial Printing)

Shiga plant

Kashiwa plantKansai plant (Commercial Printing)(Takino)Takino plant (Securities)
Fukuoka plant No. 1
Fukuoka plant No. 2

Kannabe Toppan
Co., Ltd.

Toppan Containers Co., Ltd.
Itabashi plant
Toppan Seihon Co., Ltd.

An overseas subsidiary, representative office,or sales office in Toppan Printing

Sagamihara plant

TOPPAN PRINTING CO., (SHENZHEN) LTD.
TOPPAN PRINTING CO., (SHANGHAI) LTD.

Nagoya plant

Toppan Printing Communications
Co., Ltd.

Mikkabi Toppan
Printing Co., Ltd.

Ranzan plant

Matsuzaka
plant

Kumamoto
plant
Itami plant(Plants of overseas subsidiaries)

Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd.

Toppan Saga Yoki, Co., Ltd.
Kumamoto Toppan
Co., Ltd.

■ Overseas Production Plants

Toppan Plastic Co., Ltd.

TOPPAN PAP (TAIWAN) CO., LTD.
TOPPAN PRINTING CO. (AMERICA), INC.

Kansai plant (Commercial
Printing) (Osaka)
Osaka Toppan
Display Co., Ltd.

Toppan Electronics Fuji, Co., Ltd.

TOPPAN OPTICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
(Since fiscal 2003)
SIAM TOPPAN PACKAGING CO., LTD.

For contact with a specific operational site,please visit the Corporate Profile of our website at

http://www.toppan.co.jp/english/index.html

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PT TOPPAN SAMPOERNA INDONESIATOPPAN PRINTING CO., (H.K.) LTD.
TOPPAN CHUNGHWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
TOPPAN CFI (TAIWAN) CO., LTD.

TOPPAN INTERAMERICA INC.

■ Ordinary profits■ Net income
Consolidated
Nonconsolidated(100 million yen)

800
700

300

635

600
500

350

731

694

250
494

304

344

150

244

100

207

March term, 2001/3
fiscal 2000

2002/3

2003/331,610214

20,000147

15,000100

10,00050

5,000

13,54313,026

12,74812,05300032,16325,000
183

300
200

33,379Consolidated
Nonconsolidated
33,29230,000

278

200

411

(employees)

35,000

291

507

484

400

■ Number of employees
Consolidated
Nonconsolidated(100 million yen)March term, 2001/3
fiscal 2000

2002/3

March term, 2001/3
fiscal 2000

2003/3

2003/3

2002/3

Notes: • Amounts shown were rounded off, discarding figures below the 100 million yen mark.
• Consolidated accounting reflects the results of all subsidiaries and affiliates, with consolidated subsidiaries numbering 122 and companies subject to the Equity Law numbering 21.

■ Scope of Toppan Group Companies in the Environmental Report 2003
Customers

IManufacturing Companies

IManufacturing Companies
Living Environment

Toppan Plastic Co., Ltd.
Toppan Kansai Packs Co., Ltd.
Toppan Saga Yoki, Co., Ltd.
Mikkabi Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
19 other companies
Tama Processing Co., Ltd.
2 other companies∗Tama Processing(Private Limited Company)

IManufacturing Companies
Electronics

Niigata Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Toppan Shiga Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions
Niigata, Inc.
5 other companies

IManufacturing andSales Companies
Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
1 other company∗Tosho Printing Co., Ltd.
∗Tokyo Magnetic Printing Co., Ltd.
Toppan Printing Co. (America), Inc.
Toppan Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd.
Toppan Printing Co.,
(Shenzhen) Ltd.
Toppan Printing Co., (Shanghai) Ltd.
3 other companies

IManufacturing andSales Companies
Toppan Label Co., Ltd.
Toppan Containers Co., Ltd.
Tamapoly Co., Ltd.
∗Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.
2 other companies
PT Toppan Sampoerna Indonesia
Toppan Interamerica Inc.
3 other companies

IManufacturing andSales Companies
NEC Toppan Circuit Solutions
Niigata, Inc.
Toppan Electronics, Inc.
3 other companies

ISales Companies

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (Manufacturing and sales company)

Information & Networks

Toppan Display Co., Ltd.
Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd.
Toppan Graphic Communications
Co., Ltd.
Toppan Seihon Co., Ltd.
Toppan Graphic Arts Co., Ltd.
16 other companies∗Hino Offset Printing Co., Ltd.
2 other companies
Hamamatsu Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
10 other companies
T. F. Company, Ltd.
5 other companies∗Korea Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
6 other companies

Froebel-kan, Co., Ltd.
Total Media Development InstituteCo., Ltd.
Toppan Travel Service Co., Ltd.
Toppan Multisoft Ltd.
18 other companies∗Toppan M & I Co., Ltd.
∗Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd.
3 other companies
Toppan Printing Co. (Australia)
Pty. Ltd.

ISales Companies
Toppan Cosmo, Inc.
1 other company

ISales Companies
Toppan Chunghwa Electronics Co., Ltd.
2 other companies

Products
Raw materials
Service
Notes: • No symbol: Subsidiary—122 companies; ∗(asterisk): Affiliate—21 companies (March 31, 2003)• While Toppan’s business operations activities are actually divided into five fields, only three main categories are presently adopted for consolidated environmental accounting. This decision was made in view of the actual scale of sales.
• Among Toppan’s subsidiaries, Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
• The scope of the environmental performance data and environmental accounting is determined based upon the importance of each subsidiary in terms of environmental
conservation.

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Management Policy & Environmental Activities of
the Toppan Group
Toppan’s future role is that of a model global citizen and printing company that focuses closely on fulfilling its responsibilities ofsorting information and conveying culture. It places top priority on the environment in its business management and promotes
its environmental activities in all facets of its business.

Toppan’s Environmental Vision

Toppan—Information
Communication Industry
Roles as an “information
communication industry”
Since its foundation in 1900, Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. has established high grades oftechnology and knowledge in plate-making and printing, with ever deepening ties
to information, lifestyle, and culture. Having crossed over into the 21st century, thecompany is now applying its most sophisticated knowledge and technology in printing to new uses for the next generation.
With printing as its core, Toppan fuses all
types of rich communication together into

an information communication industry.
This represents a series of challenges forthe company.
TOPPAN VISION 21
The centennial anniversary of Toppan in2000 was proclaimed as the Second Renaissance of the company. To mark the event,the company announced its Toppan Vision21, a statement of corporate concepts andbusiness fields. Under the policy enunciatedin Toppan Vision 21, employees throughout
the company shall work to establish newtechnologies and business with a sharedsense of purpose, to promote activities■ Toppan’s Management Policy

related to safety and the environment, andto comply strictly with company ethics as
responsible members of society.
These policies are clearly described in
the Corporate Creed. The company is continuously taking appropriate measures tofulfill its social responsibility. This is a stanceshared by all Toppan employees as they go
about their daily business.
Declaration on the Global Environment
In 1991, Toppan established the Ecology
Center and assigned it the role of controlling environmental activities. The following
April, the company promulgated Toppan’s■ Toppan’s Business Fields

TOPPAN VISION 21
Corporate Philosophy

Each of us shall reciprocate
our customers’ continued trust,create dedicated products byharnessing our vibrant knowledge
and technology, and contribute toa fulfilling lifestyle as a mainstay
of information and culture.

Internet
Development and sales of content
distribution network
Wireless LAN connection services
In-house Entrepreneurial
VenturesEstablishment of character production, counseling and mental
health services companies

Personal
Services
Business
P.58

Electronics
Business
P.57

Toppan shall continue to play a central
role in supporting informationand culture as a leading information
communication company.

4Electronics
Design and manufacturing electronic components
and devices; manufacturing LSI (large-scale
integrated circuit) package-related products,
including photomasks and lead frames, shadow
masks for CRTs, color filters for LCDs (Liquid
Crystal Displays), and printed wiring boardstal policy. In September 2000, this Declaration was actually modified in several
comprehensive efforts to revamp the management policy. More specifically, Toppan
has regularly reviewed the Environmental
Action Plan, refined the company’s Environmental Targets as an index of environmental management, and adopted thetargets as commitments for the continuous
improvement of the company’s activities.

2. To strive for total innovation from a global
perspective by conducting marketing andtechnological development rich in originality.
3. To conduct fair and open business operations
while acknowledging our social responsibilities and aspiring for harmony with ourglobal environment.
4. To create a positive working environment
by maximizing our individual talents andstrengths as a team.
5. To enhance our corporate standing and promote the continual development of the
Toppan group through the exploration of
new possibilities.

Information&
Networks
P.55

Vibrant
Knowledge andTechnology

Corporate Creed1. To build our customers’ trust through sincerity, enthusiasm, and creativity in all our corporate endeavors.

Securities and Cards
Producing various types of securities (sharecertificates, bonds, gift vouchers, etc.) andcards (credit cards, prepaid cards, etc.)
Commercial Printing
Producing various types of commercial printed
materials such as advertising tools (catalogs,
pamphlets, flyers, posters, calendars, etc.)
Publications Printing
Producing a variety of publications, including
magazines, books, encyclopedias, dictionaries,
and art books

LivingEnvironment
P.56

Packaging
Producing packaging materials,
including cardboards, paper ware,
plastic films, plastic containers,
different types of cups, and paper
containers for liquids
Industrial Materials
Producing industrial materials,
including various sheets for theinterior decoration of houses andshops, wallpapers, woodwork products, building fittings, and flameretardant materials for interiors
and exteriors

Environmental conservation policies in all business fields
Next-generation
Products

Declaration on the Global Environment

P.58

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Toppan’s Environmental Vision

Declaration on the Global Environment, acomprehensive environmental philosophy
appended with explanations of methods
to be used to translate that philosophy into
actions. Since that time, the declaration has
guided the efforts of all employees as theywork together to advance Toppan’s environmental activities.
Toppan is now developing the information communication industry in five business fields newly specified in Toppan Vision
21. As Toppan undertakes its activities in allthese business fields, its efforts are basedon Toppan’s Declaration on the Global Environment as a comprehensive environmen-

Environmental Targets under the Declaration on
the Global Environment
Toppan specifies a concrete action policy on the basis of its Environmental Action Plan to achieve the targets of the Declarationon the Global Environment. The company has also reviewed and established Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets,and Environmental Targets for the current every fiscal year.

Toppan’s Environmental Vision

Development of the Declarationon the Global Environment
Environmental Action Plan andEnvironmental Targets
Toppan specifies a concrete action policy
for all business fields on the basis of its
Environmental Action Plan to achieve thetargets of the Declaration on the Global
Environment.
The Environmental Action Plan specifies
Medium- and Long-term Environmental

Targets and Environmental Targets for thecurrent fiscal year. The company expands
its environmental activities through its
business activities that comply with Declaration on the Global Environment Toppan.
The company considers one fiscal year
as one cycle for its environmental activities
and reviews its environmental activities
within that time frame. Once records on
the activities for the year are collected at
the Ecology Center, the Chief Environmen-

tal Manager evaluates the results, reviews
the Medium- and Long- term Environmental Targets, and sets up specific environmental targets for the following year.
When social trends to do with the environment undergo significant changes, thecompany may revise the Declaration on the
Global Environment in the interests of continual improvement.

■ Toppan’s Environmental Action Plan
Toppan’s Declaration on the Global Environment

Activities

1

Employee education & development

Each of our employees recognizes
the importance of global environmental
issues and endeavors to conserve theglobal environment.

2SocialResponsibility
Social contribution

Energy/resource conservation

We actively promote energy/resource
conservation and recycling as a meansof conserving the global environment.
Reduction of greenhouse gasses

3
We abide by laws and social order, striving
to prevent environmental pollution.

Sorting waste & recycling

Eco-protection
Activities

Prevention of environmental pollution

4
Through our business operations, we
actively support our customers’ activities
to conserve the global environment.

5Management of chemicals

Commitment to Eco-creativity Activities

In our research, we endeavor to develop
products and technologies that help
conserve the global environment.

Eco-creativity
Activities
Planning, research, and development ofenvironmentally-friendly products andtechnologies

6
We implement corporate activities
designed to further global conservationin the context of an international society.

Conservation of the global environment
at overseas operational sites*Partially applicable to overseas production plants. Not applicable to independent subsidiaries.

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Global ResponseW Revise the definition of unit energy
consumption
W Revise Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets for Eco-creativity Activities
W Set sales targets for environmental
businesses
W Set Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets for environmental management systems overseas

Toppan’s Environmental Vision

Environmental targets for fiscal 2003
Based upon the achievements for fiscal
2002, Toppan set 36 new environmental
targets—16 for the medium and longterms, and 20 to be achieved within fiscal
2003. The following table condenses themain objectives in setting the targets forfiscal 2003:
W Create Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets to reduce toluene anddichloromethane emissions into the air

Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets

Environmental targets for fiscal 2003

R Enhanced employee awareness regarding environmental
issues and the promotion of corporate-wide activities topreserve the environment

R Expanded e-learning system (members: 5,000 employees)

R Voluntary participation in social activities and active
contribution to the cause of environmental conservation

R Funding of forestation activities and participation in forest protection fund (continued)

R 30% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of unit energy
consumption by fiscal 2010, per unit of internal production

R Sales of unit energy consumption: maintain fiscal 2000 levels∗ Review of Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets by December 2003
(internal amount → sales amount)

R 7% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of CO2 emission by
fiscal 2010

R CO2 emissions: Maintenance of fiscal 2000 levels → measures by energy-saving activities and fuelreplacement∗ Review of Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets by December 2003
(absolute figure → unit)

R 90% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of final waste
landfill disposal by fiscal 2010

R Final waste landfill disposal: 10% reduction (compared to fiscal 2002)

R Realization of zero-emissions target in all domestic
operational sites by fiscal 2010 through the effective use ofindustrial waste generated in production

R Realization of zero-emission sites: 20 sites

R Compliance with in-house control standards that embody
the legal regulations

R Compliance and review of in-house control standards in all operational sites → checked byin-house environmental audit

R Appropriate communication with stakeholders

R Expanded site report publishing plants: 9 plants

R 90% reduction (compared to fiscal 2001) of toluene
emissions by fiscal 2005

R Emissions of toluene into the air: 40% reduction (compared to fiscal 2002)

R Realize zero-emission of dichloromethane by the end of
fiscal 2005

R Emissions of dichloromethane into the air: 10% reduction (compared to fiscal 2002)

R Expanded proposals on environmentally-friendly printing
technologies, products, and services

R Sales proceeds from Environmental Business: 53.5 billion yen (10% increase compared to fiscal 2002)
R Sales proceeds from Environmental-related Activities: 115.0 billion yen (10% increase compared to fiscal 2002)

R Expanded environmental communication activities

R Environmental communication through participation in Eco Products 2003
R Deploy recycling plants for Cartocan (paper-based beverage containers) in plants located in Tokyo region

R Participation and operation of the Green Standard guideline
for the Printing Industry

R Relevance ratio to Toppan’s Green Procurement Standard: 5 point increase (compared to fiscal
2002)

R Development of environmentally-friendly products anddisclosure environmental information

R Development of LCA evaluation of environmentally-friendly products in 3 business fields(Information & Networks, Living Environment, Electronics)
R Registration of 3 more environmentally-friendly products (total: 60 products)

R Compliance with local regulations, international
conventions, etc.

R In-house environmental audits: 3 plants in Asia and 2 plants in the United States
R Compliance with local regulatory standards, monthly report on environment-related information

R Establishment of environment management systems inoverseas production plants

R Introduction and operation of environmental management systems at 11 production plants
overseas7Toppan’s Environmental Targets & Evaluation ofAchievements in Fiscal 2002
Toppan set a total of 18 environmental targets for fiscal 2002 and undertook various programs and activities to attain them.
This chapter describes and evaluates the company’s achievements and activities for the year. From fiscal 2003, Toppan has
also incorporated the Environmental Efficiency Index to achieve environmental management.

Toppan’s Environmental Vision

Achievements in fiscal 2002
Evaluation of Toppan’s progressin achieving its environmental targets
Toppan laid out a total of 18 environmental
targets for fiscal 2002 (one of the targets
was added after reviewing in December)and undertook various programs and activities to attain them. As of the end of theyear, 13 of the targets were reached andfive were missed.
For the second year running, the company failed to achieve two Environmental
Targets set to curb CO2 emissions, one
directly and one through reductions inenergy consumption. The major obstacles
to CO2 reduction were the constructionand extension of production plants, andthe introduction of new equipment andenvironmental conservation systems for
new businesses. In the current fiscal year
Toppan will be establishing a specialgroup-wide division to speed up the measures taken to achieve these targets.
The company’s expanded zero-emission
activities significantly reduced the amountof final waste landfill disposal. Toluene
emissions were reduced by around 20%
from the fiscal 2001 level, but this reduc-tion fell short of the company’s target. The
company still faces difficulty in introducing
toluene alternatives in the production ofsome of its products.
In spite of the severe economic conditions for the year, new registrations ofenvironmentally-friendly products under
Toppan’s Eco-creativity Activities generated approximately 48.6 billion yen in sales,marking an almost 9% increase comparedto fiscal 2001. Though several targets were
not achieved, the company was therefore
deemed to have made steady progress forthe year. In the area of Environmental com-

■ Progress Check Sheet on Environmental Targets for Fiscal 2002
Toppan’s Declarationon the Global
Environment

Declaration 1
SocialResponsibility

Declarations 2 & 3
Eco-protection
Activity

Medium- and Long-term Environmental Targets
I Enhancement of employee awareness and knowledge of environmental
issues and the promotion of corporate-wide activities to preserve
the environment

I Restructuring the system for environmental education

I Voluntary participation in social activities and active contributions tothe cause of environmental conservation

I Participation in forestation activities

I 30% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of unit energy consumption by
fiscal 2010, proportioned to the financial amount of plant production

I Unit energy consumption: Maintaining fiscal 2000 levels

I 7% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of CO2 emission by fiscal 2010

I CO2 emissions: Maintenance of fiscal 2000 levels

I 90% reduction (compared to fiscal 2000) of final waste landfill disposalby fiscal 2010

I Final waste landfill disposal: 10% reduction comparedto fiscal 2001

I Realization of zero-emissions target in all domestic operational sites by fiscal
2010 through the effective use of industrial waste generated in production

I Realization of zero-emission sites: 15 sites

I Compliance with in-house control standards, exceeding the legal
regulations

I Review and establishment of in-house control standards

I Appropriate management of chemical substances and the reduction of
toxic chemical substances

Declarations 4 & 5
Eco-creativity
Activity

Environmental targets for fiscal 2002

I Emissions of toluene: 30% reduction compared to fiscal
2001
I Emissions of dichloromethane: 10% reduction comparedto fiscal 2001

I Active proposal for proprietary technologies, products, and services toour customers

I Sales proceeds from environmental business: 12.1% increase
compared to fiscal 2001

I Active cooperation to serve the needs of our customers and society

I Disclosure of environmental-related information

I Involvement in businesses that can contribute to environmental
conservation through Toppan’s own environmental activities

I Reinforcement of efforts for Environmental Support
Business

I Planning and proposals for community-based recycling systems

I Continued operation and promotion of a recycling
system for printed materials
I Introduction of Green Procurement

I Promotion of corporate activities that take into account in-houseproduct planning, production processes, and the final disposal of
products

I Execution of LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) ofenvironmentally-friendly products: 1 case
I Increase of registered environmentally-friendly products

Declaration 6
GlobalResponse

I Compliance with local regulatory standards, international conventions, etc.

I In-house environmental audits at overseas production
plants: 5 plants in Asia

I Active promotion of local environmental conservation activities

I Introduction of environmental management system at
9 overseas production plants

Note: Partly applied to overseas production plant. Not applicable to independent subsidiaries.

8Review from evaluation result andintroduction of Environmental
Efficiency Index
Toppan reviewed its Environmental Action
Plan for fiscal 2003 based on the evaluation
result of environmental targets (See P.6 andP.7). The company reviewed six Mediumand Long-term Environmental Targets andset another four. Activities to achieve thosetargets will continue in full force.
Moreover, Toppan will bring in its new
Environmental Efficiency Index to assess
progress in the company’s continuous
development of environmental management. Examination results on environmental efficiency, including secular changes,
will be reflected in environmental progress
management. The company will implement a trial in fiscal 2003 and set up newenvironmental targets in fiscal 2004.

IDefinition of Environmental Efficiency
Economic value
Environmental=
efficiency
Environmental burden

IToppan’s Orientation ofEnvironmental Efficiency
One of the means for assessing progressof environmental management
1. Guideline for setting targets topromote environmental activities
2. Factor for assessing progress ofenvironmental activities bycomparing secular change

IToppan’s Indexes
1. Improvement efficiency ofenvironmental burden
2. Economic efficiency ofenvironmental burden
3. Eco-business index
4. Logistics index
See P.39

Evaluation criteria S: Achievements significantly above target A: Target fully accomplished B: Tackled actively, but missed the target C: Insufficient effort

Progress made and present status in fiscal 2002

Evaluation

Page in report

I Introduction of e-learning system to the environmental education system:
499 employees finished (99.8% course completion)

A

P.22

I Donation to the Global Citizen’s Forest fund for tree planting activities: 1.305 million yen
I Contribution to the forestation joint company (continued)

A

P.53

I 5.1% increase compared to fiscal 2000 level (absolute energy consumption: 5.6%
increase compared to fiscal 2000 level, 14.942 million GJ)

C

P.38–P.39

I 3.7% increase compared to fiscal 2000 level: 655,000 t-CO2

C

P.38

I 16.7% reduction compared to fiscal 2001 level: 14,021 t

S

P.42–P.43

A

P.43

A

P.18

B

P.41

I 21.1% reduction compared to fiscal 2001 level: 25.6 t

A

P.41

I 8.9% increase compared to fiscal 2001 level: 48,576 million yen

B

P.28–P.34

I Organizing and hosting the Environmental Communication Exhibition 2002
I Disclosure of information through participation in Eco-Products 2002

S

P.10–P.13, P.51

I Continued investigation and researchB

P.32–P.33

I In-house deployment of the Cartocan recycling system

A

P.34

I Investigation of suitable products for Toppan’s Green Procurement Standard

A

P.45

I Execution of LCA on clear deposition film

A

P.27

I New registration of environmentally-friendly products: 8 products (total 57 products)

S

P.26, P.28–P.29

I Execution of in-house environmental audits at overseas production plants: 5 plants in Asia

A

P.19

I ISO 14001 certification: 3 production plants

A

P.19

I Zero-emission accreditation sites: 17 sites∗12 sites based on reviewed standards (recycling rate 95% → 98%)

I Confirmation by in-house environmental auditing for compliance with the in-house
control standards at 50 operational sites
I 19.9% reduction compared to fiscal 2001 level: 5,343.2 t∗Calculations based on the production plants that achieved 1.0 t or greater toluene per year

9Toppan’s Environmental Visionmunication, the participation in Eco-Products 2002 and the hosting of the Environmental Communication Exhibition 2002
were both successful.

Feature: Environmental Communication Exhibition
New communication to forge links outside the company
Toppan holds practical environmental and community events for participants from companies, local governments, andcitizen groups in order to provide hints on environmental issues and establish resource networks. The company also works
toward the creation of a sustainable society by encouraging its members to communicate and collaborate with parties
outside the company as it introduces its environmental business.

From November 11 to 29 in 2002, Toppan
held the ecollable 2002 Environment Communication Exhibition at the PLAZA21 showroom of the Toppan Koishikawa Building (incollaboration with Nikkei Business Publications Eco Management Forum & Nikkei Ecology and Global Environment Information
Centre, and sponsored by Ministry of the Environment). This was the second exhibition in
the series following the Environmental Communication Exhibition 2000 held in the sameplaza in autumn 2000.

A Japanese-language abstract of the seminars heldat the first exhibition (Environmental Communication
Exhibition 2000—ecollable) is available.
Presenters: Lester Brown, Ryoichi Yamamoto, and others

10

q w
e r

q A Visual History of Society and the Environment—on the relationship between society and the environment
w New Society System—on methods to create a sustainable society
e Exhibition of the information and publication fields—on the development of environmentally-friendly ink andbookbinding adhesiver Exhibition of environmentally-friendly products in the packaging field

tiecollable(What does it mean?)Ecology(a sustainable, ecologicallysound society)yCollaboration(through collaboration)

Able

u

(can be achieved)

A sustainable, ecologicallysound society can be achieved
through collaborationt Commemorative photograph with “Green Santa Claus,” an ambassador of “environmental
goodwill” from Denmarky Exhibition of approximately 300 environmental reports issued by Japanese companies
u “ecollable city”—Toppan’s vision of a Utopian city in complete harmony with its environmenti The exhibition saw many visitors daily■ Exhibition Contents
ecollable Zone

■ Total Visitors

2,359

as “Society and Environment”

Othercompanies

I Visual History of Society and theEnvironment (a chronology)
I Advanced activities of companies,
governments, and citizens

40%

Business & Collaboration Zone

Visitor profile

Status of Environmental Activities
I Growing eco-material
I “New society system” to create asustainable society
I “Forestation” to preserve anenvironmental asset
I Communication to promote
environmental activities

The exhibition was conceived as a showcase
and forum for common environmental
agenda that require the collaboration of companies, governments, and citizen groups.
Actual products were exhibited in theecollable Zone (a zone with practical examples of environmental concepts) and theBusiness & Collaboration Zone (a zone withpractical examples of environmental activities). As a supplementary activity, Toppan also
held seminar workshops on the following
themes:• The Environmental Brand of companies,• Eco-material,• Environmental Report Analysis,• Practical Examples from Environmentally
Advanced countries, and other topics.
To energize the exhibition and lift spirits,
the event featured Green Santa Claus, a jolly
environmental conservationist who moonlights as an ambassador of environmental
goodwill. Toppan will continue to organize
presentations under the ecollable concept.

Toppan Printing
Co., Ltd.

50%

Comments from Visitors

A Word fromthe Coordinator• Toppan has a strong environmental awareness and powerful environmental technologies. I’m looking forward to Toppan’s future
expansions in environmental activities, especially in environmental support businesses.

Yuko Yamamoto

Students andthe generalpublic2%
Other companies
in the Toppan Group

8%(Environmental Solutions
Team, Commercial Printing
Division)(Newspaper)• I learned a great deal about the good works
and environmental commitment of many
companies. In the future I think they shouldmake more of an effort to hold exhibitions
like this for the public.
(Local government)• When it comes to environmental activities,
the printing industry is far, far ahead of myindustry.
(Electronics manufacturer)• Environmental communication is an important, near-future task for my company. My
experience here will serve as a very goodreference.
(Ad agency)

Visitors to the ecollable Exhibition offered
many helpful comments, suggestions, andquestions. I learned a great deal on every dayof the event.
By lucky accident, Green Santa Claus andTV crews showed up at the event. This added
entertainment value to our environmental
communication event. We would like toextend our thanks for the cooperation andvisits of the companies, associations, andgeneral visitors for coming. All of us at Toppan will be taking up the ecollable concept in
our future environmental activities.

11Seminars at ecollable 2002
Introduction of three of five seminars

Future Visions and Strategies for Environmental Management in Northern Europe
An introduction to the activities of two environmentally progressive countries, Sweden and Denmark
The first of the seminars was entitled “Future
Visions and Strategies for Environmental Management in Northern Europe—Environmental
Education and Environmental communication.” The purpose was to introduce concepts
and activities to achieve a sustainable society
in companies and local governments in Sweden and Denmark, two environmentally progressive countries. Sachiko Takami, the directorof a nonprofit organization (NPO) known as
The Natural Step*, gave a presentation on theconcepts and activities undertaken by herorganization to achieve a society capable ofconserving the environment while sustaining
steady economic development. The presentation also included detailed descriptionsof advanced environmental strategies andthe methods for adopting them in Japanesecompanies.

*The Natural Step is a globally active environmental
education founded in 1989 by Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt,
a specialist in childhood cancer. The organization
holds that corporate environmental action represents
not just the fulfillment of social responsibility, but asurvival strategy and a means to establish competitive
advantage.

Dreaming of a Green Christmas
Green Santa stopped by for a visit at the
PLAZA21 showroom on November 21, 2002 totrumpet the causes of environmental conservation forest protection as a goodwill ambassador (guardian of the green forest) from
Denmark, an environmentally progressive country. In keeping with the seminar theme, theadvanced environmental protection activities
in Northern Europe, he presented visitors withlotus flower seeds on a card with a brief
message on environment and forest protection. Visitors warmly
welcomed Green Santa.

Sachiko Takami delivered a highly understandable lecturewith concrete examples

Red-pencil the Environmental Report!
Put on your editors caps and make your own changes and comments to the environmental report
This was a hands-on editorial workshop whereparticipants made their own changes to the
Asahi Breweries’ Environment Communication
Report 2002. The event was held for the second year in a row in the “ecollable café” (theeco-products organizer project zone) in collaboration with the event facilitator, Hideto
Kawakita, director of IIHOE (International Institute for Human, Organization and Earth). After
responding to the facilitator’s questions on
personalized answer sheets, the participants“checked” the report based on their personal
criteria and exchanged opinions. Through theirthorough readings, the participants gained afuller understanding on the content, format,
understandability, and other features of thereport. The shrewd and compelling topics
posed by Kawakita roused a spirited exchangeof opinions.

Hideto Kawakita’s smooth facilitation and performance
were a delight to workshop participants

Final Seminar
Defining and realizing environmental communication
The final seminar, basically a wrap-up andsummary for the whole exhibition, included
presentations with wise messages from two
guest speakers Norio Fukao (chief editor of
Nikkei Ecology) and Tsutomu Iijima (representative of CO-WORKS). In comments on theoverall concept of communication, Fukao
advised listeners to “Make allies in your companies. Talk with various people in various situations. Make sure you know what we
communicate, and why.” Iijima also opined

12that “Environmental management is a set ofcomprehensive creative activities for companies. Communication should be approachedfrom the points of co-understanding, co-connecting, and co-supporting. Most importantof all, we have to enjoy communicating.” Bothpresenters offered concrete examples to illustrate their opinions.

Tsutomu Iijima (left) and Norio Fukao (middle) enlighten
listeners on the essence of communication

Environmental Communication in Other Areas
Hokkaido Division

PLAZA21(Osaka)PLAZA21(Tokyo)ecollable 2003 Environmental
Communication Exhibition

Tokyo Big Sight

Eco Products 2002

Toppan Communication Fair

Tokyo

Hokkaido

Toppan followed up the Tokyo seminar withan ecollable 2003 Environmental Communication Exhibition in Osaka. This was the firstToppan seminar held in the Kansai region
since the Toppan Environmental Exhibition
2000, held three years ago (from January 22
to 24, 2003 at TOPPAN PLAZA21 KANSAI).
The exhibition showcased various examples of Toppan’s involvement in environmental communication and related activities, inorder to encourage visitors to consider environmental issues more deeply and take theirown actions.
Exhibition visitors learned the concepts ofenvironmental business, as well as details on
the status of environmental activities conductedjointly by Toppan and corporate customers.

Toppan exhibited its products at the Eco
Products 2002 convention held from December 5 to 7, 2002 at Tokyo Big Sight (organizedby The Japan Environmental Management
Association for Industry and Nihon Keizai
Shimbun, Inc.).
Toppan positions Eco Products 2002 as agood opportunity to introduce its environmental activities to all stakeholders, a very
important mission for the company.
To enlighten visitors on the scope of application, Toppan divided its exhibits of environment-friendly products and services into
three categories: indoors, shops and outdoors.
Many visitors commented, “It was amazing
to learn how many of Toppan’s environmentally-friendly products I actually encounter indaily life.”

Toppan Communication Fair was held from
July 2 to 5, 2003 to commemorate thecompletion of the Hokkaido Division’s new
headquarters.
The exhibition highlighted four strengthsof Toppan’s latest products: brand power, creativity, technology, and applicability to nextgeneration solutions.
At the fair’s Ecology zone, Environmental
Management, Eco-protection and Eco-creativity Activities were introduced with a focus onenvironmentally-friendly products.
Many visitors and corporate companies
who visited the zone gained a deeper understanding of Toppan’s environmental communication activities.

The environmental activity exhibits provided by Toppan
and corporate customers were highly rated for their nutsand-bolts approaches and plenitude of concrete examples

Visitors appreciated the exhibitions of environmentallyfriendly products on display in each living category, as wellas Toppan’s comprehensive coverage of the products

Besides environmentally-friendly products, the exhibits
featured educational materials and books related to
Toppan’s broad-based environmental activities

Osaka

13

Environmental Management
Activities
Toppan has built up an efficient environmental management system to use as the basis for all of its
environmental activities. This chapter gives a detailed overview of Toppan’s management system anddiscusses its effectiveness and areas to be improved.

Plan
Environmental Management

Environmental
targets forplantsAction

Do

Review by plant
management

Environmental
activities

Plant
Check
Environmental auditing

Plan
Environmental
targets for
department

Plan
Environmental
targets for
department

ActionDo

Action

Do

Review by department
management

Environmental
activities

Review by department
management

Environmental
activities

Sales and
Sales Promotion
Departments

R&D Department
Check

Check

Environmental auditing

Environmental auditing

Activity Topics for Fiscal 2002
TOPIC

1

TOPIC

2

TOPIC

3

ISO 14001 certification
at three overseas production
plantse-learning adopted forenvironmental education

Toppan Group Environment
Meeting to build up theGroup’s environmental
management structure

In fiscal 2002, Toppan obtained
ISO 14001 certification at threeoverseas subsidiaries, Siam Toppan
Packaging Co., Ltd. in Thailand(the first of Toppan’s overseas
subsidiaries), Toppan Printing Co.,
(H.K.) Ltd. in Hong Kong, andToppan Printing Co. (America), Inc.
in the U.S.

To better provide environmental
knowledge for all employees,
Toppan has been running a WBT(Web Based Training) e-learning
system for environmental education since fiscal 2002. This newchannel for education provides a
two-way communication structure
free from the constraints of a conventional educational environment. e-learning makes it possible
to provide all employees with afully operative, time-efficient education on the environment.

Toppan commenced the Toppan
Group Environment Meeting fromthis fiscal year. The presidents of allof the affiliate companies gather atthis meeting to build up the comprehensive strength of the groupby reviewing the environmental
management structure and making arrangements for the sharingof environmental tasks. Ten manufacturing companies will come toparticipate in the meeting twice
each year.

14

Environmental Management Structure & Promotion
SystemToppan is building up an ISO 14001-based environmental management system as a framework for its Eco-protection andEco-creativity Activities. Toppan also started the Toppan Group Environment Meeting in fiscal 2003 to reinforce
the environmental management structure of the Toppan Group.

Features of Toppan’s environmental
management
In every production plant, R&D department,
and sales and sales promotion department
inside and outside of Japan, Toppan has set
up an environmental management system
under the control and leadership of the
President and the Chief Environmental
Manager. The Ecology Center, a part of
the Corporate Manufacturing, Technology& Research Division at the head office,is directly responsible for the system
employed to inform the company’s various divisions and production plants ofToppan’s environmental policies and environmental measures, as well as to convey
environmental information from the divi-

sions and production plants back to central
management.
To push Toppan’s Eco-protection andEco-creativity Activities efficiently forward,
the company has established an internal
Eco-protection Promotion System and internal Eco-creativity Promotion System, bothof which are now deploying specific environmental activities under the directionof the Ecology Center.
Reinforcing the comprehensive
strength of the Group
Toppan reviewed its environmental management structure as a corporate groupand started the Toppan Group Environment Meeting in June 2003. Heads of affiliated companies gather for the meeting todiscuss the sharing of environmental tasks

and to plan or implement measures to harness their comprehensive strength.

Environmental Activities
Promotion System
Eco-protection Promotion System
In each Toppan production plant, an Ecoprotection Promotion Committee has been
set up to promote environmental activities,
with different subcommittees designed tofunction for specific environmental issues.
Eco-creativity Promotion System
In each Toppan division, an Eco-creativity
Promotion System has been established todevelop environmentally-friendly products
and environmental support business.

■ Environmental Management Structure■ Eco-creativity Promotion System

Naoki Adachi,
President & CEO
Meetings with Heads ofAffiliated Companies

Domestic and overseas
production plants

T Frequency: Biannually
T Major objectives: Reporting anddiscussing achievements ofenvironmental activities

Tokyo Meeting on
Eco-creativity

T Frequency: Biannually
T Function: Advisory meeting on
company-wide environmental
measures

Corporate auditor

Toppan Group
Environmental Meeting
T Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd.
T Tosho Printing Co., Ltd.
T Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd.
T Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.
T Tokyo Magnetic Printing
Co., Ltd.
T Toppan Label Co., Ltd.
T Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd.
T Tamapoly Co., Ltd.
T NEC Toppan Circuit
Solutions, Inc.
T Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

National Meeting on Eco-creativity

Hideaki Kawai
Chief Environmental
Manager andManaging Director

Directors in chargeof each division

Ecology Center

Related divisions athead office

R&D departments

Sales and sales
promotion departments■ Eco-protection Promotion System
National Eco-protection Meeting
Tokyo Eco-protection
Meeting
Environmental ISO Secretariat
Meeting
Eco-protection Promotion Committee

Eco-creativity Promotion System

IFunction: Promotion of Eco-creativityof divisions

Eco-creativity Project, Securities Printing Division
Commercial Printing Eco-Project, Commercial Printing Division
Eco-creativity Promotion Committee, Kansai Commercial Printing Sub-division
Eco-creativity Promotion (Electronics), Electronics Division
Eco-promotion Project, Publications Printing Division
Package and Environment 2000 Project, Packaging Division
Eco-creativity Promotion Committee, Interior Decor Materials Division
Eco-creativity Promotion Committee, Optronics Division
Chubu Eco-Project, Chubu Division
Nishinihon Eco-creativity Committee, Nishinihon Division
Tohoku Eco-creativity Project, Tohoku Division
Eco-creativity Committee, Hokkaido Division
Eco-creativity Promotion Committee, Toppan Technical Research InstituteEnvironmentally-friendly Product Development
System at each division

T Frequency: Biannually
T Major Objectives: Reporting and discussing
achievements of environmental activities
T Frequency: Whenever necessary
T Function: Advisory meeting on company-wide
environmental measures

T Function: planning, development andevaluation, registration, qualificationof environmentally-friendly products

LCA Working GroupT Function: Execution of LCA of
products

T Frequency: Annually
T Function: Strategy meeting on management of ISO 14001
T Frequency: Monthly in principle
T Function: Operational administration of environmental
management system

Subcommittee on Energy

T Frequency: Monthly in principle
T Function: Streamlining energy use

Other Subcommittees

T Established at each site, depending on site-specificenvironmental features (types, scale, etc.)

Note: Excluding overseas subsidiaries and independent subsidiaries.

15

Environmental Management

Environmental Management
Structure

Introduction of Environmental Management
The core function of Toppan’s environmental management is to promote environmental activities by PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Action)
cycle activities. The Chief Environmental Manager evaluates and verifies the results of annual environmental activities
and conveys them to an environmental management review.

Environmental Management

confirmation, and finally passed on to allparties concerned.

Environmental Management
System and PDCA Cycle
Toppan environmental management
review
Toppan establishes and manages its environmental management structure using
PDCA cycle activities. The “environmental
management review” remains in perpetual
operation to enhance the effectiveness ofenvironmental improvements.
Results of environmental activities arecollected at the Ecology Center, evaluatedand verified by the Chief Environmental
Manager, reported to management forsets sales targets for environmental business and numerical targets for environmentally-friendly products to be newly
developed. During the phases of implementation, managers in charge check the
progress towards the targets set.
In the area of environmental communication, all departments concerned strive toachieve targets set for the planning andexecution of communication activities.

Eco-protection Activities
At production plants all environmental
activities are led through the environmental management system at each operational site. For more information see P.17
and P.18.
Eco-creativity Activities and environmental communication activities
In planning the Eco-creativity Activities of
the Sales/SP and R&D departments, Toppan■ Outline of Environmental Management
Legal
requirements
Environmental
conditions
Environmental
impactEco-protection Activities
Production plants/Research centers
Environmental
policyEnvironmental
objectives
Environmental
targets

Ecoprotection
Activity
Plan

Environmental
activities

Review

Eco-protection
Promotion
Committee
Progress review

National
Eco-protection
Meeting
Ecoprotection
Achievement
ReportAchievement
evaluation/review

Chaired by
the Chief
Environmental
Manager

Environmental
management
review by
managements

Held in May annuallyToppan’s
Declaration on
the Global
Environment

LCA
evaluation

Eco-creativity Activities(As required)

National
Meeting on
Eco-creativity

Revision ofMedium- andLong-term
Environmental
Targets

Chaired by
the Chief
Environmental
Manager

Revision ofEnvironmental
Targets

Sales/SP and R&D departments
Greenpurchasing
Development
targets

Medium- andLong-term
Environmental
Targets

Subject of
research

Targeted sales
Environmental
Targets

R&D ofenvironmentallyfriendly products

Development system forenvironmentally-friendly products
Progress
review

ReviewSales activities
for Environmental
Business

Achievement
evaluation/
review

Datacollection

Promotion system for
Eco-creativity Activities
Sales management

Held each June

Information
sharing

Environmental Communication Activities
All departments

Cohabitation
with local
community

National
Eco-protection
Meeting

Consciousness
surveyCommunication
targets

Internal communication activities
External communication activities
Activities with neighboring communities
Social contribution activities

Data
collection
Environmental
PR

National
Eco-creativity
Meeting

Held in May andJune annually

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Environmental Management System
The environmental management system deploys environmental activities at each production plant.
In addition, Toppan promotes comprehensive in-house environmental auditing covering all operational sites of the company.
In fiscal 2002, six domestic and three overseas production plants were awarded ISO 14001 certification.

■ ISO 14001 Certification within the Toppan Group (Domestic)(16 systems/21 sites as of July 31, 2003)

A unique environmental management
systemToppan’s environmental management
system is uniquely structured. At every
operational site, the company’s PDCA
(Plan-Do-Check-Action) Cycle concept is
put into practice irrespective of ISO 14001
certification.
Forty-seven production plants and two
R&D departments in Japan are pushing
their environmental activities forward toachieve the targets set under the Eco-protection Activities Plan.
Toward continual improvement
Once each year, Toppan management confirms and reviews the company’s environmental activities, collecting basic data forlaying out our Environmental Policy andEnvironmental Objectives and Targets forthe following year.
In addition, each of Toppan’s operationalsites submits an Eco-protection Achievement Report and Environmental Performance Data based on calculations andanalyses of environmental efficiency at theend of each fiscal year. Feedback on thisinformation is provided at Toppan National
Eco-protection Meeting held in May ofeach year. If any measures are found to beparticularly effective, they are reported in
the Eco-protection Case Study Meeting sothat other sites can share the benefits of
those successful initiatives.

Division

Operational site

Registrar Registration
date

Main product

Electronics

Shiga

Electronics products

JQA

1998. 7

Electronics

Kumamoto

Electronics products

JQA

1998.11

Interior Decor Materials

Satte/Kashiwa

Wallpapers, decorative
paper/film, forfurniture, decorative
sheets

JQA(revised inJune 2000)

Electronics

Niigata and NEC
Toppan Circuit
Solutions Niigata, Inc.

Electronics products

JQA(revised in
October 2002)

Commercial Printing

Toppan Printing
Communications
Co., Ltd.

Books, magazines,
catalogs

JQA(revised in
December 2002)

Securities and Cards

RanzanCredit cards, IC cards

JQA

2000.11

Packaging

Akihabara office/Ebie officePlanning, development,
design, sales, prepressof packages

JQA

2001. 3Publications Printing

Itabashi/Toppan
Seihon Co., Ltd.

Books, magazines

JQA

2002. 2

Packaging

FukuzakiSoft packaging
materials, paper cups,
plastic products

JQA

2002. 7

Publications

Toppan Graphic
Co., Ltd.

Books, magazines

JQA

2002. 8Commercial Printing/
Securities and Cards/
Packaging

TakinoCommercial printed
materials, securities,
paper containers forliquids

JQA

2002.10

Packaging

Gunma

Soft packaging
materials

JQA

2003. 7Main productRegistrar

Registration
dateMember companiesof the GroupOperational site

2000. 3

2000. 4

2000.10

Total Media Development
Institute Co., Ltd.

Whole company

Consulting formuseums and related
facilities

JSA(revised in
April 2002)

Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.

Hino

Business forms

JQA

2001. 6

Toppan Label Co., Ltd.

Fukushima

Self-sealing labels

JQA

2001.11

Kawaguchi site

Storage andtransportation of
products

JQA

2002.10Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd.

2001. 3

Note: Plans for obtaining certification: six operational sites are slated to be certified by the end of March 2004.

■ Outline of Toppan’s Environmental Management System*1
Eco-protection
Achievement
ReportIn-houseenvironmental
auditInternal
environmental
audit*2

Plan

ActionImprovement
Plan

PDCA cycle ofenvironmental
management

Check

Environmental
Targets

Medium- andLong-term
Environmental
Targets

Toppan’s
Declaration on
the Global
Environment

Environmental
policies, objectives & targets
for each operational siteDo

Eco-protection
Activity Plan

Environmental
ReportInformation
disclosure

In-house
Environmental
Audit ReportSite-specific
Environmental
Report*2*1 Independent subsidiaries are not included in the system.
*2 ISO 14001-certified production plant.

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Environmental Management

Toppan’s Environmental
Management

Environmental Management

Status for obtaining ISO 14001
certification
The 16 operational sites awarded ISO 14001
certification before the previous fiscal year
included seven sites for Information & Networks, six sites for Living Environment, andthree sites for Electronics. With the new
ISO acquisitions in fiscal 2002, the numberof the Toppan employees (including subsidiaries engaged in production activity)
working under ISO 14001 certification
reached approximately 12,000. Member
companies of the Toppan Group certified
in fiscal 2002 by ISO 14001 included
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd. (Kawaguchi site).

Environmental Audit
In-house environmental audit system
Toppan’s in-house environmental audit system follows a two-stage screening process:a document record audit and an on-site
audit. The in-house environmental audit
team consists of provisional auditors of theEnvironmental Management System andinternal environmental auditors. This teaminspects and evaluates not only the structural status of systems and compliancewith rules and regulations, but also the status of compliance with in-house standards
at all the operational sites subject tothe audit. The auditors then put together
the In-house Environmental Audit Results,
a document specifying any necessary
improvements pointed out during theauditing, and submit it to the director in
charge. These auditors also review the inhouse environmental audits within thesame fiscal year with the objective of raising the level of compliance for the following fiscal year.

In-house environmental audit resultsfrom fiscal 2002
A total of 327 required improvements werepointed out in the in-house environmental
audits. The main weaknesses included thefollowing.
1. Poor conformity between the Improvement Plan and remediation measures
executed to improve weaknesses pointed
out in the environmental audit of theprevious fiscal year (fiscal 2001)
2. Excess value specified by the In-house
Management Standard
3. Insufficient progress in management forenvironmental conservation targets■ Registered Internal Environmental
Auditors(as of June 30, 2003)
Position

Personnel

Managers

140

Supervisors

90

Employees

50

Total

280

Toppan created an Improvement Plan torectify these weaknesses through specified
methods over a scheduled period. To verify
the progress status of remediation actions,the in-house environmental audits werereviewed for 129 problems identified at 13
operational sites.

■ Structure of In-house Environmental Audit
In-house Environmental
Audit Report

A summary of activities conducted throughout the year—to ensurecompliance with approximately 200 check items for in-houseenvironmental auditing, as specified by the head office—is submitted
to the head office in June of the following fiscal year.

Document audit

A review of the in-house environmental audit report is conductedprior to the implementation of an on-site audit to clarify
environmental aspects at each site.

On-site audit(1) Hearings with executives and staff in charge of environmental
matters at the operational site, based on the Manual on Hearings
for the In-house Environmental Audit.
(2) Four-point evaluation (0, 1, 2 and 3) on applicable check items, basedon Evaluation Standards for the In-house Environmental Audit.
(3) Verification of the state of environmental management via an
inspection within and around the operational site, based on the
Manual on Inspections for the In-house Environmental Audit.

Summary and evaluation
results of the in-houseenvironmental audit

Summary of issues in need of improvement, along with the evaluation
scores and general comments. Returned to the operational site for
feedback.

Improvement Plan forSpecified Issues

Description of a specific improvement plan in response to issues inneed of improvement, as pointed out by the audit. Submitted to thehead office upon confirmation by executives at the operational site.

In-house Environmental
Audit Results

Review of the in-houseenvironmental audit

Delivered to the Auditor and the Chief Environmental Manager.

Conducted to assess progress and give appropriate guidance
concerning issues found by the auditors to require improvement.

■ Number of Issues Pointed Out under ISO 14001 (Fiscal 2002) (Survey period: April 2002–March 2003)
Item
Minor nonconformance
Point for observation
In-house environmental audit hearing

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Excellent point

Contents
Partial conformance with the standard
Efforts may be required for improvement for
full conformity with the standard
Notable achievement, as an action, made fromthe point of view of environmental management

Number of issues
pointed out
1
136
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Activities in Oversea

Status for obtaining ISO 14001
Outside of Japan, Siam Toppan Packaging
Co., Ltd., (packaging business) became thefirst overseas subsidiary to earn ISO 14001
certification in April 2002. In the following
month, May 2002, Toppan Printing Co.,
(H.K.) Ltd. obtained three certifications
simultaneously—ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and
OHSAS 18001. This was a first for an Asian
printing company outside of Japan. Later,in December 2002, Toppan Printing Co.
(America), Inc. also earned an ISO 14001
certificate.

Environmental Management

In-house environmental audits
Local hearings and inspections are carriedout every other year at overseas production plants in the United States and Asia.
In fiscal 2002, local environmental auditing was carried out at the following operational sites (five production plants in Asia):
1. PT Toppan Sampoerna Indonesia
2. Siam Toppan Packaging Co., Ltd.
3. Toppan PAP (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
4. Toppan Chunghwa Electronics Co., Ltd.
5. Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
The company examines the status ofenvironmental management and operations. Three major items were examined:
1) The understanding, operation, and confirmation of compliance with local environment-related laws and regulations;2) The environmental impact on air andwater; and
3) The daily control of waste materials.
In the annual surveillance inspection,
54 operational conditions were designatedto require further improvement. To improve
the operational conditions designated torequire improvement at Toppan’s overseas
production plants, those plants have used
the same procedures employed under the
Improvement Plan for domestic plants.

Hearing in Toppan Sampoerna Indonesia

Inspection in Siam Toppan Packaging■ ISO 14001 Certification Overseas(3 systems/3 sites as of March 31, 2003)

Companies incorporated overseas

Main productRegistrar

Registrationdate

Siam Toppan Packaging Co., Ltd.

Paper containers, decorative
corrugated cardboard

MASCI

2002.4Toppan Printing Co., (H.K.) Ltd.

Books, magazines, printed
commercial materials

DNV

2002.5Toppan Printing Co. (America), Inc.

Printed commercial materials

DNV

2002.12

Note: Two operational sites are slated to be certified by the end of March 2004.

“Our bottom line is green”—ISO 14001 and ISO 9002
As basics of marketing activities at Toppan Printing Co. (America), Inc.

Toppan Printing Co. (America), Inc.,
Toppan’s American subsidiary, discloses
its concepts on the environment on its
website for customers and the generalpublic. In its printing operations, thecompany works ceaselessly to deepen
its understanding of its environmental
impacts.
Since its ISO 14001 certification in
December 2002, Toppan America has
actually increased its corporate-wide
activities for environmental improvement, fully aware of their ongoing
importance for the environment andas a marketing tool. Manufacturing divisions, production divisions, and the sales
division at the company regularly pool
their efforts to promote environmental
activities for higher goals.
One such activity is the Eco-shieldprogram to provide customers withenvironmentally-friendly printing materials using recycled paper and non-VOC
ink. At the same time, management at
Toppan America sustains environmental commitment in the corporate culture outside the company.
PR poster for simultaneous qualificationof ISO 14001 and ISO 9002

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Environmental Accounting
Toppan introduced environmental accounting in fiscal 1998 as a tool for effective decision making in environmental management.
The company began to include affiliates abroad in its environmental accounting from fiscal 2001 in order to enrich the contents ofthis accounting and disclose more detailed information to stakeholders.

Results for Fiscal 2002
Environmental Management

Environmental conservation cost
Compared to the previous fiscal year, theresults of the aggregation for fiscal 2002
show an increase of investment by 295 million yen and a reduction of cost by 1,157
million yen.
This increase mainly stems from theintroduction of equipment to treat exhaustgas from the printing and drying processes
at Information & Networks and Living Environment production plants, and equipment to treat wastewater generated at
production bases in Electronics production
plants. The introduction of equipment toprevent air pollution and equipment for
wastewater treatment at newly establishedproduction bases abroad also contributed.
The cost reduction during fiscal 2002
was mainly the result of renewed efforts topromote the sorting of wastes from production processes. Besides reducing costs
in waste treatment, these efforts substantially improved the recycling rate within
the company. Cost reductions were alsobrought about by revisions in the company’s R&D themes pending the completionof technology transfers and the achievement or targets for previously establishedthemes.
Economic effect and environmental
conservation effect
The economic effect of environmentrelated business increased by 912 million
yen (14%) in fiscal 2002, chiefly through theincreased sales of environmentally-friendly
products.

In the area of environmental conservation, Toppan successfully reduced dioxin
emissions by 30% through the remodelingof incinerators (including shutdown) in compliance with the Law Concerning Special
Measures against Dioxins. Toppan’s efforts
to reduce dioxins will continue in the
future.
The emissions of water pollutants
increased overall due to the establishmentof new production bases leading to anincrease in the number of sites to bemeasured.
Both energy consumption and carbon
dioxide emissions increased overall, in spiteof various measures such as implementation of energy saving diagnosis andhorizontal deployment of energy saving
examples. The company will continue tointroduce more measures at both facility
and administrative levels to redouble theeffects of the conventional measures toreduce energy consumption already underway in fiscal 2003.

Future Challenges
Using data to calculate theEnvironmental Efficiency Index
Toppan will be making use of the data
achieved from environmental accounting
and introducing an index to measure environmental efficiency from fiscal 2003.
When setting specific targets, the company
can promote its environmental activities
and control the progress of its environmental management by examining thechanges of environmental efficiency overlong periods of time.

■ Breakdown of Environmental Conservation
Investment for Fiscal 2002
Research &development cost:
5.8%
Global environmental
conservation cost:
8.0%
Waste treatment
and recycling cost:
20.7%

2.705

2. Calculation standards for environmental
conservation costa) Investment: Based on the prices of the environmental protection facilities obtained in fiscal 2002.
b) Cost: Depreciation of environmental protection
facilities (according to ordinary accounting),
operational costs (including electricity, fuel andrepairs), and other maintenance costs.
c) Composite cost: For a fuller grasp of the portion
related to environmental works, the percentage
related to environmental conservation is definedin the in-house guidelines for aggregation.
3. Calculation standards for economic effect
The economic effect (effect on business) isbased solely on the actual effect and does notinclude surmised effects.
a) Energy saving: energy savings (converted toannual amount) × unit priceb) Environmental business: sales of environmentally-friendly products × profit margin
4. Calculation standards for environmental
conservation effect
The environmental conservation effect is a value
calculated by comparing the amount of business activities quantified during a stable period(a period with average fluctuation in business)with the amount quantified during the targeted
period. The following equation is used:
Reduction (reduction of environmental burden):environmental burden for fiscal 2001 × (internalfinancial production amount for fiscal 2002/
internal production amount for fiscal 2001) —environmental burden for fiscal 2002
Note: The “▲” symbol denoting a negative value
indicates an increase from the previous year.
5. Basic changes during 2002a) We expanded production abroad and included
two more affiliates in the scope of environmental accounting for fiscal 2002. (The affiliates were
not included in the accounting for fiscal 2001
since they had not yet commenced operationsas production bases.)b) The calculation method was slightly revised formore precise accounting, and the results for fiscal 2001 were recalculated by the new method.

Pollution
prevention cost:
62.8%

Global environmental
conservation cost: 4.8%

Upstream & downstream cost: 3.9%
Environmental damage
remediation cost: 0.5%
Social activities cost:less than 0.1%

Research &development cost:
8.0%
Management
activities cost: 8.3%

billion yen
Pollution prevention
cost: 29.1%

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1. Reference guidelines
Ministry of the Environment Environmental
Accounting Guidelines (2002 version)■ Breakdown of Environmental Conservation Cost
for Fiscal 2002
Management
activities cost:
2.7%

Total
investment:■ Calculation Standards forEnvironmental Accounting for
Fiscal 2002

Total costs:

11.143billion yen

Waste treatment
and recycling cost:45.3%

■ Toppan Group’s Environmental Accounting for Fiscal 2002
(unit: millions of yen)

Item

Current term
Investment
Expenses
amountDescription of major contents

Change (current term–previous term)
Investment
Expenses
amount

2,475

8,832

610

▲606

1. Pollution prevention cost

Cost for pollution prevention, such as air pollution
prevention(1,698)(3,243)(256)(▲149)

2. Global environmental
conservation cost

Cost for global environmental conservation, such as
global warming prevention

(216)

(536)

(▲36)

(▲81)

3. Waste treatment andrecycling cost

Cost for adequate treatment and recycling of wastematerials(562)(5,052)(390)(▲376)(2) Upstream/downstream cost

Cost for green procurement, containers/packages
recycling, and others

—

433

—

90

(3) Administration cost

Cost for obtaining certification for environmental
management systems and maintenance, planting
trees at sites, and others

73

927

▲7

▲13

(4) R&D cost

Cost for research and development of environmentallyfriendly products, and others

157

886

▲308

▲552

(5) Social activity cost

Cost for donations, support, etc. for environmental
conservation organizations, and others

—

10

—

0

(6) Environmental damage
remediation cost

Cost for restoring damage such as soil pollution,and others

—

54

—

▲76

2,705

11,143295▲1,157(1) Total internal cost

Total

Total investment amount for the period covered▲508

83,312

Economic Effect(unit: millions of yen)

Item

Description of major contents

Current term

Change (current term–previous term)(1) Energy saving

Reduced amount related to energy saving

106

▲36

(2) Sales proceeds of valuables

Sales amount of the waste from plants

1,513

177

(3) Environmental businessProfit amount related to sales ofenvironmentally-friendly products

7,447

912

(4) Subsidies

Subsidies related to countermeasures for resources—▲85

Environmental Conservation Effect
Item

Environmental burden
for fiscal 2002

Reduction

Page number

EnergyTotal energy consumption▲725,000 GJ

17,784,000 GJ

P.38

Water

Water consumption▲1,230,000 m3

14,127,000 m3

P.57

Air

CO2 emission▲25,000 t-CO2

804,000 t-CO2

P.38

0.04 ODP-t

5.18 ODP-t

P.40

NOx emission

11 t

269 t

P.40

SOx emission

9t

83 t

P.40

Emission of dioxins

0.09 g-TEQ

0.20 g-TEQ

P.41

Total water discharge

90,000 m3

11,303,000 m3

P.57

Underground penetration (water)

194,000 m3

52,000 m3—▲521,000 m3

1,775,000 m3—

Discharge of water-polluting substances▲218 t

598 t

P.40

Total generation

3,000 t376,000 t

P.42–P.43

Emission of substances destructive to the ozone layer

Water system and soil

On-site evaporation (water)

Waste

Notes: • Entities covered: Toppan Group (See P.3)
• Period covered: April 2002 to March 2003 (January 2002 to December 2002 for overseas subsidiaries)• Total values may not match, as decimals were rounded up or down.
• The “▲” symbol denoting a negative value indicates an increase from the previous year.

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Environmental Management

Environmental Conservation Cost

Environmental Education, Environmental Compliance &Emergency Response
Toppan carries out thorough environmental education designed to maintain and improve the quality and scope of the company’senvironmental activities. As a matter of course, the company emphasizes environmental compliance, i.e., compliance with all laws
and regulations related to the environment. The company also conducts emergency training and drills to prepare for accidents that
may have an impact on the environment.

Environmental Management

Philosophy and Structure Review
of Environmental Education
Raising consciousness byenvironmental education
In maintaining and improving the quality andscope of our educational activities, Toppan
believes that all Toppan employees needto reach a new level of awareness. For thispurpose, the company provides a variety ofeducational opportunities to raise the environmental consciousness of the entire workforce, from new recruits to top managers.

■ Toppan Environmental Education System
Training for new recruits (General environmental education (primary))
New recruits compulsorily undergo this program. Conducted twice a year to convey basic
knowledge of global environmental problems and a brief summary of Toppan’senvironmental activities. A total of 240 employees participated in fiscal 2002.

Training for new managerial staff (General environmental education (intermediate))
New managers compulsorily undergo this program. Conducted once a year to convey thevarious environmental trends and countermeasures in general business activities, as well
as a brief summary of Toppan’s environmental activities. A total of 123 employees
participated in fiscal 2002.

e-learning (Environmental problems surrounding companies and Toppan Group’s activities)

Reinforcing the structure
Toppan provides various environmental
education opportunities for the training of
new recruits and new managerial staff
through elective programs. Moreover,Toppan provides employees at each sitewith environmental training focused on
the environmental burden of the specificproduction activities in which they engage.
This training also encompasses countermeasures to deal with specific impacts, aswell as the environmental conservation
activities undertaken by the company toheighten the environmental consciousnessof the Toppan workforce.
Mindful of the importance of enhancing
education across the entire company,
Toppan introduced an e-learning system
supported by WBT (Web-Based Training) in
fiscal 2002. This system will enable theentire Toppan workforce to receive effective training within short periods of time.
The company has been continuously
reviewing and building up its environmental education structure in fiscal 2003.
Among other changes, we have scaled up
the target range for e-learning to morethan 5,000 people and expanded the menu
of environmental courses in Toppan’s elective education program.

The e-learning system supported by WBT (Web-Based
Training). In the first fiscal yearof 2002, a total of 499 employees, new managerial staff,
and supervisors completed acourse entitled “Environmental
problems facing Toppan andcorporate activities deployed”.
(Course completion rate: 99.8%)

Toppan business school
This training supports the career development of interested employees by educating themin specialized skills. Three types of training services are offered to improve individual skills:
Elective training, The Challenge School, and the Video library.

Introduction to ISO 14001 (primary)/introduction toElective training environment-related law (primary)/LCA practical(intermediate)/energy saving (intermediate)
Short-term programs that employees can select individually. One
course with 15 participants was held in fiscal 2002. Another threeenvironmental courses were newly added in fiscal 2003 (total of fourcourses).

The Challenge School Four environment-related courses
This program helps employees pursue further training on their own
by offering correspondence courses with incentive payments uponcompletion. Ninety-six employees participated in the four
environmental courses offered in fiscal 2002.

Video library Two environment-related titles
This program introduces and lends video materials for self study
and workplace education. As of April 2003, two environmentrelated titles were made available.

Training to become an in-house environmental auditor
To reinforce in-house environmental audits, the Ecology Center conducts training in inhouse environmental audits at the company headquarters. In fiscal 2002, a total of 192
participants attended the four courses held and became qualified to perform in-houseenvironmental audits at the business sites to which they belong.

Education to raise environmental awareness at each site
Special environmental courses and social contribution activities are undertaken at eachsite based on characteristics of the surrounding communities and regions. Examples
include new employee assignment, energy saving month, and Earth Month. In fiscal 2002,
four sites provided environmental education to all of their employees as an activity toobtain ISO 14001 certification for two systems.

Guidance and evaluation through in-house environmental audit
In its annual environmental audit of all Toppan production plants, the Ecology Center
confirms and reviews the activities at each site under the audit categories of local
community activities, as well as environmental education and awareness-raising activities.
Environmental Education at Toppan Electronics Fuji,
Co., Ltd.

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Compliance status for environmentrelated laws and regulations
Toppan’s production plants comply withall environmental laws, regulations andagreements set by national and local governments. The plants also comply with
Toppan’s anti-pollution guidelines, which
are usually stricter than those set bygovernment.
■ Major Environment-related Laws
involving the Printing Industry in Japan
Basic Stance & Rules

P.4–P.7
The Basic Environment Law
Law for Promotion of Nature Restoration
The Basic Law for Establishing the Recycling- BasedSociety
Legislation to Implement a Basic Law on Energy Policy
Eco-protection Fields
P.36–P.53
Air Pollution Control Law
Water Pollution Control Law
Sewerage Law
Septic Tank Law
Law Concerning Special Measures for Conservationof the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law
Offensive Odor Control Law
Noise Regulation Law
Vibration Regulation Law
Industrial Water Law
The Law concerning the Rational Use of Energy
Law Concerning Promotion of the Development
and Introduction of Alternative Energy
Law Concerning Promotion of the Use of New
EnergyWaste Disposal and Public Cleaning Law
Law for the Control of Export, Import and Others ofSpecified Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes
Construction Materials Recycling Act
Law Concerning Special Measure against PCB waste
Law Concerning the Reporting, etc. of Releases tothe Environment of Specific Chemical Substancesand Promoting Improvements in their Management
Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins
Law concerning Special Measures for Total Emission
Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides from Automobiles inSpecified Areas
Law Concerning the Protection of the Ozone Layer
through the Control of Specified Substances andOther Measures
Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to
Cope with Global Warming
Factory Location Law
City Planning Law
City Green Zone of Conservation Act
Law Concerning the Improvement of Pollution
Prevention Systems in Specific Factories
Eco-creativity Fields
P.24–P.35, P.48–P.53
Law Concerning the Promotion of Procurement of
Eco-Friendly Goods and Services by the State andOther Entities
Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of
Recyclable Resources
Law for Promotion of Sorted Collection andRecycling of Containers and Packaging
Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora
Note: Compliance status with each law is shown on
respective pages.

Compliance status is reported to headquarters in the form of Eco-protection
Achievement Reports every April and thestatus is checked by in-house environmental audits.
In the audit on compliance with control
standards for water and air, auditors foundno major nonconformity with the laws andregulations that could have directly led to agrave accident. Regarding the protectionof the soil, the environmental standards forsoil were exceeded in two cases in fiscal
2001 and one case in fiscal 2002. Toppan
dealt with these problems by soil renovation (excavation and backfilling). Regarding noise pollution, Toppan received
administrative notifications twice in fiscal
2002 for exceeding the noise standards.
Both cases were caused by malfunctions
in outdoor units. Toppan immediately
installed noise insulation materials andreported the matters to the relevant local
government.
No court cases, penalties or non-penal
fine were filed or imposed in fiscal 2002.

Emergency Response
Preventive emergency-response
measures
Chemical solvents are used and handled
on a daily basis at each site. In some cases,
accidents during handling and use involve
the risk of soil and water pollution (forexample, during the transfer of solventsfrom tank trucks into storage tanks). At
operational sites subject to any possibilityof environmental impact, the company is
now installing pollution-preventive devices
and preparing oil fences, sandbags, andother appropriate measures to prevent theflow of solvents outside the sites in theevent of a leak or similar accident.
Periodic drills are also carried out so thatnecessary actions can be taken in case of
emergencies. At the same time, the procedural manuals are regularly evaluated andupdated to ensure they remain effective
for actual emergencies.

Response to requests fromstakeholders
The communities around Toppan’s plants
filed a total of 40 complaints and inquiries
in fiscal 2002. Though this marks a decline
from the number filed in fiscal 2001,
Toppan feels compelled to apologize tosome of the neighborhoods. The main
complaints had to do with noise and odor,
two forms of urban pollution. While mostof the problems related to production
activities were promptly solved, several
require further work. Toppan will continue
to make capital investments and communicate with neighborhoods for the purposes of improvement.

Soundproof wall installation (Toppan Seihon Co., Ltd.)Board displaying emergency equipment (Ranzan plant)

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Environmental Management

Status for Environmental
ComplianceEco-creativity Activities
Environmental business is “business that helps realize a recycling-oriented society through the supply of products,
technologies and services, based on environmentally-friendly production activities.” Toppan’s Eco-creativity Activities
promote environmental business.

Eco-creativity

Development of environmentallyfriendly products
Y Product assessment
Y LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
Y Environmental Labeling Type II
Promotion of environmentallyfriendly printing services
Y GPN’s Order Guidelines forOffset Printing Services
YJFPI’s Green Standard forOffset Printing Services
Y Environmentally-friendly ink,
waterless printing methods
Support for environmental businesses
Y Organization of environment-related
events ecollable Net
Y Support for the preparation ofenvironmental reports

Support for environmental
activities of customers
through the supply ofenvironmentally-friendly
products and services

Efforts to build up a recyclingoriented society
Y Waste paper recycling system
Y Packaging material recycling system

Activity Topics for Fiscal 2002
TOPIC

1

LCA on Clear Deposition
Film

TOPIC

2

Environmentally-friendly
Line-up Increases to
57 Products

TOPIC

3

Radar Chart Product
Assessment

Material

Recycling/
Deposition

Resource saving(reduced use of materials)
Use of raw materials is reduced, and thepacking material is incorporated in thedisplay. Recyclable as cardboard.

Toppan conducted an inventory
analysis on clear deposition film,
one of its main products, to assess
its influence over global warming.
The company will disclose all LCA
information required by customers
and society for the evaluation ofenvironmental impacts.

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All products that meet in-housestandards are marked with Toppan’sLabel for Environmentally-friendly
Products to provide information
on environmental friendly features.
The labels are actively attached to
product samples and booklets.

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00

Distribution

Use
Point gained

Product
manufacturing

Conventional
type

Theoreticalmaximum

A qualitative environment evaluation system was structured to estimate material selection, use, anddisposition for products in thecommercial printing field such asbrochures and POP displays.
Customers appreciate the radar
charts for their clear depictionsof the environmental burdens ofToppan products.

Overview of Eco-creativity Activities & 13 Environmental
ClaimsEco-creativity Activities constitute Toppan’s environmental business conducted through the supply of products and services.
The product life cycle from production to disposal is classified into 13 steps, each with its own environmentally-friendly features.
These features are explained below.

What are Eco-creativity
Activities?

■ 13 Environmental Claims
Safe
Biodegradability materials
Easy
separationand easy
detachment
Suitability
fordisposal

Recycled
materials

Recyclability
Reuse

Resource
savingProduction
andAfter use distribution

Use

RecoveredenergyReducedsolid waste

EnergyLong lifesavingproducts
Reduced release ofchemical substances■ Principal Environmentally-friendly Products and Environmental Claims
13 Environmental claims

PURE ALL

Recycled
vegetableoil ink

Ecogloss

Eco Pack
Stand

101
Coordination
Floor

Basic Philosophy for
Environmentally-friendly
Products
Label displays environmentallyfriendly features
Toppan plans to raise the accuracy of its
accountability to customers and to actively
support the environmental claims made on
behalf of its products. The company performs prior evaluations at each division
during the design and development of
products and registers these developed
products at the Ecology Center. These
products are marked with Toppan’s Labelfor Environmentally-friendly Products foreasy understanding of the applicable environmental considerations.
Toppan plans, develops, and supplies
products friendly to the environment at
every stage of the product lifecycle, fromthe raw material stage through to manufacture, distribution, use, and after-use.

See P.28 and P.29 for more information on each product.

NaturArt

TP-Tray

Cerap

Low-halogen
printedCard for ETC
wiring board

Production and distribution

Safe materials
Recycled materials
Resource saving
Recovered energy
Reduced solid waste
Energy saving

Use

Reduced release ofchemical substancesLong life products
Reuse
Recyclability

After use

Suitability for disposal
Easy separation andeasy detachment
Biodegradability

Main environmental claim

Related environmental claim

Note: As of March 31, 2003, Toppan manufactures and sells 57 registered environmentally-friendly products.

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Eco-creativity

Support for customers and NPOs
through two activities
Environmental Business (Eco-business) isa priority business at Toppan, designed
to help create a recycling-oriented society

through the supply of environmentallyfriendly products, technologies and services
based on the environmentally-friendly business activities conducted by the company
globally. Each Toppan division undertakes
activities to promote this business, which
Toppan calls Eco-creativity Activities.
Eco-creativity Activities are broadly categorized into two different areas. The firstcovers research and development of environmentally-friendly products. Productdevelopers begin by preparing evaluation
standards and guidelines that duly consider the overall lifecycle of the product,
and follow up with evaluations on the basisof those standards and guidelines.
The second area supports environmental conservation. Eco-creativity Activities
in this area are intended as supports forenvironmental conservation activities conducted collaboratively with customers andNPOs.

Development & Evaluation of Environmentally-friendly
Products
Toppan has established an original set of evaluation standards based on the concepts of the ISO 14021 self declaration labelingsystem for planning, development, and evaluation. The products developed on the basis of those standards are highly evaluatedin the market.

Formulating Toppan’s Guidelines
and Standards for Environmentally-friendly Products

Efforts toward a Product
Assessment Method

Eco-creativity

Considering the standards fromthe planning stage
Toppan’s Evaluation and Standards forEnvironmentally-friendly Products are used
for guidance in the planning and development of products. The guidelines consist of
13 items; ten based on the ISO 14021 standards and three added by Toppan itself(safe materials, reduced emissions of chemical substances, and suitability for disposal).
The products developed in keepingwith the above guidelines are evaluatedaccording to the control procedure forenvironmentally-friendly products.

Control and evaluation ofenvironmental impact
Toppan developed and utilizes its own
method of qualitative evaluation using radar
charts to illustrate the environmental burden of catalogs and POP displays.
Material

Recycling/
disposition

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00

Use

Point gained
Conventional
type
Theoreticalmaximum

Next-generation
Environmentally-friendly
Products
Development of electronic paper
Toppan is now developing electronic paper
in collaboration with E Ink Corporation(U.S.A.). This effort may bring environmental benefits, as the adoption of electronic
paper is expected to reduce paper consumption in companies and households.

Product
manufacturing

Distribution

Prototype of E Ink Electronic paper(Cooperation: E Ink Corporation, Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V., and Printing Museum, Tokyo)■ Control Procedure for Environmentally-friendly Products
Division
Planning and development of environmentallyfriendly products

Evaluation
Standards(guidelines)

Evaluation of environmentally-friendly products

Application for registration as environmentallyfriendly products

Application for
Registration

Efforts by Toppan Group
Companies
Products based on original standards
Toppan Group companies are also working
to achieve a sustainable society throughproductive activities that conserve theglobal environment. Each Group company
is committed to the development of environmentally-friendly products based on its
original standards in its field of operation.

Ecology Center
Verification of division’s evaluation

Registration of environmentally-friendly products
Conversion of registration data to database
Approval for
Toppan’s Label for
Environmentallyfriendly Products

Approval of Toppan’s Label for Environmentallyfriendly Products
Environmentally-friendly products (Type-II label)

One-Pack Mail envelopes
made from biodegradable filmby Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.

PamphletLabeling
Resource saving(reduced use of materials)
Use of raw materials is reduced, and thepacking material is incorporated in thedisplay. Recyclable as cardboard.

Product
sampleManufactureof productNote: As of March 31 2003, Toppan’s produces and sells 57 registered environmentally-friendly products.

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Environmental education video series, Looking
into the Immediate Environment (five volumes):
Tokyo Shoseki Co., Ltd.

Introduction to LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
Toppan places great importance on understanding the environmental influences of its products in quantitative terms.
Toppan’s LCA analyses improve the company’s accountability to customers and society by establishing credibility,
upgrading processes in the design and development divisions, and reducing environmental burdens.

Toppan’s LCA Activities■ LCA Standards Sheet
Setting the purpose
and coverage

Analyzing inventory

Interpreting
the results

Evaluating impact

The purpose of LCA for Toppan
The LCA activities at Toppan generally
have two purposes:(1) To establish credibility through complete accountability to customers andsociety (full disclosure of the quantitative environmental burdens imposedby the products).
(2) To improve design and development
processes and reduce environmental
burden for each product by providing
detailed feedback on LCA results to thedesign & development department.

Actual examples of LCAs
Toppan conducts LCA activities for eachproduct family. One of the LCAs in fiscal
2002 covered clear deposition film, a major
Toppan product. The assessments were
supported by the National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial Science and Technology/Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment (Tsukuba city, Ibaraki Prefecture).
Inventory analyses was performed toassess greenhouse gasses per unit area(m2) and impact on global warming.
The scope for this LCA started with themining of the materials used in clear deposition films, then proceeded to the laterstages of ingredient manufacture at thematerial maker and the various processesof product manufacture at Toppan.
Results and evaluation of LCAs
The inventory analysis revealed that CO2(85.9 g/m2) was the main gas among thegreenhouse gases emitted through thesteps up to manufacturing.
The total impacts were quantified at70.3 g/m2 and 89.4 g/m2 (CO2 conversion)
up to the completion of material manufacture and product manufacture, respectively.
Toppan concluded that 78% of theenvironmental impact originates in thematerials. Accordingly, the company has
concluded that the selection of materials
that generate less greenhouse gas is effective to reduce the impact on global warming. Toppan will actively use such materials
in the future.
Toppan will promote LCAs on otherproducts and use its results to reduce environmental burden in manufacturing.

Eco-creativity

Quantitative evaluation based on
ISO 14040
All companies need to understand thedegree to which products burden the
global environment.
In the LCA analyses by Toppan, the company evaluates the life cycle of its environmentally-friendly products according to 13
environmental criteria applied at threedifferent stages of the life cycle, or what
the company calls environmental claims
throughout three life cycle processes: Development & Distribution, Use, and After-use.
(See P.25)
To grasp the quantitative environmental burden of our products on a global
scale, Toppan employs an LCA based on
ISO 14040 in its evaluation.

Clear deposition film

LCA data and report■ Inventory Results of Clear Deposition Film
Greenhouse gas

EmissionsCO2

85.9 g/m2

N2O

0.0128 g/m2

CH40.000734 g/m2

■ Impacts on Global Warming(CO2 conversion: g/m2)

100

89.4

80
70.3

60

40

20

0

Material

Product

Note: Coefficient for greenhouse effects impact
evaluation is GWP (CO2 = 1) Eco95.

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Toppan’s Environmentally-friendly Products in Daily Life
Toppan plans and develops products that conserve environmental resources and increase recycling rates in all of its business fields.
Toppan’s Label for Environmentally-friendly Products intelligibly describe environmental features and their benefits.

Eco-creativity

Interior

PURE ALL

Recycled vegetable-oil inks

Low-halogen printed-wiring board

PURE ALL is a mirror-finished non-vinyl decorative
film. It is most commonly used as a surfacing for
closets, kitchens, and cabinet doors.

This ink for offset printing is made from repurified
waste oil from school kitchens and food service
providers.

This wiring board contains no halogen material,a potential source of toxic gas when incinerated.
The board is incorporated in notebook personal
computers.

Non-chlorine-basedmaterials
The film emits extremely low levels of
noxious gas when incinerated for disposal
after use.

101 Coordination Floor
Household flooring materials with reduced formaldehyde emission.

Reduced release ofchemical substances

Flooring materials with reduced levels of thesubstances known to cause ‘Sick-House’ syndrome.
Also designed for longer product life with improved
protection against water and sunlight.

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Recycled vegetable oil

Low-halogen material

Two types of aromatic-free inks are made fromrecycled vegetable oils, the rotary type and offset
sheet-fed type. The former contains at least 7%
recycled vegetable oil; the latter, at least 20%.

Uses material with low-halogen flameretardant and emits minimal noxious gases
when incinerated.

ShopsEco-creativity

Eco Pack StandA life-size POP display forcommercial use. The POPbody and packaging are
made of recycled paper andcardboards. Packaging canbe used as a base, resulting in resource savings.

NaturArt

Ecogloss

Special natural-wood product that combines thinly
sliced wood from systematically logged forests with
Toppan’s unique printing technology. It is mainly
used for walls or furniture.

Paper containers using aromatic-free soybean oil
ink and aqueous varnish with reduced petroleum
solvents. This shiny paper has an excellent de-inking
property.

Reduced release ofchemical substances

Resource saving(reduced use of materials)

Decorative materials that release reduced
substances that cause ‘Sick-House’ syndrome
and produce low noxious gas emissions whenincinerated for disposal after use.

Use of raw materials is reduced, and thepacking material is incorporated in thedisplay. Recyclable as cardboard.

Resource saving and recycled materials(reduced use of depletable resources)
Glossy paperware that uses soy ink andaqueous varnish for higher recyclability.

Outdoors

Cerap

TP-Tray

Cards for ETC

A decorative sheet for car bodies, made from polyolefin sheeting coated with a ceramic material.
Cerap has superior soil resistance and antibacterial
properties.

An excellent cushioning material made from corrugated cardboard. The use of only a single material
makes the product easy to recycle.

Heat-resistant IC card made of polyester plastic. Used
in ETC systems on expressways.

Non-chlorine-basedmaterials
The standard PVC film used to protect thesurfaces of vehicle bodies is replaced witha ceramic coating.

Recyclable as cardboard
The use of a single raw material allows
these trays to be more easily folded andrecycled after use.

Non-chlorine-basedmaterials
This card has low noxious gas emissions
when incinerated for disposal after use.

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Promoting Environmentally-friendly Printing Services
Moving forward from its success with environmentally-friendly papers and inks, Toppan now provides printing services thatconserve environmental resources from the design stage.

Eco-creativity

Conformity with GPN’s Order
Guidelines for Offset Printing
Services

Tangible Examples ofEnvironmentally-friendlyPrinting Services

Environmentally-friendly from paper
to production
As a member of the Green Purchasing Network (GPN), Toppan strives to minimize theenvironmental burdens of printing basedon the Guidelines for Ordering Offset Printing
Services, Japan’s first set of environmental
criteria for customers who order printing
services. The guidelines are already adopted
by municipalities and corporations now
practicing Green Purchasing and working
on other environmental issues.
With a host of environmentally-friendly
technologies at its command, Toppan offers
versatile proposals for customers seeking
quality printing services in all the fields covered in the Guidelines: paper, ink, surface
coating, bookbinding, and other finishingprocesses.

Toppan’s environmentally-friendly
paper
Printing paper is a material that directly
relates to the protection of forest resources.
Nowadays there are two categories of paperthat help to conserve forest resources:
recycled paper and treefree paper.
Toppan offers a variety of treefree
papers with different textures and printability, including kenaf, bagasse, and bamboo pulp.

Green Purchasing Network (GPN): A nationwide
network founded in 1996 to promote Green Purchasing. As of June 26, 2003, membership
totaled 2,802 organizations, including 2,167
companies, 366 administrative organizations,and 269 private organizations. Announced Order
Guidelines for Offset Printing Services (GPN-GL14)
in December 2001.

Marks for environmentally-friendly printing products

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Using environmentally-friendly inks
The petroleum-based solvents of offset
printing inks contain aromatics, a family ofcompounds that may by harmful to the airand human body. Fortunately, a solvent
almost completely free of these presumably hazardous aromatics (aromatic-freesolvent) has now been developed. Thisadvance has enabled the development ofan aromatic-free soy ink made by combining this solvent with soybean oil ink.
To take progress one-step further,
Toppan is developing a more recyclable
form of these aromatic-free inks by reusing
other resources. Already the company has
succeeded in practically applying a processthat refines used soybean oil recoveredfrom school catering services and therestaurant industry for use in printing ink.
Besides offering the same performance as
traditional offset printing inks, this recycled
vegetable-oil ink features a de-inking property (required for paper recycling) evenbetter than that of conventional inks.

Petroleum-free ink for rotary press

The high volatility of petroleum-based
solvents imparts a rapid-drying property
important for offset rotary press printing.
Yet the environmental deficits of these inks
are now perceived as unacceptable. In
response to the growing demand for printing methods even friendlier to the environment, Toppan has developed an ink madefrom 100% vegetable oil. By adjusting theprinting conditions and energy for optimal
drying, this new ink has realized petroleum-free printing.
Waterless printing system
Traditional offset printing consists of lithographic printing that makes use of theinteraction between water and oil. The system leaves the printing area receptive to oilat the time of plate-making and forms inkadhesion areas by adding moisture (dampening water) to the plate at the time ofprinting. The dampening water used in traditional offset printing processes contains
IPA (isopropyl alcohol), an organic solventthat needs to be more strictly controlled
and treated in order to reduce the levels ofvolatile organic compounds released into
the atmosphere.
Meanwhile, in lieu of water, the waterless printing system uses a silicone layerthat repels water. This eliminates the needfor dampening water and the discharge ofliquid waste as a result.
Butterfly mark for waterlessprinting products

Environmental-friendly bookbinding
and finishing processes
Fragmentation-resistance hot-melt is anadhesive suitable for used paper recycling.
Besides offering strong cohesion, it can beremoved entirely from printed materials
without fragmenting, even during theprocess of desegregation during recycling.
Toppan has also developed Eco-binding
and other bookbinding and manufacturing
processes that require no stitching (wire),
thereby enabling the company to use binding processes with outstanding recyclability.

Environmental Considerationin Design Production and Plate
Making■ Changes in Design and Printing
Process

Replacement of color proofs with DDCP
Toppan substitutes color proofs, an indispensable process in producing final proofs,
with DDCP (Direct Digital Color Proof). Thissignificantly reduces the amount of film
consumed in the prepress process.

Perfect digitalprocessing

Conventional
processing

Digitalphotography

Photography

Eco-creativity

Environmental consideration in the
prepress process
The design production and plate making
prepress processes must be as environmentally-friendly as the printing processitself.
Most printed materials nowadays areprepared using DTP (Desktop Publishing)software and hardware—computerized
systems for editing and design.
However, DTP systems were designed
to compose layouts using photographic
images requiring film development andcolor proof printing.
Toppan further developed conventional
DTP using an in-house digital processing
system based on our highly efficient, environmentally-friendly color management
system (CMS).

the tremendous popularity the technology
now enjoys. Yet color correction is difficult
without color-positive film. Toppan provides stable color reproduction using its
integrated color management system forphotography and plate making.

Development

Image
conversion

Scanning

DDCP

Film-free plate with CTP
CTP is an acronym for Computer To Plate.
In conventional plate making, plates are
printed from films. In CTP, plates are printed
directly from computers. This streamlines
the process and stabilizes quality.

Designing

Designing

Film output

Plate output

Color
correction

Film output
CTP
Plate output

Photography by digital camera
The great advantages of digital photography, no film and no liquid waste, are key toPrinting

Printing

Designedusing DTP

Design correction by DDCP

Environmental Considerationsin this Report
Toppan actively applies various environmentally-friendly technologies andmethods in the printing services used
to print the Toppan Environmental
Report. In addition to carefully selecting
paper and printing methods, the company has focused closely on formerly
overlooked prepress processes in the
production of the current report.

■ Environmental Considerations in the Toppan Environmental Report 2003
Process

Specific measures

Environmental consideration

Comments
Photographic image data canbe used for other purposes

Photography

Use of digital photography
whenever possible

Elimination of filming anddevelopment processes

Design & editing

Digital processes by DTP

Reduction of mid-processmaterials

Color correction

Correction by DDCP

Elimination of films and plates
for color proofs

Plate making

Plate-making by CTP

Elimination of films for platemakingPrinting

Sheet-fed press

Reduction of IPA use

IPA content: 5% or lessPaper

FSC-certified paper

Forest resource saving

Consider color matching with
DDCP

Ink

Recycled vegetable-oil ink

Resource saving

Bookbinding &finishing

Fragmentation-resistance
Hot-Melt (EVA-base)

Improved recycling efficiency

Note: This report is printed on FSC-certified paper. The inks used for printing and all other materials are based on theGreen Standards for Offset Printing Services (level 2) established by the Japan Federation of Printing Industries.

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Development of Environmental Support Business
The company supplies ample solutions for customers seeking to expand their own environment activities, in the form of paper,
CD-ROM, online content, and other media. The solutions are based on the knowledge Toppan has accrued in developing andsupplying environmentally-friendly products.

Miru-navi
Eco-creativity

Flexible operation and search
Toppan developed an integrated CD-ROM
browser software package called Miru-navi
for its release of the Toppan Environmental
Report 2002 on CD-ROM. Miru-navi is capable of browsing multiple file formats, indexing content across media, and executing
high-speed searches through all content.
In addition, Miru-navi can read character
data and image data formatted for printing
and reproduce the layout faithfully on
computer monitors and CD-ROM. As thesame data can be used for both printed
matter and CD-ROM, Miru-navi drasticallyreduces CD-ROM production costs.
Besides its use for environmental reports,
Miru-navi can also be used as a communication tool for enterprises disseminating
business reports, annual reports, corporate
profiles, recruitment brochures, and manyothers types of information.

ecollable Net Environmental
Monitoring System
Evaluating environmental activities
onlineToppan’s ecollable Net is a network-based
environmental monitoring system designed
to bridge the gaps between businesses
and Green Consumers (consumers whotake an interest in environmental activities)
by soliciting the latter to respond to polls
on the Web. The network was developed incollaboration with the Chubu Recycle, anenvironmental NPO that continues to workwith Toppan in the network operation.
Environmental activities conducted solely
from the viewpoints of business and administration have their limits. Only with thesupport and approval from Green Con-

sumers can environmental activities achievebalanced growth.
Activities in fiscal 2002
In fiscal 2002, Toppan communicated withmany people by surveying the environmental awareness of Green Consumers
and hosted an environmental communication seminar for companies. The company
also carried out several field investigations.

ecollable
Net website

ecollable Net URL

http://ecollable.eal.or.jp/(in Japanese)

Environmental communication seminars■ ecollable Net system
Miru-navi screen

ecollable Net
ecollable Net
secretariat
ecollable monitor

Green Consumer

Company

Toppan Printing
Co., Ltd.

Environmentalrelated planning
Company

Highly specialized
investigation

Toppan Environmental Report 2002 Miru-navi version

Environmental
experts

Participation in
investigation andplanning

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Investigation fromconsumer viewpoint

Internet

Chubu Recycle

Company

Planning, analysis,
and operational
administration

CompanySupport in Preparing
Environmental Reports

Eco-creativity

Paving the way for environmental
reports in the future
More companies consider environmental
issues as an administrative activity, and a
growing number of environmental reports
are being published each year. In fiscal 2003,
over 1,000 companies are said to be publishing environmental reports of their own. The
reports themselves are expanding in content and evolving into what can better be
described as “sustainability reports” covering aspects of economy (financial data, project outlines, etc.) and social roles (company
philosophy, working safety and sanitation,etc.), as well as the environment itself.

Based on the knowledge it has acquired
in preparing environmental reports, including research results on social currents concerning environmental issues and trends
in environmental reporting, Toppan has
supported approximately 70 companies in
preparing their own environmental reports.
In many cases Toppan proposes the combined use of hardcopy (paper copies) andother media to generate synergistic effects,
such as Internet linkage and CD-ROM
development. Toppan deploys communication support services as a partner ofcustomers.

Environmental reports assisted by Toppan

Win the FSC CoC Certification

Toppan’s Commercial Printing Division
was awarded the Chain of Custody(CoC) certification by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an international
environmental NGO, in May 2002. This
was the first such authorization
awarded in the printing business sector
in Japan. Since the achievement, the
FSC CoC certification has gained attention in many fields and has been
awarded to several other Japaneseorganizations as well.
The Commercial Printing Division was
also awarded the FSC CoC certification
in wooden processing in February 2003.
All wooden POP displays, novelties, display booths in showrooms, and business-use furniture are now produced
using wood lumbered from FSC-certified forests.
Toppan will continue to print materials and manufacture wooden products
bearing the FSC logo. The products
bearing the FSC logo embody threethemes: environmental communication
between companies and customers,
forest management support, and thecreation of Toppan businesses. The
integration of these themes is expected
to align the goals of environmental conservation and economic development.
Many companies order FSC-certified
environmental reports, catalogs, andenvironmental education tools from
Toppan’s Commercial Printing Division.
Toppan will continue making proposals
for wooden products.
Note: The FSC forest administration certification
is a system to certify well-managed forestson the basis of principles and standards
established by the FSC (Forest StewardshipCouncil). The FSC CoC (Chain of Custody)
certification gives assurance that FSC-certified
wood is never mixed with non-certified
lumber in the course of production.

Personnel form the division handling the fielddevelopment of products manufactured with
FSC-approved materials■ Examples of Wooden Products
I Tables, chairs, and benches
I Sales stands, display racks
I Display furniture for showrooms Iobjets d’art
I Speaker boxes I Racks I Fancy boxes ICoasters
I Stationery (rulers, penholders, bookends)
I Trays I Signboards (plates, nameplates)

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Efforts to Create a Recycling-oriented Society
Toppan is fully aware of the importance of taking the initiative in reducing, reusing and recycling to achieve a sustainable society.
The company undertakes a host of activities in these areas.

Establishment of the Printed
Material Recycling System
Eco-creativity

Recycling printed materials into
original printing paper
Recycling must be promoted ceaselessly inorder to build a recycling-oriented society.
Toppan has been promoting a self-completing recycling system for printed materials that encourages activities conducive toresource conservation.
Yet this is a system that can only bear
fruit if the paper manufacturers share
Toppan’s goal of creating a recycling-oriented society. Discarded printed materials
recovered from consumers by the paper
manufacturers are recycled as Toppan’s
original recycled printing paper, then redelivered to consumers in the form of new
printed materials.
Up to now, our collection activities havecentered on the recycling of catalogues
and other printed materials. From here,
however, Toppan will explore the possibility of expanding the system to other areas
as well.

Activities in the Chubu region
The Chubu Division of Toppan is presently
operating the printed material recycling
system in collaboration with the Tokai Coop Consumers’ Co-operative Federation,
along with its member co-ops: Meikin
Coop, Co-op Gifu, Mikawa Citizens’ Co-op,
and Co-op Mie. During fiscal 2002, the system recovered 2,352 tons of used paper, anapproximately 13% increase over the previous fiscal year.
■ Records of Catalogue Recovery
at the Tokai Co-op
(t)

2,500

2,352
2,086

2,000
1,500

1,796
1,442

1,481

1998

1999

1,000
500
0

2000

Cartocan Recycling
In-house paper recycling
As a packaging manufacturer, Toppan
places importance not only on the sale ofcontainers, but also their recycling after use.
In cooperation with trading companies
dealing in raw materials in the paper manufacturing industry, the Packaging Division
worked out a recycling system to manufacture toilet paper from used Cartocans inJanuary of 2002. The company engages
in production and filling operations for Cartocan, one of Toppan’s main packaging
products.
The system has the capability to recycle
unwashed cans and then re-commercialize
the recycled material. In fiscal 2002,
Toppan became the biggest consumer of
ECO-GREEN toilet paper, a product made ofapproximately 50% used Cartocans, bypurchasing 647 cases (60 roles per case) for
office use. Toppan employees are using thehigh-quality ECO-GREEN.

2001 2002(Fiscal year)■ Used-paper Recycling System■ Recycling System
Sorting for
disposal

Old catalogues

Product delivery
trucks collect old
catalogues fromeach sales office

Customers’
sales offices

Collection

Customers’ sales offices
collect old catalogues
when distributing new
catalogues

Automatic
vending
machineat the office

Used Cartocan
recycling bin

OfficeUsers
Distribution

New catalogues

Delivery to
the customers’
logistics centers

Regenerated as
toilet paper for
re-commercialization

Paper
manufacturer

New catalogues delivered
to the customer

Toppan prints on
the recycled paper
and uses it for new
catalogues

Gathered by usedpaper collectors(Recycled paper)
Processed in the recycling
plants of paper makers

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Environmental Communication Column

Eco-creativity—AP Carton

AP Carton—Environmentally-friendly Products Bornfrom Communications with Customers

Eco-creativity

AP cartons usedin local fisheriesmarkets in Hokkaido(front left) aresignificantly lighter
than existingwooden cases(back right)

Fishery port in Hokkaido

Voices of the Customers
Resource saving(reduced use of logistics energy)
This carton weighs 60% less than a wooden
carton with the same capacity. Made ofwaterproof paper for recycling after use.

The AP carton was developed by the
Hokkaido Division at the request of customers in the fisheries industry. Conventional wooden fish-transport cartonsare replaced with boxes made ofan environmentally-friendly paper box
impermeable to water.
Troubles that had to be fixed
Conventional fish-transport cartons madeof wood consume high energy in transportation due to their leaden weight.
Disposal of the used cartons is anotherserious problem in the stores where thefish are ultimately sold.
One alternative to the wooden carton is a waterproof cardboard box
coated with paraffin. This alternative isseriously flawed, as the waxy coating
makes the cardboard non-recyclable
and produces a thick black smoke whenincinerated.
Development of the AP carton
It all started when a customer approached us and asked, “Do you haveany fully disposable waterproof boxes

Marketing andSales Promotion
Division Manager
Tomota Kiya
“The old wooden
boxes absorbed
water, weighedboats down, andgenerated vast
amounts of garbage.
Our customers wereat a loss.”that are sturdy like wood yet light
like cardboard?” In ensuing months wethought long and hard over the problem. The AP carton was the culminationof numerous trials and errors with newmaterials and processing techniques.
The carton is made of a PE (polyethylene)-coated cardboard held together
using a special cementing technique. It
weighs 60% less than a wooden box,
can be easily recycled as paper, andproduces little smoke when burned.
The environmentally-friendly AP carton was born from customers’ needs.
The customer’s voice will continue toguide the company as it develops moreenvironmentally-friendly products.

Development
Division
Kazuo Togashi“The selection of a
cardboard processing
method is a major
obstacle to bothdevelopment andmaterial selection.
We made samples
manually with an old
fold line extruder.”Sales Representative
Shinji Kakugen“What convinced us
to develop the AP
carton? A trip to thefish market to listen
to our customers.”

Sapporo city
Fishery
Company
ManagerMr. Funaki
When we bring out the frozen crabs insummer, the cardboard boxes absorb
the heavy condensation.
Cardboard with a paraffin coating
effectively resists the water, but thoseboxes are too difficult to discard afteruse. In addition, the paraffin coating
also makes them environmentally
unsound.
The AP cartons are waterproof andeasy to discard. They’re the perfectsolution for summer.

Sapporo city
Fishery
packagingcompany
ManagerMr. Suzuki
Waste disposal is one of the most serious problems in the fishery distribution process (fishery company →market → brokerage → merchandiser).
Merchandisers strongly dislike cardboard boxes coated with paraffin, as
they produce a thick black smoke
when incinerated.
When we consulted with Toppan,
they immediately recommended the
AP carton.
The cartons are waterproof, highly
resistant to pressure, and emit very little toxic gas. The AP carton is a fantastic packaging product.

*AP is an acronym for Aqua Proof, an industry synonym for waterproof.

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Eco-protection Activities
The efforts at Toppan to reduce the environmental burden of business activities are called Eco-protection Activities.
All of the people working at Toppan—at the logistics department, at every plant, at every office—aspire to conserve
the global environment and foster a recycling-oriented society.

Eco-protection

Production plants
Green
Procurementof rawmaterials

Pollution
prevention

EnergysavingEnergysavingOffices
Green
Purchasingof officesupplies

Managementof chemical
substances

Waste
management

Improvement ofenvironmental
performance

Logistics department

OfficeProtective
Eco-protection, measures forcentered on
offices andrecycling andequipment
energy saving

Improvementof distribution
systems

Measuresadopted inoperations

Measuresadoptedin facilities

Activity Topics for Fiscal 2002
TOPIC

1

TOPIC

2

TOPIC

3

Toluene emissions into
the air have been reducedby the widening use ofenvironmentally-friendly ink

Twelve zero-emission sites
now in operation

Promotion of energy saving
activities in all departments

Toppan achieved an approximately 1,500 t reduction of toluene
emissions in fiscal 2002 throughthe use of environmentally-friendly
non-toluene ink. Though this marks
good progress, the company must
continue to vigorously adopt theuse of non-toluene ink and commission new waste gas processing
equipment in order to meet its target of a 90% reduction in toluene
emissions (fiscal 2001 level) by
fiscal 2005.

To qualify as a zero-emission site, aplant has to recycle over 98% of
the resources that it consumes
through the effective use of wastes
both inside and outside the sitepremises. In fiscal 2002, Toppan
operated as many as 12 certified
zero-emission sites.
Henceforth, the company is pursuing further efficiency enhancements in an effort to increase thenumber of zero-emission sites to
20 in fiscal 2003. The company will
make maximum use of the Toppan
Group network in order to achieve
its zero-emission targets.

In addition to its Eco-protection
Activities in production plants,
Toppan also promotes Office Ecoprotection Activities in its offices.
The Office Eco-protection Activities prioritize energy saving andreduction of CO2 emissions. The
logistics department has substantially reduced CO2 emissions byintroducing low-emission vehicles
and improving its logistic systems.

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Overview of Eco-protection Activities
To reduce the environmental burden generated by production activities, every Toppan production plant and research
center has set up its own Eco-protection Promotion Committee.

Environmental Conservation
Activities in Production Fields
Activities led by the Eco-protection
Promotion Committee
Each operational site has established andorganized an Eco-protection Promotion
Committee in conformity with the company’s Eco-protection Committee Operational Policies to direct activities to reduce
the environmental burden at the site level.
The sites also organize their own Energy
Subcommittees and other sub-committees
to deliberate environmental challenges of
specific types. The principal aim of these
activities is to reduce environmental burden.
(1) Pollution prevention: Combating thepollution of air, water, and soil; acting toprotect the ozone layer.
(2) Energy saving: Reducing energy consumption and improving the efficiencyof energy use.

Sharing data on environmental
activities
The Ecology Center compiles and processes
the data reported by production plants intheir “Eco-protection Achievement Reports,”
then conveys the data to management.
Toppan shares its knowledge of Ecoprotection Activities with every person
within the company through two channels,
Toppan National Eco-protection Meeting(held semiannually) and the Toppan Environment Link intranet.

Offices
The offices at each operational site continue their efforts to work smarter. Besides
the expansion of Green Purchasing, theirefforts focus on the following:(1) Office Eco-protection centered on recycling and energy saving.
(2) Conservation measures for facilities andequipment, such as the adoption of
rainwater utilization systems at newbuildings, ice thermal-storage systems,
motion-sensors for lighting equipment,
and so on.
Logistics department
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd., the logistics specialist in the Group, promotes eco-driving
by encouraging the introduction of lowemission vehicles, a “Stop Idling” campaign, economic-speed driving, and otherenvironmentally-friendly practices in thetransportation operations of the Group.

■ Activities of the Eco-protection Promotion Committee

National Eco-protection Meeting(semiannually)

Management
Company-wide
environmental
targets

Consolidation
and reporting

Ecology Center

Reporting
Conveying information

Guidanceand support

Reporting

Eco-protection Promotion Committee
Verification of environmental activities in regular Eco-protection Promotion Meetings
Items subject to verification

Specific
targets at
production
plants
Revision oftargets if
necessary

Studies on
measuresIssues requiring
modification

1. Reporting of activity achievements and measures taken
for Eco-protection issues(1) Results in waste disposal and recycling(2) Results in energy saving(3) Status of observance of in-house standards on
the air, water, and so on
2. Information on environmental concerns outside
the company(1) Information on the establishment and revisionof environment-related laws and regulations(2) Information on the control of contractors forindustrial waste disposal consignment(3) Guidelines, requests, and information fromgovernment administrations, including local
municipalities(4) Complaints, requests, and feedback from local
residents and others
3. Progress of the Eco-protection Activity Plan
(Environmental Management Program)
4. In-house nonconformities and irregularities inenvironmental conservation(1) Reporting on troubleshooting analyses andrecommendations on improvement plans(correction or prevention) for cases in question(2) Diffusing information on common problems in
different departments
5. Reporting on other environment-related information(1) Adopting or changing chemical substances uses
(2) Changing or newly installing production processes
and facilities
6. Reporting on the environmental management system(1) Content of in-house environmental auditing(2) Content of internal environmental auditing
7. Other information on the environment(1) Eco-protection-related information from the Ecology
Center(2) Environment-related issues from management(3) Miscellaneous issues
8. Issues specific to the production plant, such as
ecological conservation of the premises and/or the surrounding areas

Eco-protection
Achievement
Report(annually)

Recording ofactivity status

37

Eco-protection(3) Resource saving: Protecting natural
resources.
(4) Management of chemical substances:
Reducing the use and emission of hazardous chemical substances and facilitating their proper management.
(5) Waste management: Acting to achievezero-emissions.

Energy Saving & Prevention of Global Warming
In fiscal 2002, Toppan failed to attain its environmental targets related to energy saving and CO2 emissions. For this reason,
the Group is redoubling efforts to achieve its energy saving targets laid out for fiscal 2003.
Toppan is upgrading its Subcommittees on Energy and performing Energy-saving reviews at each of its production plants.

Activities for Energy Saving
Eco-protection

Basic policy
Toppan takes the prevention of global
warming very seriously. The company isconstantly striving toward more effective
ways to use energy in an effort to reduce
CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions classified as
greenhouse gases. Toppan has establishedthe following Medium- and Long-term
Environmental Targets:(1) To reduce energy consumption by 30%
per unit of output (financial amount ofinternal production) in fiscal 2010, relative to fiscal 2000 figures.
(2) To reduce CO2 emissions by 7% in fiscal
2010, relative to fiscal 2000 figures.
To achieve the above values, Toppan
sets up the Group’s company-wide targets
for the next fiscal year. Each operationalsite also lays out its own targets using thefinancial amount of production, production values, and substitute production values(energy consumption per unit of production volume) for evaluation purposes.
Achievements in fiscal 2002
Toppan set the following targets for energy
consumption and CO2 emissions in fiscal
2002:(1) Energy consumption: Maintain the fiscal
2000 level (in terms of financial value
per unit of internal production).
(2) CO2 emissions: Maintain the fiscal 2000
level.
Actual results for the year fell slightly
short of the targets:(1) Energy consumption: 5.1% increase compared to fiscal 2000.
(2) CO2 emissions: 3.7% increase comparedto fiscal 2000.

For the last few years, Toppan has funneled its efforts into the building of new
production sites, the restructuring of oldplant buildings, and other infrastructuredevelopments for new businesses. Major
efforts have also been made to enhance
working environments and introduce environment conservation equipment in orderto improve the bases for Toppan’s production systems. In spite of these efforts, thecompany fell short of achieving its environmental targets for energy consumption interms of the financial value per unit ofinternal production.
According to production site evaluations by unit production volume, however,the company has made some progress.
Daily management and upgraded production processes have improved efficiency atsome of Toppan’s production plants in the
Living Environment field, and expansionsin production quantities have improved
efficiency at most of the company’s plants
in the Electronics field.
Consolidation of energy management
systemSince fiscal 2003, Toppan has been reviewing its management system for the rationalization of energy use. As first steps toreinforce its rationalization efforts, thecompany is overhauling its Energy Management Policy, appointing personnel tohandle energy management at each production plant, and holding regular meetings of the new Energy Subcommittee(monthly in principle).

■ Trends in Energy-consumption

14,15514,00012,00011,96914,451

14,942

589

655

631

640

2000

2001 2002(Fiscal year)

545

400
300

6,000

200

4,000

100

2,000

38

700

500

8,000

Energy saving inspection at site

(1,000 t-CO2)

800

600

13,027

10,0000Energy saving review■ CO2 Emissions Trends(1,000 GJ)

18,00016,000The company is also reviewing its equipment-management activities at each production plant to ensure compliance with
the Energy-saving Law. Part of this effort
includes the Energy-saving Review, a specialized review to identify and correct
wasteful practices and processes. To provide access to ample expert knowledge,
the subcommittee is held in corporation
with the Ecology Center and affiliates incharge of Toppan’s Facility Division.
Through the above efforts, Toppan is consolidating and restructuring its energy management system for rationalized energy use.

1998

1999

2000

2001 2002(Fiscal year)

Notes: • Calculation base: the values were taken as reference from the Law Concerning the Rational
Use of Energy.
• Standards for the scope of data acquisition
were changed in fiscal 2000.

0

1998

1999

Notes: • Calculation base: values taken from the Law
Concerning the Promotion of Measures to Copewith Global Warming.
• Standards for the scope of data acquisition
were changed in fiscal 2000.

Review of Medium- and Long-term
Environmental Targets
Under Toppan Vision 21 in 2000, Toppan
has grouped its businesses into five separate fields and promoted activities in each.
Toppan has been actively starting new
businesses and expanding existing ones
over the past several years. In its environmental monitoring, however, the company
has encountered difficulties in evaluating
two environmental indices of companywide activities used since the 1990s, namely,
energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
To improve its grasp of the actual levels,the company will be reviewing Mediumand Long-term Environmental Targets by
December 2003.
Environmental Efficiency Index
Toppan will introduce a series of Environmental Efficiency Indices to facilitate thesustainable development of its environmental businesses.
Upon a completion of a trial period in
fiscal 2003, the indices will be set up as targets in fiscal 2004.
Toppan has established four main Environmental Efficiency Indices, as describedon P.9. Targets have already been set to
improve the efficiency with which environmental burdens are reduced.
In fiscal 2003, for example, the company
aims to obtain a value of 1.54 for Sales
amount/CO2 emissions, indices of the efficiency with which environmental burdens
are reduced. A ratio of 1.39 was achieved infiscal 2002.

Concepts for Greenhouse Gases
Utilizing Kyoto Mechanisms
Toppan’s CO2 emissions are expected toincrease as businesses expand. Amongenergy-saving measures now implemented
throughout the company, those implemented in-house are still expected to fallshort of their desired effects. To address
the problem, Toppan has been directing its
eyes outward. In addition to participatingin the greenhouse gas emission permit
transaction workshops held by Ministry of
the Environment, the company is considering adoption of the Kyoto Mechanisms for
future emission transactions.

■ Ratio of Energies by Type for
Fiscal 2002
(converted into heating values)■ City Gas Consumption(1,000 m3)

90,00078,44380,00071,04170,00060,92760,00050,00047,29854,38840,00030,00020,00010,000
0

1998

1999

2000

2001 2002(Fiscal year)■ Kerosene and A-grade Heavy
Oil Consumption
Kerosene
A-grade heavy oil (kR)

18,000Light oil and gasoline
less than 1%
LPG 2%
A-grade heavy oil
3%16,00014,00012,000Kerosene 3%

14,11815,892
14,838 14,536

13,69013,17913,013
11,95912,59911,22810,0008,000

City gas
24%

6,000
4,000
2,000

Electricity 68%

0

1999

2000

(MWh)

1,200,000
1,006,611 1,005,497

(t)

6,000

5,570

1,037,390

941,670

4,919

5,000

5,261
4,550

878,512800,000

4,000

600,000

3,000

400,000

2,000

200,000

1,000

0

1998

1999

2001 2002(Fiscal year)■ LPG Consumption■ Electricity Consumption

1,000,000

1998

2000

2001 2002(Fiscal year)

0

4,018

1998

1999

2000

2001 2002(Fiscal year)

Note: Standards for the scope of data acquisition were changed in fiscal 2000.

39

Eco-protection

Medium- and Long-term
Environmental Targets andEnvironmental Efficiency Index

Prevention of Pollution & Management of Chemical
Substances
Toppan is reducing its environmental burden and preventing pollution by complying with legal regulations and establishing more
stringent control standards of its own.
Based on the PRTR Law, Toppan actively promotes the management of chemical substances.

Activities for Pollution
Prevention
Eco-protection

Basic policy
Toppan is now developing activities to prevent pollution and minimize the environmental burden of its production activities.
Through these efforts, the company will
acquire an accurate picture of the actual
state of the various environmental burdensand clarify these burdens for each operational site. The company is decreasing its
environmental burden and preventing pollution by complying with in-house control
standards (established by the Eco-protection Promotion Committee for each operational site) even more stringent than thelegal regulations.
Preventing air pollution
To prevent air pollution, Toppan controls
smoke-producing facilities such as boilers
and incinerators by switching fuels andmanaging operations under appropriate
combustion conditions. At the same time,
the company introduces waste gas treatment facilities for thorough control of air
pollution prevention.
In addition, Toppan has abolished sevenof its 11 incinerators in order to reduce
dioxin emissions in fiscal 2002. The four
incinerators still in service have been
updated and fitted with advanced dioxinremoval equipment.

■ NOx Emission

250

Preventing water pollution
Toppan reduces water pollution at its
plants by installing wastewater treatment
facilities tailored to reduce the environmental burden imposed by the production
processes. The company has also introduced a 24-hour monitoring system fortreatment facilities to cope with seasonalchanges in BOD (biological oxygen demand)and COD (chemical oxygen demand) values. The environmental audits performed
in fiscal 2002 identified no major nonconformities with laws or regulations that
could have directly led to grave accidents.
Toppan is treating wastewater internallyby building closed-process water systems
at sites for electronics production and plating processes, operations that consume
large amounts of water for chemical pro-■ SOx Emission
(t)

300
237

Protecting the ozone layer
In March 1994, Toppan abolished the useof specific CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) and
1,1,1-trichloroethane, two ozone-depleting
substances that were mainly used in cleaning processes. In addition, Toppan regularly updates the 17 of its refrigeratingmachines throughout the company thatstill use CFCs (five units abolished in fiscal
2002). Measures to reduce HCFCs (Hydro
chlorofluorocarbons), a CFC-substitute usedin cleaning processes, will be determinedin fiscal 2003, and targets will be set fromfiscal 2004 onward.

244

(t)

100

243

80

Twenty eels have been living in water discharged
from the Kumamoto Electronics plants for the last
three years

cessing and cleaning. In addition to actively
reducing water intake and discharge, thecompany is making more effective use of
its water resources with its efficient recycling systems.
Preventing soil pollution
Toppan’s principal safety concern in managing its chemical solution storage tanks is
to block the leakage of fluids. Walls havebeen constructed around the storage
tanks, and workers regularly inspect thetanks and piping in order to detect cracks
and aging before soil pollution can occur.
The company also investigates thepotential for soil pollution when expanding, modifying, or removing buildings. At
the old plant site in Fukuoka, the measured
values proved to exceed the standard limits imposed for the treated soil by themunicipality in fiscal 2002. Upon consultation with the Prefecture and city, about 300
m3 of polluted soil was excavated and backfilled with healthy soil. Through the above
operations, the polluted soil was adequately treated and disposed in conformity
with the Waste Disposal and Cleaning Law.

76
68

200

59

60
150
40

100

20

50
0

2000

2001

2002
(Fiscal year)

Notes: • Calculation base: values taken from the Environmental Activities Evaluation Program (April 2002).
• The calculations methods have changed since
fiscal 2002. Data from previous years has been
re-estimated using new methods.

40

0

2000

2001

2002
(Fiscal year)

Notes: • Calculation method: sulfur (S) content of thefuel used at each operational site is employed
as the basis. After converting the value into thequantity corresponding to SO2, the quantity ofSOx emissions from in-house incinerators is
added thereto.
• The calculations methods have changed since
fiscal 2002. Data from previous years has been
re-estimated using new methods.

Waste gases combustion facility

Managing Chemical Substances* PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register)
A system to register and publicly announce theamounts of hazardous chemical substances
released into the environment and the transferred
amounts contained in waste.

Achievements in fiscal 2002
For fiscal 2002, Toppan set up the following
targets to reduce the amounts of hazardous
chemical substances released:(1) Toluene emissions into the air: 30%
reduction relative to the fiscal 2001
level.
(2) Dichloromethane emissions into the air:
10% reduction relative to the fiscal 2001
level.

The results of the activities show the following:(1) Toluene emissions into the air: 19.9%
reduction.
(2) Dichloromethane emissions into the air:
21.1% reduction.
While Toppan successfully reduced
dichloromethane emissions to below thetargeted level, it failed to reach its goal in
reducing toluene emissions. The main
obstacle to reduction efforts was anincrease in products that cannot be easily
be printed with non-toluene inks. In fiscal
2003, Toppan reestablished the following
Medium- and Long-term Targets: reduce
dichloromethane emissions to zero, andreduce toluene emissions by 90% relative
to the fiscal 2001 level by fiscal 2005.
Toppan improved the accuracy of its
measurement and analysis, wastewater
processing, and reviews of raw materials.
These improvements helped the company
achieve reductions in the emissions ofeight types of chemicals.

■ Toluene Emission into the Air
(t)

8,000
6,668.6

6,000

Eco-protection

Basic policy
Toppan is managing its chemical substances in conformity with the PRTR* Law
since the law went into force in July 2000.
Management has systematically studied
the present status in considerable detail,and it continues to explore the possibilityof using alternatives in further efforts toaccomplish Toppan’s targets.

5,343.2
5,763.3

4,000

2,000

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
(Fiscal year)■ Dichloromethane Emission into
the Air
(t)
60
50

49.9

40
32.3

30
25.6

20
10

0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
(Fiscal year)■ PRTR Investigation at Toppan and Results for Fiscal 2002
PRTR No.

Chemical substances162-aminoethanol

24n-alkylbenzensulfonic acid and its salts

40

Ethylbenzene

44

Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether

63

Xylene68
69
132(unit: kg/year)

Released
amount1. Air

2. WaterTransferred
amount insewerage system

3. SoilTransferred
amount for
disposal

0

0

0

0

0

0

479

0

479

0

0

11,00566,35566,355

0

0

0

9,800

50

50

0

0

0

90

80,92280,92200

010,964Chromium and chromium (III) compounds

49

0

49

0

0

19,193Chromium (VI) compounds

0

0

0

0

5

2,656

1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane (HCFC-141b)

14,337

14,337

0

0

0

8,288

145

Dichloromethane

13,186

13,186

0

0

0

5,391

179

Dioxins—(172.9 mg)——(0.3 mg)(2,349.9 mg)

207

Copper salts (water-soluble)

227

Toluene

230

55

0

55

0

34

345,421

5,342,119

5,342,119000933,910

Lead and its compounds

30

0

30

0

0

8,020

231

Nickel

0

0

0

0

0

0

232

Nickel compounds

236

0

236

0

0

658,612254

Hydroquinone

12,888309

Poly (oxyethylene) = nonylphenyl ether

310
311

0

0

0

0

0

5,953

5,953

0

0

0

28

Formaldehyde

199

199

0

0

0

337

Manganese and its compounds

173

0

173

0

0

3,719

Notes: • Period of computation: April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003.
• Subjects of notification: 19 chemicals above.
• Operational sites covered: Operational sites that handle 5.0 t/year or more of specified class I designated chemical substances annually (and 0.5 t/year or more of class I designated chemical substances). Overseas subsidiaries and independent subsidiaries are not included in the calculations.
• The amount of transported outside of the operational sites as wastes (including inverse onerous contract and charge-free recycling) is accounted for as a transferred amountfor disposal.

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Managing Waste
Through its skillful management of waste materials, Toppan has reduced its final landfill disposal amount by 16.7% comparedto the previous fiscal year. An increase to 12 zero-emission operational sites has been achieved.
Toppan will continue to actively promote the reuse of waste as recycled resources.

Waste Management Activities
Eco-protection

Basic policy
Wastepaper, a waste product derived primarily from Toppan’s Information & Networks and Living Environment fields,comprises 73.9% of the total waste discharged from Toppan’s operational sites.
Waste acids (such as waste etchant fromplants in the Electronics field) and waste
plastics (from plants in the Living Environment field) also make up substantial portions of the total waste discharge.
As an incentive for improved waste
management performance, the company
has set a target to reduce its final landfill
disposal (direct landfill disposal amount +landfill disposal amount of residues fromintermediate treatment) by 90% in fiscal
2010, relative to the figure for fiscal 2000.
The company uses the following waste-disposal methods to realize this goal (listed in
the order of priority):(1) Reduction (in waste generation)(2) Reuse(3) Recycling(4) Heat recovery
The company will carefully dispose of any
waste that continues to be generated inspite of the foregoing efforts. Manifests ofthat disposal will also be kept.
Achievements in fiscal 2002
In fiscal 2002, through company-wide
efforts, Toppan reduced its final landfill disposal amount by 16.7% relative to the fiscal
2001 level, far surpassing the 10% reduction targeted for the year. The company
attributes this success to its more thoroughapproach to the sorting and recycling ofwastes. Further efforts in waste management will focus on two important areas,sludge treatment in the Electronics field(which is continually working on recycling
and reuse of generated waste) and themore efficient use and recycling of
paper/plastic-layered materials in the Living Environment field.

Reusing Waste as Recycled
Resources
Sorting wastes and recycling
wastepaper
Toppan considers the sorting of wastematerials as the foremost step in theprocess to reuse waste as a recycledresource. The Group has set up several setsof waste-sorting criteria suited to the conditions at each operational site. To instill
greater awareness of the waste sorting
process and its importance, management
develops educational materials and activities that encourage employees to explore
methods for maximizing the reuse of wastematerials.
Most of the waste generated at Toppan
is wastepaper. The company is alreadyrecycling 92.5% of that wastepaper, andefforts are underway to recycle the remaining 7.5% as a recycled resource. The recycling ratio of wastepaper currently stands
at 98.9%, including all recycled resources.

■ Waste Disposal Flow

Sorting and intermediate
processing

Total amount of waste generation
Heat recovery

Incinerated
on siteRecycled (93.1%)
Heat release

Total amount ofwaste discharge

Cinders
disposed

Cinders

1.2%

Others0.4%

Glass chips

0.3%

Wooden chips

0.6%

Metal chips

1.6%

Waste alkali

2.1%

Sludge2.5%

Waste oil

2.9%

Waste acid7.0%

Waste plastic

7.4%

Wastepaper

73.9%

Regeneration
76.8%
Wastepaper,
plastics, etc.

Waste acid,waste alkali,
metal chips, etc.

Heat recovery
and others
16.3%

Cinders, sludge,
etc.

Heat release

Waste plastics,
metal chips, etc.

Landfill
6.9%(% by weight ratio)

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Development of Zero-emissions
TargetDefinition of zero-emission
Toppan encountered a major obstacle inachieving this target. As the recycling rate
was largely dictated by external factors,
progress inevitably required cooperation
with outside recycling partners. In a review
of its certification criteria, Toppan redefined a zero-emissions plant as a plant with■ Plants Certified for Zero-emissions■ Regenerating/Recycling Ratein the Total Waste Discharge

Plant

(%)

100
80
82.7

88.4

1998 1999

2000

78.4

91.0

93.1

2001

2002
(Fiscal year)

60
40
20
0

■ Waste Discharge (Final Waste
Disposal) and Unit Disposal
Proportioned to Internal Output

400

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Asaka plant (Commercial Printing)Toppan Printing Communications Co., Ltd.
Itabashi plant (Publications)Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd.
Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd. (Plant No. 4)
Toppan Seihon Co., Ltd.
Toppan Plastics Co., Ltd. (Sagamihara plant)
Osaka Toppan Display Co., Ltd. (Oyodo plant)
Itami plant (Packaging)

15,365
20,34817,29754,851
1,920
32,970
174
3,851
9,422

15,11820,28917,172
54,682
1,906
32,852
174
3,845
9,395

98.39
99.71
99.28
99.69
99.27
99.64
100.00
99.84
99.71

10

Kansai Commercial Printing plant, Takino site
(Commercial Printing)

9,978

9,891

99.13

11
12

Takino Packaging plant (Packaging)
Kumamoto Toppan Co., Ltd.

4,192
5,440

4,191
5,360

99.98
98.53

100
334.6 337.2

314.7 318.7
75

62.3

200

50

40.2
29.6
67.4

57.8

39.2

28.5

22.5 25
22.0

0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 0(Fiscal year)
Note: Unit consumption: fiscal 1990 as 100

Unit final disposal (index)

Total waste discharge(final disposal)

311.5

72.9

100

(Certified in November of 2002)

Total waste
Total recycled
Recycling
generated (tons) waste (tons) ratio (percent)Fiscal 2001
Fiscal 2001
Fiscal 2001

Total waste discharge
Final disposal
Unit final disposal (index)(1,000tons)

300

Reuse of waste as recycled resources
Two important tasks in the work towards
zero-emission efforts are to use wastes more
effectively in-house and to develop external communication on recycling. Toppan iscommitted to reusing the waste from eachprocess throughout the company.
In fiscal 2002, Toppan reused 11,983 t ofwaste solvent and harnessed the heat fromthe incineration of 19,171 t of waste collected in-house. The company consigns
the recycling of acids to third parties anddistributes the recycled acid to suppliers. In
fiscal 2002, 9,784 t of acid was recycled andput back into circulation.

RPF (Refuse Paper and Plastic Fuel) equipment: facility
for recycled solid fuel derived from wastepaper andwaste plastics

Waste plastic compression machine

43

Eco-protection

Starting point of activities
Toppan continues to devote a great deal ofattention to waste management in order tomaximize its reuse of waste as a recycledresource and to achieve its ultimate targetof zero-emissions. In 1999 the company
chose a number of plants as zero-emission
models and launched activities to achievezero-emissions targets at those facilities.
Based on the results achieved at its model
plants, Toppan started to certify zero-emission plants In November 2001 (plants that
achieve zero-emissions targets.)a recycling rate (regeneration and reuse) of
95% or more, and certified as such by the
Ecology Center in the head office. Elevensites were certified under the new criteria
in November 2001.
In 2002, besides the modification in thecriterion for the recycling rate, one of thezero-emissions criteria was tightened from
95% to 98%, in keeping with the social
forces pushing for a recycling-oriented
society. To further improve performance atthe 17 operational sites that achieved recycling rates of 98% or more in fiscal 2001,
Toppan examined specific issues blocking
achievement of the zero-emissions target
from technical, economic, and regional
standpoints. Twelve of the sites were certified at the Toppan National Eco-protection
Meeting held in November 2002.
Toppan targets the operation of a totalof 20 zero-emission plants in fiscal 2003.
Zero-emissions will be achieved by making
maximum use of the Toppan Group network.

Office Eco-protection Activities
Office Eco-protection is the name Toppan has selected for the environmental activities it undertakes in its offices: chiefly recycling,energy saving, and resource saving. Office Eco-protection starts from the consciousness of the individual employees.
The company has also been practicing Green Procurement since fiscal 2002.

Efforts in Offices
Eco-protection

Office Eco-protection
Toppan calls its environmental activities
at offices Office Eco-protection Activities.
Broadly speaking, these activities can beplaced into three categories: recycling,energy saving, and resource saving.
Recycling activities
As a result of the recycling activities undertaken in fiscal 2002, the recycling rate at
Toppan’s buildings was 67.0%, about thesame rate of the last fiscal year. At the
Toppan Koishikawa Building, the single
largest source of office waste among
Toppan buildings, the rate was 89.2%. The
waste sorting process continues to growmore thorough.

Since the introduction of Toppan’s Ecoprotection Activities, every employee has
acquired a host of daily energy-saving
habits, including the adjustment of airconditioning to manage temperatures,the powering-down of lighting and officeautomation equipment during lunch breaks,
the use of stairways instead of elevators,
and so forth.
Conservation of water through useof rainwater
Toppan introduced rainwater use systems
in Honjo GC building in April 1994. The
Toppan Koishikawa Building also introduced a used-water treatment/recycling
system that collects water from cafeterias
to reuse for flushing toilets.

Energy saving
Among other energy-saving endeavors in
Toppan offices, the company is now installingenergy-saving fluorescent lamps and motion
sensors for its lighting equipment.

■ Wastepaper Recycling Ratein Office Buildings
80
69.4

70
61.9

(m3)

10,000
Honjo GC building
Toppan Koishikawa Building

67.0

8,000

60
50

The Green Purchasing approach
If Toppan is to contribute meaningfully tothe achievement of a recycling-oriented
society, the company believes that it must
place priority on environmentally-friendly
products as a purchaser. Management
established its Basic Policy on Green Purchasing in January 1999 and promptly initiated Green Purchasing throughout thecorporation.
Under the Green Purchasing policy,
Toppan selects and purchases productsthat meet its in-house Green Purchasing
standards, especially for designated product categories: office paper, copiers andprinters, personal computers, stationery,
office supplies, and toilet paper. Toppan
uses 100% recycled paper for internal
printed materials, company envelopes, andemployee diaries, and 70% recycled paperfor business cards.

■ In-house Green Purchasing Standards
and Achievements■ Utilization of Rainwater(%)

Green Purchasing and Green
Procurement

Designatedproducts

9,391

7,701

4,651

4,000

30

3,258

3,223
2,754

20

2001

2002
(Fiscal year)

Paper sorting station in offices (Akihabara officebuilding)

44

0

2000

2001

2002
(Fiscal year)

Used-water recycling facility (Toppan Koishikawa
Building)

Fiscal
2002

99.2%

98.6%

Copiersandprinters

Must have an
automatic sleep or
shutdown function
after remaining idle
for a specified
period.

97.6%

97.9%

Personalcomputers

Must have an
automatic sleep or
shutdown function
after remaining idle
for a specified
period, with limited
electricity
consumption insleep mode.

99.8% 100.0%

Toiletpaper

Must be made of
100% recycled
paper, with awhite-sheen of
80% or less.

100.0% 100.0%

Stationery
and officesupplies

Must bear an
appropriate
certification(Eco-Mark, Green
Mark, etc.) orclassification as anenvironmentallyfriendly product inthe manufacturer’s
catalogue.

85.7%

2,000

2000

Fiscal2001

Must be made of
70% or morerecycled paper,with a white-sheenof 80% or less.

100Rate achieved

Office
paper

6,000

40

Purchasestandards

86.6%

■ Toppan’s Green Procurement Standard
Level 1

Paper

Level 2

Remarks

1. Use of recycled
paperMust be made of 100%
recycled paper

Must be 70% or more

Treefree paper is also
included in the calculationof the percentage ofrecycled paper

2. Consideration ofwhite-sheen

Must be approximately
70% or less (up to + 4%)

Must be approximately
80% or less (up to + 4%)

Excluding high quality
colored paper andspecial paper

3. Consideration of
coating

Must be 12 g/m2 or less
(8 g/m2 max. for one side)

Must be 30 g/m2 or less
(17 g/m2 max. for one side)

Offset printing ink*

Level 1

Level 2

1. Non-use of
substances harmful
to human bodyMust conform to the NL (Negative List) designated by
the Japan Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association

2. Non-use ofchlorinated resin

Must not include chlorinated resin

3. Consideration of
PRTR-designatedsubstances

Consideration of PRTRdesignated substancesMust identify the PRTRdesignated substancesused (MSDS to be prepared)

4. Limitation of VOC(Volatile Organic
Compound) emission

The proportion of petroleum
solvent is 15% or less(except for rotary press ink)

Must be aromatic-free ink,
soy ink, or recycled
vegetal-oil ink

Remarks*Excluding gold, silver and pearl inks.

New Office Friendly toEnvironment and Ecosystem

Toppan Forms Co., Ltd established a new
office at Shiodome, Tokyo, an extremely
modern and ambitious urban redevelopment project. The office has been
open since June 2003.
The redevelopment is near theHamarikyu Garden, a famous publicgarden in Tokyo inhabited by many
plants and animals. Companies participating in the redevelopment considered environmental effects imposed on
the ecological system around this areain the design and construction of thebuildings and city block, based on anenvironmental impact assessment conducted by the city of Tokyo.
Toppan Forms developed green
spaces around its building by planting
Japanese kerria and bush clover.
Toppan Forms will continue to audit
environmental impact by checking
the growth of trees planted in the
Hamarikyu Garden. (The Tokyo Metropolitan Government uses the secularchanges of these plants as an index ofenvironmental burden within the area.)
The 18th floor of the new Toppan
Forms building has an open-terrace
designed with environmentally-friendly

Offices in the building

features, including planted trees toprovide fresh, natural air.
The rest of the building is environment friendly as well, designed for optimalenergy saving and resource efficiency
using advanced systems modeled after
the outstanding energy-saving featuresof the Toppan Koishikawa Building.
The air-conditioning system incorporates three sub-systems that work
together to limit daytime electricity
consumption: a gas conditioning system, ice thermal storage system, andbuilding frame thermal storage system.
The “Low-e double glass” adopted
for the windows increases thermal efficiently by shielding the building fromexternal heat through multiple design
features, including a curtain of air circulating over the glass surface.

The Shiodome building

Open rooftop terrace45

Eco-protection

Approach for Green Procurement
Since April 2002, the Toppan Group has
introduced a Green Procurement systemthat conforms to the Green Standard forOffset Printing Services established by theJapan Federation of Printing Industries.
Toppan has been setting a Toppan
Green Procurement Standard based on its
Basic Policy on Green Purchasing since fiscal 2002. Under recent trial examinations,
19% of all paper (level 2) and 88% of all offset ink (level 2) purchased were rated asadequate products. Toppan will be reviewing its aggregation standards in fiscal 2003
and pushing its targeted rates for adequate
products up by 5%.

Efforts in Logistics
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd. handles the logistics of the Toppan Group. The main environmental challenge in logistics is to reduce
environmental burden caused by transportation. Among other activities, this subsidiary is actively introducing low-emission vehicles,
eco-driving, and other new systems.

Issues and Efforts in Distribution
Departments
Eco-protection

Reducing air pollutants
To reduce the environmental burden
imposed, the logistics departments of the
Toppan Group are undertaking and developing various activities to reduce air pollutants, including the CO2, NOx and PM
emitted by the company trucks. All measures are promoted based on the environmental management system.
Introducing low-emission vehicles
Company cars are being converted to lowemission vehicles (adapted to standards ofeight municipalities surrounding Tokyo)
throughout the company. As of July 2003,
the introduction rate was 30%. In addition,
CNG (compresses natural gas) cars havebeen in service since August 2003.

Eco-driving
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd., increased thefuel efficiency of its operations by around
10% from the fiscal 2001 level by actively
promoting eco-driving. To meet its targetof a 20% reduction in fiscal 2003, the subsidiary holds training sessions for all of its
employees and training in practical ecodriving skills for employees individually(semiannually). Both measures will be
deployed to partner companies this year.
System operation for CO2 reduction
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd., has expanded its
Environmentally Balanced Logistics Management system in order to further reduce
CO2 reduction. As an initial goal for fiscal
2010, the subsidiary targets a 10% reduction of CO2 by unit energy consumption
compared to the fiscal 2002 level. The threeprincipal strategies to reach this target are■ Fuel Efficiency(km/R)

4.0

3.88

3.8
3.6
3.42

3.42

3.4

3.39

3.50

3.2
0

Fiscal 2001 Fiscal 2001 Fiscal 2002 Fiscal 2002 Fiscal 2003
First half Second half First half Second half First 3 months

Low-emission vehicle■ Toppan’s Logistics System

Destination
Operational
sites

Consolidated
information

WARTS truck

Tohoku District

Kansai District

Kyushu District

Kanto District
Chubu District46

to reduce the number of vehicles, utilize
different types of transportation vehicles,
and shorten transportation distances.
Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd., has introduced a new transportation system called
WARTS (Wide Area Relay Trucking System).
Based on consolidated delivery instructions it receives from logistics departments,
WARTS coordinates cargoes shipped out
from plants and operational bases in different areas, allowing the consolidated shipment of multiple cargoes from operationalbases in specific areas. The system offers
the following advantages:(1) Reduces the number of trucks operating by an average of about 200 units permonth (on a 4-ton truck basis).
(2) Considerably reduces packing materials.
The system is currently deployed not
only in Tokyo, but also the Kansai and
Chukyo districts.
Circuit transportation is also adopted toincrease the scale of the loads. Trucks driving the circuit can transport consolidated
shipments to plural delivery locations.
The second strategy for CO2 reduction,
the shortening of transportation distances,is achieved by increasing the scale of loads
using the dispatch support system. Toppan
Logistics checks the dispatch schedule todetermine the daily shipment amounts,
then reduces the transportation distancesby calculating the most efficient transportation routes on the transportation
schedule, separating via- and direct transportation, and employing various otherlogistical techniques.
The third activity, conversion of transportation vehicles, is taking place througha modal shift at Toppan Logistics. Thismodal shift is a conversion from mainlinetransportation by car to rail transportation,a more energy-efficient method for thetransport of goods. The modal shift rate infiscal 2003 is 22% by cargo weight. Toppan
Logistics will continue promoting themodal shift in the future.

Environmental Communication Column

Eco-protection—Satte Plant

Toppan’s Satte Plant—Seeking Profits throughEnvironmentally-friendly Businesses

Precision sorting of waste at
the Satte plant
The plant generates two major recyclable wastes, the first from the Ecosheet
process and the second from the wallpaper process.
The waste from the Ecosheet process
consists of pure polypropylene fromthe so-called clear layer used to coverprinted decorative sheeting. Once
processed by a simple crushing treatment, the waste material is immediately
ready for reuse at an overall expensethat the plant expects to recover.
The waste from the wallpaper process
consists of defective rolled samples
after many process steps such as printing, application of PP, and winding. This
waste is difficult to reuse and has a poor
recycling efficiency.

Several steps have been taken to
improve the recycling process at theSatte plant. Foremost among them isthe introduction of a vibration cutter
and volume reducer. The cutter cuts the
sheet at lengths that dramatically reduce
the loading space in transportation, andthe volume reducer minimizes paper
tubes and other paper before sorting.
New business opportunities
through better communication withrecycling manufacturers
The Satte plant used to have a simple
relationship with recycling manufacturers: it asked them to take awaymaterials. The relationship grew more
complex when it began rationalizing
recycling costs.
More specifically, the plant seeks tobring in recycling profits by enhancing
added values. This can be accomplishedby preparing the materials before handing them over, or employing stricter criteria when selecting manufacturers.
As a result of the efforts described sofar, the Satte plant has improved its
recycling rate from 34.4% to 77.1%
within the last two years. Moreover, it
expects to attain a recycling rate of
87.0% or better in fiscal 2003 and aims
at zero-emission in fiscal 2004.

Eco-protection

The Satte plant (Interior Decor Materials
Division) manufactures wallpaper anddecorative sheeting (Ecowall, Ecosheet,and so on) as environmentally-friendly
products entirely without the use of
polyvinyl chloride. Since earning its
ISO14001 certification in March 2000,
the plant has continued to expand its
activities for improved environmental
friendliness and efficiency in the use ofresources.

Environment Section Manager of Satte plant:
Masashi Amano

Environmental communication with
suppliers and the public
The lobby of the Satte plant building isdecorated with panels displaying environment-related data. Visitors on business or from the public are free to request
any of the environmental reports, site
eco-reports, and eco-improvement declarations that Toppan has issued, and to
examine the actual products and recycled materials that Toppan produces at
the Satte plant. These measures help
the company improve its communication with others.
■ Recycling Efficiency
90
80
70
60
50
40
30

(%)
77.1
87.0

47.5
34.4

0
2000

2001

2002

2003 (target)(Fiscal year)■ Recycling Process and Items
Waste from Ecosheet process
Reused as PP

PrintingPPapplication

Winding

Product

Defective samples from eachprocess step are sent to sorting
Used as materials or incinerated to harness heat energy

Vibration cutter

Sorting of waste (into 8 types) at manufacturing site

Environmental communication space in the lobby

Volume reducer

Waste, recycled materials and products

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Environmental Communication
Activities
To add substance to Toppan’s environmental activities, the company must develop an awareness of environmental practices
not only among its employees, but among the many people outside the company with whom Toppan employees do business.
To accomplish this, the Toppan Group is conducting communication activities on a variety of levels. These include awarenessraising efforts both inside and outside the company and collaborative activities with local communities.

Environmental Communication

Communication
outside the company

Communication
inside the company

Social contribution
activities

Customers

Logos
Awareness-risingAward system

Disclosure of
information
Lectures and seminars
Participationin expositions

Forestation project
Forestation fundSupport for NPOs

Local communities

Disclosure of
information
Communityfriendly plantParticipation
in local events

Activity Topics for Fiscal 2002
TOPIC

1

TOPIC

2

TOPIC

3

Participation in a regional
trade show, Made for
the Environment

Environmental workshop
support program
Eco-Workshop

Two environmental activities
cited at the President’sAwards ceremony infiscal 2002

Toppan supports and participatesin regional events for better communication.
The Itabashi plant, a facility specialized in the Information & Networks businesses, presented its
environmentally-friendly products
and panel displays of its environmental activities at Made for theEnvironment, a trade show held by
the Itabashi Environment Conference Committee, a local environmental group in Itabashi.

More and more children are learning about environmental problems in environmental lessons
integrated in their school curricula.
Toppan would like to connect
children with companies and associations actively engaged in environmental works. As a first step,
Toppan suggests the development of special children’s workshops on the environment.

In fiscal 2002, Toppan’s CEO cited
two outstanding achievements.
The first citation was conferredin recognition of the increased
brand power achieved throughthe certification and rapid construction of the in-house management system leading up to it. The
second was conferred to laud themen and women who voluntarily
introduced the outstanding system for reducing the environmental burden of gravure plating.

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Overview of Environmental Communication Activities
Environmental communication plays an important role in all of Toppan’s Environmental Management, Eco-creativity,and Eco-protection Activities.
Toppan promotes environmental management through environmental communication.

Three environmental stages
Toppan believes that environmental management should be promoted in three separate stages.
In the first stage, Environmental Corporatization, the company needs to develop
environmentally-friendly products andtechnologies, reduce environmental burden through manufacture, distribution,
sales, and clarify the activities possible withan environmental management system.
Collaboration with other Group companies
and in-house departments is vital in thisfirst stage.

During the second stage, Environmental
Citizenship, the company defines its roles
as a member of the society, establishes its
relationship with the general public, andengages in environmental and community-oriented activities outside the company in collaboration with citizens.
In the third stage, Environmental Socialization, the company forges its strategy
to promote a sustainable and recyclingoriented society outside of its in-houseframework. Fields of collaboration engage
industry, academia, government, and the
public at large.

Promotion of environmental
management
Environmental communication links Toppan
with the various stakeholders involved inthese three stages, both inside and outside
the company.
Toppan believes that environmental
communication is the engine to establish
relationships and promote environmental
management.

■ Categories of Environmental Communication Activity• Organized and hosted the Environmental
Communication Exhibition 2002
• Exhibitions at Eco-Products 2002
• Operated the Environmental monitoring system,
ecollable Net• Operated the Tokai Co-op catalog recycling
system• Operated the Cartocan recycling system• Donated to the Forest Fund (forest saving andenvironmental education funds)• Invested in a joint forestation venture in Australia

STAGE 3
Environmental
Socialization

STAGE 2
Environmental
Citizenship

STAGE 1
Environmental
Corporatization• Issued the Environmental Report and Site Reports• Environmental declaration through Toppan’sLabel for Environmentally-friendly Products• Production of Phase of Environmental
Communication• Risk communication• Activities for symbiosis with local areas• Ecosystem-saving activities• Established Toppan’s Declaration on the Global
Environment• Established the Ecology Center• Structure and operation of environmental
management system• Environmental Accounting, environmental
education, environmental compliance• Eco-protection Activities at production sites• Office Eco-protection Activities• Introduced Low-emission vehicles; Promoted
eco-driving• Developed Toppan Environmentally-friendly
Products• Evaluated products based on LCA and priorproducts assessment• Promoted environmentally-friendly printing
service• Promoted support business for preparing
environmental reports• Adopted Toppan’s Environmental Logo
• Introduced Toppan Environmental Link
• Established the President’s Ecology Awards

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Environmental Communication

Concept of Environmental
Communication

Communication inside the Company
By building up an information-sharing system using the in-house intranet, Toppan strives to share its environmental philosophy
and raise employee consciousness on environmental issues.
The President’s Ecology Awards are bestowed to commend outstanding environmental activities.

Environmental Communication

Adoption of Toppan’s
Environmental Logo

Principal Communication
Activities Inside the Company

Environmental awareness of every
employee
Every employee within Toppan must sharean awareness of environmental issues if thecompany is to fully understand its own
impact on the environment and promotecomprehensive environmental activities.
To help propagate this environmental
awareness, Toppan adopted an environmental logo in 1999. This logo is now
printed on in-house publications, businesscards, stationery, and so on to provide aubiquitous reminder of the environment.

Earth Month and energy-saving
monthsTo promote participation throughout theentire company, the employees designate
each June as Earth Month, and Februaryand August as energy-saving months.
To prepare for the various activities conducted during Earth Month, Toppan sponsors a contest to select environmental
slogans corporate-wide. The winning slogans are printed on posters and distributed
corporate-wide for display throughout themonth. In the fiscal 2003 contest, the company chose eight winning slogans in three
categories, from among 3,902 proposedslogans sent in by employees: the No. 1
slogan for the month, two outstanding
slogans, and five exemplary slogans.
During the energy-saving months, each
operational site posts inspirational posters
and slogans to promote energy-saving
activities. To expand awareness of these
inspirational activities throughout thecompany, the details of these and otheractivities are presented to other sites
through activity reports prepared at theend of each energy-savings month.

■ Toppan’s Environmental Logo

Through its Eco-protection and Eco-creativity
Activities, Toppan aspires to devote increasing
attention to the global environment. This corporate philosophy and conduct are expressed in thelogo. Toppan’s environmental efforts and actions
are symbolized as a seed that will germinate andgrow. The stalk shooting out of the seed symbolizes the “E” of ecology, and its two leaves represent Toppan’s Eco-protection and Eco-creativity
Activities.

Poster for Earth Month■ Prizewinning Slogans in Fiscal 2003

Toppan Environmental Link
The Toppan Environmental Link was set upon the in-house intranet in May 2001 as achannel through which to share environmental information. Links are provided toenvironmental information and data on
environmentally-friendly products both
inside and outside the company in order
to raise the environmental awareness of
employees.
Toppan began reviewing the system infiscal 2003 and has provided interactive
input to activate in-house communication
activities.

Toppan Environmental Link

President’s Ecology Awards
Toppan newly incorporated the Ecology
Awards in its biannual lineup of President’sAwards as a strategy to stimulate theenvironmental efforts of employees. Twoachievements were selected and awarded
in fiscal 2002: the first FSC-CoC certificationin the printing business sector andthe introduction of an environmentallyfriendly gravure plating system.

I No. 1 Slogan
An environment declaration to myself:
Think always with an eco-certified mind.

Kyosuke Fuji (Hokkaido Division)

I Outstanding Slogans
Resources are limited. Efforts are not. Act now for
the environment.
Change comes from attitude. Make Toppan the No. 1
friend to the environment!

Keiji Okazaki (Toppan Graphics Communications
Kansai Co., Ltd.)
Takehiko Yanagawa (Publications Printing Division)

I Exemplary Slogans
Designing products with reduced waste. Efficient andeffective production.
Two hands are better than one; 10,000 hands are better
than two. Thinking environment? Think network!
Waste nothing as you work, and throw nothing away.
Keep the Earth clean. Regenerate the Earth with wise ideas.
A beautiful Earth is a gift to the future! Take the first small
steps now.
If each of us saves a little energy, we’ll have a whole lot
for tomorrow.

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Masaru Oda (Packaging Division, Kansai Division)
Yoshio Kawaguchi (Toppan Hokkaido InsatsukakoCo., Ltd.)
Yoshimi Todate (Toppan Printing Communications
Co., Ltd.)
Mitsunori Yoshino (Electronics Division, Display Dept.,
Kumamoto plant)
Yoichiro Tsuna (Packaging Division, Kansai Division,
Takino plant (Packaging))

FSC-CoC certification awarded at the President’s
Ecology Awards

Communication outside the Company
Toppan discloses its environmental information through its Environmental Reports, Site Reports, Label for Environmentally-friendly
Products, and other means.
The company also promotes participatory activities such as seminars and exhibitions on environmental themes.

Continual publication ofEnvironmental Reports
Toppan has been disclosing environmentrelated information in its Environmental
Report since 1998.
With the globalization of business activities, the company has also been disclosing
environmental data in English since 2000.
The same information published as theEnvironmental Report in booklet form isposted on our website, where it can beseen by as many people as possible.

Adoption of Toppan’s Label for
Environmentally-friendly Products
In fiscal 2000, the company began applying its Label for Environmentally-friendly
Products to products that meet Toppan’s
in-house standards for environmental friendliness. These labels explain the company’senvironmental efforts in plain language.
By the end of March 2003, a total of
57 products were internally qualified tobear Toppan’s Label for Environmentallyfriendly Products. (See P.26 to P.29.)

Non-chlorine-based materials

Issuance of Site Reports
Since fiscal 2000, Toppan’s ISO 14001certified operational sites have been issuing
the Site Reports, periodic communications
directed to municipalities and residents insurrounding areas. To obtain copies of theSite Reports, e-mail eco@toppan.co.jp.
This Environmental Report deals onlywith environmental performance data on aGroup level. Environmental performancedata on specific cites can also be found on
Toppan’s website.

The card emits extremely low levels of
noxious gas when incinerated for disposal
after use.

Label for Environmentally-friendly Products■ Captions on Toppan’s Label for
Environmentally-friendly Products(a few examples)

Other Communication Activities
Symposiums
To promote a fuller understanding of theenvironmental efforts outside the company, Toppan participates in a wide varietyof lectures and seminars, including bothits own programs and the symposiums
and conferences of trade and industrialorganizations.
Environment-related exhibitions
Toppan believes that hosting and participating in environmental exhibitions puts
environmental communication into practice. (See P.10 to P.13.)
In December 2002, Toppan and Toppan
Forms Co., Ltd. set up a joint exhibit at EcoProducts 2002 to introduce visitors to themany environmental initiatives taken by
the Toppan Group.

• Non-chlorine-based materials• 30% recycled paper• Biodegradable plastic• Resource saving (reduced use of materials)• Use of recycled materials• Weight-saving paper containers• Reduced release of chemical substances• Low-halogen material

Eco-Products 2002

• Recyclable as cardboard• Recyclable as paper packs

Eco Workshop
Site Reports in 2003

Environmental Report URL

http://www.toppan.co.jp/
english/index.html
Contact address for Site Reports

eco@toppan.co.jp

Toppan invited Eriko Teranishi, a skilledcreator of recycled handicrafts and industrial arts, to hold an Eco workshop for parents and children on December 15, 2002.
To prepare for the holiday celebrations
shortly ahead, participants made theirown Christmas wreaths from advertisingcatalogs.
Participants began by rolling printed
advertising leaflets tightly into thin tubes
of paper, then weaving the tubes together
to form frames for their wreaths. Next they

decorated their frames with knick-knacks
and ornaments, and colored them vividly
with lacquer spray. Participants returned
home with beautiful wreaths for their
Christmas celebrations.
Toppan will continue to organize fun
and rewarding workshops in the future.

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Environmental Communication

Disclosure of Environmental
Information

Working with Local Communities
Toppan carries out a wide range of activities at the company’s operational sites nationwide in collaboration withlocal residents and communities.
The company also began developing its risk communication system in compliance with the newly enforced PRTR law.

Environmental Communication

Communication with Local
Communities
Basic risk communication policy
Conventionally, Toppan has each of its
sites respond to local inquiries. The newly
enforced PRTR law requires companies
to more transparently account for theenvironmental impacts imposed by theirbusiness activities. Toppan has met thisrequirement by conducting environmental
assessments to elucidate the current statusof its environmental activities and byreviewing its methods to communicate
with people outside of the company
through risk communications.
Toppan’s headquarters prepares guidelines for the communication and holds Risk
Communication Study Sessions to share
information.

Principal Activities for SmootherCoexistence with Outlying
Communities
Space opened at the Toppan
Koishikawa Building
The Toppan Koishikawa Building in Bunkyo
ward, Tokyo was completed in May 2000.
The facility sits within an expansive area
(about 3,000 m2) of open greenery encompassing about 200 mature trees and some
30,000 shrubs. The grounds are open to
local residents as well as employees, and all
are encouraged to come and relax whenever they please.

Space open to the public nearby the Toppan
Koishikawa Building

Environmental monitoring around a site

Multi-purpose facilities open to local
residents
Two of Toppan’s multi-purpose club facilities are open to residents in their neighborhoods: the Yuai Fraternity Plaza at the

Asaka plant (Niiza city, Saitama Prefecture)and the gym in the Itabashi plant (Itabashi
ward, Tokyo).
Organizing plant tours
To facilitate collaboration with local communities, management is working toenhance mutual communication by organizing plant tours and other events for
local residents and people from neighboring facilities.
Mikkabi Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., amanufacturer of paper containers in Inasa,
Shizuoka Prefecture, organized a plant tourin January 2003 for 45 third-graders from asocial studies class at a nearby primaryschool. Tour hosts working at the plant
introduced products, manufacturing processes, the plant history, and basics on general plant management such as measuresfor commuting.
In March 2003, a worker at the Mikkabi
plant discovered a baby horned owl on theplant grounds. The worker informed themunicipal government of the baby horned
owl, and a civil servant came to the site totake care of strayed creature.
Toppan believes these responses areimportant symbiotic activities reflecting
the company’s commitment to local areasand nature.

Submission of Environmental Burden Reduction
Plan to Saitama Prefecture
Toppan compiled and submitted an Environmental Burden Reduction Plan for its
seven plants in Saitama Prefecture on thebasis of the Saitama Living Environment
Conservation Regulation. The plants are
now disclosing their environmental protection activities under the plan, including
their programs to reduce CO2 and waste
emissions. The company describes its

Plant tour

seven Saitama plants as Eco-up plants.
Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd. (Kawaguchicity), the biggest Information & Networks
site in the prefecture, reconstructed its
environmental communication systemfor obtaining ISO 14001 certification in
August 2002. The company actively promotes communication with neighborhood associations by reporting theirenvironmental activities through seminars
and other channels.

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Mikkabi Toppan Printing and a strayed baby horned owl

Social Contributions & Awards
As a major player in the printing industry and handler of vast quantities of paper, Toppan is pioneering activities
to protect forest resources and conserve the global environment.
Toppan environmental activities have earned a long succession of awards and commendations.

Forestation activities
In January 1997, Toppan set up a joint corporation for forestation in southeast Australia and western Victoria with Oji Paper
Co., Ltd. and the Nissho Iwai Corporation.
The three companies mainly plant earlymaturing eucalyptus and other broadleaf
trees, with the goal of covering a total areaof 10,000 hectares by the year 2007. New
sprouts will quickly take the place of trees
felled when logging begins in 2008, andstill newer sprouts will be planted. Toppan
will continuously invest in this project.
The venture participants have alsojoined a research project cosponsored by
the Japanese government and private
enterprises seeking the development of
a concrete method of measuring theamounts of CO2 absorbed by forested
trees. This project was started shortly after
the Seventh Conference of the Parties tothe U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. The absorption source monitoring method is being developed andmonitored in the joint venture forests in
the State of Victoria.

Product sales to fund forestation
Toppan reserves a portion of the revenue
earned from sales of Cartocan (paperbased beverage container) to donate to“Environmental Funds for the Earth andFuture,” an NPO that runs the Forest Fund,a fund for forestation and environmental
education in Thailand. The company contributed 1.3 million yen in fiscal 2002.

CartocanEnvironmental Report 2001 awarded in the Fifth
Environmental Report Awards■ Main Awards Received for Toppan’s Environmental Conservation Activities
AwardsJuly 1991
February 1992
February 1995
April 1996
February 1999
December 2001

Minister of International Trade and Industry’s Award for Plants Distinguished inGreening Activities—Fukuzaki plant
Director’s Award, Kanto Bureau of International Trade and Industry for Plants
Distinguished in Energy Management—Itabashi plant
Encouragement Award, Saitama Prefecture Global Environmental Awards—
Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd.
Fuji Sankei Group Award, the Fifth Global Environment Awards
The Highest Award, Chairman's Awards, Committee on the Rationalization ofEnergy Consumption in the Kanto Region—Toppan head office, Akihabara
The Excellence Award at the Fifth Environmental Report Awards 2001

■ Toppan’s Participation in Environment-related Organizations
Organization
Japan Ecology Foundation
WWF (the World Wide Fund for Nature) Japan
Nikkei BP Eco Management Forum
Green Purchasing Network
UNU Zero Emissions Forum
Global Reporting Initiative Forum Japan

Japan LCA Forum
ECOMATERIALS Forum, The Society ofNontraditional Technology
Society for Chemical Risk
Environmental Study Group, Japan Environment
Association
Network for Environmental Reporting
Collect-and-Use Recycling Association, others

Treefree Funds
Six months after the start of forestation

Four years after the start of forestation

Starting from 1995, the Japan Ecology
Foundation has managed a forest saving
fund as a part of its Treefree activities todevelop and diffuse treefree paper. Fundrevenue is mainly provided in the form ofdonations from participating companies,
and grant money is additionally provided
to support greening activities. In fiscal
2002 the foundation paid an NGO about 9
million yen to help save the environment
around the Chiang Mai mountains inThailand and provide environmental education to an ethnic minority dwelling in
the area. Concurrent environmental con-servation activities are underway in Mongolia, a landlocked country highly susceptible to global warming. The foundation
promotes various joint projects with NGOs
in providing various environmental services, including environmental education
at the Ecology Center of the Mongolia University of Education and forestation ofland stripped bare by devastating forest
fires in Ulan Bator.

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Environmental Communication

Social Contributions

Appendix: Business Fields

INPUT/OUTPUT DATA

Toppan’s Business Fields andEnvironmental Impact
Appendix

Three business fields
Toppan has positioned itself as a leading
company in the information communication industry. To operate within thisposition, the company has classified its
operations into five categories.
Toppan divides its operations into threefields of business—Information & Networks,
Living Environment and Electronics—basedon the scale of operations and other factors. Products are manufactured in each
operational category, and comprehensive
data on environmental burden is compiledin each field of business.
The environmental impacts ofcompany operation
Given the very wide range of Toppan’s

operations, it stands to reason that thecompany has an impact on the environment in various ways. The environmental
burdens of the printing industry can bedivided into input and output. Input refers
to the raw materials and fuels whose consumption in the production of commodities such as paper, plastic film, ink, andsolvents may deplete resources, encouragesequential logging, and cause acid rain.
Output refers to the chemicals discharged from production processes andemissions of pollutants such as chlorofluorocarbons and CO2 (carbon dioxide) fromfuel consumption. The chief environmental
impacts from output include ozone
destruction, and global warming. Other
factors to be taken into account include
the environmental impacts on air, water,and soil, the generation of environmental

problems in the course of activities such aswaste disposal, and indirect environmental
impacts through the use and after-use of
products.
To best reduce its environmental burdens, Toppan must accurately understandthe impacts imposed by all company
processes and operations. Each operational site at Toppan records its input andoutput of substances and utilizes thesedata to calculate its environmental burdens.
Once the burden is quantified at eachsite, the company sets environmental targets in priority areas and assesses theresults of environmental activities conducted over the previous year.

Input/Output Data
INPUT

OUTPUT
Air

EnergyTotal energy consumption (1,000 GJ)
Electric energy (1,000 GJ)
Thermal energy (1,000 GJ)

CO2 emission (t-CO2)

17,784
12,5375,247

5.18

NOx emission (tons)

269

SOx emission (tons)
Emission of dioxins (g-TEQ)

Information & Networks

Water
Water consumption (1,000 m3)
Industrial-use water (1,000 m3)

803,501

Emission of substances destructive
to the ozone layer (ODP-t)

83
0.20

Water system and soil

14,127

Total water discharge (1,000 m3)

11,303

1,658

Public water system (1,000 m3)

8,245

Sewage system (1,000 m3)

3,058

Municipal water (1,000 m3)

2,485

Groundwater (1,000 m3)

9,984(Utilization of rainwater) (1,000 m3)

18(Utilization of water circulated
on premises) (1,000 m3)

677

Underground penetration (1,000 m3)
On-site evaporation (1,000 m3)

Living Environment

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1,775

BOD discharge (tons)

254

COD discharge (tons)

189

Nitrogen discharge (tons)

151

Phosphorous discharge (tons)

5

Main raw materials
Paper, plastic film (1,000 tons)

Waste

1,680

Ink (1,000 tons)

33

Solvents (1,000 tons)

18

Electronics

Waste discharge (tons)

376,169

Recycling (tons)

347,574

Final waste disposal (tons)

28,595

Notes: • The period of aggregation covered for the overseas subsidiaries is from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002.
• Data used to calculate the scope of water consumption include neither utilization of rainwater nor water circulated on premises.
• Data on overseas subsidiaries and independent subsidiaries are not included in the values for main raw materials and the data shown on P.38 to P.45.

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Information & Networks

Products and Environmental
Impact of the Information &Networks Field

Input/Output Data for the Information &Networks Field
INPUT
EnergyTotal energy consumption (1,000 GJ)

6,965

Water
Water consumption (1,000 m3)

2,291

OUTPUT
CO2 emission (t-CO2)
308,078
Emission of substances destructive
3.33
to the ozone layer (ODP-t)
Air
124
NOx emission (tons)
8
SOx emission (tons)
0.13
Emission of dioxins (g-TEQ)
Total water discharge (1,000 m3) 1,704
7
Underground penetration (1,000 m3)
Water On-site evaporation (1,000 m3)
559
system144
BOD discharge (tons)
and soil45
COD discharge (tons)
17
Nitrogen discharge (tons)
2
Phosphorous discharge (tons)
227,883
Total waste discharge (tons)
221,100
Recycling (tons)
Waste
6,783
Final waste disposal (tons)■ Information & Networks Production Process
Offset Printing
Sheet-fed printing: The paper
from the feeder is printed in
the printing unit and ejected
through conveyers as printed
material.

Paper feed

Printing

Delivery

Editing

Plate-making

Printing

Finishing

The characters and images ofa printed page are displayedon a computer monitor andedited by digital processing(DTP: Desktop Publishing).
After mockups with layouts
and color samples are printed
and proofread, the data iscorrected digitally and passed
on to the plate-making process.

This process is used to
produce press plates forprinting (machine plates or
stamps). An original film plateis prepared from the original
data, then a machine plateis obtained via film printing
to a PS plate (Presensitized
Plate) and conveyed onto thedevelopment process. CTP(Computer To Plate), a process
to directly produce machine
plates from input data, is now
becoming the mainstream
process.

Four colored plates (yellow,
magenta, cyan, and black) areplaced within the offset
printing machine, each color isprinted, and the ink is allowed
to dry. Two types of offset
printing machines—sheet-fed
machine and rotary machine—are used. The rotary machine
can handle duplex print, whichmakes it more suitable forhigh-volume printing.

The printed material undergoes
bookbinding processes (suchas perfect binding, saddle
stitching, side stitching, etc.) as
needed, and is then subjected
to gloss-finishing processes
such as lamination, presscoating, coating, and so on.
Finished prints are deliveredin various forms: magazine,
book, catalog, booklet, flyer,
poster, calendar, share-certificates, gift vouchers, and so on.

Delivery to
the customer

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Appendix

Environmental impact of production
processes
Operations in the Information & Networks
field employ a diverse range of information
technologies for works in commercial
printing, publications printing, securities
printing, and the production of cards. Production plants in the Information & Networks field mainly undertake offset printing,a process broadly divided into plate-making, printing, and finishing.
The plate-making process includes thecreation of positive films for printing andthe production of press plates. The outputsof this process consist of wastewater, thedeveloping and fixing solutions used infilm processing, waste films, and other substances that pose environmental burdens.
Two methods are typically used for off-

set printing: sheet-fed and web offset (onan offset rotary press). The main distinction
between these two methods resides intheir drying methods. The web press performs vaporation drying via a hot-blast
dryer, while the sheet-fed press utilizes
an oxidative polymerization reaction thatallows the ink to stick to the paper. The
input in the printing process is the thermalenergy of the web press dryer, and the output consists of exhaust gases from thedeodorization equipment of the web press,
whose gases pose an environmental burden.
Bookbinding is representative of thefinishing process. This process generates
wastepaper from cutting when it converts
printed paper into books and the like. The
output from bookbinding (consisting of
spoilage) poses the greatest environmental burden.

Living Environment

Products and Environmental
Impact of the Living Environment
Field
Appendix

Environmental impact of the
production process
Operations in the Living Environment field
include packaging and the manufacture ofmaterials for industrial use. The businessitself is focused on the development of
products that can contribute to more comfortable lifestyles. Most of the operationsin this field involve gravure printing, a
process mainly comprised of cylinder-making, printing and finishing.
The printing plate is usually a metallic
cylinder made of steel or aluminum, surface
coated with successive layers of copperand chrome plating. Though the wastewater is successfully treated and reused,environmental burdens are imposed by
the sludge from the wastewater treatment
and waste solutions derived from thereplacement of the electroplating solutions.
Gravure printing on a rotary gravure
press is accomplished by diluting numerous colors of ink with organic solvents.
When printing multicolored products,
every color printed must be treated byvaporation using a hot air drying unit
(dryer) to ensure that the ink adheres tothe substrate surface. For this reason, thethermal energy used for drying (input) andthe discharge gas from the dryer unit
(output) pose a significant environmental
burden in this type of printing.
The finishing process includes various
steps such as lamination onto the printing
substrate and die cutting. Input (thermalenergy for melting resins and heat sealing)
and output (waste plastic discharged as
die-cutting scraps) both pose environmental burdens in this process.

Input/Output data for the Living
Environment Field
INPUT
EnergyTotal energy consumption (1,000 GJ)

5,302

Water
Water consumption (1,000 m3)

2,308

OUTPUT
CO2 emission (t-CO2)
268,377
Emission of substances destructive
1.86
to the ozone layer (ODP-t)
Air
118
NOx emission (tons)
60
SOx emission (tons)
0.05
Emission of dioxins (g-TEQ)
Total water discharge (1,000 m3) 1,757
42
Underground penetration (1,000 m3)
Water On-site evaporation (1,000 m3)
476
system45
BOD discharge (tons)
and soil45
COD discharge (tons)
17
Nitrogen discharge (tons)
2
Phosphorous discharge (tons)
106,280
Total waste discharge (tons)
94,653
Recycling (tons)
Waste
11,627
Final waste disposal (tons)■ Living Environment Production Process
Gravure printing
Gravure printing is often performed by rotarypresses, machines capable of printing evenon plastic films. The film or paper fed fromthe pay-off reel is printed, dried, and cooled
on a separate unit for each color, thenwound up on the take-up reel.

Dryer
Cooling-down

Pay-off

Take-up

Editing

Plate-making

Printing

The characters and images ofa printed page are displayedon a computer monitor andedited by digital processing(DTP: Desktop Publishing).
After mockups with layouts
and color samples are printed
and edited, the data iscorrected digitally and passed
on to the plate-making process.

Fashioning the printing
cylinder using image data.
Based on the image data, anelectrical graving machineengraves the image onto thesurface of a cylinder. The
cylinder surface is coatedwith copper beforehand to
facilitate engraving, and a coatof chrome is applied after
the engraving to fortify thesurface. The engraved negative
spaces are filled with ink for
printing.

Cylinders for each color are seton the gravure printing
machine, then ink diluted withorganic solvent is used to print
on base materials such asfilms. The process is completed
once the ink settles onto
the base materials throughthe processes of drying andcooling.
Recently developed environmentally-friendly inks haveno organic solvents. The company plans to use water-based
ink and biodegradable ink for
gravure printing in the future.

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Various finishingprocesses
Once printing is completed,most printed materials areconverted through procedures
such as pasting with films,
extruder processing, embossing (making surface bumpy),
die cutting, and slitting (toadjust the shape of products).
Converted prints are delivered to customers in various
forms: films, packaging materials such as paper containers
for liquids, decorative paperfor buildings, decorative sheets,
and wallpaper.

Delivery to
the customer

Electronics

Products and Environmental
Impact of the Electronics Field

Input/Output Data for the Electronics
Field
INPUT
EnergyTotal energy consumption (1,000 GJ)

4,864

Water
Water consumption (1,000 m3)

9,219

OUTPUT
CO2 emission (t-CO2)
201,401
Emission of substances destructive—
to the ozone layer (ODP-t)
Air
23
NOx emission (tons)
15
SOx emission (tons)
0.02
Emission of dioxins (g-TEQ)
Total water discharge (1,000 m3) 7,570
2
Underground penetration (1,000 m3)
Water On-site evaporation (1,000 m3)
691
system57
BOD discharge (tons)
and soil94
COD discharge (tons)
115
Nitrogen discharge (tons)
1
Phosphorous discharge (tons)
40,423
Total waste discharge (tons)
30,289Recycling (tons)
Waste
10,134
Final waste disposal (tons)■ Electronics Production Process
Etching
Examples of etching products

Preprocessing
Degrease the surface of the metal
plate, remove foreign matter, andtoughen to ensure proper adherenceof the photopolymer

Apply photoresist on
both sides
Apply and dry photoresist on bothsides

Exposure
Fix patterns to the metal plate andexpose to an ultra violet or X-ray

Etching solution

Lead frames for semiconductor
packaging

Etching
product
Develop

Etching

Peel film

Dissolve non-exposed sensitive film
in developing fluid

Apply acid to melt the portions of
the metal plate surface not covered
with sensitive film

Remove portions of sensitive film
no longer needed with a filmremoval solution

Shadow masks for CRT

After-use water
Recycling process
Biological treatment

Active carbon tower

Sand filter

Bacteria decompose the
BOD of the wastewater

Active carbon absorbs
the decomposed organic
materials

Remnant inorganic materials floating on the surface
are removed

RO (Reverse Osmosis)
membrane*

Recycling

Final filtration is performed to eliminate ion

Fluorescent character display tube

*RO (Reverse Osmosis) membrane: A membrane that traps almost all solutes but allows water to freely pass through.

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Appendix

Environmental impact of the
production process
Plants in the Electronics field mainly provide components used for the manufacture of semiconductors and displays.
Toppan designs and manufactures a hostof electronic components and devices,
including photomasks used in the manufacture of semiconductors and LSI (largescale integrated circuit) package-related
products such as lead frames, shadow
masks for CRTs, color filters for LCDs (liquid
crystal displays), and printed wiring boardsfor various electronic units.
Production facilities in the Electronics
field require extremely clean environments. Most of the products are produced
in clean rooms, where air-conditioning
equipment is used to maintain constanttemperature and moisture. The input of
the energy consumed for this air-conditioning poses an environmental burden.
Among the many subprocesses employedin production, the etching metals withchemical etchants merits special environmental attention. The etching subprocess
prints patterns onto a photoresist-coatedmetal, develops the print, rinses away elements other than the photopolymer in the
etching solution, and finally applies a coating, for example, a metal plating, to produce a finished product. The wastewater
derived from the repeated washing in thisprocess is neutralized in treatment equipment and finally discharged into the public
water system. This wastewater constitutes
an output of the process and imposes theheaviest environmental burden of all outputs from processes in the Electronics field.

Personal Services

AppendixContent distribution network Bitway
on the Internet
To respond to the rapid spread of broadband into households, Toppan is vigorously promoting Bitway, Japan’s largest
content distribution service.
Since obtaining a patent on its businessmodel for content distribution to PCs, thecompany has added to its existing services
for PCs and PDAs with a new service for cell
phones. Through its affiliation with Handango Inc., America, the world’s largest
content provider, Toppan’s PDA service@irBitway now offers Japan’s largest content menu. Toppan is also enriching theservice menu for HandyBitway, the company’s third-generation cell phone service.
Besides the company’s original Mapion
map search system, Toppan now deploys
the Chizu i-Mapion service for cell phones(official site for NTT DoCoMo i-mode).
Efforts are underway to attract more paying subscribers.

Bitway and Toppan’s other content businesses

Next-generation Products

Constructed Technical ResearchInstitute Experiment Center
Toppan is now building infrastructure to
expedite the development of electronics
and next-generation products in the fields
defined in Toppan Vision 21. Base facilities
have already been established to acceler-

Technical Research Institute Experiment Center58

ate research and development for nextgeneration semiconductor technologies ina clean experimental environment. This
project was commenced with the introduction of large projection screens, nextgeneration semiconductor parts, and otherequipment for experimentation. The com-pany will also press ahead with its current
research in high-definition and high-density technologies for next-generation semiconductors.
Toppan established a facility to pioneer
these R&D themes with the completion of
the Technical Research Institute Experiment Center next to the company’s main
Technical Research Institute in Sugito town
(Katsushika, Saitama Prefecture). Since thecommencement of operations in January
2003, the center has placed top priority on
research themes related to Toppan Vision
21. To streamline development, the centerhas prioritized themes related to Toppan
Vision 21 and set target dates for the acquisition of experimental results.
Employees can flexibly change the levelof cleanliness in the experimental clean
room from class 1,000 to class 100,000. Thisadvanced feature provides researcherswith the best possible experimental environment for business examinations.

Appendix

Toppan’s Environmental Chronology
Toppan’s first major environmental efforts came in the 1960s when the company launched activities to prevent pollution.
The company has since evolved into a true global citizen.

Activities in the Toppan GroupI Established the Environmental Management Division at the head office,established environmental maintenance departments at all production
divisions, and introduced the pollution-prevention audits

Societal developments
I Ministry of the Environment established1971
I Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer adopted

1988

I Eco-Mark adopted, Control Law on CFCs enacted

1989

I Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movementsof Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal adopted

I Introduced the company’s first cogeneration system

1990

I Established the Ecology Center within the head office (Reform thecorporate-wide environmental management structure and management
system)1991

I Established Toppan’s Declaration on the Global Environment, Toppan’s
basic philosophy for environmental action
I Added the Ecology Award to the Toppan President's awards

1992

I Established the Toppan Voluntary Plan on the Global Environment as abasic guideline for conduct

1993

I Halted the use of specific CFCs and trichloroethane
I Started in-house environmental audits in oversea subsidiaries

1994

I Received the Fuji Sankei Group Award at the Fifth Global Environmental
AwardsI Joined the Green Purchasing Network
I Introduced an ISO 14001-compliant environmental management system
at all production plants
I Developed an in-house LCA method for packaging products
I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at the Shiga and Kumamoto plants(Electronics)
I Commenced publication of the Environmental Report
I Introduced a system to promote Green Purchasing throughout the entire
company
I Introduced the RPF system at the Sagamihara plant (Packaging)
I Introduced Toppan's Environmental Logo
I Introduced environmental accounting

I The Global Environment Charter established by Keidanren

I Basic Environment Law enacted

I Containers and Packaging Recycling Law enacted

1996

I Commencement of the ISO 14000 Series (Environmental
Management System)
I Green Purchasing Network established

1997

I Hosting of the Third Conference of Member Countries to theUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP3) and adoption of the Kyoto Protocol

1998

1999

2000

I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at the Akihabara and Ebie offices
I Introduced the Toppan Group Consolidated Environmental Accounting
I The Environmental Report 2001 selected for the Excellent Performance
Prize at the Environmental Report Awards 2001

2001

I Enhanced the group environmental management system through the
Toppan Group Environmental Committee
I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at the Gunma plant

I Hosting of the U.N. Conference on the Basic Environment(Global Summit)

1995

I Established Toppan Vision 21
I Established Toppan’s certification standards for environmentally-friendly
products
I Achieved zero-emissions target at the Sakado plant
I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at the Niigata, Satte, Kashiwa, Sakado andRanzan plants
I Organized and hosted the Environmental Communication Exhibition 2000
I Exhibited products in Eco-Products 2000

I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at the Itabashi site, Fukuzaki plant,
Takino site, and Toppan Graphic Co., Ltd. (Kawaguchi)
I Obtained ISO 14001 certification at three overseas plants (Siam Toppan,
Toppan Hong Kong, Toppan America)
I Extended the Toppan Group Consolidated Environmental Accounting to
the company’s overseas subsidiaries
I Introduced e-learning into Toppan’s environmental education system
I Established the Toppan Green Procurement Standards
I Revised the company’s zero-emission certification standards

Appendix

1987

2002

2003

I NPO Law enacted
I Home Appliance Recycling Law enacted

I Revised Energy Conservation Law put into force
I PRTR Law enacted
I Law on the Promotion of Countermeasures against Global
Warming enacted
I Environmental Impact Assessment Law enacted
I Green Purchasing Law enacted
I Construction Recycling Law enacted
I Basic Law for Promotion of a Recycling-Oriented Society
enactedI Food Recycling Law enacted

I Revised Waste Treatment Law put into force
I Law concerning Special PCB-related Measures enacted
I Revised Automobile NOx Law put into force
I Establishment of the “Offset Printing Services” Green Standards
by the Japan Federation of Printing Industries
I World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg
Summit) held
I Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law established
I Disclosure of report data commenced based on the PRTR Law

I The Law for Promotion of the Nature Restoration enacted
I Discussion for utilization of Kyoto Mechanisms accelerated
I Electric shortage in midsummer stirs social concern over energy
saving requirements

59Independent Review of Environmental Report & Questionnaire Results
To ensure the credibility of the information reported herein, Toppan has had independent examiners review this Environmental
Report since fiscal 2001. This section outlines the procedure and results of the review. At the end of this section, readers will find theresults of a questionnaire submitted to persons who read last year’s Environmental Report.

Toppan’s Approach to
the Review
BackgroundToppan issued its first Environmental Reportin 1998. This year’s report is the third reportto undergo an annual independent review
by Asahi & Co.
In producing its Environmental Report,
Toppan attempts to provide a clear sourceof information on the group’s commitment
to environmental preservation, with specific and demonstrative data on the results
the group has achieved. To ensure thecredibility of this data, the company has
had the environmental performance indexes
and environmental accounting results
reviewed independently by Asahi & Co forthe last three years in a row.

An independent review and PDCA cycle
Toppan relies on independent reviews not
only for their evaluations of the various
environmental performance and accounting indexes used, but also guidelines forcontinuous improvement of the indexes.
Once each independent review is finished, the reviewer issues a report on the
results. In addition to the reviewer’s assessments of Toppan’s internal administrationof data collection, calculation methods,
reporting coverage, and calculation accuracy, this report includes advisory comments to effectively promote Toppan’senvironmental protection activities. The
company closely studies the results as itprepares for actions to be taken in thefollowing year using the PDCA (plando-check-action) cycle system.

Reporting on the Review Results
Findings (points improved and points
to be improved)
For an overview of the results, please referto the report on the Independent Reviewof the Environmental Report 2003 on P.61.
Asahi & Co, the auditor, has also reported
the details on the reviewers’ findings intheir examinations. A summary of the commentary follows.
As to the environmental performance,
Toppan has set the medium- and longterm targets based on fiscal 2000, andstrived to achieve them. In fiscal 2002, thescope for aggregation was expanded. To
enable comparison with data from previous years, the earlier data were determinedby estimation. The auditor evaluated thiseffort. Yet it also pointed out that there
were some overseas sites that had notmeasured or aggregated water discharges.
Toppan has started to collect data on CO2emissions based on the company’s distribution activities. As this data has yet to becollected from some of the companies
within the Toppan Group, the reviewers recommend data collection from the entire
group and full disclosure of the results.

Review at Toppan Forms Co., Ltd.

■ Procedure of Independent Review
Planning

I Discussion and planning

A hearing to review improvements from the previous year; examination of methods and scopeof aggregation; determination of the schedule and the sites to be reviewed

I Top management interview

Interview with the president on the topics of Eco-protection, Eco-creativity and environmental
communication activities for fiscal 2002 (preparations for the “Message from the President” for 2003),
the stance of the Toppan Group toward environmental management, and the status of environmental
reporting and environmental accounting

I Examination at head officeToppan Printing andmembers of the group

A hearing on data collection methods, including internal rules; examination of analytical methods andevidence (with questions and answers); examination of the calculation accuracy and appropriatenessof methods; examination of consistency among data (including descriptions)

I On-site review

Shiga plant, Gunma plant, Toppan Forms (head office and Hino plant)

I Review at head office

Review of the draft of the Environmental Report (screening for negative information)

I Internal review meeting

Before submitting the independent review, Asahi reviewers uninvolved in the Toppan review examine thereview procedure, examine the review results, and draw up their conclusions about the Environmental Report
2003

Submitting the Independent
Review Report

I Submission of the
Independent Review Report

The independent reviewer submits the Independent Review Report

Meeting the examiner

I Briefing on the findingsin the independent review

The independent reviewer reports the findings in the review

Implementation

Final review of theEnvironmental Report (script)
Internal review at Asahi & Co

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For aggregation of environmental accounting, the identification of environmental
conservation costs related to the purchaseand use of environmental protection facilities is important. The costs are, for instance,
additional costs, expended for the difference between green products and conventional ones; and the other costs containedin operational facilities or products, andthey should be deducted in relation totheir rate for purpose of environmental
protection. Toppan revised the cost classification and the environmental preservation
ratio of some environmental protection
facilities in response to items pointed out
during the on-site reviews in the previous
year. The revision and adoption of a unified
aggregation method throughout the entire
group has continuously improved the levelof precision.
Regarding environmental targets thatwere not reached this year, Asahi & Co recommended that Toppan describe thecauses and solutions in detail in the Environmental Report, in order to improve thereport as an effective tool for environmental communication.

Questionnaire results
Toppan attaches a questionnaire to eachcopy of the Environmental Report as a tool
to promote dialog with readers (also postedon the Toppan website). The questionnaire
is also used as part of the environmental
education session held for new Toppan
employees.
According to results for fiscal 2002,
76.6% of the readers and new Toppan
recruits who responded to the questionnaire assessed the Report as “Easy to understand,” while 21.9% rated it as “Average.” Inevaluating the content of the Report, 79.7%

replied “Sufficient,” while 19.6% selected“Average.” When asked to rate the “mostimpressive” sections in the report, readerscited the following, in descending order:“Eco-protection Activities,” “Eco-creativity
Activities,” and “Toppan’s Businesses andEnvironmental Impact.”
Respondents also provided a number of
helpful suggestions on ways to improve
the Report. A few examples follow.
IThe report should list specific figures on
Toppan’s long-term targets.
ISimilar data on other companies should

be provided as a reference for comparison.
IThe report should have a section for children.
IThe report should describe Toppan’s
activities based on the Kyoto Protocol.
IThe authors should provide more detailin their explanations to help consumers
more fully understand the importanceof developing environmentally-friendly
products.
Toppan will consider these suggestions
from respondents in its ongoing effort toimprove the Environmental Report and thecompany’s environmental communications.

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