Comments from a Third-Party Expert
I have read Tokyo Electron’s Environmental and Social Report 2010

offices by fiscal 2015 by 50 % per unit sales from the fiscal 2008

and received an explanation of the Company’s environmental and sociallevel. In addition, the Company has been working to reduce waste foractivities from staff at TEL’s Environment, Health & Safety Center. Here I

disposal, and its recycling rate for resources has been increasing for

express my view on this report as a third-party expert.

years. All TEL group plants and offices have achieved zero emissions.
This achievement can be attributed to the Group’s persistent

1. TEL’s Basic Philosophy and Environmental Initiatives

environmental efforts.

TEL’s basic philosophy includes “providing high-value products andservices (mainly semiconductor production equipment) around the

4. Relationship with Employees

world in order to realize healthy and enriched lives.” Accordingly,

In order to help people lead healthy and enriched lives, the Company

TEL is tirelessly promoting technological innovation and addressing

itself must be energetic and creative and have good employee

environmental issues. Today, as companies continue to grow,relations—by nurturing the enthusiasm and autonomy of individual

the impact their activities exert on society is growing larger andemployees, enhancing their skills and supporting career development.

their responsibility to society is becoming increasingly significant.

TEL endeavors to improve the workplace environment and develop

One major aspect of this corporate responsibility involves global

effective personnel systems. In particular, high regard should beenvironmental issues, which are being addressed by companies

given to its efforts to develop and enhance the professionalism of

in a host of ways depending on their business areas and activities.

its employees, including the managers, mainly through its internal

The main theme of TEL’s approach to environmental issues is thereduction of greenhouse gasses (CO2), and its efforts in this area

educational institution, TEL UNIVERSITY.

are made in two stages: the production phase and use phase of

5. Future Issues

the product life cycle. A high evaluation should be given to its

TEL’s main business field—the supply of semiconductor production

proactive efforts to reduce environmental impact during the use

equipment—is not widely known to the general public. To

phase by improving productivity of and implementing a variety ofcompensate for this general unfamiliarity, efforts are needed toenvironmental measures for the semiconductor production equipment

provide more easy-to-understand descriptions of the Company, in

it has already delivered worldwide (approximately 50,000 units).

particular, its business activities, management policies, corporate
responsibility and details of the Group companies. In addition, while

2.	Environmental Initiatives for Product Use

TEL’s proactive efforts to address environmental issues should be

Out of the amount of CO2 emitted throughout the lifecycle of TEL’s

highly regarded, something still needs to be done with regard to

main products—semiconductor and FPD production equipment—,

explaining what we are doing in other aspects of social responsibility,

approximately 80% stems from the use of these products at its

including the roles of semiconductors in society and messages tocustomers’ sites. In response to this, TEL has set goals for theshareholders and investors.

Company’s commitment to reduce environmental impact, specificallyby reducing the amount of pure water required for and CO2 emissions
generated by the use of new equipment to be installed at customers’ sites* The Third-Party Comment above does notcontain opinions on the accuracy of theinformation included in this report.

in 2015 by 50% from the fiscal 2008 level. I hope that the Company’s

Yoshito Nakamura

efforts to achieve this goal will help encourage customers to make efforts

Professor, Faculty of Business Administration
Toyo University
Certified Public Accountant
Auditor of the Organization Supporting JOCV
Auditor of the Kawasaki City Council Social Welfare
Director of the Research Instituteof Accounting for the Construction
Industry

to reduce environmental impact and costs, thereby increasing theiroverall satisfaction. I advise that TEL should continue with these efforts.
3. Environmental Initiatives in Plants and Offices
TEL aims to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions from its plants andResponse to the Third-Party Comment
I am deeply grateful for Professor Nakamura’s comments regarding

we are involved. In this way, we will continue to make an effort underthe environmental and social activities of the TEL Group. The

our basic philosophy, which places emphasis on demonstrating

semiconductor, FPD, and PV cell production equipment industry,

consistent leadership as a world class company by creating hopewhich the TEL Group is part of, is capable of contributing

for the future and addressing environmental problems, and seek totremendously to environmental conservation and improvement, andbecome a company with high corporate value that is needed andwe believe that making continued efforts to provide excellent products

trusted by society.

and services is an effective way of fulfilling our social responsibility.
Following the advice given by Professor Nakamura, we will
work to provide explanations that allow all our stakeholders to easily
understand semiconductors and the other fields of business in which

32

TOKYO ELECTRON

Environmental and Social Report 2010

Satoshi Saito
DirectorEnvironment, Health & Safety CenterTokyo Electron Limited