Fujitsu Components Group Environmental Report FY2022

Fujitsu Components Group
Environmental Report FY2022
The Fujitsu Components Group recognizes environmental management as one of the most important roles andcontributes to build a sustainable society and participates in the global environmental conservation by striving to reduce
harmful environmental impact generated by products or services offered throughout the business activities.

1. Greeting
The Fujitsu Components Group has been conducting activities to reduce the environmental
impact since 1998. Theses activities are based on our principle “We shall keep the best
corporate activities while improving our coexistence with the environment” .
The 2016 Paris Agreement accelerates the movement toward a carbon-free society. In addition,
global momentum for the environment is growing, as the adoption of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 illustrates.
The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) that the United Nations Economic andSocial Council summarized in 2019 presents a framework which consists of five measures andsix entry points to achieve the SDGs. It states that science and technology innovation is one of
the measurements and that play an important role.
We also focus on developing products for applications that adhere to the SDGs guidelines. Forexample, EV/PHV and PV relays for ‘affordable and clean energy’, mesh network products for‘sustainable cities and communities’.
In addition, we constantly incorporate new technologies not only to develop products withexcellent energy efficiency and resource efficiency, but also to reduce energy consumption in
the manufacturing process, waste and the environmental impact.

Masahiro Kinoshita
President and Representative
Corporate Officer

The Fujitsu Components Group strives to realize a human and environmental friendly society
through our products and other business and social activities both, in a direct and an indirectfashion.

2. Organization for Environmental Activities
Fujitsu Component
Management Committee
Senior Representative Group EMS

Representative Group EMS

Internal Audit Committee forGroup EMS
Contact

5 sites in Japan:
 FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
Head office, Osaka/Nagoya sales office,
TEC CO., LTD.
 FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDEngineering & Development Center,
Nagano Development Center
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 SHINANO FUJITSU LIMITED MIYAZAKI FUJITSU COMPONENTLIMITED CHIKUMA TSUSHIN INDUSTRY LTD.

2 offshore factories
FUJITSU COMPONENT(MALAYSIA) SDN.BHD.
FUJITSU COMPONENTS(CHANGZHOU) CO.,LTD.

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3. Group Profile
Head Office address

FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
Shinagawa Seaside Park Tower, 12-4, Higashi-shinagawa 4-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
140-0002, Japan

President and Representative
Corporate Officer

Masahiro Kinoshita

Founded

October 1, 2001

Main Business

Manufacturing and sales of relays, keyboards, touch panels, pointing devices, thermal printers,
wireless modules, KVM solutions, cross technology products (unit products)

Capital90 million yen

Capital surplus

12,810 million yen (as of March 29, 2021)

Sales

35.5 billion yen (consolidated FY2020)

Financial Year End

March 31

Employees

2,862 (consolidated as of March 31, 2022)

Group Composition

The Group is composed of total 13 companies; 5 Japanese companies including 1 sales company,
and 8 overseas companies including 6 sales companies

4. Environmental Policy & Environmental Protection Program Fujitsu Components Group Environmental Policy
Principle
The Fujitsu Components Group, recognizes the value and importance of protecting the global environment as one of the mostimportant issues. Our environmental philosophy is: We shall adhere to the best corporate activities while improving our coexistencewith the environment. As an enterprise that develops, designs, manufactures, and sells electrical components, we promote theEnvironmental Management System (EMS) in accordance with ISO14001 toward the realization of a prosperous society based on
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Action Guidelines•We recognize the global environment as one of the most important issues, and continuously improve our environmental
management system through our activities, products and services.
•We work to realize a sustainable society through environmental activities for the next generation.
•We offer products that both help achieve business growth and protect the environment.
•We comply with the various environmental laws as they apply to our activities, products and services.
•We completely ban hazardous substances in our products and do not discharge any hazardous substances into the environment
as specified by Fujitsu Components Group.
•Every employee shall strive to improve the environment including use of sustainable sources, climate control, and biodiversity
conservation at work and at home and extend those activities to society.
Priority Items
We take on following priority items which pertaining to environmental aspect of our products and services.
1.Improvement of environmental value throughout product lifecycle
2.Promotion of social contribution activities
3.Improvement of energy consumption per unit
4.Improvement of waste emission per unit
Supplement
1.This policy is shared our employees, group members and all other parties concerned.
2.Our Analytical Engineering Department is responsible for the Environmental Policy.

April 1, 2022Fujitsu Components Group EMS Management

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5. The 8th Stage Group Environmental Protection Program (FY2019 to FY2021)
The 8th Stage of the Fujitsu Components Group Environmental Protection Program has been established. Detailed action plans toFY2022 have been provided and actual activities are under way.
Item

The 8th Stage Group Environmental Protection Program Goals

Social contribution activities

Improvement of environmental value throughout product lifecycle at least 10
new eco-friendly products which satisfy (i) or (ii) have to be developed by endof FY2021.
(i) Product to lead in energy-efficiency(*1)(ii) Product’s resource efficiency(*2) is increased by 1% or more compared tothose of FY2016-FY2018(*3)
Promotion of social contribution activities
Each employee shall contribute to the society to affluent and sustainablesociety.
(i) Continuous cooperation with society(ii) Material support and other activities to resolve social/environmental
issues such as biodiversity observation

Own business activities

Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
We will reduce 3,132t-CO2(*4) by end of FY2021 by continuous energy
saving activities.

FY2021Target

FY2021Result3 products（FY2019 toFY2021 total: 11products)

36 activities（FY2019 toFY2021 total: 110activities)

３products

Done

37 activities

779 t-CO2（*5）

Done

983 t-CO2(FY2019 to FY2021 Done
total: 4,042t-CO2)

Improvement of energy efficiency
We will improve specific energy consumption unit( *6) in facilities by anaverage of 1% per year.

See table-1

Done

Control on waste emission
We will reduce specific waste unit(*7) to less than FY2018 results by end ofFY2021.

See table-2

Done

Table-1 Specific energy consumption unit FY2021 results
Site nameCalculation formula

FY2021 target (*8)

FY2021 result

FUJITSU COMPONENTEnergy consumption（kl）
Sales amount (million yen)

0.750

0.572

SHINANO FUJITSU

Energy consumption（kl）
Sales amount (10 million yen)

1.400

1.320

MIYAZAKI FUJITSUCOMPONENTS

Energy consumption（kl）
Production quantity (Kpcs)

0.01380.0138Calculation formula

FY2021 target（FY2018 result)

FY2021 result

FUJITSU COMPONENT

Waste amount（kg）
Sales amount (million yen)88.7（*9）85.5SHINANNO FUJITSU

Waste amount（kg）
Sales amount (million yen)

22.3

18.1

CHIKUMA TSUSHIN

Waste amount（kg）
Production quantity（million pcs)

55.0（*10）

54.1

Table-2 Specific waste unit FY2021 improvement results
Site name*1 :The products meet the criteria which is ranked at the top level in the market, including leading products (world-first, industry-first, world-best,industry –best) in energy efficiency.
*2: Improvement of product’s resources (smaller, lighter, thinner, reducing number of parts) or resource circulation (reducing waste amount, recyclecapability).
*3: Conditions were revised based on development plan.
*4: 15% of FY2018 CO2 emission (20,870t-CO2) in the 3 years (average 5% per year).
*5: FY2021 target was revised from 912t-CO2 to 779t-CO2 based on FY2019 and FY2020 results.
*6: Specific energy consumption unit = energy consumption amount (Kl crude oil equivalent) / production amount (industrial output amount or quantity)*7: Specific waste unit = waste emission amount (t) / production amount (industrial output amount or quantity)*8: FY2021 target was revised based on production situation.
*9: FY2020 target was changed from 66.9 to 88.7 since some materials are no longer counted as resources due to changes in world affairs.
*10: Target was changed due to temporary waste increase due to equipment malfunction.
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６. The 9th Stage Group Environmental Protection Program (FY2022 to FY2024)
The 9th Stage of the Fujitsu Components Group Environmental Protection Program has been established. The program includes
activities to reduce greenhouse gas CO2 emissions that is integrated with measures to improve unit energy consumption.
The 9th Stage Group Environmental Protection Program Goals

Item

FY2022 Target

Improvement of environmental value throughout production life cycle
Social contribution
activities

10 or more products which satisfy one of below to be developed by end of FY2024.
(1) Product to lead in energy-efficiency（*1）(2) Product’s resource efficiency (*2) is increased by 1% or more

3 products(3) Development of new technology leading to improvement of energy or resource efficiency(4) Product’s energy or resources efficiency is increased by improving manufacturing processes
Promotion of social contribution activities

27 activities

Promote activities to solve social and environmental issues.
Own businessactivities

Improvement of energy efficiency
Based on the Energy Conservation Act, we will improve specific energy consumption unit in facilities
by an average of 1% per year from the average of the last 5 years results.(*3)
Control on waste emission
We will reduce specific waste unit to less than the average for the last five years.（*4）

See table-1

See table-2

Table-1 Specific energy consumption unit FY2022 targets
Site nameCalculation formula

FY2022 target (*5)

FUJITSU COMPONENTEnergy consumption (t-CO2）
Sales amount (million yen)

0.884

SHINANO FUJITSU

Energy consumption (t-CO2）
Sales amount (10 million yen)

2.611

CHIKUMA TSUSHIN

Energy consumption （t-CO2）
Production quantity (million pcs)

1.138

Energy consumption （t-CO2）
Production quantity（thousand pcs）

0.0187

Calculation formula

FY2022 target (*5)

FUJITSU COMPONENT

Waste amount（kg）
Sales amount (million yen)

82.7

SHINANO FUJITSU

Waste amount（kg）
Sales amount (million yen)

20.0

CHIKUMA TSUSHIN

Waste amount（kg）
Production quantity (million pcs)

48.9

MIYAZAKI FUJITSU COMPONENTS

Waste amount（kg）
Production quantity (million pcs)

365.9

MIYAZAKI FUJITSU COMPONENTS
Table-2 Specific waste unit FY2022 targets
Site name*1 :The products meet the criteria which is ranked at the top level in the market, including leading products (world-first, industry-first, world-best,industry –best) in energy efficiency.
*2: Improvement of product’s resources (smaller, lighter, thinner, reducing number of parts) or resource circulation (reducing waste amount,recycle capability).
*3: Specific energy consumption unit = energy consumption amount (Kl crude oil equivalent) / production amount (industrial output amount orquantity)
CO2 conversion factor shall be the latest one published under the Energy Conservation Act.
*4: Specific waste unit = waste emission amount (t) / production amount (industrial output amount or quantity)*5: Target was calculated based on the average of the last five years.

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7. Environmental Activities
 Development of Eco-friendly Products
We strive to develop and offer eco-friendly products which improve the environment and commercial
aspects.
 Highlights of New Developments

Wireless module

Improvements
Energyefficiency
Resource
efficiency

KVM solutions

Products
Keyboard
Wireless module
KVM Solution

Improvement ratio(compared to ourconventional products)

Details of improvement
Reduced the manufacturing process by changing to laser
printing on keytop. (For specific customers)

74% reduction in power
consumption

Reduced use of resource by downsizing (FWM8BLZ09）

83％ reduction inweight

Reduced resource by packing specification of AC adopter’s
plastic bag.

100％ reduction

 Status of Social Contribution Activities
Each site engages in social contributions, not only our employees but also their family members
participate, for biodiversity conservation and engaging with local communities. Those activities areexpanding year by year and are thoroughly acknowledged as wonderful activities among neighbors.
 Major Activities

Head office (Shinagawa, Tokyo)
Donation of contact lens case

Shinano Fujitsu (Iiyam, Nagano)
Cleaning up around the factory
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Engineering & Development Center (Suzaka, Nagano)
Selling vegetables for school children that they have grownMiyazaki
Fujitsu Components (Nichinan, Miyazaki)
Cleaning up around the factory

Chikuma Tsushin (Saku, Nagano)
Cleaning up around the factory

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 Global Warming Prevention Activities (Reduction of Energy Origin CO2, Improvement of Energy Efficiency)
To reduce CO2 emissions, we have focused on improving the energy efficiency.
Each site has been working on to reduce electricity consumption, usage ofuse of a heavy oil), LPG, etc.
We are considering switching to renewable energy.
■ Transition of total energy consumption amount
40,00036,09335,892■ Transition of CO2 Emission (*1)
25,00032,42030,00029,12730,45620,00019,17919,127

17,257

15,654

16,0532020

2021

15,00020,00010,00010,000
0

5,000
2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Energy consumption (Mwh)

0

2017

2018

2019

CO2
CO2 emission（t-CO2)
emission (t-CO2)■ Transition of water usage*1: CO2 conversion factor was changed

250,000
200,000

191,998

181,338
144,714150,000

127,311

129,518

2020

2021

100,000
50,000
0

2017

2018

2019

Waterusage
usage(m(m3)3)
 WaterTopic【Improvement of energy efficiency】
Reduction of CO2 emissions by insulating the heat-generating part of the drying furnace

We organized an Energy Saving Working Group that consists of members from 4 sites in Japan. The group had beenworking continuously to improve energy efficiency and reduction of CO2 emissions.
In FY2021, we applied a heat insulating sheet to the drying furnace in the manufacturing process to improve the drying
furnace heater‘s efficiency. We also improved the indoor cooling efficiency to reduce power consumption. This has
resulted in a reduction of 11,745 kWh (6.7t-CO2) in the year.
heat insulating sheet

Surfacetemperature60.5℃

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Surfacetemperature
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 Industrial Waste Reduction Management
Every worker in the group recognizes the importance of the 3Rs (Reuse, Reduce and Recycle) and engages inwaste separation. We have been working on the reduction of environmental loads by minimizing the waste andpromoting its recycling or reuse.
 Transition of industrial waste reduction
772

Waste generation (t)

700

647

647
577

600
500

0.0200710

0.01050.01190.01170.01170.0121400

0.01500.0100300
0.0050200
1000201720182019

2020

2021

Waste generation per sales amount(t/million yen)800

0.00008. Chemical Substances Contained in Products
 Management of Chemical Substances Contained in Products
All materials are purchased under the Common Environmental Purchasing Specifications, andFujitsu Components Group specified banned materials are checked by certification of complianceand chemSHERPA (*1) . Phthalic acid ester, which was added under the revised European RoHS
directive, is analyzed by Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometry and other methods inside ourcompany. In addition, we have established a management system for pollution control in production
sites and suppliers and check products’ compliance.
*1: A scheme that facilitates sharing information on chemical substances in products conducted by Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry. (Abbreviation of Chemical Information Sharing and Exchange under Reporting
Partnership in supply chain).

 Green Procurement
We ask all supply partners to build an environmental management system as well as prevention ofglobal warming and biodiversity program to further the reduction of the environmental impact
throughout the supply chain.

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9. Actions to High Risk Minerals
The Fujitsu Components Group promotes the investigation of the High Risk Minerals in line with OECD Due
Diligence Guidance. We use the ‘Responsible Materials Initiative (RMI) for conflict minerals and cobalt’ reporting
template for these investigations. We will continue the activities to smelting manufacturers and to improvetransparency of supply chain to provide reliable information for the customers.

10. Third Party Evaluation
 ISO14001: 2015

Fujitsu Components Group has started activities under ISO14001: 2015 in FY2016.
We have passed the migration examination in FY2017 and have received thecertifications after that.

 EcoVadis Sustainability Evaluation
We have been awarded a Silver rating with an overall score of 56 points forsustainability performance in an assessment conducted by EcoVadis (Headquarters:France) in 2021.
It was rated an exceptional 80 points in the Environment category.

2021

 Contact
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED Engineering & Development Center
Business Planning Section (Sustainable team), Business Promotion Division
Address: 1174 Suzaka, Suzaka-shi, Nagano-ken, 382-0076 Japan
E-mail: fcl-contact@cs.fcl-components.com

FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
Shinagawa Seaside Park Tower
12-4 Higashi-shinagawa 4 chome,Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 140-0002

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Business Planning Section, Business Promotion DivisionMarketing Section, Thermal Printers/Wireless Module Division
August 29, 2022
April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (including FY2022 plans)This is the report on the organization in Japan controlled under Environmental Management System based on ISO14001 approval.
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