Environmental Protection Activities Report
Operating Activities and Environmental Burdens
The FDK Group continues its eﬀorts in understanding and reducing environmental burdens generated by its operating
activities throughout the lifecycle of products.

We recognize that our business activities including R&D, design, production and sales generate environmental burdens by using resources
such as parts and materials and consuming scarce resources including energies and water. We, therefore, will continue decreasing of suchenvironmental burdens generated through the life cycle of products from using, transporting and disposing of them, by grasping how
much burdens we are imposing to the environment.

Design/Development
Design/Development StageStage

The FDK Group manufactures eco-friendly products through compliance with all therelevant laws and applicable standards, design reviews and product environmental
assessments. Through the processes, emissions of hazardous substances are avoided
and energy- and resource-saving, as well as recyclability of product designs are checked.

Procurement
Procurement StageStage

All procurements by the FDK Group are done after checking that the parts andmaterials to be procured are eco-friendly. Equal considerations are made to reduceenergy for transporting these parts and materials.

INEnergy

Chemical substances

WaterElectricity purchased 44,376 MWh Handled volume 4,494 tons Used volume1,097,794 m3

311 ㎘
31 tons
Natural gas and city gas 320 km3
Heavy oil and kerosene
LPG and LNG

Calculation methods:• Chemical substances: Volume of PRTR Law target chemicals
handled by plants/sites• Energy: Electricity, gas, oil, etc, consumed by plants/sites• Water : Volume used by plants/sites

Manufacturing
Manufacturing StageStage
Zero emission is pursued by minimizing the use of resources for materials,energy and water consumption (energy-saving activities) and eliminating
disposal of rubbishes by landfill and simple incineration. An effort is being madeto reduce emission of chemical substances to the environment.
Gases discharged

OUT

CO2
SOx
NOx

Chemical substances

Wastes

20,397 tons Emission volume 3.3 tons Landﬁll and simple
incineration
0 tons0.1 tons Calculation methods:
0.8 tons • Chemical substances : Volume of PRTR Law target chemicals handled byplants/sites• Atmospheric release : Volume of carbon dioxide discharged is calculated by thevolume of energy consumed by plants/sites: Volume of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides is calculatedby the concentration of each substances discharged fromthe boiler outlets at the plants/sites

Distribution/Sales
Distribution/Sales Stages
StagesConsumption of energy for transportation and delivery of products is reduced tominimize discharging exhaust gas to the environment.

UseUse Stage
Stage

Energy-saving and long-life products are sought.
Wide range of battery types allows users to select appropriate ones depending upon
usage, by which the life of batteries can be extended.

Collection/Reuse/Recycling
Collection/Reuse/Recycling Stages
StagesUsed products are collected back for effective utilization of resources.
Collection, reuse, recycle
Collected volume
Resource reuse andrecycling rate

13981 tons
94.4 ％