History of Safety & Environmental Activities
1996

Apr. Environmental Preservation and Management Promotion Office is launched.

1997

Jan. The Taiyo Yuden Group Basic Environmental Policy is established.
Apr. Environmental ISO Project is launched.
Sep. Taiwan Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. becomes the first company in the Group to acquire ISO14001 certification.

1998

Oct. Haruna and Sannokura Plants become the first two Taiyo Yuden plants to acquire ISO14001 certification.

1999

Dec. ISO14001 certification is acquired at all Taiyo Yuden plants.

2000

Jan. OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) Project is launched.
Oct. The Taiyo Yuden Group Occupational Health & Safety Policy is established.
Nov. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. acquires integrated ISO14001 certification.

2001

Apr. All Taiyo Yuden's subsidiary production sites in Japan obtain ISO14001 certification respectively.
May. Tamamura Plant becomes first in the group to obtain OHSAS18001 certification.
Aug. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. integrates EMS and OHSAS systems.
Oct. Taiyo Yuden's domestic segment acquires integrated ISO14001 certification.

2002

Feb. Taiyo Yuden Group in Japan switches to an integrated EMS & OHSAS system.
May. Taiyo Yuden's domestic segment acquires integrated OHSAS18001 certification.
Sep. First Environmental Report is published on company website.
Oct. All affiliated production plants outside Japan have obtained ISO14001 certification respectively.

2004

Mar. Taiyo Yuden Group Safety and Environment Charter is established.
Sep. Seven overseas production plants acquire OHSAS18001 certification.

2005

Jul. Expanded upon previous reports by adding material on occupational health and safety and issuing the result
as the Safety and Environmental Report.

2006

Apr. Efforts at reducing environmental impact start at Head Office and Sales Office, our non-production anddevelopment sites.

2008

Jan. Revised the Taiyo Yuden Group Safety & Environment Charter.

2009

Jan. Niigata Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. obtained ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certifications.

2010

Mar. Taiyo Yuden Energy Device Co., Ltd. is added to the collective certification in Japan (ISO14001).

2011

Nov. Taiyo Yuden Mobile Technology Co., Ltd. and Taiyo Yuden Mobile Technology Products Co., Ltd. are added
to the collective certification in Japan(ISO14001/OHSAS18001).

2013

Sep. Tsukiyono Denshi Co., Ltd. turned in the certification (ISO14001/OHSAS18001).

2015

Nov. Revised the Taiyo Yuden Group Safety & Environment Charter.

2016

Jan. Taiyo Yuden (Tianjin) Electｒonics Co.,Ltd. obtained ISO14001 certification.
Fukushima Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. is added to the collective certification in Japan (ISO14001).

2017

Jan. Fukushima Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. is added to the collective certification in Japan (OHSAS18001).

2019

Jan. Taiyo Yuden Group turned in the OHSAS18001 certification.

2021

Jan. ELNA TOHOKU Co., Ltd. is added to the collective certification in Japan (ISO14001).

2022

Jan. ELNA Co., Ltd. is added to the collective certification in Japan (ISO14001).

2023

Oct.

Taiyo Yuden Energy Device Co., Ltd. and ELNA TOHOKU Co., Ltd. were removed from the collective
certification in Japan (ISO14001) due to absorption-type ｍerger of ELNA Co., Ltd.