Biodiversity Initiatives
Our approach to biodiversity
The environment plays host to an enormous amount ofbiodiversity. This biodiversity supports a number of ecosystemservices, without which the TEL Group would be unable tocontinue its business activities. Our activities, however, have a
non-negligible impact on biodiversity. Based on this recognition,
the Group has put in place a framework to promote initiatives forbiodiversity conservation.

representative director of Conservation International Japan, andAssociate Professor Rei Kosaka of Kanazawa University to getfeedback on the guidelines.
Based on the relationship maps and activity guidelines, weare committed to launching biodiversity initiatives.

Activity Guidelines
We aim to become a company that contributes to biodiversity
through business activities.
We strive to understand the life cycle impact of our products andreduce such impact.

Fiscal 2013 activities
Since October 2012, the TEL Group has held workshops
to deepen employees’ understanding of biodiversity. The
first workshop organized an ecosystem tour around theFuchu Office led by an expert guide. This tour provided an
opportunity for participants to get a close-up look at their
immediate natural environment and learn about biodiversity
conservation. Two TEL Group offices mapped the relationshipbetween business activities and biodiversity based on
product life cycle assessments and identified the relationshipbetween TEL products and biodiversity. Having gained aclearer understanding of both the impact and dependence ofproducts on biodiversity over the course of the product life
cycle, the two offices formulated the Group’s approach to theissue and drafted activity guidelines. At the end of February
2013, representatives of the Group met with Mr. Yasushi Hibi,

We shall familiarize ourselves with the issues related to biodiversity,acquire relevant knowledge and make conservation efforts.

Workshop

Ecosystem tour

Map of biodiversity relationship*

Renewable energy

Mineral resources

Energy resources

Energy resources

Energy resources

Renewable resources

Renewable resources

Packaging/wood

Energy resources

Renewable resources
Energy resources

Raw materials procurement

Emissions
into water

OutputEmissions
to airProduction

Emissions
into waterTransportation

Emissions
to airEmissions
to airResources

Use

Disposal/recycling

Emissions
into water

Emissionsto air

Emissions into soil

Impact of
input/output

Pollution, Climate change
Degradation of habitat ofliving organisms

Climate change
Increase of
non-native species

Pollution
Climate change

Input

OutputEnergy resources

Building materials

Emissions
into water

Emissions
to airEmissions into soil
Pollution, Climate change
Degradation of habitat ofliving organisms

Consumer use of semiconductors

Plants and Offices

Renewable resources

Pollution
Climate change

Semiconductor production using products

Input

ENVIRONMENT

Raw materials

Product life cycle

Land use

Emissions
into water

Emissions
to airWaste from cafeteriaImpact of input/output

OutputImpact of input/output

Pollution
Climate change
Degradation of habitat of living organisms
Increase of non-native species

Disposal
after use

Development ofenergy-saving,
resource-saving society

Semiconductor* Created based on the Business & Biodiversity Interrelationship Map by the Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB)
Renewable energy : Hydro power and solar photovoltaic power generation

Energy resources : Crude oil, natural gas

Renewable resource : water

Resources : quartz, etc.

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