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Communicating with Stakeholders
Communicating with our stakeholders helps us grow as a group.

■ Our Approach to Communication■ EHS Seminar in Taiwan

The Tokyo Electron Group proactively promotes communication

In May 2005, the Tokyo Electronwith its stakeholders. We think it indispensable to disclose infor-

Group held a TEL EHS Seminar inmation about our business operations as much as possible to all ourHsin-chu City in Taiwan inviting its

stakeholders and interact with them through information disclo-customers in Taiwan. The Groupsure and the acceptance of feedback in running our environmental,has been organizing this seminarhealth, and safety activities. As part of our efforts, we cooperate within Taiwan since 2001, and the May

local schools and accept their students to our sites for work expe-

2005 seminar was the fourth one.

rience.

Before the seminar, we asked par-We have been publishing environmental reports since 2000. We

ticipants to answer a question-

environ-naire on the seminar contents andmental, health, and safety

based on the results, we arranged ainformation on our web-seminarsite and plan to continue

approach to EHS, actual

these efforts actively in

EHS activities, reduction

the future.

in the use of regulated

also

disclosethatfocusedonBrochure distributed at the seminarourchemical substances inour products, and EHS
Student on work experiencemeasures for each of
our products.

■ Sharing Information through EHS Times and theIntranetpeople

The Tokyo Electron Group publishes the EHS Times, a bimonthly in-

the fourth seminar than in the previous

house magazine that reports on the discussions in relevant Groupseminar, especially those who werecommittees and introduces the environmental, health, and safety

directly involved in the use of our prod-(EHS) activities conducted by the Group’s companies, plants, anducts. These participants gave their opin-offices in an easy-to-understand manner. Individual Group companies

ions from the viewpoint of direct users

and sites have their own in-house magazines and use them toof the products and an active Q&A session

raise employees’ EHS awareness and share relevant information.

was conducted at the seminar. Participants

We use the intranet for speedy disclosure and sharing of EHS

were particularly interested in the safety of

information within the Group.
The Group’s EHS activities are also introduced via brochures forshareholders and investors and the annual reports.

A greater number ofparticipated

EHS Seminar held in Taiwan

inour products.

Results of the survey

Customers participating in the seminarevaluated it highly, with comments such as, “It was easy tounderstand,” “I could understand the Tokyo Electron Group’s
approach to EHS and relevant measures,” and “I could obtain
new ideas and inspirations from the seminar.” Many asked us to continue the seminars so that they can keep informed of the Group’s
safety measures for its products and examples of reducing theenvironmental impact.

Introducing EHS activities in the Annual Report

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Communicating with Stakeholders■ Our Approach to Social Contribution

the City. This activity allowed the Plant to deepen its relationship withThe Tokyo Electron Group states the following: “We place thethe city government and contribute to local communities. The firsthighest priority on gaining the trust and acceptance of customers,

clean-up activity conducted on June

suppliers, investors, and communities around the world” and6, 2005 was introduced in the“We therefore strive to be a faithful and cooperative member of theAugust 2005 issue of the City’scommunities and nations where we do business.” We are

public magazine and a poster intro-

engaged in a variety of activities to contribute to society and build

ducing the activity was put up in

relationships of trust with governments and local communities

the playground in the central park.

Poster put up in the central park

around its facilities. This is true in Japan, of course, as well as
overseas. These efforts are based on the above principles. We■ Social Contribution Overseas

will expand our activities, hand-in-hand with our customers andTokyo Electron (Shanghai) donates money to local orphanages as partneighbors.

of its social contribution activities and as a means to teach its
employees how to express their■ Social Contribution in Japan

thanks to society. At the New

The Fujii Plant (in Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture) participates inYear’s party, the company holds a

the Nirasaki City’s local clean-up program. Under the program,bingo game and employees andlocal inhabitants (and companies), supported by the city govern-

their family members participating

ment, clean local public spaces including roads and parks at least six

in the game purchase a bingo card

times a year to make the city a more comfortable place to live in withfor 10 yuan. All the proceeds fromno trash or litter in the streets. The City named this program

the sales of cards are donated to“Adopt Program,” hoping that citi-

the orphanages. At the New Year’s

zens will take good care of public

party held in January 2006, 3,630places in the same way that theyyuan (approximately ¥55,000) was

take care of their own children.

collected and all the money wasPlant employees participated in
Employees cleaning the park

donated to orphanages.

activities to clean the central park in

Employees enjoying bingo

Jay Chen, President andRepresentative Director of Tokyo
Electron (Shanghai) Limited
holding a certificate of donation

TOPICS
Planting Trees—Tokyo Electron Kyushu celebrated its 20th
anniversary by planting trees on Mt.
Tawara in Aso to create a forest to protect the watershed.
Watershed protection forests play animportant role in water conservation andwater purification and these forests are
Employees and their families
called “green dams.” The headwaters ofplanting trees
the six major rivers running through the five prefectures in the central andnorthern parts of Kyushu are located in the Mt. Aso area where the trees wereplanted, and at least three million people are supplied with water from theserivers. In recent years, however, the volume of spring water has been decreasing
due to a decrease in the amount of waterretained, which has been caused byurbanization and use of water for farmland(rice paddies). The company planted trees toincrease the amount of water retained inGroup photo

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order to protect limited and valuable water resources. This year, 227 employees andtheir families planted 1,000 broadleaf trees, including mountain maple, wild
cherry, and sawtooth, on land extending over 0.3 hectares. The planting activity will
be conducted over a time span of five years (three years for planting and two years
for growing). Participants made comments like, “The whole family enjoyedplanting trees together,” and “It gave me a chance to think about the environment.”

Hiroshi Hasebe
Purchasing Dept.
Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited
I participated in the planting activity with my four-year-old son. We
planted as many as 26 trees. My son is looking forward to visiting
the planted area again to look for beetles and stag beetles in thetrees.

Mihoko Inada
Quality Assurance Dept.
Tokyo Electron Kyushu Limited
Mt. Tawara was not a familiar area for my parents-in-law. However,after taking part in the planting activity on the mountain, they now
say, “We will think about those trees whenever we pass nearby.”