Eco Factory

Resource saving
As one step for resource saving, TEL is reducing paper consumption.
TEL is taking other measures as well, for effective use of resources,
such as saving water, not letting automobiles idle, and actively purchasing recycled products.

Stance on Resource Conservation

Efforts to Reduce Water Usage

TEL is working to reduce to an absolute minimum the amount ofTEL's manufacturing plants are reducing water usage by imple-resources used and is procuring environmentally-friendly resources.

menting coolant water recirculating systems and reusing industrial

TEL works to reduce the amount of water, copy paper and sta-water used in all stages of operations, such as production, develop-

tionery that it buys and uses, actively purchases green products, andment, assessment and shipping. Addi-works with office supply manufacturers to collect discarded products,

tionally, all workplaces are installing au-thereby promoting good resource conservation.

tomatic faucets in lavatories and elsewhere to save water by avoiding cases
where workers forget to turn off tap wa-

Efforts to Reduce Paper UsageTEL sites especially those that are ISO14001-certified, are en-

Automatic water tap

ter or otherwise use water inefficiently.

deavoring to reduce the amount of paper used. All sites promote using both sides of copy paper and save by shrinking copy sizes.
In addition, sites try as often as possible to share information

TEL's Water Usage(1000m3)

Industrial water

without using paper. Efforts are being made to switch to electronic817

Tap waterelectronic formats. As a result, paper consumption in fiscal 2001 fell
from the previous year's level.

947

937

146

119

412

388

770

812
89

527

446

391325

331

390

430

291
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information; for example, our circulating documents are shared inGroundwater521

Our plan for the future is to continue revising how we do thingsand consolidate our records and forms to the minimum necessary.
Furthermore, all sites are using recycled paper for all documents with

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TEL has also undertaken to help protect forest resources by in-

Other Efforts

troducing paper cups made of kenaf, a non-timber fiber source, inWhen leases on company cars expire, a number of sites, includ-

place of traditional wood-fiber paper cups. Finally, TEL has called oning the Osaka Branch Office, are switching over to hybrid cars andits employees to limit paper cup usage to one per person each day.

autos that benefit from the green tax system. According to a study by
the Osaka Branch Office, hybrid cars consume just half the fuel ofconventional gasoline-powered cars. Moreover, the group encour-

TEL's Copy Paper Usage by Geographical Area
2000Totalages drivers to refrain from leaving cars idling.

2001Total

Iwate:7%
Saga:7%
Miyagi:1%
Koshi:8%
Fuchu:5%
Yokohama:2%

Iwate:6%
Saga:6%
Miyagi:1%
Fuchu:5%
Yokohama:4%

Besides these efforts, the group is also contributing to the effective use of resources by actively purchasing recycled products andrecovering and returning printer toner cartridges to the manufacturer.

Koshi:15%
Kikuyo:
12%
Ozu:
9%

Total
Fujii:
131,500,000 sheets
22%

Osaka:2%
Sagami:4%
Akasaka:6%

Hosaka:15%

Kikuyo:2%

Total
Fujii:
Ozu: 107,367,000 sheets 23%
12%

Osaka:2%

Hosaka:15%

Sagami:3%
Akasaka:6%

A hybrid car used by TEL

A sticker on a leased car encouraging
the driver to avoid idlingTOKYO ELECTRONENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2002

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