This report is intended to explain the Tokyo Electron Group’s stance on
corporate social responsibility and report on our initiatives concerning theglobal environment and society.
● In the section entitled “Commitment by Top Management,” the chairman
and president discuss the roles and mission that the Tokyo ElectronGroup should perform with respect to environmental and social issues
from a global perspective, as well as the Group’s stance on those roles
and mission and its direction in carrying them out (pp. 4–5).
● The feature entitled “Highlights” presents an overall image of theGroup’s business and its initiatives concerning social issues; as well as
the prospects for the development of a low-carbon economy in thefuture (pp. 6–9).
● We invited Ms. Fusako Matsuda, president of the Environmental
Economics Institute, Inc., to visit the Yamanashi Plant and review thegroup’s activities; and she has presented a third-party opinion detailingher observations (p. 31).
In preparing this report, we referred to the “Environmental Reporting
Guidelines” (FY2007 version) issued by Japan’s Ministry of theEnvironment and the 2006 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines publishedby the Global Reporting Initiative.
It is our hope that this report will serve to enhance communication
between the Tokyo Electron Group and its stakeholders; and we hope tomake use of such communication in our future activities.
The results of environmental accounting for FY2009 are available on
Web
Tokyo Electron’s website.
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Contents
Corporate Profile, TEL Values

2

Editorial Policy, Scope of Report, Contents

3

Commitment by Top Management

4

HIGHLIGHT
I

Tokyo Electron’s Businesses andInitiatives Related to Social Issues

II Development of PV Production
Equipment Business68

Scope of Report

MANAGEMENT REPORT

Organizations covered: Tokyo Electron Group

Corporate Governance

10Japan● Tokyo Electron Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron AT Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Tohoku Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron TS Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Kyushu Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Technology Development Institute, Inc.
● Tokyo Electron Software Technologies Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron FE Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron PS Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron BP Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Agency Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron PV Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.

Compliance11

Product-related Initiatives for the Environment

16

United States● Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Inc.
● Tokyo Electron America, Inc.
● TEL Technology Center, America, LLC● TEL Venture Capital, Inc.
● Timbre Technologies, Inc.
● TEL Epion Inc.

Plant and Office Initiatives for the Environment

20

Health and Safety

24Europe● Tokyo Electron Europe Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Israel Ltd.
Asia
● Tokyo Electron Korea Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Korea Solution Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron (Shanghai) Logistic Center Ltd.
● Tokyo Electron India Private Ltd.

Editorial Policy/Scope of Report/Contents

Editorial Policy

EHS REPORTEHS Management

12

50% Reduction in Environmental Impact by 2015 14

SOCIAL REPORT
Relationship with Employees

26

Relationship with Suppliers

28

Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)

29

Comments from a Third-Party Expert

31

Period covered: FY2009 (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009)
Topics covered: Areas related to the environment, society, and economy

TOKYO ELECTRON Environmental and Social Report 20093