Environmental Management
Our approach to the environment
The TEL Group aims to solve environmental issues throughour leading-edge technology and services under slogan
of “Technology for Eco Life.” We strive to contribute tothe establishment of a sustainable society by reducing
the Group’s impact on the consumption of resources, on
biodiversity and on climate change by taking actions thatboth directly and indirectly contribute to the protection andconservation of the environment.

Environment Policy
1. Environmental Goals and Continuous Improvement
We continually enhance our knowledge of environmental issues to establishvoluntary goals that are reviewed by Executive Management and drive
continuous improvement and full regulatory compliance.

2. Promotion of Environmental Technology
We aim to invest in the development of leading-edge, high-value products andservices that directly contribute to a sustainable society.

3. Environmental Contribution with Products
We develop eco-friendly products through our leading-edge technology. The
Group cooperates with customers and suppliers to strive for the prevention andimprovement of a wide range of environmental concerns.

Environmental activity promotion framework

Global Environment Meeting

Product Environment
Value Meeting

Product Environment
Compliance Meeting

Operation Environment
Value Meeting

Reducing the energy
consumption of products

Compliance with, and response
to, laws and regulations onenvironmental standards for
products in each country

Reducing environmental
impact of businessactivities; ensuring
compliance

Environmental education
The TEL Group provides Group employees with environmental
education and training aimed at different job grades. For
new employees such training programs are mandatory. In
fiscal 2013, the TEL Group provided employees in Japan with
web-based environmental education using an e-learning system.
In fiscal 2014, the TEL Group will provide the program to Group
employees outside Japan to raise environmental awarenessacross the entire Group.

4. Operational Environmental Impact Reduction and Preservation
We quantitatively analyze and reduce the environmental impact of our global
operations with activity from all levels of employees and operations.

5. Collaboration and Cooperation with Stakeholders and Society
We actively promote collaboration and cooperation with all our stakeholders toachieve mutual understanding and conformance to expectations.

Web-based environmental education

Environmental activity promotion
framework
To promote Group-wide environmental activities, the TELGroup has established a framework consisting of the ProductEnvironment Value Meeting, Product Environment Compliance
Meeting and Operation Environment Value Meeting. Supervisedby the Global Environment Meeting, these three meetings
are comprised of members appointed by top managementfrom the Tokyo Electron Head Office and Group companies.
Collectively, they carry out activities for achieving the TELGroup environmental goals and keep tabs on their progress. To
ensure continuous improvement, the committees are subject tomanagement reviews.
Since 1997, the TEL Group has been introducing
environmental management systems based on ISO14001
standards, primarily at manufacturing subsidiaries, andobtaining ISO14001 certification.

Checking environmental activities
The TEL Group’s manufacturing subsidiaries keep a close eyeon laws and regulations in order to ensure compliance withenvironmental laws, emission standards and other legal andregulatory frameworks. Some of them have also set their own
voluntary standards. The TEL Group has completed its checks
on the frameworks for environmental initiatives as well as theprogress of related activities with respect to companies acquiredby the Group in fiscal 2013.
In ﬁscal 2013, the Group was not involved in any environmentrelated incidents or accidents, nor committed any violations ofenvironmental law, nor was subject to any related legal proceedings.

List of ISO14001 certified TEL Group plants and offices:
http://www.tel.com/environment/enviro/index.htm

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