Environmental Sustainability Report 2003

Environmental Activities of TEL Group Companies
Here we introduce the business activities of two TEL Group companies
as well as their environmental targets and achievements.

Toshiaki Sunagawa

Takashi Nakamura

President and Representative Director

President and Representative Director

Tokyo Electron Device Limited

Tokyo Electron Logistics Limited

A New Operational Structure with ISO14001
Certification and the Best Aspects of EMS

New Initiatives to Reduce the Environmental
Impact of Facilities Management and Logistics

The main business of Tokyo Electron Device Ltd. is stocking andselling semiconductor products, software, electronic components.
Because of that, we do not impose a large direct burden on the environment in the way that factories do, but in recent years, we have received many requests to reduce the environmental burdens of theproducts we handle, and as a result we are strengthening our efforts
in this area.
This is because more and more products are aimed particularly
at the “digital consumer,” and the environmental awareness of ourcustomers has increased. Thus, for products such as the semiconductors that our company handles, more attention is being given to
the energy efficiency of products, whether or not they contain hazardous substances, and whether or not they are environmentallyfriendly.
We have taken these external factors to heart, and during thepast year there has been a change in environmental awareness inside
the company. Consideration of the environment is of course a part ofoffice work, but we are starting initiatives to increase the environmental quality of products that we handle. In line with this, we aredeveloping an environmental management system and planning toobtain ISO14001 certification for it by October 2004.
Our position differs somewhat from a component maker, but weare actively working to consider the environment in a variety of ways
within the scope that is possible as a trading company.

Tokyo Electron Logistics Ltd. handles not only the logistics for
TEL in Japan and overseas, but also a wide range of tasks, such as
equipment installation and facilities management.
As a part of TEL’s initiatives on decreasing environmental burden, in the facilities management arena we installed equipment tohandle concentrated hydrofluoric acid liquid waste in-house, eliminating the need to send it out for disposal as industrial waste. As examples of other initiatives to reduce electrical and water consumption
at the factory, we are replacing heat pump air conditioning systems
that consumed a large amount of electricity with more efficient “freecooling” systems that utilize outdoor temperatures.
In terms of logistics functions, we reduce the amount of cushioning materials needed in product packing. Because we handle a variety
of products, the boxes and containers we use are large, and it is easier
to control items that are of the same size. However, if we use many sizes, the handling costs rise, but if we use packing boxes of the right sizes to match the product dimensions, the amount of cushioning material needed would be reduced. We must find the correct mix between
cost and environmentally conscious activities.
In addition, by using consolidated shipping and delivery, color
coding and so on, we are boosting work efficiency and reducing theburden on the environment. We are also giving some thought to thefuture of packing for shipping overseas and testing a new logistics
concept. This involves avoiding the use of wooden crates for shipping
overseas, and loading the equipment on a truck and the truck on aferry so the equipment can be delivered without reloading. We will beputting more effort into this new type of approach in the future.

TOKYO ELECTRON Environmental Sustainability Report 2003

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