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Green Management

Promotion of Environmental Management Based on Management Rationale

The Kyocera Group handles many kinds of chemical substances in its production processes, including raw materials for fine ceramics and chemicals. When performing effluent treatment at our plants, we must purify discharge water to a state cleaner than that of the destination rivers before releasing it. Kazuo Inamori, founder of Kyocera (presently Chairman Emeritus), tells us that such water must be rendered as harmless as possible using the latest technology available.

Since our founding, we have practiced complete control according to the "Kyocera Environmental Management Standard" we established based on the above policy, which is stricter than legal and public regulations.

The company-wide environmental management promotion system was organized in 1990 when the Kyocera Green Committee was set up. In 1991, the Kyocera Group Green Committee was launched by organizing domestic and overseas group companies. We started implementing environmental protection activities by unifying all the group companies based on the Kyocera Environmental Charter established on October 1, 1991.

Since then, all group companies have been working on "Sustainable Management" and aiming for sustainable development while achieving a good balance between ecology and economy.

Kyocera Environmental Charter

Kyocera Group’s Environmental Management

The Kyocera Group is establishing an Environmental Safety Vision based on the concept of "Living Together." The Vision follows the Kyocera Environmental Charter, our fundamental philosophy on the environment, and takes a long-term view in consideration of many factors including regulations and social trends.

Kyocera Group’s Environmental Management

Environmental Management Promotion System

The Kyocera Group established organizations to promote the environmental conservation activities based on the Kyocera Environmental Charter.

	CSR Report 2009: Environmental Management Promotion System (pdf/423KB)
	CSR Report 2009: ISO14001 Certification Status (pdf/125KB)

Environmental Safety Audit

The Kyocera Group conducts environmental safety audits to confirm whether the Environment & Safety Management System is applied properly, to grasp the situation of environmental safety management at each division, and to improve management levels.

CSR Report 2009: Environmental Safety Audit (pdf/386KB)

Environmental Education

Under the Kyocera Group Integrated Environment & Safety Management System, environmental education is provided; helping our employees to understand the significance of working on environmental conservation activities and the role each person plays at each division to raise overall environmental awareness.

CSR Report 2009: Environmental Education (pdf/229KB)

Environmental Risk Management

The Kyocera Group obeys the legal restriction to prevent water, air and soil pollution. Kyocera is promoting activities on the major premise of preventive maintenance by conducting countermeasures based on the estimation of various types of environmental risks. Please see Office / Plant Information (the environmental impact data at each division) to check the details of Kyocera Environmental Management Standard and self-management standards at each division.

Office / Plant Information

CSR Report 2009: Environmental Risk Management (pdf/206KB)

Environmental Accounting

The Kyocera Group established an Environmental Accounting System in FY2003. To ensure timely and accurate data, quarterly data collection was introduced in FY2005. Kyocera will continue to expand application of the system and use it as a global environmental management indicator.

CSR Report 2009: Environmental Accounting (pdf/194KB)

Overall Environmental Impact

This diagram shows the environmental impact of the entire Kyocera Group, clarifying the relationship between our business activities and the environment.

CSR Report 2009: Overall Environmental Impact (pdf/221KB)

6th Environment & Safety Promotion Plan & Results

In April 2008 Kyocera launched a new activity plan, the 6th Environment and Safety Promotion Plan. The plan details specific goals and action plans for the next three years through March 2011. Goals and action plans are included for research and development, as well as the spread and expansion of environmentally-friendly products and environmental protection activities at factories. Additionally, the plan also includes the destination point ten years into the future (FY 2018), summarizing the plan in a 13 plan document.

CSR Report 2009: 6th Environment & Safety Promotion Plan & Results (pdf/315KB)