Fujitsu 1998 Annual Report Download - page 22

The precepts contained in “Fujitsu’s
Commitment to the Environment,”
announced in 1992, still guide
company policy to this day. A funda-
mental part of this policy is our pledge
to “use creativity and technology to
harmonize human activity with the
global environment.” In this vein,
there are clear guidelines to govern
such activities as developing tech-
nology that contributes to environ-
mental protection, making efficient
use of energy and resources, and
taking into consideration the envi-
ronmental impact of operations.
Currently, we are operating under
the directives of Fujitsu’s Second
Environmental Protection Program.
Launched in April 1996, this pro-
gram has set several targets to be
achieved by the end of fiscal 2000:
•establish and implement an envi-
ronmental management system in
plants and offices, including devel-
opment and service activities based
on ISO standards;
•attain a recycling rate of 90% for
collected waste products;
•cut industrial waste output to 80%
of fiscal 1991 levels;
•reduce chemical emissions by 20%
from fiscal 1995 levels; and
•lower sales-linked electricity con-
sumption by 20~30% of fiscal
1990 levels.
Achievement of ISO14001 certi-
fication, an international standard for
environmental management systems,
was accomplished for all 11 of our
domestic production bases by De-
cember 1997. Subsequent plans call
for the Fujitsu Group’s major manu-
facturing affiliates to do likewise by
the end of March 1999. And the end
of fiscal 2000 has been set as the
target date for obtaining ISO14001
certification at the main offices in the
service and development division.
An aggressive recycling program
is another part of Fujitsu’s environ-
mental activities. Collection termi-
nals have been set up in 13 locations
in Japan to collect used or discarded
computers and other products. They
are then dismantled and parts sorted
at five Fujitsu Recycling Centers.
Then, reusable components are
stored at Recycle Parts Centers so
they can be used for product mainte-
nance. This system has already pro-
duced tangible results—Fujitsu has
raised its recycling rate from 55% in
fiscal 1996 to 86% in fiscal 1997.
In addition, Fujitsu processes
garbage from its employee cafeterias
into organic fertilizer for use by
nearby vegetable growers; their pro-
duce is in turn sold to Fujitsu em-
ployees. It is expected that this food
cycle will lead to a marked reduction
in the volume of discarded garbage.
A Fujitsu Recycling Center in
Japan. Here discarded personal
computers and other office equip-
ment are collected for recycling.
Discarded personal computers ready
to be processed at recycling center.
Fujitsu’s goal is to achieve a 90%
recycle rate by the end of fiscal 2000.
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Fujitsu in the Community
FUJITSU’S COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT