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Contributions to the Advancement of Science
and Global Environmental Conservation
as a Corporate Citizen
Assisting in the Advancement of Science
When Casio founders Shigeru Kashio, Tadao
Kashio, Toshio Kashio (Chairman and Represen-
tative Director), Kazuo Kashio (President and CEO),
and Yukio Kashio (Executive Vice President and
Representative Director) reflected upon their
cash-strapped days of developing the calculator,
they established the Casio Science Promotion
Foundation with the sincere hope that it would
help science in Japan prosper. The foundation
offers assistance for research in natural science
and the humanities. The foundation covers 21
fields, and fiscal 2002 marked the 19th year since
its establishment. Since its establishment, it has
funded upward of 932 projects. In fiscal 2003,
we will continue to give preference to “outside-
the-box, trailblazing research still in an embryonic
state” when making funding decisions.
Environmental Conservation Activities
In August 1991, the Casio Group kicked off its
environmental conservation activities with the
establishment of the Casio Conservation
Committee and is moving forward with activities
based on the Casio Voluntary Plan for the
Environment and the Casio Group Environmental
Action Plan. The Casio Group considers environ-
mental conservation activities a top-priority man-
agement issue, and, as part of product stewardship
activities, we are promoting the development of
environmentally friendly products through our
Casio Green Products 30 activities and by obtaining
such environmental labels as those from Eco-mark
(Japan) and the international Energy Star program.
We have also stepped up efforts toward the recov-
ery and recycling of toner and drum sets (printer
consumables), office communications equipment,
rechargeable batteries, and tape cartridges used
in label printers.
Our constant efforts toward improving energy
efficiency and energy conservation have been
recognized and earned Kochi Casio Co., Ltd., the
Director-General of the Agency of Natural Resources
and Energy Award. We strive to reduce waste
through recycling activities and succeeded in reduc-
ing the final volume of landfill to be disposed of in
fiscal 2002 75.3% compared to fiscal 2001.
In November 2001, we established a manual of
standards for green procurement, held a briefing
session for our business partners to gain their
cooperation, and began full-scale green procure-
ment activities. In addition, we obtained ISO 14001
certification for our domestic offices and manu-
facturing facilities as well as our overseas
manufacturing bases.
In fiscal 2000, we started calculating environ-
mental conservation costs on a trial basis using
the Guidelines for Developing an Environmental
Accounting System (year 2000 report) issued by
the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and have
obtained full-scale environmental accounting data
from fiscal 2001.
We started issuing environmental reports in
December 1999 to increase the transparency of our
activities by providing the public with comprehen-
sive information regarding the Casio Group’s cur-
rent environmental conservation activities and to
raise employee awareness regarding environmental
stewardship.
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SOCIAL Activities