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Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)
directive since April 2005—ahead of the directive’s enforce-
ment in EU member countries in 2006.
JVC established guidelines for green purchasing in fiscal
1999. In fiscal 2004, we requested the support and under-
standing of suppliers with regard to our green purchasing
policy. We have also been calling on our partners to guaran-
tee that no hazardous substances are used in products sup-
plied to JVC, verified by tests carried out by us on the
components and materials we purchase.
Our suppliers provide us with information via the Internet
that we purchase, which we utilize to promote efficient green
design and purchasing.
2. Making Green Products
At JVC, products that are environmentally friendly designed
are designated “green products.” These products do not
contain hazardous substances and are designed to help pre-
vent global warming and promote resource recycling. As
part of efforts to promote the creation of green products, we
eliminated the use of the six substances restricted by the
EU’s RoHS directive at our manufacturing sites around the
world as well as affiliates manufacturing JVC products, with
certain exceptions, in March 2005. These substances are
still used in some of the components and units that we
purchase and OEM products that we manufacture for
other companies. Going forward, we will work to enlist the
Environmental Management
JVC’s environmental protection initiatives are underpinned by
the JVC Environmental Committee, which is chaired by the
president of JVC, and a number of specialist subcommit-
tees. These subcommittees are responsible for implementing
initiatives and policies adopted by the JVC Environmental
Committee. In fiscal 2006, we will continue to accelerate the
elimination of environmentally hazardous substances from
JVC products. All subcommittees in JVC’s environmental
framework are actively working to achieve this objective.
In line with our commitment to sustainable environmental
protection activities, we have worked to attain ISO 14001
certification, the internationally recognized standard for envi-
ronmental management. Our plant in Hachioji led the way in
achieving certification in January 1997, followed by all our
other manufacturing facilities around the world. The JVC
Head Office, our research facilities, and all of our domestic
sales and service centers have also earned environmental
management certification. Our next goals will be to upgrade
environmental protection at JVC plants and design more
eco-friendly products.
Designing Eco-Friendly Products
1. Promoting Green Procurement
JVC has worked to ensure that the products it ships to EU
member countries do not contain any substances restricted
by the EU’s Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous
Doing Our Part to Protect the Environment
28 Victor Company of Japan, Limited
Guided by our basic management slogan, “Contributing to culture and serving society through
our products and business practices,” efforts to protect the global environment are incorporated
in all our business activities. Since formulating JVC’s Basic Environmental Policy in 1992, we have
carried out a range of initiatives designed to help realize a sustainable society.
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