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JVC KENWOOD Corporation
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Environmental Vision
We will contribute to society as an eco-promoting company active in efforts focused on reducing environmental impact.
Environmental Policies
To preserve the global environment as well as resources and prevent pollution, we will manage our business activities, our product
development, and our services by focusing on ongoing improvements with a full awareness of our environmental impact.
1． Prevent global warming by promoting the reduction of CO2 emissions throughout the product lifecycle, including business
activities, by developing technologies and products that reduce environmental impact.
2． Use limited global resources effectively to create a sustainable society by reducing the resources we use within a framework of
3R activities and progressive usage of eco-friendly materials.
3． Manage chemicals that affect the world's environment and biosphere, continue efforts to reduce consumption, and switch to
eco-safe materials.
4． Recognize the effect on biodiversity of all business activities, product development, and services to comprehensively reduce our
environmental impact in harmony with the natural environment.
5． Comply with environmental legislation and other permissible requirements.
6． Educate employees on the environment to cultivate greater environmental awareness.
Eco Promotion Plan 2020
Four JVC KENWOOD Group activities were established based on the new environmental
vision and policy, and the entire group is involved in their realization.
Our world faces the problems of global warming, pollution from harmful substances,
loss of biodiversity, and the depletion of resources. People in every country and
region of the planet, are now working together to solve these issues.
To respond suitably to this major global effort, the JVC KENWOOD Group has not
only reviewed its environmental policy from the ground up, but also established an
environmental vision that encompasses the specifics of the Eco Promotion Plan 2020.
① Energy conservation
●Energy conservation in offices and
production bases
●Development of energy-saving products
(using LCA)
●Development of component technologies
that contribute to energy savings
②3R activities*
●Development of products designed for
recycling
●Reduce and recycle waste
③ Appropriate management of
chemicals
●Promotion of green procurement
●Reduction of harmful substances in
products
●Companywide promotion of alternatives to
and the appropriate handling of harmful
substances
④ Maintenance of
biodiversity
Recognize the effect on biodiversity of all business activities, product development, and services to comprehensively
reduce our environmental burden in harmony with the natural environment.
●Reduction of CO2 emissions by promoting energy saving ・・・・・・・・ Impact on plant and animal ecology due to global warming
●Promotion of 3R activities ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Impact on the ecology from the mining of metals
●Appropriate management of chemicals ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ Impact on the ecology from air and soil pollution
*3 R activities: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Environmental Management and Social Activities