Sustainability Report 2008

Basic Environmental Philosophy

Under the brand vision "Think GAIA", the SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd. as an "environmentally and energetically advanced manufacturer" aims at keeping the global environment healthy and also at being an essential component to realizing a wealthy and comfortable society.

Basic Environmental Policies

The Semiconductor Company recognizes that it consumes a large amount of energy, resources and various chemicals while emitting a lot of waste in development, production, sales and administration and support jobs of semiconductor products (including amorphous silicon solar cells etc.) which have a great impact on the earth. Therefore, the Semiconductor Company will observe the following policies for reducing the environmental impact.

1. By Understanding the environmental impact of corporate activities, products, and services, we strive to prevent pollution, and continually improve the environmental management system.
2. Complying with regulatory requirements to be applied in relation to the environmental aspects and other requirements to which the Company agrees, we establish self monitoring criteria and strive to reduce any environmental risks.
3. Establishing environmental goals, targets and action programs in consideration of the following, and reviewing them periodically to accelerate environmental performance.
   Areas covered include:
   1. prevention of global warming
      -Energy efficiency and reducing the exhaust quantity of CO2 by the reduction of greenhouse gasses such as PFCs. which the semiconductor manufacturing processes produce
   2. effective utilization of resources and reduction of output of waste processing facilities
      -Reducing consumption of resources and reducing waste by promotion of reuse and recycle
   3. prevention of environmental pollution
      -Reducing consumption and exhaust of harmful chemicals, in particular reducing the exhaust which has specific environmental risks and taking appropriate environmental pollution prevention measures
   4. establishment of a recycling-oriented society
      -Promotion of development, design, production and sales of environment-harmonized products, which are clean (containing no toxic substances) and require less energy and resources
      -Promotion of purchasing materials from suppliers or manufacturing subcontractors with less environmental burden (Green Procurement)
4. We promote product development, which contributes to environmental improvement, and introduction of production technology with reduced environmental burden to enhance our corporate brand and value.
5. Based on quantitative evaluation such as environmental accounting and environmental management measuring, we create more effective performance and promote more efficient environmental management.
6. Joining the local environmental protection activities as a member of the local societies and maintaining good communications with the persons concerned.
7. Through environmental education and public relations, we make this environmental policy known to all our employees including all the people who work in the organization or work in the organization under commission.